Nebraska Junior Golf Newsletter - June 15, 2015

In This Issue…

Letter from NJGT Director……..2 NJGT Leaderboard……………..3-5 NJGT Points Race…………...…....6 TEAM Golf Leaderboard.…….….7 Tournament Info……………...8-10 Drive, Chip & Putt…...………….12 Photo Highlights………………...15 Fore! Program…………………….17 Fitness Facts…………………….…18

Welcome

From the Desk of NGJT Director Joe Canny, PGA June 15th and the summer is in full swing! This time of year we are balancing numerous sports, family vacations and so much more that it can be hard to keep things straight. With all that is going on it can be easy to miss a deadline for the Nebraska Junior Golf Tour. That is why this month I thought it’d be best to highlight the procedures for late registration.

First off we are happy to add players after the deadline but only if there is a spot open in their respective division. If there is an opening in the division all registrations after the deadline must be accompanied by a paper event registration form. This form can be found on our website by clicking HERE. A registration cannot be completed without this form. If there is not a spot open we also can place a player on a waitlist to be contacted in case of the withdraw of another player in the same division.

No players are able to be added to an event within three days of the event. This gives the Site Director, Facility and myself time to prepare all the materials and software for the tournament.

Hopefully this information can help as we move into the heart of our junior golf season. Make sure you do have fun this summer and enjoy all our area has to offer for summer activities. Well-rounded athletes make the best golfers so we encourage participation in a variety of activities!

Thank you and see you at an event soon!

Sincerely, Joe Canny, PGA Junior Golf Director – NJGT (402) 730-8364 jcanny@njgt.org

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Visit www.NJGT.org to check out the 2015 schedule and more!

Questions? Contact NJGT: P: (402) 730-8364 E: jcanny@njgt.org

NJGT Event Results: June 1st—June 10th Click HERE to view scores from each event.

NJGT Event at Indianhead Golf Club, June 1st Age Division

Top 3 Finishers

Boys 9 –Hole, 7-8

T1– Riley Holling

T1– Tommy Kelley

3– Brayden Melchert

Boys 9 –Hole, 9-11

1– Ethan Smith

2– Marcus Holling

3– Tyson Wingate

Boys 18 –Hole, 12-13

1– Jake Kluver

2– Kody Sander

T3– Jake Ellis T3– Blake Barner T3– Marcus Eriksen

Boys 18 –Hole, 14-15

1– Grant Case

2– Luke Kluver

T3– Trent Wingate T3– Caleb Badura

Boys 18 –Hole, 16+

1– Blake Earnest

2– Jacob Wright

3– Skyler Good

Girls 9 –Hole, 7-8

1– Angelina Schademann

Girls 9 –Hole, 9-11

1– Hailey Kenkel

2– Karsen Morrison

Girls 9 –Hole, 12-13

1– Danica Badura

2– Lilly Zoellner

3– Lucille Dietz

Girls 18 –Hole, 16+

1– Amanda Fay

2– Madeline Murray

3– Sarah Vaughn

NJGT Event at Benson Park Golf Course, June 1st Age Division

Top 3 Finishers

Boys 9 –Hole, 7-8

1– Udyat Sarangdevot

2– Brody Rogers

Boys 9 –Hole, 9-11

1– Brock Charles Rogers

2– Parker Jones

3– Will Mullin

Boys 18 –Hole, 12-13

1– Luke Gutschewski

2– Connor Wickless

3– Jack Truscott

Boys 18 –Hole, 14-15

1– Tyler Jacobsen

2– Alex Zillig

3– Logan Kohler

Boys 18 –Hole, 16+

1– Jackson Hayes

2– Luke Krajewski

T3– Jacob Hudson T3– Jon Tschida

Girls 9 –Hole, 9-11

1– Kate Strickland

2– Pari Sarangdevot

Girls 9 –Hole, 12-13

1– Taylor Jazmine

Girls 18 –Hole, 14-15

1– Anna Boor

2– Alexis Rose

3– Brianne Krebs

Girls 18 –Hole, 16+

1– Grace Corrigan

2– Ahnna Alexis Schouten

3– Molly Durham

NJGT Event at Westwood Heights Golf Course, June 2nd Age Division

Top 3 Finishers

Boys 9 –Hole, 7-8

1– Udyat Sarangdevot

2– Trevor Gutschewski

3– Nathan Christensen

Boys 9 –Hole, 9-11

1– Will Mullin

2– Parker Jones

3– Zachariah LaRoda

Boys 18 –Hole, 12-13

1– Luke Gutschewski

2– Jake Boor

3– Jack Truscott

Boys 18 –Hole, 14-15

1– Nick Opsahl

2– Joshua Peters

3– Ryan Van Ostrand

Boys 18 –Hole, 16+

1– Alex Furjanic

2– Luke Krajewski

3– Miles Hock

Girls 9 –Hole, 7-8

1– Martha Mullen

Girls 9 –Hole, 9-11

1– Emily Karmazin

2– June Mullen

3– Pari Sarangdevot

Girls 9 –Hole, 12-13

1– Kaitlyn Hanna

2– Taylor Van Ostrand

3– Neely Adler

Girls 18 –Hole, 14-15

1– Anna Boor

2– Alexis Rose

3– Peyton Savington

Girls 18 –Hole, 16+

1– Rachel Peabody

2– Grace Corrigan

3– Claire Nelson 3

NJGT Event Results: June 1st—June 10th Click HERE to view scores from each event.

NJGT Event at Quail Run Golf Course, June 4th Age Division

Top 3 Finishers

Boys 9 –Hole, 9-11

1– Ethan Smith

2– Parker Jones

3– Brock Kuhlman

Boys 18 –Hole, 12-13

1– John Canham

2– Jack Truscott

3– Isaac Heimes

Boys 18 –Hole, 14-15

1– Grant Case

2– Reed Malleck

3– Bryce Vuncannon

Boys 18 –Hole, 16+

T1– Mason Hale

T1– Cabe DeBower

3– Brandon Johnston

Girls 9 –Hole, 9-11

1– Sage McCallum

2– Sarah Van Ostrand

Girls 9 –Hole, 12-13

1– Taylor Van Ostrand

2– Lauren Bosh

Girls 18 –Hole, 14-15

1– Kristin Goertz

2– Aspen Luebbe

Girls 18 –Hole, 16+

1– Kirsten Baete

2– Sam Redfern

3– Erika Smith

NJGT Event at The Golf Club at Table Creek, June 5th Age Division

Top 3 Finishers

Boys 9 –Hole, 7-8

T1– Jett Smeal

T1– Cannon Smeal

3– Thomas Bryson

Boys 9 –Hole, 9-11

1– Parker Jones

2– Jordan Biggs

3– Cooper Marvel

Boys 18 –Hole, 12-13

1– Jason Noah Kolbas

2– Jake Boor

3– Geran Sander

Boys 18 –Hole, 14-15

1– Josh Bartels

2– Hudson Schulz

3– Holton Harman

Boys 18 –Hole, 16+

1– Kobe Lee Rhodes

2– Trevin Little

3– James Brubaker

Girls 9 –Hole, 9-11

1– Nicole Kolbas

2– Pari Sarangdevot

3– Adaliea Maiyo

Girls 9 –Hole, 12-13

T1– Neely Adler

T1– Kate Swan

3– Georgia Witte

Girls 18 –Hole, 14-15

1– Anna Boor

2– Peyton Savington

3– Emily Collins

Girls 18 –Hole, 16+

1– Haley Wineman

2– Klaire Nuttelman

NJGT Event at Highlands Golf Course, June 9th Age Division

Top 3 Finishers

Boys 9 –Hole, 7-8

1– Thomas Bryson

2– Hayden Tenopir

3– Braxton Proctor

Boys 9 –Hole, 9-11

1– Parker Jones

2– Alexander Schademann

3– Brock Kuhlman

Boys 18 –Hole, 12-13

1– Jason Noah Kolbas

2– Jake Ellis

3– Richard Orth III

Boys 18 –Hole, 14-15

1– Steven Strasheim

2– Alex Zillig

3– Hudson Schulz

Boys 18 –Hole, 16+

1– Eshan Sood

2– Dana Van Ostrand

3– Nate Vontz

Girls 9 –Hole, 7-8

1– Angelina Schademann

Girls 9 –Hole, 9-11

1– Nicole Kolbas

2– Lauren Thiele

3– Adalia Maiyo

Girls 9 –Hole, 12-13

1– Brynn Sundquist

2– Neely Adler

3– Kate Swan

Girls 18 –Hole, 14-15

1– Megan Whittaker

2– Alyson Kuehn

Girls 18 –Hole, 16+

1– Faith Harris

2– Haley Wineman

T3– Abigail Fahleson T3– Murphy Sears 4

NJGT Event Results: June 1st—June 10th Click HERE to view scores from each event.

Premier Event at Norfolk Country Club, June 8th Age Division

Top 3 Finishers

Boys 18 –Hole, 12-13

1– Jake Kluver

2– Jason Noah Kolbas

3– Luke Gutschewski

Boys 18 –Hole, 14-15

1– Luke Kluver

2– Tyler Jacobsen

3– Reed Malleck

Boys 18 –Hole, 16+

1– Patrick Clare

2– Ryan Wittler

3– AJ Nolin

Girls 18 –Hole, 14-15

1– Nia Station

2– Kristin Goertz

3– Megan Whittaker

Girls 18 –Hole, 16+

1– Haley Thiele

2– Hannah Thiele

3– Samantha Knight

NJGT Event at Elmwood Golf Course, June 9th Age Division

Top 3 Finishers

Boys 9 –Hole, 7-8

1– Jett Smeal

2– Cannon Smeal

T3– Trevor Gutschewski T3– Tommy Kelley

Boys 9 –Hole, 9-11

1– Aidan Nelson

2– Jackson Benge

3– Will Mullin

Boys 18 –Hole, 12-13

1– Luke Gutschewski

2– Jason Cruise Jr.

3– Jake Boor

Boys 18 –Hole, 14-15

1– Tyler Jacobsen

T2– Nick Opsahl

T2– Chris Rasmussen

Boys 18 –Hole, 16+

1– Ben Broderick

2– Luke Krajewski

3– Rhyan Klabunde

Girls 9 –Hole, 9-11

1– Julia Karmazin

2– Emily Karmazin

3– June Mullen

Girls 9 –Hole, 12-13

1– Taylor Jazmine

Girls 18 –Hole, 14-15

1– Nia Station

2– Kristen Ann Nelson

3– Anna Boor

Girls 18 –Hole, 16+

1– Elia Healy

2– Rachel Peabody

3– Claire Nelson

NJGT Event at Awarii Dunes Golf Club, June 10th Age Division

Top 3 Finishers

Boys 9 –Hole, 7-8

1– Riley Holling

2– Brayden Melchert

Boys 9 –Hole, 9-11

1– Marcus Holling

2– JC Kehr

Boys 18 –Hole, 12-13

1– Jake Ellis

2– Blake Thiele

3– Jayden Jones

Boys 18 –Hole, 14-15

1– Cade McCallum

2– Steven Strasheim

3– Jacob Maaske

Boys 18 –Hole, 16+

1– Ryan Clark

2– Cody Troudt

3– Skyler Good

Girls 9 –Hole, 9-11

1– Karsen Morrison

Girls 9 –Hole, 12-13

1– Addison Marie Mitchell

2– Lucille Dietz

Girls 18 –Hole, 14-15

1– Brooke Speer

2– Izzi Puk

Girls 18 –Hole, 16+

1– Morgan Thiele

2– Kaylei Becker

3– Madeline Murray 5

Race to Omaha Country Club This year’s 18-hole division NJGT Championship presented by Stonehouse Golf Collections will be hosted at Omaha Country Club, site of the 2013 US Senior Open. The course, redesigned by Perry Maxwell, sits among the nation’s finest private clubs including Augusta National, Prairie Dunes, Southern Hills and Colonial – all of which are Maxwell designs. The top point winners in each division as of July 23rd will earn their spot in the field for this majestic golf course. Invitation numbers will be posted on the points page of NJGT.org on July 1st.

To keep up to date on the current points race and learn more about the NJGT Points System visit http://www.njgt.org/ background/.

Boys 12-13

Points

Gutschewski, Luke Truscott, Jack Boor, Jake Sander, Kody Kluver, Jake Sander, Geran Savington Jr., Dale Orth III, Richard Kolbas, Jason

230 200 165 159 150 146 113 110 100

Carroll, EV

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Boys 14-15

Points

Jacobsen, Tyler Peters, Joshua Opsahl, Nick Strasheim, Steven Kluver, Luke Zillig, Alex Vuncannon, Bryce Malleck, Reed Case, Grant

190 170 159 146 145 142 135 125 120

Rogers, Ryan

103

Boys 16+

Points

Krajewski, Luke Hayes, Jackson Hale, Mason Klabunde, Rhyan Clare, Patrick Sood, Eshan Hock, Miles Wittler, Ryan Earnest, Blake Nolin, Aj Kuhlman, Mitchell

169 141 117 103 100 96 91 90 82 80 80

Girls 14-15 Boor, Anna Savington, Peyton Station, Nia Goertz, Kristin Whittaker, Megan Luebbe, Aspen Rose, Alexis Krebs, Brianne Thiele, Lindsey

Points 190 169 150 140 130 107 90 82 70

Speer, Brooke

62

Girls 16+

Points

Wineman, Haley Harris, Faith Thiele, Haley Corrigan, Grace Peabody, Rachel Thiele, Hannah Fay, Amanda Smith, Erika Knight, Samantha

130 109 100 95 95 90 89 87 80

Nelson, Claire R

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Race to The Field Club of Omaha The 9-hole division championship presented by Stonehouse Golf Collections will be hosted at The Field Club of Omaha for 2015. The oldest country club west of the Mississippi River, historic Field Club was the site of the 1941 US Amateur Championship as well as the home course for Nebraska legend Johnny Goodman. This tree-lined course will be the perfect ending to what looks to be another great season. Golfers will earn points through July 23rd which will position them for an invite to the NJGT Championship. Invitation figures will be posted on the points page of NJGT.org on July 1st.

You can learn more about the points system and stay in touch with your current standing at http://www.njgt.org/background/.

Boys 7-8

Points

Boys 9-11

Points

Girls 7-8

Points

Girls 9-11

Points

Sarangdevot, Udyat Kelley, Tommy Smeal, Jett Smeal, Cannon

135 125 100 95

100 50

85

Rogers, Brody Proctor, Braxton Christensen, Nathan

77 72 70

235 130 105 101 100 80 80 62 56

Schademann, Angelina Mullen, Martha

Gutschewski, Trevor

Jones, Parker Mullin, Will LaRoda, Zachariah Marvel, Cooper Smith, Ethan Benge, Jackson Kuhlman, Brock Nissen, Thomas Gonka, Mason

Bryson, Thomas

50

Nelson, Aidan

50

Holling, Riley

50

Rogers, Brock Charles

50

Sarangdevot, Pari Kolbas, Nicole Karmazin, Emily Karmazin, Julia Mullen, June Maiyo, Adalia Van Ostrand, Sarah Dumler, Kaitlyn Gutschewski, Isabelle Kenkel, Hailey McCallum, Sage Strickland, Kate

130 100 95 85 85 80 80 67 65 50 50 50

Girls 12-13

Points

Adler, Neely 135 Taylor, Jazmine 135 Van Ostrand, Taylor 127 Swan, Kate 90 Badura, Danica 50 Hanna, Kaitlyn 50 Sundquist, Brynn

50

Bosh, Lauren

45

Zoellner, Lilly Dietz, Lucille Witte, Georgia

45 40 40

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Presented by: Date June 17 June 19 June 23 June 26 June 30 July 8 July 13 July 14 July 15 July 17 July 20 July 21 July 23 July 27 July 28 August 5

Site Crooked Creek Riverside GC Knolls GC Sioux City CC Hidden Valley GC Miracle Hill Golf & Tennis Hillcrest Golf & CC Wilderness Ridge GC - Executive Dodge Riverside GC Floyd Park GC Mahoney GC Pacific Springs GC Two Rivers GC Tara Hills GC Kearney CC Championship - Fremont GC

City Lincoln Grand Island Omaha Sioux City, IA Lincoln Omaha Yankton, SD Lincoln Council Bluffs, IA Sioux City, IA Lincoln Omaha North Sioux City, SD Papillion Kearney Fremont

Deadline June 9 June 11 June 15 June 18 June 22 June 30 July 5 July 6 July 7 July 15 July 12 July 13 July 15 July 19 July 20 Invitation

TEAM GOLF Leaderboard Often called Nebraska’s Home for Junior Golf, Fremont Golf Club is the host of the 2015 NJGT TEAM GOLF Championship. A 16-team field of our top TEAM GOLF teams will compete in a pooled competition ending in a round robin championship for the coveted NJGT TEAM GOLF Championship Belt. Click HERE to view the TEAM GOLF schedule.

CLICK HERE To View the Current Leaderboard Click HERE to register for TEAM Golf

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EVENT REGISTRATION

CLICK HERE

DATE

SITE

CITY

DEADLINE

June 3

Council Bluffs CC *Rescheduled to July 15

Council Bluffs, IA

May 26

June 15

Meadowlark Hills GC

Kearney

June 7

June 15

Tara Hills GC

Papillion

June 7

June 16

GolfTEC Premier @ Kearney CC

Kearney

June 8

June 16

River Wilds GC

Blair

June 8

June 18

Eagle Run GC

Omaha

June 10

June 18

Centura Hills

Cairo

June 10

June 22

Mahoney GC

Lincoln

June 14

June 22

Sunset Valley CC

Omaha

June 14

June 23

Green Valley GC

Sioux City, IA

June 15

June 23

York CC

York

June 15

June 24

Old Dane GC

Dakota City

June 16

June 25

Holmes GC

Lincoln

June 17

June 29

GolfTEC Premier @ Ashland CC

Ashland

June 21

June 30

Wildwood GC

Nebraska City

June 22

June 30

Wayne CC

Wayne

June 22

July 1

Tregaron GC

Omaha

June 23

July 2

Two Rivers GC

North Sioux, SD

June 24

July 2

Warren Swigart GC

Omaha

June 24

July 6

GolfTEC Premier @ Pines CC

Valley

June 28

July 7

Tiburon GC

Omaha

June 29

July 7

Woodland Hills GC

Eagle

June 29

July 8

Knolls CC

Lincoln

June 30

July 8

North Bend GC

North Bend

June 30

July 9-10

Central Nebraska Junior AmateurJackrabbit Run & Riverside

Grand Island

July 1

July 13

Beatrice CC

Beatrice

July 5

July 14

Eagle Hills GC

Papillion

July 6

July 15

Council Bluffs CC *Rescheduled event from June 3

Council Bluffs, IA

July 7

July 15

Crooked Creek GC

Lincoln

July 7

July 16

Willow Lakes GC

Bellevue

July 8

July 20

Hidden Valley GC

Lincoln

July 12

July 21

Pioneers GC

Lincoln

July 13

July 22

Stone Creek GC

Omaha

July 14

July 22

Wild Horse GC

Gothenburg

July 14

July 23

College Heights CC

Crete

July 15

July 23

Indian Trails GC

Beemer

July 15

July 30 August 3 August 1

NJGT Championship presented by Omaha Stonehouse Golf—Omaha Country Club NJGT Championship presented by Omaha Stonehouse Golf- Field Club of Omaha NJGT Championship - Wilderness Ridge Lincoln

Invitation Invitation Invitation

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Other Local Junior Golf Championships Boy's 2015 Championships

Girl's 2015 Championships

NEBRASKA SECTION JUNIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP (13-18)

NEBRASKA SECTION JUNIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP (13-18)

conducted by the Nebraska PGA

conducted by the Nebraska PGA

July 1-2, 2015 Wilderness Ridge Golf Club, Lincoln Registration on NebraskaPGA.com

July 1-2, 2015 Wilderness Ridge Golf Club, Lincoln Registration on NebraskaPGA.com

NEBRASKA SECTION JUNIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP (12 and Under)

NEBRASKA SECTION JUNIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP (12 and Under)

conducted by the Nebraska PGA

conducted by the Nebraska PGA

July 3, 2015 Jim Ager Golf Course, Lincoln Registration on NebraskaPGA.com

July 3, 2015 Jim Ager Golf Course, Lincoln Registration on NebraskaPGA.com

NEBRASKA JUNIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

NEBRASKA GIRLS' AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

conducted by the Nebraska Golf Association

conducted by the Nebraska Golf Association

July 14-16, 2015 Four Winds Golf Course, Kimball Registration on NebGolf.org

July 14-15, 2015 Four Winds Golf Course, Kimball Registration on NebGolf.org

LITTLE JUNIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP (6-11)

LITTLE JUNIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP (6-11)

June 28-29, 2015 Site: Sunset Valley Country Club, Omaha Age Divisions 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 Registration on NebGolf.org

June 28-29, 2015 Site: Sunset Valley Country Club, Omaha Age Divisions 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 Registration on NebGolf.org

conducted by the Nebraska Golf Association

conducted by the Nebraska Golf Association

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Date May 23-25 May 29-31 Jun 5-7 Jun 12-14 Jun 19-21 Jun 25-27 Jul 7-9 Jul 13-15 Jul 20-22

Aug 3-6

Tournament PGA Golf Club PGA GC - Ryder - Port Saint Lucie, FL Kearney Hill Golf Links Kearney Hill Golf Links - Lexington, KY Tierra Verde Golf Club Tierra Verde GC - Arlington, TX Columbia Country Club Columbia CC - Ridge/Tall - Blythewood, SC Carlton Oaks Golf Club Carlton Oaks CC - Santee, CA Bayonet & Black Horse B & BH - Bayonet - Seaside, CA Taconic Golf Club Taconic - Williamstown, MA Westbrook Country Club Westbrook CC - Mansfield, OH ArborLinks ArborLinks - Nebraska City, NE 40th Junior PGA Championship Miramont CC - Bryan, TX

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The 20th annual PGA Junior Series continues to provide global and national exposure for each of the 156+ player fields. Each event is Nationally Ranked in the GOLFWEEK/Sagarin Performance Index, Junior Golf Scoreboard and the World Golf Amateur Rankings. Approximately one-half of the participants in each field are from the host-state and one-half are from outside the host-state. The boy's 15-18 winner and overall girl's champion will earn exemptions into the Junior PGA Championship at Miramont Country Club in Bryan/College Station, Texas on August 3-6, 2015.

Since its establishment in 1996, the PGA Junior Series has been a stepping stone for PGA and LPGA stars such as Hunter Mahan, Sean O'Hair, Jason Day, Amelia Lewis, Luke Guthrie, Jennifer Johnson and Justin Thomas.

The Series has conducted 198 events in 41 states. Boys and girls ages 12-18 have participated from six continents, 30 countries and all 50 states with an average participation rate of 20 states per event. The Series is conducted from coast to coast across the U.S. from May to August.

The mission of the PGA Junior Series and Junior PGA Championship is to promote the enjoyment of golf by junior golfers through affordable and competitive playing opportunities in professionally supervised events organized by The PGA of America and supported by PGA Professionals.

With no membership fee and professionally run national junior events the PGA Junior Series is the cost effective road to college golf.

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The journey to Augusta National begins with just one swing...

Local Qualifiers

Drive, Chip & Putt

LINCOLN Saturday, June 13th Hillcrest Country Club

OMAHA

Saturday, June 27th Eagle Hills Golf Club

GRAND ISLAND Friday, July 10th Riverside Golf Club

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Now that our NJGT Tournament Season is underway and many of you will be competing it is a good time to say thank you to all we have worked with this season.

We are looking forward to seeing how you play in the regular season tournaments and especially at the GolfTEC Premier Series. To help you all on your journey throughout the season here are a few reminders to help you along the way:

‘s Tour Tips

Play to Your Strengths When you are playing in tournaments it is important for you to hit shots that you are comfortable with as opposed to hitting a shot that you rarely practice or do not have a good chance of executing. Although it’s not always the exciting strategy playing it safe will save you strokes and keep you from the high numbers on your scorecard.

Use Your Practice Time Wisely The quickest way to shave strokes off of your round is to eliminate extra putts, chips and pitches. Use most of your practice time on the short game area or putting green. The more fun route is to pull the driver out on the range for a half hour and see how far you hit it but your score will come down by spending more time on the short game area and a shorter amount of time on the range tee.

Keep a Pre-Shot Routine It is always important to have a pre-shot routine when playing golf but in tournaments it can be the hardest thing to keep steady. When you play golf with people you don’t know or just being in tournament atmosphere sometimes nerves can be a factor. Staying true to a pre-shot routine can help calm your nerves and keep you focused on the shot at hand.

If you need assistance with your game make sure to stop by and visit our PGA Professionals and GolfTEC Certified instructors. To Learn more about GolfTEC of Omaha, Click HERE

Site Director Spotlight: Derrick Thompson, PGA NJGT Market: Omaha Years with NJGT: First Hometown: Ferndale, IA Home Course: Shoreline Golf Club Occupation: Golf Coach – Iowa Western Community College Hobbies: Spending time with family, camping and fishing Favorite Team: Seattle Seahawks Favorite Golf Moment: 2013 Champion of Labor Day Open @ Avondale Golf Club in Hayden Lake, ID Favorite Professional Golfer: Fred Couples 13

New for 2015 on the NJGT Schedule is Beatrice Country Club. This championship layout features tree lined fairways, undulating greens and pristine course conditions. Beatrice Country Club has played host to many championships for the Beatrice, Nebraska Nebraska Golf Association and Nebraska PGA and we are very fortunate to feature it as one of our host facilities for 2015. Beatrice Country Club offers so many great golf holes; it’s even difficult to select a signature one. Regardless of which nine you start on you will be faced with starting holes that feature tight landing areas requiring accurate drives. As you work through each nine you will encounter natural terrain, beautiful lakes and elevation changes that make the round as challenging as it is enjoyable.

Beatrice Country Club will host the NJGT on July 13th and we look forward to seeing you there!

Site Director Spotlight: Terry Hexum NJGT Market: Omaha Years with NJGT: 4th Hometown: Omaha Home Course: Sunset Valley Country Club Occupation: Retired Hobbies: Lots of golf, travel and fishing Favorite Sports Teams: Green Bay Packers, Wisconsin Badgers and Kansas Jayhawks Favorite Golf Moment: Lipping out a double eagle Favorite Pro Golfer: Arnold Palmer

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Send Us Your “Swoosh” Moments!

In each of the NJGT Junior Newsletters, we will be featuring NJGT members wearing and using gear from NIKE GOLF, presenting sponsor of the Nebraska Junior Golf Tour. Show off your swoosh videos and pictures by posting them to the NJGT Facebook Page or on Twitter by using #theNJGT.

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2015 Season in Full-Swing!

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Fitness Facts PGA Sports Academy Fitness Tips We are entering the heat of the season and now is a great time to remind all participants and parents about the importance of staying hydrated. Walking on a golf course for 4 ½ hours while carrying a 25 pound bag can lead to dehydration which will affect your golf game and potentially much worse.

Even minor dehydration leads to loss off distance, accuracy and hand-eye coordination. Here are a few tips to keep you hydrated on the course:   



3 ounces of non-caffeinated liquid every hole More on an extremely hot and humid day Once you have become thirsty you are likely already dehydrated. Stay ahead of the game to avoid being thirsty!

Water and Gatorade are great choices for hydration. If water is your choice be sure to also include some salty snacks like pretzels or nuts Sweat contains high concentrations of sodium and needs replenished Hydration starts long before your round. Drink plenty of fluids the day before and morning of your event

Hopefully these easy to follow tips can keep you playing sharp and walking upright this NJGT Season!

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3

Non-caffeinated liquids

2

Proper Sleep

Pretzels & Nuts

4

Potassium

To find a PGA Sports Academy program near you, visit PlayGolfAmerica.com.

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