College Golf Advisors and owner Rich Brazeau of the College Golf Guide is one of 5 AJGA College Golf Advisors and they have a new partnership with the JGAA. Upcoming is the first educational opportunity for the members of the JGAA.
Ashley Menne, an alumna of JGAA and standout of the Sun Devil Women’s Golf team, has been invited back to the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. This marks her third straight appearance in the prestigious event as a senior at Arizona State University. In her debut in 2022, she made it to the final round, securing a 29th place finish.
Arizona’s best junior golfers – 30 girls and 54 boys – gathered at Longbow Golf Club February 17-18 to compete in the 2024 Fisher-Bryan Invitational, the second prestigious PING Junior Masters Series event of the JGAA season.
The 2024 New Year Classic kicked off January 27-28 with junior golfers ages 8-18 from across the Valley competing in five age groups at Raven Golf Club, Arizona Biltmore Golf Club and Ken McDonald. With nearly 70 junior golfers competing in the Boys Championship division at Raven Golf Club, it was one of the biggest turnouts in tournament history.
Coming off his best finish since The Open Championship in 2017, JGAA alum Chan Kim is making his third PGA TOUR start this season at the Farmers Insurance Open. The former Sun Devil had an exceptional outing in the desert at The American Express where he placed T-14.
The 2024 JGAA season is officially underway. The first tournament to kick things off was a PING Junior Masters Series tournament founded and hosted by Valley golf instructor Warren Schutte. The annual Warren Schutte Invitational, held January 20-21 at Wigwam Golf Resort, invited the top players in the state to all compete. The former Curry Cup champion Ashley Shaw of Litchfield Park won in the Girl’s Championship division.
The JGAA would like to welcome new Tournament Director Mckenzie O’Brien.
The Junior Golf Association of Arizona is pleased to announce a partnership with Range Sports and their brands including TRUE Linkswear, Motionlab, and New Level Golf Co. Jeremy Moore, Head of Golf at Range Sports, led the decision in aligning his brands with the JGAA.
Grayhawk Golf Club’s signature Raptor course played host to the 2023 JGAA Holiday Challenge sponsored by MassMutual Arizona. The Holiday Challenge, played on December 20, featured 64 boys and 32 girls that competing in an 18-hole two-person team scramble event.
The 5th Annual JGAA Desert Mountain Drive was played this past Saturday, December 9th at Desert Mountain – Seven.