Jennifer
Tangtiphaiboontana Receives AJGA Jerry Cole Sportsmanship
Award
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boys and girls recognized at Walt Disney World's Yacht Club
LAKE
BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana of Long
Beach, Calif., regarded as one of the top junior golfers in
the country, received a distinct honor Tuesday night when
she was awarded the AJGA Jerry Cole Sportsmanship Award.
Tangtiphaiboontana was presented the honor by the American
Junior Golf Association at the 26th annual Polo Golf Junior
All-America Awards Banquet, held at the Walt Disney World
Resort's Yacht Club.
"Jennifer possesses the qualities of a true competitor,"
said Peter Ripa, AJGA chief operations officer, who presented
the award to Tangtiphaiboontana. "Despite the challenges
she has experienced over the past two years, she always has
a smile on her face and is very appreciative to her fellow
competitors and the support staff."
The AJGA strives to impress upon young golfers the importance
of respecting fellow competitors and the game of golf. One
way to achieve this is the Sportsmanship Award. Each year,
the AJGA selects one member who has displayed exemplary sportsmanship
both on and off the golf course and honors this person at
the annual Polo Golf Junior All-America Awards Banquet.
For the 26th consecutive year, the finest junior golfers in
the world were recognized by the AJGA Tuesday evening for
their outstanding accomplishments at the Polo Golf Junior
All-America Awards Banquet held at the Walt Disney World Resort's
Yacht Club.
The AJGA is dedicated to the overall growth and development
of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships
through competitive junior golf. However, the overall growth
and development includes more than just improving or mastering
one's golf skills; it's to produce well-rounded, successful,
honest and humble young adults.
Since its founding in 1978, the AJGA recognizes and rewards
juniors for their impressive feats on the course, in the classroom,
as well as for exhibiting sportsmanlike behavior. The sportsmanship
award honors an individual who possess qualities such as integrity
and true-heartedness and signifies the importance by living
true to these virtues.
Others honored at the AJGA Polo Golf Junior All-America Banquet
include the Polo Golf Junior Players of the Year -- Brian
Harman of Savannah, Ga., and Paula Creamer of Pleasanton,
Calif., the Polo Golf Junior All-America Teams and the HP
Scholastic Junior All-America Team.
The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization dedicated to the overall growth and development
of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships
through competitive junior golf. The AJGA, the largest Association
of its kind, has a junior membership (boys and girls ages
13-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 50 states
and 30 foreign countries.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and
professional golf. Eleven of the last 13 U.S. Amateur champions
and 15 of the last 17 U.S. Women's Amateur champions are AJGA
alumni. More than 160 former AJGA juniors currently play on
the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiled more than 280 wins.
For more information, please contact Steve Ethun at (407)
824-2051 at Tournament Headquarters.