STEPHEN HAMBLIN

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STEPHEN HAMBLIN

• Executive Director, American Junior Golf
  Association
• Junior Golf

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THE COMPLEXITY OF JUNIOR GOLF

• The strength of junior golf in America is that
  it is not organized under one umbrella group, but
  rather it is organized and supported by a variety
  of highly committed individuals, groups and
  associations that are passionate about developing
  the interests of young men and women in golf.

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THE COMPLEXITY OF JUNIOR GOLF
Where we can find junior golf programming
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• County
• Sectional
• State
• Regional
• National

• Clubs
• Parks and Recreation
• Community
• School
• City

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JUNIOR GOLF MODELS OF SUCCESS

• Models of Success are programs that not only
  work they are programs that have creatively
  solved problems that challenge most junior
  programs.

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JUNIOR GOLF MODELS OF SUCCESS
These problems include
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• Access
• Demand
• Equipment
• Instruction
• Retention

• Volunteers
• Staffing
• Transportation
• Funding

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STATE BY STATE REVIEW OF NATIONAL CALIBER JUNIOR
GOLFERS
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STATE BY STATE REVIEW OF NATIONAL CALIBER JUNIOR
GOLFERS
2000
Source Based on 2000 AJGA Membership
Arkansas 33 Wisconsin 27 Mississippi 26 West
Virginia 25 North Dakota 22 Nebraska 24 Utah 20 So
uth Dakota 18 New Hampshire 16 Hawaii 15 Rhode
Island 14 Montana 14 Delaware 13 Wyoming 13 Maine
8 D.C. 5 Vermont 4

• Texas 689
• California 548
• Florida 340
• Illinois 229
• Ohio 217
• Georgia 176
• New York 175
• Pennsylvania 160
• North Carolina 151
• Arizona 145
• Canada 135
• Massachusetts 129
• Washington 129
• Colorado 128
• Oklahoma 117
• Tennessee 107
• Michigan 104

South Carolina 96 New Jersey 95 Connecticut 85 Min
nesota 82 Indiana 80 Virginia 76 Kansas 74 Kentuck
y 73 International 64 Missouri 62 Oregon 62 Maryla
nd 55 Nevada 52 Louisiana 49 Idaho 49 Alabama 47 I
owa 40 New Mexico 36
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ISSUES FOR DISCUSSION
Concepts to consider

• Begin a national database of all junior golf
  programming
• Research and identify Models of Success
• Create national format for exchange of
  information and ideas
• Research needs of junior golf organizations and
  share with industry
• Create on-going vehicle for communication between
  junior golf organizations
• Designate a task force to initiate these ideas

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Sunday Wrap-upSlides 11-16
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STEPHEN HAMBLIN

• Executive Director, American Junior Golf
  Association
• Junior Golf

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STATEWIDE JUNIOR GOLF AUDIT

• State golf associations
• PGA sections
• Local golf associations

Goal National database of junior golf programs
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CREATION OF NATIONAL JUNIOR GOLF INTERNET SITE

• The First Tee
• Links to state, regional and national programs

Goal Provide an ongoing communication vehicle
for junior golf organizations
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EXECUTE NATIONAL JUNIOR GOLF FORUM IN 2002

• AJGA assumes facilitator role

Goal National sharing of information/ideas
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CREATE JUNIOR GOLF TASK FORCE

• Research critical success factors
• Parental involvement
• Education/instruction/programming
• Facilities
• Research school-based programming

Goal Catalyst of junior golf initiatives