September 12, 2006
Bobby Chapman Junior Golf Invitational
Sept. 23-24 at Country Club of Spartanburg

SPARTANBURG, SC —  The field for the 12th Annual Bobby Chapman Junior Golf Invitational has been set with 88 hopeful players vying for this national championship at Sept. 23 and 24 at the Country Club of Spartanburg.

The 2006 field represents eight AJGA titles, 17 USGA Junior Championship participants, 11 State Junior Championship winners, and 31 other major victories. The field has an average handicap of below scratch and also represents 16 of the top 100 juniors in the country as compiled by GolfWeek.

Peter Uihlein is back to defend his 2005 title as the number two ranked junior in the country. He is coming off an impressive season with three AJGA titles as well as the 2005 AJGA Rolex Player of the Year. Stiff competition is coming from all areas of the country as state champions and other victors are looking to add the Bobby Chapman to their resume.

Will Ovenden is the local favorite as the Spartanburg native had an impressive win in the Carolina’s Golf Association’s Junior Championship. Other SC players to watch would be Jacob Burger, McCuen Elmore, and Wesley Bryan. Burger won the SCGA Junior Championship and joins Elmore, Bryan, and Easley native David Dannelly at the top of the SC junior rankings.

The tournament is held in honor of the late Robert H. Chapman Jr. Chapman, a long-time member of the Country Club of Spartanburg, was the only man to serve as president of both the South Carolina Golf Association and the Carolinas Golf Association. He was an accomplished player and served the USGA in several capacities. In his business life, Chapman was a local and national leader in the textile industry. The tournament also benefits the Spartanburg Foundation and the South Carolina Junior Golf Foundation. Too date, more than $100,000 has gone to scholarship recipients through both organizations thanks to the many kind supporters of the Bobby Chapman.

For more information, contact Chris Miller with the SCJGA at (803) 732-9311. The Bobby Chapman is one of 13 major events conducted by the SCJGA. Results, schedules and applications may be accessed via the Internet at www.scjga.org.

Team Spartanburg, the sports council of the Spartanburg Convention & Visitors Bureau, is assisting with the event.

Team Spartanburg’s mission is to promote Spartanburg as a destination for sports events; it recruits new events as well as provide assistance to existing sports events. Team Spartanburg is supported by its partners:

Champions – Coca-Cola, JM Smith Corp., Wachovia, City of Spartanburg
MVPs – Herald-Journal/Celebrate Community, Radisson Hotel & Suites, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Verizon Wireless, Wofford College
All-Stars – Ogletree Deakins, McMillan Smith and Partners, Showcase Marketing, Shred First, Spartanburg Marriott at Renaissance Park, Spartanburg Methodist College, University of South Carolina Upstate

For information Team Spartanburg, go to www.teamspartanburgsc.org or contact Jules Bryant at (864) 594-5051 or laura.corbin@wofford.edu or Nikki Harris at (864) 594-5050 or laura.corbin@wofford.edu.

Team Spartanburg
Spartanburg Convention & Visitors Bureau
298 Magnolia Street
Spartanburg, SC  29306
(864) 594-5050
1-800-374-TEAM

For more information, contact Team Spartanburg.