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Keeping Kids Busy this Summer COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
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By John Farbarik, SAJGA
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JUNIOR GOLF PROFILE
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Victori “Torrey” Browning
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Ball Unplayable By Scott McNevin, JGAA
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Rule Your Game By John Farbarik, SAJGA
JUNIOR GOLF PROFILE Ray J Ramirez
Team Golf Leagues Available PING Junior Interclub
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Spring Blooms High School Golf By John Farbarik, SAJGA
Alphabet Soup By John Farbarik, SAJGA
Junior Golf Event Pyramid By John Farbarik, SAJGA
COURSE MAP & DIRECTORY Ricki Rarick Junior Golf Legacy By Rick Price, PGA
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Keeping kids busy this summer could lead to
College Scholarships
BY JOHN FARBARIK
Neal and Colin McCarty in 1999 - Photo / Kathy McCarty
What’s a family to do when the parents have to work all summer and the kids are out of school? Kathy and Niles McCarty of Sierra Vista decided to send their kids to golf camp. After all, their sons Neal and Colin liked a lot of things. Why not try golf?
Neal played baseball and soccer and raced motocross. He is four years older than Colin. Whatever Neal did, he was successful. Colin played soccer and baseball and was very sociable. He wanted to be with the big kids, Neal and oldest brother Nathan. Golf camp could take up some of the long summer days for Nathan, Neal and Colin McCarty. They were enrolled in Pueblo Del Sol Country Club’s summer program. Head Professional Pat Kelly’s sons, Chase and Brooks, were standout players at Buena High School and they ran the camp. Neal and Colin liked the game. Neal, age 11, continued with his other pursuits, but added regular golf lessons. Colin joined three years later at age 10. John Hosterman taught the boys at the old Ball Four driving range in Sierra Vista. When that closed, they moved to Fort Huachuca and Turquoise Hills. They were improving. Neal started focusing on golf in high school. On why he chose golf over team sports, Neal said “If you mess up, it is all on you. You can’t blame it on anyone else but you.” Colin McCarty - Sierrra Vista Open 2010 / Photo Kathy McCarty
Others noticed his junior year. Tom Callahan, Neal’s boyhood friend and golf teammate in high school and college, said that was when Neal really concentrated on golf. He really “worked his butt off.” Mom was glad he chose golf over BMX. It worked out for Neal, too. He parlayed winning the 2006 Junior Golf Association of Arizona’s (JGAA) State Championship into college scholarship offers. Neal wanted a smaller school. He chose Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) over Sonoma State. Current SIUE Coach Derrick Brown says Neal “can really ball strike with just about anybody.” Colin watched his brother and made a similar choice. “When my brother came back from his freshman year and said how much fun he was having, I maybe wanted that, too.” He concentrated on golf prior to his sophomore year at Buena High. He got similar results. Colin won the Amateur portion of the Sierra Vista Open in September 2010. With Ryan Dillon and Benoip Bessoir competing on the professional side,
Colin played against a high level of competition. Jay Lane, Men’s Club President for Pueblo Del Sol Country Club, marvels at how Neal and Colin hit it long and straight. They are “out here from the time they get out of school until they turn the lights out.” Dave Sims, PDS’s Head Professional, says Neal and Colin “get the other kids fired up about playing.” Colin is very competitive. When Neal is home from college, Colin is itching to play. He admits, “If we played today, Neal would beat me nine out of ten times.” However, Colin does not give all the credit to Neal. “When he was my age, I think I may be up on him by one or two strokes.” Neal defends himself like older brothers always do. “He has beat me once. He holds that against me. Every other time I take him down.” That competitive drive served Colin well. In October 2010, Colin won the AIA Division I State Championship. The first AIA title for Buena High School. He then chose to follow in his brother’s footsteps at SIUE accepting their scholarship over Idaho’s offer.
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It was not all good times on the golf course for Neal and Colin. Tom Callahan remembers Neal worrying over a stretch of golf between high school and college where his game abandoned him. “I struggled all freshman year,” Neal said. I even worked with a sports psychologist in California over the phone.” He did not get past the problem until he got back to Sierra Vista and his boyhood teacher. After working with Hosterman again, he was “seeing the shots, visualizing and then really doing it.” Hosterman says, “People say golf is a game of a lifetime because you can play from age 9 to 90, but it is for a much larger reason. You have to be honest, dedicated, determined and so much more.” SIUE had switched to NCAA Division I from Division II in 2008 after Neal’s freshman year. By the end of his junior year in 2010, Neal held three SIUE golf records and was tied for another. He graduates this spring with a degree in Speech Communications. Colin starts playing for SIUE in the fall of 2011. Neal plans to return to Arizona following graduation for two to three months to work on his game and play in some professional Gateway Tour events. If everything goes well, it will be Q-school in Florida in the fall. “It all depends on how I’m playing,” he said. When reflecting back on the lessons they took, the boys had a message for their teacher, John Hosterman. “He has made me the golfer that I am. I owe everything to him,” Neal said. Colin said, “He’s a lot more like family to us now. He’s taken us everywhere.” Who will hold the SIUE records after Colin graduates in 2015? Who knows, but what are your kids doing this summer? Please call your local golf course (see page 14-15) to ask for details on their summer camps and golf lessons. www.GoGolfArizona.com l Southern Arizona Tee Times Junior Magazine
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Ball Unplayable [JUNIOR GOLF PROFILE]
Victoria “Torrey” Browning Residence: Oro Valley, AZ Age: 13 School: Sonoran Science Academy Junior Golf Memberships: l Junior Golf Association of Arizona (JGAA) l Ping Interclub (Rio Rico CC Team) l Ricki Rarick l Southern Arizona Junior Golf Association (SAJGA) l Southwest Section PGA (SWSPGA) Antigua Tour She Started Golfing: “My great-grandma was a golfer. When I was about two, she gave me a putter to hit a golf ball around the house.“ Her Favorite Thing About Golf: “Women’s golf is inspiring. When I hit the ball solid, just hit it perfect, I get a marshmellow feeling.” (That’s good) Best Golf Results: Talking to pros and semi-pros on Facebook. My lowest score for 18 holes is a 90. Golf Goal: College scholarship. Get noticed by the LPGA on a TV show like Sara Brown. Favorite Golfer: “Paula Creamer. Christina Kim. I like Seema Sabekar from The Big Break.” Golf Instructors: I have had so many instructors. Right now, I am with Bob Gaona. Other Interests: Singing, dancing, and fashion design. I am really involved with my church. Her Parents Say: Her mom, Shelia, explained how her grandmother bought a small putter at the PGA store at the Tucson Airport upon arrival and told the family about playing golf in Kansas City in the 1940’s. Victoria progressed from her hallway course to the golf course tagging along with her dad, Reggie. She joined the Roadrunners, a girls golf group that has since merged into the SAJGA. “That was before The First Tee and all the others,” Reggie said. Shelia said, “We got her signed up and she’s been loving it ever since.”
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BY SCOTT MCNEVIN ASSISTANT ExECuTIVE DIRECTOR, JGAA Conducting golf tournaments here in the Arizona desert, one Rule that a player will likely encounter is Ball Unplayable – Rule 28. An understanding of this Rule can help the player when he gets into some tough situations on the golf course. Rule 28 – Ball Unplayable. Unplayable situations can happen quite often on golf courses here in Arizona, especially on desert-style courses. When a player finds a situation where he wants to deem his ball unplayable, he should remember option (a): the player can ALWAYS play a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which the original ball was last played. The player needs to realize this might be his best option, as option (b) or (c) under this Rule could put him in another unplayable situation. Under option (b) the player may drop a ball on the “flag-line”. The player will drop a ball behind where the original ball lay, keeping that point and the hole, and dropping back on this flag-line, going as far back as possible. With option (c) the player may drop a ball within two club-lengths of the spot where the ball lay. As long as the ball strikes the course within the two club-lengths of the original spot (the player may use any club to measure the two club-lengths), the ball can roll up to an additional two club-lengths. A player’s ball after the drop could be almost four clublengths from the original spot, and still be properly in play. It’s very important that a player knows that he is not entitled to a great lie when proceeding under the Ball Unplayable Rule. If a player proceeds under option (b) or (c), a player’s ball could very likely roll into another unplayable lie or back to the original spot, and he would need to start all over with the process, and incur another 1-stroke penalty. Because a player is not always entitled to a good lie, sometimes a player’s best option is option (a), where he would go back to the spot where the original ball was played. A simple understanding of the Ball Unplayable Rule will go a long way in saving strokes for the average player.
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Rule Your Game BY JOHN FARBARIK VICE-PRESIDENT, SAJGA During a recent golf tournament at Fred Enke Golf Course, two players hit their drives to the same place resulting in two different rulings. One player took a free drop and the other player took a penalty stroke to get relief. Both were correct. The ball was located on a club-length patch of ground between a fence marking Out-ofBounds and the improved cart path on the left-side of hole #5. The green was 275+ yards away. The fence left no room for a stance since both players were right-handed. Player A wanted free relief from the fence (Immovable Obstruction – Rule 24-2). That was denied since the Definition of Obstruction excludes “Objects defining out of bounds, such as walls, fences, stakes and railings;”. With no free relief, Player A decided the ball was unplayable. He took relief and a one stroke penalty (Rule 28). After dropping his ball, it came to rest a few inches from the other side of the path. He took free relief (Immovable Obstruction – Rule 24-2) because his stance was on top of the path and hit his third shot towards the green. Player B wanted free relief from the fence, but was also denied. With no free relief from the fence, Player B decided to hit the ball lefthanded. When addressing the ball, she was standing on the improved cart path. She took free relief (Immovable Obstruction – Rule 242) to the other side of the path since that was the nearest relief no closer to the hole. She hit her second shot towards the green. Differing players’ intentions resulted in two different rulings with the same ball position. Know the Rules of the Game. Go to www.USGA.org for more rules information.
[JUNIOR GOLF PROFILE]
Ray J Ramirez Residence: Tucson, AZ Age: 8 School: Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic School
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He Started Golfing: I wanted to go with my brothers Daniel and Eric when I was 3. His Favorite Thing About Golf: Chipping Best Golf Results: I got an eagle at Fred Enke #8 (knocking it in from 75 yards.) Golf Goal: Be a pro and play in tournaments. Favorite Golfer: Tiger Woods Golf Instructors: Hank Ravenell Other Interests: Basketball, baseball, reading, and playing video games Parent Says: His dad, Ray, says that he likes that all shapes and sizes can play golf. It can be played just about everywhere you might be for your whole life.
Junior Golfer Profiles: In each bi-monthly issue of Tee Times Junior, we feature a male and female Junior Golfer who display exceptional sportsmanship, continued growth and dedication to the game. If you know of a junior golfer who deserves to be recognized please contact our office at (520)792-6650 or email info@GoGolfArizona.com
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Team Golf Leagues Finally Available for Juniors with PING Junior Interclub BY RICK PRICE, PGA There are many opportunities for junior golfers in Southern Arizona for tournament golf. However, when it comes to team format, juniors usually only have that opportunity in high school golf. Many other boys and girls team sports offer club leagues outside of school. Well, it is finally available for junior golfers! This new concept of team golf leagues began in Phoenix two years ago Brianna Vogel - Silverbell Team coordinated by Junior Golf University, which is sponsored by PING. We now have created teams in Southern Arizona. There are forty-five teams from around the state competing. The ten co-ed club teams forming the Tucson Region are split into two, five team divisions. The Tucson North Division has teams from El Rio GC, La Paloma CC, Oro Valley CC, Quarry Pines GC and Rio Rico CC. The Tucson Central Division has teams from Dell Urich GC, Randolph North GC, Silverbell GC, Skyline CC and Tucson CC. Each team can have up to eight golfers, boys and girls ages 10-18, where five players can be selected for any match. All five teams in a division compete in a five 18-hole match regular season consisting of round robin play where each course hosts one match. All teams in the same division compete against each other every match. Matches are stroke play with each player awarded points based upon his or her place finish in each match. All the points are added up for each team’s five players. Whichever team has the most points wins the match.
Ruben Ruiz Dell Urich Team
Tyler Cooper - Quarry Pines Team
After the five divisional matches are complete, the two teams with the most points and the top individual from the other three teams advance to the playoffs. This is where the top teams and individuals from the Tucson North and Tucson Central Divisions square off. The top two teams and two other individuals at the 18-hole Regional competition advance to the 36-hole State Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale on May 14-15. This program would not be available to juniors if it wasn’t for the great support of the local golf clubs sponsoring the teams. For current Ping Junior Interclub results, go to www.juniorgolfuniversity.org. If you are interested in being on a team in future competitions, contact your local club, golf course or visit www.juniorgolfuniversity.org
DESERT CHRISTIAN 2011 TEAM (first row left to right) Buddy Burr, Jon Goswitz, (second row) Tim Ebinger, Nathan Anderson, Caleb Feranchick, (back row) Coach Woody Chamberlin, Coach Bill Anderson. Photo / John Farbarik
PUSCH RIDGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 2011 TEAM (left to right) John Jackson, Grant Pooley, Coach David Pooley, Geoff Poooley, Grayson Barghhols and Stephen Colletti. Photo / John Farbarik
SPRING BLOOMS HIGH SCHOOL GOLF BY JOHN FARBARIK
Snowflake starts one of the top junior golfers in the country, Kyle Jones. Desert Christian Coach Woody Chamberlin says, “Our kids see it as a challenge and they are kind of looking forward to it.” His team has Jon Goswitz among other strong players.
Spring brings the small-school high school golfers out to courses around Arizona. These schools range in size from Florence High School (3A school) with enrollment near one thousand to Bisbee High School (2A school) with a few hundred students to Bowie High School (1A school) with only tens of students. The larger 4A (1,400 to 2,000 students) and 5A schools (2,000+ students) compete in the fall. This year the 3A, 2A and 1A Conference schools have been combined to compete for one Division III State Championship. Kyle Jones follows a fairway shot on No. 9 at SFGC on
Schools with these smaller enrollments have a different challenge than large schools like Tucson High with over two thousand students. Oro Valley Pusch Ridge Coach David Pooley said, “We are a small school. Most of our athletes play multiple sports.” Many teams, including Desert Christian, only have five players on the team. For many schools, fielding a team is a yearly challenge.
March 1, 2011. Photo / Keith Morris Tucson’s Desert Christian has their top four players returning This year the 3A, 2A and 1A Conference With support from their from the team that schools have been combined to local golf courses, the placed second in last compete for the one Division III Division III golf teams year’s 2A State State Championship. will learn a lot, have fun Tournament. They will and chase a State title at compete with 2A State Antelope Hills Golf Course in Prescott defending champion Scottsdale former 1A schools that are much smaller. Christian and, with the new alignment, Three-time defending 3A State Champion on May 13-14. Only one team can win, but everyone can have fun trying. former 3A schools that are two or three Snowflake High will be a tough task for After all, there is always next year. times their size as well as any school regardless of enrollment. www.GoGolfArizona.com l Southern Arizona Tee Times Junior Magazine
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AJGA – American Junior Golf Association (www.ajga.org): This national non-profit hosts tournaments on challenging courses for advanced players aspiring to play college golf. Fees range from $230-$325 per event. The AJGA also compiles a ranking of junior golfers based on performance in selected events AGA – Arizona Golf Association (www.azgolf.org): This non-profit is one of Arizona’s governing bodies for amateur golf. It promotes club association, advances uniform rules and standards, maintains statewide handicap and course rating systems, conducts state championships and promotes golf. AWGA – Arizona Women’s Golf Association (www.awga.org): This non-profit is one of Arizona’s governing bodies for amateur golf. It particularly promotes women’s and girls’ golf, advances uniform rules and standards, maintains statewide handicap and course rating systems, and selects Arizona’s USGA Women’s Team. DJGT - Desert Tour (www.DesertJRTour.com): This for-profit organization hosts tournaments year around in Arizona and Nevada on challenging courses for advanced players aspiring to play college golf. Fees range from $200-$250 per event.
FCWT – Future Collegians World Tour (www.FCWTgolf.com): This national for-profit organization hosts tournaments from September to May on challenging courses for advanced players aspiring to play college golf. Fees range from $300-$469 per event. The First Tee of Tucson (www.thefirstteetucson.org): This non-profit group provides learning facilities and educational programs that promote character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf. Lessons are taught by volunteers at The First Tee facility at El Rio and other satellite locations. 12 Southern Arizona Tee Times Junior Magazine l www.GoGolfArizona.com
GJT - Golfweek Junior Tour (www.golfweekjuniortour.com): This for-profit organization hosts two-day tournaments on courses in AZ, CA, CO, ID, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA for advanced players aspiring to play college golf. The results are covered by Golfweek magazine which also ranks players based upon their participation in selected tournaments. GJT fees range from $165-$360 per event. IJGT – International Junior Golf Tour (www.IJGT.com): This national for-profit organization hosts tournaments year around on challenging courses for advanced players aspiring to play college golf. Fees range from $270-$695 per event. JGAA – Junior Golf Association of Arizona (www.jgaa.org): This non-profit provides developmental and competitive programs year-round throughout Arizona. Their developmental Boy’s Golf Club is for ages 5-14. Their developmental LPGA/Girls Golf of Phoenix program is for ages 3-18. The JGAA Competition Membership provides year-round tournaments for boys and girls ages 8-18. The JGAA also selects the State Teams for the Junior America’s Cup, Hogan’s Cup, Girl’s America’s Cup and the Mary Cave Cup Competitions. Fees range from Free-$85 per event. JGS – Junior Golf Scoreboard (www.juniorgolfscoreboard.com): This organization collects tournament results to post rolling junior golf rankings for anyone who has played in minimum of four eligible, submitted events in the last 52 weeks. Any tournament meeting the JGS criteria for field size and holes played may be submitted. The ranking is comprised of individual scoring (65%), strength of field (25%) and strength of finish (10%). The worst 15% of each player’s scoring rounds are not used in the ranking calculation. LPGA*USGA Girls Golf of Tucson (www.GirlsGolfofTucson.org): The LPGA-USGA Girls Golf, a developmental junior program for girls ages 7-17, was formed to create a network for girls to learn to play golf, build friendships and sample competition in a positive, supportive learning environment.
ORGANIZATIONS
LIKE ACRONYMS , ABBREVIATIONS FORMED FROM THE FIRST LETTER OF SEVERAL WORDS . H ERE ARE SOME GOLF AND JUNIOR GOLF ORGANIZATIONS WITH AN A RIZONA PRESENCE AND A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EACH .
Oro Valley Junior Golf Program (www.orovalleyaz.gov, golf page not available at press time): This summer junior golf camp is open to Oro Valley residents and non-residents through their Parks and Recreation program. This developmental program culminates in the Town of Oro Valley Junior Golf Championship August 6-7 at Oro Valley Country Club. PJI – Ping Interclub (www.juniorgolfuniversity.org): A golf course team-based competition for ages 10-18. Teams from around the state play 18hole stroke play matches from February to May. Ask your local course about team membership. PGA – Professional Golf Association (www.PGA.com): This group promotes golf on behalf of the PGA Tour and club professionals. It is divided into Sections and further sub-divided into Chapters. R&A (www.RandA.org): In 2004, this group became a separate and distinct entity from its namesake, The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews. They administrate the Rules of Golf in 126 countries throughout Europe, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas excluding the United States and Mexico, where it is done by the USGA. Ricki Rarick (www.TucsonJuniorGolf.com): This SWSPGA junior golf program is a series of one and two day tournaments in June and July for ages 6-18. Fees are $15 per event. SAJGA – Southern AZ Junior Golf Assoc. (www.SAJGA.org): This non-profit, volunteer led organization provides year around programs including lessons at golf courses and on school grounds, rules and etiquette clinics and tournaments for ages 6-19. Fees range from Free-$75 per event.
SWSPGA – Southwest Section PGA (www.Southwest.PGA.com): The PGA Section that includes Arizona and part of Southern Nevada. Southern Arizona is represented by the Southern Chapter (www.SouthernChapterPGA.com) which administers the Ricki Rarick Junior Golf Program. The SWSPGA runs two other junior tournament series. The summer Antigua Junior Tour hosts 9 and 18-hole events in twelve districts around the state. The Southern Arizona District holds age and gender bracketed tournaments culminating in the invitational Tour Championship with the best players selected out of all districts. The Ping Junior Player Series are 36-hole events throughout the year for advanced players on challenging courses. Fees are $15 for the Antigua Tour and from $145-$200 per event for the Ping Junior Series per event. USGA – United States Golf Association (www.USGA.org): The national governing body of golf in the United State and Mexico hosts national championships, writes the Rules of Golf, conducts equipment testing, funds research, maintains a Handicap System, celebrates golf and administers a grants program.
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Always maintain your foundation. Lessons. Start tournaments when you and your instructor decide you are ready. Add the next the pyramid level when you consistently finish in the top 10-20% of your age bracket. You can play tournaments at multiple levels. Don’t remove a pyramid level unless you consistently win at that level and can replace the lower level tournament with a higher level one. Level three and higher require travel while level two and below are in Southern Arizona.
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TUCSON AREA 24 l ARIZONA NATL. GC
9777 E. Sabino Greens Dr. Tucson, Az Phone 520.749.3636 Par 71, Yardage 6776
11 l GOLF CLUB @ VISTOSO 28 p ROLLING HILLS GC 955 W. Vistoso Highlands Dr. Tucson, Az Phone: 520.797.9900 Par 72, Yardage 6932
06 l HERITAGE HIGHLANDS 08 l CROOKED TREE GC @ 4949 W. Heritage Club Blvd. ARTHUR PACK REG. PARK.
9101 N. Thornydale Tucson, Az Phone 520.744.3322 Par 72, Yardage: 6887
29 p DAVIS MONTHAN 3965 S. Craycroft Rd. Tucson, Az Phone 520.228.3734 Par 72, Yardage 6611
31 l del LAGO GC
14155 E. Via Rancho del Lago, Vail, Az Phone 520.647.1100 Par 72, Yardage 7206
33 l DELL URICH GC
600 South Alvernon Way Tucson, Az Phone 520.791.4161 Par 70, Yardage 6633
27 l DORADO GC
6601 E. Speedway Blvd. Tucson, Az Phone 520.885.6751 Par 62, Yardage 3900
10 l EL CONQUISTADOR GOLF RESORT
10555 N. La Canada Dr. Oro Valley, Az Phone 520.544.1800 Par 71, Yardage 6801 Conquistador Course Par 72, Yardage 6713 Canada Course
64500 E. SaddleBrooke Blvd. Tucson, Az Phone 520.825.2505 Par 72, Yardage 6494
21 l LA PALOMA CC
17 l SADDLEBROOKE
3660 E. Sunrise Dr. Tucson, Az Phone 520.299.1500 Par 72, Yardage 7088
15 l MOUNTAIN VIEW GC 38691 S. Mountain View Blvd. Tucson, Az Phone 520.818.1100 Par 72, Yardage 6728
09 l OMNI TUCSON NATIONAL GR
2727 W. Club Dr. Tucson, Az Phone 520.575.7540 Par 72, Yardage 7262 Catalina Course Par 70, Yardage 6418 Sonoran Course
14 l THE PRESERVE
GC—SADDLEBROOKE 66567 Catalina Hills Dr. Tucson, Az Phone 520.825.9022 Par 72, Yardage 6418
19 l PUSCH RIDGE AT EL CONQUISTADOR
10000 N. Oracle Rd. Tucson, Az Phone 520.544.1770 Par 35, Yardage 2788
1400 W. Speedway Blvd. Tucson, Az Phone 520.791.4229 Par 70, Yardage 6418
5910 N. Oracle Rd. Tucson, Az Phone 520.887.6161 Par 54, Yardage 2311
25 l FORTY-NINER CC
07 l QUARRY PINES GOLF CLUB
30 l FRED ENKE GC 8251 E. Irvington Rd. Tucson, Az Phone 520.791.2539 Par 72, Yardage 6567
05 p THE GALLERY GC
14000 N. Dove Mountain Blvd. Marana, Az Phone 520.744.2555 Par 72, Yardage 7435 North Course Par 72, Yardage 7315 South Course
16 p SADDLEBROOKE CC
Marana, Az Phone 520.579.7000 Par 72, Yardage 6904
35 l EL RIO MUNICIPAL GC 20 l QUAIL CANYON GC
12000 E. Tanque Verde Rd. Tucson, Az Phone 520.749.4212 Par 72, Yardage 6630
8900 E. 29th St. Tucson, Az Phone 520.298.2401 Par 63 Yardage 4146
8480 N. Continental Links Dr. Marana, Az Phone 520.744.7443 Par 71, Yardage 6300
32 l RANDOLPH GC 600 S. Alvernon Way Tucson, Az Phone 520.791.4161 Par 72/70 Yardage 6863
56 l RITZ-CARLTON GOLF CLUB DOVE MOUNTAIN
6501 Boulder Bridge Pass Marana, Az Phone 520.572.3500 Par 36 Yardage 3894 Saguaro Course Par 36 Yardage 3955 Tortolita Course Par 36 Yardage 3897 Wild Burro Course
RANCH GC
30556 S. Robson Cir. Tucson, Az Phone 520.818.6403 Par 72, Yardage 6875
GREEN VALLEY 43 l CANOA HILLS GC
1069 Camino Caralampi Rio Rico, Az Phone 1.800.288.4746 Par 72, Yardage 7119
45 l CANOA RANCH GC
NOGALES
39 l HAVEN GC
187 Kino Springs Dr. Nogales, Az Phone 520.287.8701 Par 71, Yardage 6500
5800 S. Camino del Sol Green Valley, Az Phone 520.393.1966 Par 70, Yardage 6549
40 l QUAIL CREEK CC
16461 S. Houghton Rd. Corona de Tucson, Az Phone 520.762.5620 Par 72, Yardage 6523
2010 N. Quail Crossing Blvd. Green Valley, Az Phone 520.393.5802 Par 72, Yardage 7005
34 l SILVERBELL GC
44 l SAN IGNACIO GC
3600 N. Silverbell Rd. Tucson, Az Phone 520.791.5235 Par 72, Yardage 6824
4201 S. Camino Del Sol Green Valley, Az Phone 520.648.3468 Par 71, Yardage 6704
22 p SKYLINE CC
41 l TORRES BLANCAS
5200 E. St. Andrews Dr. Tucson, Az Phone 520.299.0464 Par 71, Yardage 6123
36 l STARR PASS GC 3645 W. Starr Pass Blvd. Tucson, Az Phone 520.670.0400 Par 72, Yardage 7008
CANYON CLUB
14200 N. Hohokam Village Pl. Tucson, Az Phone 520.219.1500 Par 72, Yardage 7307
26 p TUCSON CC
2950 N. Camino Principal Tucson, Az Phone 520.298.6769 Par 72, Yardage 6954
CASA GRANDE / ELOY
77 E. Paseo de Golf Green Valley, Az Phone 520.625.8831 Par 72, Yardage 6281
01 l CASA GRANDE MUNICIPAL GC
42 p DESERT HILLS GC
2500 S. Circulo de las Lomas Green Valley, Az Phone 520.625.5090 Par 72, Yardage 6464
52 l SHADOW MTN. GC
6200 N. Clubhouse Ln. Tucson, Az Phone 520.577.4015 Par 72, Yardage 6907Mtn/6819-Cyn
1105 Irene St. Sunsites, Az Phone 520.826.3412 Par 72, Yardage 6632
13 p THE VIEWS GOLF
PUEBLO del SOL CC
CLUB OF ORO VALLEY
1794 W. Newell St. Naco, Az Phone 520.432.3091 Par 72, Yardage 6778
38 p COUNTRY CLUB OF
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53 l SIERRA VISTA
1555 E. Rancho Vistoso Blvd. Oro Valley, Az Phone 520.825.3110 Par 72, Yardage 6715
54 l TURQUOISE VALLEY
926 N. Madison St. Benson, Az Phone 520.586.7888 Par 72, Yardage 7313
One Otero Rd. Tubac, Az Phone 520.398.2211 Par 71, Yardage 6576
23 p VENTANA CANYON
51 l TURQUOISE HILLS GOLF CENTER
800 E. Country Club Dr. Benson, Az Phone 520.586.2585 Par 58, Yardage 3004
50 l SAN PEDRO GC
46 l TUBAC GOLF RESORT
300 W. Greenock Dr. Oro Valley, Az. Phone 520.297.1121 Par 72, Yardage 6964
BENSON/NACO
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18 p ORO VALLEY CC
49 l KINO SPRINGS GC
3233 S. Abrego Dr. Green Valley, Az Phone 520.625.5200 Par 72, Yardage 6978
GREEN VALLEY
12 p THE STONE
47 l RIO RICO CC
1401 W. Calle Urbano Green Valley, Az Phone 520.648.1880 Par 72, Yardage 6610
110 N. Abrego Dr. Green Valley, Az Phone 520.625.4281 Par 72, Yardage 6905
37 l SANTA RITA GC
RIO RICO
2770 St. Andrews Dr. Sierra Vista, Az Phone 520.378.6444 Par 72, Yardage 7074
2121 N. Thornton Rd. Casa Grande, Az Phone 520.836.9216 Par 72, Yardage 6353
02 l FRANCISCO GRANDE RESORT GC
26000 Gila Bend Highway Casa Grande, Az Phone: 1.800.237.4238 Par 72, Yardage 7545
03 l MISSION ROYALE GC 11 Mission Royale Pkw. Casa Grande, Az Phone 520.876.5335 Par 72, Yardage 6700
04 l GRANDE VALLEY GC 1505 South Toltec Rd. Grande Valley, Az Phone 520.466.7734 Par 72, Yardage 7183
FLORENCE 55 l POSTON BUTTE GC
6100 W. Merrill Ranch Pkw. Florence, Az Phone 520.723.1880 Par 72, Yardage 7282
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Ricki Rarick
Junior Golf Legacy Lives On
BY RICK PRICE, PGA
same, from Tucson’s caddies to “Mr. Golf,” a bank man whose If you are looking to involve your kids or grand children in the game presidents.” legacy lives of golf this summer the Ricki Rarick Ricki on through Junior Golf Program, a non-profit affectionately the Ricki organization is dedicated to the called his Rarick Junior overall growth and development of father Chief. Golf young men and women furthering “He was part Program. their knowledge of the game of golf. Sioux,” Ricki They will be introduced to explains. The program tournament competition, learning Born in continues to about respect, honesty, knowledge, Iowa, Rarick produce life character building, self discipline, was the time Ricki Rarick II shares memories of his father, Tucson’s “Mr. Golf” sportsmanship, and many other youngest golf friendships and attributes by participating. professional in that state, turning pro has created social golfers to golf at the age of 17. His pro career was professionals and even some PGA and The program is in its 56th year, which interrupted by World War II, during LPGA touring professionals. Touring is sponsored and administrated by the which he suffered a broken back, neck professionals such as Michael Southwest Section Southern Chapter and ankle when he was shot down Thompson, Sara Brown, Cindy PGA and supported by the Tucson over the North Sea on a bombing Rarick, Rich Barcelo, Ryan Hietala, Conquistadores. It is open to all junior mission in 1941. He spent 11 months Bryan Prouty, Ben Kern, and local golf professionals like Mike Hayes, Dennis Palmer, Tom Tatum, Josh Thousands of youngsters have competed Brown, Brent Lingel, Danny in this junior golf program that has Medina, Wendell Saunders, Rich received national acclaim. However, Mueller, Jeff Kern and more have few, if any, know who Ricki Rarick is. benefited from the program. golfers ages 6 -18 and skills of all levels. Thousands of youngsters have competed in this junior golf program that has received national acclaim. However, few, if any, know who Ricki Rarick is. Rarick, actually passed away in 1984, at the age of 71 and was known as “Mr. Golf ” in Tucson, and for good reason. He coordinated the Tucson Open from 1945 until the Tucson Conquistadores took over in 1965, and was also responsible for starting the junior golf program that now bears his name. “He was incredible,” said Ricki Rarick II, his son. “He treated everyone the
as a prisoner of war before he was rescued. “He was in his 60s before he ever mentioned the armed services,” Rarick II shares. Rarick earned the Silver Star, the Distinguished Flying Medal, Air Force Medal and two Purple Hearts during his service career. After the war Rarick moved to Tucson and spent 16 years as an advertising salesman and later classified advertising manager for Tucson Newspapers Inc. He then went into the real estate and insurance business until his retirement in 1975. In 1978 he was given an honorary membership in the PGA of America for his dedication to the game of golf.
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The Vice President of Golf Operations at Tubac Golf Resort Dennis Palmer said, “It was my introduction in the game of which I have made my career.” Mike Hayes, Deputy Director of Tucson City Golf said, “It gave me an opportunity that I would never have had to play the game of golf that led me on my path in life into the golf profession.”
For further information on this junior program or other local programs, go to the Southern Arizona Tee Times web-site www.gogolfarizona.com and click on the junior golf portal.
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