PGA Jr. League Registration Open Across Puget Sound

From Alday Communications, Inc.: PGA and LPGA Professionals in the Seattle/Tacoma area are offering PGA Jr. League, a game-changing way for kids to learn and play golf. The program brings friends and family together around fun, team golf experiences with expert coaching and instruction from PGA and LPGA Professionals.

Boys and girls of all background and skill levels learn and play together in a supportive, two-person scramble format that encourages mentorship, builds confidence, and promotes sportsmanship. PGA Jr. League is primarily for boys and girls ages 13 and under, though some facilities offer 16-and-under programs.

Below is a list of facilities in the areas surrounding Seattle hosting open registration, meaning that families don’t have to have an existing relationship with the golf course in order for their kids to participate. Parents can visit PGAJrLeague.com to search with their kids for a team by ZIP code or facility, and register online.

• Auburn Golf Course – Auburn • Battle Creek Golf Course – Tulalip

• Chambers Bay - University Place* • Fairwood Golf and Country Club – Renton

• Foster Golf Links – Tukwila • Glen Acres Golf Club – Seattle*

• Gold Mountain Golf Club – Bremerton • Harbour Pointe GC – Mukilteo*

• High Cedars Golf Club – Orting* • Indian Summer Golf & CC - Guests – Olympia

• Interbay Golf Center – Seattle • Jackson Park Golf Course – Seattle

• Lake Padden GC – Bellingham • Lake Spanaway Golf Club – Tacoma*

• Linden Golf & Country Club – Puyallup • The First Tee of South Puget Sound – Tacoma

• Meridian Valley Country Club – Kent • Mt. Si Golf Course – Snoqualmie

• North Bellingham GC – Bellingham* • North Shore Golf Course – Tacoma

• Peninsula Golf Club – Port Angeles • Skagit Golf & Country Club – Burlington

• Snohomish Golf Club – Snohomish* • Snoqualmie Valley – Fall City

• Sudden Valley G&CC – Bellingham • The Cedars at Dungeness – Sequim*

• The Golf Club at Echo Falls – Snohomish • The Golf Club at Hawks Prairie – Lacey

• The Golf Club at Redmond Ridge – Redmond • The Home Course – Dupont

• Tumwater Valley Golf Club – Tumwater • Useless Bay Golf & CC – Langley*

• Whidbey Golf Club – Oak Harbor • Wing Point Golf & CC – Bainbridge Island*

*Offers 16 and under teams

Last year, PGA Jr. League reported record-setting numbers with 42,000 boys and girls playing on 3,400 teams nationwide— a 16-percent year-over-year increase. Of those players, 80 percent were beginner or recreational golfers, demonstrating the developmental nature of the program and its inclusivity to youth of all skill levels.

Some of the PGA Jr. League key highlights for 2018:

• National Car Rental Support
• New Team Gear
• New PGA Jr. League Online Store
• Scholarship Program

National Car Rental has been an Official Partner of the PGA of America since 2012. Starting in 2018, National Car Rental is excited to expand its support of PGA Jr. League. In addition to serving as the Presenting Partner of the PGA Jr. League Post-Season and Championship, National will be recognized as the Official Partner of PGA Jr. League all season. National’s enhanced role helps provide multiple benefits, including new home and away jerseys, an improved post-season experience, and the launch of the Emerald Club All-Star program celebrating the support and success of the players, families, and Captains on and off the course.

National Car Rental’s support of PGA Jr. League has helped provide each player with two high-quality Garb jerseys to represent home and away games (one orange and one blue), available in boys and girls sizing. Players will also receive a performance t-shirt, bag tag, stickers, hat and drawstring bag.

Those who register for PGA Jr. League will have access to an online merchandise store, allowing family and friends to order additional team gear.

Through PGA REACH’s partnership with DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation Sports Matter grant, scholarships are available to players who meet financial need requirements and apply for assistance. The scholarship program launched in 2017, and nearly 400 under-resourced youth were able to participate because of it.

PGA Jr. League also has the support of some of the biggest names in golf—including Rory McIlroy, Michelle Wie, Rickie Fowler and Lexi Thompson—who serve as Ambassadors for PGA Jr. League.

PGA Jr. League is the flagship youth pillar program of PGA REACH, with the goal of making the program accessible to all interested kids in the United States and around the world.

Image via Hayley Wilson (PGA of America)