WindStone Golf Club and the Ringgold Telephone Company have been hosts to an American Junior Golf Association event for 13 straight years.
Easley, Hu shoot 65s
C.J. Easley of Oxford, Miss., and China native Alex Hu each shot 6-under-par 65 in the opening round of the AJGA tournament at WindStone on Tuesday. Hayden White of Benton, La., is two strokes off the lead. Jenny Bae of Lawrenceville, Ga., leads the girls’ competitors after the first of three days with a 4-under 67. Katherine Muzie of California is two strokes back. No Chattanooga-area participant is in the top 10 of either division.
Nathan Douglas from Ontario tees off at the Evitt Foundation RTC Junior All-Star, an American Junior Golf Association event, at the Windstone golf course Tuesday, June 2, 2015, in Catoosa County, Ga.
Tournament chairman Phil Erli talks about the future of the Evitt Foundation RTC Junior All-Star, an American Junior Golf Association event, at the Windstone golf course Tuesday, June 2, 2015, in Catoosa County, Ga. That’s almost longer than most of the participants playing there this week have been alive.
The tournament, which benefits the Evitt Foundation, has evolved over the years. Now it may be on its deathbed.
“The future is cloudy, is the best I can say,” stated RTC executive Phil Erli, who serves as tournament chairman. “If it’s going to continue, we’re going to find a partner or sign up more sponsors.”