PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — The Kaua‘i Junior Golf and the Hawai‘i State Junior Golf Association will receive a $50,000 combined contribution from the PGA of America. The PGA Foundation has pledged $35,000 to the HSJGA which will benefit junior
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — The Kaua‘i Junior Golf and the Hawai‘i State Junior Golf Association will receive a $50,000 combined contribution from the PGA of America.
The PGA Foundation has pledged $35,000 to the HSJGA which will benefit junior golf throughout the state. The Kaua‘i Junior Golf will receive $15,000 from the PGA Grand Slam of Golf for their involvement with the annual tournament at the Po‘ipu Bay Golf Course.
“The PGA of America has helped us build the HSJGA by providing seed money, while their members have helped with their time and talent,” said Mary Bea Porter-King, president of both Kaua‘i Junior Golf and the HSJGA. “These generous donations will help both associations by providing more opportunities for our juniors to learn and play this great game and move up to the next level.”
The HSJGA presents an environment where any junior golfer, male or female, ages 7-18, can enjoy golf and progress at his or her own rate — from beginner to a proficient level — while learning to preserve the traditions and integrity of the game. Since 1998, the HSJGA has built a reputation of being one of the best in the country in preparing junior golfers for the future.
The HSJGA provides its junior members instruction by PGA professionals, equipment and playing opportunities around the state.
“We are pleased to be able to give back to the juniors in the state of Hawai‘i who have, over the years, been such an integral part of the success of the PGA Grand Slam of Golf,” said PGA of America president Roger Warren. “With these donations, we can help grow the game of golf through the efforts of the HSJGA and Kaua‘i Junior Golf.”
Since 1997, Kaua‘i Junior Golf has partnered with the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, which features golf’s major champions, to involve junior players with the tournament.
During the four weekends prior to the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, Kaua‘i Junior Golf members and their parents walk the fairways of the Po‘ipu Bay Golf Course filling divots to assist superintendent C.J. Rebb in getting the course ready for the tournament.
During the PGA Grand Slam of Golf Pro-Am, Kaua‘i Junior Golf members serve as forecaddies for the amateur groups.
The organization also sells the PGA Grand Slam of Golf Official Journal for $5, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to Kaua‘i Junior Golf. The parents of Kaua‘i Junior Golf members work at the PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
This year, the PGA Grand Slam of Golf and the County of Kaua‘i will team up to provide a Pro-Am opportunity for Kaua‘i Junior Golf’s Players of the Year.
Mayor Bryan Baptiste donated the County of Kaua‘i Pro-Am playing spot to Kaua‘i Junior Golf — which the PGA Grand Slam of Golf matched — providing Kaua‘i Junior Golfs Boy & Girl Players of the Year Travis Toguchi and Miki Ueoka an opportunity to showcase their game to the major champion they are paired with during the Pro-Am tournament.
Television coverage of the Grand Slam begins Nov. 21 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Coverage on Nov. 22 runs from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m
