ARIZONA NEWS
Girls Golf has plans to expand
T
he LPGA- USGA Girls Golf of Phoenix organization
continues to lead the nation with participation and growth for girls golf, and the local program has plans to continue that trend with some exciting structural changes in the coming year. Among them, Girls Golf will bring more innovation to the local program with increased reach, impact and by engaging more girls through golf in the Phoenix market. A few select cities, host facilities and LPGA/
PGA professionals will play key roles as “home bases” for Girls Golf of Phoenix programming sites and be led by the current director, Cori Matheson. The 2018 season also will see a continued strong presence in Scottsdale, Mesa, central Phoenix, Chandler and Sun City areas. Peggy Briggs {east Mesa}, Tina Tombs {central Phoenix}, Kay
Kay Cornelius (left with student) and Peggy Briggs (above in cart) are professional golf ambassadors for the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf of Phoenix program.
Cornelius {Chandler}, Andrew Yang {Sun City}, Matheson {Phoenix/Scottsdale} will serve these areas as professional golf ambassadors for the Girls Golf program and be officially titled “co-site directors.” Also new for
2018, Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale will be the new main host facility for Girls
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Golf of Scottsdale. “We are excited to expand our role with Girls Golf of Phoenix and proud to maintain and add programming specific for girls,” said Joe Shershenovich, director of golf at Grayhawk. With five new Girls Golf
sites and continued help from these local professionals, Girls Golf will be able to reach more girls and families throughout the Phoenix market. Girls Golf also expects to offer more than 10 new events to its schedule in the coming year. Please follow along on social media and visit LPGA- USGA Girls Golf of Phoenix at www.
girlsgolfofphoenix.org to keep up with these changes that are kicking off in 2018. n
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