2012 JUNIOR SCHEDULE OF THE CAROLINAS
JIMMY ANDERSON JUNIOR OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
Registration for the 4th Jimmy Anderson Junior Invitational is now open. Competitors may register through the MyCGA on line registration system or by mailing in the entry form. This year's event will be conducted on March 17-18 at Jacksonville CC in Jacksonville, NC. The field will be limited to 84 players, 27 girls and 57 boys. We do anticipate a full field so sing up early!!! Anderson home page
SUPPORT JUNIOR GOLF BY RENEWING YOUR MAGAZINES
The Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) is excited about “Teeing it up” this year with American Publishers and bringing a new initiative that we think will greatly benefit our junior golf program. If you currently order any magazines and receive them through the mail, now you can order through our organization and CGA will receive 40% of the purchase. The cost of the subscription remains the same. The only thing we want you to change is where you place your order. Be sure to enter your name as it appears on any current subscription. There are over 700 titles to choose from. Consider renewing your Golf Digest, Golf World, Sports Illustrated, Fitness magazine and more. Click her to start shopping.
BAE AND GRIFFIN NAMED TO ALL-CAROLINAS JUNIOR TEAM
The
Carolinas Golf Association has named
Sarah Bae of Cary and Benjamin Griffin
of Chapel Hill to the 2011 All-Carolinas
Junior team.
The All-Carolinas Junior Team award is
based upon a 17 event series of junior
tournaments run by seven associations
that are the grassroots of junior golf
in the Carolinas. The three leading
point’s recipients in each division
(boys and girls) will be invited to the
Carolinas Golf Association's Annual
Meeting and Golf Night on February 25,
2012 at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club
in Southern Pines, NC where the Players
of the Year and All-Carolinas Junior
Team will be recognized.
Press Release
WAKE
FOREST ANNOUNCES 2012 CAMP DATES
Coach Jerry Haas has
announced camp dates for summer 2012.
Join Coach Haas and other head college
golf coaches from around the country at
Wake Forest University's 18-acre Arnold
Palmer Golf Practice Facility,
collegiate home of PGA talents such as
Jay Haas, Scott Hoch, Curtis Strange,
Billy Andrade, Bill Haas and Webb
Simpson. Three overnight sessions: June
10-14, June 24-28 and July 8-12 and one
day camp option: June 11-14 are offered
for junior golfers ages 11-18. Visit
the camp website: www.wakeforestgolfcamp.com
or click here for a
camp brochure.
SARAH BAE REPEATS AS NC GIRLS' PLAYER OF THEYEAR;
MILLER CAPPS NAMED NC BOYS' PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Sarah Bae of Cary and Miller Capps of Denver
have been named the 2011 N.C. Junior Players of
the Year by the Tarheel
Youth Golf Association (TYGA) and the Carolinas
Golf Association (CGA). This is the second
straight year Bae has been named the NC junior
girl’s player of the year. The N.C. Junior
Player of the Year award recognizes one girl and
one boy who have had the most successful year in
amateur and junior golf events at the local,
state, regional and national levels.
These outstanding juniors, along with the 2011
N.C. All-State Girls’ and Boys’ teams, will be
honored at the N.C. Junior Golf Night Awards
Banquet on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Pine
Needles Resort in Southern Pines, NC.
Press release
2011
GIRLS' ALL-STATE TEAM ANNOUNCED
30 girls have been named to the 2011 N.C.
Girls’ All-State Golf Teams by the Carolinas
Golf Association and the Tarheel Youth Golf
Association, honoring those junior golfers who
have had the most success in amateur and junior
golf events at the local, state, regional and
national levels over the past 12 months.
First team: Victoria Allred of
Pfafftown, Catherine Ashworth of Fuquay-Varina,
Sarah Bae of Cary, Emily Brooks of Chapel Hill,
Evelyn Dole of Raleigh, Allyson Markiewicz of
Charlotte, Madison Moosa of Charlotte, Emiley
Pagrabs of Wilmington, Tara Simmons of Goldsboro
and Alaina Yeatts of Durham.
Second team: Taylor Allison of
Elizabeth City, Lily Crane of Jamestown, Hannah
Craver of Winston-Salem, Mary Katherine Donovan
of Hampstead, Mariah Hopkins of Greensboro,
Ashley Osiecki of New Bern, Emily Stinson of
Charlotte and Casey Ward of Chapel Hill.
Third team: Lane Gakeler of
Greensboro, Mary-Frances Hall of State Road,
Gina Kim of Cary, Jessica Kittelberger of
Raleigh, Shelby Osiecki of New Bern, Cecily
Overbey of High Point, Taylor Penzer of
Summerfield, Stephanie Pribonic of Wake Forest,
Isabella Rusher of Salisbury and Ashlii Thompson
of Brown Summit.
Full Press Release
2011
BOYS' ALL-STATE TEAM ANNOUNCED
30 boys have been named to the 2011 N.C.
Boys’ All-State Golf Teams by the Carolinas Golf
Association and the Tarheel Youth Golf
Association, honoring those junior golfers who
have had the most success in amateur and junior
golf events at the local, state, regional and
national levels over the past 12 months.
First team: William Blalock of
Gastonia, Miller Capps of Denver, Benjamin
Griffin of Chapel Hill, Luke Haithcock of
Burlington, Carter Jenkins of Raleigh, Stanhope
Johnson of Greensboro, Will Long of Gastonia,
Tanner Owen of High Point, William Rainey of
Charlotte and Victor Wiggins of Gastonia.
Second team: Davis Bateman of
Charlotte, Christian Cichan of Charlotte, Joshua
Martin of Pinehurst, Grayson Murrray of Raleigh,
Alex Nianouris of Salisbury, David Sargent of
Davidson, Andy Simmons of Charlotte, Cory
Sciupider of Etowah, Kendrick Vinar, Jr. of
Chapel Hill and Davis Womble of High Point.
Third team: Daniel Brantley of
Asheboro, Chad Cox of Charlotte, Jonathan
Diianni of High Point, Jacob Hicks of Mebane,
Drew Johnson of Oak Ridge, Tyler Lail of
Conover, Carter Page of
Waynesville, William Register of Burlington,
Zach Seabolt of Raleigh and Jackson Spires of
Fayetteville.
Full Press Release
40
CLASS OF 2012 SENIORS SIGN TO PLAY COLLEGE GOLF
40 high school seniors from across the North Carolina signed their National Letter of Intent during the early signing period to play collegiate golf. The early period was from November 9 - 16, 2011. Congratulations to all who signed early.
Early Signees
BECOME
A PGA CHAMPIONSHIP JUNIOR VOLUNTEER
Each Junior Volunteer, ages 16-21 as of August
6, 2012, will be placed on one of four
committees: Leaderboards & Thru-boards, Monster
Board or Standard Bearers. All junior volunteer
committee assignments will be made on a
first-come, first-served basis. A
volunteer fee is not required. However, each
Junior Volunteer must commit to a minimum of 12
volunteer hours during the week of the PGA
Championship. For more information, please
contact the PGA Championship Office by calling
(843) 768-6003. We greatly appreciate your
consideration and support of the 2012 PGA
Championship! Please visit our website,
www.PGA2012.com
to download an application.
DILLARD DRIVE MIDDLE WINS NC MIDDLE SCHOOL;
CHANG AND FREEMAN TAKE INDIVIDUAL TITLES
Dillard Drive Middle School of Cary, NC shot a
team total of four over par 146 to win the
10th NC Middle School Championship at
Badin Inn GC in Badin, NC. Dillard Drive’s team
was represented by eight grader Eric Bae and
sixth grader Jennifer Chang. Bae
shot a round
of even par 71 to finish in second place in the
boys’ division and Chang took
the girls’ title with a round of four over par
75. Finishing in second place was
Carolina Day School of Asheville, NC. Carolina
Day School was lead by the boys’ champion John
Freeman. Freeman, an eight grader, shot a three
under par 68 to win the boys' division by three shots.
Final results
OWEN RUNS AWAY WITH BOYS' TYGA STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP
BROOKS WINS GIRLS' DIVISION IN PLAYOFF
It
took extra holes, but
Emily Brooks of Chapel Hill went the extra
distance and captured the girls’ title in the
TYGA
State Championship in playoff. Brooks, a high
school senior, finished with a two day total of
153 on the par 71 Sapona CC golf course. Brooks
defeated Evelyn Dole of Raleigh and Emily
Stinson of Charlotte on number ten, the first
playoff hole. Finishing tied for fourth at 154
was Sarah Bae, the NC Junior Girls’ champion, of
Cary and Tara Simmons of Goldsboro.
Tanner Owen of High Point won the boys’
division by seven shots finishing with a two day
total of five under par 137. Owen, a high
school sophomore, was the only player to finish
the tournament under par. Finishing tied for
second at two over par 142 were Tanner Gross of
High Point, Alex Nianouris of Salisbury,
Benjamin Griffin of Chapel Hill and Carter
Jenkins of Raleigh.
Final result
INGRAM REPEATS
AT TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS;
THOMAS TAKE
BOYS' TITLE
Kristi Ingram of Winston-Salem defeated Isabella
Rusher of Salisbury on the third playoff hole to
capture her second
straight TYGA Tournament of Champions girls' title
at Pine Brook CC in Winston-Salem. Ingram, who
will start college next week at Elon, shot a second
round 72 to tie Rusher with a two day total of 149.
Finishing in third place was Lily Crane of
Jamestown. Edward Thomas of Cameron captured
the boys' overall with a two day total of even par
144. Finishing two shots back at 146 was
Timothy Conover of Holly Springs. Round 1
leader Spencer Cosgrove of Wilmington finished alone
in third place at 147.
Full Results
MURRAY LEADS
LEESVILLE ROAD HIGH
TO NC HIGH
SCHOOL INVITATIONAL TITLE
Grayson Murray of Raleigh's Leesville Road High
School outpaced the field by four shots to take the
medalist honors and helped his team take the team
title by 12 shots in the 5th NC High School
Invitational hosted by Treyburn CC in Durham. Playing is gusty winds that
reached over 30 mph, Murray finished his round with
a one over par 73. Joining Murray on the
winning team were Zack Seabolt (77), Jonathan Noble
(80), Carter Jenkins (83) and Larry Han (90).
Full results
BROOKS
AND DECKER WIN 3RD JIMMY ANDERSON JUNIOR TITLES
Emily Brooks of
Chapel Hill, NC and Andrew Decker of Greenville, NC each won
their division in the third annual Jimmy Anderson Junior
Invitational hosted by Jacksonville Country Club in
Jacksonville, NC. This annual 36-hole junior tournament was
created in 2009 by the junior golf alumni of Jacksonville
Country Club in honor of their long time teacher and friend,
Jimmy Anderson. The 102-player field consisted of junior golfers
from North and South Carolina.
Full results

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About the Tarheel
Youth Golf Association...In 1996, the Tarheel Youth Golf Association (TYGA)
was formed to provide opportunities and information on junior golf in North
Carolina. Our services have grown, but the membership is still free.
Membership in the Tarheel Youth Golf Association is free of
charge and provides a membership packet, and allows juniors to play in TYGA
One-Day Tournaments.
TYGA provides Rules Seminars to North Carolina junior
programs, provides state-wide
rankings for boys and
girls, acts as a clearinghouse for clubs designated for donation, provides
posters to all North Carolina CGA member clubs detailing CGA, TYGA, and USGA
Junior events and provides Carolinas Golf Association
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members, free of charge.
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