FORT
WAYNE—Sycamore Hills Golf Club is seeking
volunteers for the Junior PGA Championship August 2-5, 2010. Volunteers are
needed in many categories, including marshals, tour guides and scorers.
Volunteers who work 15 hours or more over the event will be invited to an
appreciation barbeque and golf outing September 19th at Sycamore
Hills. There is a $50 fee to volunteer. All volunteers will receive a hat and
shirt. Breakfast and lunch will also be available free of charge to all
volunteers. Interested persons should go to www.regonline.com/jrpga or call Sycamore’s Junior PGA
hotline at 260.625.4021. Junior golfers and high school golf team members are
encouraged to volunteer and should call the hotline to sign up for special
opportunities
Begun in
1976, The Junior PGA Championship has traditionally produced unforgettable golf
performances and brings together the best junior golfers from around the country
to compete for the Jack Nicklaus Trophy in the boys’ division and the Patty Berg
Trophy in the girls’ division.
In 2009,
Florida natives T.J. Vogel of Cooper City
and Alexis Thompson of Coral
Springs claimed the title in the boys’ and girls’
divisions, respectively. Thompson, who became the youngest winner of the Junior
PGA Championship in 2007 at the age of 12, took home her second
title.
The Junior
PGA Championship has been a stepping stone for competitors to either collegiate
or Tour professional careers. The list of past Champions includes some of the
most prominent current Tour professionals: Billy Andrade (1981), Billy Mayfair
(1982), 2001 PGA Champion David Toms (1984), Sean O’Hair (1998), 2007 U.S.
Women’s Open Champion Cristie Kerr (1995), 2008 Masters Champion Trevor Immelman
(1996), Grace Park (1996), Aree Song (1999, 2000), In-Bee Park (2001, ’02) and
2007 LPGA Rookie of the Year Angela Park (2004). For more information on the
Junior PGA Championship please visit: www.pgajuniorseries.com.
About Sycamore
Hills
The Jack
Nicklaus-designed Sycamore Hills Golf Club opened in 1989 and is one of the
Midwest’s preeminent golfing venues. It has
been named one of America’s
top 100 courses more than 10 times by Golf
Digest magazine, which has also twice named it the top course in
Indiana. You
can learn more about Sycamore Hills Golf Club online at www.sycamorehillsgolfclub.com.
About The PGA of
America
Since 1916,
The PGA of America’s mission has been twofold: to establish and elevate the
standards of the profession and to grow interest and participation in the game
of golf.
By
establishing and elevating the standards of the golf profession through
world-class education, career services, marketing and research programs, the
Association enables PGA Professionals to maximize their performance in their
respective career paths and showcases them as experts in the game and in the
multi-billion dollar golf industry.
By creating
and delivering dramatic world-class championships and exciting and enjoyable
golf promotions that are viewed as the best of their class in the golf industry,
The PGA of America elevates the public’s interest in the game, the desire to
play more golf, and ensures accessibility to the game for everyone, everywhere.
The PGA of America brand represents the very best in golf. Visit www.pga.com or
www.PlayGolfAmerica.com
to learn more.