GOLF DIGEST and Hank Haney IJGA Announce the 2010 Golf Digest Scholars
NEW YORK, NY - Golf Digest, in partnership with Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy (Hank Haney IJGA), has announced the winners of the 2010 Golf Digest Scholars program: Harrison Taylor of Shallotte, NC and Bria' Sanders of Cordova, TN.
Approximately 400 student-athletes submitted essays to the program describing why they should be voted the Golf Digest Scholar of the Year to have the opportunity to attend the Hank Haney IJGA on Hilton Head Island, SC. Harrison and Bria' were selected as the male and female recipients via an online vote.
Harrison, a sophomore at West Brunswick High School, has been playing golf for five years and currently participates with The Brunswick County First Tee Program. He boasts a 5.6 handicap and a weighted GPA of 4.50.
Bria', an eighth grader at Cordova Middle School, is an honors student and the first African American to receive Player of the Year awards on both the Tennessee Golf Association Junior Tour and the United States Junior Golf Tour.
Harrison and Bria' have been awarded two- and four-year scholarships, respectively, to the academy. The scholarship includes tuition, room, and board for each academic year.
'We are very excited to have Harrison and Bria' join us this fall. Their passion and commitment to the game of golf make them an excellent fit for Hank Haney IJGA. Harrison and Bria' have fantastic academic and junior golf credentials. My staff at Hank Haney IJGA looks forward to helping each of these students to reach their fullest potential,' said Hank Haney, Director of Instruction at Hank Haney IJGA.
In 2009, 94 percent of Hank Haney IJGA graduating students received a college golf scholarship.
More
information about the program and the winners can be found in the July issue of
Golf Digest, on newsstands June 8,
and online at www.golfdigestscholars.com.
About Golf Digest
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About Hank Haney IJGA
Hank Haney
International Junior Golf Academy, located on Hilton Head Island, South
Carolina, is the only golf academy in the world to combine training,
competition, and academics for serious junior golfers. Hank Haney IJGA has
students from 28 countries and 28 states. Hank Haney, instructor for the #1
player in the world, serves as Director of Instruction and his students have
gone on to win every major professional, collegiate, and amateur golf
championship.
To obtain more
information about the Hank Haney IJGA, please visit www.IJGA.com or call (800) 791-8229.
Media
Contacts:
Bret Hopman
Golf Digest
212-286-2059
Glenn Gray
Hank Haney IJGA
843-686-1526
Mary Beth
Lacy
Mary Beth
Lacy, Inc. Public Relations
(760) 346-6942
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