Top junior golfers compete at Longbow

Golf Course News, Apr 2004

Course News

The nation's top junior golfers will compete in the Heather Farr Classic April 9 to 11 at Longbow Golf Club, Mesa, Ariz. This will be the first of four prestigious locally held junior golf tournaments hosted by the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) this season. The 36-hole event features 120 boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 18 who will make up one of the strongest fields on the AJGA slate.

The completely redesigned par-71, 7,300-yard Longbow Golf Club will be a solid test for participants, though AJGA members have shown great potential in the past. Some former members include Cristie Kerr, Davis Love III, Phil Mickelson, Dottie Pepper and Tiger Woods.

The tournament is named for Heather Farr, an outstanding All-American golfer at Arizona State University, who lost her four-and-a-half-year battle with breast cancer in 1993. "Heather Farr is an ideal role model for our juniors," says Peter Ripa, AJGA chief operations officer. "Her ability as a golfer, coupled with the integrity and perseverance that she displayed under the most difficult of circumstances is a great inspiration."