Contact TJGT
Thank you for your interest in TJGT. For more information about the tour or any questions/comments you might have, please contact Dave Jones.
Dave Jones
President & Executive Director
Texas Junior Golf Tour & iAlliance
Phone: 817-707-8460
Fax: 817-490-9199
Coach Monzingo
Vice-President & Director of Operations
Cell: 214-493-6329
Mail
Texas Junior Golf, Inc.
c/o Dave Jones
4033 Bourdeaux Drive
Flower Mound Tx 75022
Dave Jones Biography
Left to right: Dave, Lisa, Sara 17, Josh 19, Matthew 14, Johnny 13, Joseph 8.
Personal: Dave graduated high school in southern Illinois in 1979 and was a four sport standout in High School. Dave’s Texas roots are with his Texas born mother and wife being a University of Texas Graduate. He was an All-State football, basketball & track athlete and recruited by many schools to play football. He chose Coach Bill Parcels’ Air Force Academy Falcons in 1979 over Harvard & University of Illinois. Dave’s desire to serve his country and fly jets has been a motivating factor in all his endeavors. Dave graduated from the Academy in 1983 and experienced the highest levels in college athletics while a member of the Football Falcons and observing the large Air Force Sports Program & Olympic training center in Colorado Springs.
Dave then attended Air Force Pilot Training in Del Rio, Texas @ Laughlin AFB and finished at the top of his class. He was selected to fly the Phantom F-4 fighter. After his F-4 training at Bergstrom AFB, Austin Tx he spent three years flying in the Far East. (Japan, Korea, Philippines) Dave was selected as his squadrons’ top F-4 pilot and awarded an F-16 fighter assignment in South Carolina. In August 1990, Dave’s F-16 squadron was called into action in the 1990 Desert Shield/Storm Conflict. His squadron was the first to leave the USA after the invasion of Kuwait and Dave served honorably as a Flight Commander and Instructor Pilot. He logged over 2000 hours of Air Force Fighter time.
Dave returned from Operation Desert Shield/Storm and transitioned to commercial aviation in 1991. Dave currently holds ratings on the MD-80, B-727, F-100, B-757/767, and B- 777. He has also developed several business interests outside of flying.
Dave has attended several USGA Rules Seminars/Trainings and served as a rules official for High School, TJGT and AJGA events. His past Air Force & business experience has allowed him to direct the Texas Jr. Golf Tours’ operations for the past six years. Under his leadership, the TJGT has become the foremost regional tour in the USA. The relationship with AJGA, Golfweek and college coaches across the country has been invaluable to over 1000 members obtaining college scholarships in the tours’ nine year history. The 2006/07 season senior TJGT class saw a 95% success rate of obtaining financial aid/scholarships. Additionally, Dave has championed the cause of promoting High School Golf and produced the first ever dedicated High School Golf website to list tournament results, rosters and player rankings. TJGT is the exclusively endorsed junior tour of the Texas High School golf Coaches Association. THSGCA. Currently, over 40 high school golf coaches serve on TJGT’s tournament staff. Furthermore, the TJGT has developed a radio podcast & HD Video site, College Bound Membership program, Elite Mini-Tour for ages 8-13, dynamic website & international alliance of junior tours worldwide to enhance national exposure for members. Finally, the tour has grown from 12 events to over 80 across Texas, Mexico & Oklahoma. The tour membership has grown from 100 members to over 1000 in the past several years and has attracted players from almost all 50 states and several countries such as Mexico, Venezuela, Korea, Canada, Scotland and others.
Family: Dave has been married to Elizabeth "Lisa" Jones for 23 years. Lisa is a 1985 University of Texas graduate majoring in secondary education. Dave & Lisa are the proud parents of five children, all whom are junior & collegiate golfers. Joshua (19) Member of LSU Tigers Golf Team, Sara (17), Matthew (14), Johnny (12), Joseph (8). Joshua, a recent 2008 graduate was a three time AJGA All-American and member of three AJGA West Winning Canon Cup Teams. Dave & Lisa are veterans of all levels of junior golf. They have navigated their own children from the developmental stages to the highest levels of the AJGA & USGA events as well as the college recruiting process. The are active members of Denton Bible Church and involved with several ministries including College Golf Fellowship, Campus Crusade for Christ, Crisis Pregnancy Centers & Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Dave’s Vision for TJGT: TJGT has set itself apart from the "golf establishment" by thinking outside the box. Dave refers to the TJGT as the "Southwest Airlines" of junior golf. Dave knows that too many historic golf organizations are bogged down in internal politics and posses an entitlement mentality. Dave’s vision of hard work and doing things differently that ultimately benefit the kids for college educations and not the organizations has served as his marching orders under his leadership. For too many years parents & players traveled across the country and played tournaments that gained NO exposure to college coaches and wasted thousands of dollars. Dave’s passion about bringing the best value in junior golf right here in Texas is evidenced in the leadership of the tour and its structure. Dave has assembled parents of top level junior & collegiate golfers to serve on the Board of Directors and tournament staff while developing a regional tournament system to save parents travel expenses. Dave is quoted as saying, "A person can be in the golf business for 30 years and really never understand the world of junior golf. Until a parent/person has one of their own children navigate the system of elite junior golf, they will never fully understand how to navigate the system & counsel other parents & parents. The AJGA Performance Based Entry system is very difficult to understand not to mention how to best strategize the AJGA system of tournaments. This is vital in planning a tournament schedule around a fixed budget to maximize collegiate coach exposure. This is why the TJGT leadership of parents of current & former AJGA, TJGT and college golfers is essential in future decisions for the tour as well as providing counsel and current information for TJGT members." Dave’s staff of former college coaches & current High School Golf coaches also provide excellent leadership to TJGT members and provide another "built in" value of why TJGT is considered the tour to play in the Southwest.
The Texas Junior Golf Tour Inc. is a tax-exempt non-profit organization. All donations/gifts are tax deductible and great appreciated. All donations & sponsorships go directly to supporting the kids of the TJGT.
Coach Monzingo Biography
Lynn Monzingo, former University of Oklahoma Asst. Men’s Golf Coach rejoins the TJGT as Vice-President & Director of Operations. Coach Monzingo has served as the OU Asst. Men’s Golf Coach for the past two years and brings over 25 years of High School Head Coaching & collegiate playing experience to the tour. His involvement with NCAA recruiting, AJGA operations, High School Coaching and extensive tournament operations & planning experience will only strengthen the TJGT as one of the best values in junior golf. “I am very excited to have such a well respected Coach and friend back with the tour in Coach Lynn Monzingo. His excitement, enthusiasm and professionalism will only add to the TJGT experience for families. Lynn brings fresh new ideas and a work ethic second to none in junior golf. He has the respect of the High School Golf coaches within the state as well as many collegiate coaches throughout the country during his time with Oklahoma.”
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