But we all know that junior golfers build their games in the summer, not during the spring high school season. Top junior golfers compete in the American Junior Golf Association's tour, which has a stop in Abilene each July. There is also the North Texas PGA Junior Tour, which features a series of summer tournaments all over West and North Texas. Maxwell Municipal Golf Course is teaming with the Princeton Golf Academy to hold the National Junior Golf Challenge. Maxwell is one of more than 70 golf courses across the country participating in the Junior Golf Challenge.
Golfers can play in one or all five tournaments.
College coaches will be invited to attend the final tournament. The top two boys and top two girls in the final tournament will qualify for the National Championships Aug. 17-18 in Las Vegas. For more information, contact Dave Hand or Guy Bailey at Maxwell at 692-2737. U.S. Open qualifier Cooper golfer Michael Watson has been accepted to play in a local qualifier for the U.S. Open on May 12 at the Odessa Country Club. Those who advance past the local qualifier will play in the sectional June 8 at Thorntree Country Club in Dallas.