April 2012 In Review

In Review

The ShopRite LPGA Classic will be returning to Seaview Resort & Spa in Galloway, NJ from May 28—June 3, 2012. Past champions of the ShopRite Classic include Nancy Lopez, Juli Inkster, Annika Sorenstam, Cristie Kerr, & Ai Miyazato. Last year’s champion, Brittany Lincicome, will be returning to defend her title on Seaview’s Bay Course. 100 % of advance ticket sales go to charity, and this year, our charity—The Greater Philadelphia Junior Golf Foundation— is one of the benefitting charities. The Greater Philadelphia Junior Golf Foundation funds the Harry Hammond Scholarship competition, which has enabled us to award 23 scholarships to Junior Tour Members. The Foundation also works with organizations like the MidAtlantic Blind Golfers’ Association, Variety—The Children’s Charity, and local First Tee Programs. Visit shopritelpgaclassic.com to purchase tickets, and please consider donating your

ticket purchase price to the Greater Philadelphia Junior Golf Foundation. Over 20 years, the ShopRite Classic has raised more than $24 million dollars for charity.

Standard Ticket Options Good Any-One-Day Grounds Ticket—$15 Weekly Grounds Pass—$30 Weekly Clubhouse Pass—$60 All tickets come with a voucher for a Tanger Outlets “The Walk” Customer Discount Book with more than $700 in savings, a pocket schedule with parking information, tournament courtesies, and more.

Refer a friend to the Philly Junior Tour & get $25 credit in your Player’s Club Account.

At Horsham Valley Golf Club on Saturday, May 26, the Philly Junior Tour will perform a oneday test run of BlueGolf’s new Scorecard Application. Just like traditional paper scorecards, players keep track of both their own hole-by-hole scores and one of their fellow competitors using the electronic scorecard interface. Since scores are updated hole-by-hole, even if you run out of battery life, your existing scores are saved. At the scoring table after your round, your scorecard will be printed out so you can officially check and attest your score. Using the Scorecard App allows many additional BlueGolf features to be activated, including live scoring, individual shot tracking, full-round analysis,

GPS yardages, and aerial tours available instantaneously. The Philly Junior Tour App is available on both Apple and Android devices.

If you have a smartphone, be part of the test run by playing in the Horsham Valley tournament. The Philly Junior Tour staff will evaluate the success of the Scorecard App after the event. If this is something you are interested in seeing as a permanent addition on tour, please help us by participating. Make sure you download the latest version of the Philly Junior Tour application—the scorecard application was only released with the latest update! Links are below for both iTunes and the Android market.

Four times this summer, the Philly Junior Tour will hit the road for a Series Event. In 2012, we are excited to visit Rehoboth Beach, Dover, the Poconos, and State College. All Series Events are nationally-ranked through Junior Golf Scoreboard, and many families choose to make a mini-vacation out of the series. Play golf in the morning, and spend your afternoon and evening exploring the sites and dining at local hotspots. The Philly Junior Tour has reserved blocks of room at the following hotels to help you plan your trip to a Series Event. To book reservations, please contact the hotel directly and identify yourself as a Philadelphia Junior Tour participant. Prices quoted below do not include taxes and service fees.

Rehoboth Beach Series June 18th – 21st, 2012 Holiday Inn Express – Rehoboth Beach 19953 Shuttle Road Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971 Phone: 302-227-4030 Fax: 302-227-9455

Dover Series July 17th – 20th Holiday Inn Express - Dover 1780 North DuPont Highway Dover, DE 19901 Phone: 302-678-0600 Fax: 302-678-1133

Rate per night: $125 Reservation Deadline: June 1, 2012

Rate per night: $99 Reservation deadline: July 6, 2012.

Poconos Series August 5th – 8th, 2012 Genetti Hotel (Best Western) 77 East Market Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701 Phone: 570-825-6477 Fax: 570-820-0996

State College Series August 12th – August 15th Toftrees Golf Resort & Conference Center One Country Club Lane State College, PA 16803 Toll Free 800-252-3551 Local 814-234-8000 Fax 814-238-4404 http://www.toftrees.com/

Rate per night:

Double Beds - $75 King Beds - $80

Reservation deadline: July 27, 2012

Rate per night: $99 Reservation deadline: August 3, 2012

As of 4/30/12

John Appleget, PGA Professional from Wildwood Golf & Country Club gave Junior Tour Members 1-on-1 sessions using TrackMan technology. TrackMan is a launch monitor which provides detailed analysis and stats on your swing and ball flight, and is a crucial component of understanding swing path, club position and ball flight analysis. 29 Junior Tour Members participated in this event, and all received their individual statistics via email from the session.

Keep an eye out & snap a picture at the next Philly Junior Tournament. Tag us in the photo, tweet @PhillyJrTour or send it over to ekain@pgahq.com to enter the 2012 photo contest! Our favorite pictures will be featured as our Facebook Cover Photo, and will receive a Philly Junior Tour prize (because free stuff is always nice). Juniors, parents, & spectators are all eligible, and we’ll announce the winners through Facebook and Twitter!

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