Golf pros give tips to junior golfers

Golf pros give tips to junior golfers

After waiting his turn in line, William Robinson was anxious to take his first cuts at the game of golf. He had watched Champions Tour players Chip Beck and Bobby Clampett hit long, soaring tee shots and watched as the pros had hit a variety of shots with great command. Robinson was surrounded by lots of others who were new to golf Sunday at the Bacot/McCarty Foundation- IP Resort and Spa Junior Clinic at Shell Landing Sunday afternoon. It is a first-year junior golf tournaments event that served to kick off the week of activities for the Champions Tour's Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic to be played at Fallen Oak Golf Club this week. "This is a special day, obviously, the Sunday before tournament week," tournament director Steve Nieman said. "The idea all along was how we could involve Jackson County -- the kids of Jackson County, the businesses of Jackson County -- to really illustrate what we've been talking about all along, which is this isn't just about one town along the Gulf Coast, it's about the entire coast here in Mississippi. Bringing kids in here all from all over Jackson County and with Chip san diego and golf schools and Bobby here, I think the kids are going to have a great day." "I think it's important that we have it over here in Jackson County, both to show our kids over here that maybe hear about the phenomena about the Jolly McCarty Memorial (golf tournament) and all the monies it raises, but also to show that the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic is a Gulf Coast-wide event. It's not just a Harrison County or Fallen Oak event; it's a lot of courses, a lot of professionals, a lot of people coming together to support the game of golf."