Save the Date for This Year's Jr. Golf Tournament!
Registration and Other Details Are Here!
The Optimist Junior Golf Program is an exciting and unique junior golf program for ages 10-18. Our mission is to build positive values in young people through golf. This tournament is a qualifying event for the Championship Tournament.
The Optimist International Junior Golf Championship is one of the largest and best-known junior golf tournaments in the world. Each year, more than 600 golfers participate in THE OPTIMIST. Optimists have been involved in the sport of junior golf for more than 30 years by holding local, regional and international tournaments. More than 5,000 golfers compete in official Optimist District qualifying tournaments. The best of these golfers, along with international golfers from around the globe, advance to the annual Optimist International Junior Golf Championships. Former champions and top finishers of the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships include Lexi Thompson, Beth Bauer, Jonathan Byrd, Jason Day, Bill Haas, Brittany Lincicome, Jeff Overton, Stacy Prammanasudh and Jennifer Rosales.
Several other well-known professional golfers, including Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Jason Day, Davis Love III, Bill Haas, Brittany Lincicome, Michelle McGann, and Nancy Lopez, have participated in Optimist-sponsored championships, specifically the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships.
REGISTER AND PAY ONLINE BY CLICKING HERE!
You may also use the paper registration form below.
See you June 6th!
Become a Sponsor
As a sponsor of East Missouri Optimist Jr. Golf program, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of those young golfers we serve. Currently, we offer 2 scholarships in the form of covering the registration fee to the Jr. Golf Championships. Your support will help us to expand our programs and possibly offer more such scholarships. Contact us today to learn more about becoming a sponsor or check out the Sponsorship Form below.
Hugh Cranford $1,000 Jr. Golf-Related Scholarships
Academic Achievement and Community Service Team
Awards will recognize the four academic and one community service accomplishments. Golfers selected receive an exemption into the 2025 Optimist Championship, tournament entry which includes golf, hotel accommodations and meals plus a $1,000.00 scholarship.
Golfers between the ages of 16 and 18 as of the last day of the Optimist International Junior Golf Championship (July 29, 2025). Junior golfers selected to the team will receive an automatic exemption into the championship, complimentary registration which includes tournament entry, hotel accommodations and meals plus $1,000.00 scholarship. Those accepted must attend the championship to receive exemption and scholarship. The Scholarship will be sent directly to the financial aid department of the recipient's chosen University, College or Technical School.
Both applications are below. Details are on the Optimist International Jr. Golf Website at optimist.org/golf.
Action Steps:
Complete the application(s) as indicated.
Include a writing sample (250-500 words) on the topic indicated on application. No AI allowed.
Attach supporting documentation. The following items are the only items that will be accepted: current school transcript, most-recent grade report, and test results.
Two letters of recommendation from adults other than family members.
Send the application by email to golf@optimist.org or fax: (314) 735-4107. Applications must be received by April 1, 2025.
All applicants will be notified of their status in writing by May 1, 2025. Applicants must also show that they have acceptable tournament experience to be able to compete.
If you have any questions, please contact Sharon Parton, Junior Golf Senior Director, at golf@optimist.org, (314) 881-1307 or toll free (800) 500-8130, ext. 207.
Thank you for your interest in the Hugh Cranford All-Scholastic Team.
2024 Jr. Golf Tournament Is In The Books!
Thank you Joe Hatfield for running this successful tournament!
Details below! 2025 Tournament information will be provided in mid January.
Congratulations to all of the Jr. Golfers!
Trey Roessler 1st Place Boys 16-18
Marshall Earnhardt 2nd Place Boys 16-18
Marshall Earnhardt 2nd Place Boys 16-18
Trey has qualified and is eligible to advance to the Optimist International Championships at Doral Resort and Spa in Miami, FL.
Marshall Earnhardt 2nd Place Boys 16-18
Marshall Earnhardt 2nd Place Boys 16-18
Marshall Earnhardt 2nd Place Boys 16-18
Marshall has qualified and is eligible to advance to the Optimist International Championships at Doral Resort and Spa in Miami, FL. Our East Missouri Optimist District will pay his registration fee because Trey Roessler is from out of District.
Additionally, Ben Gelven has qualified and is eligible to advance to the Optimist International Championships at Doral resort and Spa in Miami, FL.
Catherine Fallis 1st Place Girls 15-18
Marshall Earnhardt 2nd Place Boys 16-18
Catherine Fallis 1st Place Girls 15-18
Catherine has qualified and is eligible to advance to the Optimist International Championships at Doral Resort and Spa in Miami, FL. Our East Missouri Optimist District will pay her registration fee.
Avery McLaughlin 2nd Place Girls 15-18
Avery McLaughlin 2nd Place Girls 15-18
Catherine Fallis 1st Place Girls 15-18
Avery has qualified and is eligible to advance to the Optimist International Championships at Doral Resort and Spa in Miami, FL
Timmy Siebenman 1st Place Boys 14-15
Avery McLaughlin 2nd Place Girls 15-18
Timmy Siebenman 1st Place Boys 14-15
Timmy and Parker Schultz were tied and had to return to the course to play a tie-breaker. Timmy has qualified and is eligible to advance to the Optimist International Championships at Doral Resort and Spa in Miami, FL
Additionally, Jimmy Williams has qualified and is eligible to advance to the Optimist International Championships at Doral resort and Spa in Miami, FL because Parker Schultz is from out of District.
Parker Schultz 2nd Place Boys 14-15
Avery McLaughlin 2nd Place Girls 15-18
Timmy Siebenman 1st Place Boys 14-15
Parker has qualified and is eligible to advance to the Optimist International Championships at Doral Resort and Spa in Miami, FL
Skylar Mann 1st Place Girls 13-14
Houston Tiefenbrunn 2nd Place Boys 12-13
Skylar Mann 1st Place Girls 13-14
Skylar has qualified and is eligible to advance to the Optimist International Championships at Doral Resort and Spa in Miami, FL
Leo Miller 1st Place Boys 12-13
Houston Tiefenbrunn 2nd Place Boys 12-13
Skylar Mann 1st Place Girls 13-14
Leo has qualified and is eligible to advance to the Optimist International Championships at Doral Resort and Spa in Miami, FL
Houston Tiefenbrunn 2nd Place Boys 12-13
Houston Tiefenbrunn 2nd Place Boys 12-13
Houston Tiefenbrunn 2nd Place Boys 12-13
Houston has qualified and is eligible to advance to the Optimist International Championships at Doral Resort and Spa in Miami, FL
Haley Costello 1st Place Girls 10-12
Haley Costello 1st Place Girls 10-12
Houston Tiefenbrunn 2nd Place Boys 12-13
Haley has qualified and is eligible to advance to the Optimist International Championships at Doral Resort and Spa in Miami, FL
Sidney Roseman 2nd Place Girls 10-12
Haley Costello 1st Place Girls 10-12
Sidney Roseman 2nd Place Girls 10-12
Sidney has qualified and is eligible to advance to the Optimist International Championships at Doral Resort and Spa in Miami, FL
And the Winners in 2023 Were......
Haley Castello Winner Girls 10-12
Haley Castello Winner Girls 10-12
Haley Castello Winner Girls 10-12
Mase Farrow 2nd Place Boys 10-11
Haley Castello Winner Girls 10-12
Haley Castello Winner Girls 10-12
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Tyson Strupp Winner Boys 10-11
Haley Castello Winner Girls 10-12
Johnny Shields 2nd Place Boys 12-13
Johnny Shields 2nd Place Boys 12-13
Johnny Shields 2nd Place Boys 12-13
Johnny Shields 2nd Place Boys 12-13
John DeLuca Winner Boys 12-13
Johnny Shields 2nd Place Boys 12-13
Gavin Harris 2nd Place Boys 14-15
Gavin Harris 2nd Place Boys 14-15
Johnny Shields 2nd Place Boys 12-13
Gavin Harris 2nd Place Boys 14-15
Keegan Reed Winner Boys 14-15
Brooke Inchiostro 2nd Place Girls 15-18
Brooke Inchiostro 2nd Place Girls 15-18
Brooke Inchiostro 2nd Place Girls 15-18
Brooke Inchiostro 2nd Place Girls 15-18
Brooke Inchiostro 2nd Place Girls 15-18
Alana Gilbert Winner Girls 15-18
Brooke Inchiostro 2nd Place Girls 15-18
Jack LeMatty 2nd Place Boys 16-18
Our East Missouri Optimist District will be paying Alana's registration fee to the Optimist Championship Tournament at Trump National Doral Resort and Spa in Miami, Florida! Congratulations Alana!
Jack LeMatty 2nd Place Boys 16-18
Jack LeMatty 2nd Place Boys 16-18
Jack LeMatty 2nd Place Boys 16-18
Logan Cox Winner Boys 16-18
Jack LeMatty 2nd Place Boys 16-18
Logan Cox Winner Boys 16-18
Our East Missouri Optimist District will be paying Logan's registration fee to the Optimist Championship Tournament at Trump National Doral Resort and Spa in Miami, Florida! Congratulations Logan!
2023 Jr. Golf Tournament Sponsors
ST. LOUIS OPTIMIST CLUB
Thank you for your $1,000 donation!