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The Hook A Kid On Golf program provides a great opportunity to introduce youngsters to the game of golf and affords them the chance to practice, play and compete against other juniors of the same age and skill level. While teaching remains a top priority among the coordinators, the Hook A Kid On Golf program encourages a strong understanding of the Rules of Golf, as well as sportsmanship, etiquette and course management.
What does it mean to get involved in junior golf?
Mandy Beamer of Burkeville and Martinsville’s Becky Poindexter became fast friends at the Andrew Haley Memorial junior tournament years ago and have remained close ever since. They faced each other in the championship finals match at the 2001 VSGA Women’s Amateur Championship, with Beamer recording the win. Prior to their success at the Women’s Am, both players enjoyed distinguished junior careers, with Beamer winning the 1996 VSGA Junior Girls’ Championship. She was also an All-America as a collegian at Longwood University. Meanwhile, Poindexter was a two-time runner-up at the Junior Girls’ and was honored as the 1999 VSGA Women’s Division Junior Girl of the Year. She is currently a rising junior at Elon University in North Carolina and was named the golf’s team freshman of the year as a newcomer. Both players are made an impact on junior golf during the summer of 2002. Beamer served as the VSGA’s P.J. Boatwright intern in golf administration and is helping to coordinate statewide Hook A Kid On Golf programs. She is now working full-time in the golf industry. Poindexter was a junior camp counselor for the junior programs at Independence Golf Club. |
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The VSGA also offers a full schedule of junior events for Virginia’s junior boys and girls, interstate team matches and the annual adult-youth event. Other initiatives include introducing juniors to the game through statewide Hook A Kid On Golf programs and the Challenge Golf League series. In addition, the association compiles and distributes all junior schedule information in the commonwealth, promotes junior clinics, as well as helping to coordinate Hook A Kid On Golf and Challenge Golf League programs. The VSGA also publishes a golf newsletter, Just Fore Juniors. 
In addition, Robins junior programs at Independence Golf Club “Virginia’s Home For Golf” are promote and preserve the best interests and true spirit of golf in Virginia through its junior camps, clinics and sessions. Each junior program is led by a team of dedicated staff members to ensure that all participants have a fun, safe and rewarding experience. Golf clubs can be provided during each program and junior clubs may also be sold and rented at the Independence Golf Club golf shop. Please call (804) 897-8641, ext. 112 or e-mail 