Hope Valley CC and CGA to conduct Hope Valley Junior Invitational

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (January 12, 2018) – The membership of Hope Valley Country Club has announced the inaugural Hope Valley Junior Invitational will be conducted on the Donald Ross designed golf course on August 14-16, 2018.  The event will be a 54-hole stroke play tournament for boys and girls who earn their invitation through 22 invitation criteria categories that include junior tournaments and rankings from over five states.

 

Related: Championship Website

 

For the club’s Head Golf Professional, Bob Byrnes, the Hope Valley Junior Invitational offers participants the opportunity to compete on a storied, historic course and enjoy a warm, enthusiastic welcome at this classic private club. “The Hope Valley membership is eager to give back to the game by combining a top competitive golf event with true Southern hospitality,” stated Byrnes. “Of all the tournaments we’ve hosted over the years, this may be closest to the heart of the membership. Growing the game and investing in the future of golf are longstanding priorities at Hope Valley Country Club. We’re looking forward to hosting the tournament this August and for many years to come.”

 

“Hope Valley Country Club has been a great supporter of junior golf for many years and having them create a tournament like the Hope Valley Junior Invitational really shows their dedication to growing the game of golf. The Carolinas Golf Association is honored that Hope Valley would ask us to be a part of what will become one of the best junior tournaments in the Carolinas,” stated Jason Cox, Director of Junior Golf for the Carolinas Golf Association.

 

 

Hope Valley Country Club was founded in 1926 and the course was built by the world-famous golf course architect, Donald J. Ross. Through the years the course has had the distinction of hosting many prestigious golf tournaments including U.S. Amateur Qualifying for both Men and Women, U.S. Senior Men’s Qualifying, North Carolina Amateur Championship, Carolinas Junior Boys’ Championship, Women’s Western Junior National Championship, and Carolinas Junior Girls’ Championship. The tournament the club members may be most proud of took place on April 1, 1945 when Byron Nelson won the Durham Open at Hope Valley. This was his fourth victory out of eleven tournaments in a row — a PGA TOUR record. The current Hope Valley membership recognizes that proud stewardship of these outstanding traditions requires that their club continue to blaze new trails and share their commitment to the great game of golf with upcoming generations.

 

 

For more information about the Hope Valley Junior Invitational, please visit the championship website at https://www.hopevalleyjuniorinvitational.com.

 

DATES
August 14-16, 2018

HOST SITE

Hope Valley Country Club, 3803 Dover Road, Durham, NC 277074

 

FORMAT
The tournament is conducted at 54-holes of individual stroke play.

 

DIVISIONS

Boys and girls will compete in division based on gender; there are no age divisions.

 

FIELD SZE

 

Field will consist of 24 girls and 60 boys.

 

INVITATION CRITERIA

Please visit the championship website (link above) for more information

 

PRIZES
Trophies are awarded to the top five positions in each division.

 

REGISTRATION

Invited juniors may begin to register on June 7, 2018 (8 pm).  Girls’ division is open to the first 24 invited girls to register.  Boys’ division is open to the first 60 invited boys to register.

 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Monday, August 13, 2018

10:00 am - 2:00 pm       Practice rounds

5:00 pm - 5:45 pm         Player registration

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm         Tournament dinner for players and parents

7:00 pm - 7:30 pm         Player’s rules meeting (mandatory)

 

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

8 am - 10 am                 Round 1 starting times off #1 and #10

6:00 pm                         College recruiting information session

 

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

8:00 am - 10:00 am        Round 2 starting times off #1 and #10

 

Thursday, August 16, 2018

8:00 am - 10:00 am        Round 3 starting times off #1 and #10

12:00 pm - 2:30 pm        Awards lunch for players and parents

2:45 pm                         Awards presentation

  

About the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA)

 

The CGA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization that was founded in 1909 to promote and to protect the game of golf in the Carolinas by providing competitions, education, support and benefits to golf clubs and golfers. The CGA is the second largest golf association in the country with over 700 member clubs represented by nearly 150,000 individuals.

The CGA annually conducts 48 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 150 One-Day (net and gross) events as well as qualifying for USGA national championships. The CGA serves golf in the Carolinas with numerous programs such as: the USGA Handicap System; tournament management software and support; course measuring and course/slope ratings; agronomy consultation; answers about the Rules of Golf, Rules of Amateur Status, and Handicapping; Carolinas Golf Magazine; Interclub series; Tarheel Youth Golf Association; Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame; expense assistance for USGA Junior and Girls' Junior qualifiers from the Carolinas; and the Carolinas Golf Foundation (CGF). The CGF has distributed nearly $2,000,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.    

For more information about the CGA, visit our website.

 

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