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Local golfer in
national event
Emily Stallings
of Fayetteville is among 61 golfers aged 7-12 from across the country
competing in The Golf Channel’s Drive, Chip & Putt Jr. Golf Skills
Competition.
Stallings, 10, is in central Florida this weekend going after the title
in the 9-10 age group at Falcon’s Fire Golf Club in Kissimmee beginning
Saturday at 9 a.m.
The field was narrowed from more than 25,000 participants in 100 communities
across 39 states and Canada.
The Golf Channel’s Drive, Chip & Putt Junior Golf Skills Competition
provides a free and friendly opportunity for boys and girls to compete
in a fun series of events designed to develop and test their golf skills,
regardless of skill level or exposure to the game.
Already in place for 2004 is the first official series title sponsor,
the Mutual of Omaha. The Mutual of Omaha Drive, Chip & Putt Junior
Golf Challenge presented by The Golf Channel will expand to include 13
and 14-year olds.
The national championship highlight show will be broadcast Thanksgiving
Day, Nov. 27, at noon ET on the Golf Channel.
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For more information, please contact Matt Friedman at 407-355-4034.
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