Junior Golf

<h1>Junior Golf</h1>Author: <a title="Charlotte Metcalfe" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/charlotte-metcalfe/218931.htm">Charlotte Metcalfe</a> The majority of professional golfers on the golfing circuit today would have cut their teeth playing<a href="http://www.golfbuyitonline.com/Junior.php"> junior golf</a>. Amongst that rank would be Eldrick Woods, who won the Optimist International Junior Championship in 1984, aged 8 years, and went onto win it again in 1985, ’88, ’89, ’90 and ’91 and, at the tender age of 15 became the youngest player in history to win the US Amateur Golf Championship in 1991 and in the following year, successfully defended the title. Along with many golfers, Eldrick, or Tiger as he is better known, developed his love of the game whilst still a child. Unfortunately for most golfers, unlike Tiger Woods, our love of the game outweighs our talent, but who knows, maybe one day. Phil Mickelson’s won 34 titles in San Diego county whilst still a junior golfer and learned his golf style by imitating his father’s actions and became a right-handed, left-handed golfer (Phil is right handed in every other area of his life, but, the mirroring of his father made for a left- handed golfer). It is not, just, American golfers who have cut their golfing teeth playing junior golf: Lee Westwood was a, comparatively, late starter when he took up golf at 13 years old, but, less than two years later he was Nottinghamshire’s Junior Golf Champion and has not looked back since. Ian Poulter was at the tender age of four when he first played and Severiano “Seve” Ballesteros, who came from a golfing family, received a cut down 3 iron when he was 7 years old and by the grand old age of 13 was already winning events ( presumably not with the cut down iron). Some junior golfers may never reach the heady heights of Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson or Seve, but, by encouraging young golfers and with patience and understanding, a junior golfer can be encouraged to reach their potential and foster a love of golf that can last a lifetime. Golfbuyitonline stock and supply golf equipment and attire that has been engineered to meet the requirements of <a href="http://www.golfbuyitonline.com/Junior.php">junior golf </a>enthusiasts, who may one day be playing professional golf alongside their golfing heroes instead of emulating their styles in the <a href="http://www.golfbuyitonline.com/Junior.php">junior golfing</a> ranks.About the Author: Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/golf-articles/junior-golf-1281618.html" title="Junior Golf">Junior Golf</a>

The majority of professional golfers on the golfing circuit today would have cut their teeth playing junior golf.

Amongst that rank would be Eldrick Woods, who won the Optimist International Junior Championship in 1984, aged 8 years, and went onto win it again in 1985, ’88, ’89, ’90 and ’91 and, at the tender age of 15 became the youngest player in history to win the US Amateur Golf Championship in 1991 and in the following year, successfully defended the title.

Along with many golfers, Eldrick, or Tiger as he is better known, developed his love of the game whilst still a child. Unfortunately for most golfers, unlike Tiger Woods, our love of the game outweighs our talent, but who knows, maybe one day.

Phil Mickelson’s won 34 titles in San Diego county whilst still a junior golfer and learned his golf style by imitating his father’s actions and became a right-handed, left-handed golfer (Phil is right handed in every other area of his life, but, the mirroring of his father made for a left- handed golfer).

It is not, just, American golfers who have cut their golfing teeth playing junior golf: Lee Westwood was a, comparatively, late starter when he took up golf at 13 years old, but, less than two years later he was Nottinghamshire’s Junior Golf Champion and has not looked back since. Ian Poulter was at the tender age of four when he first played and Severiano “Seve” Ballesteros, who came from a golfing family, received a cut down 3 iron when he was 7 years old and by the grand old age of 13 was already winning events ( presumably not with the cut down iron).

Some junior golfers may never reach the heady heights of Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson or Seve, but, by encouraging young golfers and with patience and understanding, a junior golfer can be encouraged to reach their potential and foster a love of golf that can last a lifetime.

Golfbuyitonline stock and supply golf equipment and attire that has been engineered to meet the requirements of junior golf enthusiasts, who may one day be playing professional golf alongside their golfing heroes instead of emulating their styles in the junior golfing ranks.

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