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the top entries of each of the countries entered. Participants qualified for the
International Jaycee first though local and then state Jaycee competitions. The top four (some years five) players from each state competition were eligible to play at the International Jaycee Junior Golf Tournament with expenses paid by grants and sponsors.
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competition. Beginning in 1952, match play was eliminated and 72-hole medal play was instituted. A Class B Championship was established for players who did not make the 36-hole cut of the lowest 100 scores. States competed for team titles and a Junior
Chamber International match was staged between
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International Jaycee became problematic. Unable to secure a sponsor in 1967, the tournament was not held (although local and state events continued). The tournament was conducted in 1968 but lack of
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International Jaycee competitors were among the best in the world with many players eventually turning professional. Among winners of the tournament, four players were elected to the
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sponsorship caused the U.S. Junior
Chamber of Commerce to not hold the tournament for 1969. In years following, the International Jaycee Junior Golf Tournament was not renewed.
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320:Phil Rodgers
304:Al Geiberger
289:Jimmy Raines
274:Tommy Jacobs
258:Doug Sanders
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249:Ames, Iowa
634:Categories
526:References
427:Mike Riley
196:Al Mengert
180:Al Mengert
107:match play
99:medal play
51:Al Mengert
554:cite book
412:Jay Sigel
171:Location
165:Champion
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33:Founding
457:Jim Day
147:Winners
28:History
168:Course
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