From left, Andy Whaley of Bass Pro Shops; Jason Ross, vice president of tournament development; Rick Grayson, Heart of the Ozarks Junior Golf Foundation; and Steve King, Rivercut general manager, received the AJGA Newcomer of the Year Award for the 2007 Bass Pro Shops/Payne Stewart Junior Golf Championship.

American Junior Golf Association honors tournament organizers

SBJ Staff

Posted online March 16, 2008 | 11:00 pm

Organizers of the 2007 Bass Pro Shops/Payne Stewart Junior Golf Championship were recently honored by the American Junior Golf Association with the AJGA Newcomer of the Year Award. According to a news release, the honor is presented annually to the most outstanding first-year event on the AJGA schedule.

Held at Rivercut, the inaugural championship was a partnership between Bass Pro Shops, the Springfield-Greene County Park Board, the Payne Stewart Family Foundation and the Heart of the Ozarks Junior Golf Foundation. The event drew junior golfers from nearly 20 states.

Besides the on-course play, a complimentary players’ banquet was held; players received a filled Bass Pro gift bag; players were entertained by Bass Pro casting games and were able to take a look at the company’s NASCAR car and three speedboats. Also factors in receiving the award was the level of maintenance and condition of the course at Rivercut, the amenities and hospitality, the release said.

The 2008 Bass Pro Shops/Payne Stewart Junior Golf Championship is slated for Aug. 4–7.

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