Red
Alert
Dani Mullin
(center) pulled away from house guest Lindsey Thomka (right) and 11-year
old Cindy Ha to capture the Girls Division in the inaugural Northeast
Junior Classic at Bethpage State Park (Red Course). In the Boys
15-18 Division, Cameron Wilson earned top honors by posting an
impressive 3-under par 36-hole total. Not to be outdone 14-year
old Sean Elliott won a sudden-death play-off to take top honors in the
Boys 14 & Under Division. Elliott defeated Jack Maerki on the
second play-off hole.
The
United States Challenge Cup Junior Golf Foundation
was founded in 1980. It was formally established in 1983
and incorporated
as a non-profit charitable organization.
The Challenge Cup provides
junior golfers ages 8-19 the
opportunity
to develop their skills through a
competitive tournament schedule.
The foundation offers: instructional opportunities through
local PGA
professionals, a junior mini-tour for novice to intermediate players (ages
8-15), 28 major competitions,
and opportunities to qualify for 6
of the world's top junior events: the Scott Robertson Memorial, the
Junior World
Golf Championships, the Golfweek/FCWT Invitational, the
Optimist International Junior, the Doral
Publix
Junior
and
the
Orange Bowl) and 2 of New England's premiere amateur
tournaments (the Hornblower and the Francis Ouimet Memorial).
In 2001, the Challenge Cup and Northeast Amateur partnered
to create another unique opportunity for junior golfers. Each
year the
Challenge Cup Player of the Year will earn an invitation to compete in
one of the world's top amateur events the prestigious Northeast Amateur.
2008 Sponsors
The World Series of Junior Golf and the Challenge Cup Junior Invitational
are
part of the AJGA's
2008 PBE program.
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