Junior Golfers Are The Future

They're young golfers still learning the game of golf, and range in age from 12 to 18.

“They haven't even got hair on their legs yet,” says Tournament Guest and Actor Burton “Bubba” Gilliam, “But I'm going to get all the tips I can get from them, these guys are good, and they hit it a mile.”

They’re members of the American Junior Golf Association, the best young players in the country, playing in same AJGA events that PGA Touring Pro Justin Leonard participated in during his younger days.

“They're brilliant,” says Leonard. “They're going to be the leaders of this community and others, you know, and to be able to help them out like that, that's the reason we're here.”

Players like Highland Park's Cody Gribble who shares the course record at Northwood Club. He’s only 14.

“I do hold the record, 64, last year,” says Gribble. “I shot it in the second round here at age 14, it was fun, it was a good day.”

This year he's already turned the ripe old age of 15. Lila Barton will be a Junior at Highland Park High School next year, and already has a Texas State High School Championship under her belt.

“I have a new partner this year,” she says, “But I've won it the last two years, and it’s played on my home course. Its just so much fun to be able to play with someone.”

Also in the field is 17-year old Aaron Stewart, the son of late golfer Payne Stewart

“He taught me to be a great competitor,” says Stewart about his father. “He taught me to always have fun out there and be polite. Like in the Ryder Cup, when he gave that putt to Colin Montgomery, just to be a good competitor and always play fair.”

The American Junior Golf Association represents some of the best for the future in the game of golf, and having great blood lines, like Stewart, is always a bonus.