2016 Philadelphia Junior Tour Year in Review

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2017 Registration is now open!!! Click the link below to join the fun today! https://phpgajr.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/phpgajr17/membership.htm

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Two sisters sharing a smile after a tense battle on the course.

Maybe not the lie he wanted off the tee, but it certainly set up a great photo opportunity.

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19th Hole

Hamilton Farm Golf Club Click any photo below to access the official Pritsch Cup Tournament Guide

Whitford & LuLu Country Clubs Click any photo or division for complete results

Boys 16-18

Boys 13-15

Girls 13-18

12 & Under

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12 & Under

Girls 16-18

Hartefeld National Golf Club

Girls 13-15

Boys 16-18

Boys 13-15

Wyncote Golf Club Click any photo for complete results

Parents and Juniors,

Thank you to everyone who submitted an essay for the 2016 Harry Hammond Invitational Scholarship. The PJT Junior Golf Committee had a tough decision on their hands in trying to determine the best three essays for boys and girls. Congratulations to the following award winners who will receive a scholarship in the amount listed below once they enroll in a post-secondary education:

Boys 16-18 1st – Michael Sydnes - $750 2nd – Kaden Kinard - $500 3rd – Evan Salamone - $250 Girls 16-18 1st – Casey Oppenheimer - $750 2nd – Alexandra Lowder - $500 3rd – Caprian Kan - $250

We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday season and we look forward to you taking part in the Harry Hammond Scholarship opportunity in 2017.

Click any photo to view the 2016 Award Winners

J.T. Spina

Casey Oppenheimer

Elizabeth Beek

Carson Bacha

Esther Park

Joshua Ryan

Nikita Romanov

Not Pictured: 2016 Boys 16-18 Sam Penecale Scoring Average Leader, Jack Halleron and 2016 Girls 13-15 Sam Penecale Scoring Average Leader, Haley Quickel.

The year 2016 was definitely one for the history books. The Philadelphia Junior Tour saw a record number of memberships, meaning more junior golfers are taking advantage of an opportunity to play the game at a competitive level, gaining critical experience for future golf opportunities. An increase in members really does two things.

First and foremost, more members equal more competition. Competitive fields allow players to play against some of the best players in the Philadelphia Section on a more regular basis. This type of experience is what many of our players seek on our Tour, and we are happy to say, the competition is only getting better.

Secondly; the game of golf itself. Many argue the game is in a decline and golf is not booming as it once was. When we see over 900 junior members on the Philadelphia Junior Tour alone, we are reassured that the great game we have all come to love is doing just fine now, and will be in great hands in the future.

The level of talent we see each and every year is exceptional. Just when you think that junior golfers cannot get any better, our members prove us wrong; and believe us, we love every bit of it. Our Tour provides an opportunity for advanced beginners to tee it up along-side nationally ranked juniors. Again, that’s the type of experience that is going to drive players to achieve success.

We are thankful for everything our juniors and parents do to help make the Philadelphia Junior Tour a success. Each and every week, fields of players travel tens to hundreds of miles in order to showcase their talents and abilities. Just as excited as players are to tee it up, we are equally excited to host tournaments for them. It is truly what we love to do.

The 2017 schedule will be released in full in the near future. As our players know, a nice golf shirt comes along with a Tour membership and next year’s are looking really sharp. We encourage you to register for membership next year as soon as possible so that you can take advantage of your membership as much as possible. This means optimizing the amount of tournaments you play in.

We again want to express just how much we appreciate you, the junior, for playing in our events, and you the parents, for your continued support of your junior player(s) and the Philadelphia Junior Tour.

We want to wish everyone a fun and safe holiday season and we cannot wait to see each and every one of you next season.

Many thanks, PJT Task Force

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Junior Golf Committee

Patrick Shine

Jeff Kiddie

Harry Hammond

Andy Barbin

Kevin Duffy

Dan Hoban

John Dunigan

Eric MacCluen

Ben Debski

Dan Mrozinski

Jim Parella

Dave Smith

Junior Golf Staff

Brian Schulte

Bobby Howie