Click on our FACEBOOK link and "like" what you see.

Add Tour photos or share a story of achievement.

Hello Jack,

Happy Holidays!

The NFJG Foundation Board of Directors and our Staff would like to wish you and yours a happy holiday season and a Happy New Year! 2024 is going to be a wonderful golf year. Tiger’s back and it’s going to create another buzz in golf and TPC is setting the stage once again for the fifth major. Excitedly our kids in golf will be aiming high to reach their goals set at the start of the season. The TOUR is moving fast and we’re running on all cylinders. Thirty-six events between October and August are very demanding, but we love giving the opportunity for all of our juniors to engage and grow in golf.

We already have five events in the books, and we are quickly approaching the end of the “Fall Tournament Schedule”. Unfortunately, with the loss of two of our 2-day major events, the “King and Bear Open” and the “Hall of Fame Invitational” it left a hole in the schedule which affected our fall membership registration, but things are moving smoothly once again as we head into the “Spring Schedule”. The “First Coast Junior Amateur” supported by the Jacksonville Area Golf Association (JAGA) will be the first “North Florida Junior Players Tour” event of the season and will be hosted on January 2nd and 3^rd as we bring in the new year. Jax Beach Golf Club is hosting. Over 100 players will tee it up to bring home the champion’s belt. Two fully paid exemptions will be given to the boys to tee it up at the “JAGA First Coast Amateur” and two exemptions will be presented to the girls for the “First Coast Women’s Amateur”.

Then it’s on to the “Presidents Day Team Championship” which leads to the “President’s Day Match Play Championship” which will be contested at Atlantic Beach Country Club and TPC Sawgrass. After that it’s on to the “Junior Azalea” at the Palatka Golf Club” which exempts four players into the “Azalea" which is one the largest amateur events in the county. The Junior Azalea will also host the second of four Notah Begay Junior Golf National Championship qualifiers. Three other qualifiers will be held at The Golf Club of South Hampton on January 21^st, St. Johns Golf Club on April 21st, and St. Johns Golf and Country Club on May 12. Marsh Landing will also host a qualifier, but the date has not yet been set.

During the holiday break, December 28, 29, and 30 we will host three mini CAMPS at Queen’s Harbour Yacht and Country Club. Camps will run from Noon until 5:30 pm each day. You can attend one or all three. There’s more info in the newsletter below.

To all the club owners, PGA/LPGA Directors of Golf, Head Golf Professionals and Assistant Golf Professionals we THANK YOU for supporting junior golf and the North Florida Junior Golf Foundation and Junior Tour.

Jack Aschenbach, PGA

FULL DETAILS

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Brody Stevenson shot a blazing bogey-free 6-under 65 to propel to the top of the leaderboard and win the St. Augustine Amateur at St. John's Golf Club in St. Augustine, Fla., shooting 11-under total and winning by two shots.

Stevenson shot rounds of 71-66-65 to win. His final round, 6-under 65,

Don’t miss out on a chance to watch some of our local players along with all the juniors that competed when the TV shows air on Dec 12th featuring all the boys and Dec 13th featuring all the of the girls on Golf Channel from 7:00pm to 9:00pm EST each night.

As a PROUD partner we have worked together locally to provide our juniors with the opportunity to be part of the NB3 Regional and National platform. It has been a great partnership, and it is very exciting to see our local juniors featured on the Golf Channel each year. Many of our local juniors had the chance to qualify this year and over 300 juniors nationwide made it to the finals.

The Championships take place in the first two weeks of November in Kinder, Louisiana at a Native American golf course and resort called Coushatta. Many great players from all over the globe made it to the NBIII Championships, even Charlie Woods with Tiger on the bag caddying for him.

The NB3 will announce their 2024 schedule in conjunction with the Golf Channel TV coverage.

Learn more about how to participate! Learn More Here!

2024 QUALIFIERS

The North Florida Junior Golf Foundation will once again partner with the Notah Begay Junior Golf National Championship TEAM in 2024 and host four local qualifiers for NFJGTOUR Members and Guests. Players who qualify at local events will move on to the regional qualifiers.

NFJGTOUR Qualifiers will be in conjunction with scheduled tour events. Players will first need to registered for the NFJGTOUR event and then once approved will be able to register separately for the qualifier. The TOUR event score will be used for

both the event and the qualifier.

Qualifiers will be held at

The Golf Club at South Hampton - January 21

Palatka Golf Club - March 3

St. Johns Golf Club - April 21

St. Johns Golf and Country Club - May 12

For more info email

jackaschenbach@pga.com

PEAK LEVEL PERFORMANCE

Peak Fitness and Performance is excited to offer a new, specialized program designed for high school and champion golfers.

Our Offseason Golf Speed Training program will help players develop more speed safely and efficiently, resulting in up to 2-6 MPH* gains in the swing. From January 8 - March 1, golfers will train in our Julington Creek studio two times per week to prepare for the upcoming season by improving stability, strength, explosiveness and speed.

Spots are limited for both age groups. Additional details can be found on the attached flyer and on our website. Have your members and students register early to secure their spot for this specially designed program! Current Peak clients of the studio can reach out to RJ@startwithpeak.com about special pricing.

NORTH FLORIDA JUNIOR GOLF FOUNDATION

MIDDLE SCHOOL GOLF PROGRAM

February 27 to May 7, 2024

All Schools Welcome

For More Info

Contact - Jack Aschenbach at jackaschenbach@pga.com

The TEAM at SoFresh will be sponsoring the "NFJGTOUR Challenge" at The Golf Club at South Hampton on

Sunday, January 21, 2024

Welcome Tournament Sponsors

Welcome aboard Jeff and Amanda LaConte. The LaConte team at SoFresh. created a movement behind signature ‘fast-casual fresh’ cuisine by using only the highest quality ingredients. They offer hot bowls, salads, wraps, broth bowls, smoothies, and juices – serving them in a lively, welcoming setting. The store is located at 505 Durbin Pavilion Drive, Suite 101, St. Johns, Florida United States. Stop by and let them know you are on the NFJGTOUR or a supporting friend.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT - Anaiya Nahar

FOR THE LOVE OF FAMILY!

Bringing the focus to AUTISUM AWARENESS is 16 year old Anaiya Nahar. Anaiya has been an NFJGTOUR member since 2019. She's a four-time champion on tour and now she's a full-time champion in the community, with a cause.

When asked why she was hosting the event? Anaiya replied "My brother has autism and this cause is very close to me and by organizing this tournament, I want to bring more awareness to autism."

All of the proceeds will go to Jacksonville School for Autism which is a 501c3.

SAVE THE DATE!

March 24, 2024

THE YARDS will host this event on

and we hope you will join Anaiya by supporting her effort.

For more info - contact Anaiya at

anaiyanahar@gmail.com

2023-2024 Tournament Season

Registration for the 2023-2024 season is open. The "Fall Tournament Schedule is coming to an end and on January 2, 2024 the first event of the "Spring Tournament Schedule" will be hosted at Jax Beach Golf Club. Thirteen events are scheduled between January and the end of April, including 8 1-day events and five 2-day events. Check out the FULL Tournament Schedule below.

Call Executive Director Jack Aschenbach at (904) 868-9535 for phone interview.

Prior NFJTOUR Members are not required to re-certify.

As a reminder, newly registering Junior players 13 years of age and younger must be certified by the NFJGTOUR Staff.

FULL SCHEDULE

TOURNAMENT RESULTS

BECOME A MEMBER

TOURNAMENT INCENTIVES

Playing on the NFJGTOUR will not only give you outstanding opportunity to develop your game but it will give you sponsored higher level golf opportunity.

Many of the NFJGTOUR events have attached incentives and rewards to play higher level golf like the Florida Junior Tour, the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA), the Jacksonville Area Golf Association (JAGA), First Coast Women's Amateur (FCWA) event, St. Augustine Amateur, and the Notah Begay Junior Golf National Championship. Sign up today and take your shot.

INCENTIVES

INFO/REGISTER NOW

Calling all players!

Let's tee it up at Osprey Cove, Amelia National, and Hammock Beach Resort-Conservatory.

One of the fun events we look forward to each season is the start of the ADULT-JUNIOR Series. This season three events will be played during the months of March, May, and June.

Osprey Cover will be the opening event where juniors will team up with any adult. Fathers, Mothers, Grandparents, friends and even club/PGATOUR Professionals may join in on the fun.

This season we will not only have a team contest, but we will also have an adult and junior individual contest. Each of the three Adult-Juniors will feature the SHAMBLE better ball of partner format where both players will tee off and then select the best drive and then play their own ball from there until the ball is holed out.

Courses will be set up friendly and tees will be adjusted according to age and gender. Awards for team and individual winners.

WE look forward to watching you tee it up!

TOUR SCHEDULE

FLORIDA COAST

JUNIOR RYDER CUP

Play your way onto the TEAM.

With the series tied 2-2 we need the very best to take back the coveted trophy. On April 27th and 28th, 2024 the Gold Coast Junior Golf Foundation will travel north from Miami to Ponte Vedra Inn and Club to battle it out for the fifth consecutive year. It's been a battle to the end in every contest and this coming event will be no different.

Twenty-four players are selected by the NFJGTOUR Staff, so don't wait until the last minute to register for the tour. Players will be selected based on this season's performance and prior year results. The battle takes place at

Ponte Vedra Inn & Club - Lagoon Course.