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"I have known Brian for over 18 years and he has a great love for the game of golf. He is a great golfer and is always trying to better the sport of golf. He has helped many of my students not just with applying to colleges, but has traveled with them to tournaments. He has helped them mentally through his experience in competition and the community. Understanding the students also helped them cope with tournament pressure."
Gary Gilchrist

17th PARS Florida International. PGA GOLF CLUB, FLORIDA

Dear Brian,

Greetings! The feedback about the tournament was fascinating and convincing, especially when my daughter garnered her division championship. I would like to personally thank you for your kindness and assistance to my family particularly Chanelle during the event. You're such a wonderful person. By the way, being the top on her division, means she will be qualified for the 2013 Junior World golf championship, right? If so, how can she avail this exemption? Again, thank you very much and God Speed.

Avaricio family, Philippines

Hi Brian,

Thanks for the update and Happy New Year ! This is a great event and we all have a lot of fun. I especially like to see you have put your heart on every part to organize the event and take care the players. You also have tried to educate them all the time. This tournament falls in a right schedule so we will definitely consider to participate this again next year as one of our holiday event. As you maybe aware, I am actually living in Australia and there are lots of talented junior golfers. Please do send me the information earlier next year so that I maybe able to pass to the local clubs and golf federation.

Have a wonderful new year !

Regards,
Richard Wong

Hello, Brian

Happy New Year.

First of all, thanks for such a great tournament. We enjoyed it all the time.
Nicolas is back in school. We talked with him about the field and we consider
the PGA Golf Club great.  Additionally, its training facilities are fascinating, Nicolas enjoyed practicing there.

Please make it a four day tournament. We are looking forward to come back this
year.

Regards, Ramiro   Colombia

Hi Brian
Hope you had a good Christmas. About the tournament, it was great and a really good experience. I have played the Optimist in the PGA National but I really liked the PGA Golf Club since it was in great conditions and its a competitive course. I also liked the idea of 72 holes and no caddies .

About my golf resume I am updating it and giving it some final touches. As soon as I am done I will send it to you.
Thank you
Gabriela Santini  Puerto Rico

Brian congratulations for a fantastic tournament, we had a blast!

Our first PARS tournament, hopefully will play again...

Best regards,
Camilo Aya  Colombia

Hi Brian
We are back at home now, a little cold though here in Chicago. We had a very nice time at the tournament. You did a great job putting it all together.

Thank you,
Kim Beaudreau

Hi Brian
Many thanks for a super tournament you are a fantastic Host!!!
We are coming back in 2013;)
I think caddies for over 13 is Good.
I think PGA National is better than Port St Lucie
72 holes is also good.
These are my opinions only
thanks and enjoy the chocolate
see you soon
Stephen and Fiona Liddell  Germany

Brian!

Happy Birthday!!
We are sorry that we could not be with you for your birthday this year.
We wish you the best!
We pray that in 2013, everything will work out the way you plan it!
I hope you have a great birthday with PARS and Phyll.
 

PS : We want to give you $500 dollars for your birthday gift

Thank you for always taking care of the Lee Family and Hojae.

Lee Family

Hello Brian,

Happy New Year!!!
This is Dongmin (Danny) Ro.
I really had a nice time in Florida and what a great experience!!!
Thank you so much for all your support and concern.
I was so impressed about the good condition at Pars Golf.
by any chance, do you know any University which has PGM program? if so, can you please recommend me?
I'm interest to find out more PGM golf program schools in Florida.
Thank you and I wish you best luck in 2013 and your health and for your family.

Best Regards,
Danny Ro.  California

Amigo,

I hope you've rested a lot after all efforts to make this succesfull tournament. GREAT TOURNAMENT, including differents weathers so good experiences for Carolina. The only bad , is that Carolina felt a little frustrated because she could not win the third position just for two strokes......THATS GOLF...ha,ha,ha....´

I'm leaving from Port St Lucie tomorrow, so let me know if I can meet you to give the money...if not, gime your accont number, is easy to me deposit it in the Bank.

Best regards and happy new year,

Juan Pablo Andrade, Colombia

 

Dear Brian,

Congratulations on a good job with your tournament. JC would be proud of you!
Too bad we were not able to talk...

Happy New Year!

Bobby Greenwood  former PGA Tour player                                                                      PGA Professional

Hi Brian,

My parents and I just wanted to take a quick moment to tell you thank you so much for the great experience this week at the PARS Junior Tournament. I found it a great experience and already look forward to participating again next year.

We thought the entire event was so great, and unfortunately we couldn't stay for dinner tonight since we have our trip back to Colombia early tomorrow morning from Miami, otherwise we would've stayed.

Again, thank you so much from myself, my mom and dad, we truly look forward to hearing from you throughout the year and hopefully be able to participate at other tournaments that you direct.

Hope you had a wonderful birthday and Happy New Year 2013!

Angela Maria Lopez - Cat 13-14
Tadeo Lopez (Dad)
Angela Rodriguez (Mom)

Brian,

I would like to thank you on behalf of myself and Joey for a great tournament and a great time. We met a lot of nice families and Joey has some new friends. This was a valuable experience for him and we look forward to your next one. Thanks again.

Truly
Tom Storey  Florida

Dear Brian,

Many thanks for forwarding the results and congratulations on an enjoyable and well organised tournament. Patrick enjoyed very much participating in the tournament and found the competition of a very high standard.
We wish you safe travels back to South Carolina and a wonderful and successful 2013.


Kind regards,
David
David M. Murray   Austria

Hi.

Thank you Brian for running such a great tournament.

Really saw three different days of weather that made the course so challenging. If you had anything to do with the weather then kudos to you!!!

In the final results it looks like Alexa is tied for tenth place but is marked as 11th.
If she is 10th could that be changed. Its only for the junior scoreboard which takes top ten finishes into account.

Thanks again.

Stuart Popowitz   Florida

Thank you very much for the grate set up for big tournament like this Thank you for all staff and all the people involved. Happy Birth day to you and also Happy new year 2013. All the best wish to you and your family.
One question, how can we know that we got exemption for the related tournament like Pepsi And Junior world.
Please advice.
Best regard,
Jiratheep V.  Thailand

Hi Brian, with regrets and apologies to the other girls Emma will have to withdraw today. She was ill out there yesterday and is still running a fever. Apart from that is has been a great tournament, we've really enjoyed it. Many thanks, Paul Norris
Kind Regards

Paul Norris  England

Hi Brian. We just wanted to thank you again for hosting this tournament. Today was way brutal because of how cold it was. See you again soon I am sure.

Tina Kovelesky  Florida

Brian: Thanks for your great efforts for the tournament. It is a fantastic tournament, all of us really enjoy it. And happy birthday to you. Wish you the best for the New Year.

William, Hongying, and Dai  China


Hey Brian

I want to thank you again for those Great days.
the organization was Perfect, this Shows the High quality of this
tournament!
i Hope i will be a Part of it next year.
i wish you And you Family a happy New year!

Ps: Could you please convey the Scores to my Golfclub concerning the
Handicap.

Thank you for everything

Ziba & Ali   Germany


Dear Brian
thanks for the great tournament!

Kind regards

Thomas Sorg    Switzerland

 

Parent's Quotes

2012 PGA Golf Club

Brian
I'd love nothing more than to accept your generous invitation. We've heard great things about the PARS events and would love to play at Port St. Lucie this Christmas but unfortunately we have to be out of the country that week for a family event. Please keep us posted on all future tournaments.
Thanks,
David Frankel


Hi Brian,

Thank you for your event information which has been included in WAGR 2012, I am aware this is a top junior event. Our age limit for junior events is 15 years of age, although this is flexible dependant on events.

Thank you very much for your very kind offer, unfortunately I am just back in the office after 3 weeks (business and pleasure), and I now have a large workload for the next few months (I would love to have attended the PARS event and take in some nice sunny weather and get away from the dark cold winter in Scotland – but not to be!)

Sorry.
Andy
Regards
Andy McDonald
The R&A/USGA World Amateur Golf Ranking Manager
R&A Championships Limited
The R&A
St Andrews
Fife
Scotland
KY16 9JD

VERITAS WORLD JUNIOR-PACIFIC PALMS RESORT, INDUSTRY HILLS, CALIFORNIA. July 17-19, 2012

Hi Brian,
I wanted to let you know that it was a pleasure meeting you and getting to know you throughout the tournament last week. I felt that the tournament was a great success and fun was had by all. They were a really great group of kids. I also enjoyed getting to help them out on the course and watching them play. There was definitely some good talent out there.
Thank you for making the week so pleasant. Hope you had a good trip back home. Please stay in touch and keep me mind for next year! I'm also always open to new opportunities as well :)

Take care and stay well,

~Tracie

Thanks Brian for all your hospitality hope see you in the publix and next year
at Veritas

Regards from your friend from Dom Rep

Marianne Joyas
Federico Grullon

Hey Brian, I just wanted to thank you for a great week. I had so much fun working with the kids and being involved in so many aspects of the tournament. It was a great experience and I cant thank you enough for providing me the opportunity. I would love to help you out anytime you need an extra hand. Please stay in touch and don't hesitate to ask for my help. I hope we can work together in the near future.

P.S. Is this a good email for you, if not can you give me a better one.

Hit em straight,

Marshall Gerlach, PGCC


Brian,
Never worked so hard and had so much fun. Thanks for the opportunity to work
under you and with you. I learned a lot from you. Keep me in mind down the
road, if you get back Los Angeles let me know we'll have dinner!
Thank You,
Troy Poling

Dear Mr. Brian Rous,

Thank you all for the great effort ! I enjoyed very much of my stay and most of all to challenge through the 3 days game, which I had to playoff to win!
I am back in school for the state trial examination before the actual one in September. Then I will be back in action on course for tournaments again.
I wish to get on with some camp & academy program in the United States and perhaps you may recommend some good places , where my mum may propose as next year new sponsorship program.
Looking forward to hear from you.

Take care!
Regards,

Bryan Teoh, Malaysia

Brian
Good morning. Hope you are well.
You may or may not recall who I am, but we had the pleasure of engaging in a couple of brief conversations last week during the Veritas World Golf Championships.
I wanted to thank you and your organization for putting on a tremendous event. It was an experience that was enjoyed not only by the players, but also by the families of the players.
The structure and organization of the golf championships was top notch and the venue (hotel and golf courses) was outstanding. The convenience of having the courses on the same property as the hotel made things very easy when trying to co-ordinate 3 separate families.
You and your team should be commended for your efforts and for your roles as ambassadors for junior golf.
As well, if you were looking for sponsors for the 2013 event, kindly advise as to how I (via my law firm) might be able to assist.
Finally, you mentioned a couple of Florida championships that might be worth pursuing. When you have a moment, perhaps you could forward some info as I am sure my son, Angelo, would be interested in attending.

Thank you.
Dan

Hi Brian! Thanks for the kind words to Tim Somerville about our volunteers’ contributions at Veritas. I am collecting some feedback from them as we speak, but, to a person, they raved about the experience they had working with you. For that matter, I was very impressed myself with the inaugural event and absolutely charmed by the behavior of the junior golfers. Coming from my background, it was a delight to see the interaction among young people who, just a few hours before, had not met one another. Just another testimony to this great game of golf and its collateral benefits for people who play the game.

In that same vein, let me say that I have been blessed to meet so many good and interesting people through the game of golf, yourself among them. It was a pleasure to get to know you and work with you a bit at the Veritas. Please let’s stay in touch and let me know if I can be of service whether for the next go round of Veritas or for anything else that might surface in the meantime.

Be well and safe travels

Dr. Jack Gyves, Assistant to the President

Professional Golfers Career College
 

Dear Mr Brian,
A warm greeting from Penang, Malaysia.

Thank you so much for the great Veritas event that we enjoyed so much in LA. Bryan loved his game and trip so much and hope to be there next year. Mean time
he is preparing for his national year 6 examination and thus he will only resume his tournaments on course in mid September.

As Bryan is completing his lower school this year and in view of bringing his golf to a higher level , we are seeking for full junior golf program that is packaged with
school academic program perhaps in the United States. I would appreciate your valuable recommendation on specific academy that provides such services.

Looking forward for your reply.

Regards,
Amy
(Mum of Bryan Teoh Wiyang)

PARS 16th Florida International Junior-Mission Inn Resort and Spa

Hi, and Happy New Year
Thanks for everything, this is a wonderful tournament and we will try be attend on future editions of the same again thank you for everything!
Maria and Laura Nunez

Thanks Bryan had a wonderful time in this tournament and Sara was a triumph very important. We hope this year is very good. Hugs to the family

Chany Diaz, Colombia

Brian
I also want to thank you for taking your time to put on this tournament. If it were not for people like you our kids would not have the opportunity to enjoy this sport at such a level.
 
Sincerely
Ryan Matheney
 

Hi Brian,

We didn't get the chance to say goodbye and thank you for everything before we left. Eloise really enjoyed the tournament and the course, but was very upset to be sick on the last two days of competition, as she had played very good golf up until then. I hope you will keep in touch via email with future events and we might see you there.
 
It was very nice to meet you and I am glad that the tournament went ahead. I didn't know very much about what was going on as I did not check my emails from the 15th of December. We are now back home safely in Liverpool and Eloise will be back in school on Wednesday.
 
Happy New Year.
Kind regards from,
Eloise and Helle.

PGA Golf Club 15th Florida International

Hey Brian,

Hope you are doing well and hope it has warmed up since we were there over the holiday.  Once again, you hosted a tremendous tournament and kept things moving smoothly despite the ever changing conditions.

Look forward to being together again,
Thanks,
Lori Brueckner

Hi Brian,

Thanks for the note and I had been wondering how things were with you.  Sorry that this didn't work out and I'm confident you will get the right circumstances to move your idea to future success.  Please know we all applaud your passion and enthusiasm for juniors and junior golf and your dedication is admired.  Best wishes with your future endeavors and please know we would always want to help you down the road if you want to bring your event back to PGA GC.

Best always to you and Phyllis!

Bob Baldassari, PGA
Senior Director, Player Development
PGA of America

Brian
Thank you for the tournament. Excellent in the organization. for us it was a great experience
We hope to return next year.
We are in the expectation if Sara and laura Diaz qualify for the world in San Diego
Thanks for everything. Alejandro
 

Hi Brian,

Sorry to reply you late, yes, the kids did enjoy the tournament very much, thanks and Happy New Year!  Claire
 

Brian,

Thank you for taking care of Hunter and running such a good, world recognized tourney.  I know all the kids appreciate your timeless dedication to them and the sport of golf and all it offers all these young people.
Have a Happy New Year. Safe travels.

Sincerely,
John O'Mahony (John O') and Eva

HAPPY NEW YEAR MR BRIAN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR EVERY THING WE HAVE GREAT TIME IN PORT SAN LUCIE.
YES WE GO TO PLAY THE JUNIOR WORLD IN SAN DIEGO THIS SUMER.
PLEASE WHEN YOU HAVE THE PASSWORD LET ME NOW TO MAKE SURE FERNANDO IS INSIDE THE FIELD.
BEST REGARDS
MARIA PALACIOS

Dear Mr Brian Rous
Executive Tournament Director,

Thank you again for your effort in organizing the 15th PARS Junior Golf and we had great fun in the game and the trip.
I am looking forward to play in the Junior world 2011!  Please let me know if I can just submit my application entry online when registration opens in February 1st 2011?
Thank you
Regards,
Bryan
Penang, Malaysia

Firstly I would like to say thanks for a great tournament over the Holidays.

We all had a great time and the facilities at the PGA Village were superb and I’m sure Jonathan will have benefited from the experience.  It was tough for him competing with the “big” 12 year olds but his aim was to score below 80 which he achieved all three days.

Thanks for the invitation to the Junior World.  Jonathan has already received an invite to the US Kids world Championships next summer and we have decided that we will play that event so therefore Jonathan will not play the Junior World.

Once again thanks for organising a wonderful event I’m sure we will play the competition again in the future.

Kind regards

David Gerrish

 

Hi

Thanks for your greetings
It was really a very good and wonderful experience .
Very nice golf and very nice people!
Happy New Year
 
Brigitte and Joseph Hassler from France
 
As a father of a highly successful junior golfer, and as a golf professional as well, I can honestly say that playing in such a well run, classy and warm feeling golf event such as the PARS tournaments can only benefit each and every junior golfer who participates.
I can say from firsthand experience and witnessing Mr.Brian Rous and his staff run PARS, that the events are first class and highly beneficial to all the children from around the world that participate.
As a dad, I watched my daughter Carly Ray win her first major event when she won the PARS Christmas event at age 9. This success motivated Carly Ray to work harder than ever, and 66 wins later, including a Doral/Publix title at age 11 and a FCWT 14 & Under National Champ and we have PARS to thank for kick starting this terrific career.
PARS is truly a wonderful organization! I thank Brian Rous and PARS for being available for all junior golfers, and for giving my daughter Carly Ray the chance to compete against the best players from around the world.
BARRY GOLDSTEIN

 

PARS 13th Florida International PGA Golf Club

Port St Lucie, Florida

Hello and Happy New Year Brian and Phyl
On behalf of Sabrina, my wife Ozlem and daughter Jenna, I would like to thank you for a great four days of golf and family fun and togetherness.
 
Sabrina very much enjoyed every aspect of the tournament and loved playing the 18 holes. We are very proud of her as this was the longest distance that she has played from as well as the the first time she played 54 holes.  
 
We will be there next year with Sabrina playing in the 8-9 division and Jenna in the 7 year old division.
Also, I will be monitoring your web site for the tournament in South Carolina. Do you have a 2009 date set for that yet? Is there also a tournament in Georgia?
 
It was a pleasure to meet you and Phyliss, it is very clear that you care for and appreciate all of the children and families that participate in the tournament. As a parent, I cannot thank you enough for that. There was such a deep sense of family from everyone that we met. It was truly a great event and time for our family.
 
Again, thank you and we look forward to seeing you soon.
Regards,
Frank Fonda and Family 

Dear Mr. Rous,

Just a note to say “Congratulations” to all the players who participated in the Junior International Tournament at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Florida.

As a member now of the “old guard” as a golfer, I cannot tell you how impressed I was once again as I observed the young players at the tournament.  Their conduct, playing ability, and willingness to interact with each other after each round was completed just emphasized the statement that “Golf is a universal language”.  The life lessons and friendships made at each tournament will lay the foundation for these people to both create and live in a peaceful world.  The game of golf teaches all these lessons as old man par is a great teacher.

I will leave you with this one thought.  You can pass it on if you would like.  “If you are passionate about this game, you are already successful regardless of your score”.

Keep up the great work that allows many young people to take advantage of the great opportunity your programs offers.

Keep in touch,

Charlie  Sorrell

PGA Master Professional       www.sorrellgolf.com                                                                        

 

Brian and Phyllis,
 
The Florida tournament was such a success!  We really enjoyed it.  My daughter, Anna Buchanan, didn't score as well as she would have liked, but she had a great time.
 
Do you have the dates yet for the Bartram Trail Junior World Qualifier in June?  We are trying to schedule camps, tournaments, family time, etc for the summer.
 
Thank you for all of your contributions to junior golf!
 
Susan Buchanan

Michael's first PARS experience was very good.  I think he

knew three boys.  He met some very nice, friendly players

that he hopes to keep in touch with.  Thanks for the opportunity

...he learned a lot!  Robbie Burton,  Michael's mom

Hi Brian:

We just arrived from the states last sunday. We really had a very nice time and the tournament was so good for Maria Camila and me and also the rest of our family had a very nice time at Port St. Lucie. I just want to give you a very big congratulations.

Every body in our city is excited about Maria´s tournament, her teacher and all my friends are so happy.

Oscar Espinosa

 

HI Brian and Phyllis...
THANK YOU so much for coming to Derek's party...
It was wonderful to see you and to have your continued support!
  It overwhelms me just how many have been so influential in my boys lives...and a GREAT influence at that!!! 
 Hope you are feeling better...it is "yucky" getting older with those aches and pains...OH to be 22 again!!!
Enjoy the gorgeous day!
Barbara

Brian,

Thank you for the great event last week.  My daughter Kaely and I had a wonderful time and loved the course setup.  Even though we didn’t play our best we made some good friends and had a great experience.  

The course was setup very reasonably for the Girls 9-10 with good yardages and a reasonable mix of pin placements.  Having the riding cart for their age was very good as three days of walking 18 holes can wear them down a little bit. (not to mention the parents).

We hope to see you again next year.

Best Regards,

Paul Krayeski

Thanks Brian.  We will sure be back at the next event.  We all had a great time.  The tournament was special for all of us as it was the first time that Yuvish shot under par in a golf tournament.  He came close many times but never closed the deal.  My girls send their thanks to you for allowing them to sing.  For us it is back to school and certainly getting up the grades, we have no choice as it is miserably cold down here with record breaking temperatures. In a way it is a good thing as Yuvish can put the clubs away for a few months and concentrate on his school.

Yuvish and I are attending the Obama Inauguration.  We leave tomorrow for Washing DC.  He is writing  a book about his experiences. 

Best regards to your wife and thanks to all those that made the tournament a great success.  It is abundantly clear that you went out of you way to make the tournament special and a pleasurable experience for all.  Thanks once again.

Vicky Singh.

 
Hi Brian:
Be sure Damian had a great pleasure in this tournament and congratulation for the organisation... He would love to come back in St Lucie next year....and win the tounament...
 

Daniel Flachaire

 Dear Brian
We are going leaving today, I just wanted to thank you for being so 
kind and a very nice host, you and your team made us feel like home. 
Unfortunately we could not make it to dinner last night Hernando was'nt
feeling well he was starting to have a bronchitis. I hope we meet 
again next year,  you are welcome to come to Barranquilla.
Thanks again

Hernando Baquero
Silvia Aguilera Acevedo

Hello Brian,

I just wanted to let you know that our family had a great learning 
experience through the event at PGA Village.
We all enjoyed a lot and I believe my children will treasure the 
experience for a long time.

I am sending you the pictures my children took with you and your lovely wife.

Hopefully we will see you again next year and I wish you and your 
family a very Happy New Year.

Jenny

Brian:

Everything was very well done, all the way around.

Thx for having Michael and pulling

everything together!


Best wishes to you & Phyllis for a terrific year!

Dan Decker

Hi Brian,
The kids were ready to go home so we packed the car after their rounds and are driving back to Va tonight. Thanks for holding such a great tournament. Andrew struggled hitting greens but kept his cool so we are proud of him and his good behavior. We will miss you at dinner.
Thanks again,
Lisa McCracken

 

Dear Bro. We wish you a happy birthday. That all your wishes come true and that God gives you health for many years to come. receive a big hug from Claudina and the kids. We miss to be up there and give your hug personally. Best to Phyl.
 
Enjoy your birthday and have a great party tonight
 
God bless
 
Mauricio

Hello Brian:
 
I hope next time we can go to the tournament. This time it was impossible.
I just wanted to say, Thank you very much for all your attention. You were very nice.
 
Until the next time.
 
Bye 

SANDRA CATAÑO CONVERS

 

Hello Brian

The tournament was great. Congratulations, you are getting better each year. PGA Village is an incredible place. I hope you can stay with them for many years.

Thank you and Phyliss for all your kind attentions with us

Tu amigo, Jafet
 

Hi Brian,
 
I have to change our plan and go back as soon as possible.
So I am coming to pick up Morgan and his mom tomorrow and leave just after his golf round.
So we can't go to the dinner.
I'am very sorry,
Tks for your good job and great organization
Best regards
Thierry TOURNEMIRE

 

Hi Brian.
First happy new year to you and your family, and thanks for a good week in Port st. Lucie, we left with a very positive impression and will try to come back in 2009.  
 
We are at the moment planing our summer holidays, and for that we would like to know, if the 2. place Jenifer got, give her any exemptions to any tournament, as it was mentioned in the letter to Golfjuniors in Chile and on the PARS homepage.

Saludos / Best regards
LINCO FOOD SYSTEMS Ltda.
Member of the Baader Group

Palle S. Laursen
Gerente
 

Brian and Phyllis
 
I wanted to thank you again for a great event.  Jacqueline had a great time and the quality of play and event was wonderful.  My apologies again that we had to skip out on the dinner.
We look forward to seeing you again at a future tournament.
 
Happy New Year,
Beth and Jacqueline Shelly

 

Hello Brian,

 

Back in Croatia but again our bags got lost again. It is happening ALL the time. Thanks for having Adam in your tournament. It seems that the field is getting stronger every year and that is good. I am sorry Adam did not do better.  As we know in the end only the numbers count. Your last mail to all was very good and instructive. I will have Adam read it.

 

Thanks for having our host Mr. Percic for the dinner. On the good side it was good to have Derek present. I dad ask him to play Adam one day and he did accept. Grate guy. We wish him all the luck!

 

I am sorry we could not speak more but I understand that everybody wants a peace of you and all must get it. You understand   that Adam in not competing on same grounds as most of other kids so finally perhaps I am to blame for his poor score. But, I repeat, being many miles away from any golfing facility nothing much can be done.  Once again if a sudden  opening for Adam comes to your mind please let me know.

 

To you and Phyllis my warmest regards wishing you a very happy and prosperous New Year.

Truly yours

Tom & Adam   

 

 

Dear Brian,

   I would like to thank you for offering us the opportunity to
participate in your event, to congratulate you and your staff for the
exemplary organization of the championship, and to wish you, your team,
and your family Happy New Year and all the best in 2009.

Cristian Nicolae

 

Good day Brian
 
We have just arrived back from South Africa and wish to thank you again for a very well organized event. We had to leave straight after the game to make our flights to Washington and back home.
 
We hope your dinner was a great success and we hopefully we will see you again in the future. We are proud of the way Bryce fought back from day one to score 74 on day two and 70 on the last day. He now knows what he is capable off and should bode well for the future.
 
Please send regards to all and may 2009 be a great year for all
 
Kind regards
 
Allan, Bridgette and Bryce Burke
South Africa

PGA Golf Club, Port St. Lucie, Florida

12th PARS Florida International

Hi Brian,
 
I am writing to you on behalf a Spanish family, the Gomez´s, who were over with you in Dec, they had a wonderful time and wish me to pass on all their thanks for such a wonderful tournament.
 
Castor would like me to let you know that they have some photographs and they will attach them and send them to you on Mon 14th Jan as they are away at the moment.
 
Thank you kindly on behalf of Castor and Laura,
 
Emma.

 

Hi Brian,
 
Thank you for organizing this wonderful event.  We would like to join again next year.  Please sent us an invitation next time. 
 
Also, I would like to let you know that Benjamin Wong will attend the Junior World for boys 7- 8 in the coming summer holiday.
 
Happy New Year
 
Jenny Wong

 

Hi Brian,

I hope both of you had a nice journey back home.

We arrived home to Switzerland 12 hours ago and are now relaxing.

We would like to thank you once again for the perfect organisation of the PARS tournament in Port St. Lucie and to have given us the opportunity to meet with with Gary & team in Port St. Lucie and in Mission Inn. Yannick, Fabienne & myself have a positive feeling about Gary and his academy. We will let him know Yannick’s decision shortly.

Last but not least, it is always a pleasure to meet you and Phyllis.

We wish you a year 2008 Premier Grand Cru Classe.

Kind regards from the Schuwey’s

HI Brian:

Thank you very much for everything! 

The event was wonderful and the kids and families we shared time with were very nice.

We hope to be able to participate next year and look forward to it already.

The only suggestion/observation was that the distance for 7/8 year old boys was quite short.  I recognize the course is challenging although I believe most kids that age would be fine @ 4000~ yards.  If not, perhaps the event is not for them.

Thanks again for all your efforts and I hope you were pleased with the outcome of the event!

Thoughtfully,

Frank Capan

Hi Brian:

Thank you very much for hosting a good tournament.  The golf course was fantastic and the staff was wonderful.  My family had also a wonderful vacation time. 

Yesterday Sahith played in San Diego Junior Amateur Tournament.  At that time, I had mentioned about the Pars and the event.  There was a lot of interest from lots of parents and many are interested in coming over to next year's event.Yes, Sahith will definitely be attending the Callaway Junior World.  He will be playing in the Boys 9-10 age division.

Thank you once again,

Muralidhar Theegala (father of Sahith Theegala)

14352 Village View Ln, Chino Hills, CA 91709

 

Hi Brian,

We were very pleased to participate in our third PARS tournament.  The PGA Golf Club is an outstanding location, providing a challenging course and unsurpassed practice facilities.  We look forward to participating in PARS next year at the PGA. 

I wanted to confirm that Hank will be participating in the 2008 Callaway Junior World Tournament as the winner of the 13-14 age division at PARS.  Please let us know how to go about getting that exemption.

Thank you again for an outstanding tournament experience.

Most sincerely,

Virginia W. Lebioda

 

Hi Brian,
 
Yesterday I spoke with my wife's nephew, Dor Haham, and he had a wonderful time playing in your tournament and plans on playing next year as well.  He was very impressed and excited about his experience.
 

Yours truly,

 

Robert

 

Brian,
 
Thanks very much for a great tournament.  We really enjoyed it. Again, great event and exceptionally well ran.
 
Thanks much for all of your hard work.
 
Jimmy Quinton

 

Hello Brian,
Happy new year! I hope you had a good rest after a loooong week. i must tell you Alana, Larry, and I were so impressed with the tournament and the workings of the group. I was very impressed with your positivity, ability to contact all the participants (even with a funny computer), and professionalism. I could see the camaraderie amongst the players and the attentiveness of all the working staff. it was nice to speak to some of the officials and how excited they were to see these kids really love the sport. I was speaking to a Mr. Zimmerman and he told me he had to bring his friend to watch how these kids can REALLY play! It made me feel good as a parent, that someone else besides myself enjoys watching their child play.
 We are looking forward to the 13th annual Pars tournament...get your pencil sharpened!
Thank you in advance,
 Nancy Friedlander

 

Dear Brian
 
We wish to congratulate PARS Junior Golf on yet another well run tournament!!
 
As always, your choice of top notch golf courses extended the junior players and tapped their potential to the fullest. 
 
The wide international field provided an opportunity for players as well as parents to make new friends and renew acquaintances.  It was a valuable experience for both our children, Monifa and Mandela, to add to their budding golfing career.
 
We wish PARS every success in the future.
 
Thanks again for a great tournament. 
 
Henry and Margaret Sealy
Parents

Hey Brian:

Well I bet you are resting after the tournament.  I know we are.  The Dillon’s (Brooke – 9 year old girls division) did not get a chance to tell you how much we enjoyed your tournament.  We missed the banquet dinner because we had to hurry home to catch the last of our oldest daughter’s varsity basketball tournament.  I did want to e-mail you though and tell you that we had a great time and the tournament was one of the best we have participated in.  We will spread the word to our Louisiana gang for sure and hopefully bring a few more Cajuns to the tournament next year.

We really enjoyed meeting you and Brooke made so many new friends we can’t wait to play again next year.  If there are any other tournaments you would recommend I would be interested in hearing about them.   We are always looking for new adventures.  If PARS has any other ones she can participate in as well please let us know.

Well thanks again for a great experience over our X-mas break!!!

Take Care:  Mark, Kelly and Brooke Dillon

DEAR BRIAN, HI,
 
THIS IS ANOTHER GREAT EMAIL!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HARD WORK. ALTHOUGH JASON DIDN'T PLAY HIS BEST, WE ARE ALL REALLY ENJOYED YOUR TOURNAMENT.
 
MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
 
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
 
BEST,

JEFF ZHOU

 

You go Brian... I love when you talk strong.....great job all around. Larry and I both have been so impressed with your tournament. It is a true testament of your dedication and love of the game. I thank you from the bottom of my heart to the laces of my spikes...much gratitude, the neurotic mom of ct...lol
nancy s friedlander

Hi Brian,
We think you are doing a great job and are an extremely nice guy!

The Fullers
 

Brian,
 
Just wanted to say thank you for all your efforts in running the championship this past week. I know there is a lot of work involved and we all appreciate you and your staff's efforts in putting everything together. I hope you felt things went well on your end as well.
 
My son (Justin) finished second in the boys 15-18, and we are not really clear on how the exemptions work. If you could provide any information we would appreciate it.
 
Again, thanks for all your efforts, happy new year to you, look forward to our return next year.
 
Thank you,

Mike J. Thomas
PGA Master Professional
Harmony Landing CC
13201 Reading Road
Goshen, KY 40026
Mthomas908@aol.com

 

Brian,
 
I just wanted to drop you a note to express my and Philip's appreciation for  you and your staff's hard work at the just completed tournament.  It's one of the most organized tournaments we've ever played in.  We sure look forward to coming back next year. 
                                                           Philip Barbaree, sr.
 

DEAR MR. ROUS, HOW ARE YOU?

 
IT'S ALWAYS MY GREAT PLEASURE TO MEET YOU OR READ YOUR MAIL. YOUR EVENT IS OUR HOLIDAY TRADITION. JASON WILL ALSO ATTEND THE AWARD DINNER, BUT WE MIGHT HAVE OTHER THINGS TO DO DURING THAT TIME.
 
 
PLEASE SAY HI TO YOUR WIFE. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU, MR. ROUS.
 
HAVE A GREAT DAY,
 
BEST,

JEFF ZHOU

 

Shingle Creek 2007

Dear Brian
Happy New Year and God’s richest blessings to you and your family for 2007.

We wish to express our thanks once again for a well organized tournament. The accommodation was excellent and the course provided great challenges for the juniors. The exposure was invaluable for Mandela and Monifa. We were disappointed of course with Monifa’s final day performance, but it was perhaps not surprising as she had a very rough year as a member of both the junior and senior national golf teams in T&T, the highlight being the World Amateur Team Championships in Cape Town South Africa. She had also done very well at Doral 2006 being in 2nd place on the leaderboard on Day 1 and finishing 6th with 72-78-74.

We are continuing to work on Monifa’s short game. As you may have noticed this is the weakpoint in her game. We did the three- day Scoring School at Dave Peltz but it appears that the programme is not tailored towards juniors. She still needs further work and we shall be grateful for your advice on any good short game clinic for juniors.

Re the Junior World Championships in California, we checked the Website as you recommended and propose to register both children when registration opens on Feb 1st . We will really like this exposure for Monifa in particular and would appreciate any assistance you could provide in this regard so that T&T could be one of the countries represented on that world stage.

Congratulations once more to PARSGOLF for its major role in junior golf and we wish you every success in the future as you grow from strength to strength!!

Best Regards
Margaret and Henry Sealy

Hey Brian,
Wanted to let you know that we thoroughly enjoyed the Pars Tournament! It was extremely well run, people were pleasant, loved the little details you put into everything, like the flags on the Banquet Table, the Hawaii flag on the course, the ball boys were fantastic, the VIP concierge room was perfect, and of course, it was nice going home knowing Kalena was able to earn an Exemption to Jr World.

Wanted to let you know that I spoke to Larry Keil, PGA. The Head Pro at Turtle Bay resort. I told him that you were interested in having a tournament out there. He they believe in supporting the kids and will be glad to talk to you about negotiating something. Here’s his info:

Mahalo, Melissa

Dear Brian:
Thanks again for the tournament.
Everything went pretty well.
Miguel and Camilo did have a great time over there.

I have spoken to our country club president Mr. Federico Uribe about bringing PARS to our Golf Club.He is very much interested in getting in touch with you in order to establish the contact to make this tournament come true.
We have a nice 7000+ yards course, including a hotel just ten minutes from the airport that serves Medellín.
It will be important to promote it among American golfers as well from South, Central America, the Carribbean and Mexico.
We are looking forward to give you all the support you need.

Please be welcome.
Best regards,

Luis Miguel Gonzalez Londoño
Gerencia General
Lumen Ltda

Dear Brian,
Thank you very much for the wonderful experience during the 10th Florida International Junior Golf Championship at Shingle Creek. We enjoyed every moment of it especially the company. Definitely we will be back in your other tournaments hopefully with my other daughter also participating.

Just to confirm, will Maria get the exemptions for Junior World, Pepsi Little People and Doral Publix? I am now doing our entire season schedule and would like to confirm her exemption.

We arrived safe and sound here in the Philippines after more than 24 hr fligth from Orlando, but the trouble is worth it.

Again our many thanks and congratulations to PARS Golf for the successful tournament.

Norman Legaspi

PS. Re the Troy University in Alabama scholarship, I will be able to get a feedback within the week as classes will resume tomorrow Jan 3.

Brian,
Thank you for your perseverance in having Robby play the Shingle Creek tournament. He played some fine golf (I am told) and he's so happy with the win. They are home safely...John is sound asleep. Robby is still tinkering around...truly awake on happy energy, no doubt.

He's got his 2006 trophy on the counter right next to his 2004 trophy from your event. He worked hard and it paid off. He didn't give up...he hung tough...and this time things worked out well for him.

Robby and his 2006 PARS hardware......

Thank you again.

He's a happy camper tonight! Regards to Phyllis. Please drive home safely. God Bless. ~Ann Marie

Hi Bryan,
I hope this note finds both you and your wife well. The 10th Florida International Junior Golf Championship was an outstanding tournament.

This year’s event surpassed our previous experiences, and deserves acknowledgement. Well organized and well run, PARS offers great competition for junior golfers.

Even the golf course staff commented on your attention to details, and strict enforcement of USGA rules.

Thank you for the outstanding accommodations provided at the Rosen Hotel at Shingle Creek. We enjoyed our stay quite comfortably. Although a challenge,

Hank found the Shingle Creek golf course in great shape. He enjoyed the level of play from his opponents, as it focused his desire to achieve

We are very proud of his accomplishment, but have questions regarding the exemptions given. Hank will turn 13 on January 14th of 2007. Please clarify my understanding of the exemptions, and tell me how to apply them to eligible tournaments. Would the exemptions offered by winning PARS be available to Hank if those tournaments have age cut-offs at 12-13, but that those with age cut-offs at 13-14 would be ineligible? We are new to this type of policy and request some guidance if possible.

I truly appreciate the gracious care you extended our family. I look forward to hearing from you regarding the exemptions, and welcome further correspondence.

Most sincerely, Virginia W. Lebioda
 

2005 Orange County National

We would like to share a few of the remarks from the players parents. We thank each and every one of you for participating and we look forward to seeing you in our upcoming events.

Brian
The tournament was really above what we expected. I am involved with allot of Junior Golf Organizations and the format, awards and flow of everything was absolutely great. The only thing was the weather in central Florida can be inconsistent at best. I would vote to have it in South Florida in order to attract all the Doral and Orange Bowl players as well as assure your tournament better weather as well. All in all everything else was perfect. Thanks for a great week.

Doug Ritter Florida

Dear Brian,
I would like to congratulate you for the great organisation of the PARS junior golf tournament in Orange National, Orlando. Everything was simply fantastic.

Our sons Yannick & Xavier who attended their second PARS tournament are already asking when and where the Xmas 2006 tournament will take place. They enjoyed themselves very much playing golf on such a great place and meeting with many other players of all around the world. Beside the competition, they get the opportunity to create networking and learn what diversity means.

During the next 2 months, we’ll help Yannick to look at Universities in the USA and select 3-5. Then, we shall contact you.

Once again, many thanks.

We’ll see you next year.

Best regards to you and Phillys.

The Schuwey’s

Dear Brian
Thank you for your mail and good wishes.
I was out for a few days with a bad disc but fortunately I am back on my
feet to get ready to fly home on the 6th.

It was a wonderful tournament. Of course even more so, as the Swiss gang
performed well and according to my expectations.
Thank you for the top organization for this great tournament. It is a fabulous
golf course set in an unforgettable natural setting. Especially the back nine
are extraordinary. Dorian Huber, Switzerland

Dear Brian
Happy New Year to you, Phyllis and Family. We also wish PARS every success for 2006 and beyond.

We must say that the Trinidad contingent was very pleased with the organization of the tournament at OCN, in particular the high standards and discipline required of the players. We noted with satisfaction the way in which Phyllis promptly pulled up players when they fell short on etiquette etc. It is important for juniors to realize that the soft side of golf is just as critical as raw skills, since this helps to prepare them for the real world.

The caliber of the slate of players also provided great exposure for our juniors and gave them a firsthand view of the level and standards they must achieve to compete internationally. Our juniors have been greatly inspired and motivated since OCN. They have also developed a network of international friends.

We would therefore like to express our sincere appreciation to you Brian and all PARS personnel who contributed to the OCN Tournament, which we consider to be a resounding success. We look forward to participating in the next PARS event.

Best regards
Henry and Margaret Sealy
P.S. Sorry for the delay in touching base but two of the Trini families went on a cruise right after the tournament.

Brian,
I am so glad that Jaime was able to play your tournament. We had some
difficulties making it since I have been very sick and just came out of
a major surgery. Doug had to play super dad after Christmas and with
Jaime struggling with new clubs and stroke it was a task convincing her
to play. I appreciate your patience with us.

I am so impressed not only with the way I heard you run a tournament,
but also with the email you sent out on a daily basis. I especially
related to the parent memo as Doug and I have been apart of many of
those situations in previous tournaments. I think as you get older you
learn just to let the kids handle things and stay out of the gossip.
I'm sure we all learned the hard way here and there.

Anyway, Jaime received a women's trophy, so I think we are ok there.
She had a blast and we look forward to playing many more of your
events. Keep us posted.

Sincerely,
Liz Ritter.

Brian,
Thanks for a great tournament. We'll be back next year!

Adrienne Simmons, Georgia

Hi Brian,
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY!

Congratulate you have successful tournament, you did a great job for this competition.
we really enjoyed our time at Orange County National, and my son Shun Yat HAK (11-12Boy)
also does a good job.
I know the winner will get four qualify of tournament in 2006, that is Shun Yat a dream.
did you remember I were mention with you and you promise to help him, that was a great,
great gift for him, our family expect to hearing from you, if Shun Yat can go to the include
Callaway Junior World competition and other three tournament.
if he can get them we will say to you : very very thank you!
and for him future will have a great helpful.
hope to see you again soon.

Have a great 2006!

sincerely,

Amy Ma, China
WED. 1/4/06

DEAR BRIAN, HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY,

THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR MAILS AND WE REALLY ENJOYED OUR TIME AT ORANGE COUNTY NATIONAL. YOU DID A GREAT, GREAT, GREAT JOB FOR THIS COMPETITION. IT WAS SO PROFESSIONALLY HANDLED--------JUST PERFECT. THANK YOU SO MUCH,SIR.

WE DO THINK THE CURRENT LOCATION AND TIMING ARE THE HEART OF THIS COMPETITION. THIS IS THE REASON WHY WE CAN ATTRACTED SO MANY YOUNG TALENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD. WE THINK THAT X'MAS IS THE BEST TIME FOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS; THAT FLORIDA IS THE BEST PLACE FOR WINTER GOLF COMPETITION. BECAUSE OTHER SOUTHERN STATES HAVE THEIR OWN TRADITIONAL TOURNAMENTS AT THIS TIME, AND, MOVING THE COMPETITION TO SOME COUNTRIES IS FUN BUT WE HAVE TO FACE MORE CHARLLENGES SUCH AS THE SAFTY ISSUES.....

WE'D LIKE TO STICK AT SOUTHEAST OF USA, WE'D LIKE TO TAKE YOUR COMPETITION AS OUR FAMILY HOLIDAY TRADITION........ WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU AGAIN SOON.

HAVE A EVEN GREATER 2006,

BEST,

JEFF ZHOU
PRINCETON, NJ

Brian,
First and foremost, thank you for organizing a fantastic event. Following Q-school was a great motivator for the kids and an event that will stay with them for years to come. Evan and I had a great time studying the course and working his game.
John Kudlinski
Evan Kudlinski
Orlando, Florida

Brian,
I thought OCN and PARS was fantastic!! This was our first "major" tournament for Jeffrey and Spencer. The boys enjoyed the club, the cat course and playing with some really talented juniors. I think the tooth course was an excellent choice for the last day. In our group for the little guys, we all expressed how much fun the kids were having playing the par 3s. The staff at OCN was extremely helpful when we asked questions. They appeared friendly, knowledgeable and enjoyed the tournament as much as the children did. Spencer was the one who tripped and fell and rolled down the hill. I saw the OCN staff giggle and thought oh great, here is my seven year old rolling down the hills. I was afraid they would be upset that he was fooling around when he really tripped, rolled and laughed.
Lisa Alexander | Architect | Cerner Corporation Florida