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North Florida PGA

Growing the Game: It’s All About the Kids!

Here at the North Florida PGA, it’s all about growing the game! Thanks to programs like PGA Jr League, Drive, Chip and Putt, and the PGA Junior Golf Championship, more families and youth are discovering why golf is a game full of lifelong benefits! Our team is dedicated to introducing the game to kids of all backgrounds and abilities, regardless of skill level. Nothing is more rewarding than providing opportunities that allow the next generation to play, learn, serve, lead, and develop life-long benefits and relationships that will last a lifetime! Register for an event near you today!

PGA Jr League

PGA Jr League brings family and friends together around fun, team golf experiences, with expert coaching from PGA and LPGA Professionals!

● Play on teams with friends, wear numbered jerseys, and compete in a two-person scramble format!

● Learn together from PGA and LPGA Professionals that engages both friends and family.

● Open to boys and girls, ages 17 and under, of all skill levels and backgrounds.

● To find a team and register, visit: https://www.pgajrleague.com/sign-up

The PGA Junior Championship, conducted by the same team who manages the PGA Championship and Ryder Cup, is one of the premier junior events in the world!

● This two-day stroke play tournament is designed to highlight the region’s top junior golfers.

● The top two overall male and female finishers will qualify for the 2020 Junior PGA Championship.

● The NFPGA focuses on making our local qualifiers special by providing branded player gifts as well as lunch following play. Awards are also presented to the top placing players for 12U, 13- 15 (boys/girls), and 16-18 (boys/girls).

Qualifier sites & dates: ○ May 30: Royal St. Cloud ○ June 3: Hidden Hills GC ○ June 9: Eagles Golf Club ○ June 11: Lakewood National ○ June 15-16: Junior

Drive, Chip & Putt

Drive, Chip & Putt is a FREE nationwide junior golf development competition aimed at growing the game by focusing on the three fundamental skills employed in golf!

● Provides junior golfers, ages 7-15, the opportunity to play with their peers in qualifiers in their local community.

● Participants who advance through local, subregional and regional qualifying in each age/ gender category earn a place in the National Finals, conducted at Augusta National!

● For local qualifier sites and dates, visit: https://www.nfpga.com/junior-golf/2020- junior-golf-schedules