Parent's Quotes"I have known Brian for over fifteen 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
Hi Brian,
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
Championship title under her belt, 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:
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!
BarbaraBrian, 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. 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 Hello Brian, Brian: Thx for having Michael and pulling everything together! Hi Brian,
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: 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
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, 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! 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,
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 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 Hey Brian, 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: Hi Bryan, 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 Doug Ritter Florida Dear Brian, 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 It was a wonderful tournament. Of course even more so, as the Swiss gang Dear Brian 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 Brian, I am so impressed not only with the way I heard you run a tournament, Anyway, Jaime received a women's trophy, so I think we are ok there. Sincerely, Brian, |