{"id":27545,"date":"2024-10-21T10:17:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T10:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfnews.co.uk\/?p=27545"},"modified":"2024-10-21T10:44:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T10:44:03","slug":"ping-launches-new-junior-golf-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfnews.co.uk\/features\/ping-launches-new-junior-golf-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"PING launches new Junior Golf Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PING has announced the launch of the PING Junior Golf Tour as the brand further strengthens its commitment to growing junior golf across the UK.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This new initiative builds on a robust 15-year partnership with the Northern Junior Tour, expanding the tour\u2019s reach to a national level, and providing competitive and enjoyable golfing opportunities to a greater number of junior golfers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While doing so, the tour remains committed to preserving its community-driven spirit, introducing innovative and inclusive initiatives that will allow young players to develop their skills and grow within the sport.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27548\" src=\"https:\/\/golfnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-11.14.04.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golfnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-11.14.04.jpeg 1600w, https:\/\/golfnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-11.14.04-480x191.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/golfnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-11.14.04-640x254.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/golfnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-11.14.04-320x127.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/golfnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-11.14.04-768x305.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/golfnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-11.14.04-1536x611.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/golfnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-11.14.04-750x298.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/golfnews.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Screenshot-2024-10-21-at-11.14.04-1200x477.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to be launching the PING Junior Golf Tour in 2025 and further expanding our support of junior golf in the UK,\u201d commented Matt Clark, European Marketing Manager at PING Europe.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have a great relationship with Jason Budd and Mike Greener at the Northern Junior Tour and they\u2019ve done a fantastic job in creating an incredibly strong golfing community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRegardless of age or ability, we want everybody to come to our events, have fun, and play your best,\u201d added Clark.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The PING Junior Golf Tour is specifically for junior golfers aged 6-21, with the Grand Final taking place at Thonock Park in Gainsborough.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><strong>For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/pingjuniorgolftour.co.uk\/\">pingjuniorgolftour.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PING has announced the launch of the PING Junior Golf Tour as the brand further strengthens its commitment to growing junior golf across the UK.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":27547,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[445,9],"tags":[2117,579,2068,2758],"class_list":["post-27545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-golf-news","tag-junior-golf","tag-ping","tag-ping-golf","tag-ping-junior-golf-tour"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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