SCGA Junior Championship Goes to Hollywood
The South Carolina Golf Association’s Junior Championship will be contested at Columbia Country Club for the 2017 playing of this championship
Also, for the Tenth consecutive year, The Heritage Classic Foundation is presenting sponsor of the South Carolina Junior Championship and continued their strong support of junior programs in SC.The Heritage Classic Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving lives throughout the state of South Carolina. As the general sponsor of the PGA TOUR’s RBC Heritage Presented by Boeing and several other prominent golf events, thousands of dollars generated from ticket sales and sponsorships are distributed to charitable organizations that enhance the quality of life for our citizens.
Each year, the RBC Heritage champion is presented with a plaid jacket, a trophy and a winning check but the real winners are the many people who are helped as a result of the success of the Foundation’s tournaments and giving programs – the Heritage Champions Fore Charity, the Birdies for Charity & our South Carolina License Plate Program. Since 1987, close to $34 million has been distributed to people in need including hundreds of outstanding students through our Heritage Scholars program. Help us help others! Please give generously to the Heritage Classic Foundation.
For more information, contact Chris Miller with the SCGA at (803) 732-9311. Press releases will follow each round.
For more information about the Heritage Classic Foundation, contact Angela McSwain at (843) 671-2448.
The SCGA Junior Championship is one of 21 major events conducted by the SCGA. Results, schedules and applications may be accessed via the Internet at www.scjga.org.
The SCGA, founded in 1929, is the governing body for amateur golf in South Carolina. As a non-profit organization, the SCGA’s purpose is to promote, preserve and serve the game of golf. Made up of more than 270 member clubs and more than 50,000 individual members, the SCGA annually conducts 21 SCGA statewide championships, 71 one-day contests, ten USGA qualifiers, seven 40-plus tournaments and six special events. Other Member services offered include GHIN – the USGA Handicap Computation System, a Tournament Software System and support, Rules of Golf and Handicap education, USGA Course/Slope Ratings and Course measuring, Amateur Status information, the Palmetto Golfer Magazine and the SC Golf Hall of Fame. The SCGA also houses the offices of the SC Junior Golf Foundation and SC Junior Golf Association in a combined effort to support junior golf and grow the game’s initiatives.
