S ummer is now here in all corners of the country. So, hopefully, all of you are out on the course playing the game you are so passionate about or spending beneficial time on the practice range, getting ready for your next tournament. These are also the perfect months to enjoy those pleasant evening rounds, as the sun sets well after 9 p.m. in many of our regions. These longer days are also helping your Junior GolfTM staff research more new features to ensure that you receive the very best junior golf information in every issue. This month’s cover story on TGA (Teach, Grow, Achieve) draws attention to a unique junior golf format that brings the game to thousands of schools across the country. The program’s direct impact on over six hundred thousand children nationwide is inspiring and exciting. By the way, we have added several new junior tours to our Circling the Circuits feature. Take a moment to view the results, and see how many of your friends are listed among the top finishers. Maybe you can be there in September. After we published a photo in our June issue of a high school golf team reading our maga- zine, readers responded with similar photos of their own. We’re featuring another one this month, and we encourage you to get a group of friends together and create your own “best photo” showing you holding the magazine, and send it into us for publication. Get creative and have fun! Speaking of photos, mine this month was taken at Eagle Point Golf Club, in my home state of North Carolina. The club hosted the Wells Fargo Championship in May, in place of Quail Hollow, which is preparing for the PGA Championship later this summer. One final note…the NCAA Championships were again compelling, quality golf. So looking ahead, we plan to once more feature, in our Coaches’ Corner, the coaches who will partic- ipate in the East Lake Cup later this fall. As you probably know, the East Lake Cup hosts the top-performing teams from the most recent NCAA Championships. The players and coaches should all be congratulated for their efforts. College golf is exciting, and something that many high school golfers follow closely as a means to evaluate where to attend college. We’re pleased to be able to cover these big college events and highlight them in future issues of Junior GolfTM . In the meantime, enjoy your summer, your time on the golf course, and Happy Reading. Richard M. Roberts rich@juniorgolfmag.net Advertising rates furnished upon request. Send all advertising information and materials to P.O. Box 8376, Jupiter, FL 33468. All advertising is subject to approval. Junior Golf ™ reserves the right to refuse any ad at its sole discretion. Only the actual publication of an advertisement constitutes acceptance of the ad, but publication does not constitute any agreement for continued publication in any form or media. Florida law applies to and controls all materials contained herein. 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Roberts ManagingEditor Peter Provost SeniorEditor Randy Schultz CopyEditor Lorrie Wehr ArtDirector Mary Bendgen ContributingGraphicDesigner Dina St. Andrews PhotoEditor Brian Gilligan SeniorWebEditor Kathy Daigler SocialMediaDirector Allison Hince ProductionCoordinator Jody Pearson CONTENTS 2 TECH UNIVERSITY: The Latest Junior Clubs Come of Age 4 USGA Gives Public a Voice on New Rules Initiative 5 THE MENTAL GAME: Where the Mind Goes, the Body Follows GIGL Girls Share Their Interest in Junior Golf! 6 Good Things Happen When Older Players Become Mentors Junior Rising Star 8 COLLEGE COACHES’ CORNER: The Right Match for College Golf Get Your Email Read 9 The ANNIKA Foundation Taps into Young Women’s Potential 10 Thailand-Ohio Express Has Kent State Rolling 11 Play Golf to Develop and Grow, Not Just Win 12 Golf in the School Cafeteria–Why Not? 16 Shoes that Walk the Walk – Cool Looks, High Tech 19 Find your Special Escape Amid The Sea Pines 22 CIRCLING THE CIRCUITS 25 Building Champions in Golf and Life 26 Provide the Tools for a Great Experience 27 It’s Your Life – Don’t Be Afraid to Choose 28 Finalizing Your Quest 29 VSGA Junior Circuit Offers Easy Transition to Tournament Golf 30 THE MENTAL GAME: Be a Golf MasterMind 31 Golf Advice from the Founding Fathers 32 GAZING FROM THE GALLERY: The Golf Legend You Never Knew PUBLISHER’S TEE BOX Subscribe today at juniorgolfmag.net July 2017 | 1 The Sea Pines, page 19