Junior Golf Team 2009 REQUIREMENTS & HOW TO APPLY
The Tiger Woods Foundation National Junior Golf Team (TWFNJGT) was originally created, in recognition of Tiger’s work with underserved youth, when the Junior World Golf Championships granted 18 permanent exemptions to the Foundation. “These exemptions create opportunities to enhance the growth of junior golfers through international competition.” Earl Woods said.
Tiger Woods Foundation is an educational foundation that offers other non-profit organizations grants for education and year round mentoring and tutoring programs. The Foundation is proud of the accomplishments of the Tiger Woods Foundation National Junior Golf Team and its achievements over the past decade. Since its inception, members of the TWFNJGT have gone on to receive partial or full college scholarships at institutions such as UCLA, Texas Southern University, Princeton, Notre Dame, Wake Forest and the University of Tulsa to name a few.
Due to the overwhelming amount of applicants, we have revised the eligibility requirements. Each junior golfer applying for a spot on the team must meet all the requirements and submit all the documentation in order to be considered. If anything is missing, your application is considered incomplete and will not be accepted. Once all the applications have been received, the committee will review applications and select the team members.
Tiger Woods Foundation receives a limited number of exemptions per age group, per gender, so not everyone can be selected for the team. However, you are encouraged to apply if you meet the requirements. Some applicants will be accepted to the team and some will be asked to qualify for Junior Worlds on their own. If you are one of those asked to qualify on your own and do so, you will be considered a team member just as if you were given the exemption.
2009 TIGER WOODS FOUNDATION NATIONAL JUNIOR GOLF TEAM REQUIREMENTS
1. You must be at least 7 years old by July 12, 2009.
2. You must not have reached your 18th birthday by July 17, 2009.
3. You must have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher. (Please submit your most recent report card). Weighted GPA scores are accepted for those in advanced classes.
4. You must have a verifiable USGA Handicap Index (Please submit a copy of card).
5. You must submit a letter from your Principal or Dean of Schools verifying your GPA, as well as any disciplinary action you have received.
6. You must submit a current Tournament Resume which includes your current Handicap Index, tournaments played, your scores, and the number of participants in the field.
7. You must perform & document 40 hours of community/volunteer service (does not have to be golf-related). All hours must be completed by July 12, 2009.
8. You must submit contact information for you and your parents/guardians (Names, Address, Phone numbers, email addresses).
9. You must submit a recent photograph of yourself.
10. You may submit any letters of recommendation from your golf coaches, teachers and adult mentors.
11. Please submit any extra curricular activities you are involved with (sports, volunteer and/or mentoring groups, clubs, etc…)
12. You must download the 2009 Application form. All applicants must fill out the Contact Information section. Any applicant that would like to prove minority and/or economically disadvantaged status in case of a tie, must fill out the Financial Information section.
Please Note: If it comes down to choosing between two children of the same gender, same age group, same GPA, equal amount of extra curricular activities…Priority will be given to past team members and/or those who have been historically denied access to golf. Please submit proof of minority AND/OR economically disadvantaged status if you would like to be considered due to a tie (Statement of ethnicity AND/OR financial need by filling out the form at bottom of application).
The Deadline to receive your completed application is February 27, 2009.
Please mail your application to:
Tiger Woods Foundation
Attn: Junior Golf
121 Innovation Drive, Suite 150
Irvine, CA 92617
You will be notified by mail by April 6, 2009.
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