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Raleigh, NC, United States, 02/22/2009 - The Preserve at Jordan Lake Golf Club Selected as Qualifying Location for Prestigious International Junior Championship. The Tarheel Golf Foundation will host North Carolina Qualifying for Callaway Junior World Golf Championship in Chapel Hill.
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The Tarheel Golf Foundation’s Tarheel Junior Golf Tour will host Central North Carolina’s Qualifying Tournament for the Callaway Junior World Championship at The Preserve at Lake Jordan Golf Club in Chapel Hill, NC on April 18-19, 2009.
The qualifying event will take place as part of the Tarheel Junior Tour’s spring 2009 elite player series. “The spring series is being held at the region’s most challenging and spectacular golf courses. When the Callaway people asked us to host their 2009 North Carolina qualifying, we immediately knew that we wanted to hold it at The Preserve,” stated Eric Murray, TGF Co-Director. He added, “The junior worlds is among the most prestigious of all major international junior events with past winners such as Tiger Woods, Ernie Els and Phil Mickelson it is one of the most sought after titles for a top junior to win.
The Preserve is a test of golf that will identify the best player from North Carolina to receive an invitation to play at San Diego are golf courses, including Torrey Pines South Course, site of the 2008 US Open. If a player comes out on top at The Preserve, he will have a chance to win the most recognizable world championship in junior golf. This course makes a player think and manage his game and that is what it takes to compete at the highest levels of junior golf.” Murray should know, his son Grayson has made three trips to the Sand Diego area to compete and has three Champions trophies for his efforts. The field at The Preserve will include North Carolina’s top ranked junior golfers and is open to all players of High School and Middle School age. Entries are now being accepted at the Tarheel Golf Foundation Website.
About the Tarheel Golf Foundation
The Tarheel Golf Foundation (tarheelgolf.org) is a non-profit corporation that operates competitive junior golf tournaments in North Carolina, primarily in the Triangle Region. The organization was founded in fall 2008 to provide nationally ranked events at a lower total cost of participation than currently available to the majority of North Carolina’s young golfers. The organization’s junior tour started holding competitive events in January 2009 with full fields of players from North Carolina and surrounding states.
About the Callaway Junior World Golf Championships
The Junior World Golf Championships is one of the longest running international junior golf championships. Held annually and managed by the San Diego Golf Association, this event is truly unique with a total field size exceeding 1000 golfers and representing an impressive number of countries and states. Since 1968, junior golfers have represented over 73 countries. Many Junior World champions have gone on to enjoy successful careers on the PGA and LPGA Tours.
About the Preserve Golf Club at Jordan Lake
The Preserve at Jordan Lake Golf Club is conveniently located along the shores of Lake Jordan and within 30 minutes drive of Raleigh-Durham International Airport just south of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The club is an easy drive from the Pinehurst area and most central North Carolina population areas. The Preserve’s golf course is a Davis Love III signature golf course that offers one of the best golfing experiences in the region. Designated as an Audubon International Certified Sanctuary Golf Course, the club takes pride in preserving the natural environment surrounding the property. The course had been voted one of America’s Top 40 new courses by Golfweek Magazine and provides a fair, bur challenging test of golf for players of varying skill levels.
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