Southern Texas PGA Unveils Newly Designed Junior Golf Website and Logos
December 5, 2019 • Blake Davis
The new site and logos support the Section’s mission of creating lifelong golfers by focusing on progression through the junior golf journey.
SPRING, TEXAS
—The Southern Texas PGA launched an updated Junior Golf website this morning. The new site, designed by Long Drive Agency
, offers a user-friendly experience that walks Junior Golfer’s and their parents through the Southern Texas PGA Junior Golf journey.
“Our goal for this site redesign was to easily showcase how junior golfers can progress through our program,” said Thomas Hutton, Executive Director of the Southern Texas PGA. “The simplicity of the new site makes it easy to navigate and creates an encouraging space for both new and existing Members.”
Features of the website redesign include the “Your Journey” section which helps new and current Members identify where they are in their journey to becoming lifelong golfers. The site highlights PGA Professionals as the most important aspect of the journey and then specific programs, showcasing golf as a lifelong sport.
For returning Southern Texas PGA Junior Golf Members, the site's different colors for each program and integration with the BlueGolf tournament software create a space that is seamless and easy to navigate.
In addition to the new site, the Southern Texas PGA debuted a set of new logos for the Junior Golf program also created by Long Drive Agency. This new logo set consists of a master Junior Golf logo and individual logos for each stage of the Junior Golf program.
“With our focus now being on the Junior Golf journey, we wanted to showcase that both on and offline,” said Hutton. “These new logos allow us to highlight each stage of the Junior Golf program.”
The master logo was designed with elements of the PGA seal in mind, sticking to the classic gold and navy with crossed golf clubs. The Texas outline and Southern Texas name have been added to create unique branding for the Section.
Individual logos in bright, youthful colors for the four Junior Golf programs: Little Linksters, Junior Links, Junior Tour, and Prestige Tour, outline each step a Junior Golfer takes on their way to becoming a lifelong golfer.
“The timing for both the new website and logos is the perfect way for the Southern Texas PGA Junior Golf program to step into 2020 and the future of Junior Golf,” said Hutton.
ABOUT SOUTHERN TEXAS PGA JUNIOR GOLF
The Southern Texas PGA Junior Golf program is one of the four pillars of PGA Reach Southern Texas. The program administers six different junior golf programs and is part owner of a seventh. In total, it runs over 400 junior golf tournaments with nearly 4,500 unique juniors ages 6-18 each year. Events are run in all 12 months of the year and are open to juniors of all playing ability. The Southern Texas PGA Junior Golf program is focused on the junior golf journey and making sure there is a program for everyone.
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