SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD ILLINOIS JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION
SPORTSMANSHIP
AWARD
JACKSON HULSEY
The Illinois Junior Golf Association is pleased to award the very first Sportsmanship Award to Jackson Hulsey( 2022) of St. Charles, Ill. Jackson was nominated for this award after he came forward to report his score being incorrect online.
While going through scoring at the YDP Season Opener at Countryside, Jackson and his playing partners had gone hole-by-hole and signed their scorecards. Upon entering his scorecard into the computer, one hole was entered incorrectly. A hole on which Jackson actually made a bogey, the scoring system had him down for a birdie.
Jackson called the IJGA staff to report the error saying that he just couldn’ t sleep that night knowing that his score was wrong. He said he knew a lot of players who would have let the scoring error stand, but he needed to make sure it got fixed immediately.
IJGA tournament staff went back to compare the hole-by-hole scores on the signed scorecard to the scores that had been entered into the computer and determined that it was a staff error when keying in the scores and corrected the hole in question.
It is players like Jackson, who show exemplarly sportsmanship and character that we are looking to highlight. If you have seen a player who has shown sportsmanship and character, please nominate them for the IJGA Sportsmanship Award by clicking the link on the next page.
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