TPC Suglarloaf Hosting Junior League Golfers

Four teams of junior golfers including a Duluth player will compete in the first-ever Junior League Golf World Series at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth this weekend Sept. 17-18. The golfers represent Atlanta, Dallas, Tampa, and San Diego. 

World Series play starts Saturday morning and concludes Sunday. The teams are comprised of 10 All-Star players (boys and girls, ages 13 and under) from local leagues in each city's "pilot season" of Junior League Golf. The players have advanced from regular-season competition and city championships to make it to the World Series.

Chuck Scoggins, director of junior golf at Canongate golf, coaches the 10 players representing Atlanta in the JLG World Series listed in the chart below:

NAME

CLUB AFFILIATION

AGE

HOMETOWN

Kevin Cuevas

Country Club of the South/Bear's Best

13

Lawrenceville

Madison Barnett

Country Club of Roswell

13

Mableton

JonErik Alford

Country Club of Roswell

13

Roswell

Luka Karaulic 

Hamilton Mill

11

Lawrenceville

Alex Markham

Hamilton Mill

12

Dacula

Jordan Rodriquez

Hamilton Mill

13

Buford

Conner Conkel

Hamilton Mill

13

Buford

Alex Kim

TPC Sugarloaf

13

Duluth

Austin Stachowski

Alpharetta Athletic Club

12

Milton

A. J. Klabnik

Alpharetta Athletic Club

13

Milton

"Junior League Golf is thrilled to give these young players a chance to experience and appreciate the sport in a social way that will keep them playing for life: said Bob Longmire, JLG commissioner, in a press release. "We're excited to be able to host four great teams from four great cities at a world-class facility like TPC Sugarloaf, where these juniors will compete for an inaugural title and create memories that will last them a lifetime."

Junior League Golf is modeled on the recreational youth baseball program and gives every youngster a chance to play on a team. Its relaxed 2-player vs. 2-player scramble format puts less pressure on young players than the traditional individual stroke-play formats.

Teams will compete in a round-robin format. Each team will square off against one another in 9-hole competitions with the best overall won-loss record determining the champion.