Alliances
iAlliance Mission Statement
To enhance the playing opportunities and maximize the exposure of all junior golfers of each Alliance member while providing quality sponsorship opportunities to each members events that will directly benefit the players and families participating in the events conducted by Alliance members.
Purpose
The Alliance serves as an organizational and promotional body for all Independent Jr. golf tournaments, tours and golf organizations to strengthen the marketing influence, networking capabilities and fund raising activities for each member-s players and events. The Alliance provides the avenue for players, parents and organizational staff to benefit from the unlimited knowledge, experience and networking power of each individual members organization, their sponsors and the communities and countries they represent.
History
The Alliance was formed by Mr. Tony Espinosa and Mr. David Jones, both officers of the Texas Jr. Golf Tour. (TJGT), Mr. Leopoldo Lopez, President Mexico Golf Association ( Zona Norte), , Steve Smith, Director, Starburst Golf Classic, David Smith, former Executive Director Texas Oklahoma Jr. Golf Tournament, Morri Rose, Director Oklahoma Jr. Golf Tour (OJGT), Bill Walker, Houston Golf Association Jr. Director & Robert Valero, Texas Jr. Masters. The founding members recognized that many independent jr. golf tournaments, tours and organizations had worked for years within their respective communities, states, regions and countries to build strong and successful events to benefit the playing and sponsorship opportunities for their participants and events. Thousands of volunteers, parents, grandparents and business leaders put many long hours of dedication and financial resources to grow their individual events to the level they have attained today. Thousands of junior golfers from these organizations have benefited by receiving golf and academic scholarship opportunities as well as significant exposure to continue their golf or academic careers into the professional ranks. However, the founding members strongly believe in the team concept. Independent junior golf tours, tournaments and organizations have never in the past organized themselves under one roof to work together to build strength in numbers similar to recognizable national golf organizations.
Current i Alliance Organizations: Texas Jr. Golf Tour, (TJGT) Houston Golf Association, (HGA) Starburst Jr. Classic, Texas-Oklahoma Championship, (TO) Mid-American Jr. Tour, (MAJGT) Mexican Jr. Golf Association (MJGA), Texas Jr. Masters.
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