January 24 , 2012
2012 NTPGA Junior Tour membership is now available.
We hope to see everyone back on Tour in 2012!
The 2012 All American Tour will kick off the season at Old American Golf Club in The Colony on Sunday, February 19 and Monday, February 20. Registration for this event is now open.
Old American Golf Club - The Colony
Sunday, February 19 - Monday, February 20
*Deadline to register is Tuesday, February 14 at 11:59 p.m.
Entry Form
Online Registration
Yardage Guidelines
The 2012 All American Tour will feature approximately 15 tournaments throughout 2012. Following the first event at Old American Golf Club, the next two events will be on Saturday, March 3 - Sunday, March 4 at San Angelo Country Club in San Angelo, and Saturday, March 24 - Sunday, March 25 at Hollytree Country Club in Tyler for the Azalea Trail Junior Golf Classic.
For information on the All American Tour and the 2012 schedule, please read HERE.
Remember that registration for the Spring Break Series will open next Wednesday, February 1. The Spring Break Series will be conducted from Monday, March 12 through Friday, March 16, 2012. The schedule of events is now available HERE!
The four organizations operating the state's most prominent junior golf programs have formed the Texas Junior Golf Alliance, a new partnership that is designed to give junior golfers greater access to top tier competition statewide and ease the burden of travel expense.
Texas Golf Association (TGA), the Northern Texas and Southern Texas Sections of the PGA of America and the Houston Golf Association (HGA) have formed a group whose goal is to simplify qualifying for the Legends Junior Tour's statewide high profile events. Collectively each year the four organizations provide playing opportunities to more than 6,000 junior boys and girls in 500-plus tournaments.
Northern Texas PGA Junior Tour Members ages 12 to 18 will have dual membership on the NTPGA Junior Tour and the TGA's Legends Junior Tour for a single membership fee in 2012. The NTPGA All American Tour will feature fifteen events with exemptions and a statewide points list to determine eligibility for Legends Junior Tour events.
"Kids in this program will no longer have to travel all over the country to participate in quality events," said Mark Harrison, Northern Texas PGA Executive Director. "We'll have outstanding competition, conducted at the highest level of administration, on a wide variety of exceptional golf courses. This is a great day for junior golf in Texas."
Read more HERE.
By Dr. Bob Neff
Mental Trainer® for the NTPGA
MENTAL TIP #20 - Practicing Over the Winter: Let's face it, golf is not a lot of fun to play when it's snowing (I know - I grew up in Canada)! As a result, most players store their clubs for the winter and take out the skis! However, if you'd like to continue working on your game over the winter, I've got a list of ways to do it: 1) Use Mental Tip #9 and visualize playing rounds of golf in your mind; 2) Set practice goals for yourself where you swing a certain number of times a day or week; 3) Create rewards for yourself if you reach your goals, and then make the goals tougher the next week; 4) Find courses online and print out pictures of the holes so you can use the club appropriate for each shot; 5) Consider working with a live Mental Trainer® so you can add some mental toughness to your game, like how to control your thoughts and emotions; and finally, 6) take a vacation to a warm spot IF you reach your practice goals.
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