The Future of Golf is in Good Hands!

The future of this wonderful game is in the hands of our young players - and these three players are true gentlemen of the game. Shown, from left, Trent Burroughs, 11 of Donaldson; Zach Leming, 11, of Malvern; and Logan DePriest, 10 of Marshall. I was lucky to draw these fine young players in my group today at the Arkansas PGA Chapter Junior Tour State Finals at Burns Park. Trent qualified to go to Oklahoma with a fine round of 41, while Logan had a 44 and Zach a 46. It was not only their golf skill that impressed me - THEY ACTED LIKE GENTLEMEN - and that should make their families very proud! Check out the winners photos at www.asga.org

Good Luck to All in PGA Junior Tour

Congratulations and good luck to all the boys and girls participating in the Arkansas PGA Chapter Junior Tour State Tournament this week.

The younger boys and girls will play Burns Park on Wednesday and the older boys and girls will play Greystone (Cypress Creek Course) on Thursday. The low qualifiers in each age division will advance to the South Central PGA Section Tournament later this month.

Special thanks to all members of the Arkansas PGA Chapter who hosted regional tournaments and to Steve Ralston, PGA Professional at Burns Park and Dustin Ralston, PGA Professional at Greystone for hosting the state tournaments. I have been invited to play and appreciate the invite and look forward to playing with the juniors both days. A number of PGA Professionals from across the state will also be playing.

Please check the ASGA website - www.asga.org - as we hope to have photos of the winners!

Ball on Putting Green - Do You Have to Putt?

An interesting rules situation happened at the ASGA Mountain Valley Junior Match Play at Foxwood G.C. in Jacksonville. Lane Hulse's ball came to rest on the front left of the 14th green and the hole was on the upper tier. The contour of the green made it almost impossible to putt and being the talented player he is, he took a sandwedge and chipped the ball over the fringe. Note that his caddie, Wilson Anthony is attending the flagstick because the ball is on the green. Hulse did not take a divot, instead sweeping the ball off the turf and went on to make par! So the answer is no, you do not have to putt - sometimes you have to chip a ball on the green!

What Powers ASGA Champions - Chocolate Milk?

Whew! I can finally catch my breath. June was a busy month for the ASGA. We crowned Champions in the Men's Stroke, Mid-Senior Stroke, Junior Boys Match, Junior Girls Match and Monk Wade Father & Son.

I was cleaning off my desk, looking at some of the hundreds of photos the ASGA staff takes during tournament season and this one caught my eye. Micah Radler, our Junior Girls Match Play Champion and her brother/caddie Sawyer drinking Chocolate Milk during play at Foxwood - not Gatorade, Powerade or Vitamin Water. That's their Dad, Hug, catching some shade in the background!