S.C. Golf Center creating junior academy and program

The South Carolina Golf Center at Shaftesbury Glen Golf & Fish Club is starting a junior program called the South Carolina Junior Golf Academy that will include weekly tournaments, personalized practice routines and a fitness routine.

The academy program will consist of four series – Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter – at a cost of $125 per series, and the golf center staff is offering the inaugural Fall Series from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31 for free.

The S.C. Golf Center staff includes instructors Nate McDonough and Josh Jackson.

The seven-event fall tournament series will begin with an event on Nov. 1 and conclude with a series-ending championship on Dec. 20. All fall events will be at Shaftesbury Glen. Events are expected to have a Spieth Flight for intermediate players and McIlroy Flight for beginners.

The S.C. Junior Golf Academy will feature: weekly nine-hole tournaments with a cumulative points system, series-ending championships, written personalized practice routines to track progress, complimentary range balls before each tournament, two monthly fitness sessions adhering to a fitness plan, and a participant requirement of a C average in school.

The program is for juniors ages 6-17. Call the S.C. Golf Center at 843-369-3112 to register or for more information.

This story was originally published October 26, 2015 at 9:54 PM with the headline "S.C. Golf Center creating junior academy and program."