| Press Release Premier Junior Tour Announces Premier Junior Tour "Regional" Events in Southwest Florida July 28, 2008 Premier Junior Tour (PremierJuniorTour.com, LLC), based in Cape Coral, Florida, a statewide junior golf tour for all juniors ages 4-19, is announcing the formation of "Premier Junior Tour Regional Events". Southwest Florida will now be served with the same high quality venues and professionally-conducted events that juniors and spectators are accustomed to at Premier Junior Tour (PJT) statewide events. The purpose of PJT SW Florida Regionals are to give area junior golfers a place to showcase their talents and compete on a regular, year-round basis on quality golf courses from Port Charlotte to Marco Island. This will alleviate the need to spend money and time on lengthy travel and hotel nights for families who prefer to stay close to home and still enjoy a quality tournament experience. As with all Premier Junior Tour events, 1200 college coaches will receive tournament results. Please make sure all area golf coaches tell their players to sign up! We welcome all high school coaches to come support area players! Please see www.premierjuniortour.com for complete tour and tournament details. All events will be clearly designated as either Premier Junior Tour statewide events or PJT Regional events. 2010 Membership is free! Sign up online and then you may immediately proceed to the "Tournaments" page and click "Buy Now" for those tournaments you wish to sign up for. PJT operates first-come, first-served, so sign up early to ensure your spot. Most two-day events are $125 for 18 hole/day divisions and $65 for 9 hole/day divisions. All Premier Junior Tour events, whether statewide or regional, are open to all junior golfers ages 4-19. You do not need to live in a certain region to participate in a Regional event. You also do not need to be a Florida resident or US Citizen to play. Please read "Tour Rules" for further information on eligibility, rules, yardages, etc. Also, as with Premier Junior Tour statewide events, PJT Regionals welcome college coaches with player packets upon arrival as well as in-depth player information. All 36-hole Regional and statewide events will continue to be ranked with the junior golf scoreboard. If you have any questions, please email karen@premierjuniortour.com or call Karen Hannaford at 239.822.8590. Help Needed: Premier Junior Tour is currently looking for golf courses, volunteers and sponsors for all Premier Junior Tour events. Please email or call us if you can help. ----------- Regarding the Premier Junior Tour Points System - All points earned at Premier Junior Tour Statewide events will continue to accrue in the current system, as well as the points race for end of year awards and Player Of The Year for the 2010 Premier Junior Tour Championship. Points earned at Premier Junior Tour Regional events will accrue in a Regional points race. Regional winners and special awards will be given at the 2010 Premier Junior Tour Championship. |
Premier offers both Statewide and SW Florida Regional Events. WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PREMIER REGIONAL AND PREMIER STATEWIDE EVENTS? Both types of events are open to any junior golfer ages 4-19. You do not have to live in a certain region, be a Florida resident, or be a US Citizen to play in any of our events. Any junior from anywhere can play any of our events, provided they have filled out the free online membership form. Premier SW Florida Regional Events are designed to serve players on a repetitive basis in SW Florida, but any junior from anywhere may enter any Regional competition. Regional competitions have their own performance points system. Regional points winners will be recognized at the year-ending Premier Junior Tour Championship in December. The first ever Regional was held at River Hall Golf Club on August 16-17, 2008. Attendance at future events is anticipated to grow significantly as more players hear about the events. Premier Statewide Events are the events which carry the highest strength of field because players are drawn to these events at Florida's finest courses across the state, and they are vying for end of the year points awards at the year-ending Premier Tour Championship. Recognition including Player Of The Year are also on the line for points winners. Please feel free to sign up for the events which most interest you. |
