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NFJGTOUR Newsletter

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In this report:



  • Executive Director Corner
  • Junior Players Tour News
  • Future Tour News
  • Welcome Aboard
  • BILL STRAUB ADULT-JUNIOR
  • President's Day Team Championship
  • The PLAYER Championship Tickets
  • Gary Vanover Scramble
  • Grow the game!


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Hello Jack,


With the holidays now behind us, I hope you are refreshed and ready to move on to another great year in golf. The game is still booming, and I expect it to remain that way throughout 2025 and beyond. Our space and time are limited with the boom, but we thank you PGA Professionals and club members for supporting our programs.


Already we have 13 events in the books with 22 more to go. The “FALL SEREIES”, the first of three series throughout the season is already nearing completion with the final event being held a Palatka Golf Club on January 12, 2025. PGA Professional Andy Heartz and staff treat the kids like royalty and I’m so happy we have this great relationship, as we do with so many local professionals. The Palatka Men’s Golf Association buys food for the kids every season and the 3rd Street Charities group sponsors the two day “Junior Azalea” where each year, in early March as many as 100 juniors compete to earn one of four fully paid exemptions into the “AZALEA”. The “Azalea” is one of the largest and longest running amateur events in the nation.


The talent pool that has matured through the North Florida Junior Golf Programs is simply amazing and it all starts with caring PGA Professionals and caring club members who offer their course to grow the game from our youngest on up by supporting junior golf. 


The PGA Junior League, USKids, and the North Florida Junior Golf Foundation and the five tours associated are the steppingstones for what makes our juniors competitive on the state and national levels and annually recognized as the nation’s best.


The NFJGF winter Middle School Golf Programs and now the summer programs identify juniors interested in learning the game and through two 8-week instructional programs they learn the game. In 2024 twenty-two PGA Professionals taught over 200 middle schoolers at 12 area clubs the basics fundamentals so they could move on to one of the three steppingstones to become a part of the competitive field.


We’re looking for sponsorship to strengthen our effort and our special events. Give me a call and let’s discuss all the possibilities of how you can support junior golf.


Thanks, and have a great 2-25.



Jack Aschenbach, PGA

JUNIOR PLAYERS TOUR NEWS

FIRST COAST JUNIOR AMATEUR

JAX BEACH GOLF CLUB

THE RESULTS

OVERALL CHAMPION -COLE SLATER (above)

GIRLS CHAMPION BRYN KROSSE AND

RUNNER UP LILY WACHTER (left)

THE STORY
THE RESULTS

KING AND BEAR OPEN

WORLD GOLF VILLAGE - KING AND BEAR

OVERALL CHAMPION - SAHANA CHOKSHI (above) and

BOYS CHAMPION AMBROSE KINARRE AND

RUNNER UP DMYTRO KULYK (right)

THE STORY
THE RESULTS

FUTURES TOUR NEWS

SWINDLE TOPS FUTURES TOUR

AT WGV-SLAMMER & SQUIRE

Champion Camden Swindell


Camden Swindle was the only player to break 80 and he did it both rounds. He shot 79-77-156 to capture the crown by eight strokes. Swindle's77 is also his NFJGTOUR low round.


FOUNDATION TOUR WRAP UP

As the Fall Series is coming to an end with one more tournament, our 3 medalists n the WGV Open are also the top 3 players on the Series Points List. The Bronze winner shooting 47 is Walker Smith of Jacksonville. This is Smith's 5th medal of the year and he is currently in 2nd place for the Fall Series Points List. Leela Clark of Jacksonville took home Silver with a 43. Clark birdied hole #2 which is the only birdie of the tournament. She is leading the Fall Series Points List by 25 points. Our Gold Medal winner is John Patterson of Jacksonville. Patterson had 4 bogeys and 5 pars to shoot 40. This is his second gold medal and currently he is 3rd in the Points List.


RESULTS

Champion John Patterson, Third Place winner Walker Smith and Runner up Leela Clark

WGV OPEN RESULTS

WELCOME ABOARD


Welcome aboard and thanks for registering for the 2024-2025 North Florida Junior Tour season. It's going to be a good one. This is my 13th season and I'm hoping it's the best ever. Every day the membership grows. Currently we have 249 members registered with a goal this season of 420. Please spread the word about this great tour and invite some of your friends to check it out. You know, we won't disappoint.


The Fall season comes to an end this weekend at Palatka. The SPRING TOURNAMENT SERIES starts January 13, 2025 Let's get your name on list and join the best local junior tour in the nation.


NEW MEMBERS since December 1, 2024

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Join us on Sunday, January 19th, 2025 at Amelia National Country Club

to celebrate and man who cared about the game and our juniors in golf.


Learn more about his legacy below.

Please click on "WHO WAS BILL STRAUB" to learn more about this amazing couple.


WHO WAS BILL STRAUB


In 2013 Bill and Louise Straub became "Foundation Partners" of the North Florida Junior Golf Foundation and donated more than $100,000.00 for academic and playing scholarships helping to make the NFJGF what it is today. Bill was a supporter of the Norther Chapter PGA and the North Florida Section of the PGA donating an additional $100,000.00 in sponsorships from 2010-2022.

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 December 5, 2024

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