American Junior Golf Association returns to Greenwood
American Junior Golf Association returns to Greenwood, South Carolina for the 3rd Annual Greenwood Junior Championship
Greenwood Junior Championship set for August 8-12, 2021
GREENWOOD, S.C. – The American Junior Golf Association returns to Greenwood for the third time to host the Greenwood Junior Championship. The Links at Stoney Point will host the 54-hole national junior golf tournament, August 8 – 12, 2021. The field will consist of 78 boys and girls (ages 12-19) from around the country and the world. The American Junior Golf Association is excited to announce the Burton Center Foundation will be the primary benefitting organization of the funds raised through the Junior-Am Fundraising Tournament. The Junior-Am, like a PGA TOUR Pro-Am will take place Monday, August 9, 2021.
“We are grateful for our partnerships with Discover Greenwood and The Links at Stoney Point and look forward to returning to Greenwood, South Carolina, for the tournament’s third year. We are thrilled to have the Burton Center Foundation remain as the event’s benefitting charity,” said Tournament Director, Chris Simione. “With the local community involved, we are looking at an opportunity to give back generously to this special charity and the AJGA’s Achieving Competitive Excellence Grant while providing a platform for juniors across the states to compete.”
The tournament begins like a PGA TOUR or LPGA Tour event with an 18-hole AJGA Qualifying Tournament held on Sunday before the event. This gives players the opportunity to “play their way in” to the main tournament. Monday will feature the Junior Am tournament as well as official practice rounds. The tournament will begin Tuesday with the first round and run through Thursday. An awards ceremony will follow the final round.
The event is looking for volunteers to support and see the next generation of PGA TOUR and LPGA Tour stars. If interested, please contact Tournament Director Chris Simione at csimione@ajga.org.
The Links at Stoney Point is located at 709 Swing About, Greenwood, SC 29649.
About the AJGA
The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The AJGA provides valuable exposure for college golf scholarships and has an annual junior membership (boys and girls, ages 12-19) of more than 7,000 members from 50 states and 60 foreign countries. Through initiatives like the Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant, a financial assistance program, and Leadership Links, a service-oriented platform that teaches juniors charitable-giving skills, the AJGA fosters the growth of golf’s next generation.
TaylorMade and adidas are the AJGA’s National Sponsors, supporting the AJGA for more than 25 years. TaylorMade has served as the Official Ball of the AJGA since 2016. adidas has been the Official Apparel and Footwear of the AJGA since 2017. Rolex, in its fourth decade of AJGA sponsorship, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate, and professional golf. Former AJGA juniors have compiled more than 900 victories on the PGA and LPGA Tours. AJGA alumni include Rickie Fowler, Sergio Garcia, Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson, Patrick Reed, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Tiger Woods, Paula Creamer, Ariya Jutanugarn, Cristie Kerr, Stacy Lewis, Brittany Lincicome, Anna Nordqvist, Inbee Park and Lexi Thompson.
About the Burton Center Foundation
Jeff May, Executive Director of the Burton Center Foundation, commented “The Burton Center Foundation and is pleased to partner with the American Junior Golf Association and Discover Greenwood in serving as the benefiting charity for this event. We certainly enjoyed being a part of the event in 2020, and look forward to more success for all involved in 2021. In addition to the positive economic impact for Greenwood, it also gives us an opportunity to showcase the Burton Center and the many programs we provide for our clients.”
About Discover Greenwood
Discover Greenwood is the primary destination marketing organization that improves the economy of Greenwood County and the region by increasing the number of overnight visitors to the area and driving higher average daily spending of all travel parties. This AJGA tournament was recruited through the National Association of Sports Commissions (NASC) with the goal of making Greenwood a premier golf destination for budding champion golfers.
Kelly McWhorter, Executive Director of Discover Greenwood, noted that partnerships such as this are part of what makes Greenwood an appealing sports destination. “We are again excited about joining with great community partners such as The Links at Stoney Point, Burton Center Foundation, as well as the AJGA and are grateful for Greenwood’s support of this significant event. The combined economic impact from 2019 and 2020 was just over $400,000 and we expect another successful event in 2021.”
The organization offers numerous services to meeting and event planners, including complimentary visitor packets, assistance with site selection as well as fulfilling requests for room rates for meetings, conferences, and sporting events. For more information, visit the Discover Greenwood website at www.discovergreenwoodsc.com, or email them at info@discovergreenwoodsc.com.
