Finally, Erica Jackson had the opportunity to execute her golf skills as part of a team. This proved to be a great experience for Erica, who really enjoyed meeting and bonding with her teammates from around the world. The World Youth Challenge was a 4-day tournament that consisted of 2-rounds of team play each day. See http://www.ijgc.com/main.htm for more information about this tournament.
The 2010 Challenge was held at Bolingbrook Golf Course in Bolingbrook, IL, June 12-15. The temperatures were warm but the rain was steady. In fact, there were several rain delays over course of the 4-day tournament. As a result, Erica was engaged in the world of golf from sunrise to sunset for 4 consecutive days — again, a new experience for Erica.
Erica Jackson played on the USA Mid-West Team. Although the Mid-West team did not win, they remained competitive. Erica stated, “I really enjoyed playing golf with a team. We look forward to more opportunities like this in the future!”
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On Sunday, June 13th the BirdieSisters participated in “The Greatest Show on Earth,” performed by the students of Mayfair Academy of Fine Arts. Erica Jackson performed in two numbers, hip-hop and tap. Myah Jackson also performed in two numbers, jazz and tap. As usual, it was a great show!! For more info see http://www.mayfairacademy.net/MA09/.
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June was a very busy month for the BirdieSisters. In fact, it was so busy we didn’t have a chance to post the schedule. In any event, below are the events that took place in June.
May 30: Piano Recital
June 1: Chicago Public Schools’ Golf Skills Competition
June 2: Erica Jackson’s 6th Grade trip to Springfield, IL
June 12-15: World Youth Challenge @ Bolingbrook Golf Course - Erica played on the USA Mid-West Team
June 13; Dance Recital at the Harris Theater in Millennium Park
June 14-16: Optimist Qualifier in Decatur, IL – Myah
June 16: Little Brother John’s Preschool Graduation
June 20-23: Little People’s Golf Championship – Quincy, IL
June 28-30: Country Youth Classic — Bloomington, IL
The BirdieSisters played this weekend in the “Dupage County Classic.” Erica Jackson played at Maple Meadows Golf Course from a distance of 5200 yards. Both days the front nine proved to be an insurmountable opponent. The season is young and the slope was high. Erica had some unforgettable shots. Maybe one day they’ll all be that great. For more info and photo’s see: http://dcjc.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/dcjc10/event/dcjc103/contest/4/leaderboard.htm .
Myah Jackson played at Green Meadows Golf Course. She played 9 nine holes from a distance of 2500 yards. High level nine hole junior golf tournaments are unforgiving. Myah played well both days and I think she learned a a lot more about the level of focuse she is going to need to win at this level. For more info and photo’s see: http://dcjc.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/dcjc10/event/dcjc104/contest/19/leaderboard.htm .
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Yes, opening of the golf season is here but no one told the weather man in Chicago! The temps were in the mid 50′s and rain ( making for a bad hair day). The tournament was held at St.Andrews Country Club in West Chicago, about 34 miles form home.
We think the most important part of any junior golf tournament is that no matter where you finish, the winner is the person who gains knowledge from the lessons the course and tournament have to teach. We will start with BirdieSister Myah Jackson. Myah was in a field of 6 with some very strong competition, featuring some of the Mid-West’s best players in her age group. The conditions were tough and so was the scoring. The girls played from a distance of 4800 yards. After day one Myah found herself down 5 shots to the leader and 2 shots ahead of third place. Myah was not able to overcome the deficit that she put herself in, but did manage to hang on to second place by 4 shots.
Erica Jackson also opened her season with a lot of rust. Her level of focus on day 1 was nowhere near where it should have been. However, with the help of a 4 shot deficit after day one, she regrouped and refocused the second day to pull out a well fought victory. For more info see: http://juniorclassicgolf.net/ .
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This week’s guest on the BirdieSisters’ Golf Show show is Mr. Kevin Allen. We are fortunate to have Mr. Allen along with our team leader Ms. Patrica Hannigan. Mr. Allen is a media All-Star and Radio Talk Show Host. Since the BirdieSisters are getting better and better at hosting their show, this will be one of their best interview yet. So, be sure to tune in. Also, please tune into wstrradio.com to hear the replay of last week’s interview with Mr. Eward Wanambwa. Mr. Wanambwa is the Senior Editor of African-American Golf Digest and Tune us in at http://www.wstrradio.com new show airs Fridays at 11:00 a.m. EST and replay weeknights 7:00p.pm till 12:00 a.m.
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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.
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