The NCAA early signing period began, Wednesday, November 13th. Everyone here at the JGAA is so proud of all of our members’ achievements. Choosing to play collegiate golf is an incredible opportunity and we know each of these graduates has worked very hard for this accomplishment. Good luck 2014 graduates! For a complete list of JGAA Members committing to play college golf next fall, click here.

College Signing Day—2014 Graduates

IN THI S IS SU E : Winter Classic 2 December Schedule

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College Place-ment Program

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Itty Bitty Open 5 LPGA*USGA Girls Golf

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DI & DII HS State Champs

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Leftover Open 8

Go For the Green Contest

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These Boys Are Good! Clinic

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OF AR IZONA Fore Jr. Golf G O L F F O R L I F E ! V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1 2

J G A A S T A F F :

Tom Cunningham

- Executive

Director

Scott McNevin -

Assistant Execu-

tive Director

Zach Cox -

Tournament

Director

Brianna Espinoza

-Communications

Manager

Chaun

Groeneveld -

Office Assistant

Kathy Knadler -

LPGA-USGA Girls

Golf of Phoenix

Director

www.jgaa.org

1. Austin Glendinning-University of So. Illinois 2. Colton Estevez-Grand Canyon University 3. Connor Nam-Pepperdine 4. Grady Bourguignon-University of Arkansas, Little Rock 5. Josh Delo-The Master’s College 6. Kaitlyn Saum-Northern Arizona University 7. Katelyn Hicks-Colorado Mesa University 8. Katie Dunaway-Sacramento State 9. Krystal Quihuis-University of Arizona 10. Kursten Barrett-Arizona Christian University 11. Mike McGilton-New Mexico State University 12. Miranda Reyes-Southern Utah University 13. Randy Ross-University of New Mexico 14. Ryan Tanner-Fort Lewis College

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JGAA Winter Classic

F O R E J R . G O L F

Boys 10 & Under:

1. Ethan Klose

2. Gavin Aurilia

3. Cameron Kaiser

4. Nicklas Nuez

5. Jeffrey Huether

Girls 10 & Under:

1. Mary Beth Doss

2. Makenna Cabardo

3. Lauren Garcia

4. Raina Ports

5. Darlene Maitem

Boys 11-12:

1. Chaz Aurilia

2. Noah Nuez

3. Daniel Thompson

4. Dominic Wade

5. Mahanth Chirra-vuri

Girls 11-12:

1. Jenny Bae

2. Ashley Menne

3. Alexandra Mana-lang

Boys 13-14:

1. Alejandro De Zavala

2. Aaron Ramos

3. Cam Sandland

T4. Nicholas San Miguel

T4. Matthew Schwab

T4. Noah Robinson

Girls 13-14:

1. Isabella Cantwell

2. Katelyn Allen

3. Annabelle Huether

4. Jordan Grasis

5. Sarah Hameed

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Boys 15-18:

1. Steven Jordan

2. Phillip Agarwal

3. Tyler Raab

T4. John-Henry Rudd

T4. Matthew Topilko

T4. Joey Horowitz

Girls 15-18:

1. Karsten Mickelsen

2. Lauren Blumears

3. Sara Padilla

4. Ocean Pangan

5. Ashley Ohland

Girls Championship:

1. Emily Mahar

2. Alisa Snyder

3. Mikayla Fitzpatrick

December 7-8, 2013 the Junior Golf Association of Arizona concluded its 2013 season with the annual JGAA Winter Classic held at Encanto 9 GC and Maryvale GC, both City of Phoe-nix golf courses. Battling the chilly weather that weekend, the competitors held strong and posted some impressive scores, including Girls Championship winner Emily Mahar who posted a tournament total of 4-under, 140 to win by 6 strokes in her division. Congratula-tions to all of the champions at this year’s Winter Classic! Everyone played great!

For full field results, click here. For event photos, click here.

Boys Championship:

1. Jack McDevitt

2. Trueman Park

T3. Noel Sims

T3. Austin Glendinning

UPCOMING REGISTRATION DEADLINES:

December 11: Boys Golf Club—Winter Finale

December 15: College Placement Seminar

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

December 7-8: JGAA Winter Classic

December 7: LPGA Girls Golf—Holiday Tournament & TGR! Finale

December 16: College Placement Sem-inar

December 21: Boys Golf Club—Winter Finale

December 21: These Boys are Good! Clinic

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F O R E J R . G O L F

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College Placement Seminar

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The JGAA is excited to announce our upcoming College Placement Seminar. This FREE seminar will be held on Monday, December 16th at ASU Karsten Golf Course. The Col-lege Placement Program is a unique opportunity for Arizona junior golfers to have ques-tions answered and educate them on golf at the collegiate level and the recruiting pro-cess. This particular College Placement Seminar will have Arizona golf coaches talking about what it takes to be a college golfer in their respective divisions. The seminar will last from 6:30-8PM. The following coaches will be sitting on the panel:

Joe Prince (ASU), Melissa Luellen (ASU), Jim Andersen (UofA), Laura Ianello (UofA), Derek Radley (UofA), Donnie Powers (GCU), Mark Mueller (GCU), John Guerrero (MCC)

To get registered, please send the JGAA Member's name and number of guests to bespinoza@jgaa.org or call the JGAA office at 602-944-6168.

Registration for the 2014 Itty Bitty Open is now open! Sponsored by the JGAA, The Phoenix Parks & Recreation Department and The Thunderbirds, the Itty Bitty Open will

be held January 18, 2014 and is FREE to 3-5 year-olds on-ly. You and your child, along with a cartoon friend, will learn basic skills of golf taught by a PGA or LPGA Profes-sional. After the clinic there will be a fun, non-competitive, golf tournament. There will also be a special contest for Best Dressed Golfer and Caddie Team. All win-ners of the Best Dressed contest will receive a congratula-tory letter, a trophy, and two tickets for the R.S. Hoyt, Jr. Dream Day Activities at the 2014 Waste Management Phoenix Open (PGA Tour Event). There is limited space at each site and clinic time so register early and don’t miss

out on the fun!

Please click the link below to select your desired Itty Bitty Open site and time:

Itty Bitty Open Registration

For more information about the 2014 Itty Bitty Open, click here.

2014 Itty Bitty Open

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LPGA*USGA Girls Golf of Phoenix

F O R E J R . G O L F

Solid Championship : 1. J.C. Harvison 2. Kaylee Knadler 3. Kaitlyn Saum Solid: 1. Alicia Shindo 2. Michelle Nguyen 3. Lauren Churchill Checkered 2: 1. Ivy Song 2. Victoria Auer 3. Lorel Hayward Checkered 1: 1. MiKayla Sgrillo 2. Ainsley Snyder 3. Drucelle Pedrosa Floral 2: 1. Emily Ding 2. Kalyn Doss 3. Kendall Hayward

Caddy Division: 1. Talia Gutman 2. Carrie Doss 3. Ava Walulik Itty Bitty: 1. Alexis Vakasiuola 2. Samantha Deckert 3. Teagan Longanecker

December 7th marked the end of the LPGA*USGA Girls Golf

of Phoenix’s 2013 season, culminating in the program’s an-

nual Holiday Tournament and These Girls Rock! Clinic. After

an afternoon of heated competition on the course, the girls

came together to participate in the tournament’s traditional

gift exchange. Congratulations to all of the competitors at

the event and to the winners of each division! And thanks to

all the LPGA*USGA Girls Golf members for such a great year!

For full field results, click here.

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The weekend of November 2nd marked the completion of the week long AIA Division 1 & 2, Boys and Girls High School State Golf Championships. This year, all golf championships were held at the Aguila Golf Course, a City of Phoenix golf course. The competition was fierce and made for an entertaining week of golf. Congratulations to each of the team champions and individual medalists!

Division 1: Boys

Team Champion - Red Mountain High School

Individual Medalist - Ben Harden, Mountain Pointe High School

Division 1: Girls

Team Champion - Xavier College Preparatory

Individual Medalist - Hannah O'Sullivan, Xavier College Preparatory

Division 2: Boys

Team Champion - Thunderbird High School

Individual Medalist - Austin Stadeli, Notre Dame Preparatory

Division 2: Girls

Team Champion - Sahuaro High School

Individual Medalist - Abbie Cantwell, Cactus Shadows High School

AIA Division 1 & 2 Boys and Girls H.S. State Golf Championships

For full field results, click links below:

AIA Boys DI State Championship -https://www.iwanamaker.com/node/3049181

AIA Girls DI State Championship -https://www.iwanamaker.com/node/3049177

AIA Boys DII State Championship -https://www.iwanamaker.com/node/3049129

AIA Girls DII State Championship -https://www.iwanamaker.com/node/3049172

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The Leftover Open

F O R E J R . G O L F

The 9th Annual Leftover Open member golf tournament was once again held at the Pinnacle Peak Country Club the day after Thanksgiving with the proceeds to benefit the Junior Golf Association of Arizona. 72 players participated this year and fun was had by all.

Thanks to Mike Goode, parent of a former JGAA member (Nick Goode) for organizing the event each year, coordinates with the JGAA and spearheads the donations and pledges. Each year the JGAA has several of its junior members volunteer their time to assist with the contests on the designat-ed par three holes. This year JGAA members JC Harvison, Ashley and John Menne, Zack Stodola, Andrew Stineman and Casey Jansen volun-teered. As a result of the efforts of all the Lefto-ver Open contributed $3,300 to the JGAA to assist with their many programs and help with financial assistance to those in need.

We wish to thank the Pinnacle Peak Country Club; General Manager, Brian Straight, Director of Golf, Bill Kuikman and his staff and all the PPCC members for their support of this fun event and giving back to junior golf. A special thank you to John McMillan of the Acushnet Company and his generous donation of Titleist golf balls for the par three contests.

Mike Goode expresses it best when he says "I know it is a lot of fun for everyone and for a great cause".

Thank you to one and all for your continued support of junior golf and especially the Junior Golf Associ-ation of Arizona.

The 2014 Waste Management Phoenix Open will be launching a new fan-friendly "Going for the Green" clos-est-to-the-pin contest, inviting golfers of all ages and skill levels to tee it up for charity and a chance to compete in the 2014 Waste Management Phoenix Open Shot at Glo-ry. Past Shot at Glory winners include New York Post sportswriter Mark Cannizzaro (2008), Tilted Kilt Executive John Reynaud (2009), rock star Alice Cooper (2010), In-sight Executive Ken Lamneck (2012), and country music superstar Dierks Bentley (2013). All proceeds from this contest will benefit The First Tee of Phoenix.

To find out which Valley golf courses will be hosting the

qualifying rounds December 13-15, click here.

WMPO “Going For The Green” Contest

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F O R E J R . G O L F

These Boys Are Good! FREE Clinics

10888 N. 19th Ave

Phoenix, AZ 85029

Main: (602) 944-6168

www.jgaa.org

JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION OF ARIZONA

30TH ANNIVERSARY

JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION OF ARIZONA was

established in 1983. We appreciate and

consider it a privilege to have served junior

golf and look forward to the next 30 years!

Golf for Life!