Discover Jr. Golf Tour
The Discover Junior Golf Tour was launched with the intention to provide an extraordinary competitive golf experience for junior golfers between the ages of 7 to 18. There will be four levels of competition based on age and is open to male and female participants.
All events will be individual stroke play tournaments.
The mission of the Discover Junior Golf Tour is to provide an opportunity for junior golfers, in the state of North Dakota, a chance to learn the game through a combination of play, competition and instruction. We also offer the opportunity of earning college scholarships through this competitive experience. This progression from entry level to competitive golfer will work in conjunction with the American Junior Golf Association and the Junior Golf Scoreboard.
Dates: June through August 2023
Location: Fargo Park District and area golf courses
Annual Membership Fee: $30 per participant. Competitors must be members of the Discover Junior Golf Tour to register for individual tournaments.
Tour membership and tournament registration opens on February 1, 2023 and closes on May 22, 2023.
We are extremely grateful for the support of Bell Bank and the Solberg Family!
The sponsorship will allow us to grow golf in the Fargo community while increasing opportunities for junior golfers to engage in the game in a unique way! Engage, Improve, Compete on the Discover Junior Golf Tour, sponsored by Bell Bank.
Send Us A Message
Tom Porten- Tournament Director
tporten@hotmail.com
Meet The Staff
Tom Porten
Tournament Director
Having spent the last two years learning about the golf community in Fargo/Moorhead, Tom had an idea that could grow the game of golf for kids. After speaking to the Fargo Park District head golf pros, the Discover Junior Golf Tour was created under the umbrella of the Fargo Park District and with the complete support of the Solberg Family and Bell Bank.
Tom serves as Assistant Golf Pro at Edgewood and Tour Director for the Discover Junior Golf Tour. He has spent most of his career as a golf instructor and college golf coach and enjoys teaching, coaching and mentoring golfers of all ages and skill levels. He grew up in Ohio, but upon retirement moved to Fargo in 2021 and took the role of Director of Instruction at the Fargo Country Club. After learning more about the community and enjoying their time here so much, Tom and his fiance (Karen) decided to build a home in Fargo.
He is excited to bring a new kind of experience for juniors in Fargo that focuses on the player experience!
Christian Stensgard
Tournament Coordinator
Christian is the Associate Golf Professional at Osgood Golf Course in Fargo. Originally from Maple Grove, MN, where he competed on the boys high school golf team from grades 7-12. Christian studied Sports Management at North Dakota State University earning a bachelor’s degree. He is currently enrolled in the PGA apprenticeship program. Other hobbies outside of golf include hockey, snowboarding, and water sports.
Jack Powers
Tournament Coordinator
Jack is the Assistant Golf Professional at Rose Creek Golf Course in Fargo North Dakota. A 2019 graduate from Fargo South High School where he played golf for 6 years. He is currently enrolled in the PGA Associates Program to become a PGA Member. Jack enjoys spending time teaching and playing the game.
Greg McCullough
Tournament Director
Greg has been a golf professional since 1986. He graduated from the University of North Dakota with a BSBA in Accounting and began working at the Fargo Country Club from 1986-1988. Greg then moved to the Moorhead Country Club and worked there from 1989-1999. He has been the head professional at Edgewood Public Golf Course since 2000.
Greg has been a member of the PGA of America since 1993. He was named Minnesota PGA Professional of the Year in 2020. Greg was inducted into the PGA of America’s Quarter Century Club. Greg has won five Dakota Chapter PGA awards, named the 1999 Education Leader of the Year, the 2004, 2007 and 2014 Golf Professional of the Year and the 2018 and 2022 Facility Promoter of the Year. He is married to Susan and they have two daughters.
Matt Cook
Head Professional @ Rose Creek
Matt has been the PGA Head Professional at Rose Creek and Prairiewood Golf Courses since 2005 and has worked in the golf industry since 1986. He served as the General Manager/Head golf Professional at Forest Hills Golf & RV Resort in Detroit Lakes, MN from 1999-2001. Matt grew up in Moorhead, MN and completed his college education at Concordia College and Minnesota State University Moorhead. He was elected to Class A PGA Membership in 2002.
Matt served on the Minnesota Section PGA Board of Directors from 2018 to 2022 and has been an active member of the Dakota Chapter PGA. He was awarded the Dakota Chapter PGA Golf Professional of the Year in 2005 and 2012 as well as the Dakota Chapter PGA Teacher of the Year in 2007 and 2019. He also serves on the Par 4 Junior Golf Board of Directors.
Matt coached the Boy’s and Girl’s golf teams at West Fargo High School from 1997-1999 and was the Men’s Golf Coach at Moorhead State University in 1995. Matt is married to wife Sheri and they have four children and a fur baby named JoJo.
Chris Larson
Head Professional @ Osgood
Chris Larson was named the head golf professional at the Osgood Public Golf Course in November 2021. Larson was formally the head professional at Moorhead Country Club since 2016 and has over 20 years of golf experience as an instructor and administrator.
He was recognized by the Minnesota Section PGA as Professional of the year (2019 & 2015), Teacher of the Year (2016), Junior Golf Leader of the Year (2019) and Facility Promoter of the Year (2021 & 2019).
Chris is a 2005 graduate of Kansas State University where he earned his Golf Course Management degree. He was elected to Class A PGA membership in 2013 and is an active member of the Dakota Chapter PGA. He also sits on the board for the Par 4 Junior Golf Foundation.
Chris is a proud North Fargo native where he resides with his family of four. He and his wife Crystal have two daughters.
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