Following the cancellation of the 2021 event due to ongoing COVID-19 challenges and concerns, the 2022 event will feature inaugural girl’s competition alongside boys
GRANITEVILLE, S.C. (April 15, 2021) – The SVJI Sports Foundation announced recntly that the Junior Invitational, one the world’s premier junior golf events, is scheduled to return to Sage Valley Golf Club on March 17-19, 2022.
The 2021 Junior Invitational, originally scheduled for March 18-20, was canceled in January due to challenges surrounding COVID-19 and the tournament’s ability to adequately address the health and safety of all of the various constituents of the event. The 11th Junior Invitational will mark the introduction of the girls event, which was previously scheduled to debut in 2021.
“While we were disappointed to cancel the 2021 Junior Invitational, we’re looking forward to an incredibly strong return in 2022 and a high-caliber event featuring the world’s top junior players,” said Pete Davis, chairman of the SVJI Sports Foundation. “The addition of a girl’s competition has been a long-term goal, and we’re thrilled to see it materialize next year. We will return better than ever.”
Recognized by Golfweek as the #1 junior event in golf, the Junior Invitational welcomes the very best golfers from around the world to Sage Valley Golf Club in Graniteville, South Carolina. Founded in 2011, it has become one of the most desired invitations in the world of competitive junior golf.
Past participants have included some of the top names in golf: Justin Thomas, Colin Morikawa, Joaquin Niemann, Scottie Scheffler, Matthew Wolff and more. The event benefits local charities, with more than $1 million donated to The First Tee Chapters of Aiken, South Carolina, and Augusta, Georgia, since 2015. For more information, visit www.juniorinvitational.com.
Sage Valley Golf Club, host of the Junior Invitational, is located only minutes from historic Augusta, Georgia, and is surrounded by several thousand acres of preserved southern pine forest.
