Hurricane Tour to be rebranded, all members to receive advanced tools for the journey to college golf.
The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour (HJGT) and Junior Golf Hub are excited to announce a groundbreaking and innovative partnership. The collaboration is designed to help junior golfers realize their dreams of playing golf in college by connecting digitally on a unique network created exclusively for student-athletes, parents, and college golf coaches.
Founded in 2007, the Hurricane Tour has become the largest junior “grassroots” golf tour in the United States, hosting over 275 tournaments each year across 28 different states and six countries. Junior Golf Hub is the premier online community for junior golfers, parents, and college coaches.
As part of the partnership, all HJGT members and their parents will receive access to Junior Golf Hub’s Premium service and the Hurricane Tour will be rebranded as Hurricane Junior Golf Tour powered by Junior Golf Hub. This innovative agreement will provide every HJGT member the tools they need to improve their chances of playing golf in college.
Playing golf in college is an important life decision that can be frustrating and complex, and junior golfers and parents often lack the knowledge and tools needed to guide them on the journey to the next level. Difficulties in navigating the process can make it hard to get recognized by college golf coaches and easy to make mistakes throughout the process.
Junior Golf Hub’s advanced, all-in-one suite of technology tools and education solves for these problems. The Hub allows members to build a compelling Profile to become a known entity to college golf coaches. In addition, the platform provides a gateway to explore college golf programs to find the right fit, the ability to ‘follow’ programs of interest and have coaches ‘follow’ back, an insider guide to the college golf recruiting process, and the ability to identify top junior golf tournaments and plan a winning tournament schedule.
In addition, the two partners plan on creating a new tournament series with special features including enhanced opportunities for players to be recognized by college golf coaches, education on the journey to college golf, and skill testing to assess readiness for college golf through the Player Development System (PDS), a science-based evaluation that gathers the hard data needed to determine whether an athlete is ready to progress to college golf.
“This partnership is a massive, groundbreaking initiative for the HJGT and all of its worldwide members,” said Mario Conte, Executive Director and Founder of the HJGT. “What the HJGT and Junior Golf Hub will do together to bring the best resources to junior golfers will be second to none, period! My dream has always been to provide the best platform and to create a tour that has never been created before, and this partnership will be another step in that direction.”
“We are very excited to partner with the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour,” remarked Junior Golf Hub’s Founder Roger Knick. “We believe this partnership is at the forefront of the industry in terms of advancing junior golf and will provide the tools and education needed for Hurricane Tour members to reach their dreams of playing golf in college.”
Partnership changes including a full rebranding of Hurricane Junior Golf Tour and enablement of Junior Golf Hub’s Premium membership for HJGT members are anticipated to take effect by January 2019.
Here’s what you need to know about the new partnership:
Partnership Overview
What are the details of the partnership?
- Junior Golf Hub and Hurricane Junior Golf Tour have partnered together to help junior golfers realize their dreams of playing golf in college.
- All HJGT members will receive access to Junior Golf Hub Premium as part of their tour membership starting in 2019.
- Hurricane Tour will be rebranded as Hurricane Junior Golf Tour powered by Junior Golf Hub.
- A new tournament series will be created with special features including:
- Enhanced opportunities for players to be recognized by college golf coaches
- Education on the journey to college golf
- Skill testing to assess readiness for college golf through the Player Development System (PDS)
- All individuals who participate in HJGT events but are not members will receive a limited-time, free trial to Junior Golf Hub.
When does the partnership take effect?
- The partnership is effective as of October 16, 2018.
- Partnership changes including full rebranding of Hurricane Junior Golf Tour and enablement of Junior Golf Hub’s Premium membership for HJGT members are anticipated to take effect by January, 2019.
What is the HJGT?
- Founded in 2007, the Hurricane Tour has become the largest junior “grassroots” golf tour in the United States, hosting over 275 tournaments each year across 28 different states and six countries. The Tour’s vision is to provide superb hospitality and make every event a memorable one. With play open to both males and females, nearly every junior golfer is eligible to participate on the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour.
Where can I sign up for HJGT?
What is Junior Golf Hub?
- Junior Golf Hub (wpstage.juniorgolfhub.com) is the premier online community for junior golfers, parents, and college coaches. The Hub provides the industry’s most advanced, all-in-one suite of technology tools and education to help players on the journey to college golf. The Hub allows members to build a compelling Hub profile, become searchable by college coaches, ‘Find and Follow’ programs of interest, learn about the college golf recruiting process with The Hub’s Essential Guide to College Golf Recruiting, and access The Hub’s Tournament Suite, which includes a Tournament Finder, Custom Calendar and auto-loaded tournament results.
What is Junior Golf Hub Premium?
- Junior Golf Hub Premium Members enjoy access to all free features including:
- Build and share a compelling digital Profile (21st century, coach-approved junior golf resume)
- Basic Recruiting Content
- Tournament Finder
- Automatic Upload of Tournament Results to Profile
- Plus our Premium set of features below:
- Extensive database of college golf programs
- Notifications of coaches viewing and following you
- My Colleges Page – Command center for college golf
- Full college golf recruiting manual and exclusive content
- Tournament Calendar
How do I access my Junior Golf Hub Premium Membership through Hurricane Junior Golf Tour?
- Go to HJGT
- Pay for a full membership for the 2019 season
- Junior Golf Hub will send you Premium Membership details at the start of the 2019 season
Who can I contact for more information?
Hurricane Junior Golf Tour:
Junior Golf Hub:
For Current JGH Members
I’m already a Premium Member, how will this affect my membership?
- If currently paying monthly, Junior Golf Hub will cancel your current monthly charges upon your joining of the Hurricane Tour (target effective date of January 1, 2019).
- If you have paid annually, any remaining time left on your Premium Membership upon joining the Hurricane Tour past the target effective date of January 1, 2019 will be credited to your account for future use.
What does this mean for junior golfers and parents on JGH?
- The partnership combines two young and powerful forces in junior golf! Every HJGT Member will receive access to Junior Golf Hub Premium starting in 2019, which means the number of talented junior golfers on The Hub will grow to be the largest yet! And more active junior golfers on The Hub means more active college golf coaches on The Hub.
- A new tournament series will be created with special features including:
- Enhanced opportunities for players to be recognized by college golf coaches
- Education on the journey to college golf
- Skill testing to assess readiness for college golf through the Player Development System (PDS)
- Who can I contact for more information or if I have questions?
- Phone: 888-209-7410
- Email: [email protected]
Not planning on playing on the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour in 2019?
- Current free members of JGH can still ‘Go Premium’ and now is a better time than ever!
- Go Premium Now!
For College Coaches
Why is this a big deal for college golf coaches?
- The Hub will act as your gateway to talent on the largest tour in junior golf!
- Identifying and tracking top talent on The Hub will be easier than ever.
- Receive special invitations to a new tournament series featuring enhanced opportunities to view top talent up close and in-person.
Where can I sign up for Junior Golf Hub?
- Sign-up is FREE for college coaches
- Sign Up Now
Who should I contact for more information or with questions?
- Phone: 888-209-7410
- Email: [email protected]