NEWS AND NOTES

* The American Junior Golf Association named Brian Harman and Paula Creamer its 2003 Polo Golf Junior Players of the Year.

Between them the tandem won 10 junior titles during the 2003 season and finished the year No. 1 in the Golfweek/Titleist Rankings. (Full Story ...)

The AJGA also unveiled the 2003 Polo Golf Junior All-America teams:
- Boys Junior All-America Team
- Girl s Junior All-America Team

* Golfweek has released the tentative list of tournaments that will be used to compile the 2003-04 Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index.
- Click here for a list of ranked 2003-04 boys events.
- Click here for a list of ranked 2003-04 girls events.

* The Coca-Cola/Tiger Woods Foundation Junior Golf Clinic is returning to Walt Disney World Resort for the second consecutive year. Inner city juniors from Central Florida and three other cities -- Indio, Calif., Wilkinsburg, Pa., and San Juan, P.R. -- will travel to Disney World for this year's clinic Oct. 16-19.

The weekend will be highlighted by ''Tiger Day'' Oct. 18 at Disney's Palm and Magnolia courses. Woods will provide one-on-one instruction and he will also lead an exhibition for 2,000 spectators.

* Former European Ryder Cup captain Sam Torrance joined his 15-year-old son, Daniel, at last week's Dunhill Links Championship in St. Andrews, Scotland. The older Torrance had a solid week, finishing tied for 66th at 4 under, but it was the son's accomplishments that drew most of the attention.

''It was incredible. Obviously being my son I feel pride and joy but what he did this week was incredible,'' Sam Torrance said. ''He was cool as a cucumber. He shot 73, 70, 68, 67. I mean, fantastic golf for anyone.

''Of course I knew his potential. This week proved a lot more to me. I always believed in him. This week he showed me it. He showed me in the past in flashes, but to do it under the spotlight this week.''

* Mizuno will sponsor the CJGA/IJGT North America Cup, a Ryder Cup-style event featuring players from the United States and their Canadian counterparts, through the 2005 event.

The United States won the inaugural North America Cup, 17-11, at Weston Golf and Country Club in Toronto. Next year, the matches will be played in Hilton Head, S.C., before returning to Weston in '05.

* The next Golfweek Junior Golf Report will be published Oct. 15 followed every other week by a new issue. The Report will return to a once-a-week publication schedule in April.

* Short shots: The PGA of America presented a Growth of the Game award to the Hook A Kid On Golf program Sept. 18 for its efforts in presenting and introducing golf to diverse cultural, racial and economic segments of society. . . . Central Florida will host the National Finals of The Golf Channel's Drive, Chip and Putt Junior Golf Skills Competition Oct. 25. Sixty-one finalists in three age groups will vie for the national title at Falcon's Fire Golf Club in Kissimmee, Fla. . . . Kira Meixner and Jason Bell were named 2003 Mizuno All-Canadian Award recipients. The award is given in recognition of exceptional athletic, academic and community achievements. . . . Stars of Tomorrow, an hour-long PGA Tour special that features highlights from this year's Canon Cup, will air on ABC Oct. 5 at 12:30-1:30 p.m. (ET, CT and MT). On the West Coast, the special will air from 3-4 p.m.

Ringler: Numbers crunching --
Creamer, Harman top rankings

The 2002-03 Golfweek/Titleist Junior Ranking season came to end in early September with a record number of tournaments. The boys rankings included 209 events while the girls had 164. There were a total of 225 girls and 628 boys who played six or more events -- both records.

Brian Harman of Savannah, Ga., and Paula Creamer of Pleasanton, Calif., finished the season ranked No. 1. For Creamer, she was seated atop the rankings for the entire season -- a first for the Golfweek/Titleist Rankings.
- For more, visit www.g olfweek.com/articles/2003/juniorgolf/boys/35900.asp

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

IJGT
Oct. 3-5 -- Links at Shirley, Long Island, N.Y.
Oct. 3-5 -- Sunriver (Ore.) Resort

FCWT
Oct. 4-5-- Green Valley Ranch, Denver

RECRUITING CENTRAL
September and October are busy months for official campus visits in college golf recruiting prior to November's early signing period. Coaches and colleges go through the process frequently, but what preparations should a prospective student-athlete make before visiting a campus?

The coach may be a player's closest adult contact at the university, so recruits should visualize themselves playing for that coach for four years. Are personalities and styles compatible? Is the coach's interest sincere? Is he/she candid in the recruiting process? Observe how the coach relates to the players on the team.

The Ping American College Golf Guide lists many questions for recruits and parents to ask during campus visits regarding housing, transportation to practice/playing facilities, academic majors and even mixing extracurricular activities with golf and study time. Prospects should have questions prepared before the visit that can be asked during the course of normal conversation. Getting a feel for the campus while students are in school and checking out the team-coach ''chemistry'' are important factors in choosing a school.

- For more college recruiting information, visit the Ping American College Golf Guide at www.collegegolf.com/.

THIS WEEK IN GOLFWEEK
Check the Oct. 11 issue of Golfweek for a complete recap of the Golfweek/Ping Fall Preview at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Va.

POLL QUESTION
The Sony Open may offer 13-year-old Michelle Wie a sponsor exemption for the 2004 tournament. Should she be allowed to play a PGA Tour event?

Have an interesting junior note to report, or know an interesting junior we can profile? E-mail Golfweek scoreboard editor Graham Elliott at gelliott@golfweek.com.

Have a question about the Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index? E-mail rankings@golfweek.com.