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News Release
Contact: Byron T. Harper
January 26, 2004 202.882.9252
U.S. juniors tee it up for the first time for their country
Washington, D.C. - On Saturday, January 16, 2004, the Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday
Celebration weekend, 32 juniors golfers tee'd it up for the first time in international competition
during the Jimmy Garvin Grand Bahama Legacy International golf tournament. The excitement
was clearly in the air. This tournament was a two-day, Ryder Cup style event.
The U.S. team qualified to participate on the team through the Fourth Annual Junior Masters Golf
Tournament hosted by Golf Exposure, Washington DC based non-profit, at the historic Langston
Golf Course in Washington, D.C. This event saw over 140 youth who were invited from as far
north as Connecticut to as far south as North Carolina. The Junior Masters is a sponsored
exempt tournament - the youth compete at no charge.
Day one of the Jimmy Garvin Grand Bahama Legacy International golf tournament, was a
four-ball competition, which ended with the U.S. and the Bahamian teams tied at 4 matches
apiece. In the windy conditions of day two, the format changed to individual match play where
the Bahamian juniors edged out the U.S. team 9 matches to 7. The Bahamian juniors golf team
won overall 13 - 11. There was a display of great sportsmanship and mutual respect.
Jerel Whiting from Martinsville, Virginia led the U.S. boys team with a low gross of 172 and
Deztany Jackson from Ft. Washington, Maryland and Jasmine Hughes from Trenton, NJ tied for
the U.S. girls team low gross with a 188. The grudge match is scheduled to take place in June
2004, at Langston Golf Course, in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Jimmy Garvin is the partner and president of the Langston Legacy Golf Corporation in
Washington, DC. This dynamic partnership includes the Bahama Golf Federation and the
Bahama Ministry of Tourism.
This year, the qualifier for a position on the U.S. team will be a two-day event, which will be held
at Langston Golf Course, in Washington, D.C. If you have any questions or would like to be a
sponsor of the qualifier, please contact Byron Harper of Golf Exposure at (202) 882-9252; for all
other inquiries please contact (202) 397-8638 for Mr. Jimmy Garvin.
Tournament Sponsors include: American Express, A&A Athletics, Baycraft Printing, BB&T
Bank, Comcast Cable, Dome Venture Capital, First Tee, Fitzgerald Knighton Group, Golf Car
Specialties, Golf Exposure, Golf Course Specialist, Langston in the 21st Century, Langston
Legacy Golf Corporation, Langston Jr. Boys & Girls Team, Miller Brewing & Co., Outback
Steakhouse, Potomac Valley Bank, Washington Trophy Center
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