JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION OF ARIZONA

Zach was born and raised in Tucson. He started playing golf at the age of 11, and par-ticipated in the JGAA, Ricky Rarick and South-ern Arizona Junior Golf Programs.

He was captain of his golf team at Catalina High School in 2007 and 2008, qualifying for the High School State Championship both years.

Zach recently graduated from the Arizona State University Professional Golf Manage-ment Program, while completing several in-ternships during his tenure at ASU. In De-cember he finished a 6-month P.J. Boatwright Internship with the Arizona Golf Association.

We welcome Zach to the JGAA team!

Upcoming Registration Deadlines: ∗ LPGA-USGA G.C.–

Sweetheart Tournament: February 9th

∗ Boys Golf Club– Fore Love of Golf: February 10th

∗ Desert Mashie Spring Championship: March 13th

Volunteer Opportunity– LPGA Legends Tour- Walgreens Charity Classic

Grandview Golf Course

February 22nd – 24th

Standard bearer scorers

needed

The LPGA Legends Tour Wal-

greens Charity Classic is com-

ing to Grandview Golf Course

in Sun City West and is seek-

ing standard bearer scoring

assistants on February

23rd and 24th with tee times

beginning at 9:00 a.m.

An adult will carry the

sign and junior

girls from the

JGAA, LPGA-

USGA Girls Golf

program and The First Tee of

Phoenix will walk along and

change the scores.

The girls will be recognized by

the starter with their name and

the club they belong to.

Please contact

the JGAA or

LPGA-USGA

Girls Golf of Phoenix (602-944-

6168) if interested in participat-

ing in this event.

GOLF FEST 2

THESE GIRLS ROCK! CLINIC

2

New Year’s Shootout 2

ITTY BITTY OPEN 3

Waste Management Phoenix Open– Water Feature

4

R.S. Hoyt Dream Day 5

Inside this issue:

NEW TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR– ZACH COX

FORE JUNIOR GOLF FEBRUARY 2013 Volume 1, Issue 2

If you're a golfer looking for great deals, then Golf Fest is your one stop shop! TaylorMade, PING, Cleveland, Callaway, Bridgestone Golf, Cobra, Wilson, Nike, Mizuno and Adams will be at Golf Fest intro-ducing their new products. Get the

latest offers on clothing, golf re-sorts, golf tee times and other golf company products and services. A variety of displays and activities, including free golf lessons for all skill levels, free driving range use to test out the latest products and golf

Girls 15-18

1st place– Madasyn Pettersen

2nd place– Samantha Sandland

3rd place– Megan Ohland

Girls 13-14

1st place– Hwa Yun

2nd place– Emily Mahar

3rd place- Seo Lee

Rolling Hills Golf Course Boys 11-12

1st place– Bobby Peirce

T2nd place– Nicholas San Miguel

Ken McDonald Golf Course Boys Championship

1st place- Dane Allen

2nd place– Logan Gardner

3rd place– Dru Anderson

Boys 15-18

1st place– Frankie Wu

2nd place– Blake Gerber

3rd place– Sam McKay

Boys 13-14

1st place– Truman Park

2nd place– Alfredo Davalos III

3rd place– Chase Wicklund

T2nd place– Dominic Wade

Boys 10 & Under

1st place– Daniel Thompson

T2nd place– Preston Summerhays

T2nd place– Mahanth Chirravuri

Girls 11-12

1st place– Grace Chung

2nd place– Katelyn Allen

3rd place– Sloane Van Zanen

Girls 10 & Under

1st place– Ashley Menne

2nd place– Madleine Laux

3rd place– Alicia Shindo

GOLF FEST @ Longbow Golf Club skill contests will be available for all attendees.

The first 250 people each day to Golf Fest will receive a FREE two-ball pack of E6 Bridgestone golf balls. Be one of the first attendees each day to receive this great deal!

NEW YEAR’S SHOOTOUT– January 12 & 13, 2013

goal setting while playing games and interacting with similar aged girls in a social, engaging atmosphere.

The next These Girls Rock! Clinic is scheduled for Feb. 16 at Continental Golf Course in Scottsdale.

For more information or to sign up for the FREE clinic, contact LPGA-USGA Girls Golf of Phoenix at 602-944-6168 or The First Tee of Phoenix at 602-305-7655.

These Girls Rock! Clinic at the City of Phoenix Cave Creek Golf Course was a huge hit Jan. 19, with 40 girls ranging in age from 5- to 16-years-old anxious to learn about the game of golf from LPGA professional Susie Corona, LPGA-USGA Girls Golf staff and the First Tee of Phoenix. Many arrived with golf clubs in hand and oth-ers came with great an-ticipation of their first experience at the golf course. Girls focused on distance control and

THESE GIRLS ROCK! CLINIC

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February 8 & 9, 2013

FORE JUNIOR GOLF

The 25th Itty Bitty Open took place Jan. 19 and was a huge success with over 600 kids par-ticipating at 12 different loca-tions in the Phoenix Valley. The 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds who par-ticipated got introduced to the great game of golf and left with their first set of golf clubs and a smile.

The JGAA would like to thank all of the sponsors, including The Thunderbirds, City of Phoe-nix Parks and Recreation, Leg-end of Arrowhead Golf Course, Palm Valley Golf Club, City of Mesa Parks and Recreation, City of Peoria Parks and Rec-reation, City of Scottsdale Parks and Recreation, City of Surprise Parks and Recreation and the City of Tempe Parks and Rec-reation.

Check out JGAA's photo gallery from the Itty Bitty Open!

25th Anniversary of the Itty Bitty Open

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Schedule of Events

∗ February 9 & 10– Phoenix Metro Junior Championship ∗ February 16– Boys Golf Club– Fore Love of Golf ∗ February 16– LPGA-USGA G.G.– Sweetheart Tournament

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Phoenix Metro

10 Phoenix Metro

11 12 13 14 15 16 BGC

LPGA-USGA

17 18 19 20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28

February 2013

GOLF FEST @ Longbow G.C.

Getting ready for the WM Phoenix Open! We watched the loading-in of 140,000 used golf balls for 18th hole water feature. All golf balls will be donated to the Junior Golf Association upon completion of the Waste Management Phoenix Open as part of their Zero Waste Movement.

Waste Management Phoenix Open– Water Logo

R.S. Hoyt Jr. Family Foundation Dream Day took place on Tues-day January 29th at the TPC of Scottsdale. Over 300 Kids and their families enjoyed a trick shot show by Peter Longo, golf instruction, games, Itty Bitty Best Dressed Vote, lunch and motivational speech by Nick Lowery.

PGA Tour professional Billy Hor-schel talked to 6 Local junior golfers during the Practice with the Pros event.

10 junior golfers participated in the VIP behind the scenes tour of the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

charities in Arizona. Waste Management Phoenix Open hosts, The Thunderbirds, will distribute $5,552,416 to local charities through proceeds raised from the 2012 tournament, Thunderbirds Big Chief Alex Clark recently an-nounced.

Since October 2003, when the tourna-ment first brought on a title sponsor, The Thunderbirds and the Open have raised more than $51.9 million for charities — $51,952,439. In its history, dating back to 1932, the Phoenix Open has raised more than $80 million for

The 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open, known as "The Greenest Show on Grass," was held from Jan. 28 to Feb. 3 at the TPC Scottsdale. The Waste Management Phoenix Open is the best-attended golf tournament in the world has gained legendary status for being a unique stop on the PGA Tour. The 2013 edition was won by Phil Mickelson with a 28 under par total. This marked the 78th playing of the event — one of the five oldest events on the PGA Tour — and the third as the Waste Management Phoenix

R.S. Hoyt Dream Day

Thunderbirds donate $100,000 to support various JGAA Programs

Congratulations to the Noll Family for being voted the 2013 Itty Bitty Overall Best Dressed

Volume 1, Issue 2 Page 5

From left to right: JGAA Board Members Hugh Smith, Jr.; Jeff Reich; Barbara Burton; Alex Clark, The Thunderbirds; Robin Farran; Tom Cunningham, Executive Director JGAA; Scott McNevin Assis-

tant Executive Director JGAA; Brooks Thiele.

10888 North 19th Ave Phoenix, AZ 85029

Phone: 602-944-6168 Fax: 602-944-7795

E-mail: jgaamail@jgaa.org

GOLF FOR LIFE

30th Anniversary JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION OF ARIZONA was established in 1983. We appreciate and consider it a privilege to have served junior golf and look forward to the next 30 years!

JUNIOR GOLF

ASSOCIATION OF

ARIZONA

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