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 .
Posted 1 year, 8 months ago at 9:31 pm. Add a comment
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/ .
Posted 1 year, 9 months ago at 9:08 am. Add a comment
For the second year in a row the BirdieSisters set their sights on a championship at the “Doral – Publix Junior Golf Classic.” And, for the second time they came up a little short. This is by far their most difficult tournament of the year because they loose a lot of ground on their competitors in the winter, not being able to practice outside. They do their best to keep up by working on mats and in golf domes; however, there is no substitute for the golf course.
When we arrived on Tuesday it was 88 degrees. We checked into the beautiful Doral Resort and Spa, changed into shorts and headed straight to the golf course to practice. It took all 9 holes for the BirdieSisters to get into a groove. In fact, it was dark when they finally made it to the 9th hole. They could barely see the ball. The next day turned out to be a better experience. The BirdieSisters played 18 holes and became a lot more comfortable on the course. Thursday was the official practice round and the BirdieSisters each played their 9-hole tournament course. However, Myah wasn’t able to finish her practice round due to rain storms.
The tournament began on Friday. Erica teed off from hole number 10 on the Red Course at 8:00 am. Immediately thereafter the rain came pouring down. Before Erica’s group could finish hole number 10, the siren sounded to suspend play until the rain stopped. After about 30 minutes play resumed, and so did the pouring rain. Nevertheless, the tournament continued. Finally, during the middle of play on the 15th hole, the siren sounded again to suspend play. Myah had begun playing at 9:30am and was on the 2nd hole when the siren sounded. This time, a decision was made to cancel the first day of the tournament and play a one day championship round the next day. We were all drenched, especially Erica who had played 6 holes with no umbrella.
Saturday presented sunshine and much cooler temperatures — high 60s. Erica teed off at 9:00 am and Myah teed off at 10:30 am. By 11:00 am temps were climbing into the mid to upper 70s. Both Erica and Myah had strong starts off the first tee, something they have struggled with in the past. Additionally, both Erica and Myah were successful at driving their balls right down the middle of the fairway throughout the tournament — another area where Erica has struggled in the past. While putting showed improvement over last year, both Erica and Myah struggled with their approach shots. Although their final scores weren’t great, we are pleased with the improvement observed in both their mental and physical game. If the BirdieSisters can maintain this level of play and couple it with more time playing outside, look out! For more information and scores visit: http://www.firstteemiami.org/tournaments/doral/scores2009/
Posted 2 years, 1 month ago at 8:48 am. Add a comment
The BirdieSisters are happy to inform everyone that they have been selected to participate in this year’s Doral-Publix Junior Golf Classic. The Doral-Publix Junior Golf Classic is the premiere tournament for junior golf. Over 680 junior golfers from around the world participate in this tournament every year. These golfers represent almost every country in the world. Contestants not only have to be great golfers but they must demonstrate academic excellence in the classroom. The tournament will be held December 16,17 and 18 in Doral, Fl. For a complete entry list see : http://www.firstteemiami.org/tournaments/doral/acceptancelist.php .
Posted 2 years, 3 months ago at 9:24 am. Add a comment
The MAJGT is designed for exceptionally talented junior golfers throughout the Midwest. All tournaments in the 2009 inaugural season are nationally recognized by the American Junior Golf Association and the Junior Golf Scoreboard.
Posted 2 years, 3 months ago at 2:00 am. Add a comment
The BirdieSisters Erica and Myah Jackson played last weekend in the MAJGT’s invitational three day tournament at Winnetka Golf Course. The weather was cold. In fact, each day there was a frost delay with temps in the high 30′s at the start. It rained all day the previous day so the course was very wet, as were their feet. The BirdieSisters had not experienced these types of conditions during a golf tournament before, so controlling their ball was even more difficult. The course was 28 miles ( 36 mintues ) from home.
Each day brought new lessons in mental toughness and course management. This was not a tournament where “pace of play rule” came into effect, everyone was moving quckly because of the cold. However, the key was not to rush your shot. Day 1 had high winds, day 2 had ice on the greens — the coldest day of the 3 – and day 3 had a chance of rain. For the last two years, Chicago experienced temperatures in the 80s on this weekend. In any event, the BirdieSisters survived!
Over the weekend BirdieSisters Erica and Myah Jackson played their last regular season event in the Mid-West at “Doral Eaglewood” in Itasca Illinois, 32 miles (40 minutes) from home. The summer is over in Chicago. The temp at tee time on Saturday was in the mid-high 40s, very windy with rain. It continued to rain on and off throughout the tournament. On Sunday, the temperature was in the high 50s and windy.
BirdieSister Myah Jackson played well, she is the only 9 year old in the field ( boys and girls). This league is set to be very difficult in yardage and slope, it entails two days of 18 holes with no caddies. We hope this experience moves Myah Jackson to the next level in her play. The first day Myah made some incredible shots on the front nine and on the back nine she did some incredible thinking — that’s why she is here.
BirdieSister Erica Jackson played her steady game — some pars and too many boggies. However, she lived up to her name and made some birdies as well. This is Erica’s 5th win of the season and she hopes to complete the season with a big win in the Winnetka Invitational next week.
The BirdieSisters played this weekend at “Glendale Lakes” in Glendale Heights Illinois 40 miles (1 hour) from home. The event was held by the “Mid-American Junior Golf Tour.” They played from a yardage of 4830 and the weather was great both days.
With school in full swing the sisters no longer have time for practice rounds or everyday golf practice, so their scores are on the rise again (this is the big difference between cold and warm weather states). The course proved to be a formidable opponent this weekend, only one female player (Bing) seemed to master her way around the course. Most of the girls shot in the mid to high 80s as did the BirdieSisters. They managed to drop some shots on the second day to bring their scores to a respectable level.
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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 .
