|
A new program to help make it easy to start playing golf with your friends!
THE NEW STARS OF REALITY TELEVISION
The Golf Channel has started production on a new series scheduled to premiere in the fall of 2008. Hilton Head 101 will feature students training at the International Junior Golf Academy (IJGA) in South Carolina, balancing the demands of high-level golf competition with their academics... and all of the other stresses of teen life. Under the direction of Hank Haney (Tiger Woods’ swing coach), the students work and train hard toward their goals of collegiate and professional golf careers.
HOW TO HAVE FUN THIS SUMMER ON THE GOLF COURSE!
1. JOIN AN LPGA-USGA GIRLS GOLF PROGRAM NEAR YOU
LPGA - USGA Girls Golf provides an opportunity for girls, ages 7 to 17, to learn to play golf, build lasting friendships and experience competition in a fun, supportive environment, preparing them for a lifetime of enjoyment with the game. Girls learn values inherent to the game of golf - respect, perseverance and honesty - preparing them to meet life’s challenges with confidence. More than 5,700 girls participate at more than 180 sites nationwide. Find a Girls Golf program near you at www.girlsgolfonline.org.
2. PARTICIPATE IN SOME OF THE GREAT PROGRAMS OFFERED BY PGA OF AMERICA
Family Golf Month (July 1-31)
During the month of July, golf courses will offer a series of programs for you to learn and play golf as a family. Participating golf courses will be offering all sorts of great things such as family golf clinics, family golf play days and more!
Take Your Daughter to the Course Week (July 7 – 13)
Invite an adult to locate a golf course in your area participating in this year’s Take Your Daughter to the Course Week! Courses hosting the event offer a free greens fee to young ladies accompanied by a paying adult all during the week, at least one free clinic and other fun things.
Women’s Golf Month (June 1 -30)
American Express Women’s Golf Month will offer women 14 years of age and older free golf lessons and golf-related networking opportunities and social activities customized by each host facility. There will also be free lessons, golf rules and etiquette seminars, fashion shows and luncheons.
Locate participating courses at www.playgolfamerica.com
3. WATCH YOUR FAVORITE LPGA STAR
There has never been a better time to watch the superstars of the LPGA than this summer and it’s always appreciated when you come out to cheer on Golfer Girls Natalie Gulbis and Brittany Lincicome. For many of the tournaments, entry is free if you are accompanied by a paying adult. Go to www.LPGA.com for more information.
TEENAGER BECOMES FIRST FEMALE FROM CHINA TO QUALIFY FOR THE LPGA
Another student from the International Junior Golf Academy has made it to the LPGA. 18-year-old Shanshan Feng of China finished tied for ninth at the LPGA Final Qualifying School earning her exempt status on the 2008 LPGA Tour. She is the first woman from China to earn such status on the LPGA.
Shanshan becomes the fourth IJGA alum to play on the LPGA Tour. In 2006, Song-Hee Kim, In-Kyung Kim and Hye Jung Choi earned their professional cards.
To watch an exclusive interview with Shanshan, visit www.ijga.com and click on her video.
JUNIORS HIGHLIGHT 2008 USA CURTIS CUP TEAM
Teenagers Kimberly Kim, 16, of Hilo, HI, and Mina Harigae, 18, of Monterey, CA, will headline the eight-woman amateur golf team selected by the Association to represent the United States of America at the 2008 Curtis Cup Match, to be played May 30-June 1 on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland.
The Curtis Cup Match, scheduled every other year, features eight female amateurs from Great Britain and Ireland and eight players who represent the US. Beginning this year, the Match will change to a three-day format, featuring three foursomes (alternate shot) and three four-ball (better-ball) matches on the first two days. On the final day, all eight players from each side will play in singles matches.
The USA team has won the last five Curtis Cup Matches, in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006. The USA leads the series, inaugurated in 1932, by a 25-6-3 margin. |
