JGFP to hold Inter-School meet in 6 golf courses
THE Junior Golf Foundation of the Philippines (JGFP), led by president Oliver Gan, will hold several Inter-School golf competitions in various golf courses as part of its efforts to promote junior golf in the country.
Gan said six golf courses– Royale Tagaytay Country Club, Riviera Sports and Country Club, Club Intramuros Golf Course, Eagle Ridge Golf and Country Club,Caliraya Springs Golf Club and Mimosa Plus Golf Course — will serve as the venues for the tournament.
The six golf courses have partnered with the JGFP to promote not only the young golfers, but the sports as well.
“We are very thankful, and grateful to the management of these golf courses because they allowed us to partner with them, ensuring the continued development of our young players,” said Gan, a former consultant for golf at the Games and Amusement Board (GAB) under Abraham “Baham” Mitra.
“We are very excited that in the coming months we will be holding our main tournaments starting with the Inter-School, but before that we’ll have events so that our players will be able to test the courses. As golfers, it’s important that you know the golf course,” added Gan.
Prior to this event, the JGFP will hold pre-tournament competitions on the six golf courses where the regular meets will be played.
After that, the JGFP will also hold tournaments in Davao at Apo Golf and in Del Monte and Pueblo in Cagayan de Oro in the first two weeks of January 2024, according to Gan.
The JGFP will host a tournament in Royal Tagaytay on Aug. 19, Caliraya on Sept. 2-3, in Mimosa on Sept. 8-10, in Riviera on Sept. 17, in Intramuros on Sept. 17 (Grades 4-9) and Eagle Ridge on Sept. 17 (Grades 10-12).
The Inter-School series will start in Caliraya on Oct. 7, Oct. 8 in Eagle Ridge and Oct. 15 in Royale Tagaytay as it kickoff legs for the respective division.
The Inter-School will continue to have the four divisions, Grades 1-3 Lower School, Grades 4-6 Middle School, Grades 7-9 Junior High School and Grades 10-12 Senior High School.
Xavier School hopes to defend its overall titles in the Inter-School and Developmental, while the Immaculate Conception Academy (ICA) in San Juan looks to make it back-to-back championships in the girl’s category of the developmental division.
Competitions for both the junior and senior will begin Oct. 7 at Caliraya, while the lower and middle tournaments will start Oct. 15 in Royale Tagaytay.
The finals, on the other hand, for lower will be played Nov. 25-26 in Riviera Sports while the other three divisions will be held Dec. 2-3 in Eagle Ridge.
