The IMG Junior Golf Tour was developed to fill a key niche in junior golf, the IMG Junior Golf Tour provides an elite setting for junior golfers to compete and gain exposure to college golf, professional golf, national junior rankings and athletic excellence.
Held in Florida every December, and open to boys and girls ages 11-18, the the IMG Academy Junior World Florida Challengeis a qualification and invitation only event featuring an international field of over 200 players.News
IMG Junior Golf Tour kicks off in style at the Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club in Sarasota, Fla.
Today the IMG Junior Golf Tour announced the winners of its season-opening event at the Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club in Sarasota, Florida.
Today the IMG Junior Golf Tour announced the winners of its season-opening event at the Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club in Sarasota, Florida. The course, which also hosted last year’s season-ending Power Balance Tour Championship, provided the perfect challenge amidst a rainy backdrop for its 84 competitors.
Malaysia’s top amateur, Kelly Tan, took home the Girls 15-18 title, posting a 70-69=139 (-5). She also won the Tour Championship at this same course last May, proving the Tom Fazio-designed course is amenable to her style of play. Runner-up Hadas Libman shot a 74-72=146 (+2).
Argentina’s BJ Chung (-5) took the Boys 15-18 title, though the event was shortened to 18 holes following an initial suspension of play that lasted more than an hour, and a second attempt to complete play as thunderstorms rolled into the area. Chung managed to post the second lowest round in the Tour’s history (67). Runner-up Mario Beltran of Spain shot a 70 (-2).
Both Tan and Chung earned Performance Based Entry exemptions from the AJGA for their wins. The top five finishers in the Boys 15-18 each also earned a Performance Based Entry star.
Terrence Zhang of Orlando won the Boys 11-14, posting a 73-69 (-2) and winning by seven strokes.
For complete results, visit: www.imgjuniorgolftour.com.
The Tour will resume in two weeks at the Jack Nicklaus-designed Old Corkscrew Golf Club in Estero, Fla., October 7-9. Registration remains open for both Tour membership and individual events. Tournaments are open to boys and girls ages 11-18 (11-14 & 15-18 age divisions for both boys and girls). A new lower pricing option ($184, excluding meals, practice round) now available for members.
