By Brian Biggane
St. Andrews Club in Delray Beach will host the South Florida PGA Links Tour on Aug. 18 in an event for junior golfers ages 6 to 18.
The nine-hole event is designed for children who have never had a tournament experience. The field will consist of 48 players and be broken down into four divisions. Prizes will be awarded to first- and second-place finishers.
“This is for kids who are just getting into golf,” said Haley Dunn, SFPGA director of junior golf. “The atmosphere is based more on having fun and enjoying the game rather than try to shoot the lowest score.
“The kids are competitive, but the goal with this is that the kids are having a great time and enjoying playing golf, so they continue to do it down the line.”
Dunn said St. Andrews reached out to the SFPGA with the goal of promoting junior golf in the area. “This year their schedule permitted them to help us out with an event and it happened to be this one.”
Play will be from the first tee of the par-3 course for all players, with an 8 a.m. start. Free parking will be provided for family members of participants.
Spots were still available as of mid-July. Players must become South Florida PGA members to participate. P
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