Junior Tour
New JTNC Tour Manager Sees Bright Future BY JERRY STEWART A
aron Hartesveldt knows exactly what he’s getting into. He’s been witness to it before and couldn’t be happier to again be involved. As part of his assistant pro duties at Canyon Oaks
in Chico from 2005-2010, Hartesveldt hosted a slew of clinics and summer camps for juniors. It was at those events that he got to watch golf ’s future players hone their skills. “I remember one of the youngest kids at the summer
camp just loved to hit balls. At the time, he was learning the game. Now, he’s a really good player,” Hartesveldt said. “It’s great to see.” In his new position at the NCGA, Hartesveldt can expect many more success stories.
Aaron Hartesveldt Back in January, the 35-year-
old former head pro at Merced G&CC was named Tour Man- ager for the highly successful JTNC, which is conducting 26 tournaments in 2015, including the Tour Championship this July at Poppy Hills. “What’s so great is that you see juniors, at whatever age they’re starting out, improve and grow both as players and people,”
Hartesveldt said. “What’s exciting is that some of these juniors are going to be on either the LPGA or PGA Tour at some point.” Even from the outside, Hartesveldt said he was im- pressed with the JTNC.
Former JTNC Member Wins on Symetra Tour as 16-year-old Amateur
F
ormer Junior Tour of North- ern California member Hannah O’Sullivan provided a glimpse of her future when she won the 2010 California Junior Girls’ State Championship at the record age of 12. Less than five years later,
Hannah O’Sullivan with her mother and caddie, Kyung Hwa Hur
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O’Sullivan, who has since relo- cated from Cupertino to Arizona, has taken her game to a whole new level. Still just 16 years old, the ju- nior at Chandler Hamilton High in shot 15-under 201 in February to win the Symetra Tour’s Gate- way Classic at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa, Ariz. With the victory, O’Sullivan
became the youngest player (16 years, 9 months, 11 days) to win on the Symetra Tour, a
developmental circuit for the LPGA Tour. She broke LPGA Tour star
Cristie Kerr’s previous record of 17, which was set at the 1995 Ironwood Futures Classic. O’Sullivan also became the first amateur to win on the Symetra Tour since Kellee Booth won the 1999 Pacific Bell Futures Classic. “It means so much, it’s a
win I’ll never forget,” O’Sullivan said. “I knew I wasn’t supposed to think ahead about (winning). I was fighting it every single second, but I was happy with the way I was able to control it.” Helping O’Sullivan stay col- lected was her mom, Kyung Hwa Hur, who acted as her caddie. “It helped having my mom on the bag keeping me calm,” said
PHOTO: SYMETRA TOUR
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