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to the International Junior Golf Challenge (IJGC)! The IJGC provides junior golfers, no matter their financial situation, an arena in which they can sharpen their skills and showcase their talents for the purpose of obtaining college scholarships or professional placement. Formed in 1996 by the Princeton Golf Foundation - a nonprofit organization, the IJGC’s purpose is to foster an atmosphere in which monetary boundaries, such as travel expenses and exorbitant greens fees, are removed. Initially, the IJGC created and ran a national schedule of 135 tournaments in 30 states. Although successful, this program had deficiencies due to the time burden placed upon the pros and their assistants running the tournaments. This new interactive web-based program is the IJGC’s remedy. It synthesizes most aspects of tournament competition and reporting into a simple, easy to maintain web application. And, by using a courses’ slope rating, the playing field is leveled, creating a system which enables the IJGC to fairly compare scores regionally, nationally… even internationally. What’s more, the junior golfer NEVER has to face the expense of entering a tournament. They can play on their home course, achieving the goal of the IJGC… making competitive golf affordable for ALL junior golfers. How it works: The pros at each golf course run an independent junior program. The northern part of the United States will run these programs seasonally, while the southern states can run theirs year round. The junior programs have clinics in the morning and play regulation rounds in the afternoon. The pro posts the scores of those intra-mural rounds daily or weekly on our web site via a secure form. The IJGC sanctions them as "official rounds" in the IJGC program. Because slope (the USGA recognized method of ranking course difficulty) is used in our ranking calculations, a junior in Texas could compete against a junior in New Jersey. The scores would then be ranked regionally and nationally on a daily basis by varying criteria: age, gender, tee position, and quantity of rounds played. The annual competition would end on a scheduled date. National champions would be crowned in five age brackets in both male and female divisions. Second through fifth places would also be recognized. The juniors in the golf professional’s program can now vie for a regional, national or international championship without ever leaving their home course, or bearing the expense of tournament entry fees, greens fees, or travel expenses. The Princeton Golf Academy is the organization responsible for the administration of The International Junior Golf Challenge. 
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FOR THE PGA PROS Now you can GREATLY enhance your Junior Golf Program - at NO COST. - Elevate participation at all age levels - Increase golfer enthusiasm - Motivate golfers to better their game - Strengthen parent involvement - Create incredible marketing and public relations opportunities for you, your golf course, and your Juniors - locally, regionally, and even nationally...  |
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FOR THE GOLF COURSES The International Junior Golf Challenge (IJGC) scoring service and competition will create incredible marketing and public relations opportunities for you, your golf course, and your Juniors - locally, regionally, nationally, and even internationally! These opportunities will translate into increased golfer involvement, increased exposure and awareness for your course and INCREASED REVENUES. • Improve bookings for group and private lessons • Grow sales of clothing and equipment • Expand club membership sales • Boost event engagements... |
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