Optimist International Junior Golf Championship
2018 District Qualifiers



Dates and locations are updated daily.

District Date Location Age Divisions Contact
Optimist Junior Tour - Junior Players Golf Academy Open January 26-27, 2018 Wexford Plantation (Hilton Head Island, SC) Boys 11-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-13, 14-18
Sharon Parton - golf@optimist.org
Greg Norman Champions Golf Academy Open March 3-4, 2018 Barefoot Resort (Myrtle Beach, SC) Boys 11-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-13, 14-18
Sharon Parton - golf@optimist.org
North Carolina East District TBD, 2018 UNC Finley Golf Course (Chapel Hill, NC) Boys 14-15 and 16-18 David Hodges -- dhodgesoptimist@gmail.com
North Carolina East District TBD, 2018 UNC Finley Golf Course (Chapel Hill, NC) Girls 15-18 David Hodges -- dhodgesoptimist@gmail.com
Optimist Junior Tour - Waterchase, TX March 24-25, 2018 Waterchase (Ft. Worth, TX) Boys 11-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-13, 14-18
Sharon Parton - golf@optimist.org
North Florida District TBD 2018 Holiday Golf Club (Panama City Beach, FL) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18 and Girls 10-12, 13-14 and 15-18 Craig St. Martin -- cast611@aol.com
North Carolina East District TBD, 2018 Greenville County Club (Greenville, NC) Girls 12, 13-14 and 15-18 David Hodges -- dhodgesoptimist@gmail.com
North Florida District TBD, 2018 Glenview Champions Country Club (The Villages, FL) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Michael Lassen- nfdistrictjrgolf2017@gmail.com
Pacific Northwest (Canada) District TBD, 2018 Langara Golf Course (Vancouver, BC Canada) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Harry White- hhwhite77@hotmail.com
Capital Virginia District TBD, 2018 Hanover Country Club (Ashland, VA) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Charles Steininger - clspms@aol.com
Pacific Central (California) District TBD, 2018 Haggin Oaks Golf Course (Sacramento, CA) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Walter Borland - w.borland@sbcglobal.net
California South District TBD, 2018 Twin Oaks Golf Course (San Marcos, CA) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Marcia Emerick- marcia@ncjga.com
New York-New England District TBD 2018 Links at Erie Village (E. Syracuse, NY) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Ryan McGinnis- rmcginnis@pgahq.com
Pacific Northwest (US) District TBD, 2018 Forest Hills Golf Course (Cornelius, OR) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Al Young - aljanyoung@frontier.com
North Carolina East District TBD, 2018 Belmont Lake Golf Club (Rocky Mount, NC) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
David Hodges -- dhodgesoptimist@gmail.com
Indiana North District TBD, 2018 Mill Creek Golf Course (Rochester, Indiana) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Al Kidder - froggyak@aol.com
South Carolina District TBD, 2018 Hackler Golf Course (Conway, SC) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
John Grover - jgrover@sc.rr.com
Arizona District TBD, 2018 Omni Tucson National (Tucson, AZ) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Rod Salmi - rod@injuredworker.com
GATEway (Georgia) District TBD, 2018 University of Georgia Golf Course (Athens, GA) Boys 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 13-14, 15-18 (see June 11 for Boys 10-11 and Girls 10-12)
Tom Brumbeloe - tbrumbeloe@hotmail.com
Kansas District TBD, 2018 Firekeeper (Mayette, KS) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Kit Kelley -- kkelley1099@sbcglobal.net
Tennessee District May 31, 2018 Germantown Country Club (Germantown, TN) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Don Thompson - personaltouchbodywerks@gmail.com
North Texas District TBD, 2018 Waterchase Golf Club (Ft. Worth, TX) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Patsy Garner - patsy.garner@gmail.com
Ohio South District TBD, 2018 Golf Club at Yankee Trace (Centerville, Ohio) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Jerry Stahley -- jstahley@woh.rr.com
Oklahoma District TBD, 2018 Page Belcher (Tulsa, OK) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Kirk Dale - kirk.dale@tulsacoxmail.com
South Texas District June 4 & 5, 2018 Lakecliff Golf Club (Spicewood, Texas) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Kyle Cowand - kcowand@gmail.com
New Mexico West Texas District TBD, 2018 Butterfield Trail Golf Club (El Paso, TX) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
TBD
South Texas District June 7, 2018 The Woodland's Resort - Panther Trails Course (The Woodlands, Texas) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Kyle Cowand - kcowand@gmail.com
East Missouri District TBD, 2018 Aberdeen Country Club (Eureka, MO) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 and 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14 and 15-18
Terry Sparks - tiger72245@yahoo.com
Iowa District TBD, 2018 Elmwood Country Club and American Legion Golf Course (Marshalltown, IA) Boys 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 13-14, 15-18
John Danielson - danielsonjohn@gmail.com
Pacific Southeast (Hawaii) District June 15, 2018 Turtle Bay Resort (Honolulu, HI) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Alan Wong - alanwong1@mac.com
New York-New England District TBD, 2018 Eisenhower White Golf Club (Farmingdale, NY) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Daniel Frankel - afrankel@pgahq.com
Pacific Southeast District TBD, 2018 Apple Valley Golf Course (Apple Valley, CA) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
James Phillips - jim.p@century21fairway.com
Arkansas District TBD, 2018 Conway Country Club (Conway, AR) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Tom Martfeld - tom50mart@sbcglobal.net
Maryland South Delaware District TBD, 2018 Marlton Golf Club (Upper Marlboro, MD) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Ned Spearbeck - spearbeck@pga.com
Dakotas-Manitoba-Minnesota (Canada) District TBD, 2018 Larters at St. Andrews Golf and County Club (St. Andrews, MB Canada) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Fred Urso - furso@shaw.ca
South Florida District TBD, 2018 PGA National Resort and Spa (Fazio) (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Mitch Goldman - msgoldman1331@yahoo.com
GATEway (Georgia) District TBD, 2018 BridgeMill Athletic Club (Canton, GA) Boys 10-11 and Girls 10-12 Tom Brumbeloe - tbrumbeloe@hotmail.com
New York-New England District TBD, 2018 Rehoboth Country Club (Rehoboth, MA) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Steve Feinstein - foongolf@aol.com
Kentucky-West Virginia District TBD, 2018 London Country Club (London, KY) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Stuart Maiden - samjam@prtcnet.org
Illinois District TBD, 2018 Red Tail Run Country Club (Decatur, IL) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Terry Wright -- terry@oijgc.org
Alabama-Mississippi District TBD, 2018 Lagoon Park Golf Course (Montgomery, AL) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 and 16-18 and Girls 10-12, 13-14 and 15-18 John Varnado - wc_chico@charter.net
Nebraska District TBD, 2018 York Country Club (York, NE) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Richard Raasch - rwraasch@cox.net
West Missouri District TBD, 2018 Tiffany Springs (Kansas City, MO) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Harold Stewart - stewopti@stjoelive.com
Louisiana District TBD, 2018 The Westlands Golf Course (Lafayette, LA) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
TBD
Pacific Central (Utah) District TBD, 2018 Sleepy Ridge / East Bay / Alpine CC (Orem/Provo/Highland, Utah) Boys 16-18
Girls 15-18
Jeff Thurman - ujga1984@gmail.com
Colorado-Wyoming District TBD, 2018 Flatirons (Boulder, CO) Boys 14-15, 16-18
Bob Meyer - meyerrob@comcast.net
Dakotas-Manitoba-Minnesota (US) District TBD, 2018 Riverwood Golf Course (Bismarck, ND) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Andrew Engelman - andrew@thetitleteam.com
Colorado-Wyoming District TBD, 2018 Fitzsimons (Aurora, CO) Boys 10-11, 12-13
Girls 10-12, 13-14 and 16-18
Bob Meyer - meyerrob@comcast.net
Wisconsin North-Upper Michigan District TBD, 2018 Lake Hallie Golf Course (Lake Hallie, WI) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Anthony Yaggie- tony@katymarket.com
Indiana South District TBD, 2018 Deer Creek Golf Club (Clayton, IN) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Mike Woodward - optimist.mike@gmail.com
St-Lawrence Region (Canada) District les ?? et ??8 juin 2018 Club de Golf Glendale (Mirabel, Québec) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Michel Geoffroy - michel2nico@hotmail.com
Atlantic Central District TBD, 2018 Bethlehem Golf Course (Bethlethem, PA) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Sue Creswell - sstav@ptd.net
Michigan District TBD, 2018 Metamora Golf & County Club (Metamora, MI) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Tom Longhway - tomtlongh@aol.com
North Carolina West District TBD, 2018 Catawba County Club (Newton, NC) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Allen Wiggins - allen@nationaljuniorgolftour.com
Pacific Central (Nevada) District TBD, 2018 Washoe Country Golf Course (Reno, NV) Boys 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 13-14, 15-18
Randy Elliott or Pam Whalen- nnjgagolf@gmail.com
Southern Wisconsin District TBD, 2018 Brown Deer Park Golf Course (Milwaukee, WI) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Tom Carls - wmtomc@gmail.com
Central Ontario District TBD, 2018 Caledon Country Club (Inglewood, Ontario Canada) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
Dennis Kwasnicki - kwas@rogers.com
Southwestern Ontario District TBD, 2018 Willow Ridge Golf and Country Club (formally Blenheim) (Blenheim, Ontario Canada) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
(2018 Optimist Qualifier)
George Bice - cannymay@aol.com
Midwestern Ontario District TBD, 2018 St. Mary's Golf Course (Ontario Canada) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
(2018 Optimist Qualifier)
Tim Mclennan - tnmclennan@rogers.com
Alberta, Manitoba, Minnesota and Northern Wyoming District TBD, 2018 River's Edge Golf Club (Okotoks, AB Canada) Boys 10-11, 12-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-12, 13-14, 15-18
(2018 Optimist Qualifier)
Nathan Kondrat - nathan@nationalpressure.com
Kingsville Ontario Canadian Open TBD 2018 Kingsville Golf and Country Club (Kingsville, ON Canada) Boys 11-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-13, 14-18
Sharon Parton - golf@optimist.org
Optimist Junior Tour - Green Valley Ranch October 14-15, 2017 Green Valley Ranch (Denver, CO) Boys 11-13, 14-15, 16-18
Girls 10-13, 14-18
(2018 Optimist Qualifier)
Sharon Parton - golf@optimist.org