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September 11, 2007
SPARTANBURG, SC - The field for the 13th Annual Bobby Chapman Junior Golf Invitational has been set with 83 hopeful players vying for this national championship Sept. 22 and 23 at the Country Club of Spartanburg. The highly skilled field hails from 16 states and the Caymen Islands, putting a true international flavor into the event. Players qualified though local, regional, and national competitions and were invited based on those merits. Four AJGA victories are represented along with 15 state championships, 22 USGA Junior Championship contestants, and 23 other major titles as well. The field boasts an average handicap of below scratch and 11 players are ranked in the top 100 of Golfweek’s junior rankings. Peter Uihlein successfully defended his 2005 title last year as the number two ranked junior in the country, coming off an impressive season with three AJGA titles as well as the 2005 AJGA Rolex Player of the Year. Local participants include Will Ovenden, Ronnie Funk, John Mauney and Charles Neidenbach of Spartanburg, Brian Horton of Boiling Springs, and Brad Sill of Duncan. 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 or cmiller@scgolf.org. 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, the sports council of the Spartanburg Convention & Visitors Bureau, is assisting with the event. For information about the event or how to become a volunteer, contact Mike Baird at (864) 503-1978 or mike.baird@milliken.com. Team Spartanburg, the sports council of the Spartanburg Convention & Visitors Bureau, is providing support to the event. For information about Team Spartanburg, contact Nikki Harris at the CVB at (864) 594-6767 or laura.corbin@wofford.edu. Team Spartanburg |
