The Quarry Golf Club has been
selected as a tournament host for the 17th Annual Professional
Golf Association (PGA) Junior Series this summer.
“We are thrilled
to add The Quarry to our list of championship caliber courses we will visit in
our eight stops in 2012” said Mike
Schanne Jr., championship manager of the PGA of America.
The PGA Junior
Series takes place at eight prestigious golf courses throughout the country
over a two-month period, wherein approximately half of the participants in each
field are from the host-state and half represent golfers from other states
across the nation.
“We are very excited to return to South
Texas. This will be our first event at The Quarry and our first visit to San
Antonio,” Schanne said.
The tournament at The Quarry Golf
Club will take place July 2-3, 2012, and the winners will earn exemptions into
the 37th Junior PGA Championship. The top 10 finishers will receive points towards the Junior Ryder Cup.
“The Quarry will be a unique test
of golf for the top junior players in the U.S.,” said Dustin Burell, general
manager at The Quarry Golf Club.
“Between the 100-foot-rock walls
and tall native grasses, our course offers our version of Southern hospitality
and rich Texas history,” Burell said. “We’re honored to share our course with
the nation’s finest young talent.”
The mission of the PGA Junior
Series is to promote golf through affordable and competitive national playing opportunities
in professionally-supervised events organized by The PGA of America. The 17th
Annual PGA Junior Series continues to provide global and national exposure for
each of the 156 plus player fields. Each event is nationally ranked in the
Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index and the Junior Golf Scoreboard.
The Quarry Golf Club in San
Antonio, Texas, provides an unparalleled golf experience. Although
privately-owned, The Quarry is open to the public for daily use. The front nine
resembles a links-style course while the back nine is laid-out in an old
limestone quarry pit, once used to harvest materials used in construction of
buildings such as the Texas State Capitol. The Quarry Golf Club opened in
December of 1992 and is home to an award-winning golf course, pro shop and
casual dining restaurant.
