The 2010 Hugh Cranford All-Scholastic Team is a special award recognizing the
academic accomplishments and community service record of junior golfers who
are past participants of Optimist International championship tournaments or
District qualifiers.
The team will consist of up to five golfers who will be between the ages of
16 and 18 as of the last day of the 2010 Optimist International Junior Golf
Championships (August 1, 2010). Junior golfers selected to the team will receive
an automatic exemption into the championships and complimentary registration
(the $695 player registration fee—which is inclusive of tournament entry,
hotel accommodations and meals—will be waived). The exemption includes
an invitation to participate in the 2010 Optimist International Junior Golf
Championships without having to play in a qualifying tournament. Junior golfers
who are interested in applying should read the steps below and submit an application.
Past All-Scholastic Teams
2009 -- Nicole Agnello (Longwood, Florida), David Catt (Shawnee, Kansas), Kaitlyn
Hutcherson (Greeneville, Tennessee), Brandon Jobe (Fayetteville, North Carolina)
and Patrick Cansfield* (Port Huron, Michigan). To read more about the
2009 Optimist International All-Scholastic Team, click
here.
*"Bringing
Out the Best in Kids" Community Service Award Winner
2008 -- Adam Carpenter (Little Rock,
Arkansas), Katherine Jean (Rantoul, Illinois), Patrick Rodgers (Avon, Indiana)
and Mark Wehner (Cincinnati, Ohio).
2007 -- Daniel Maurer (Longmont, Colorado), Chris Olson (Midlothian, Virginia),
Alyssa Roland (Newtown Square, Pennsylvania) and James Rowland (Bolivar, Ohio).
Include a writing sample (250 to 500 words) on the topic indicated.
Attach supporting documentation (transcript, grade reports, test results,
etc.).
Send the application to the following address. Application must be
postmarked no later than April 10, 2010:
Optimist Junior Golf
Attn: All-Scholastic Team
4494 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
The Optimist Junior Golf Committee will review applications and all applicants
will be notified of their status in writing by May 7, 2010. Applicants will
be considered based on their academic record but must also show that they
have acceptable tournament experience to be able to compete at the international
level. In addition, all applicants' community service experience will
be reviewed for consideration for the "Bringing Out the Best in Kids"
Community Service Award.
If you have any questions, please contact Andy Hudson, Optimist International
Junior Golf Director, at golf@optimist.org,
(314) 371-6000 or toll free (800) 500-8130.
Thank you for your interest in the 2010 Hugh Cranford All-Scholastic Team.
Hugh Cranford
Hugh Cranford served as Executive Director of Optimist
International from 1967 to 1986. He was instrumental in starting the Optimist
Junior Golf program and in 1978 led the efforts to co-sponsor the Optimist
Junior World Golf Championships in San Diego, the forerunner to today’s
Optimist International Junior Golf Championships. In recent years, Cranford
has served as chairman and member of the committee that oversees the Optimist
Junior Golf program. He is currently an emeritus member of the committee.
