Global Golf Post - September 5, 2011

The Jones Cup Junior Invitational, following in the footsteps of the annual Jones Cup Invitational and vastly growing in national prominence, will be held Dec. 18-20 at Sea Island’s Seaside Course in Georgia.

The third annual Jones Cup Junior Invitational will feature the nation’s top male junior golfers. The winner of the 54-hole, stroke-play competition will receive an exemption to participate in the prestigious Jones Cup Invitational, which is scheduled at Sea Island’s Ocean Forest Golf Club course Feb. 2-5, 2012.

Hosting the event and promoting junior golf is a cornerstone of the Sea Island golf family, which has supported amateur golf for more than 80 years. In recent history, Sea Island hosted the 2001 Walker Cup, seven USGA championships and seven Jones Cup Invitationals. The Seaside Course, located on the southern tip of St. Simons Island, plays host to the PGA Tour’s McGladrey Classic each October.

for a complete list of information and exemption criteria. Players are invited to apply and submit résumés via online application. The 2011 Jones Cup Junior is an AJGA Polo ranked event.

AJGA JUNIOR ALL STARS SHINE

Six years before he was named the PGA Tour’s Rookie of the Year, Rickie Fowler was identified as a rising star by being named to the AJGA’s Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Team. Now in its 10th year, the 2011 team includes 20 players from nine states and Canada.

Specifically designed for boys and girls ages 12-15, the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series presents opportunities for younger players to develop their skills and earn entry into AJGA Open tournaments. The team of 20 players will be honored Friday, Oct. 7.

Nineteen of the 20 players on the team won a Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star event during the 2011 season. Austin Connelly, of Las Colinas, Tex., is the only player to win twice, while Edwin Yi, of Beaumont, Calif., earned a spot on the team by posting a pair of runner-up finishes.

In addition to Fowler, former members of the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Team include Peter Uihlein (2004), Bud Cauley (2005), Brianna Do (2004), Vicky Hurst (2005) and Cheyenne Woods (2005). l

Staff and Wire Reports

2011 Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Team

BOYS DIVISION GIRLS DIVISION

w Philip Barbaree, Shreveport, La. w Sierra Brooks, Sorrento, Fla. w William Brueckner, Walnut Creek, Calif. w Sarah Cho, San Diego, Calif. w Kristian Caparros, Miami Lakes, Fla. w Taylor Coleman, San Antonio, Tex. w Corey Carlson, Green Cove Springs, Fla. w Isabella DiLisio, Hatfield, Pa. w Ryan Celano, Naples, Fla. w Janet Mao, Johns Creek, Ga. w Austin Connelly, Las Colinas, Tex. w Katharine Patrick, West University Place, Tex. w Osama Khan, Mississauga, Ontario w Jessica Porvasnik, Hinckley, Ohio w Tyler McDaniel, Manchester, Ky. w Shawn Rennegarbe, Addieville, Ill. w Sahith Theegala, Chino Hills, Calif. w Isabella Skinner, Cumming, Ga. w Edwin Yi, Beaumont, Calif. w Lilia Vu, Fountain Valley, Calif.