Reflection Bay Golf Club to host Girls Junior Americas Cup

54-hole competition to be contested over Jack Nicklaus-designed course in Henderson, Nev.

As we move into the summer golf season, one of the events that I’m excited about volunteering for is the Girls Junior Americas Cup (GJAC).

GJAC, established in 1978, is a premier international team golf tournament that encourages sportsmanship, friendship, personal growth and development of young women golfers.

Reflection Bay Golf Club - Henderson, NV.

This year’s event will be contested July 30 – Aug. 3 at Reflection Bay Golf Club in my hometown of Henderson, Nev.  The 54-hole competition features 18 teams representing Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Mexico, Montana, New Mexico, Northern California, Northern Nevada, Oregon, San Diego, Southern California, Southern Nevada, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. 

Each team consists of the top four girls from each city/state/country with teams counting three scores and throwing out the highest score from each day of competition.  The lowest three-day totaled score will determine the winner. There is no individual competition. 

GJAC is a major stop on the college recruiting circuit and being chosen to play for your state/country is one of the highest honors in girls’ junior golf. Former champions of the event include six-time LPGA winner Pat Hurst and World Golf Hall of Fame member Lorena Ochoa who won the tournament three consecutive years (1997-1999).

Al Greenhall is the superintendent at Reflection Bay and the Southern Nevada Golf Association (SNGA) is host golf association for the event. The tournament needs volunteers in all areas of operations and anyone with interest can contact Ann Sunstrum with the SNGA at asunstrum@snga.org. It’s a great opportunity to help junior golf and see some of the future stars of the LPGA Tour.

For complete information, visit the GJAC website.