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The TJGT Sooner Jr. Invitational was played October 4th-5th, 2008 at the Jimmie Austin Golf Club in Norman, Oklahoma, home of the OU Men and Women’s golf teams. Over 70 players from five states and Mexico teed it up in the nationally-ranked, Golfweek event with a limited invitation-only field.
Several college coaches were in attendance coming to watch some of the best junior golfers in the region. You will be hard-pressed to find a deeper girls field on any regional tour than what you find in a TJGT invitational and the Sooner Jr. Invitational was no exception. Warm and windy weather greeted players both days with the wind really picking up on day two with gusts close to 35 mph making the site of the 2009 US Pub Links play even tougher. The bent grass greens were great with good speed, rolling to about 12 on the second day.  The course yielded 2 under par scores each day with Chelsey Cothran carding a…

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The Capital City Classic was played September 26-27, 2008 at Yaupon Course in Austin, Texas. Beautiful weather greeted all 62 players that played in this 36-hole nationally-ranked event. The Boys 16-18 played 6,814 yards, the Boys 12-15 played 6,264 yards, and all Girls 12-18 played 5,400 yards and this course that featured several blind shots and elevation changes.
Pace of play was a very respectable 4 hours and 40 minutes on average.

Lots of great golf and here’s how things shaped up after the final round...

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There’s never a shortage of action on the TJGT and this past weekend, September 6-7, 2008, was no exception. In addition to the two TJGT Invitationals played in Waco, the TJGT had events going on in San Antonio and Huntsville as well. With four events in one weekend it pays to have a big staff.
First up is the Alamo City Kick-Off played at the historic Pecan Valley Golf Club in San Antonio. Close to 75 players teed it up in this 36-hole nationally-ranked event with the Boys 16-18 playing 7,047 yards, the Boys 12-15 playing 6,564 yards, and all Girls playing 5,753 yards.
On Saturday the weather was sunny with a slight breeze.  On Sunday it was cool in the morning as the temperatures were in the mid 70’s.  Temperatures rose quickly to the lower 90’s by midmorning.

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Baylor Country Invitational
The Baylor Country Invitational was played September 5th-6th 2008 at Twin Rivers GC in Waco, Texas, home of the Baylor Men and Women’s golf teams.
This 36-hole Golfweek-ranked event saw 107 players from four states and Mexico teeing it up in perfect weather.  The course was in incredible condition with all Boys playing 6,921 yards and all Girls playing 5,674 yards. Several college coaches were in attendance once again with Baylor, North Texas, Midwestern State, St. Edwards and McClennan CC just a few of the schools being represented.
The Saturday night banquet at the Waco Convention Center had an unbelievable 375 parents and players in attendance and all were treated to a very-informative keynote speech by former Olympic Gold-Medalist Lanny Bassham. In addition to the TGJT bag tag, Nike shirt, cap, and dozen balls the players received at check-in, all players at the banquet left with a pair of Koss...

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The TJGT is proud to announce that the featured speaker at the Baylor Invitational September 6th will be none other than Olympic Gold Medalist and founder of Mental Management, Lanny Bassham.
He is the founder of Mental Mangement Systems and is the driving force behind the creation of the mental strategies presented in the seminars and products offered by his company.

Lanny not only developed the Mental Management System but also used it personally to win 35 medals in international rifle competition for the USA including 22 world individual and team titles, setting 4 world records and winning the coveted Olympic Gold Medal in Montreal in 1976. This ranks him third in medal count for the USA among all shooters. Lanny is a member of the USA Shooting Hall of Fame. 

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This past weekend marked the beginning of a new era on the TJGT with the debut of the Elite Mini-Tour, which played alongside the big tour at Bear Creek GC. With both the Fall Junior Preview and the Elite Mini-tour Kickoff being played August 23rd and 24th at Bear Creek, the TJGT took another step forward in further establishing itself as the place to play competitive junior golf. With Nationally-ranked events for boys and girls ages 8-18 there isn’t a better value in junior golf anywhere.
Although the first Elite Mini-Tour event was shortened to 27 holes due to some nasty weather that moved in on Saturday,…

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The TJGT had dual action going on this week with two events being played. The Austin Summer Classic was played August 18th-19th 2008 at Grayrock GC in Austin and the Houston Summer Shootout was played at Walden on Lake Conroe in Montgomery. Having a staff of over 50 high school coaches comes in handy at times like these.

Austin Summer Classic:
Despite playing in drizzle both days we saw some great golf on a great golf course with a couple of sub-par rounds and everybody getting around in under 4 ½ hours. Several college coaches from schools like UT, Yale, St. Edwards and OU put on their rain gear to watch the best junior golfers in the state tee it up. Three playoffs, all won on the first playoff hole, determined three trophy spots.
Here’s how the action shaped up on the…

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With several college coaches in attendance, Kevin VandenHeuvel, Houston, TX, 2009 shot a final round 7-under 65 which included 6 birdies on the front nine to light up the Houstonian Golf & CC and take the title by one shot over Brax McCarthy, Fort Worth, TX, 2010 who shot 69-70 for a two-day total of 139.
Vandenheuvel sat four shots back after his opening 73. The remainder of the top five looked like this:
John Duke Hudson, Sonora, TX, 2009 71-72-143
Brian Smith, Corpus Christi, TX, 2010 72-72-144
Nicko Dodd, Sugar Land, TX, 2009 72-73-145

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The first round of the Houstonian Invitational, the first Invitational of the young 2008-09 TJGT season, was played today at the beautiful Houstonian Golf & CC, former home of the Nationwide Tour Championship.
Although we saw some great golf on the course, the highlight of the event thus far has to be the College Coach Q&A. This event was held on Sunday night and was attended by over 120 TJGT players and parents. The years of combined collegiate coaching experience…

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The TJGT got the 2008-2009 season underway with the Capital City Kickoff played at Falconhead Golf Course in Lake Travis, Texas.

Although the second day had temperatures almost ten degrees cooler than day one, the first day saw weather that was extremely HOT with little to no breeze, and temperatures that topped out at 103*. Combine that with a golf course with many elevation changes and protected greens with more than their share of undulation, and you have a very challenging venue.

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