Since 1998 we've been involved with the
world of competitive junior golf, compiling
information we felt was useful to parents,
players and others interested in the sport.
Through the years, we've seen the sport grow
tremendously to over 1,800 events, nearly 60
junior golf tours, and tens of thousands of
junior players worldwide. Through your e-
mails and
phone calls we have received hundreds of
questions, comments and requests. Many of
these, along with our opinions and our
purpose of growing the sport, are the
basis for News & Views. We hope you'll find
it informative. Let us know.
Quite often we get questions
from parents about how quickly they should be
trying to get their junior golfer into the
best tournaments, how much travelling they
should do and how important is it to play in
the "off season" meaning fall, winter,
spring.
My first answer is usally to
recognize how expensive this sport is to play
competitively and so I encourage families to
stick close to home when their junior player
is in 8th or 9th grade. There is no compelling
reason to play in more than one or two big
national tournaments during the year at this
age.
Getting into the "best" tournaments is
usually accomplished by playing good golf and
letting the golf speak for itself. In addition
those good scores will move the player up in
the rankings. Doing well locally will
certainly move a player up in their state
rankings.
Finally, playing in the "off"
season is important for the committed
competitive golfer. This accomplishes several
things. It keeps the player in form, it
teaches them to play in less than ideal
conditions, and it builds their competitive
record and toughness. Yes, sometimes scores
can be higher because of weather but any
knowledgeable college coach can see how the
whole field ws affected and take that into
account.
So hopefully,these comments and
ideas are of help. Parents - please call if
you have questions. That's what we are here
for.
Quite often we get questions
from parents about how quickly they should be
trying to get their junior golfer into the
best tournaments, how much travelling they
should do and how important is it to play in
the "off season" meaning fall, winter,
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