Where East Meets West
Coming soon, junior golf families from 11 countries will travel to Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club in Hong Kong to compete in the 2019 JGTA Hong Kong Junior Classic at Clearwater Bay, Hong Kong’s first American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Performance Based Entry (PBE) Event. Hong Kong, where east meets west in a seemingly perfect blend, is full of excitement and entertainment for those who have time to explore off the course at the JGTA Hong Kong Junior Classic at Clearwater Bay. Learn more about what there is to do in the city that many competitors in the field call home.
Address: 10 Salisbury Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
Description: The Hong Kong Space Museum features the “Hall of Cosmos”, the “Hall of Space Exploration”, and more for those looking to learn a thing or two in their spare time.
Address: 80 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon
Description: Festival Walk is a shopping center with over 200 stores and restaurants featuring a wide range of well-known brands. Festival Walk also has a variety of entertainment options including an ice-skating rink and movie theater.
Address: 9-11 Fuk Wing Street, Sham Shui Po, Hong Kong
Description: Tim Ho Wan Restaurant is known as one of if not the cheapest Michelin Starred restaurant in the world. Dim Sum is their specialty, and it surely won’t disappoint.
Address: Kowloon Point, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Description: Since the 1800s, the Star Ferry has been a transport line across Victoria Harbor and it still carries tens of millions of people per year. The Star Ferry gives a unique view of Victoria Harbor that can’t be replicated on land.
Address: Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront, Kowloon
Description: The Victoria Harbor skyline comes alive for a 10-minute multimedia show nightly known as the Symphony of Lights. To enjoy the music that accompanies the show, stay near the Hong Kong Cultural Center.
Address: Peak Tram Lower Terminus: 33 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong
The Peak Tower Terminus: 128 Peak Road, The Peak
Description: Victoria Peak offers some of the best views of Hong Kong that you can come by. Whether you want to take a tram to the top or go on a nature walk, Victoria Peak is a great place to spend an afternoon.
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About the JGTA Hong Kong Junior Classic at Clearwater Bay
The Junior Golf Tour of Asia (JGTA) is headed to Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club in Hong Kong for the city’s first-ever AJGA PBE Status tournament, February 20-22, 2019. The field will feature top-ranked juniors from over 10 countries across the Asia-Pacific and abroad, including multiple AJGA Champions and top-200 players on the Rolex AJGA Rankings. The award-winning Clearwater Bay Golf and Country Club, which opened its doors in 1982, has played host to multiple prestigious events, including what is currently the last stop on the PGA Tour Series China, The Clearwater Bay Open, as well as the Omega PGA Championships and the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship.
About the Junior Golf Tour of Asia
The Junior Golf Tour of Asia (JGTA) is the sanctioning body for AJGA PBE Status in the Asia-Pacific and governing committee for junior golf tournaments that allow junior golfers to pursue an AJGA and college golf career. The Junior Order of Merit, the official ranking system of the JGTA, is the source for American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Performance Based Entry (PBE) Status in Asia, giving junior golfers a platform to advance their college golf standing and hone their game in recognized events in the offseason.
The JGTA is dedicated to upholding the mission, values, standards, and principles of the AJGA, in addition to following the rules and policies of the AJGA and its PBE system.
Tour Contacts:
Media & PR: media@jgta.org
JGTA Membership & Player Registration:playerservices@jgta.org
