Underrated Junior Golf Tour, anyone with any info

[jkpgolf]

Does anyone have any info on the Underrated golf tour that Steph Curry is sponsoring? Anyone get in? Who got in and why? 

[kekoa]

I know a few friends who will be playing in this.  Sounds like an amazing experience especially since just about everything is paid for.  They also received some cool swag recently related to the tournament.   I'm still a bit unclear how to get chosen for the tournament though.   One dad even got both his girls into the tournament.

[jkpgolf]

After reading more about this. I think it's horrible!! A lot of these kids do not need a Completely Free Tournament including travel and all expenses. They were chosen not because of need or talent or being deserving of this in any way. They were chosen because of their race. Horrible!  They are being handed AJGA stars because of race. It's offensive to all. Curry is of course welcome to a tour and to pay for it all for anyone he wants but the AJGA should not condone this as only certain people can get access to the stars they are handing out. This is bad for junior golf! 

 

[heavy_hitter]

14 hours ago, jkpgolf said:

After reading more about this. I think it's horrible!! A lot of these kids do not need a Completely Free Tournament including travel and all expenses. They were chosen not because of need or talent or being deserving of this in any way. They were chosen because of their race. Horrible!  They are being handed AJGA stars because of race. It's offensive to all. Curry is of course welcome to a tour and to pay for it all for anyone he wants but the AJGA should not condone this as only certain people can get access to the stars they are handing out. This is bad for junior golf! 

 

100% Agree

 

 

"AS A PREDOMINANTLY WHITE MALE SPORT, THE SYSTEM AND INSTITUTION OF GOLF WAS DESIGNED TO BENEFIT CERTAIN GROUPS OVER OTHERS. UNDERRATED GOLF BELIEVES THE GAME OF GOLF IS FOR EVERYONE, BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE IS SIGNIFICANT WORK TO BE DONE TO MAKE IT A JUST, FAIR AND INSPIRING SPORT FOR ALL."

[tiger1873]

Personally this first time I even heard about this. I don't care about any AJGA stars they hand out. Lots of way to get stars out there so not really a big deal.

 

I would hope they are open and allow everyone to play.If they are not truly open and let anyone play they will fail.  To me golf is one the most open sports there is.  Where else do you get to play with someone from Korea and Iowa in the same tournament and everyone gets along.  

 

I always found any courses that hate kids, women and only want certain people are the ones that need business and closing their doors.

 

Personally I think paying for kids who can't afford tournaments on a needs basis is a better use of money then trying to create a new tour for them because they can't afford to travel.

 

 

Edited June 24, 2022 by tiger1873

[Abh159]

Seems like it's trying to follow the same path as the APGA Tour which is noble in theory. The tough part is it's difficult to try and minimize biasness without accidentally having the pendulum swing in the opposite direction. 

 

Same goes for business trying to become more diverse. Sometimes (although not intentionally) you end up being more biased / discriminatory by trying to hire minority candidates instead of just hiring the best man or woman for the job regardless of race / gender.

[kekoa]

There were white, asian, black, hispanic players at this tournament.   Were they missing a race? Asking for a fren.

[leezer99]

5 hours ago, kekoa said:

There were white, asian, black, hispanic players at this tournament.   Were they missing a race? Asking for a fren.

[jkpgolf]

19 hours ago, kekoa said:

There were white, asian, black, hispanic players at this tournament.   Were they missing a race? Asking for a fren.

Not true! Only certain races were included and given exemptions, for no reason other than they are that race. Kids from wealthy families are included because they are the right race, NOTHING to do with ability or need.  Again, Curry may make his tour criteria anything he wants, it's his tour. But, to award AJGA stars is wrong. They only earned those stars based on their race, not earned on golfing ability. That can't be a good feeling for those getting them or those who did not have access to those stars because they are not of a certain race. 

[tiger1873]

11 hours ago, jkpgolf said:

Not true! Only certain races were included and given exemptions, for no reason other than they are that race. Kids from wealthy families are included because they are the right race, NOTHING to do with ability or need.  Again, Curry may make his tour criteria anything he wants, it's his tour. But, to award AJGA stars is wrong. They only earned those stars based on their race, not earned on golfing ability. That can't be a good feeling for those getting them or those who did not have access to those stars because they are not of a certain race. 

 

 

Based on what I seen there is no reason to play these events. There are lot better tournaments to play during this time.  This tournament is a huge distraction from kids who should be looking at other events.  I also am guessing by the time there finished this still costs the families more then a local event they could play.

 

As for AJGA stars It's not worth complaining about them. They have always been unfair and given uneven. AJGA doesn't care they hand out stars to get fields they think are good for them.

 

Those of us in Florida, Texas or California have to fight for scraps when it comes to stars while kids up north get a ton stars.  I can't tell you how many times I see a kid who be bottom of the field with 20 stars because there is no competitions near them.

 

The solution is those of us in certain states have to travel to places with less competitions to get stars. The reality is those of us in Florida and other big states have plenty of options and the want to play AJGA is more about hype than need.

 

 

[kekoa]

On 6/26/2022 at 6:56 PM, jkpgolf said:

Not true! Only certain races were included and given exemptions, for no reason other than they are that race. Kids from wealthy families are included because they are the right race, NOTHING to do with ability or need.  Again, Curry may make his tour criteria anything he wants, it's his tour. But, to award AJGA stars is wrong. They only earned those stars based on their race, not earned on golfing ability. That can't be a good feeling for those getting them or those who did not have access to those stars because they are not of a certain race. 

A friend played the event at Cog Hill and he specifically told me this.  Were you there?

[jkpgolf]

I had several friends there as well and I know for a fact, only certain races were given exemptions to this tour. It was not based on need or talent or based on any status other than race. 

Don't you find it weird that scores are not being posted? They don't want anyone to see the scores. Again, Curry can run his tour anyway he wants, it's his money. But as for AJGA stars they should not be awarded!!! 

[leezer99]

4 minutes ago, jkpgolf said:

I had several friends there as well and I know for a fact, only certain races were given exemptions to this tour. It was not based on need or talent or based on any status other than race. 

Don't you find it weird that scores are not being posted? They don't want anyone to see the scores. Again, Curry can run his tour anyway he wants, it's his money. But as for AJGA stars they should not be awarded!!! 

 

That's weird... the scores were live during the event but it looks like they've gone private.  

[Ferguson]

9 hours ago, leezer99 said:

 

That's weird... the scores were live during the event but it looks like they've gone private.  

 

You like Fernando Rey?

[tiger1873]

10 hours ago, jkpgolf said:

I had several friends there as well and I know for a fact, only certain races were given exemptions to this tour. It was not based on need or talent or based on any status other than race. 

Don't you find it weird that scores are not being posted? They don't want anyone to see the scores. Again, Curry can run his tour anyway he wants, it's his money. But as for AJGA stars they should not be awarded!!! 

 

 

I am just curious why do you care about this particular tournament and the AJGA stars that are handed out?  I could name at least a dozen other tournaments where it seems they hand out too many stars.

 

I don't know much about this particular tournament but honestly if you didn't post it I don't think I would have even known it exists.  It not something that seems like it worth it.

[MikekiM]

Scores are still all posted here.

https://ut-2022ugt-coghillgolfclub.golfgenius.com/pages/8459808078081079020

[jkpgolf]

14 hours ago, tiger1873 said:

 

 

I am just curious why do you care about this particular tournament and the AJGA stars that are handed out?  I could name at least a dozen other tournaments where it seems they hand out too many stars.

 

I don't know much about this particular tournament but honestly if you didn't post it I don't think I would have even known it exists.  It not something that seems like it worth it.

It's not just a tournament. It's a series of all expenses paid tournaments that hands out stars to non-deserving kids. I care because it's wrong! 

[tiger1873]

10 hours ago, jkpgolf said:

It's not just a tournament. It's a series of all expenses paid tournaments that hands out stars to non-deserving kids. I care because it's wrong! 

 

I hear you but for your own good you got to not worry about this sort of thing.   If this upsets you JGS Rankings will drive you crazy. Only 1 thing matters in junior golf and that your kid is getting better in every tournament and you don't sell you kids future if they have success. 

 

You don't want to be the parent where things get paid for you if you can avoid it. I have seen international kids and the pressure those kids have and their parents to perform and it not always a good thing.

[kcap]

14 hours ago, jkpgolf said:

It's not just a tournament. It's a series of all expenses paid tournaments that hands out stars to non-deserving kids. I care because it's wrong! 

 

Why are they non-deserving?    If I assume your comment on non-deserving was due to golf ability, then their are plenty of other tournaments where kids get a star after shooting in the mid to high 70s.   Plus you get only 2 stars for every regional and 8 if you win the Curry Cup

Frankly, i do not understand the resentment towards stars or JGS.  At the end of day, if your child can really play and shoot low, they will get stars and a low ranking. If not, then no.  Simple as that.  

[heavy_hitter]

50 minutes ago, kcap said:

 

Why are they non-deserving?    If I assume your comment on non-deserving was due to golf ability, then their are plenty of other tournaments where kids get a star after shooting in the mid to high 70s.   Plus you get only 2 stars for every regional and 8 if you win the Curry Cup

Frankly, i do not understand the resentment towards stars or JGS.  At the end of day, if your child can really play and shoot low, they will get stars and a low ranking. If not, then no.  Simple as that.  

 

I understand his take.  It is the notion that limited number of kids based on skin color where a bunch are already traveling and playing big events.  I am not sure this is true as I have seen pictures of kids that looked white as copy paper.  The other issue is that several of these kids are already traveling and playing across the country and do not need help.  They are advertising a tour for Equity, but it may or not be Equitable.  Equity is one of those things anyone can make up what they want the definition to be.

[kcap]

1 hour ago, heavy_hitter said:

 

I understand his take.  It is the notion that limited number of kids based on skin color where a bunch are already traveling and playing big events.  I am not sure this is true as I have seen pictures of kids that looked white as copy paper.  The other issue is that several of these kids are already traveling and playing across the country and do not need help.  They are advertising a tour for Equity, but it may or not be Equitable.  Equity is one of those things anyone can make up what they want the definition to be.

I hear you, but just because kids are travelling does not imply they dont need help.  We do not know the sacrifices any family is making in order for that child to realize their dream.  So i dont think we can judge whether the kids need help or not.  

 

 

[tiger1873]

4 hours ago, kcap said:

I hear you, but just because kids are travelling does not imply they dont need help.  We do not know the sacrifices any family is making in order for that child to realize their dream.  So i dont think we can judge whether the kids need help or not.  

 

 

 

The tour is a bad deal.  These kids are told to play a series of events though the summer. It takes them away from AJGA, USGA and other events they should be trying to qualify for in the summer.

 

I know some the kids who are playing and this doesn't look like correct events to help them rise in rankings. It almost certainly hurts them.

 

I know they want to push diversity but honestly anyone who has been to a large junior golf event would instantly reconize  that there are people from very different background and ethnic groups.  I have no idea why this gets AJGA when other events deserve them more.

 

To me this tour looks like it was not well thought out and if they written checks for kids who need it would be accomplishing more. 

[heavy_hitter]

19 hours ago, kcap said:

I hear you, but just because kids are travelling does not imply they dont need help.  We do not know the sacrifices any family is making in order for that child to realize their dream.  So i dont think we can judge whether the kids need help or not.  

 

 

I know a couple of them personally, trust me no help is needed for those families.

 

 

Edited July 1, 2022 by heavy_hitter

[kekoa]

How do I sign up?  Help needed!!!

[leezer99]

This weeks leaderboard. 
 

https://ut-2022ugtwickenburgranch.golfgenius.com/pages/8534594527204259532

[leezer99]

1 hour ago, kekoa said:

How do I sign up?  Help needed!!!

Call Mpu

[heavy_hitter]

9 minutes ago, leezer99 said:

This weeks leaderboard. 
 

https://ut-2022ugtwickenburgranch.golfgenius.com/pages/8534594527204259532

6000 yards for guys with 5 par 5's and two driveable par 4's?  Seriously?  That is like playing putt putt.

[CaddyMomNC]

On 7/1/2022 at 12:58 PM, heavy_hitter said:

6000 yards for guys with 5 par 5's and two driveable par 4's?  Seriously?  That is like playing putt putt.

 

 

Inflating the slope/course rating doesn't help. The course scorecard has the White Tees (6002 yds) listed at 68.2 / 125...I'm not sure what their made-up access tees are but the rating is definitely not legit. 😕

 

Edited July 5, 2022 by CaddyMomNC

[kcap]

Come on. Lets stop with the negativity. 

 

Not sure how the system works but the winner and top boys played from Tees that were called "Underrated"- which equates to Blues - or 6500/Par 71.  Not the hardest course rating at 70.3/133 but definitely not a putt putt

 

Course rating on white tees, which is the "Access" for Girls is listed at 142/73.2   They are not inflating slope/rating.

 

   

[heavy_hitter]

On 7/5/2022 at 8:56 AM, kcap said:

Come on. Lets stop with the negativity. 

 

Not sure how the system works but the winner and top boys played from Tees that were called "Underrated"- which equates to Blues - or 6500/Par 71.  Not the hardest course rating at 70.3/133 but definitely not a putt putt

 

Course rating on white tees, which is the "Access" for Girls is listed at 142/73.2   They are not inflating slope/rating.

 

   

The Original yardage on Golf Genius was 6000 yards.