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SLO Junior GolfWednesday, July 13, 2005 San Luis Obispo County golf courses are working hard to develop junior golf on the Central Coast, introducing the great game of golf to our local youth. These local courses break down the cost barrier for a youth getting started by offering inexpensive and even free beginning golf instruction programs. Avila Beach and Blacklake Golf Resorts introduce beginning youth to golf through "The First Tee" program - a program that provides easy access for any child to experience the game of golf, no matter what their life situation. Chalk Mountain Golf Course in Atascadero has an extensive Junior Golf Program, offering Free Golf for beginners. Local professional, Roger Tambellini, got his start at Chalk Mountain! SLO JR Golf Summer Camps include professional golf instruction and skills challenges in on course play, rules, etiquette, putting, pitching, chipping, full swing. These camps are held at the Sea Pines Golf Resort, Hunter Ranch Golf Course or Cypress Ridge Golf Course, and Dairy Creek Golf Course. For junior golfers who seek to grow in the game, there is plenty of competitive opportunity. For example, the San Luis Obispo County Junior Golf Association offers tournaments for players seeking tournament experience and thinking about playing golf in high school. Junior golfers interested in competing with top juniors from California and neighboring states can register with the California Junior Tour - California's Premier Fall-Winter Junior Golf Tour offering twenty 36-hole weekend junior golf tournaments throughout California, from September 2005 through April 2006, open to boys and girls ages 11-18, not yet graduated from high school. On the national level, the United States Golf Association and the PGA of America are active participants in the effort to promote junior golf as well. In addition to the national and state golf associations, there are numerous junior tours offered throughout the country for those who are willing to travel. For additional information about Junior Golf, visit these websites: SLO County Junior Golf Association American Junior Golf Association California Junior Tour Junior Golf Scoreboard Junior Links |
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