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Jennings named U.S. boy's team coach for Junior World Cup STORY BY AMY PASSARETTI & LIZI ARBOGAST PHOTOS BY AMY PASSARETTI
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ave Jennings’ greatest pride in his coaching career is seeing his players advance to the next skill level and embrace his teachings to succeed not only in golf but also in life. It’s this philosophy on training that makes Jennings, men’s golf coach at Central Alabama Community College, an appropriate choice to lead the U.S. boy’s team at the Junior World Cup in Japan next month. “Coaching has been a good fit for me. I enjoy giving the kids some positive direction and presenting them with good opportunities. Winning is great, but improving yourself and appreciating what you’ve done is what fills me with pride,” said Jennings.
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From a selection of 12 head coach nominees, the Golf Coaches Association of America unanimously selected Jennings to head up the U.S. team after the field was cut to four choices. “It’s an awesome feeling, but this tournament will also be a learning curve for me,” said Jennings. The 2018 Toyota Junior Golf World Cup will be held June 10-15 at the Chukyo Golf Club Ishino Course in Toshitomo-cho Fukada, Toyota-shi, Japan. The four-man U.S. team includes Jacob Bridgeman, a Clemson commit; North Carolina commit Ryan Burnett; Vanderbilt commit Reid Davenport; and LSU commit Michael Saunders, who will compete in match-play under Jennings’ guidance.