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We had all three during the final round of the Cowboys Golf Club Jr. Classic, which should come as no surprise to anyone not even the several college coaches in attendance. One Big VII women’s coach had this to say, “They may have only gotten in twelve holes but the quality of play I saw rivals that of any junior tour I’ve seen even on a national level.”
Big time congratulations to Samantha Long of Southlake who aced the par-3 #6 and to Roger Vezina who holed a 3-iron from 240 out to make a double-eagle on the par-5 #13.

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The first round of the Cowboys Golf Club Jr. Classic was played Monday July 14th at Cowboys Golf Club in Grapevine, Texas with 31 girls and 77 boys teeing it up in this 36-hole, nationally-ranked event.
The award-winning Cowboys Golf Club is the premier resort-style, daily-fee golf course in Texas. As the world’s first NFL-themed golf course, this is the ultimate destination for business entertainment, corporate tournaments, executive meetings and special events.
The course was in pristine condition and proved to be quite the test.

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In a major announcement, TJGT President Dave Jones announced that all age groups on the Elite Mini Tour will allow caddies. When asked why they were allowing caddies in all age groups and not just the younger ones, Jones stated “that in order to provide a competitive experience on the Elite Mini Tour along with creating a great positive/family atmosphere, the TJGT will welcome caddies at the events and in all age groups.”

Please remember to read all the Elite Mini Tour Policies on caddiy conduct and rules etc.  The first Elite Mini Tour event is August 23rd-24th at Bear Creek…

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Several TJGT/iAlliance members are set to join the 2007 winner and runner-up of the USGA Boys Junior, Cory Whitsett and Anthony Paolucci at this year’s competition which will be held July 21st-26th and Shoal Creek in Birmingham, Alabama.
Over 30 TJGT/iAlliance members either qualified directly for the 150-player event or were named alternates after 36-hole qualifying tournaments were held over the past few weeks all over the US.

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In a battle of former TJGT players, Grand Prairie’s Bobby Massa (UT Arlington) defeated Wichita Falls’ Will Osborne (Arkansas) 2 & 1 at the 2008 W. E. Cole Cotton States Invitational played at Bayou DeSiard Country Club June 24-28 2008. Everything pointed to an ALL-TJGT final with 4 out of the 4 semi-finalists being TJGT alumni. In addition to Massa and Osborne, Michael Smith from Cedar Park, Texas (Stephen F Austin) and Ryan Haselden, Houston, Texas (Vanderbilt) also played on the TJGT. Six out of 8 semi-finalists, or 75%, played on the TJGT as well.

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The John Fields University of Texas Golf Camp I Tournament was held on June 23rd at the University of Texas golf club. The 36-hole event was shortened to 27-holes due to rain. The tournament portion of the camp was run by TJGT staff headed up by Director of Operations, Coach Lynn Monzingo. UT men’s coach and camp founder John Fields had this to say about the camp and the tournament.

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Avid Golfer Magazine published its annual “Best Of” issue and the Texas Junior Golf Tour was voted “Best Local Tour For Better Players”.  TJGT President Dave Jones had this to say, “It is an extreme honor to be recognized as the best tour for better players by Mr. Craig Rosengarden and Avid Golfer Magazine.  When we say ‘come play with the best’, don’t just take our word for it, listen to what the media says about us as well.”

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THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS LONGHORN GOLF PROGRAM HAS SELECTED THE TEXAS JUNIOR GOLF TOUR TO RUN THEIR “END OF CAMP” NATIONALLY RANKED TOURNAMENTS.  EACH YEAR, THE MEN’S & WOMENS GOLF PROGRAMS RUN THE MOST EDUCATIONAL, INNOVATIVE AND VALUE BASED CAMP FOR JUNIOR GOLFERS IN THE COUNTRY.  UT GOLF CAMPS ARE HOSTED AT THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED UT GOLF CLUB AND CAMPERS ARE GIVEN INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE GAME TO INCLUDE: SWING ANALYSIS, SHORT GAME, NUTRITION, PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, MENTAL GAME, AND EDUCATION ON ELITE JUNIOR & COLLEGE GOLF OPPORTUNITIES.  HEAD COACHES JOHN FIELDS & MARTHA RICHARDS PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT EXPERIENCE ALONG WITH MANY ADDITIONAL COLLEGIATE AND TOP HIGH SCHOOL GOLF COACHES ON THE CAMP STAFF.

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At the US Open former TJGT/iAlliance members and Oklahoma State teammates, Kevin Tway and Rickie Fowler, and Andrew Dresser, former All-Big 12 at Texas Tech, all sit well within the cut line after the first round at the 2008 US Open being played at Torrey Pines in San Diego, California.
Of the three, Fowler, the 2008 Ben Hogan Award winner given to the top collegiate golfer in the nation, held the top spot after firing a one-under par 70 which left him tied for 6th overall.

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The AJGA Stars of Texas Junior Presented by Horseshoe Bay Resort was a 54-hole stroke play event held at Horseshoe Bay Resort — Ram Rock Course, June 9-12, 2008. The tournament field featured 102 boys and 42 girls, ages 12-18, from 17 states, Mexico, Venezuela and British Columbia. The field was cut in half to include the top 51-boys and ties and top 21-girls and ties after the second round Wednesday. Many TJGT players performed well at the well known “Challenger”. In fact, Ram Rock is called the “Challenger” course and has been voted the toughest course in Texas numerous times. Ram Rock features narrow fairways, natural streams, plenty of water and sand, lots of trees and vegetation and its share of blind tee shots. Only one girl and three boys in the 144 players field managed to shoot below 80 in all three rounds, no player broke par. The “Challenger” is the winner and holds its reputation well.
TJGT will host its Thanksgiving tournament and Tour Championship at Horseshoe Bay Resort in the new 2008 season. Come to take the Challenge!

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