Backspin Volume 3, Issue 10 | Page 40

KGF announces 2016 Tommy Moore Memorial Tourney The Allstate Sugar Bowl Tommy Moore Memorial Junior Golf Championship is an annual tournament hosted by the Kelly Gibson Foundation inviting junior golfers to compete each holiday season in New Orleans, Louisiana. The tournament field will consist of 84 top-ranked junior golfers from across the country competing at English Turn Golf & Country Club on Dec. 28-29. The TMMJGC is open to both boys and girls ages 13-18 who are not enrolled in college. Divisions for the 2016 tournament will include Boys 16-18, Boys 13-15 and Girls 13-18. The tournament committee will select participants for the 2016 TMMJGC based on invitations given to State Golf Associations, 2015 TMMJGC player results, Sponsor Exemptions and Kelly Gibson Junior Golf Tour “Players of the Year” (age eligible divisions only). For junior golfers who do not receive an invitation from the tournament committee, please complete the Tournament Application to submit player information. Selections will be made based on player resumes and Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings. Deadline for applications is Friday, Nov. 4. Participant selections and alternate lists will be made by Nov. 9. Visit our Tournament Information Page for full Championship details. 40 Tommy Moore was the most accomplished junior golfer to ever emerge from the New Orleans area. In 1980, Tommy was ranked #1 in the Golf Digest Junior World Rankings and went on to have a decorated collegiate career at Oklahoma State University where he was an All-American, National Champion, and Academic All-American. After playing on the PGA TOUR for three seasons, Tommy Moore’s life was cut short at the young age of 35 due to a rare blood disease. In his memory, the Kelly Gibson Foundation is proud to partner with the Allstate Sugar Bowl to host a national event that recognizes the impact Tommy made on junior golf and the New Orleans community.