Taking the leap from U.S. Kids Golf to the AJGA. Stephen Hamblin, Exec. Director of the AJGA explains it all.

You know, I love how you, uh, uh, put that, and because I do wanna point out for a lot of folks who, uh, for a number of understandable reasons, uh, kinda conflate a little bit sometimes US Kids Golf and AJGA.

Two different organizations who happen to really work very well together, love and respect each other.

But in a sense, two different missions.

Um, you know, we are introducing kids to the game, uh, hoping to have them fall in love with the game.

Certainly providing some competitive opportunities for players.

Okay.

Yeah.

Uh, AJGA, it's a little bit of a, a older group, uh, where you guys start, but you guys, uh, develop players at the elite playing level.

I mean, is that a fair statement? And, and certainly, uh, refine that if I mischaracterized it.

Yeah, I think, I think it's a fair statement.

Um, I look at, I think there's a process, John, to developing, uh, young, up-and-coming talent, and it starts, you know, at the, at the local level, the state level, the regional level, and then the national level.

And, you know, uh, US Kids and AJGA are in that national level.

You play a little younger, uh, age group, uh, and we're playing a little older age group.

Um, but it's ...

We're, we're part of the process, which is very important, and I don't think, uh, i- it scares me a little bit and makes me anxious when kids wanna skip a step.

You know, they wanna skip, uh, amateur or college golf, and they wanna, you know, turn professional.

And that, that gets into a whole different topic of discussion.