As many of you know, our motto here at the NTPGA Junior Tour is #WHOSNEXT ®. The NTPGA Junior Tour is well represented by its alumni on the PGA, Web.com and LPGA Tours. Currently, there are 22 former Junior Tour members competing professionally including Jordan Spieth, Cody Gribble, Ryan Palmer, Angela Stanford, Brittany Lang and many more.
But, our #WHOSNEXT® motto doesn’t just apply to future professional golfers. It applies to our former members currently showcasing their talents at the collegiate level all across the country.
In this bi-monthly blog series, we will be featuring former Junior Tour members who are currently playing golf. Every other week we’ll check out what they had to say about their time playing on the NTPGA Junior Tour, and gain some insight into what it’s like to play college golf.
We know it is the goal of many of our current members to move on to play golf in college. Are you the next college golfer? #WHOSNEXT®
Julie Houston - NTPGA Junior Tour Member 2010 - 2015
Junior at the University of Texas at San Antonio
Marketing Major
Graduating in May 2019
Q: What are your post graduation plans?
A: Turn pro and try to make it onto the LPGA Tour
Q: How old were you when you became an NTPGA Junior Tour member?
A: 12 years old
Q: How did being a part of the NTPGA Junior Tour help or impact your golf game?
A: It helped me learn competitive golf!
Q: What was the biggest thing you learned while you were a part of the NTPGA Junior Tour?
A: I learned what pressure was like as well as the rules of golf.
Q: What is one piece of advice you would give to current NTPGA Junior Tour members?
A: Keep working hard, you can go as far as you want to in this sport!
Q: How did the NTPGA Junior Tour help prepare you for playing golf in college?
A: It helped me get better in tournament play.
Q: Please describe what your personal golf recruiting process looked like.
A: It was tough and long but it worked out.
Q: How does playing in college differ from the NTPGA Junior Tour?
A: It’s a whole new level of golf, it’s way harder and more competitive.