June is Women’s Golf Month. It is a global initiative to celebrate and promote women in golf started early this June with Women’s Golf Day, which Elisa Gaudet founded in 2016. Gaudet’s Women’s Golf Day goal is to unite, create opportunities, and support female golfers. A notable former ASGA junior golfer, Hannah Bakalekos, is working towards attaining her PGA certification to further her passion and love for golf!
Simmons Bank has signed a five-year presenting sponsorship agreement with the Arkansas State Golf Association (ASGA). As part of the partnership, a new amateur event, the Simmons Bank Cup, has been established. The inaugural, Ryder Cup-style tournament was held at the TPC Southwind golf course in Memphis, Tennessee on April 11–13, 2021. The annual tournament matched amateur champions from the ASGA and the Tennessee Golf Association (TGA). After many hard-fought matches, team TGA defeated team ASGA 19 - 9.
2020 ASGA Amateur Player of the Year Josh McNulty won his first individual collegiate tournament on Tuesday. McNulty was victorious in the Natural State Classic at Greystone Country Club in Cabot.
The wins just keep rolling in for former ASGA junior golfers. Nate Jolly got his first collegiate win on Tuesday at the 2021 Gulf Coast Collegiate.
