Junior Golf Association of Arizona presents 26th Itty Bitty Open, January 18th

Popular golf event for 3, 4 and 5 year olds to be held at 15 Valley locations

The JGAA with the sponsorship of The Thunderbirds in conjunction with the Parks and Recreation Department’s of the Cities of Phoenix, Glendale, Gilbert, Mesa, Peoria, Scottsdale, Tempe, Surprise and Goodyear at one of their locations will stage the Itty Bitty Open on Saturday, January 18. Starting times are 9am, 10am and 11am. Sue Shindler-Montello and the Phoenix Parks and Recreation Department founded the Itty Bitty Open in 1988.

Held at 14 different locations throughout the Valley of the Sun, the Itty Bitty Open is FREE and open to youngsters ages 3, 4 and 5. Each participant will receive an Itty Bitty Open set of plastic golf clubs and balls in a plastic golf bag along with an Itty Bitty Open visor, at no charge. Basic golf instruction will be given by PGA and LPGA Golf Professionals. Then, along with their adult caddie (parent/relative) they will try out their new skills in a non-competitive “tournament” on a specially- designed nine-hole course. Over 600 kids are expected to tee it up in this year’s Itty Bitty Open.

A special “Best Dressed” player/caddie contest will be held at each site and each session. The winners will receive a congratulatory letter, trophy and two tickets to the R.S. Hoyt, Jr. Dream Day Activities before the 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open where a contest will be held to determine the “Best Dressed” from all the sites.

The event is free and applications are available at the various parks and recreation centers or online at the Junior Golf Association of Arizona website: www.jgaa.org.

For more information on the 2014 Itty Bitty Open or to register, contact the JGAA office at 602.944.6168 or visit their web site.