Atlanta Junior Golf Association
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The Atlanta Junior Golf Association is a 32 year old non-profit organization dedicated to the development of youth through competitive golf, and is based in Marietta, Georgia.
The organization, headed by Aroha Wezner, with Jefferson Holt as Director of Operations, oversees hundreds of junior golf tournaments each year featuring some of the best junior golfers in the country. It also encourages and rewards scholarship amongst its members, handing out special recognition at the end of the season to the players that are successful in the classroom.
The tour features age group competition and also accounts for experience within the age group through Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced classifications.
Several current members of the PGA, LPGA and NCAA golf programs are alums of the AJGA. It also counts among its current membership Anders Albertson of Woodstock, Georgia, who recently established the tour season scoring average record of 68.3.
The Atlanta Junior Golf Association is one of the finest youth sports organizations in the country, and is open to all players ages 7-18.
Helpful links
http://www.atljrga.org/about.htm
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/cherokee/stories/2006/11/04/1105metgolfer.html
