What a Year It Has Been: A Letter from Your Director of Junior Golf

November 19, 2024

SPRING, TX (November 19, 2024) -  Hello STPGA Junior Golfers, Families, and Friends,


I want to start by personally thanking everyone that has welcomed me throughout the year in this role as your Director of Junior Golf. I am really enjoying Texas and cannot wait for 2025. With that said, I wanted to provide a few exciting updates.


STPGA Junior Golf is finishing 2024 with another record season and that is all due to your support! Our program does not exist without you, and we want to thank you for your support and participation in tournaments. No matter if you have just joined or have been a member for years, we hope you continue to enjoy the events, learn and develop skills, build relationships with your competitors, and love the game of golf.


Thank you to everyone that filled out our year-end survey. We received a lot of great feedback and will be using that to shape the future of this wonderful program. 


Our first big announcement for 2025 is that Junior Links will have 3 season ending Championships just like Little Linksters and Junior Tour. The Year End Championship has been happening since 2019 for Junior Links but we are excited to showcase this tour each season moving forward!

With that said, I am also excited to announce our three season ending Championships and their host facilities. All three programs will be at the same location.


STPGA Spring Championship: Texas A&M Golf Course – April 26-27th, 2025
First time to host this Championship!


STPGA Junior Championship: The Woodlands CC – August 4-6th, 2025
11th time to host this Championship


STPGA Fall Championship: Horseshoe Bay – December 13-14th, 2025
First time to host this Championship since 2021


For our Srixon Billiard Factory Prestige Tour, earlier this fall we announced Champions Golf Club as the host site of the 2nd Annual Insperity Invitational Tour Championship. Click Here for that release.


In addition, a friendly reminder that 2025 membership registration will open on December 3rd, and all Spring schedules will be viewable on that day as well. Tournament registration opens on December 10th, so make sure to mark your calendars! To view all of our 2025 Important Dates, please visit this link.


As it relates to updates to our Rules and Regulations, these will be announced on January 7th, right before the Spring Season starts. I am hosting all of our Area Directors the first week of January to review all of our policies to ensure consistency across our different metro areas and ensure we are putting out the best product possible for everyone.


Thank you for an unforgettable 2024 season, and I look forward to finishing strong at the Fall Championship and then having an even better 2025!

Lexi Sobieski

Director of Junior Golf

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Spring, TX (February 1st, 2025) - Good Afternoon Players, Parents, & Family Friends, It is hard to believe that one month has already passed! As one month passes, one more follows shortly after. February will contain 3 Srixon Prestige Tour tournaments with one being in the Houston, Austin, and San Antonio metro areas! Srixon Prestige Tour Champions - January The new year began down on the coast at Galveston Country Club where Brent Mauer , of Mont Belvieu, TX and London Fowlkes , of Porter, TX, started off the year on a hot start claiming the victory. Following this weekend, the Srixon Prestige Tour headed north to The Golf Club at Texas A&M where Drew Dickens , of Dripping Springs, TX, and London Fowlkes , of Porter, TX, weathered the storm and walked away victorious despite the challenging conditions! Dickens carded a 139 (-3) forcing a playoff where he would then call himself champion after the first playoff hole. Fowlkes continues her hot streak by showing resilience and carding the best second round score, 73 (+2), within the Girls 13-18 division to earn herself back-to-back victories! 2025 Texas Women’s Open Qualifiers The Srixon Prestige Tour will be awarding 3 participants with the opportunity to participate in the 2025 Texas Women’s Open. These additional qualifiers will be held during the Alamo City Shootout at Cedar Creek Golf Course and the Spring Fling at Pearland Golf Club. This qualifier is only available for players within the Girls 13-18 division of each respective event. The Alamo City Shootout will award the top finisher within the qualifier after Round 2, while the Spring Fling will award the top 2 finishers within the qualifier after Round 2. Female participants have the option to pay $30 extra by selecting the Entry Fee + TWO Qual at registration. The Bayou Cup As we enter year 3 of our partnership with the Louisiana Junior Golf Tour, we are excited to announce another Cup Match to the schedule! The Bayou Cup will be held at Big Easy Ranch on December 5-7, 2025. Keep an eye out for our exemption schedule to see how YOU can represent Team STPGA in this inaugural event! Upcoming Events Below are a few events with remaining field spots within the next month or so. March 1-2 – Hill Country Open at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Golf Course March 17-18 - EmmyEvan Shootout in the Hills at Lakecliff Golf Club Ma rch 22-23 - Visit Lake Charles Spring Classic at Contraband Bayou Golf Club April 5-6 - Alamo City Shootout at Cedar Creek Golf Course Below are some important dates to keep an eye on in the future. The entire 2025 Srixon Prestige Tour schedule will be viewable on February 4th, 2025 . April 1 - All tournaments from May 28-29 through August 16-17 will open for registration. For more information and to see other important dates for the 2025 year, click here . To view the current Srixon Prestige Tour schedule, click here . Thank You to Srixon! For the seventh consecutive year, Srixon is returning as the sole Prestige Tour Title Partner for the 2025 year. Keep in mind, if you are looking for golf balls to golf clubs, Srixon is one of the premiere brands in the industry and will always keep you at the top of your game. Rule’s Corner For this month’s Rule’s Corner, we will refresh our knowledge on relief from a Penalty Area. If your ball is known or virtually certain to be at rest within a RED penalty area, players will have 3 options of relief for the cost of one penalty stroke: stroke-and-distance, back-on-line, and lateral relief. If your ball is known or virtually certain to be at rest within a YELLOW penalty area, players will only have 2 options of relief for the cost of one penalty stroke: stroke-and-distance or back-on-line. We are looking forward to making further strides and hope to fulfill our goal of leaving excellence on and off the golf course. As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact myself (E: cmurphy@pgahq.com | D: (832)442-2410) or Dean Pocwierz (E: dpocwierz@pgahq.com | (832)442-2404).
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