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What is the USA Hawaii-Japan Junior Cup?
USA Hawaii-Japan Junior Cup, whose title sponsor is Hilton Grand Vacations Company, is an annual world-class junior golf tournament that recognizes and rewards the golf ability in young men and women from the Hawaiian Islands and Japan, while raising awareness and monies for a variety of local charitable organizations.
Who benefits from the USA Hawaii-Japan Junior Cup?
USA Hawaii-Japan Junior Cup sponsored by Hilton Grand Vacations Company is an educational and recreational vehicle by which talented young men and women from different cultures compete in a positive and friendly atmosphere with the potential of creating long-lasting bonds.
Additionally, the tournament offers the opportunity to invest further in the community through philanthropic activities with all participating tournament partners. Each year a percentage of the monies raised from the tournament will benefit a variety of deserving local organizations with this inaugural year’s event partners to include the American Cancer Society Big Island Chapter, Hawaii State Junior Golf Association, Japan High School Golf Association and the Waikoloa Foundation.
Future plans call for the tournament to return to the Kohala Coast in 2008 and then begin an every-other-year rotation between Hawaii and Japan, thus garnering further national and international attention for the tournament, its charitable partners and its sponsors.
When is the USA Hawaii-Japan Junior Cup?
This year’s inaugural event, taking place November 6 through 9, features a strong partnership between Hilton Grand Vacations Company (HGVC), the Hawaii State Junior Golf Association (HSJGA) and the Japan High School Golf Association (JHSGA). It is to be staged at the world renowned Waikoloa Kings’ Golf Course in the heart of the resort-dotted Kohala Coast and will feature 2 teams, one from United States and one from Japan, competing in a Ryder Cup™ style Golf Tournament for both junior men 15-18 and women ages 13 to 18.
Why sponsor the USA Hawaii-Japan Junior Cup?
Through its ability to partner with local charitable organizations and the opportunity to offer young golfers an exciting, educational and recreational experience, USA Hawaii-Japan Junior Cup will appeal to a broad, far-reaching audience through the local, island-wide, national and Japanese media. Hilton Grand Vacations is offering all its communication resources, insuring maximum promotion of the event.
Key tournament milestones, sponsor participation and philanthropic endeavors will be promoted through the media, with proposed outlets being – but not limited to:
• Hawaii Television Stations
• Japanese Television Stations
• Hawaii Radio Stations
• Japanese Radio Stations
• Hawaii and Japanese Newspapers
• Golf Journals and Magazines
• High End Magazines – Conde´ Nast, Travel & Leisure, Golf
• Feeder Market Media
• Internet
• Business Journals
• Hawaii Golf 808
• Golf in Hawaii TV
• Local Magazines
• BIVB Publications, website, newsletters and calendars of events
• Junior Golf Publications, website, newsletters and calendars of events
Through the USA Hawaii-Japan Junior Cup, sponsors have a unique opportunity to participate in an event that touches the youth not only from Hawaii, but from another country, Japan. These talented young men and women must maintain the highest of standards not only educationally, but also socially, morally and mentally to participate. They exemplify and emulate the best of future adult citizens.
Sponsors also exemplify the best of the community and their Aloha through their commitment to the local charitable organizations that benefit from the USA Hawaii-Japan Junior Cup. Each year, local grassroots’ organizations, along with well-known charities, will garner much needed monies, media attention and marketing efforts through the tournament and its fundraising efforts. The tournament, its sponsors and its participants have the opportunity to invest in their community and its future.
Who is the Hawaii State Junior Golf Association?
The Hawaii State Junior Golf Association (HSJGA) was founded as a non-profit in 1998 to provide an environment where any junior golfer, male or female ages 7 to 18, can enjoy golf and progress at his/her own rate from beginner to a proficient level while promoting and preserving the traditions and integrity of the game.
The Association’s goals are to provide the following:
1. Opportunities that teach responsibility, develop qualities of leadership and integrity and assist juniors in becoming productive members of the community
2. Rules, etiquette and instructional clinics on the game of golf
3. Golf at a minimal cost to juniors
4. An environment to promote and encourage good sportsmanship and friendship among junior golfers
5. Opportunities to travel and participate in state, national and international tournaments
6. College workshops to assist all juniors with their preparation for higher education
Who is the Japan High School Golf Association?
The Japan High School Golf Association (JHSGA)) was founded in 1980 after the National High School Championships in which 34 of 37 member high schools in Kanto and Kansai regions participated in. Its goals are to foster physical and mental strength through the game of golf as a part of school programs, to educate students to become good citizens and to contribute to the sound development of the game.
The Association’s activities that help it reach its goals include:
1. To conduct competitions including instructional, national and international tournament.
2. To develop skills and knowledge of high school golf coaches.
3. Other activities necessary to achieve its goals.
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