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The TJGT Houston Cougar Country Invitational was held at beautiful Augusta Pines Golf Club in Spring, Texas on August 18th & 19th.  Sixty-five junior golfers from Texas and Mexico teed it up in August weather, which means extreme heat and lots of humidity.  All Boys 12-18 played 6,702 yards and all Girls 12-18 played 5,701 yards. Players were greeted on day one at check in with gifts that included an Adidas shirt and a matching logoed TJGT camouflage cap.  Players were also treated to a boxed lunch both days as well as all the water they could drink, compliments of the Texas Junior Golf Tour.  There were three college coaches in attendance to watch the thirty six-hole event.  Those coaches included the Jackson State head women’s coach, University of Houston assistant coach Chris Hill, and University of Houston Head Coach Jonathan Dismuke. 

The action was much like the weather…HOT.  On day one, the boys got off to a rockin’ start.  Hometown favorite Doug Shipman of Houston used his home…

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Two great events on three incredible courses. With this being the last week of summer break before most players head back to school it was a great opportunity to take advantage of the high level of competition on challenging courses before gearing up for high school golf. The TGJT had two events going on, The TJGT Gleneagles Country Club Junior Championship in Dallas and The TJGT Slick Rock-Escondido Championship down near Austin. The TJGT would also like to say good luck to all of the junior golfers trying out for their high school team in the upcoming weeks.

First up the TJGT Gleneagles Country Club Junior Championship was played at Gleneagles Country Club on The Kings Course August 16th -17th 2010. Coaches from UNT and…

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The TJGT Whitworth Mixed Team Championship was played Monday August 9-10, 2010 on the Whitworth Course at Trophy Club Country Club. In this special male/female mixed team format the Boys played 6,761 yards and the Girls played 5,767 yards.
This 36-hole event scored this way: “Low ball” the first day and “select shot” the
second day.
On day one the players teed off at 8am and it was already hot! On day two they started at 10am and you guessed it, it was even hotter! The kids were in…

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The TJGT Redstone Junior Classic was played August 2-3 2010 at the Redstone Country Club in Houston, Texas.

Wow! Scorching hot is an understatement! It was hot at the Shell Houston Open’s Redstone Country Club Tournament Course. Regardless of the heat, the kids were throwing darts all over the place. Nicole Budnik (hole # 14) and Kari Rosser (hole # 9) fired aces on day one. Rarely has the TJGT had aces in the same tournament let alone the same pairing as Nicole and Kari were in the same foursome when their aces occurred.

Several college coaches from the great state of Texas were in attendance watching the 116 player field with the Boys 12-18 playing 6,798 yards and the Girls 12-18 playing 5,768 yards in this 36-hole, Golfweek-ranked event.

In their last competitive rounds as TJGT combatants, Lamar Consolidated teammates go their separate ways with another 1-2 finish.

Katelyn McDougal changed her school colors from blue to red as she leaves Lamar Consolidated high school for the friendly walls of Lamar University, and once again pounced on her girls 16-18 division with an awesome 70-69 2 day score.

Katelyn’s high school teammate, and soon to be St. Edwards college golfer, Ryanne Haddow, fired a nice 73-76, to finish second.

On a personal note from TJGT Houston TD Coach Handley, “These two girls are exactly the kind of girls all of our youngsters should look up to. For four years, I have watched these two…

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The Texas Junior Golf Tour’s Elite Mini Tour hosted the The Woodlands Panther Trails Mini Tour Championship at the prestigious Woodlands Resort & Conference Center on July 26 & 27.  Four mini tour players, three from the Houston area and one from the Austin area, teed it up in sunny and humid conditions in the pine trees of The Woodlands.  The lone girl in the event played from 5,007 yards, the boys 8-9 division played from 3,845 yards, and the boys 12-13 division played from 5,727 yards.  The mini tour players were greeted on day one with tournament gifts that included golf balls, a cap, and nice workout shirt.  They teed off on the first day behind the big tour, and this caused some problems with weather.  After the players completed their twelfth hole, play was halted the first time for lightning.  After a short delay, players resumed play for one hole and were delayed a second time for lightning.  After resuming play for the third time, players were finally forced off the course due to a huge line of thunderstorms that rolled through the area.  Rather than cancel the first round, it was decided that front nine scores would count for day one.  Montgomery native Hailee Cooper, playing in the girls 10-11 division, opened her front nine with a 43.  In the boys 8-9 division, Jason Marsh from Cypress opened with a 49.  Both of these mini tour players will be playing at US Kids Junior Championship next week in North Carolina at the famous Pinehurst course.  The competition was stiff in the boys 12-13 divison.  Kennedy Grimes from Austin, TX, opened with a 41, while Cole Hammer, fresh off a long stint from tournament baseball, opened with a 43.

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The Texas Junior Golf Tour once again had a triple threat Monday and Tuesday.  In the Dallas area, the tour hosted the Galleria-Dallas Classic at the Tribute located in the Colony, Texas.  This course was designed after the home of golf, the famous St. Andrews course in Ireland, and what a treat it was for the young men and women to play this venue so soon after the British Open was hosted at St. Andrews this year.  In the Houston area, the tour hosted two events on the same course.  The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center played host to the Woodlands Panther Trails Junior Championship as well as the Elite Mini Tour’s The Woodlands Panther Trails Mini Tour Championship.  The story of each event was weather!  On the first day in the Woodlands, play was suspended twice, and then finally halted due to inclement weather that rolled through the area.  On day two, players pressed hard to finish the first round, and then played eighteen more holes as the weather hit again at about 1 pm.  The Dallas area was not immune to the inclement weather either.  Players were faced with about a two hour rain delay that made the first round last approximately seven hours.  The staff of high school golf coaches at each venue was able to help all players finish the events.

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It was an historic event for the Elite Mini Tour at the Texas Junior
Mini Tour Masters held at the always fun Hyatt Hill Country Resort. For the
first time in the history of the mini tour, the field was comprised of all girls.
The young ladies played 36 holes of golf on the Creeks and Lakes courses
in normal Texas summer weather. The Girls 10-11 and 12-13 played 4,949
yards, while the Girls 8-9 played 3,875 yards. Each young lady was allowed
to have a caddy for the event and all did a good job with pace of play.

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Recent TJGT winners, Thomas Birdsey (Trophy Club, TX - Class of 2010) and Emily Collins (Colleyville, TX - Class of 2010), earn “Player of the Week” Honors from Golfweek.

One can argue that the only thing hotter than the Texas heat right now is Thomas Birdsey’s golf game. The recent high school graduate, who will be attending Kansas State in the fall, fired a sizzling 68 in the final round of the Allen Samuels Cowboys Jr. Championship to claim back-to-back TJGT titles. Birdsey also birdied his final hole on at the TPC Las Colinas (PGA Tour course and site of the HP Byron Nelson Championship) to win the TPC Four Seasons Invitational by one shot. 

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No time to rest on the TJGT with two more top notch events this week.

The Allen Samuels Cowboys Junior Championship was played July 13th-14th, 2010 at the incredible Cowboys Golf Club just North of DFW Airport. Just shy of 100 players teed it up in front of coaches from DBU and Cameron with the Boys 16-18 playing 6,710 yards; the Boys 12-15 playing 6,370 yards; and all Girls playing 5,723 yards.

Players teed off at 2:30 everyday and it was a hot one!  The greens were fast and the bunkers almost…

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