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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Grace Chen
Junior Golf Association (AJGA)
announced Wednesday, May 9.
The
USGA-AJGA
Presidents’
Leadership Award honours one male
and one female junior golfer annually
who demonstrate leadership, character
and community service through their
involvement with the Leadership
Links program: a joint initiative
founded by the USGA and AJGA in
2005 to further develop junior golfers
through volunteerism.
“I’m extremely happy and honoured
to win this award,” Chen said. “It’s a
very proud moment for me and seeing
who has won the award in the past, I
am very honoured for myself and my
charity to be recognized.”
Chen, 17, and Gerry Jones Jr. of
Suffolk, Va., will be honoured on
June 26 in Liberty Corner, N.J., at the
Polo Golf Dinner of Champions at the
USGA Headquarters. Additionally,
they will each receive tickets to a
future U.S. Open and automatic
entry into the 2018 Polo Golf Junior
Classic, one of the world’s most
prestigious junior golf events, at Echo
Lake Country Club in West¿ eld, N.J.
JONES JR. NAMED RECIPIENT OF USGA-
AJGA PRESIDENTS’ LEADERSHIP AWARD
Gerry Jones Jr. of Suffolk, Va., was
named a 2018 recipient of the USGA-
AJGA Presidents’ Leadership Award,
the USGA and American Junior Golf
Association (AJGA) announced
Wednesday, May 9.
The
USGA-AJGA
Presidents’
Leadership Award honours one male
and one female junior golfer annually
who demonstrate leadership, character
and community service through their
involvement with the Leadership
Links program: a joint initiative
founded by the USGA and AJGA in
2005 to further develop junior golfers
through volunteerism.
“I was a ¿ nalist for this award in the
past, so to become the recipient is a
humbling experience,” Jones said.
“It’s not just about golf, but about
making an impact on my community.
It shows the impact I’ve made and
it puts a big smile on my face to see
the good coming from the work I’m
doing.”
Jones, 17, and Grace Chen of
Sunnyvale, Calif., will be honoured
on June 26 in Liberty Corner, N.J., at
the Polo Golf Dinner of Champions at
the USGA Headquarters. Additionally,
they will each receive tickets to a
future U.S. Open and automatic entry
into the 2018 Polo Golf Junior Classic,
one of the world’s most prestigious
junior golf events, at Echo Lake
Country Club in West¿ eld, N.J.
Jerry Jones
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