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Welcome to the latest edition ofThe Opening Tee Shot!

It's another jam-packed week on the golf front and I know many of you feel the same way. It seems like every time I open my Instagram page, I see another junior golfer prepping for a tournament or in the midst of one, or even a few who've qualified for the U.S. Junior Amatuer or Girl's Amateur. Summer is always such an exciting time for junior golf, but comes with total calendar chaos.

Personally, as parents we've been dealing with getting the travel plans aligned for the summer for our son's golf tournament schedule. You would think after 10 years of managing tournaments that we would be experts by now...but it still keeps us on our toes.

And sinse tournaments are naturally a major part of junior golf, we're bringing you more information this week about a resource available to you for tournament scheduling.

Thanks for being here!

-Sara and Chili

🏆 How do we make golf scheduling (a little) less stressul?

Last week I briefly highlighted the new tournament scheduling service from Coach Michael Burcin and his team at Under Par Consulting. This week I thought you might like to hear directly from Coach Burcin himself, and find out if this is something you could use for your junior golfer. 

There is no doubt scheduling for junior golfers has become more a full time job.  I hear regular stories of parents staying up till 12:01am to click register, only to be denied.  Part of this process also involves targeting the correct events based on age, level of experience, ranking, financial constraints, and where you live.

We recently created a unique tool that helps families build a schedule based on parental input. You can find out more details about this tool here. 

The tool is a short survey we send to each family and you simply add the information that will allow us to create a schedule based on the season and where a player lives. For a very low cost and less stress, we can build your junior golf schedule with just five minutes of your time. 

If you'd like to get started on this survey right away, then you can access the survey here. 

🗞️ Junior golf news

• June 15th is just around the corner and this means college coaches can start talking with high school sophomores regarding playing college golf. Here's a good reminder of the recruitment timeline.
• A great example of a junior golfer (now college athlete) who wrote down a goal and didn't stop until she achieved it.
• Junior Golf Hub created this free report on the landscape of college golf in 2026. Download your copy today.
• An up close look at this junior golfer, who's also a member of the USNDP.
• You can also find out more about the grant opportunities through the USNDP here.

Thank you to UP Consulting and Line Lion 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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