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The Texas Junior Golf Tour travelled across the Red River this past weekend into the Sooner Nation to host the Sooner Junior Major Championship.  The event was held at the fabulous Jimmie Austin Golf Club in Norman, Oklahoma.  Jimmie Austin Golf Club was the host site for the 2009 USGA Public Links Championship and has hosted several prestigious college events over the years.  91 players representing Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Washington, Arkansas, Missouri, California, and Mexico played this fantastic layout, with the boys playing from 6, 675 yards and the girls playing from 5,602 yards.  The night before the event, all players were allowed to have a great Q & A session with Gregg Grost.  On day one players were greeted at check in with some outstanding tee gifts that included a Golfsmith gift card, a Nike golf shirt, a satchel, a cap, and a dozen Titleist ProV1 golf balls.  If only the weather had been as nice as the gifts!  As players were checking in, Norman was deluged with over two and half inches of rain making the course unplayable and forcing the cancellation of the first round.  The down time allowed for the players to have an off day.  Some of the players were able to take in a movie, some drove further north to Oklahoma City to find a place to practice golf, while others just relaxed and enjoyed the college football that was on television.

Day two saw the rain dissipate overnight and give way to sunny skies.  It was a beautiful day for golf with temperatures in the high 70’s and only a…

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Former OU coach and Executive Director of the Golf Coaches Association of America Gregg Grost shared from his vast wealth of knowledge tonight with the TJGT players and parents. Only on the TJGT do you have access to 100’s of years of college coaching experience through events like this and the TJGT’s College Bound Membership.

If a junior player is serious about playing college golf at any level, then the TJGT is the place to be.

Grost, who coached at OU from 1986 to 2000, led the Sooners to a school-record seven tournament victories in 1989, including the NCAA Championship, and was named the Dave Williams National Coach of the Year.

He also led Oklahoma to the 1992 Big Eight Championship and was named conference coach of the year.

Grost began his coaching career in 1981 at Lamar University.  He was named Southland Conference Coach of the Year in 1983 and 1985 while leading the Cardinals…

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The TJGT Falconhead Mini Tour Junior Championship was played at the Falconhead Golf Course October 16th-17th 2010 in sunny, perfect weather.
Yardage played per age group (I don’t need slope or rating): The Boys 12-13 played 5,800 yards; the Boys/Girls 10-11 played 5,100 yards; and the Boys 8-9 played 5,000 yards in this 36-hole, nationally-ranked event.
The weather was cool in the morning with just a slight breeze as the day warmed to the low 80’s each day.  In the Boys 10-11 Division Lawson Klotz won the playoff for 2nd place on the 2nd Hole with a par.  David Seagram of Dallas Texas had a big week.  Not only did he card a Hole-in-one on…

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The TJGT Houston 5A - Regional 3 Preview was played at Eagle Pointe Golf Club in Houston, Texas with the Boys 16-18 played 6,851 yards; the Boys 12-15 played 6,851 yards; and all Girls 12-18 played 5,754 yards in this 36-hole nationally-ranked event that was played October 16-17, 2010.

Houston’s weather in October, as good as it gets. Players from Texas, Louisiana, Mexico teed it up as blue skies and near perfect temperatures gave way to some great golf as many new faces began popping up on the TJGT.

Caitlyn Cassity staked her claim as the regions player to beat after the departure of several top notch girls golfers into the college ranks from last season. Her solid 76 1st round was followed by a perfect 71 2nd round to easily step up to the top of the leaderboard. Cecilie Nordahl of Katy Raquel Trevino of Pasadena and Lauren Boone of Houston, just couldn’t muster enough charge at the end to pressure the…

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Oklahoma State Head Coach Mike McGraw will be the guest speaker at Red River Shootout October 30-31st at the historic Dornick Hills Golf & Country Club in Ardmore, Oklahoma. The Red River Shootout places the best player from the TJGT against the best players from the Oklamhoma Junior Tour in an unique team format.

In five seasons as the head coach at Oklahoma State, Mike McGraw has undoubtedly left his mark on one of the nation’s proudest programs.

In 2010, McGraw narrowly missed leading the Cowboys to their second national title under his direction. OSU’s runner-up showing at the NCAA Championship brought to a close a successful campaign that produced five victories. The Cowboys also finished the season as the nation’s top-ranked squad for the second consecutive year. Among the squad’s wins was a fourth consecutive Big 12 title that saw McGraw named the league’s coach of the year for the fourth-straight time.

McGraw also oversaw five medalists and three of his players achieved All-America status.

OSU has now won 21 times overall with McGraw at the helm. Additionally, 23 individual medalists have been crowned under his watch.

The 2008-09 season saw the Cowboys win five times. OSU was impressive in victory, winning four times by double-digit totals. Overall, McGraw’s squad won by an average of…

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This is one of the best times of the year to play golf and the TJGT hosted two awesome events with international fields with players from Australia and China teeing it up alongside players from Texas and surrounding states.
First up the TJGT Grey Rock Junior Championship was played at the Grey Rock Golf Course in Austin, Texas October 2nd-3rd, 2010 in beautiful Fall weather.
The Boys 16-18 played 6,909 yards, the Boys 12-15 played 6,378 yards; and All Girls played 5,732 yards in this 36-hole, nationally-ranked event. This was yet another international field with players from Texas and China.
Weather was cool in the morning with just a slight breeze as the day warmed to the low 80’s.  Both the weather and the golf course were in perfect conditions.  Day one saw many birdies as Kalen Vos posted a two-under par round, while Garrison Lackey posted seven birdies on his way to a one-under par 71, and Logan Boatner carded six birdies…

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The TJGT Cypresswood Junior Championship was played September 25-26 2010 at the Cypresswood Golf Club on the Cypress Course in Cypress, Texas. Over 60 players from Texas, Louisiana, Mexico teed it up in almost perfect weather in this 36-hole nationally-ranked event with the Boys 16-18 playing 6,906 yards; the Boys 12-15 playing 6,238 yards; and all Girls 5,714 yards.
Luke Sheehan used 5 birdies in his final of 68 round to overcome a final round of 67 by runner-up Jose Narro.  Zach Baldwin’s consistent play of 71-70 gained him third-place honors.

The excitement of the tournament came in the boys 12-15 division where Michael Cotton won by 2 shots over Carter…

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GOLFWEEK MAGAZINE, THE NATIONS PREMIER GOLF MAGAZINE FOR COLLEGE AND JUNIOR GOLF COVERAGE HAS EXPANDED THE REALTIONSHIP WITH THE TEXAS JR. GOLF TOUR AND HIGHSCHOOLGOLFSCOREBOARD.  GOLFWEEK’S EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OF COLLEGE GOLF WITH LANCE RINGLER, ASHER WILDMAN, SEAN MARTIN AS WELL AS JUNIOR GOLF COVERAGE WITH JULIE WILLIAMS & RYAN LAVNER WILL PROVIDE TEXAS JR. GOLF TOUR MEMBERS AS WELL AS ALL HIGH SCHOOL GOLF COACHES AND PLAYERS TREMENDOUS COVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE NATION.  GOLFWEEK IS EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH TJGT & HSGS AS THEY ARE THE LEADERS IN JUNIOR & HIGH SCHOOL GOLF IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE SOUTHWEST REGION.  GOLFWEEK IS HAPPY TO EXTEND A COMPLIMENTARY SUSCRPITION TO ALL THE TJGT, HSGS AND HIGH SCHOOL COACH MEMBERS. 
DAVE JONES, TJGT PRESIDENT STATES:  GOLFWEEK IS THE LEADER IN COLLEGE & JUNIOR GOLF.  TJGT KNOWS LANCE RINGLER WELL FROM OUR INCREDIBLY POPULAR LIVE Q & A SESSIONS AT BARTON CREEK EACH YEAR AND OUR PODCAST AND CONFERENCE CALLS WITH OUR COLLEGE BOUND MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM. TJGT CONTINUES TO INFORM & EDUCATE OUR MEMBERS, HIGH SCHOOL COACHES, PLAYER AND PARENTS BETTER THAN ANYONE IN THE COUNTRY. WHEN THAT HAPPENS, OUR MEMBERS ARE…

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The TJGT Future Collegiate Girls Championship at Trophy Club Country Club was played September 18th-19th 2010 on the Whitworth Course at, you guessed it, Trophy Club Country Club. With a majority of the TJGT boys playing in the largest high school golf tournament in the country, The Bart Granger Invitational, the TJGT did a “ladies only” event. It was a great event in every aspect with perfect weather, an incredible course, and lots of great golf. Girls from Texas and Louisiana teed up in this 36-hole, nationally-ranked event that had all girls 12-18 playing a collegiate…

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TJGT & Mental Management Systems LLC are excited to announce an expanded relationship to maximize the value to TJGT’s College Bound Membership
Program.  Mental Management Systems is one of the leading companies training professional, collegiate & high school athletes to maximize their performance in many sports to include golf.  Lanny Bassham, Founder, Olympic Golf Medalist, World & National Champion, Olympic Coach and mentor to Fortune 500 Executives has developed a unique program to train athletes as well as business professionals on “How to Perform Under Pressure.”

Lanny and his son Troy, a multiple national & world champion himself currently work with many collegiate & PGA Tour players who are producing…

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