The PGA TOUR, in partnership with the American Junior Golf Association, announced today that the 2019 Junior Presidents Cup will take place on Sunday, December 8 and Monday, December 9, 2019 at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia. The Junior Presidents Cup will precede the 2019 Presidents Cup, which will be contested at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club for the third time, later that week.
The 24 best junior boys from the U.S. and around the world, excluding Europe, will reunite Down Under for a two-day competition between the two teams of 12 to kick off Presidents Cup week. Junior Presidents Cup participants will have the unique opportunity to compete at Royal Melbourne prior to their golfing heroes taking centre stage in the Presidents Cup, which commences on Thursday, December 12, 2019.
The U.S. Team captured the inaugural Junior Presidents Cup in 2017 at Plainfield Country Club in Edison, N.J., by a score of 14-10, with three Americans going undefeated in the three sessions. David Toms led the U.S. Team, while South Africa’s Trevor Immelman captained the International Team. Honorary Captains Jack Nicklaus (U.S.) and Gary Player (INT) were on hand during the Singles matches to provide added encouragement and inspiration and distribute medals to both teams. Three Australians – Joshua Armstrong, Fred Lee and Karl Vilips – all qualified for the International Team.
“It was a great experience – I learnt a lot out of it,” said Armstrong.
“Having the 2019 edition at Royal Melbourne is a great initiative to keep everyone at the same venue, it’ll draw some more crowds for the juniors, which would be a great thing and be a great build up to the Presidents Cup.”
Lee was also thrilled to be a part of the 2017 edition in New Jersey.
“When you get chosen to represent your country and play against the world’s top juniors, you really identify the weaknesses as well as the strengths in your game,” said Lee.
“For me it was a real eye-opener and encouraging knowing that I had some game against the top juniors in the world.”
Additional information including eligibility criteria and qualification deadlines will be made available at a later date.
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About the Junior Presidents Cup
The Junior Presidents Cup is a two-day, spirited team match-play competition featuring 24 of the world’s top junior boys 19 years old and younger – 12 from the United States and 12 from around the world, excluding Europe – that takes place just days before the start of the biennial Presidents Cup. The Junior Presidents Cup was developed to give the world’s best non-European juniors a unique playing opportunity to compete in an international team match-play competition and showcase the global reach of junior golf. The next generation of Presidents Cup participants will take centre stage when the 2019 Junior Presidents Cup matches take place at The Royal Melbourne Golf Club on December 8-9 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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