Depending on number of entries, six golfers who make the cut will be sent to Decatur to play in the Illinois Optimist International Midwest Qualifier at Red Tail Run Golf Course on June 11-13, 2019.

The Optimist Club of Quincy will pay the Midwest Qualifying entry fee for the golfers who make the cut. For tournament details about the Illinois Optimist Midwest Qualifier, go to www.oijgc-il-dist.org. Winners of the Midwest Qualifier have an opportunity to compete at the Optimist International Tournament in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. For more information on that tournament, go to www.optimist.org/golf/golfmenu.cfm.

Entry forms available at Westview Golf Course. Deadline to enter is Friday, May 3. Please contact Dave Morgan at Westview regarding your Saturday tee time by 6 p.m. on May 3.

The Optimist International Junior Golf Championships is one of the largest and best-known junior golf tournaments in the world. Each year, more than 600 golfers participate in THE OPTIMIST. Optimists have been involved in the sport of junior golf for more than 30 years by holding local, regional and international tournaments. More than 5,000 golfers compete in official Optimist District qualifying tournaments. The best of these golfers, along with international golfers from around the globe, advance to the annual Optimist International Junior Golf Championships. Former champions and top finishers of the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships include Lexi Thompson, Beth Bauer, Jonathan Byrd, Jason Day, Bill Haas, Brittany Lincicome, Jeff Overton, Stacy Prammanasudh and Jennifer Rosales.