Ohio Golf Journal May 2018

%VERYWHERE AROUND /HIO JUNIOR PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE TO GET KIDS STARTED IN GOLF /NE OF THE FIRST JUNIOR GOLF PROGRAMS IN THE COUNTRY BEGAN IN 4OLEDO IN The 4OLEDO Junior 'OLF !SSOCIATION IS CELEBRATING YEARS OF PROVIDING A SERIES OF GREAT TOURNAMENTS FOR .7 /HIO JUNIOR GOLFERS TO ENJOY COMPETITIVE competition and prepare FOR HIGH SCHOOL GOLF IN THE FALL -ANY HAVE GONE ON TO BECOME TOP COLLEGE PLAYERS AND A FEW EVEN MADE IT TO THE PROFESSIONAL TOURS -IAMI 6ALLEY 'OLF !SSOCIATION HAS A MYRIAD OF JUNIOR GOLF opportunities, which can be FOUND AT THEIR WEBSITE http www. MIAMIVALLEYGOLF .org YOUTH . HTML -6'! HAS A GOAL TO REACH KIDS IN THE $AYTON AREA IN 4HROUGH PROGRAMS SUCH AS 0'! 'OLF ,EAGUE 4HE &IRST 4EE $RIVE #HIP 0UTT %VANS 3CHOLARS 9OUTH ON #OURSE AS WELL AS OTHER JUNIOR PROGRAMS THEY ARE WELL ON THEIR WAY TO REACH THAT GOAL !NNUALLY THE Ohio 'OLF !SSOCIATION conducts the /HIO *UNIOR !MATEUR WHICH IS OPEN TO ANY JUNIOR GOLFER WITH TWO AGE DIVISIONS AND AND UNDER )T IS A HOLE EVENT AND THIS YEAR WILL BE HELD AT THE 9ORK 'OLF #LUB OUTSIDE OF #OLUMBUS ON *UNE The #OLUMBUS District 'OLF !SSOCIATION ALSO HOSTS THE #$'! *UNIOR #HAMPIONSHIP FOR BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS !LSO IN #ENTRAL /HIO THE #ENTRAL Ohio 'OLF Tour CONDUCTS ÚVE JUNIOR EVENTS IN *UNE AND *ULY Junior Golfers Have Many Opportunities in Ohio