There is still time for junior golfers to apply for a 2026 PGA REACH Philadelphia Diversity Scholarship.
This blog attempts to chronicle the results of the Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour and it is just a tremendous opportunity for a fledgling golfer to get his or her feet wet in playing competitive tournament golf.
The PGA REACH Philadelphia Diversity Scholarship offers scholarships to help juniors from under-represented or financially challenged backgrounds to participate in the Philadelphia Junior Tour and grow through competition and mentorship. All applicants who need financial assistance are encouraged to apply.
The deadline to apply is Feb. 13. You can access an application on-line at the Philadelphia Junior Tour’s website.
The Philadelphia Section PGA is proud to help in developing social skills, self-esteem and inspiring youth in our community by providing scholarships to individuals from diverse backgrounds.
The Philadelphia Junior Tour is looking for applicants from marginalized populations, including individuals and communities that experience discrimination and exclusion based on social, political and economic means or background/status.
The Philly Junior Tour is also seeking individuals, male or female, of any race or ethnicity in need of financial assistance that meets the need-based requirements listed in the application.
The scholarship includes annual membership dues, a mentor program in which a PGA professional is assigned as a role model for each scholarship recipient and covers individual membership dues for up to seven tournaments each year until the recipient turns 18 and is no longer eligible.
The application includes some financial questions, but you only need to answer what you’re comfortable sharing. The PJT’s goal is to ensure that this scholarship reaches junior golfers who will benefit the most from the opportunity.
The PJT provides valuable opportunities for young golfers to get out and play. Tournaments are during the weekend when school is in session in the spring and the fall and weekdays in the summer.
More than 90 events are scheduled at the area’s top facilities and in every corner of the Philadelphia Section, from South Jersey to the Jersey Shore, in Delaware and a corner of Maryland, from Allentown up the Northeast extension to the Scranton-Wilkes-Barre area, in central Pennsylvania from Lancaster to York to Harrisburg to State College and in Philadelphia and its collar counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery. Can’t forget Reading and Berks County as well.
With opportunities to learn, grow and compete, many PJT members graduate to play at the college level and beyond.
I’ve seen it happen over and over again. Kids who can barely break 50 in the 12-and-under divisions are contending for District One and state championships a few years later.
Don’t know this for a fact, but I suspect some friendships are formed on the Philadelphia Junior Tour, too.
And even if you don’t become a high school or college standout, golf really is the game for a lifetime. There’s a decent shot that the PJT players of today will still be having fun playing the game 50 years from now.
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