From WorldGolf.com July 22, 2009
The Tarheel Junior Golf Tour has announced that the first nationally ranked junior golf event to be held at the newly opened Arnold Palmer designed Lonnie Poole Golf Course at NC State University will be December 12-13, 2009. The golf course is located on the NC State University campus, home to the top ranked agronomy program in the nation. It serves as the new home to the 16th ranked NC State University Mens Golf Team and Womens golf teams and the NC State University Professional Golf Management Program.
"We are thrilled to have another great golf course for our tour to play. NC State University is a large part of the Raleigh community and the coaching and professional staff at the University and Lonnie Poole Golf Course have been major supporters of junior golf in North Carolina for decades.", said Bob Gerard of the Tarheel Golf Foundation. He added, "there's been great anticipation among junior golfer surrounding this new golf course. I expect that we will have a full tournament field very quickly." Entries are now open for the December event at www.tarheelgolf.org.
Contact:
Eric Murray
Tarheel Golf Foundation
Raleigh, NC
info@tarheelgolf.org
(919) 622-9361