Inaugural Mission Hills Jack Nicklaus Junior Championship planned

SHENZHEN, China -- Mission Hills Golf Club – the world’s largest collection of premier golf courses with 12 layouts designed by many of the greatest golfers and golf course architects from five continents – will host the inaugural Mission Hills Jack Nicklaus Junior Championship 2008, August 20-21, on its Nicklaus-designed World Cup Course. The tournament will be 36 holes of gross stroke play and is open to juniors of all nationalities under the age of 18. Prizes will be awarded to Top-3 finishers in the Boys and Girls divisions and include complimentary golf lessons at the Mission Hills Golf Academy. The overall winner of the Boys division will also be awarded an exemption into the Mission Hills Asia-Pacific Open Amateur Championship 2009. “Mission Hills has a proud history of fostering junior golf development in China,” says... [read full story]