Haas and Jacobsen spent time with all the youngsters, showing them proper techniques and the importance of skill, knowledge and practice. For Haas, a Greenville native, this provided him an opportunity to give something back to the community. At times, I took playing for granted. We are pretty fortune to be playing this game and we owe it to somebody who helped us. Haas went on to say he thought the game is expanding and more kids are getting involved thanks to the success of the younger generation like Tiger Woods, David Duval and Phil Mickelson.
Kids are such great mimickers.
There has always been somebody to root for and the kids can relate to that. There are more great athletes getting involved in the sport. This is not a team sport like baseball where you need nine players to play the game. The IJGA is hoping to incorporate these types of events on a national scale in conjunction with its schedule of 40 tournaments next year. According to Ray Travaglione, president of the IJGA, this game plan is a simple one.