Welcome to The Opening Tee Shot

Thank you for joining us here with The Opening Tee Shot. It's been a long, heavy week here in the U.S. and my hope is a weekend of rest and cooler temperatures will bring us a tiny sense of renewal. Maybe you'll even get out to enjoy watching or playing a round of golf. 

It's been a quiet couple of weeks for us on the junior golf front. Hamilton is preparing for the Junior Ryder Cup right now and I'm trying to get all the logistics nailed down for going up to New York. We've made the decision to drive to Long Island, which I may or may not regret! If any of you have any recommendations up in that area, such as restaurants or navigating the roads, please send them my way. We are staying about 20 minutes from the Bethpage Black course.

-Sara and Chili

Oakland Hills golf course in Bloomfield, Michigan

🏌️ ICYMI

• Golf Monthly just reviewed numerous junior golf gloves. If you need a suggestion for someone in your household, then check out this list.
• If you happen to be in the Long Island area during the week of September 21st, take a look at this opportunity for junior golfers and the Junior Ryder Cup.
• These three Tennesseans are headed to Augusta National for the Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals!
• What an inspirational story of this junior golfer from Maryland as she raises funds for those with disabilities.
• Don't forget! You have until October 31st to apply for the USNDP grant. Find the details here.
• Who knew this small town in America's Heartland could become such a mecca for golf?
• Congratulations to Asterisk Talley, the highest-ranked girls junior who just verbally committed to Stanford.

⛳ Upcoming junior golf tournaments

There's still a lot happening in junior golf, check out some of these tournaments to help keep your game sharp as the temps start going down. Registration is still open for these!

• Iowa PGA Junior Tour Fall Classic,  09/27-09/28, Geneva Golf and Country Club in Muscatine, Iowa
• HJGT Charlotte Fall Junior Open, 10/04-10/05, Red Bridge Golf Club in Locust, North Carolina
• LJT 2025 Fall Challenge, 09/27-09/28, The Wilderness Golf Club in Lake Jackson, Texas

⛳ New product alert!!

You've heard me tout the advantages of a Stack System before. It's been a fantastic training aid for our son and other junior golfers and definitely great for wedge work and improving swing speed.

The Stack System just launched the The StackAccelerator for junior golfers. Juniors can enjoy no subscription fees until they turn 18 and free trade-up from junior to adult stack as they grow. This is a great time to take advantage of this pricing!

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