2010- 2011 Fall Schedule Posted.
Murray Wins REX Hospital Open Junior, Earns Nationwide Tour Exemption. Kayla Sciupider Takes Girls Title
Grayson Murray receives Boys' Champion Gofer Award from Bob Scott of REX Healthcare Foundation
Kayla Sciupider, of Etowah, NC 2010 Rex Hospital Open Girls' Champion
Grayson Murray (2012), of Raleigh, NC won the Rex Hospital Open Junior Invitational, presented by the Tarheel Golf Foundation, by one stroke over Logan Harrell (2010) of Huntersville, NC to earn an exemption to compete in this week’s Rex Hospital Open Junior Invitational on the Nationwide Tour. Murray scored of 69-67 over the Lonnie Poole Golf Course at NC State University and TPC Wakefield Plantation. Harrell shot scores of 66-71. Gregory Bunner (2010) of Cherryville, NC placed third with scores of 72-70. The field of 76 boys included over 20 players headed to pay collegiate golf next year. TPC Wakefield Plantation, site of this week’s Nationwide Tour event, played from the 7,257 yards and was in near perfect condition.
The Tarheel Golf Foundation Junior Tour is one of the only junior organizations to offer an exemption into a PGA Tour sanctioned event.
In the Girl’s division, Kayla Sciupider of Etowah, NC shot 79-76 to win by one stroke over Allyson Markiewicz of Charlotte, NC who shot 81-75.
Bill Marlowe Shoots 7-under, 65 to win State Mid East 4A Regional
TGF Member Bill Marlowe shot an eye popping 65 to take the state 4A Mid
East Regional individual title and to lead Broughton to the team title
at Anderson Creek GC in Spring Lake. All four team members who
contributed to a team score of 288 will be playing in the Rex Hospital
Open Junior Invitational on May 15-16.
Palmetto State Players Finish on Top of International Field at Tarheel Golf Foundation’s Annual Robert Trent Jones Junior Championship
Matthew NeSmith, 2010 Boys Champion
Kaitlin Matheson, 2010 Girls' Champion
The Second Annual Robert Trent Jones Junior Championship teed off on April 24-25 at Carolina Trace Country Club in Sanford with an international field that included players from the United States, Canada and South Africa. The hilly, heavily treed and water protected Carolina Trace Lake Course proved to be a worthy challenge. On Sunday characteristically strong winds added an additional challenge to players, especially on the last nine where 7 of 9 holes have multiple water hazards to manage.
Matthew NeSmith (2012) of North Augusta, SC took the boys high school division title by five strokes over Carter Jenkins (2013), of Raleigh, NC with a four under par score of 140, 69-71. Jenkins scored 70-75. Tied for third were Alex Ehlert (2011) of Raleigh, NC and Patrick Morris (2011) of Hampstead, NC who finished at four over par, 148.
The girls division was won by Kaitlin Matheson (2012) of Easley, SC whose five over par score of 73-76=149 was three strokes better than Jacqueline Shelly of Fernandina Beach, Florida and seven strokes ahead of Evelyn Dole of Cary, NC.
Benjamin Griffin of Chapel Hill, NC continued his string of sub par scoring, 70-66=136, in the Boys Middle School Division and won by eight strokes over Danny Gleeson of Raleigh, NC who shot event par 144. Third place went to Tristen Strydom of Pretoria, South Africa who completed the weekend at three over par 147.
This event, like most Tarheel Golf Foundation events, had a full field that left many anxious players on the alternated list. The field limit of 72 players made this one of the smaller Tarheel Golf Foundation events of the season. The field played in foursomes and completed their daily rounds at an average pace of 4 hours and 15 minutes. The next open Tarheel Golf Foundation event is the Junior Memorial at National Golf Club in Pinehurst, NC on May 29-30, 2010.
National Golf Club in Pinehurst hosts Junior Memorial Tournament
National Golf Club Hosts 2010 Junior Memorial, Presented by Tarheel Golf Foundation
July 3-4, 2010 Southeast Junior at Duke University
The Southeast Junior Championship has been moved to July 3-4 this year. The 2009, Southeast Junior at Duke University had a field of over 90 players from 11 states competing in the high school boys and girls divisions. The schedule change provides an opportunity for more players to compete since school is out for summer. The Duke University campus and the surrounding area have many activities that take place over the Independence Day weekend. The event will have three divisions, high school boys, middle school boys and girls ages 12-18. The tournament is open to junior golfers that have not yet started high school.
For more information contact, info@tarheelgolf.org
Rex Hospital Open Junior Invitational Winner to get Nationwide Tour Exemption
The 2010 Rex Hospital Open Junior Invitational, presented by the Tarheel Golf Foundation, will take place May 15-16. The event is a two day, 36-hole tournament that awards the winner an opportunity to play in the Rex Hospital Open on the Nationwide Tour. The Junior Invitational is played over two golf courses, day one at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course at NC State University and day 2 at TPC Wakefield Plantation. This is the first year that the event will be 36-holes, so it will be nationally ranked by Junior Golf Scoreboard. Invitations to compete will be sent to the top ranked players (boys & girls) that reside in North Carolina.
Summer One Day Events, No Membership Fees, Low Entry Fees & Great Golf Courses
The Tarheel Golf Foundation Summer One-Day Tournament Series is the best summer tour value in the Triangle. With no upfront membership fee and 18 hole entry fees that range between $50-$70 to play on the areas best golf courses, fees include range balls, there is no better value for junior tournament golf. Tournaments are scheduled on both weekday and weekends so that children or working parents may participate in summer tournament golf.
The courses played all have hosted PGA Tour Events, National Championships or qualifying for USGA National events. Field sizes are limited at each event so players need to enter earlier to assure their spot in each field.
Raleigh-Durham's Best Value in Junior Golf
Play in the 2010 Callaway Junior World Golf Championships
Tarheel Golf Foundation will host open qualifying for the 2010 Callaway Junior World Golf Championships on April 24-25, 2010 at Carolina Trace Country Club in Sanford, NC. The Junior World Championships are the premier global junior championships. Past winners include multiple PGA and LPGA Tour Champions.
This event will be held in conjunction with the Annual Robert Trent Jones Junior Championship on the Lake Course at Carolina Trace. The Lake Course is an exceptional Robert Trent Jones designed golf course that has served as the host course of the ACC Men’s Division I Championship, USGA and PGA Tour qualifying events, intercollegiate tournaments and local Carolinas Golf Association events. This year it will host both the Robert Trent Jones Junior Championship and US Women’s Open Sectional Qualifying.