Mia Politano: 2022 Vermont Women’s Amateur Champion;
Julia Draper: Runner Up; Kaylie Porter: Junior Champion.
Vermont Junior Girls Golf
The VSWGA is working to develop a broad reaching, fun, and educational program for girls throughout the entire state of Vermont. Through building connections with golf clubs, public schools, mentors, and Vermont Junior Golf alumni, girls will have access to opportunities to learn the game of golf, develop their skills, compete in fun events and clinics, and develop friendships. Junior girls qualify for free membership in the Vermont State Women’s Golf Association (VSWGA), as well as a complimentary GHIN through the Vermont Golf Association (VGA). Juniors are girls 18 years of age and under who have not yet entered college.
Through collaboration with the network of both LPGA and PGA professionals in Vermont who are committed to working with junior golfers, the VSWGA conducts clinics for junior girls. These clinics offer opportunities to learn skills under the guidance of top LPGA and PGA Teaching Professionals. Clinics are designed for girls with a range of ability, from those with little to no experience to those playing on high school teams. Through instruction, fun exercises and play, girls will develop golf skills, camaraderie, sportsmanship, fitness, etiquette, and learn the basic rules of the game in an empowering environment overseen by outstanding female role models.
Announcing the 1st Annual VSWGA/Middlebury College Girls Golf Clinic!
All levels welcome, including those new to golf.
- Vermont residents age 12-18
- Instruction provided by female Vermont LPGA teaching professionals.
- Rotating instructional stations, mental game session, and on-course instruction.
- May 30, Ralph Myhre Golf Course, Middlebury College (rain date May 31)
- Lunch included
- Free of charge – FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED!
- Fun, fun, fun for all abilities!
Learn more about the clinic or register.
Junior girls may have additional benefits:
- Free VSWGA Membership
- Loaner golf equipment.
- Mentorship by experienced female golfers throughout Vermont.
- The VSWGA, in collaboration with the Vermont Golf Association (VGA), awards 10 scholarships of $1000 each to select junior golfers attending colleges, universities and tech schools. These are awarded for each of the two or four years recipients remain in school.
- Free USGA Golf Handicap Index (GHIN), which is necessary for tournament participation.
- Free entry to the Vermont Women’s Amateur Tournament, which also awards a trophy to the top finishing Junior.