It seems like just yesterday we kicked off the 2021-2022 season and, in a flash, here we are ending the “Spring Tournament Series” and quickly moving into the “Summer Series”. Twenty-four events are in the history books with fourteen more on the NFJGTOUR horizon. Six of those remaining fourteen events will be two-day majors which will determine the season’s North Florida Junior Players of the Year. It is a race to the finish, and it should be fun to watch.

In June, ten fully paid exempted players will head to Orlando for the 2022 North Florida Section of the PGA Junior Championship with the winners moving on to the Junior National Championship. Forty-five juniors will also head to the Florida Regional Qualifier for the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship. The majors will also identify the NFJGTOUR player who will represent the North Florida Junior Golf Foundation and Tour in the AJGA Junior PLAYERS Championship.

In July, the St. Augustine Junior, the Greater Jacksonville Junior Championship, and the North Florida Junior Amateur will set the stage for all NFJGTOUR tournament champions to compete in the “Tournament of Champions” at Ponte Vedra Inn and Club. And finally, the Adult-Junior Winners will gather to determine the champion of winners.

In August, twelve deserving NFJGTOUR players will compete in the Florida State Golf Association Team Championships in four divisions. In the last two championships the NFJGTOUR has won six of the eight titles and we are looking to repeat.

The players will close out the season with a round of golf at TPC Sawgrass – Stadium Course and then that night they will attend the annual awards banquet to celebrate another wonderful year.

As always, this is all accomplished with the support of our local PGA Professionals and members at their clubs with financial backing by our six Foundation Partners and our tournament sponsors. Thank you to all for your outstanding support and thank you to the NFJGTOUR Staff for your unwavering commitment!

Over the past several months the NFJTOUR has hosted three Notah Begay Junior Golf National Championship local qualifiers providing additional higher level golf opportunities for area kids. Two qualifiers were held at Marsh Landing Country Club and one at the Mark Bostick Golf Club to identify players who will advance to the Florida Regional qualifier at Mission Inn Resort and Club for the Boys and Indian Springs Country Club for the girls..

NFJGF provides local junior golfers, ages 7-19, an opportunity to be a member of the organization which will allow them to play in competitive tournaments that are affordable, professional and are consistent with the USGA Rules of Golf and the Conditions of Competition. The tournaments and events provide an opportunity for junior golfers to build a solid foundation, gain tournament experience and compete among their peers for the love of the game. The experience will help prepare junior golfers, if they so desire, to compete in any State or National event. NFJGF will also promote, fund and manage a scholarship fund. NFJGF will strive to provide scholarships to junior golfers that have participated as a member, uphold the values of the organization and pursue a degree at an accredited college or university.

The values governing NFJGF will be to operate the organization and impact young people with integrity, honesty and fairness. We will promote the values of self esteem and pride in our events, with our members, among each other and the community. Our decisions will be made with an objective, fact-based thought process. We will work together to nurture independent thinking which fosters taking responsibility for your actions.

To motivate our younger generation into loving the sport of golf by providing and financially supporting the NFJGTOUR, the North Florida Middle School Golf Program for all schools including Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns and other counties. In doing so we will prepare our junior golfers for competition in high school golf, college golf, higher level golf opportunities (state and national) and perhaps achieve the biggest dreams of all, the LPGA or PGA TOUR's.