Released by Global Junior Golf
IJGA to Host Prestigious Global Junior Golf event
International Junior Golf Academy ( IJGA ) will host a prestigious Global Junior Golf ( GJG ) event in December 2018 , which opens the gates for international players to experience WAGR ranked tournaments in the U . S . The American GJG ‘ tournament swing ’, also includes a tournament near Bishops Gate Golf Academy ( BGGA ), and will give juniors more possibilities to play on the home soil of college coaches , which ultimately helps their college placement process . IJGA will showcase the event not far away from its Bluffton Campus . GJG members will have the chance to visit and explore IJGA . Additionally , special packages will be available for GJG members to train at IJGA , introducing them to the full expertise of IJGA ’ s coaching team led by Jonathan Yarwood . GJG is very proud to offer their members extra value over the off-season with this future premier junior tournament .
IJGA will be listed from 2018 onwards as a Global Junior Golf Performance Center . GJG accepts only premium academies from around the world as GJG Performance Centers , which deliver top professional training facilities and a family atmosphere for juniors , so juniors can ultimately chase their golf and collegiate dreams . IJGA has a long history of building top juniors and has helped players from around the world to achieve successful college careers . It is a great honor that IJGA is now connected and will be able to share training and education resources and expertise to all GJG members around the world !
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IJGA alumni include Morgan Hoffmann , Shanshan Feng , Song-Hee Kim , Pablo Larrazabal , In-Kyung Kim , Stephanie Meadow to name a few .
Left to right : Morgan Hoffmann , Shanshan Feng , Maria Jose Uribe , Pablo Larrazabal , Stephanie Meadow , In-Kyung Kim .
A big thank you to Ms . Lee-Anne Misseldine , CEO of International Junior Sports & Education Advisors ( IJSA ) and her staff for promoting junior golf . GJG took the opportunity to have a quick interview with Lee-Anne about the upcoming exciting endeavors :
GJG : Lee-Anne , once again a big thank you from the GJG family for promoting junior golf and for the exiting extended partnership . How do you feel about the new endeavors ?
Lee-Anne : It has been a pleasure working with Global Junior Golf for the last couple of years . We have been so impressed by the passion and professionalism of the team and feel very aligned in our values and mission for growing junior golf . This new partnership , expanding into IJGA and bringing GJG events to the USA , was a natural progression for our already successful partnership and we are very excited for the new opportunities this will bring to our students and GJG members .
GJG : Please introduce International Junior Golf Academy to the GJG family .
Lee-Anne : IJGA is a very well established brand in junior golf , with a rich history over 20 years . At IJGA we believe in developing the whole person — the athlete , the student and the young adult . Emphasizing both intensive training and scholastic achievement through the nationally accredited Heritage Academy , IJGA has produced some of the best junior golfers playing within the