[For information on the current 2014 Suffolk County Junior Golf Tour, please click here.]
The professionals aren't the only ones who should be focusing on tournament play during U.S. Open week. Suffolk County's junior golfers can start preparing right now for this year's Junior Golf Tour, which begins at the West Sayville Golf Course on Wednesday, July 13. Parents/guardians have until Friday, July 1 to register their young golfers for the 2011 Tour.
The Suffolk County Junior Golf Tour is open to all boys and girls aged 9 through 17 who are familiar with the rules and etiquette of golf and have a valid county Green Key Card. It consists of four stroke-play events — one at each of the county's municipal courses — in July and August. Events are nine or 18 holes depending on age bracket. Players must walk the course and be able to carry their bags (hand carts are permitted).
Tour fees are $140 for 12- to 17-year-old players (18-hole events) and $125 for 9- to 11-year-old players (nine-hole events). This fee includes all four rounds, practice buckets at each event, one golf clinic at the Timber Point Golf Course, pro-shop giveaways and an awards banquet in August.
Timber Point pro Andy Carracino will host the clinic for Tour participants on Friday, July 8 at 1 p.m. The rest of the Tour schedule is as follows:
Wednesday, July 13: West Sayville Golf Course
Monday, July 25: Bergen Point Golf Course
Monday, August 8: Indian Island Country Club
Thursday, August 18: Timber Point Golf Course
All four tournaments begin at 2:00 p.m. Participants are urged to arrive no later than 1:00.
For more information on the 2011 Suffolk County Junior Golf Tour, call (631) 854-4947. You can also download a Tour registration form at the Suffolk County website.