About PARS Junior Golf Foundation

PARS is a Parental Assistance Referral Service. We have helped students who wish to attend college and compete in collegiate golf the past 17 years. Athletic scholarships and financial aid are available for students that meet the minimum mandatory requirements of the NCAA, NAIA, and Junior College levels. We have been assisting student athletes since 1995 through the journey of junior golf on to the college level.

The PARS International Junior Golf Championships help the junior golfer develop through nationally ranked events. We specialize in helping the athlete develop into a recognized player who will be known by college coaches. We can assist you in setting up a junior schedule and guide you to Colleges where the level of competition will be equal to your ability. PARS will help to make it affordable. We will provide you with professional assistance in selecting recognized junior tournaments to compete. The many requirements of the various universities can confuse even the most worldly person. We have the knowledge and the contacts to make it an easier transition. We will open a direct line to the coach.

While starting a Men's and Women's golf program in 1995 at St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida I learned the real facts of college recruiting and how to obtain golf and academic scholarships. With over 25 years of Professional Golf plus seven years of junior competition I have enough experience to guide a junior golfer to college where they will compete. Strong academics add to the athletes chances of obtaining a position on a college team.

We have helped many junior golfers who have competed in PARS Championships to move on to major junior golf tournaments like the Doral/Publix, U.S. Junior, U.S. Public Links, Junior World, Optimist International, Scott Robertson Memorial, Orange Bowl, and many other high profile events. Coaches are looking for PARS players.

We have been successful in thee past 17 years in assisting student athletes to some great colleges like the University of Florida, N.C. St., Michigan, UNC, Chapel Hill, Harvard, Dartmouth, Virginia Tech, Univ. of San Francisco, Lehigh, Cornell, Auburn, New Mexico State, Lynn, Minnesota, St. Thomas, Virginia, Yale, Tennessee, Stanford, Nova SE, Tennessee State, Florida Atlantic, Embry-Riddle, Central Alabama, Scottsdale College, USC, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, Rollins, James Madison Univ. New Mexico, Univ. North Alabama, etc.

A few PARS women players that have graduated college and gone Professional are Julieta Granada, Candie Kung, Virada Nirapathpongporn, Celeste Troche, Gwaldys Nocera. Sasha Medina, Maria Pia Castro, Miriam Nagl, Catalina Zuluaga.

A few PARS men players that are playing in Professional Tournaments are Camilo Benedetti, Camilo Villegas, Louis Devaliex, Mark Tullo, Cedrick Dennis, Callie Burger, Julien Van Hauwe, Olivier David, Kariem Baraka, Matt LeConche, Geronimo Esteve IV.

Student athletes in Red have turned Professional

"It is indeed gratifying and commendable that the students have not only achieved in their sport but have made themselves eligible academically for collegiate golf,” said Brian Rous, President of PARS. Some student athletes PARS has assisted through their journey of junior golf and into college.

MATT EPSTEIN, MICHIGAN  

MATT LECONCHE, FL   CENTRAL  FLORIDA    

RON SCHULHOF,  NEW YORK LEHIGH UNIVERSITY

BRANDON LOVELADY, AL  UNIV. NORTH ALABAMA        

JOSEPH BLUMKE, WI   PURDUE  

LOUIS DEVALEIX, BRASIL TULANE

GONZALO DEL PUERTO, SPAIN  EMBRY-RIDDLE , FL    

MARK TULLO, CHILE   NORTH CAROLINA STATE           

TOWA OKIYAMA, GUAM   UNIV. OF KENTUCKY

CARLOS RODRIQUEZ, DOM. REP. FlORIDA  ATLANTIC

GWALDYS NOCERA, FRANCE  NEW MEXICO STATE

CUYLER BUCKLES, OHIO  NO CAROLINA, CHAPEL HILL

SASHA MEDINA, PUERTO RICO NEW MEXICO STATE        

CELESTE TROCHE. PARAGUAY AUBURN

CARRIE COLE, TEXAS   UNIV. OF TENNESSEE

ANDREA ACKERMAN,  CT.  COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

CAMILO BENEDETTI , COLOMBIA 

CAMILO VILLEGAS , COLOMBIA                                                                

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

RACHEL STILES, TN    UNIV. OF CA.  SANTA BARBARA

ALBERT POLESE, ITALY   ST. THOMAS UNIV.              

SARAH  WIENEKE,  N.Y. ROLLINS

CHAD SAUNTRY, TEXAS 

SCOTT SIMPSON, KY  XAVIER

GIOIA TANTO, ITALY,  LYNN

CATALINA ZULUAGA, COLOMBIA EAST TENNESSEE  STATE

CEDRICK DENIS, FRANCE  MISSISSIPPI              

CRISTAN VARGAS, CHILE U. NORTH FLORIDA

SANTIAGO RODRIGUEZ, COLOMBIA, TOMPKINS COLLEGE

D.J. STRAUSS, SOUTH AFRICA SCOTTSDALE COMMUNITY

TOWNSEND BUCKLES, OHIO VIRGINIA

CALLIE BURGER, SO. AFRICA  CENTRAL ALABAMA COLLEGE

MARIA PIA CASTRO, PERU  FLORIDA ATLANTIC          

MARIA JOSE  GUTIERREZ GUATEMALA,  LYNN U            

MIKE  LUCAS, MA.   NO. CAROLINA ST                    

TARIK  BENSLIMANE, MOROCCO FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY

GERONIMO ESTEVE IV, FL  DARTMOUTH

FERNANDO GOMEZ, COLOMBIA   UNIV.  SAN   FRANCISCO                                 

JAMES HONDA, GUAM  UNIV. OF SAN  FRANCISCO

KARIEM BARAKAS, GERMANY TENNESSEE                              

CANDIE KUNG, CA. U.SC.                                        

AMANDA LONGO, CT.   EAST TENNESSEE STATE                                                                  

BRIDGET DUFFY, PA.  WAKE FOREST                                                                                            

CAROLINE  LAURENS, FRANCE ARIZONA STATE                                                                           

MONICA GUZMAN, TEXAS                                                                                                             

JEANNETTE PIERRE, TENNESSEE FIU                                                                                                

KELLY HUSTED, FLORIDA STANFORD                                                                                          

LAURA DIAZ, PUERTO RICO                                                                                                                  

BRENA QUARANTO, TEXAS                                                                                                                        

KATY JOSLIN, CA  U. RENO, NEVADA                                                                                                                                          

KIRA + ASHLEY MAYO, VIRGINIA  ALYSSE SWEENEY, NJ                                                                  

VIRADA NIRAPATHPONGPORN, THAILAND, DUKE                                                                                

 MARIA  YACAMAN , COLOMBIA                                                                                                          

JAMEICA DUNCOMBE, BAHAMAS, FIU                                                                                          

NICOLE RODRIGUEZ, PUERTO RICO                                                                                                

GISELE CLAUX, PERU, NEW MEXICO                                                                                               

SAMANTHA WIDMER, GRAND CAYMAN, ELON COLLEGE                                                           

AARON CHOI  GUAM  SAN DIEGO ST                             

KYLE + MIKE SHELLY, GUAM  SAN DIEGO

ANDRES ARBOLEDA, COLOMBIA FAU                                                

FRANCO OCAMPO, COLOMBIA FAU                                                         

JULIAN COLLAZOS, COLOMBIA

EROL BUYUK, TURKEY   SMU        

GERARD HUMAN, SOUTH AFRICA  

FELIPE + DIEGO VELASQUEZ, VENEZUELA                                  

JOSE + JUAN CALVO, VENEZUELA

MIKE DAVENPORT, ENGLAND , NOVA SOUTHEASTERN

TOMMY VILLANI, JR. OKLAHOMA              

HEBERTO DIAZ, PUERTO RICO.                     

ERIK + EVAN FREDERICK,  ST. LOUIS UNIV                                       

BEN  DOWELL, ARIZONA                                          

MICHAEL BARBOSA,  FLORIDA GEORGIA TECH                                               

MATT TORRANCE, CT.  U. NO FLORIDA                                           

DANNY HAGER, FLORIDA  EMORY

CLAYTON GAMBER,                            

PAT MORRONE, FLORIDA STATE          

JIMMY LYTLE,  ELON                          

ED ROSADO, PUERTO RICO                         

MIKE  ADAMS, NY  DUKE                        

PEYTON COOK, TEXAS                 

JOHN SHOPAY, FLORIDA TCU          

ALBERT LICHY, FLORIDA      

GEOFF HARRIMAN,AL                       

LUKE SALTUS, IDAHO                       

ADAM ZDUNEK, PA   ST. THOMAS                                          

DAVID FISH, ROLLINS               

PARS Junior Golf Foundation
1034 Seminole Ave
Aiken, S.C. 29801

(803) 641-1952 phone/fax
(803) 257-6077 cell

(803) 753-1434 SKYPE
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