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The Junior Open golf tournament at Dinosaur Trail Golf and Country Club is set for August, and the club is eyeing a day toward or at the end of the month.
Director of Golf Jamie Scott said they’re looking for players 18 and under, no matter your golf skill level, to take part in the tournament. The club is also asking for volunteers to assist in shuttling kids to play the back nine.
The 18 hole tournament is for youth ages 15 to 18, and the 9 hole tournament is for kids 14 and under.
Thirteen year-old Tyler Hummel is signed up to take part in the tournament, which will be his first.
Hummel said he's really looking forward to playing in the tournament, especially after an injury cut short his golf season last year.
The same day he got his first chip in ever at Cypress Hills, a van ran over one of his feet.
He said he’s healed up now and is having a busy summer, which includes working at the Dinosaur Trail Golf and County Club.
His golf season has been made even better by some personal bests on Dinosaur Trail course.
“I got my best score of the year on the first nine,” said Hummel, who tells us he also drove 260 yards on a hole there this year and recently sank a 20-foot birdie putt in Acme.
He said Dinosaur Trail is his favourite course to golf - one of the reasons is in becoming more familiar with the course, he wants to keep working at improving his golf game.
Hummel’s game development includes trying to play in a similar style to young American golfer Rickie Fowler.
He likes the way Fowler plays and likes the colorful style in which Fowler dresses.
Hummel encourages others, especially kids, to give golf a try.
It’s hard to beat being on the open fairway “and just cranking it”, he said.
“It’s a great sport to get into,” Hummel adds, “because if you golf at my age and keep going until you’re 18, you can be ten times the golfer.”
