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Hello Jack,

Welcome to the NFJGTOUR Newsletter and thanks for reading.

Once again, the season is moving fast as we already have 13 tournaments in the books. Unfortunately, three events have been affected by severe storms causing two cancellations, but you can’t fool with Mother Nature. Over the years, we’ve been mighty lucky not to be hampered by storms.

The “Fall Tournament Series” is complete and now it’s time to move on to the “Spring Tournament Series” which runs from January 1 to April 30^th and then we’ll roll into the “Summer Tournament Series”. Congratulations to our fall series winners – Max Cullen, Ethan Grossman, Addy Vogt, Nina Santiago, Lily Wachter and Luke Michaud. Our low round of the series a -3 par 69 was shot by Evan Raynor during the “Palatka Junior”. Thomas Sams had a nice -2 at the “First Coast Junior Amateur” played at Jax Beach Golf Club. Jack Cole and Sawyer Cook are now 3-time champions, and nine other players are currently two-time winners, plus we have 35 1-time champions who were crowned during the fall series. Golf is good and so are the NFJGTOUR players.

THE PLAYER’S Championship is just a little over a month away, so get your tickets to the greatest show in golf. We appreciate it if you purchase your tickets through the foundation by going to www.nfjg.org and scanning the QR code on the opening page and the using the PROMO CODE – 845EDU. The foundation will receive $40 for every ticket sold. The dollars help fund all our special programs like the Middle School Golf Program which starts March 4 and runs until May 8^th. That’s a $25,000-$30,000 expense, so every ticket sold helps. Thanks for supporting.

On the “NORTH FLORIDA JUNIOR PLAYER TOUR” ( 2-day events) the next event is the “Presidents Day Team Championship” at Bent Creek Golf Club. It’s an awesome event and the top teams will advance to the “President’s Day Team 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" , fully paid by the foundation and the Palatka Men's Golf Association. The Azalea is one of the largest amateur events in the country. The Junior Azalea is sponsored by 3^rd Street Charities and the Palatka Men’s Golf Association. Many thanks to PGA Professional Andy Heartz for making this happen.

At the Junior Azalea we will also host the second of four Notah Begay Junior Golf National Championship local qualifiers. One qualifier is already in the books, which was held at Eagle Harbor Golf Club. Three other qualifiers will be held one at the “Titleist Open” on April 21^st and one at St. Johns Golf and Country Club on May 12. The Notah Begay team will also host qualifier at Marsh Landing Country Club on April 28^th.

Scroll down and take a look at all the highlights and upcoming events.

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

This years program will focus more on player development rather than middle school competition. Students will learn more about the basic fundamentals of the swing, including putting, chipping, pitching and bunker play. Understanding rules of the game and more on what it takes to be a PGA Professional and make a golf club tick.

Back row left to right -

Aaron Russell, Josh Wolfe, Stephanie Connelly-Eiswerth, Clint Avret, Taylor Davis and Blanton Tessin.

Front row - Roman O'Rourke, Jennifer Borocz, Jake Etherton, Clayton Bromberg, Mike Broderick, Zach Vinal,

Jack Aschenbach and Hayes Farley, not shown RJ Milford

Peak Fitness and Performance is excited to offer a new, specialized program designed for high school and champion golfers. It's FREE for a week, so jump into shape with RJ and the team of experts.

Their professionally run training program will help players develop more speed safely and efficiently, resulting in up to 2-6 MPH* gains in the swing. Golfers are trained at the Julington Creek studio two times per week to prepare for the upcoming season by improving stability, strength, explosiveness and speed. 

Spots are limited so act fast. Additional details can be found on the attached flyer and on our website. Register early to secure your spot for this specially designed program! Got a question? Reach out to RJ at  RJ@startwithpeak.com .

Many Thanks to SoFresh owner Jeff LaConte for sponsoring the "NFJGTOUR Challenge" at The Golf Course at South Hampton. It was a cold event but his hospitality warm us all.

Jeff handed out some discounted and free lunches to introduce his brand to the NFJGTOUR family.

The food is delish, so go check it out when you are in the area.