Tournament field finalized for Junior Players Championship

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    Lots of things happening on Amelia Island with every course situation in some form of turmoil:

    • The city is preparing to dump the golf course and has Request For Proposals out. They previously leased the marina to a private company and we hear the airport is next. Jacksonville Beach architect Bobby Weed appears to be the frontrunner but pro Scott Womble also is bidding.

    • Amelia River, originally built as Royal Amelia, had been run by the Amelia Island Plantation ownership group but they put it back on the Bank of South Carolina. Now, Davis Love’s organization is running it, and it’s strictly a public course. Good move: retaining pro Barry Richardson.

    • The Plantation sale is getting close and the next big date is August 23, when the court has an auction. The probable buyer — pending an agreement with the property owners’ association — is an Atlanta-based company. There hasn’t been much positive news on the island golf scene for some time but residents see some light now.

    • Long Point will be managed by The Heritage Group, a California company that owns and operates courses, mostly in the Southeast.

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Tournament field finalized for Junior Players Championship

Thursday, August 20, 2009

The American Junior Golf Association has finalized the tournament field for the third annual Junior Players Championship Sept. 3-6 on Stadium Course.

The 54-hole event will feature the top 60 junior boys in the Polo Golf Rankings as of July 20 along with 18 of the leading players from around the world. In all, the field will include players from 18 states and 15 foreign countries (Argentina, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Peru, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan and United Kingdom).

Patrick Winther of Rungsted Kyst, Denmark, has wins at two AJGA Invitationals this year and will begin the tournament as the top-ranked player in the field. Winther, who now lives in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., is a rising senior with victories at the 2008 Polo Golf Junior Classic and the 2009 HP Boys Championship at Carlton Woods.

The event begins Sept. 3 when a select group of juniors will be paired with amateur partners in a charity JuniorAm Fundraising Tournament.

The 54-hole competition will be Friday through Sunday with tee times running from 8-9:48 a.m. off the Nos. 1 and 10 tees.

Spectators are welcome to attend and admission is free of charge.

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