Tag Archives: Junior Golf
Alabama High School Player Fires 59
From Gregg DeWalt, AlabamaGolfNews.com Insane! Unreal! That’s how coaches and players described the 13-under-par 59 Chloe Ruble posted at a high school tournament at Canebrake Golf Club, located near Athens, Alabama, shattering the old course record of 62. A senior at Lindsay Lane Christian Academy, headed to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the fall, Ruble was 9-under […]
Should Teenage Amateur Golfers Receive NIL Money?
By Fred Altvater Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) financial arrangements are all the rage in college sports. It has been rumored that a Division I college football program is required to offer $3 million in NIL guarantees to sign a top-notch quarterback out of the transfer portal. It appears that amateur golfers are becoming attractive […]
NOPGA JACKSON-DIEKEN PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
One of the highlights of the NOPGA Junior Golf Series is the season-long points race for the Jackson-Dieken Player of the Year Award. Junior golfers, who compete in NOPGA Junior Series events earn points from their finishes throughout the summer. In 2021 Dean Upholzer from Strongsville was named Player of the Year in the Boys 11-15 age group and Jordan Kish, from […]
2021 NOPGA Junior Tour Championship
By NorthernOhio.Golf After two weather-perfect days and 36 grueling holes that was the path the four champions blazed in the 38th Kenny Novak NOPGA Junior Tour Championship, which concluded on Wednesday at Club Walden. Strongsville’s Michael Lee, Aurora’s Chris Pollak and Lima’s Mary Kelly Mulcahy led from start to finish in winning their divisions, while Strongsville’s Natalie Kostalnick rallied from three shots back to claim […]
Junior Golf Report
With school on hiatus for the summer months. Most junior golfers are beginning to think about qualifying for their high school golf teams or wanting to improve their skills in live competition. Millions of junior golfers, under the age of 20, compete in junior golf tournaments and leagues in every local community. Although the junior […]
Partially Paralyzed Golfer Named Athlete of the Week in Columbus
Matt McLish played golf on the West Jefferson golf team even though he is partially paralyzed. In November, he was named WBNS Athlete of the Week. His story began when he had seizures in the second grade. He was diagnosed with epilepsy caused by a tumor on his brain. Doctors performed surgery when Matt was […]
Opportunities for Junior Golfers in Ohio
Everywhere around Ohio junior programs are available to get kids started in golf. One of the first junior golf programs in the country began in Toledo in 1973. The Toledo Junior Golf Association is celebrating 45 years of providing a series of great tournaments for NW Ohio junior golfers to enjoy competitive competition and prepare […]
Final Field Set for 2018 Drive, Chip & Putt Competition
It’s that time of year again, when boys and girls, aged 7-15, from all over the country try to earn a spot in the Drive, Chip & Putt competition, so they can take their parents on a dream trip to Augusta National. 80 kids did just that and made it to the Finals from the […]
TGA Premier Golf Brings Golf to School
By: Fred Altvater Remember when you were in elementary school and enjoyed recess and physical education classes. Baseball, soccer, football and basketball were the games most prevalent on the school yard. TGA Premier Golf is changing all of that by helping to bring golf directly to schools. Joshua Jacobs the CEO of TGA Premier […]