FALL 2002 NEWSLETTER
Dear Junior Golfers,
Greetings! Hopefully all of you had a great summer with many opportunities to play golf. Please take a few minutes to read the fall newsletter and check out the back page for upcoming events.
THE SUMMER LESSON PROGRAM KICK-OFF at Rancho Caņada Golf Club, Sunday, June 2rd was very successful and a lot of fun for all involved. Approximately 380 junior golfers wrote their names down beside a list of 48 golf professionals at their respective courses on the Monterey Peninsula.
We are very fortunate to have many dedicated friends of junior golf who volunteer their time in an effort to make the Lesson Program such a success. Our thanks to Chris Pryor, Head Golf Professional at The Preserve Golf Club, and Todd Pontti, Rancho Caņada's Director of Golf and the President of our Association, for their direction at the event. A very special thank you to our dedicated team of volunteers who signed up the kids: To Karen Wallin, Maggi Dean, Rosalee Gorman, Aana Fitzgerald, Pam and Amanda Tanous, Gretchen Hausmann, Ted Hollister, Bill Glacken, Merdith Glacken, James Pickens Sr., Bill Pigott, Dave Johnson, Debbie and Chuck Rees, who did such an outstanding job for us!
Thank you to the following golf professionals who gave lessons this summer:
Hubert Allen
Kevin Allen
David Arancio
Pat Connell
Ju Dan
Brian Deems
Sally Dodge
Ben Doyle
Chuck Dunbar
Michael Fish
Cain Frazier
Patrick Gannon
Joe Giannantonio
John Grothe
Jim Hayes (2)
Sam Holback
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Dave Johnson (2)
Tyler Jones
Michael Keeran
Neil Larkin
Mark Lavin
Rick Leoncio
Al Luna
Jill Mann
Katherine Marren
Nick McKethen
John Mitchell
Ron Mulford (2)
Clay Murray
Nick Nelson
Kendall Palu
Jin Park
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Patrick Parrish
Joseph Peterson
John Pietro
Jessie Plaza
Shawn Roberts
Greg Rodgers
Jeff Ryan
Justin Russo
David Sanchez
Bill Sendell
Jason Shields
Laird Small
Mark Stoddard
Troy Sprister
Shannon Sweeney (3)
Terry VanderWoude
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WE ARE ESPECIALLY THANKFUL TO MR. NICK LOMBARDO, PRESIDENT/CEO OF RANCHO CAŅADA GOLF CLUB, FOR THE USE OF THE BANQUET ROOM AT RANCHO CAŅADA GOLF CLUB.
OUR HEARTFELT THANKS FROM ALL 1800+ JUNIOR GOLFERS IN THE ASSOCIATION TO THE MONTEREY PENINSULA FOUNDATION. The Foundation's long term support has enabled the association to continue to provide free membership, lessons, Instructional and Skills Evaluation Clinics, Green Fees for Juniors, Clubs for Kids Program, Scholarships and low-cost tournaments for the youth in our community.
GOOD LUCK to our college-bound SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS.... and to all the junior golfers who have turned 18 this past summer. We would like to share with you where our 2002 Junior Golf Scholarship Winners will be attending school in the fall:
Marcy & Seymour Hyman Foundation Scholarship - $8,000
Michael Wilson, Pacific Grove High School to Cal Berkeley
Robert Hughes Memorial Scholarship - $4,000.00
Devin Kehl, York School to Stanford University
Jim Langley Scholarship - $6,000.00
Boys & Girls Club/AT&T Junior Golf Scholarship - $4,000.00
Dana Kennedy, Pacific Grove High School to UC Santa Barbara
John Denver Memorial Scholarship - $5,000.00
Patrick Stafford, Pacific Grove High School to Cal Poly
Johnny and Linda Miller Scholarship - $5,000.00
Steven Russo, Monterey High School to UC Santa Barbara
Kenny Stout Memorial Scholarship - $6,000.00
Tara Chappell, Carmel High School to University of Hawaii
Dayn King Memorial Scholarship - $10,000.00
James Pickens, Jr., Seaside High School to San Jose State University
Couch Family Scholarship - $5,000.00
Julio Ruela, Monterey High School to UC Davis
Payne Stewart Memorial Scholarship - $5,000.00
Sean Kendall, Pacific Grove High School to UCLA
Darius Keaton Memorial Scholarship - $5,000.00
Brett Shingu, Robert Louis Stevenson, to Santa Clara University
Courtney Clark and Kyle Gentry were awarded the Lou Sable Volunteerism Award for their excellence in leadership and commitment to volunteer service in their community, school and with fellow junior golfers.
Congratulations to all our scholarship winners!!! If you will be a senior in high school this fall, please read the following information.
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS NOW BEING ACCEPTED
The AT&T Pebble Beach Junior Golf Association will be granting several college scholarships to selected junior golf members. If you expect to graduate from High School in June 2003 and intend to enroll in college for the fall 2003 semester, you may be eligible for one of our scholarships. In addition to the four year Jim Langley Scholarship, the AT&T Pebble Beach Junior Golf Association/Boys and Girls Club Scholarship, the Association will award the Couch Family Scholarship, the Johnny and Linda Miller Scholarship, the Robert Hughes Memorial Scholarship, the Marcy and Seymour Hyman Foundation, the Darius Keaton Memorial Scholarship, and The Payne Stewart Memorial Scholarship, all of whom provide a four year scholarship program.
To request an application, contact the Junior Golf Office at 625-1555.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION IS OCTOBER 30, 2002. THE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY DECEMBER 15, 2002.
This summer the AT&T Pebble Beach Junior Golf Association began conducting "Skills Evaluation Clinics" as well as Instructional Clinics. In previous years we have divided each tournament field by age. Now they will be divided by skill level to make it equitable for all players and to encourage the spirit of competition. All junior golfers who wish to compete in our Junior Tournaments must complete a skills evaluation test. The next Skills Evaluation Clinic will be held, Saturday, September 28 at Rancho Caņada Golf Club at 3 PM. To sign up, please call the office at 625-1555.
With the leadership of our "Clinic Facilitator" Dave Johnson, Golf Professional at Rancho Caņada Golf Club, our newly developed Skills Evaluation Program and revised Instructional Clinics continues to be very successful.
Our sincere thanks to Bill Sendell, Head Golf Professional at Spyglass Hill Golf Course and our Summer Tournament Director, who continues his fantastic job of making sure each tournament is well run and enjoyed by all.
We would like to thank the Peter Hay Golf Course, Rancho Caņada Golf Club, Del Monte Golf Course, The Golf Course at Quail Lodge, Bayonet and Black Horse Golf Course, Carmel Valley Ranch, Monterey Pines Golf Course, Monterey Peninsula Country Club, Poppy Hills Golf Course and Spyglass Hill Golf Course for hosting the "Summer Tournaments". The facilities were top notch, the courses terrific and your staff was gracious and accommodating. We cannot express fully how much these tournaments mean to the kids.
NIKE GOLF CAMP WINNERS
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS OF THE 2002 NIKE JUNIOR GOLF CAMP:
Anna Arzidan - Shaye Carter - Solomon Jeong - Gina Latino - Jonathan Parker
The AT&T Pebble Beach Junior Golf Association would like to sincerely thank all the junior golfers who entered the Nike Golf Camp essay contest this year. We appreciated the work and enthusiasm you put into your responses and encourage you to apply again next year. You are all winners!
THANK YOU NIKE GOLF CAMP
BANK OF AMERICA - MONTEREY PENINSULA CLASSIC
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
The Bank of America - Monterey Peninsula Classic , is looking for Stand Bearers and Runners, ages 14 and up, September 30 through October 6, 2002. The host course for this event will be Bayonet Golf Course in Seaside. Volunteers are needed Thursday through Sunday. For information, please contact Juanita Russo, volunteer coordinator at the AT&T Pro-Am Office at 649-1533.
GRANITE CONSTRUCTION YOUTH CLINIC
A Youth Clinic will be held on Tuesday, October 1 at 4:00 p.m. at the Bayonet/Black Horse Driving Range. Jeff Quinney and Hank Kuehne, two former US Amateur Champions will conduct the clinic, and special guests from the MONTEREY PENINSULA CLASSIC including members of the 49ers - Harris Barton, Ronnie Lott and Friends. Roger Maltbie will emcee the event . There is no charge (free) for the clinic and all junior golfers are invited to attend.
JUNIOR GOLFERS/PARENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
GOLF DRESS CODE REQUIRED ON ALL GOLF COURSES
Check the calendar for upcoming events and tournaments.
The AT&T Pebble Beach Junior Golf Association thanks the Monterey Herald, and Nick Nelson for printing so many wonderful articles recognizing our many junior golfers who throughout the year have appeared and placed in competition on the links. We are very proud of you. Congratulations!
Linda Tunney
Director
2002- 2003 WINTER GOLF (OCT - MAR)
ENTRY FORM
For more information and to sign up, please click here.
ENTRY FORMS MUST BE IN BY MONDAY, SEPT 23, 2002.
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