Welcome to The Opening Tee Shot

Hello my friends and thank you for joining me with this week's newsletter. 

As many of you know, yesterday was National Signing Day, which is equally special for the junior golfers and the parents (like you) who made it all possible. I've enjoyed this day for the past several years as I've started noticing and meeting young golfers alongside our own, hoping one day we would get to experience a signing.

Thankfully, we did get the experience. Our son Hamilton signed his official commitment to the University of Georgia yesterday. I was thinking about how he's so young right now at the age of 17, yet we've already been on this journey for well over a decade — and I'm not counting the years of plastic clubs either! 

I know this sport demands patience and perseverance, and your junior golfer's scorecard doesn't always reflect the work they put in. Wherever you are in this journey, keep cheering them on. It's those small steps that truly lead to these big moments!

🗞️ Junior golf in the news

• New USNDP teams are rolling out across the U.S. and here's a closer look at Team Pennsylvania.
• If you've watched pro golf then you've likely heard Ben Griffin's name a lot this year. He reflects on his junior golf career and more in this article.
• Yet another example of how Wisconsin keeps churning out some of the best junior golfers!
• These junior golfers in Florida are paving a path that leads right to the PGA Junior League National Championship.
• We've known this junior golfer for years and so excited to get to know him even more after reading this.
• Okay, you knew I had to include this one about UGA's 2026 recruiting class😉

🏆 Upcoming junior golf tournaments

• NorCal Junior Cup, TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, November 15-16
• USK Teens Series, Baywood Greens in Millsboro, Delaware, November 15-16
• USK Teens Series, Las Vegas Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 15-16
• HJGT Huntsville Junior Open, Farm Links Golf Club in Pursell Farms, November 15-16
• GolfWeek Junior Tour, Park Mammoth Golf Club in Park City, Kentucky, November 15-16

The Palmetto Golf Club in Aiken, South Carolina. The site of the recent Palmetto Amateur.

Thank you to UP Consulting for your continued support as a sponsor and drop us a line if you're interested in affordable sponsorship opportunities with Junior Golf Playbook.

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