By Design – Issue 53, Summer 2021

32 JUNIOR GOLF DESIGN CHALLENGE T he Great Junior Golf Design Challenge, originally launched by the ASGCA in 2020 to encourage creativity among young people spending time at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, returned in 2021. Those aged 17 and under were asked to submit their design ideas for a golf hole with no limitations: any par, style or strategy, from fun to serious. The 2021 challenge attracted almost 100 entries, with our junior designers demonstrating wonderful creativity and a definite preference for the penal school of design, with hazards including gigantic bunkers and shark-infested water features. Our panel of judges selected 14-year-old Claire Lu from New Jersey as the winner, for her 539-yard par five creation called ‘The hOle’. A large lake in the center of the fairway forces players to choose one of two distinct routes from tee to green. The ASGCA Foundation awarded Claire a prize of $250, with a donation of the same amount also made to her local First Tee chapter. Two runners-up, Olivia Sheaffer of Arizona and Sabrina Chen of Texas, were also selected to receive $100 each in merchandise or equipment from U.S. Kids Golf. • View all the submissions on the ASGCA website. By Design showcases a few of the many wonderful designs created for ‘The Great Junior Golf Design Challenge of 2021.’ Future designers? Designer: Claire From: New Jersey Age group: 14-17 Players will have to make a decision about which side of the lake to play around in Claire’s winning design. WINNER!