Future Champions Golf Magazine // October 2021 Issue

FUTURE CHAMPIONS

GOLF MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2021

COURSE PROFILE SAN JUAN OAKS GOLF CLUB

WINTER PREVIEW

PLAYERS OF THE MONTH

OVER 400 PLAYERS NOW REGISTERED 2022 SCHEDULE AND MEMBERSHIP RELEASED ON NOVEMBER 1 SEE WHO HAS ALREADY QUALIFIED FOR 2022 FCG CALLAWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

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“WE ARE THRILLED TO EXTEND OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FUTURE CHAMPIONS GOLF TOUR. WE ADMIRE THEIR COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF JUNIOR GOLF.” – CHIP BREWER, CEO OF CALLAWAY GOLF

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FUTURE CHAMPIONS

GOLF MAGAZINE Dear Junior Golf Community, The Future Champions Golf Digital Magazine launched in March 2021 and aims to become the leading junior golf publication worldwide. This is an exciting time in the game of golf as the sport is booming on all levels. In recent years, golf was really only growing in competitive golf but since the pandemic hit and people’s interests have changed, golf has become the game of choice for many.

In each issue of the magazine, we have goals to inspire junior golfers and educate parents on the process of becoming a great player and more importantly, how to love the game.

We think golf is so important for families and wish every family could golf together for a lifetime. As a parent, what more could you want than being able to spend several hours out on the golf course with your kids for a lifetime.

We hope you enjoy our October issue. Should you have any feedback or interests for future issues, please let us know.

Advertisers, please contact us for more information on how to be involved with our growing community. As always, we hope you play the game with passion, keep your head up high, walk with a purpose and enjoy your time outdoors playing golf.

Chris Smeal President and Founder of Future Champions Golf Head Coach at the FCG Academy in Stadium Golf Center

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ANNUAL NORTH-SOUTH CUP TEAM MATCHES HELD JANUARY 2022

We are excited to announce the 14th Annual North-South Cup Team

Congrats to our National Tour Spring Series Qualifiers:

Matches being held in Jan 2022.

Anna Song, Kexin Guan, Nathan Sampson,

This event is a Ryder Cup style

Sam Renner & Ryan Firpo.

tournament played over two days between Future Champions Golf and

Next Qualifiers will come from our 2021

Ventura County Junior Golf

National Tour Fall Series Point Races

Association. It’s truly an incredible

starting at our next National Tour event on

event to be apart of for all staff,

Aug 28-29 at Rancho Bernardo Inn.

parents and players alike.

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Future Champions Golf Tour took over the Omni La Costa Resort for 9 days in August and hosted 3 Major Events for Junior and College Golfers It has always been important to us to host events at key courses for players to develop their skills to prepare for future opportunities in golf. FCG Tour competes on many PGA and LPGA Tour Golf Courses, as well as a lot of College Golf Tournament Venues. Omni La Costa has been a great partner with us over the years and we continue to host more Championships here. In 2024 Omni La Costa will host the NCAA Division 1 Golf Championships! The PGA Tour used to host the Tournament of Champions Event at La Costa.

This 9-day stretch of tournaments was really important to us as we hosted 3 unique Championships for different ages and skill levels. It was great to see many players compete in both the FCG Invitational and the FCG Collegiate National Championship! Congratulations to Sera Hasegawa who won both the Invitational and Collegiate National Championship!

Special thanks to Odyssey Golf for sponsoring our new event for the 12 and under divisions. All Champions earned an engraved Odyssey Putter! A special prize made by Callaway Golf’s Anthony Taranto who has been a huge supporter of the FCG Tour.

AUGUST 1-2: FCG INVITATIONAL This special invitational was open to top players from the FCG National Tour Spring Series. // Final Leaderboard AUGUST 3-5: FCG COLLEGIATE SERIES NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP This event was our end of summer Collegiate Series Event being played at the future home of the NCAA Division 1 Golf Championships. // Final Leaderboard AUGUST 8-9: FCG ODYSSEY JUNIOR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP This inaugural event brought together some of the top 12 and under junior golfers to compete at a World-Class venue.

Final Leaderboard

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NATIONAL TOUR HOLLISTER CHAMPIONSHIP

October 30-31, 2021 // Register Here >

San Juan Oaks Golf Club Hollister, CA

By Dean Gregory – October 10, 2021 Just 17.5 miles south of Gilroy, the “Garlic Capitol of the World,” you will find nestled against the Hollister Hills, San Juan Oaks GC. Designed by the smooth silky swinging Fred “Boom - Boom” Couples, challenges golfers of all skill levels. Challenging enough to be used as a qualifying site for PGA Tour Q-School and PGA Monday qualifiers.

San Juan Oaks consists of 18-holes that have two nines that are as different as night and day. The front nine sits on the valley floor where ball placement is a premium to avoid fairway bunkers and water hazards. The back nine starts out flat but, quickly turns into a different course as the hills come into play. From the uphill 12th hole to the downhill 18th the player will need to contend with up-and-down elevations with various degrees of slope.

The greens are generous in size and undulated.

Overall, the design and environment forces the player to

think and strategize their way around the course. Just reading yardages from your rangefinder isn’t the only thing to rely on to be successful. Besides the design of the course, the player will also need to pay attention to the intense winds that blows from mid-morning through the day. Couples designed the course to what his natural ball flight is which, left-to-right. Faders of the ball will do well to make the course shorter.

FCG returns to this venue once again this month on October 30th & 31st for the National Tour Hollister Championship. This 4th annual event is a qualifier for the FCG Callaway World Championship in 2022 in Palm Springs that features players for over 40 countries and held over 10 courses.

To register for to: www.futurechampionsgolf.com

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Smeal’s Coaching Tips UTILIZE THE PGA TOUR PLAYER’S STATS TO COMPARE YOUR GAME Here are some important stats to understand and consider when looking and studying at your own golf game. This is proximity to the hole over the 2021 PGA Tour Season.

Approach 100-125 Yards 20.1 Feet Average 16.0 Feet is Best on Tour (23 Under Par Out of 93 Attempts) Approach 75-100 Yards 17.6 Feet Average 13. Feet is Best on Tour with Over 75 Rounds (28 Under Par out of 66 Attempts) Approach 50-75 Yards 15.10 Average 8.1 Best on Tour (7 Under Par out of 11 Attempts) Here are the links to see this information and to do some study. Will help you also to be more accepting of golf shots that maybe you think should be closer to the hole. Also when looking at the approach shots from 50-75 notice there are less of these which means their courses are long but they also will lay back to their favorite yardage which will be more of a 3/4 to full wedge swing than a shorter swing requiring more feel.

There are a lot of easy and free ways to track your Stats. I have a very extensive Excel sheet that I am happy to share with anyone so if interested please email me at chrissmeal@ gmail.com Also you can dive deeper into your stats with stat tracking analysis programs like the UpGame App which is very awesome!

Article Credits: https://www.pgatour.com/content/pgatour/stats/stat.074. y2021.html https://www.pgatour.com/content/pgatour/stats/stat.075. y2021.html https://www.pgatour.com/content/pgatour/stats/stat.076. y2021.html Thanks for reading, Chris Smeal, PGA Founder of Future Champions Golf 619.339.2377 chrissmeal@gmail.com

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WE LOVE JAZZY!

By Dennis Murphy January 19, 2008 is a day the world lost a great man and I lost my hero, my coach and my father all in one.

My dad, John Cashman passed away after a short 8 week battle with lung cancer. That 6 letter word affects so many people in this world and it can take so many to such a dark place. I swore to myself I wouldn’t go there. Standing at the front the reception line at my Dad’s funeral and greeting the hundreds and hundreds of people who stopped by to pay their respects, right then and there I gained a new perspective. You see my father was not only a coach to his own three kids in many sports like football, baseball and golf, but he was also a father figure in life to so many of his former players and the friends of his own children who waited over an hour in that line to say their goodbyes. That memory will always be in my heart and will be one of the things that I’m most proud of my Dad. A few years later in 2011 I had the fortunate opportunity to leave my position at a golf course in my hometown of Plantation, FL and begin to follow my dreams of touching young peoples lives as I accepted the Assistant Golf Coach position at the University of Michigan. Two years later, with tons of valuable experiences under my wing in the college coaching world, I moved forward and accepted the Head Coaching position at the University at Albany in New York where I was blessed to have met Dennis Murphy, the founder of Friends of Jaclyn Foundation in 2015. Denis was invited by my athletic director, Mark Benson, to our

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monthly athletic department staff meeting to speak and introduce himself and the FOJ Foundation. It was right then and there that I felt a connection with Denis and everything he was working towards in giving children with pediatric cancer something to look forward to in life. I approached Denis at the end of the meeting and expressed my interest in “Adopting a child” for my golf program.

Finally, in the midst of COVID, in the Fall of 2020, I received the call from Denis telling me that he finally has a special 3 year old little girl locally in the Capital Region of NY fighting Neuroblastoma and her name is Jazzy! I was elated and honored and couldn’t wait to tell my team. So on August 26th, via zoom, all 8 members of my golf team, from the Philippines to Australia to California to NY, all met Jazzy for the first time and help her finish our her day of celebrating her 4th BIRTHDAY!! Jazzy was all smiles into the phone and my players were all glued to their computers watching her precious faces. Sadly, we couldn’t meet in person because of COVID, but we were able show her the birthday cards we made for her and make her smile. And on the following day, Jazzy and her parents received the best news ever. Jazzy was now NED showing No Evidence of Disease! The women’s golf team couldn’t be more proud of our little girl and her tenacity to beat this disease! UAlbany Senior, Pasqualina Tartaglione from Pine Bush, NY said, “having Jazzy be a part of our team means the world to us. She’s the sweetest, most genuine girl I’ve ever seen. To know her is to know strength, and that drives us to be the

best we can be. It’s an honor to know Jazzy and we will be there with her every step of the way. We love Jazzy!” Unfortunately, in the past few months, Jazzy has been diagnosed with cancer and she is already fighting the battle once again.

I constantly remind my golf team after a tough day on the golf course, that in the big scheme of things in this world, life is good. We should be honored to have the opportunity to step out in nature, on to some of the most beautiful golf courses around and play a sport we all love to play.

We are all very fortunate and we are so lucky to have Jazzy along on our journey to brighten up our days with her amazing smiles and her positive attitude towards life! It’s amazing what a simple five year old can teach us adults!

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golf 1. If you score a 3 on a par 4, what did you make?

A. Bogey B. Par C. Birdie D. Eagle

11. Where should you stand while someone else is putting?

A. Right behind the hole so you can watch the ball go in the hole.

B. Out of the player’s line of sight.

C. Side by side with the players putting.

2. True or False: After playing a round of golf, you should always shake hands with the people you played with.

12. When using a 7 iron for a full swing shot, place the ball: A. In the middle of your feet B. In front of your foot closest to the target C. Next to your back foot

TRUE

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3. How many holes are on a regulation golf course?

A. 10 holes B. 16 holes C. 18 holes D. 22 holes 4. Who plays first: A. The player closest to the hole.

B. The player farthest from the hole.

5. Name 3 parts of the golf club: ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Extra Credit:______________________________ 6. True or False: Running on the putting green is ok.

TRUE

FALSE

7. True or False: A putting stroke is made with a lot of hand action, active legs, and very little shoulder motion.

TRUE

FALSE

8. When you align yourself to the flag to hit a full golf shot, what should be lined up with the flag?

A. Your Feet B. Your Golf Club 9. True or False: Stretching before you play is not necessary.

TRUE

FALSE

10. Where do you place your coin or marker on the green when you need to mark your ball?

A. Directly In front of your ball B. Directly Behind your ball C. To the side of the ball D. All of the above

13. Which club should you start with when you practice on the Driving Range : A. Full swings with the Putter B. 2 iron C. Pitching Wedge 14. If you score a 6 on a Par 5, what did you make?

A. Birdie B. Double Bogey C. Par D. Bogey 15. True or False: It is against the rules to clean your ball off with a towel when your ball is on the putting green.

TRUE FALSE 16. When playing golf, do you want to have the lowest score or the highest score?

A. Highest B. Lowest 17. Who plays first on the next hole?

A. The player who made a Par B. The player who made a Bogey C. The player who made a Birdie D. The player who made A Double Bogey 18. When you grip the golf club should your hands be close together or separated by at least 5 inches?

A. Separated by at least 5 inches B. Close Together 19. How many clubs can you have in your golf bag?

A. 12 B. 10 C. 4 D. 14 20. Which club, when hit, should make the ball travel the furthest?

A. 7 iron B. 6 iron C. 5 iron FOR ANSWERS TO THIS QUIZ PLEASE EMAIL US AND WE WILL SEND YOU THE ANSWERS

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Alumni

CONGRATULATIONS TO PATTY TAVATANKIT FOR WINNING THE 2021 ANA INSPIRATION LPGA MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP! We are proud of all the players that participate in the FCG Tour during their junior golf career and we are excited to have been a small or large part in their experience to the highest level of golf! In addition we are incredibly proud of all the juniors who have grown up in the FCG program. There are over 3,000 players who have gone on to play collegiate golf around the USA. Some of our past alumni are also incredibly successful in business.

The process of becoming a tournament golfer will help you in the future in whatever you decide to do. Use that process of putting in the hard work to see the result down the road. Improve your weaknesses and sharpen yourstrengths. You can do it!

ARIYA JUTANUGARN

AARON WISE

PATTY TAVATANAKIT

BEAU HOSSLER

COLLIN MORIKAWA

MORIYA JUTANUGARN

XANDER SHAUFFELE

NORMAN XIONG

11 LPGA Wins including 2 Majors (Won the 2009 FCG International Jr Golf Championship)

Won the FCG Callaway World Championship and is now the ANA Inspiration LPGA Major Champion (2021)

2020 PGA Championship Winner

(former FCG Tour Player) – 2017 PGA Tour Championship Winner and 2017 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year, 2021 #5 Ranked Player in the World 2009 FCG National Championship (formerly named the San Diego Junior Amateur) Xander finished in T17th. This is just a great lesson in knowing how far someone can come. If you are not winning now, never give up!

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(Former FCG National Champion) – Wins on the PGA Tour in 2018!

(Former FCG National Champion) Full Time Player on PGA Tour – 2018 and finished runner up to Ian Poulter

LPGA Tour Winner 2018

Former #1 Amateur in the World

CHRIS WILLIAMS

PGA Tour and Web.com Tour

BYRON METH

US Amateur Public Links Champion and Masters Participant

WHITNEY HILLIER Ladies European Tour

SAHITH THEELAGA

PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour

DYLAN WU

Korn Ferry Tour

RICKY CASTILLO

#1 Amateur in the World (2021) and 2021 Walker Cup Participant

WILLIAM MOUW

2015 FCG International 3rd Place Finish and 2021 Walker Cup Participant

TIANLANG GUAN

Youngest Player to Ever play in the Masters

GABRIELA RUFFELS

US Women’s Amateur Champion, LPGA

JAKE KNAPP

Korn Ferry Tour 2021

KK LIMBHASUT

Korn Ferry Tour 2021

DANIEL MIERNICKI Korn Ferry Tour 2021

RYAN RUFFELS

Korn Ferry Tour 2021

MIGUEL TABUENA Asian Tour

TREVOR SIMSBY

PGA Tour, PGA Tour China

HALEY MOORE

LPGA Tour 2020/2021 and NCAA Champion at U of A

PRINCESS SUPERAL

US Junior Girls Amateur Champion

TODD BAEK

PGA Tour and Web.com Tour and 2021 Japan Tour

ANGEL YIN

FCG National Champion and LPGA Tour Member

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Alumni

CONGRATULATIONS

2 FCG Tour Alumni qualified for the LPGA Cambia Portland Classic on Monday September 13! Congratulations to Gabi Ruffels and Alyaa Albdughany!

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FCG College Corner Welcome to the new FCG College Corner Page!

The 2021 Fall College Golf Season is underway for all Divisions and there has been some great golf played so far. Our alumni are winning college tournaments and succeeding because of their junior golf experiences and we are excited to watch them continue to develop.

Some tips for following college golf: Watch Online Leaderboards at www.golfstat.com Golf Channel now televises some of the biggest College Tournaments Recent College Commitments: Nathan Sampson - San Diego State University Brooke Mahler - Eastern Washington University William Walsh - Pepperdine University Abbey Shutte - University of Arkansas Isabella Ranches - Long Beach State University Sam Renner - Washington State University If you have not yet committed to a school please let us know and we will do our best to help you. Have you committed to a college? Please let us know and we will put you in the next issue! info@futurechampionsgolf.com

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Who has qualified for the 2022 FCG Callaway World Championship so far?

Qualifying for the event began the first week of August with the exception of the top finishers from this year’s FCG Callaway World Championship. To qualify you must win a FCG National Tour Event or a Top Finish in a FCG World Series Championship. Each event has the qualifying spots posted on the Blue Golf Tournament Console. There will be qualifying events around the world for the 2022 Championship and all qualifying events will be posted soon on the World Championship website.

We are very excited for the 2022 FCG Callaway World Junior Golf Championship which will return to Palm Desert, CA and will be hosted at 10 Championship Golf Courses. Additional courses may be added but will be determined by the Tournament Committee.

Players who have qualified will be emailed an invitation shortly and you will have until an expired date to register for the 2022 Championship. If you cannot compete please kindly let us know so we can fill the spot.

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July 19-21, 2021 - FCG Callaway World Junior Golf Championship

Boys 15-18: Top 10 Finishers 1. Brandon Knight - Pleasanton, CA 2. Xuan Kai Chang - Taiwan 3. Thanapohon Suwannapratheep - Thailand 4. Sams Jahangir-Arshad - Santa Barbara, CA 5. Rei Harashima - Chula Vista, CA 6. Thonsaeng Nunya - Thailand 7. Arthit Kruaprayong - Thailand 8. Jorge Parad Wiley - Tuscon, AZ 9. Willis Panzarello - Palm Desert, CA 10. Kamaljit Singh - Portland, OR 11. Alavid Melo Iturralde - Xalapa, Mexico 12. Nippit Klinsiruk - Thailand Girls 15-18 Division: Top 10 Finishers 1. Hsin Chun Liao - Taiwan 2. Huai-Chien Hsu - Taiwan 3. Tammy Wu - Taiwan 4. Annabelle Millard - St. George, Utah 5. McKenzi Hall - Las Vegas, NV 6. Natachanok Tuwannarux - Thailand 7. Lauren Lee - Irvine, CA 8. Surapa Janthamunee - Thailand 9. Yi-Ju Chen - Taiwan 10. Pusanisa Ekkantrong - Thailand Boys 13-14 Division - Top 5 Finishers 1. Aiden Tiet - Garland, TX 2. Kai Miyata - Valencia, CA 3. Miguel Anaya - Mexico 4. Ty Smock - Coronado, CA 5. Jayden Singh Brar - Canada

Girls 13-14 - Top 5 Finishers 1. Arantza Zepeda Huitron - Mexico 2. Isabel Gonzalez Villareal - Mexico 3. Petra Yee - Sacramento, CA 4. Frances Brown - Mobile, AL 5. Miren Ontanon - Mexico Boys 11-12 - Top 5 Finishers 1. Hill Wang - Hacienda Heights, CA 2. Evan Liu - San Diego, CA 3. Pasoot Luengcharoenwatana - Thailand 4. Chistian Choi - Saratoga, CA 5. Thatsakon Phothong - Thailand Girls 11-12 - Top 5 Finishers 1. Alejandra Botaya - Queretaro, FL 2. Angelina Tao - Coto de Caza, CA 3. Breanna Noble - Murrieta, CA 4. Fay Jia - Murrieta, CA 5. Elle Maria Reisner - Braselton, GA 6. Jessica Lee - Honolulu, HI Boys 9-10 - Top 5 Finishers 1. Vihaan Punde - Ashburn, VA 2. Christian Harlow - Vancouver, WA 3. Dev Malik - San Jose, CA 4. Samuel Zhao - Woodland Hills, CA 5. Luke Chang - Palos Verdes Estates, CA Girls 9-10 - Top 5 Finishers 1. Nacha Sathitsumpun - Thailand 2. Moyu Wang - Irvine, CA 3. Kankawee Linjongsubongkot - Thailand 4. Nathanan Sunthonthip - Thailand 5. Annika Raja - Altadena, CA Boys 8 and Under - Top 5 Finishers 1. Tyme Wutticharoenwong - Thailand 2. Sebastian Duffield - Crowthorne, AL 3. Naphol Sathianmongkhon - Thailand 4. Skyy Wilding - Thailand 5. Suwijak Prasitwanakui - Thailand Girls 8 and Under - Top 5 Finishers 1. Kayla Jackson - Charlotte, NC 2. Anna Ponghathaikul - Thailand 3. Phirada Chuthavanitchkul - Thailand 4. Naphak Sathianmongkhon - Thailand 5. Gloria He - Irvine, CA August 1-2, 2021 - FCG Invitational at La Costa Boys Invitational - Top 2 Finishers 1. Nathan Sampson - Temecula, CA 2. Tay Hwang - Alburqueque, NM Girls Invitational - Top 2 Finishers 1. Sera Hasegawa - San Marcos, CA 2. Yeji Kwon - Canada August 3-5, 2021 - FCG Collegiate National Championship Men’s Championship - Top 2 Juniors 1. Daniel Lyne - San Diego, CA 2. Connor Henderson - Tigard, OR 3. Kai Chun Hsu - Taiwan Women’s Championship - Top 2 Juniors 1. Sera Hasegawa - San Marcos, CA 2. Yeji Kwon - Canada August 8-9, 2021 - FCG Odyssey Junior Golf Championship Boys 11-12 - Winner 1. Alexander Thu - Palo Alto, CA Girls 11-12 - Winner 1. Angelina Tao Boys 9-10 - Winner 1. Luke Chang - Palos Verdes Estates, CA Girls 9-10 - Winner 1. Hailey Kim - Simi Valley, CA

Boys 7-8 - Winner 1. Dewey Black - El Cajon, CA Girls 7-8 Winner 1. Sophia Pitaknarongphorn - Yorba Linda, CA August 14-16, 2021 - FCG San Diego Junior Amateur Championship Boys College Prep - Top 2 1. Andrew Wang - Irvine, CA 2. Ryan Tsukamoto - San Diego, CA 3. Brian Hanson - San Diego, CA Girls College Prep - Top 2 1. Yeji Kwon - Canada 2. Kylee Choi - Murrieta, CA August 28-29, 2021- FCG Pac Northwest Invitational at OSU Boys College Prep - Top 2 Finishers 1. Drew Woolworth - Lake Oswego, OR 2. Davis Hartwell - Kiamath Falls, OR Girls College Grep - Top 2 Finishers 1. Bayler Brundage - West Lim, OR 2. Elizabeth Mile - Tualatin, OR August 28-29, 2021 - FCG National Tour at Rancho Bernardo Inn Boys College Prep - Winner 1. Miguel Ilas - Winchester, CA Girls College Prep - Winner 1. Katie Ha - Los Angeles, CA Boys 13-14 - Winner 1. Matthew Hull - Newport Beach, CA Girls 13-14 - Winner 1. Summer Schafer - San Diego, CA September 4-5, 2021- FCG National Tour at Twin Oaks Boys College Prep Winner 1. Tavin Boman - San Marcos, CA Girls College Prep Winner 1. Kiana Glossner - San Diego, CA Boys 13-14 Winner 1. Reid Piron - Boise, Idaho Girls 13-14 Winner 1. Isabella Wu - Torrancs, CA September 5-6, 2021 - FCG Nor Cal at Calippe Preserve Boys College Prep Winner 1. Austin Wang - Danville, CA Girls College Prep Winner 1. Lexi Lowe - San Jose, CA Boys 13-14 Winner 1. Hendrix Jay-Torrez - San Jose, CA September 18-19, 2021- FCG National Tour Fall Slam Boys College Prep Winner 1. Ben Mouser - Fresno, CA Girls College Prep Winner 1. Taylor Riley - San Diego, CA Boys 13-14 Winner 1. Allen Jin - Irvine, CA Girls 13-14 Winner 1. Mason Egdahl - Placentia, CA September 25-26, 2021 - FCG Collegiate Series Las Vegas Boys College Prep Winner 1. Johnnie Clark - Mesa, AZ Girls College Prep Winner 1. Taylor Riley - San Diego, CA

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2022 FCG SPRING TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE, 2022 WORLD SERIES SUMMER SCHEDULE & MEMBERSHIP WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON NOVEMBER 1ST. WE CAN’T WAIT TO SHOW YOU WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON!

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REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK 1

DECEMBER 19-21: 54-Hole World Ranked Competition For Girls 15-18 At Redhawk GC With Cut To Top 1/3 Of Field Will Continue On To Final Round On Dec 21.

DECEMBER 19-20: 36-Hole Competition For Boys 9-10, Girls 11-12, And Girls 13-14 At Twin Oaks GC.

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK 2

DECEMBER 28-30: 54-Hole World Ranked Competition for Boys 15-18 on Arrowood GC & Pala Mesa Resort.

(Cut to top 25% and ties after 36-holes) Final round to be played at Arrowood GC on Dec 30th.

DECEMBER 28-29: 36-Hole Competition for Boys 13-14 & Boys 11-12 on Twin Oaks GC. DECEMBER 28-29: 36-Hole Competition for Girls 9-10, Boys 8 and Under and Girls 8 and Under compete at St Mark Executive.

IMG ACADEMY JUNIOR WORLD AND FCG CALLAWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER. AJGA STARS, GOLFWEEK, NJGS & WORLD AMATEUR RANKINGS.

DECEMBER 19-20, 2021 PALA MESA RESORT

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Staff Spotlight Connor Benjamin HIGH SCHOOL

Saint Philip’s Christian College Port Stephens, Australia

COLLEGE

University of Texas of the Permian Basin

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Hannah Jugar, Catalin Yturralde, My Mom

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Royal Melbourne Golf Club

FAVOURITE TV SHOW Peaky Blinders

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2022 FCG WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING UNDERWAY ALL OVER THE WORLD. HERE IS A RECAP OF THE FIRST QUALIFYING EVENT IN CHINA.

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A Look Ahead OCTOBER 2-3, 2021 NATIONAL TOUR SD COUNTY CLASSIC ENCINITAS, CA OCTOBER 9-10, 2021 NATIONAL TOUR MONTANA CHAMPIONSHIP ANACONDA, MT OCTOBER 9, 2021 KIDS TOUR FALL SERIES SAN DIEGO, CA

OCTOBER 30-31, 2021 NATIONAL TOUR HOLLISTER CHAMPIONSHIP HOLLISTER, CA

OCTOBER 30, 2021 KIDS TOUR FALL SERIES ESCONDIDO, CA

NOVEMBER 13-14, 2021 NATIONAL TOUR VETERANS CHAMPIONSHIP SAN MARCOS, CA

NOVEMBER 13, 2021 KIDS TOUR FALL SERIES SAN MARCOS, CA

NOVEMBER 20-21, 2021 NATIONAL TOUR LAS VEGAS CHAMPIONSHIP HENDERSON, NV

DECEMBER 11, 2021 KIDS TOUR FALL CHAMPIONSHIP CARLSBAD, CA

NOVEMBER 27-28, 2021 NATIONAL TOUR DESERT FALL JUNIOR RANCHO MIRAGE, CA DECEMBER 4-5, 2021 NATIONAL TOUR FALL CHAMPIONSHIP (MAJOR) TEMECULA, CA

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Save the Dates!

OCTOBER 2-3, 2021 WORLD SERIES WASHINGTON EVENT AUBURN, WA

OCTOBER 30-31, 2021 WORLD SERIES CENTRAL COAST EVENT VENTURA, CA NOVEMBER 6-7, 2021 SO CAL WORLD SERIES LA COSTA CARLSBAD, CA NOVEMBER 27-28, 2021 NOR CAL WORLD SERIES AT POPPY HILLS PEBBLE BEACH, CA DECEMBER 11-12, 2021 FCG GIRLS COLLEGE SHOWCASE SAN DIEGO, CA DECEMBER 19-21 & 28-30, 2021 FCG NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SAN DIEGO, CA

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FCG TOUR RANKINGS FOR JUNIOR GOLFERS

We love hosting junior golf tournaments for kids and making it exciting for everyone involved. Here is a list of our most recent updated rankings for players to compete within the Future Champions Golf Tournament Series.

FCG WORLD SERIES RANKINGS – NEW!

Full Yearlong Series (February Western States Cup through National Championship and College Showcase Events) All Events are Single Rated 750 Points System except for the following Double Points Events: FCG International Junior Golf Championship, FCG Callaway World Junior Golf Championship, FCG National Championship). Earn Player of the Year Recognition and More, Be Featured in FCG Magazine.

Age Divisions 11-12, 13-14, and 15-18 Only.

View All Rankings > Boys 15-18 | Girls 15-18 | Boys 13-14 | Girls 13-14 | Boys 11-12 | Girls 11-12

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FCG FAQ’s At various tournaments throughout the year, the FCG staff will be asked these common questions.

ABOUT FCG How many tournaments does Future Champions Golf hold a year?

FCG holds over 100 events across the western states and Texas. This includes three major tournaments, The FCG International, FCG Callaway World Championship and the year-end, FCG National Championship. **Look for exciting news regarding the 2022 season coming out soon!

Do college coaches follow FCG?

FCG tournaments are a standard recruiting stop for a lot of coaches from Upper DI to DIII Men’s and Women’s teams. It’s not unusual to see over 80 coaches throughout the year at our events. We also email every college coach results of each and every event.

TOURNAMENT PLAY Why doesn’t FCG use “Live Scoring”?

Quite simply, we want players to be focused on playing their best. We have found that with current Live Scoring systems in use that utilize cell phones, players have been distracted by texts, social media or even gaming. In some cases players have been coached by texts during play.

The yardage that you set up at the tournaments are not the same as they are on the website. Why? The yardages that are posted on the website are there to give the player a general estimate of how long the course will be playing for their division.

Part of the development of the junior golfer is having the skill of being able to think and to make adjustments of the given situations.

There are many factors that go into the difference of yardages. Here are a few examples: - Basic course maintenance, on a day-to-day basis the course will change the tee area to prevent wear and tear of the tee box.

- The tournament committee may change some tees to challenge the players or if some holes will affect pace of play.

- The environment will also play a big part. For ex ample if the wind is blowing 30 mph into the player the hole will play longer. If it’s a downwind, the hole will play shorter.

Do you set the pins for the tournament?

We do not set pins. Instead we allow the course to do so. Courses generally use the formula of six easy, six medium and six hard. We want the course to play as close as we can to what it is rated for.

The 12 & under divisions are usually allowed caddies. But why are the caddies not allowed on the

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putting green?

We want the player to develop the skill of putting on their own. Unfortunately, when the caddy is on the green with the player, more often than not, the caddy will be involved in the shot more than the player.

What do the initials that are sometimes shown on the leaderboard mean?

The initials are to designate the status of a player that was part of a tournament.

“JWD” - Justified Withdrawn: A player who is registered to play in a tournament but notifies the committee before the start of the tournament that they will not be playing.

“WD” - Withdrawn: When a player has completed their first round and opts not to play the second round.

“NC” - No Card: When a player decides not to complete play after starting their round.

“DQ” - Disqualification: When a registered player does not show for the tournament without prior notification. Also, a player may be disqualified for an infraction under Rules of Golf.

Do you LiSTEN TO Podcasts?

Chris Smeal has been featured on several podcasts the past few years talking about a range of topics to help you play better golf. You can also learn more about the history of Future Champions Golf and why we do what we do. There is also a lot of helpful information for parents.

JUNIOR GOLF KIES PODCAST

SAN DIEGO BUSINESS PODCAST

DEW SWEEPER PODCAST

NO GIMMES PODCAST

Featuring Chris Smeal, FCG Founder to help Junior Golfers and Parents

at Golf Magazine Top 100 Summit with Amazing Panel

GOLF IN THE LIFE PODCAST

featuring Chris Smeal talking about the development of the Future Champions Golf Program and why we do what we do

JUNIOR GOLF BLUEPRINT sponsored by Future Champions Golf

FUTURE CHAMPIONS GOLF IS THE OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF THE SCRAMBLING PODCAST WITH DYLAN OTTO. TUNE IN FOR AN INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS SMEAL!

Please check out his podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/31xKRkiunsGZgp7UShmlHP

FCG BUY WITH FRIENDS PROGRAM As a current FCG member you will notice that we have a BUY WITH FRIENDS feature in your profile where you will be given your own personal code to give to new members of FCG. Every time your personal code is used to sign up a new member not only will they receive $15 off membership, you will receive a $15 credit that you may use towards event entry fees!

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day in the life April Ranches Hi, my name is April Ranches and I am a senior on the San Diego State University Women’s Golf Team! The daily life of a collegiate student-athlete is demanding, but at the same time incredibly rewarding. Everyday we get to play the sport that we love, spend time with our teammates, get a good education, and represent our schools. Especially after having to put our Spring and Fall 2020 seasons on hold, I am so happy to be back and once again living the full experience of being an SDSU student-athlete! In the following paragraphs, I’ll give you an insight into a typical week on the SDSU Women’s Golf Team and walk you through a day in my life.

As an SDSU Aztec Women’s Golfer, our week leading up to a tournament consists of organized team practice from 7-9:30am on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays. Then after practice onMondays and Wednesdays, we attend our strength and conditioning workouts on campus from 11am-12pm. As for qualifying, we play on Tuesdays and Thursdays with the usual early morning tee time of around 7:30am; then after the busy week of preparation, the travel team is ready to leave for the tournament on Saturday!

Personally for me, my busiest day of the week are Mondays. I usually wake up around 5:45am to get ready and drive to practice. Then after having a good practice with my teammates, we head to campus for our team workout.

By the time we finish workouts it’s 12 o’clock and thankfully I have about an hour and a half to visit our athletic training room for some treatment, eat lunch, and get ready for my first class.

Since we have golf in the morning, my teammates and I attend class in the afternoons and evenings. At 2pm, my first Accounting class begins and ends at 3:50pm. Then funny enough I am practically running to get to my next class, Operations Management, that starts at 4pm. Operations Management finishes around 6:30pm then depending on what Monday of the month it is, I’ll attend two meetings after class. On the first Monday of each month, I attend our SDSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee meetings as I am the Treasurer and one of our Community Service organizers for this school year. I am also an SDSU student-athlete representative to the Mountain West Conference SAAC, therefore I attend those virtual meetings after our SDSU SAAC meetings as well. Finally at 8pm, it’s time for me to head home, eat dinner, finish some homework, and start the process all over again for Tuesday.

After learning about a day in my life, I bet you might be saying to yourself, “wow, that is a demanding schedule!” or maybe even asking yourself, “how does she do it?”. Well, what I can’t forget to mention is how much my teammates make me laugh during the day, how much pride I have wearing the SDSU logo on my chest, and how fulfilled I am after working with my fellow student-athletes to give back to the San Diego community during our SAAC meetings. I am very fortunate to be a student-athlete, and thank you for taking the time to learn a little more about me!

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CONGRATULATIONS TO FCG TOUR ALUMNI - CAMERON SISK FROM ARIZONA STATE FOR WINNING THE MARIDOE COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL! This win also gives him an exemption to compete in the PGA Tour Houston Open.

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Ginger Brown Lemm is the founder of Collegiate Golf Connections, offering consulting services for juniors in the recruiting process. She is a HS All-American, 2X All-Southwest Conference student-athlete at the University of Texas, a member of the Futures Professional Tour, 25-year PGA class A professional, Executive Director of The First Tee of Arkansas, Golf Digest award winner, and coached DI golf for over 13 years, 11 of those in the SEC. Currently she teaches and mentors golfers at Summit Golf School in The Woodlands, TX and helps juniors “Find Your Fit’ in college golf.

Expand recruiting goals so you don’t miss out on your life changing opportunity.

By Ginger Brown Lemm, PGA

Most juniors have dreams of wearing the biggest and most established program colors when they arrive to their university campus to compete as a freshman.

Visions of the defending NCAA Champions throwing up their universities call sign in unison with their teammates (it was a “Hook ‘em Horns” for me). The reality is those are very rare as only one maybe two join a roster each year. But it does not make your experience as a college athlete, regardless of the level, any less significant and life changing.

It takes years and years of dedication, sacrifice, work, and a dusting of good fortune to attain a coveted spot on a top programs’ roster at any level. Working with the best PGA or LPGA instructors, playing in top state and national, even international events to go head-to-head with the best. Training with strength and conditioning professionals, peak performance experts in the mental strategies to play the game we all

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love. It also takes programs with nutritionists to assure we fuel our bodies with the right foods at the right time to provide for our brain and bodies.

I paint this picture because I see disturbing trends with a Division I or bust mentality. That is not a productive or realistic mindset and honestly not at all in your best interest. Based on the statistics that I have seen, of the near 150,000 high school athletes only two percent go on to compete at the Division I level, 1.6 percent at the Division II and Division III has 2.3 percent participation. This is all sports too, not just golf!

I caught this tweet a while back and it called me to address this issue. My experience leads me to say of course the earlier the better in the process you may have the best opportunity to play Division I. The athlete has the time to dedicate themselves to planning appropriately to give themselves the maximum chance. Those that are in the recruiting pipeline, and have planned, trained, competed, and performed at an elite level should have goals of Division I, but ONLY if that fits your individual goals for yourself and the balance of academics, athletics, and your personal growth. Please, take this seriously, do not limit yourself!

It comes down to these broad areas of consideration.

ACADEMICS – What kind of degree do I want, how do I want to be challenged academically? Can I handle the demands and balancing rigors of academics and the level of Division I, II or II, NAIA or is JUCO the best route?

ATHLETICS – Do I want to give the game all I have and balance the demands of Division I or compete with all I have and still have a balance of academics and other activities that are important to me?

PERSONAL GROWTH – How can I use the college athletic experience to challenge me, grow me, the coaching staff to mentor me, join clubs and expand my knowledge for life?

Make a priority list for yourself. An objective, realistic and base of things you want from your college experience. Then go find it! Consider these areas when you make your list; Distance from home, academic aid available, size of university or community, climate, courses and practice facilities, culture of program, playing time possibility, campus opportunities outside golf, academics-offer degree I want, can I balance athletics with that program of study, teammates and coaching staff. These

are your concepts to balance when it comes to finding your fit. Rank them 1-5 so you have a way of comparing easily.

I will close with this from a cute movie about professional women’s baseball league,

“It’s supposed to be hard. If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. The hard is what makes it great.” - A League of their Own

Contact me if I can help you at www.collegiategolfconnections.com or at coachbrown@collegiategolfconnections.com

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73, 67, 64: 204 65, 73, 72: 210 74, 68, 68: 210 73, 69, 70: 212 63, 68, 68: 199 70, 72, 72: 214 73, 72, 72: 217 33, 31, 35: 99 32, 32, 34: 98 31, 34, 35: 100

2022 EVENT UPDATE!

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The 2022 FCG Callaway World Junior Golf Championship will make its way back to Palm Desert, CA and we are so excited to bring back some of the extra things that make this Championship so special and unique.

In 2022 all players will have to qualify to compete in the Championship, meaning we will no longer accept players via resume for the 2022 event and beyond. Stay tuned for a complete list of qualifiers worldwide. Qualifying begins in August 2021 via the FCG National Series and World Series tournaments and with our partner tours.

CHAMPIONS 2020 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Simon Kwon, Salt Lake City, UT 66, 66, 66: 198 Girls 15-18 Ellie Bushnell, Granite Bay, CA 67, 74, 75: 216 Boys 13-14 Henry Yang, Chino, CA 71, 65, 69: 205 Girls 13-14 US Jasmine Kahler, Carlsbad, CA 72, 74, 69: 215 Boys 11-12 Jojo Gutierrez, Whittier, CA 68, 71, 66: 205 Girls 11-12 Brynn Kort, Kingman, AZ 71, 71, 70: 212 Boys 9-10 Chase Hughes, Oklahoma City, OK 70, 73, 68: 211 Girls 9-10 Zoe Salinas, San Diego, CA 38, 37, 36: 111 Boys 8 & Under Logan McGinn, S Williamsport, PA 36, 34, 33: 103 Girls 8 & Under Gloria He, Irvine, CA 37, 37, 39: 113

2019 CHAMPIONS Boys 15-18 Alejandro Alonso, Spring, TX Girls 15-18 Apelila Ta’utinei Galeai, Orem, UT Boys 13-14 Arjun Bhati, India Girls 13-14 Clarisa Temelo, Queretaro Boys 11-12 Nicholas Gross, Downingtown, PA Girls 11-12 Elyssa Abdullah, Hinsdale, IL Boys 9-10 Ronin Banerjee, Irvine, CA Girls 9-10 Beika Ma, Qingdao Boys 8 and Under Yu-Hong Chen, Taipei Girls 8 and Under Jie - En Lin, Taichung

2018 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Kentaro Nanayama, Jakarta Girls 15-18 Natthakritta Vongtaveelap, Bangkok Boys 13-14 Fifa Laopakdee, Thailand Girls 13-14 Soottinee Ngamkham, Thailand, CA Boys 11-12 Jay Leng, Jr, La Jolla Girls 11-12 Mariana Rodriguez, Ibague, VT Boys 9-10 Charongrat Jitnavasathien, Chiangmai Girls 9-10 Ava Cepeda, Kaaawa, HI Boys 8 and Under Kitpat Hamilton, Bangkok Girls 8 and Under Zoe Salinas, San Diego, CA

2017 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Runchanapong Youprayong, Thailand Girls 15-18 Ho Yu An, Taiwan Boys 13-14 Kentaro Nanayama, Indonesia Girls 13-14 Vanessa Ho, United States Boys 11-12 Pongsapak Laopakdee, Thailand Girls 11-12 Natachanok Tunwannarux, Thailand (p) Boys 9-10 Ratchanon Chantananuwat, Thailand Girls 9-10 Eila Galitsky, Thailand Boys 8 and Under Chang Xihuan, China Girls 8 and Under Jiranan Lim, Thailand

68, 67, 66: 201 73, 69, 70: 212 70, 66, 63: 199 69, 67, 65: 201 63, 69, 65: 197 74, 72, 68: 214 72, 70, 73: 215 32, 36, 32: 100 36, 34, 33: 103 31, 36, 32: 99

71, 67, 74: 212 74, 70, 73: 217 69, 67, 68: 204 69, 67, 71: 207 69, 67, 69: 205 70, 70, 70: 210 69, 72, 75: 216 34, 33, 36: 103 33, 32, 33: 98 33 40 36 109

75, 68, 67: 210 65, 68, 71: 204 67, 67, 69: 203 68, 69, 70: 207 65, 68, 71: 204 68, 66, 70: 204 68, 71, 66: 205 34, 35, 30: 99 35, 33, 34: 102 34, 35, 32: 101

Girls 15-18 Kanyalak Preedasutthijit, Bangkok 71, 67, 70: 208 Boys 13-14 Puwit Anupansuebsai, Bangkok 68, 68, 67: 203 Girls 13-14 Paphangkorn Tavatanakit, Bangkok 71, 70, 67: 208 Boys 11-12 Nattabutara Sornkaew, Bangkok 70, 71, 73: 214 Girls 11-12 Rina Tatematsu, Bangkok 69, 71, 65: 205 Boys 9-10 Wit Pitipat, Bangkok 71, 77, 69: 217 Girls 9-10 Manassanan Chotikabhukkana, Bangkok 71, 77, 73: 221 Boys 8 and Under Rapeepong Kosalutta, Chunburi39, 37, 35: 111 Girls 8 and Under Chloe Viray, La Mirada, CA 43, 40, 41: 124

2013 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Devin Hua, United States 68, 72, 72: 212 Girls 15-18 Mimi Ho, Hong Kong 72, 69, 76: 217 Boys 13-14 Jakc Trent, Australia 72, 67, 71: 210 Girls 13-14 Alyaa Abdulghany, United States 73, 66, 74: 213 Boys 11-12 Robin Williams, England 68, 75, 74: 217 Girls 11-12 Katherine Muzi, United States 74, 74, 71: 219 Boys 9-10 Jackson Rivera, United States 76, 72, 71: 219 Girls 9-10 Kayla Sam, Cambodia 84, 78, 77: 239 Boys 8 and Under Carson Kim, United States 46, 39, 38: 123 Girls 8 and Under Zhang R. B Sunshine, Philippines36, 39, 42: 117

2012 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Derek Castillo, Yorba Linda, CA 70, 73, 69: 212 Girls 15-18 Kitty Tam, Hong Kong 77, 74, 74: 225 Boys 13-14 Davis Shore, Knoxville, Tennessee 69, 69, 72: 210 Girls 13-14 Jiyoon Jang, Rancho Mirage, CA 78, 71, 73: 222 Boys 11-12 Ahmed Ali, Pleasanton, CA 70, 71, 73: 214 Girls 11-12 Ya Chun Chang, Taiwan 73, 72, 78: 223 Boys 9-10 Federico Shin, Buenos Aires 69, 73, 72: 214 Girls 9-10 Francesca Bernice Olivarez, Philippines 69, 73, 72, 214 Boys 8 and Under Logan Zurn, Elkhorn, Wisconsin39, 39, 33: 111 Girls 8 and Under Isabella Ranches, San Diego, CA49, 52, 46: 147

2011 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Gordon Neale, Rancho Santa Marg, CA Girls 15-18 Kassidy Teare, Vista, CA Boys 13-14 Brian Humphreys, Washington Girls 13-14 Ssu Cha Cheng, Taiwan Boys 11-12 Nicholas Kumamoto, Irvine, CA Girls 11-12 Sumire Noda, Tokyo, Japan Boys 9-10 Wo Cheng Ye, China Girls 9-10 Fransesca Bernice Olivarez, Philippines Boys 7-8 Eric Doyle, San Diego, CA Girls 7-8 Lucy Li, Redwood Shores, CA

2010 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Tommy Stephenson, United States 69, 72, 69: 210 Girls 15-18 Sofia Chabon, Philippines 71, 70, 70: 211 Boys 13-14 Caden Fioroni, United States 69, 68, 68: 205 Girls 13-14 Fran Bernice Olivarez-Ilas, Philippines 68, 69, 68: 205 Boys 11-12 Jayden Ford, New Zealand 70, 68, 68: 206 Girls 11-12 Nicole Felce, United States 68, 69, 67: 204 Boys 9-10 Ryan Liang, Canada 74, 71, 73: 218 Girls 9-10 Darla May Dela Torre, United States 35, 33, 35: 103 Boys 8 and Under Lucas Quintero Osejo, Colombia 35, 38, 35: 108 Girls 8 and Under Ava Cepeda, United States 35, 34, 37: 106

Boys 15-18 Wonje Choi, San Diego Girls 15-18 Casie Cathrea, Livermoore Boys 13-14 Gordon Neale, Rancho Santa Margarita Girls 13-14 Anne Freman, Las Vegas Boys 11-12 Norman Xiong, San Diego Girls 11-12 Alexis Monet Flores, Guatemala Boys 9-10 Charlie Reiter, Palm Desert Girls 9-10 Ty Akabane, Danville Boys 7-8 Alexander Pak, San Clemente Girls 7-8 Karah Sanford, Escondido Boys 6 and Under Jaden Huggins, Murrieta Girls 6 and Under Amari Avery, Anaheim

2015 CHAMPIONS

2009 CHAMPIONS

2016 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Zihao Jin, China Girls 15-18 Abegail Arevalo, Philippines Boys 13-14 Raymond Li, Canada Girls 13-14 Zoe Campos, United States Boys 11-12 Alexander Yang, United States Girls 11-12 Lok Yin Wong, Hong Kong Boys 9-10 Kuranosuke Shimizu, Japan Girls 9-10 Natachanok Tunwannarux, Thailand Boys 8 and Under Achira Chumchaivate, Thailand Girls 8 and Under Jiyue Wu, China

2014 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Justin Williamson, Honolulu, HI

71, 70, 71: 212 72, 71, 72: 215 70, 70, 74: 214 70, 73, 67: 210 62, 63, 73: 198 74, 74, 75: 223 68, 76, 75: 219 68, 71, 74: 213 29, 33, 33: 95 35, 36, 40: 111

Boys 15-18 Todd Baek, San Diego Girls 15-18 Courtney Hooton, Del Mar Boys 13-14 Henry Cunningham, AZ Girls 13-14 Jenniffer Peng, San Diego Boys 11-12 Sahith Theegala, Chino Hills Girls 11-12 Haley Moore, Escondido Boys 9-10 Sihao Yan, San Diego Girls 9-10 Alexis Monet Flores, Guatemala Boys 7-8 Sean Maruyama, Los Angeles Girls 7-8 Bella Setio Boys 6 and Under Zane Weaver Girls 6 and Under Arlene faye Salvador

73, 71, 71: 215 75, 71, 72: 218 70, 71, 72: 213 71, 70, 71: 212 71, 71, 73: 215 79, 73, 75: 227 67, 69, 69: 205 78, 70, 73: 221 42, 35, 42: 119 33, 34, 38: 105

78, 72, 69: 219 76, 75, 71: 222 75, 72, 70: 217 75, 78, 81: 234 76, 70: 146 74, 75: 149 80, 75: 155 82, 70: 152 36, 36: 72 36, 35: 71 65, 58, 123 73, 73: 146

74, 71, 40: 185 76, 80, 43: 199 74, 74, 39: 187 81, 73, 40: 194 78, 71: 149 77, 80: 157 82, 77: 159 36, 36: 72 37, 36: 73 40, 37: 77 37, 62: 99 35, 58, 93

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UNDERSTANDING TOURNAMENT GOLF AT A HIGHER LEVEL

by Chris Smeal, PGA

In 2019 I had the most incredible experience going with one of my students to help caddy for him for the 2019 European Tour Qualifying School. This is an event where the top finishers move along towards the chance of securing their Tour Card on the European Tour and having status to compete. It was an incredible learning opportunity for him and since then his game has blossomed and he has become a more complete player in the tournaments he is competing in. I wanted to share with everyone how different perspectives on what is happening can lead to future progress and success. How you evaluate your rounds matters a great deal and the better you get at it the better player you can become. In all my round analysis when I watch someone compete or do a playing lesson I incorporate everything I see from technique to mindset, attitude, shot selection, and handling adversity. Here is a summary I did for him after the first round of the event. He played so much better day 2 following this conversation. i would also like to add we had this conversation several hours after the round as to give him time to reflect on his own. Round 1 Summary:

There is too much negativity, doubt and general cloudiness in your brain that causes you to not be athletic.

1. Great start with drive in right center, lay up pushed right which was fine, great calculated approach shot and unlucky to have the ball spin that much uphill with a 9 iron, great par

5. A 1-2 8 iron swing here would have been good... obviously just not comfortable hitting that shot and hitting bunker... that bunker shot needed a high soft and a lot of juice and the lie was really really firm. Even a great shot may have still run past... cause of bogey though was just a below average tee shot.

2. Worst swing off the tee all day... the second one was awesome. This is where your mental process has to get better.

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3. Great drive here, approach slight pull but was a great miss and just the most perfect putt ever and a great bounce back!

4. Another tentative swing off the tee. Approach shot self talk and coming up with the plan was not sharp and clear.

With that lie it should be a punch 7 iron-hold off cut that starts at the pin and works to the middle of green... self talk after that second shot also negative talking about the ball probably plugging.... just wait til you get there and don’t put that negative stuff out in the world... you worry too much.

You need to talk about what you can do and how to hit the shot correctly, not about how hard the shot was. Great bunker shot to get below the hole here and leave yourself a straight uphill putt.... again some negative talk after that shot when it was a good one. Great par putt and an awesome save!

6. Good drive here and great lay up to a good yardage... weak wedge swing short and right... looked tentative again and not trusting.... again I feel 100 percent strongly that this is because in your head it’s an in between yardage and you don’t fully trust the decision. Good par... birdie would have been nice.

7. Awesome tee shot, that would have been a great birdie. I had a bad angle to see if the ball started left off the face or not.

8. Great 4 iron lay up off the tee. Tentative iron swing block to the right... good teamwork on the read here and excellent execution on the putt for an awesome birdie!!!

9. Great tee shot! 2nd shot swing tentative on uphill lie... you did a bunch of stuff prior to hitting that shot that was out of normal routine... took-jacket off, etc.... just didn’t look like you had a clear picture of what you wanted to do there... It’s tough when we are on the clock and having to rush and deal with rain and all that goes into a round lie today. Didn’t release the putter on the putt for double. Some of the self talk there about it being a tough putt to read... it was straight out of hit correctly or play a little more left if tentative.

10. Drive ok, weird strike on that one... you said some weird stuff after blocking the 5 iron ob on 9 saying “I just need to release it”. Not why you missed right there and I think that led to the left miss on 10 and the weird second shot on 10.... the uphill bunker shot and again “in between clubs”. What if instead you tell yourself more directly “this is a 3/4 50 degree wedge, and balls above my feet so I’ll aim slightly more right on this one” pretty solid bunker shot, I think you were really in your head now at this point as that was the worst stroke of the day pulled left... and again in your head a lot you forgot to putt out :).

11. Another left iron shot which again I think was because you were in your head and not thinking clearly and probably worried about the 5 iron block on 9 instead of the amazing one you hit off hole 8! Pitch out was smart, approach shot looked a bit tentative again as it was right of the target with wedge. Putt didn’t have a chance again because I don’t think mentally you were in a good place.

12. Great tee shot... did fine seeing that read but stroke was tentative... I think you may have had some fear of hitting that one too hard...

15. Great tee shot, great job figuring out the 8 iron versus 9 iron and stuck and read that putt correctly... you were very direct on that read and you executed without negativity or fear and it was perfectly played Hole 16. Great drive on 16.... then walking down the fairway I was trying to compliment you in the approach on 15 and you started talking about the ball almost spinning back down the hill, etc... that’s where I would rather you talk about the fact that you just went birdie birdie and let’s keep playing this level and finish the round off in style.... Instead, the approach shot on 16 was that tentative swing again.... was not anything like the 6 iron on the par 3 two holes prior.... pitch shot was good! Now you have a. Really tough putt there to make and all the self-talk there didn’t sound to me like you were gonna even give that a chance to getting the hole... stroke looked tentative again... bogey 17. Great swing really... just 5 yards too far right... downhill chip shot with options to get it close... I’m not sure you walked down past that one to see how far left the ball was coming off that slope... I liked the technique there but I don’t think you read the break right which led to being too far away from the hole... should have had 5-6 feet there... The par putt was definitely uphill! You made it sound like it was slightly up which means you weren’t sure... this is key for me because most people will leave that putt short based on that self talk... you need to know it’s uphill and strike it correctly.

18. Great drive, tentative approach swing with hybrid, awesome pitch shot then complained a bit that it didn’t roll out but you only had 5 feet and the pitch had a lot of left break the shorter you landed it... great putt and another very direct read that it was left edge and you executed a perfect putt! I loved that one!

End of the day you got in the car and you said “just two bad swings”. That’s easy to say yes but to me it is so much more than that. Please re-read these notes a lot and take it as advice for tomorrow and all future rounds of golf. you have a ton of game, but your attitude and mindset need to get better. This is not an option in your development. I can easily see that with a better mental approach tomorrow you could shoot 68 or better... if the mental game is the same it’s gonna be about the same result...

Thanks for reading!

13. great drive, great lay up, solid 8 iron low ... you pushed that slightly right into the wind which is why I didn’t work back to the left but good club selection and good two putt par from that spot.

14. Just amazing!

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CHAMPIONS 2021 Champions

Boys 15-18 Steven Deutsch, Chula Vista, CA Girls 15-18 Natachanok Tunwannarux, Bangkok Boys 13-14 Aiden Tiet, Garland, TX Girls 13-14 Mariana R. Chavez, Ibague, Colombia Boys 11-12 Teerawut Boonseeor, Hua Hin Girls 11-12 Rina Kawasaki, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Boys 9-10 Charith Chintam, Irvine, CA Girls 9-10 Hailey Kim, Simi Valley, CA Boys 7-8 Naphol Sathianmongkhon, Chino, CA Girls 7-8 Gloria He, Irvine, CA Boys 6 and Under BoonYarit Kantha, Chonburi Girls 6 and Under Nichapa Chobhimves, Bangkok 44

68, 71, 65: 204 66, 70, 70: 206 70, 68: 138 72, 68: 140 70, 69: 139 66, 68: 134 72, 76: 148 56, 54: 110 58, 58: 116 60, 56: 116 71, 73: 144 68, 70: 138

2020 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Steven Deutsch, Chula Vista, CA 68 71 64 203 Girls 15-18 Kirstin Angosta, Henderson, NV 69, 71, 76: 216 Boys 13-14 Parker Bunn, Ogden, UT 71, 69: 140 Girls 13-14 Varsha Ramachandran, San Jose, CA 67, 68: 135 Boys 11-12 Baron Nguyen, Fountain Valley, CA 68, 63: 131 Girls 11-12 Kayla Geng, San Diego, CA 70, 77: 147 Boys 9-10 Connor Szczechowicz, Chula Vista, CA 73, 76: 149 Girls 9-10 Jingyi Cui, San Diego, CA 59, 57: 116 Boys 7-8 Andrew Kung, Culver City, CA 62, 63: 125 Girls 7-8 Gloria He, Irvine, CA 68 64 132 Boys 6 & Under Jones Barbanell, Woodland Hills, CA70, 69: 139

2019 CHAMPIONS

68, 72, 69: 209 73, 69, 71: 213 67, 67: 134 70, 71: 141 64, 70: 134 69, 71: 140 72, 75: 147 54, 56: 110 59, 57: 116 61, 62: 123 67, 65: 132 71, 75: 146

2013 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Owen Avrit, United States 67, 71, 71: 209 Girls 15-18 Ashley Lau Jen Wen, Malaysia 66, 69, 68: 203 Boys 13-14 Willy Chen, Taiwan 71, 69: 140 Girls 13-14 Yuna Kawabata, Japan 74, 69: 143 Boys 11-12 Phuthanate Kangwol, Thailand 67, 68: 135 Girls 11-12 Rianne LI, New Zealand 75, 75: 150 Boys 9-10 Pakorn Wongpen, Thailand 77, 76: 153 Girls 9-10 Arianna Lau, Hong Kong 57, 57: 114 Boys 7-8 Ajalawich Anantasethakul, Thailand 62, 56: 118 Girls 7-8 Zoe Salinas, United States 59, 62: 121 Boys 6 & Under Naphol Sathianmongkhon, Thailand69, 73: 142 Girls 6 and Under Miroku Suto, Japan 64, 66: 130

2012 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Junfan Wang, Clermont, FL Girls 15-18 Wendy Hsiao, Taipei City Boys 13-14 Nolan Kuszyk, La Canada Flintridge, CA Girls 13-14 Eagle Ace Superal, Dasmarinas City Boys 11-12 Ratchanon Chantananuwat, Bangkok Girls 11-12 Rianne Mikhaela Malixi, Quezon City Boys 9-10 Nithidpong Srichatphirun, Bangkok Girls 9-10 Alice(Ziyi) Zhao, Irvine, CA Boys 7-8 New Zealand Justin Le, Auckland Girls 7-8 Jadar Kiatphonsiri, Downey, CA Boys 6 & Under Benjaming Golf Dong, Beijing, CA Girls 6 and Under Gloria He, Irvine, CA

2018 CHAMPIONS

2017 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Yuki Moriyama, Japan Girls 15-18 Yu-ping Huang, Taiwan Boys 13-14 Ian Maspat, United States Girls 13-14 Ho Yu An, Taiwan Boys 11-12 You Seong Choi, Republic Of Korea Girls 11-12 Samantha Marie Dizon, Philippines Boys 9-10 Alex Long, Canada Girls 9-10 Arianna Lau, Hong Kong Boys 7-8 Ajalawich Anantasethakul, Thailand Girls 7-8 Arisa Bintachitt, Thailand Boys 6 and Under Carlos Dugarte Venezuela Girls 6 and Under Miroku Suto, Japan

67, 68, 69: 204 70, 72, 67: 209 68, 67: 135 68, 72: 140 69, 68: 137 72, 77: 149 73, 69: 142 61, 60: 121 65, 61: 126 62, 68: 130 82, 78: 160 74, 74: 148

2016 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Zihao Jin, San Diego, CA 68, 67, 64: 199 Girls 15-18 Ribka Vania, Bandung 71, 71, 71: 213 Boys 13-14 Robin Williams, Peterborough 69, 68: 137 Girls 13-14 Francesca Olivarez-Ilas, Muntinlupa City 68, 70: 138 Boys 11-12 Jayden Ford, Porirua 69, 71: 140 Girls 11-12 Chia Yen Wu, Taipei City 71, 72: 143 Boys 9-10 Jay Leng, Jr, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 71, 72: 143 Girls 9-10 Pearpylin Chaisilprungruang, Pitsanuloke 61, 63: 124 Boys 7-8 Pakorn Wongpen, Ladkrabang Bangkok 66, 61: 127 Girls 7-8 Kayla Geng, San Diego, CA 66, 60: 126 Boys 6 and Under Traithunwa Thongsuk, Songkhal 75, 67: 142 Girls 6 and Under Arisa Bintachitt, Songkla 75, 70: 145

2015 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Taisei Negishi, Japan Girls 15-18 Yui Kawamoto, Japan Boys 13-14 Enqi Liang, China Girls 13-14 Ching Tzu Chen, Taiwan Boys 11-12 Luke Potter, United States Girls 11-12 Arlene Faye Salvador, United States Boys 9-10 Kuranosuke Shimizu, Japan Girls 9-10 Saori Iijima, Japan Boys 7-8 Ratchanon Chantananuwat, Thailand Girls 7-8 Brynn Kort, United States Boys 6 and Under Hudson Hatch, United States Girls 6 and Under Anna Huang, Canada

2014 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Amarin Kraivixien, Thailand Girls 15-18 Pauline Beatriz del Rosario, Philippines Boys 13-14 Derek Kim, United States Girls 13-14 Ya-Chun Chang, Taiwan Boys 11-12 Kyoutaro Kawabata, Japan Girls 11-12 Natasha Andrea Oon, Malaysia Boys 9-10 Tatsuki Nemoto, United States Girls 9-10 Annyka Chanel Cayabyab, Philippines Boys 7-8 Jay Leng, Jr, United States Girls 7-8 Leigh Chien, United States Boys 6 and Under Wiss Jittathorn, Thailand Girls 6 and Under Arianna Lau, Hong Kong

Boys 15-18 Gregory Gildea, Lakewood, WA Girls 15-18 Princess Superal, Dasmarinas, Cavite Boys 13-14 Sachin Kumar, Valsayn Girls 13-14 Alyaa Abdulghany, Newport Beach, CA Boys 11-12 Ye Wo Cheng, Dongguan Guangdong Girls 11-12 Samantha Marie Bruce, Makati City Boys 9-10 Alexander Yang, Newport coast, CA Girls 9-10 Sophia Ysabel Blanco, San Juan Boys 7-8 Justin Sui, Lake Orion, MI Girls 7-8 Alexa Pano, Lake Worth, FL Boys 6 Ratchanon Chantananuwat, Bangkok Girls 6 Pearpylin Chaisilprungruang, Pitsanuloke

Boys 15-18 Jonah Texeira, Los Angeles, CA Girls 15-18 Julienne Soo, Australia Boys 13-14 Yash Majmudar, Singapore Girls 13-14 Xiang Sui, China Boys 11-12 Ling Kun Kong, China Girls 11-12 Nicha Vorrasanpisut, Thailand Boys 9-10 Karl Vilips, Australia Girls 9-10 Francesca Bernice Olivarez, Philippines Boys 7-8 Jed Dy, Philippines Girls 7-8 Alexa Pano, Florida Boys 6 and Under Jay Leng Jr, San Diego, CA Girls 6 and Under Milana Chang, United States

2011 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Daniel Chian, Covina, CA Girls 15-18 Dottie Ardina, Philippines Boys 13-14 Ryan Ruffels, Australia Girls 13-14 Princess Superal, Philippines Boys 11-12 Puwit Anupansuebsai , Thailand Girls 11-12 Muni He, BC Boys 9-10 Wo Cheng Ye, China Girls 9-10 Tiffany Kong, Vancouver, BC Boys 7-8 Kota Murakami, Japan Girls 7-8 Luci Li, Redwood Shores, CA Boys 6 and under Ken Shibata, Tokyo Girls 6 and Under Alexa Pano, Florida

2010 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Todd Baek, San Diego Girls 15-18 Andrea Unson, Philippines Boys 13-14 Colton Estevez, Phoenix Girls 13-14 Princess Superal, Philippines Boys 11-12 Issei Tanabe, Huntington Beach Girls 11-12 Jia Yu Kong Boys 9-10 Wo Cheng Ye Girls 9-10 Cecelia DeMatteo Boys 7-8 Yuuki Moriyama, Japan Girls 7-8 Karah Sanford, Escondido Boys 6 and Under John Edward Dy, Taguig Girls 6 and Under Amari Avery, Anaheim

70-65-71: 206 73-72 69: 214 66-73: 139 72-70: 142 69-72: 141 68-72: 140 69-70: 139 56-56: 112 59-54: 113 66-65: 131 75-81: 156 71-66: 137

2009 CHAMPIONS

67-66-69: 202 71-68-73: 212 71-71: 142 68-66: 134 72-68: 140 73-70: 143 71-72: 143 34-37: 71 33-35: 68 37-33: 70 59-59: 118 53-56: 109

2008 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Allan Jun, Oceanside Girls 15-18 Moriya Jutanagarn, Thailand Boys 13-14 Danny Ochoa, Rancho Santa Fe Girls 13-14 Ariya Jutanugarn, Thailand Boys 11-12 Issei Tanabe, Huntington Beach Girls 11-12 Liu Daniela Uy, Philipines Boys 9-10 Tianlang Guan, China Girls 9-10 Andrea Lee, Hermosa Beach Boys 7-8 Gavin Noble, Georgia Girls 7-8 Nicole Abelar, Philippines Boys 6 and Under Eric Doyle, San Diego Girls 6 and Under Kate Villegas, Arcadia

Boys 15-18 Yuji Nakamura, Japan Girls 15-18 Whitney Hillier, Australia Boys 13-14 Junyoung Namkoong Girls 13-14 No Contest Girls 13-18 1st Year Boys 11-12 Nahum Mendoza, San Diego Girls 11-12 Lilia Vu, Fountain Valley Boys 9-10 Issei Tanabe, Huntington Beach Girls 9-10 Abegail Arevalo, Phillipines Boys 7-8 Ahmed Ali, San Diego Girls 7-8 Keeratriya Foocharoen Boys 6 and Under Brett Sodetz, Henderson, NV

68, 68, 69: 205 70, 74, 71: 215 68-67: 135 71-68: 139 67-67: 134 75-68: 143 71-67: 138 35-32: 67 34-34: 68 32-34: 66 53-55: 108 62-60: 122

67-70: 137 69-77: 146 63-69: 132 67-71: 138 66-67: 133 70-70: 140 66-71: 137 33-30: 63 34-32: 66 33-38: 71 58-61: 119 73-69: 142

75-68: 143 72-72: 144 72-70: 142 72-69: 141 69-68: 137 74-75: 149 68-73: 141 35-35: 70 36-34: 70 36-31: 67 55-59: 114 56-57: 113

71-68: 139 72-76: 148 69-70: 139 76-75: 151 74-71: 145 77-67: 144 71-68: 139 36-35: 71 36-36: 72 36-31: 67 55-58: 113 69-68: 137

71-74: 145 72-73: 145 68-73: 141 70-73: 143 73-70: 143 3-75: 148 72-69: 141 33-35: 68 33-37:70 36-33: 69 57-54: 111 68-67: 135

76-74: 150 70-75: 145 70-74: 144 71-73: 144 71-76: 147 73-73: 146 37-33: 70 35-36: 71 37-33: 70 116 45

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Ben Mouser Class of 2022 Ben lives in Fresno, CA, smack dab in the center of the state.

So, it it’s not unusual for him to travel up and down the state to compete in tournaments, knocking on the door in several FCG events. Well, that door finally opened at the FCG National Tour Fall Slam, and he stepped in and stepped up his game. On the way to his 4-stroke victory Ben shot 69-68 for the 2-day total of 137 (-5). So not only does he take the championship at the Arrowood GC, but he also became one of the newest members of the FCG Club 60. With all of that said, Ben becomes worthy of the title of FCG Player of the Month in September.

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Taylor Riley Class of 2022 Following in her parent’s footsteps in taking to the links, she found success at the FCG National Tour Fall Slam. Shooting a 2-day total 139 (-3) for a 2-shot victory over a hard charging field. By posting her first-round score of 69, she has become one of the newest members of the FCG Club 60. The Point Loma HS senior is well on her way to taking her game to the next level. To help catapult that, her performance at the Arrowood GC earns her the FCG Player of the Month for September.

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Jan. 2-3: FCG National Championship Round 1: 69 Gracie Piar 2022, East Alton, IL Jan. 16-17: FCG National Tour Twin Oaks Round 1: 67: Brannon Fahrny 2021, Anaheim, CA Round 2 68: Winston Shen 2024, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Round 2 68: Philippe Yturralde 2022, La Mesa, CA Round 1 68: Ian Paterson 2021, San Marcos, CA Feb. 6-7: FCG National Tour Redhawk GC Round 1 68: Ina Yoon Murrieta, ca 2022 Round 2 69: Elise Lee 2024, Irvine, CA Round 1 69: Max Margolis 2025, Rancho Mirage, CA Round 2 68: Ryan ‘OT’ Sefrioui 2024, Scottsdale, AZ Feb. 13-15: FCG Western States Cup Round 2 68: Julian Monas 2023, Cameron Park, CA Round 2 69: Nathan Sampson 2023, Temecula, CA Round 3 69: Steven Deutsch 2021, Chula Vista, CA Feb. 27-28: FCG Texas Championship Round 1 64: Matthew Kress 2021, Saratoga, CA March 6-7: FCG National Tour at Arrowood GC Round 1 66: Katie Ha 2024, Los Angeles, CA Round 1 68: Kexin Guan 2023, Irvine, CA Round 2 69: Dylan Zhang 2022, Hong Kong Round 1 69: Trenton Stuart 2026, Folsom, CA Round 2 67: Trenton Stuart 2026, Folsom, CA Round 1 67: Ryan ‘OT’ Sefrioui 2024, Scottsdale, AZ March 20-21: FCG National Tour at Temecula Creek Inn Round 2 66: Steven Deutsch 2021, Chula Vista, CA April 3-4: FCG Las Vegas Week 1 at Primm Valley GC Round 2 67: Amelie Zalsman 2027, Redlands, CA Round 1 68: Jordan Giles 2027, Talent, OR Round 2 69: Brayden Jones 2027, Seal Beach, CA Round 1 68: Dev Malik 2029, San Jose, CA (p) Round 2 69: Eric Chavez 2028, Ladera Ranch, CA Round 2 67: Amelie Zalsman 2027, Redlands, CA Round 1 65: Zoe Wynn 2025, Irvine, CA Round 2 67: Zoe Wynn 2025, Irvine, CA Round 1 69: Brynn Kort 2025, Kingman, AZ Round 2 68: Brynn Kort 2025, Kingman, AZ Round 2 67: Natalie Yen 2025, West Linn, OR Round 2 68: Haram Lee 2026, Henderson, NV April 10-11: FCG Las Vegas Week 2 at Primm Valley GC Round 1 64: Angela Heo Murrieta, CA 2022 Round 1 69: Mizara Norton 2024, Las Vegas, NV Round 1 65: William Walsh 2023, San Mateo, CA Round 2 66: William Walsh 2023, San Mateo, CA Round 1 68: Ian Fritz 2022, Las Vegas, NV Round 2 66: Ian Fritz 2022, Las Vegas, NV Round 1 67: Timothy Cavarno 2021, Redlands, CA Round 2 69: Timothy Cavarno 2021, Redlands, CA Round 2 67: Nathan Sampson 2023, Temecula, CA Round 1 67: Curtis Da silva 2023, Monterey, CA Round 2 68: Justus Verge 2022, Bozeman, MT Round 1 69: Matthew Diehl 2024, Redlands, CA Round 2 69: Matthew Diehl 2024, Redlands, CA Round 2 69: Mason Snyder 2023, Las Vegas, NV Round 1 66: Jason Bannister 2021, Laguna Niguel, CA Round 2 66: Grady Millar 2025, Vancouver, WA

Round 2 68: Christian Chai 2021, La Palma, CA Round 2 69: Taewoo Yu Murrieta, CA 2022 Round 2 68: Joseph Sotelo 2022, Rancho cucamonga, CA Round 1 69: Ryan Plodkowski 2022, San Diego, CA Round 2 68: Julian Monas 2023, Cameron Park, CA Round 2 67: Brandon Knight 2023, Pleasanton, CA Round 2 67: Jack Yurosek 2022, Coto de Caza, CA Round 2 66: James Jay Gould-healy 2022, Carmel, CA Round 2 68: Colton Cherry 2022, Las Vegas, NV Round 1 69: Philippe Yturralde 2022, La Mesa, CA Round 1 67: Jonathan Scott 2022, Salem, OR Round 2 69: Tanner Stewart 2021, Hermosa Beach, CA Round 1 67: Trenton Stuart 2026, Folsom, CA Round 2 64: Trenton Stuart 2026, Folsom, CA Round 1 63: Ethan Lien 2025, Cupertino, CA Round 2 65: Andrew Rodriguez 2026, San Pedro, CA Round 2 66: Joshua Kim 2025, Danville, CA Round 2 66: Jojo Gutierrez 2026, Whittier, CA Round 2 67: Ben Friedman 2025, Mill valley, CA Round 2 67: Luke Ringkamp 2025, Palm desert, CA Round 2 66: Carson Krauss 2026, Grants Pass, OR Round 2 69: Beau Sahr 2025, Eagle, ID Round 1 68: Daniel Chazen 2026, San Diego, CA Round 2 67: Gerad Lee 2025, California Round 2 69: Ryan ‘OT’ Sefrioui 2024, Scottsdale, AZ Round 1 69: Hudson Vedder 2025, Laguna Niguel, CA Round 2 67: Austin Woods 2025, Indian Wells, CA Round 1 69: Nicholas Davis 2025, Laguna Niguel, CA Round 2 69: Anderson Lee 2026, Henderson, NV April 17-18: FCG National Tour Palm Springs Open Round 1 68: Kexin Guan 2023, Irvine, CA Round 1 69: Lauren Pierce 2024, Granite Bay, CA April 24-25: FCG National Tour at Encinitas Ranch GC Round 1 69: Brynn Kort 2025, Kingman, AZ Round 2 68: Katie Ha 2024, Los Angeles, CA Round 1 69: Jade Zamora 2022, San Clemente, CA Round 2 69: Kiana Glossner 2023, San Diego, CA Round 1 66: Matthew Kress 2021, Saratoga, CA Round 2 67: Matthew Kress 2021, Saratoga, CA Round 1 68: Justus Verge 2022, Bozeman, MT Round 2 67: Justus Verge 2022, Bozeman, MT Round 2 69: Sihwan Lee 2022, Irvine, CA Round 2 69: Jordan Verge 2022, Bozeman, MT Round 1 67: Chip Deegan 2022, Newport Beach, CA Round 1 69: Brian Hanson 2022, San Diego, CA Round 1 69: Willis Panzarello 2021, Palm Desert, CA Round 2 67: Koa Baur 2025, Temecula, CA Round 2 69: Zoe Salinas 2027, San Diego, CA rounds May 8-9: National Tour Spring Challenge at Rancho Bernardo Inn Round 2: 69 Baron Nguyen 2026, Fountain Valley, CA Round 2: 69: Ryan Tsukamoto 2022, San Diego, CA Round 2: 69: Yuxuan (Heman) Liang 2022, Newport Beach, CA Round 1: 68: Erica Lee 2023, Arcadia, CA Round 2: 69: Kuree Little 2026, Palmdale, CA May 15-16: National Tour Bay Area at Blue Rock Springs Round 1: 69: Clark Van Gaalen 2024, Turlock, CA May 22-23: FCG World Series Arizona Championship at Ocotillo Round 2: 69: Han En Wu 2022, Irvine, CA May 29-30: 13th Annual FCG Memorial Weekend Championship at Westin Mission Hills GC Round 2: 69: Vanessa Zhang 2023, Pasadena, CA Round 2: 69: Christopher Liu 2022, San Diego, CA May 29-30: National Tour Oregon Memorial at Stonecreek GC Round 1: 66: Sam Renner 2022, Bend, OR Round 1: 69: Connor Henderson 2022, Tigard, OR June 5-6, 2021 - FCG National Tour Spring Championship at TCI Round 2: 69 - Yuxuan Liang 2022, Newport Beach, CA Round 2: 67 - Rei Harashima 2022, Chula Vista, CA Round 1: 69 - Easton Phillips 2022, Coronado, CA June 19-20, 2021 - FCG Challenge Cup at Arrowood Golf Course Round 1: 69 - Xuan kai Chang 2023, Taipei, CA Round 2: 69 - Xuan kai Chang 2023, Taipei, CA Round 2: 68 - Tylor Chou 2022, Los Altos, CA Round 2: 69 - Daniel Lyne 2023, San Diego, CA Round 2: 67 - Iris Han 2022, Bakersfield, CA Round 2: 66 - Joanna Zhang 2022, San Diego, CA Round 2: 68 - Zoe Sprecher 2025, Sierra Madre, CA Round 2: 68 - Isabella Yang 2022, Brea, CA Round 1: 69 - Sritha Vemuri 2022, Lake Mary, FL Jun 29-July 1, 2021 - FCG Collegiate Series at Twin Oaks GC Round 1: 66 - Javier Vazquez 2020, Mexico City, Mexico Round 2: 66 - Javier Vazquez 2020, Mexico City, Mexico Round 2: 66 - Alvaro Fonseca 2022, Hemet, CA Round 3: 68 - Alvaro Fonseca 2022, Hemet, CA Round 2: 68 - Liam Green 2024, Los Angeles, CA Round 2: 68 - Joaquin Ethan Hernandez 2023, Makati Round 3: 69 - Parker Bunn 2024, Ogden, UT

Round 1: 67 - Christian Schrodt Mission Viejo, CA Round 3: 66 - Xuan kai Chang 2023, Taipei, CA Round 2: 68 - Minseo Seo 2021, San Diego, CA Round 2: 68 - Aimee Uchida 2020, Torrance, CA Round 3: 69 - Aimee Uchida 2020, Torrance, CA Round 3: 69 - Carissa Freeman 2022, La Mes July 5-9, 2021 - 14th FCG International Jr Golf Championship Round 1: 66 - Natachanok Tunwannarux 2023, Bangkok (p) Round 1: 68 - Vivian Chen New Taipei City 244, MH Round 3: 66 - Vivian Chen New Taipei City 244, MH Round 1: 65 - Ther Kotchasanmanee 2025, Chiangmai Round 3: 68 - Anna Song 2025, Los Angeles, CA Round 2: 67 - Mia Cepeda 2024, Hauula, HI Round 1: 69- Yeji Kwon 2024, Port Coquitlam, BC Round 3: 68- Yeji Kwon 2024, Port Coquitlam, BC Round 2: 69 - Tiffany Le 2021, Covina, CA Round 2: 68 - Kirstin Angosta 2023, Henderson, NV Round 3: 68 - Kiana Glossner 2023, San Diego, CA Round 1: 68 - Steven Deutsch 2021, Chula Vista, CA (p) Round 3: 65- Steven Deutsch 2021, Chula Vista, CA (p) Round 1: 67 - Joaquin Ethan Hernandez 2023, Makati Round 3: 66- Joaquin Ethan Hernandez 2023, Makati Round 1: 66- Hunter Po 2023, Bridgewater, NJ Round 3: 69 - Hunter Po 2023, Bridgewater, NJ Round 1: 67 - Kenny Leseur 2022, Howey in the Hills, FL Round 2: 68 - Kenny Leseur 2022, Howey in the Hills, FL Round 1: 65 - Minseo Seo 2021, San Diego, CA Round 3: 66 - Minseo Seo 2021, San Diego, CA Round 1: 62 - Willy Chen 2022, New Taipei City 244, MH Round 1: 69 - Ryan Tsukamoto 2022, San Diego, CA Round 3: 67 - Ryan Tsukamoto 2022, San Diego, CA Round 1: 66 - Pornphat Luchutaskul Bangkok Round 3: 68 - Pornphat Luchutaskul Bangkok Round 2: 68 - Xuan kai Chang 2023, Taipei, CA Round 3: 69 - Xuan kai Chang 2023, Taipei, CA Round 2: 67 - Zhen (Tony) Tao 2023, Upland, CA Round 1: 68 - Curtis Da silva 2023, Monterey, CA Round 2:67 - Curtis Da silva 2023, Monterey, CA Round 3: 66 - Joshua Chung 2023, Honolulu, HI Round 2: 67 - Michael Behr 2022, San Diego, CA Round 1: 68 - Leandro Luis Bagtas 2023, Los Angeles, CA Round 1: 67 - Willis Panzarello 2021, Palm Desert, CA Round 1: 67 - Nathan Sampson 2023, Temecula, CA Round 2: 69 - Julian Monas 2023, Cameron Park, CA Round 3: 66 - Julian Monas 2023, Cameron Park, CA Round 3: 67 - Eddie Zhang 2022, Irvine, CA Round 1: 69 - Thonsaeng Nunya 2022, Chonburi Round 3: 68 - Thonsaeng Nunya 2022, Chonburi Round 3: 68 - James Jay Gould-healy 2022, Carmel, CA Round 1: 69 - Robert Keilch 2021, Newport Beach, CA Round 3: 68 - Robert Keilch 2021, Newport Beach, CA Round 3: 68 - Ian Bruchhauser 2022, Anchorage, AK Round 2: 69 - Jason Bustos 2022, Menifee, CA Round 3: 69 - Jason Bustos 2022, Menifee, CA Round 3: 68 - Parker Bunn 2024, Ogden, UT Round 2: 69 - Supakorn Amornchaichan 2023, Bangkok Round 1: 66 - Kyle Kolodziej 2022, Placentia, CA Round 2: 69 - Yi-Hsuan Wu 2023, Taoyuan City Round 2: 69 - Taiki Marsh 2023, Rancho Santa Fe, CA Round 2: 67 - GMAC McCormick 2023, Thousand Oaks, CA Round 2: 68 - Aiden Tiet 2026, Garland, TX Round 1: 69 - Jayden Lizama 2025, Elk Grove, CA Round 1: 67 - Cole Kim 2026, La Crescenta, CA Round 1: 69 - Ansen Tran 2025, Fresno, CA Round 1: 69 - Hudson Vedder 2025, Laguna Niguel, CA Round 1: 68 - Piers Pellier 2026, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Round 2: 69 - Ethan Hoffmann 2025, Founex Round 1: 69 - Cooper Greenwood 2026, Westlake Village, CA Round 2: 69 - Zachary Schwab 2025, Los Angeles, CA Round 1: 68 - Ryan Zhao 2026, San Diego, CA Round 2: 68 - Mariana Rodríguez Chavez 2024, Ibague, Colombia Round 2 69 - Teerawut Boonseeor 2027, Hua Hin Round 1: 69 - Kitpat Hamilton 2027, Bangkok Round 1: 69 - Nawaphat Maneerat 2028, San Diego, CA Round 1: 66 - Rina Kawasaki 2028, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Round 2: 68 - Rina Kawasaki 2028, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Round 2: 68 - Louise Landgraf 2027, Phuket July 13-15, 2021 - FCG Global Cup Championship at Encinitas Ranch GC Round 1: 69: Easton Phillips 2022, Coronado, CA (p) Round 2: 68 - Easton Phillips 2022, Coronado, CA (p) Round 3: 69 - Easton Phillips 2022, Coronado, CA (p) Round 3: 66 - Adrian Giesemann 2022, Mexico City Round 2: 67 - Pablo Colín 2022, San Pedro Garza García, NL Round 3: 69 - Pablo Colín 2022, San Pedro Garza García, NL Round 1: 67 - Ryan Svendsen 2022, Irvine, CA Round 1: 68 - Ethan Yang 2022, Irvine, CA Round 2: 69 - Alavid Melo Iturralde 2022, Xalapa, Mexico

Round 3: 67 - Alavid Melo Iturralde 2022, Xalapa, Mexico Round 3: 69 - Tyler Pride 2023, Palm Desert, CA Round 3: 68 - Campbell Ford 2023, Pacific Palisades, CA Round 2: 68 - Kevin Yamashita 2023, Kailua Kona, HI Round 2: 68 - Daniel Lyne 2023, San Diego, CA Round 1: 69 - Eddie Zhang 2023, Saratoga, CA July 19-21, 2021- FCG Callaway World Junior Golf Championship Round 1: 65 - Hsin Chun Liao 2022, Taipei (p) Round 3” 69 - Huai-Chien Hsu 2022, Taipei City Round 1: 69 - Tammy Wu 2022, Taichung Round 2: 66 - Annabelle Millard 2022, St George, UT Round 1: 68 - McKenzi Hall 2021, Las Vegas, NV Round 1: 69 - Natachanok Tunwannarux 2023, Bangkok Round 1: 68 - Lauren Lee 2025, Irvine, CA Round 1: 68 - Yi-Ju Chen 2023, Taipei, CA Round 2: 67 - Brandon Knight 2023, Pleasanton, CA Round 3: 64 - Brandon Knight 2023, Pleasanton, CA Round 1: 67 - Xuan kai Chang 2023, Taipei, CA Round 2: 69 - Xuan kai Chang 2023, Taipei, CA Round 3: 69 - Xuan kai Chang 2023, Taipei, CA Round 3: 66 - Thanaphon Suwannapratheep 22, Pathumthani, DC Round 2: 68 - Shams Jahangir-Arshad 2024, Santa Barbara, CA Round 1: 68 - Rei Harashima 2022, Chula Vista, CA Round 2: 69 - Thonsaeng Nunya 2022, Chonburi Round 3: 69 - Arthit Kruaprayong 2022, Nonthaburi Round 3: 69 - Jorge Parada Wiley 2022, Tucson, AZ Round 3: 67 - Willis Panzarello 2021, Palm Desert, CA Round 2: 69 - Phompot Songklod 2022, Pathum Thani, TX Round 3: 69 - Yi-Hsuan Wu 2023, Taoyuan City Round 2: 69 - Oliver Ausland 2023, Grants Pass, OR Round 3: 69 - Lucas Hughes 2022, Bend, OR Round 3: 69 - Tay Hwang 2022, Albuquerque, NM Round 2: 69 - Ryan ‘OT’ Sefrioui 2024, Scottsdale, AZ Round 2: 69 - Joshua Chung 2023, Honolulu, HI Round 2: 68 - Aiden Tiet 2026, Garland, TX Round 3: 68 - Aiden Tiet 2026, Garland, TX Round 3: 66 - Kai Miyata 2025, Valencia, CA Round 3: 68 - Jayden Singh Brar 2025, Calgary, AB Round 3: 69 - Austin Woods 2025, Indian Wells, CA Round 3: 68 - Achira Monte Chumchaivate 2025, Bangkok Round 2: 69 - Arantza Zepeda Huitron 2002, Mexico (p) Round 3: 68 - Isabel G. Villarreal 2025, San Pedro Garza Garcia Round 1: 69 - Petra Yee 2025, Sacramento, CA Round 2: 69 - Frances Brown 2025, Mobile, AL Round 2: 69 - Natrakarn Nitivorasit 2024, Nakhon Sawan, CA Round 1: 63 - Hill Wang 2027, Hacienda Heights, CA Round 2: 68 - Hill Wang 2027, Hacienda Heights, CA Round 3: 68 - Hill Wang 2027, Hacienda Heights, CA Round 2: 68 - Evan Liu 2026, San Diego, CA Round 3: 67 - Evan Liu 2026, San Diego, CA Round 2: 66 - Pasoot Luengcharoenwatana 2026, Phuket Round 3: 69 - Pasoot Luengcharoenwatana 2026, Phuket Round 2: 67 - Christian Choi 2028, Los Altos, CA Round 1: 68 - Thatsakon Phothong 2027, Buriram Round 2: 69 - Thatsakon Phothong 2027, Buriram Round 1: 69 - Arjun Somani 2027, Scottsdale, AZ Round 2: 64 - Teerawut Boonseeor 2027, Hua Hin Round 1: 68 - Jayden Jew 2027, San Francisco, CA Round 3: 68 - Johnson Huang 2028, Newport Coast, CA Round 1: 69 - Eric Hong 2027, Irvine, CA Round 2: 68 - Brady Neal 2027, Rancho Santa Fe, CA Round 3: 69 - Fay Jia 2028, Murrieta, CA Round 2: 69 - Jessica Lee 2027, Honolulu, HI Round 2: 69 - Samuel Zhao 2029, Woodland Hills, CA July 24-26, 2021 - FCG Collegiate Series at Arrowood Golf Course Round 1: 66 - Howon Kim Murrieta, CA 2021 Round 2: 66 - Howon Kim Murrieta, CA 2021 Round 3: 68 - Howon Kim Murrieta, CA 2021 Round 2: 68 - Boyoung Chang Murrieta, CA 2022 Round 3: 67 - Boyoung Chang Murrieta, CA 2022 Round 2: 65 - Thonsaeng Nunya 2022, Chonburi Round 1: 67 - Christopher Liu 2022, San Diego, CA Round 2: 66 - Christopher Liu 2022, San Diego, CA Round 2: 68 - Nathan Christoper Widjaya 2023, Surabaya Round 2: 67 - Schuyler Peterson 2019, Huntington Beach, CA Round 3: 66 - Schuyler Peterson 2019, Huntington Beach, CA Round 2: 69 - Bison Chen 2022, Kaohsiung Taiwan Round 2: 69 - Hunter McCoy 2021, Agoura Hills, CA Round 1: 68 - Aidan Devlin 2020, Coto De Caza, CA Round 2: 66 - Brooks Benson 2022, Los Angeles, CA Round 2: 69 - Alex Rhee 2017, Vista, CA Round 1: 66 - Hannah Jugar 2019, Chula Vista, CA Round 2: 68 - Hannah Jugar 2019, Chula Vista, CA Round 2: 69 - Venecia Zaia 2020, Murrieta Round 2: 69 - Alexia Egdahl 2023, Placentia, CA Round 1: 69 - Zoie Fuentes 2023, Laguna Niguel, CA Round 2: 69 - Amy Kim 2020, Placentia, CA

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September 18-29, 2021 - FCG National Tour Fall Slam at Arrowood GC Round 1: 69 - Ben Mouser 2022, Fresno, CA Round 2: 68 - Ben Mouser 2022, Fresno, CA Round 2: 68 - Aaron Arch 2024, Oceanside, CA Round 1: 69 - Daniel Lyne 2023, San Diego, CA Round 1: 69 - Taylor Riley 2022, San Diego, CA Round 2: 68 - Dakota Tallent 2024, Las Vegas September 25-26, 2021 - FCG Collegiate Series Las Vegas at Wildhorse GC Round 1: 68 - Johnnie Clark 2023, Mesa, AZ Round 2: 68 - Johnnie Clark 2023, Mesa, AZ Round 1: 69 - Elvis Steen 2022, Allen, TX Round 2: 69 - Gabriella Kano 2022, Fullerton, CA PLAYERS THAT SHOOT IN THE 60’S IN A ROUND ON THE FCG NATIONAL TOUR, FCG WORLD SERIES TOUR, AND FCG COLLEGIATE SERIES.

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August 1-2: FCG Invitational at Omni La Costa Round 2: 68 - Sera Hasegawa 2021, San Marcos , CA August 3-5: FCG Collegiate Series National Championship at Omni La Costa Round 2: 69 - Yeji Kwon 2024, Port Coquitlam, BC August 14-16: FCG San Diego Junior Amateur Championship Round 2: 69 - Yeji Kwon 2024, Port Coquitlam, BC Round 3: 68 - Yeji Kwon 2024, Port Coquitlam, BC Round 3: 67 - Kylee Choi 2024, Murrieta, CA Round 1: 67 - Steven Deutsch 2021, Chula Vista, CA Round 2: 66 - Steven Deutsch 2021, Chula Vista, CA Round 3: 67 - Steven Deutsch 2021, Chula Vista, CA Round 2: 69 - Andrew Wang 2022, Irvine, CA Round 3: 66 - Andrew Wang 2022, Irvine, CA Round 1: 69 - Ryan Tsukamoto 2022, San Diego, CA Round 3: 66 - Ryan Tsukamoto 2022, San Diego, CA Round 1: 68 - Justin Hastings 2021, Grand Cayman Round 2: 68 - Justin Hastings 2021, Grand Cayman Round 3: 69 - Justin Hastings 2021, Grand Cayman Round 1: 68 - Brian Hanson 2022, San Diego, CA Round 2: 68 - Brian Hanson 2022, San Diego, CA Round 3: 69 - Brian Hanson 2022, San Diego, CA Round 3: 62 - Nathan Sampson 2023, Temecula, CA Round 1: 66 - Ethan Yang 2022, Irvine, CA Round 2: 67 - Ethan Yang 2022, Irvine, CA Round 1: 69 - Dustin Miller 2023, Newport Beach, CA Round 3: 69 - Dustin Miller 2023, Newport Beach, CA Round 2: 68 - Christopher Liu 2022, San Diego, CA Round 3: 69 - Christopher Liu 2022, San Diego, CA Round 2: 67 - Carlos Mattei 2022, Chula Vista, CA Round 3: 69 - Carlos Mattei 2022, Chula Vista, CA Round 1: 68 - Miguel Ilas 2022, Winchester, CA Round 3: 69 - Miguel Ilas 2022, Winchester, CA Round 2: 69 - Sihwan Lee 2022, Irvine, CA Round 2: 69 - Shawn Williams 2022, Huntington Beach, CA Round 2: 69 - Nick Fry 2024, Laguna Niguel, CA Round 1: 69 - Jacob Riegg 2023, Yorba Linda, CA August 28-29 - FCG Pacific Northwest Invitational at Trysting Tree GC Round 2: 67 - Drew Woolworth 2026, Lake Oswego, OR Round 2: 69 - Davis Hartwell 2026, Klamath Falls, OR Round 2: 66 - Brandon Knight 2023, Pleasanton, CA Round 1: 69 - Gavin Swartley 2022, Portland, OR Ethan Yang 2022, Irvine, CA September 4-5, 2021 - FCG National Tour Lab Day Weekend at Twin Oaks GC Round 1: 69 - Tavin Boman 2023, San Marcos, CA Round 1: 69 - Christopher Liu 2022, San Diego, CA Round 2: 69 - Kiana Glossner 2023, San Diego, CA Round 2: 69 - Natrada Pongsasin 2025, Anaheim, CA September 5-6, 2021 - FCG National Tour at Calippe Preserve Round 2: 68 - Austin Wang 2025, Danville, CA 50

FCG NATIONAL TOUR FCG NATIONAL TOUR LABOR DAY CHAMPIONSHIP – SEPTEMBER 4 & 5, 2021 Boys College Prep Champion Tavin Boman, San Marcos, CA 2023 2nd Place William Tsukada, San Diego, CA 2022 3rd Place Christopher Liu, San Diego, CA 2022 Girls College Prep Champion Kiana Glossner, San Diego, CA 2023 T2 Ella Chiu, Hacienda Heights, CA 2022 T2 Sarah Mutai, Torrance, CA 2022 Boys 13-14 Champion Reid Piron, Boise, ID 2025 2nd Place Hudson Vedder, Laguna Niguel, CA 2025 3rd Place Jack Yu, San Marcos, CA 2025 Girls 13-14 Champion Isabella Wu, Torrance, CA 2026 2nd Place Jimin Nam, Fullerton, CA 2027 3rd Place Summer Schafer, San Diego, CA 2025 FCG NATIONAL TOUR NORCAL FALL OPENER – SEPTEMBER 5 & 6, 2021 Boys College Prep Champion Austin Wang, Danville, CA 2025 T2 Orlando Coons, Reno, NV T2 Raymond Ponce, San Francisco, CA 2022 Girls College Prep Champion Lexi Lowe, San Jose, CA 2026 2nd Place Anna Han, Kentfield, CA 2024 3rd Place Aimee Yang, San Francisco, CA 2024 Boys 13-14 Champion Hendrix Jay-Torrez, San Jose, CA 2025 2nd Place Eduardo Tapper, Menlo Park, CA Boys 11-12 Champion Julian Koehler, Mill Valley, CA 2028 FCG NATIONAL TOUR FALL SLAM - SEPTEMBER 18 & 19, 2021 ARROWOOD GC – OCEANSIDE, CA Boys College Prep Champion Ben Mouser, Fresno, CA 2022 2nd Place Aaron Arch, Oceanside, CA 2024 3rd Place Daniel Lyne, San Diego, CA 2023 Girls College Prep Champion Taylor Riley, San Diego, CA 2022 T2 Natalie Cheong, Las Vegas, NV 2023 T2 Dakota Tallent, Las Vegas, NV 2024 Boys 13-14 Champion Allen (Zheng Tan) Jin, Irvine, CA 2026 2nd Place Matthew Hull, Newport Beach, CA 2026 3rd Place Nicholas Tumminello, Irvine CA 2026 Girls 13-14 Champion Mason Egdahl, Placentia, CA 2025 2nd Place Kiley Reisner, Northridge, CA 2025 3rd Place Samantha Daniels, San Juan Capistrano, CA 2027

FCG KIDS TOUR FCG KIDS TOUR FALL SERIES CARLSBAD – SEPTEMBER 11, 2021 RANCHO CARLSBAD GC – CARLSBAD, CA Boys 13-14 T1 Jack Lynn, El Cajon, CA 2025 T1 Augustin Nguyen, San Luis Obispo, CA 2025 3rd Place Ben Turner, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 2027 Girls 13-14 Champion Makena Coleman, Carlsbad, CA 2026 Boys 11-12 Champion Duke Chrisman, San Diego, CA 2027 2nd Place Bernard King, San Diego, CA 2027 3rd Place Gavin Perez, San Diego, CA 2027 Girls 11-12 Champion Capri Chien, Irvine, CA 2nd Place Chole Chien, Irvine, CA 3rd Place Camily Yoon, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 2027 Boys 9-10 Champion Wyatt Caruso, San Marcos, CA 2030

2nd Place 3rd Place Girls 9-10 Champion 2nd Place 3rd Place Boys 7-8 Champion 2nd Place 3rd Place Girls 7-8 Champion 2nd Place T3 T3 Boys 6 & Under Champion 2nd Place 3rd Place Girls 6 & Under Champion

Lucas Pollack, Chula Vista, CA 2029 Mason Sacco, San Diego, CA 2031 Stella Yoon, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 2030 Danielle Wilcox, Lakeside, CA 2030 Saili Senteno, Oceanside, CA 2031 Victor Li, Laguna Niguel, CA 2031 Kellen Neville, Carlsbad, CA 2032 Santi Ulloa, Chula Vista, CA 2031 Chloe Audrey Chen, La Jolla, CA 2032 Catherine Lilly Chen, La Jolla, CA 2032 Audrey Han, Temecula, CA 2031 Ria Salvi, San Diego, CA 2033 Winston Pozniak, San Diego, CA 2033 Henry Parry, San Diego, CA 2033 Lucas Wang, Aliso Viejo, CA Shiloh Senteno, Oceanside, CA 2034

FCG KIDS TOUR FALL SERIES SAN DIEGO – SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 COLINA PARK GC - SAN DIEGO, CA Boys 13-14 Champion Ben Turner, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 2027 2nd Place Sabastian Dimaano, San Diego, CA 2025 3rd Place Boys 11-12 T1 Max Lang, Fountain Valley, CA 2028 T1 Bernard King, San Diego, CA 2027 T1 Gavin Perez, San Diego, CA 2027 Girls 11-12 Champion Gabriella Dasco, San Diego, CA 2027 2nd Place Ella Larose, Poway, CA 2027 3rd Place Keandra Weis, Carlsbad, CA 2027 Boys 9-10 Champion Lucas Pollack, Chula Vista, CA 2029 2nd Place Wyatt Caruso, San Marcos, CA 2030 3rd Place Mason Sacco, San Diego, CA 2031 Girls 9-10 Champion Saili Senteno, Oceanside, CA 2031 2nd Place Amanda Chrisman, San Diego, CA 2030 3rd Place Matilda Hernandez, Oceanside, CA 2029 Boys 7-8 T1 Kellen Neville, Carlsbad, CA 2032 T1 Deklin Eisenman, San Diego, CA 2032 3rd Place Jared Sweetser, Coronado, CA 2030 Girls 7-8 T1 Audrey Han, Temecula, CA 2031 T1 Grace Liu, San Gabriel, CA Boys 6 & Under Champion Winston Pozniak, San Diego, CA 2033 2nd Place Darryl Wilcox, Lakeside, CA 2033 T3 Camilo Moreno, Coronado, CA 2033 T3 Michael Manka, Chula Vista, CA 2035 Girls 6 & Under Champion Teagan Moll Tudla, Las Vegas, NV 2033

TOURNAMENT RECAP // september 2021

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CHAMPIONS 2020 / 2021 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Logan Kim, La Canada Flintridge, CA 69, 72, 68: 209 Girls 15-18 Bridget OKeefe, Palo Alto, CA 72, 71: 143 Boys 13-14 Cooper Greenwood, Westlake V, CA 71 Girls 13-14 Lexi Booras, Rocklin, CA 70, 73: 143 Boys 11-12 Brayden Jones, Seal Beach, CA F 69 Girls 11-12 Donina Zhou, San Clemente, CA 75, 70: 145 Boys 9-10 Blake Ventura, Palm Desert, CA 74, 73: 147 Girls 9-10 Annika Raja, Altadena, CA 56, 60: 116 Boys 7-8 Texas Terry, Lexington, TX 62, 62: 124 Girls 7-8 Saili Senteno, Oceanside, CA 65, 73: 138

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2019 / 2020 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Shea Lague, Jamul, CA Girls 15-18 Ellie Bushnell, Granite Bay, CA Boys 13-14 Nolan Kuszyk, La Canada Flintridge, CA Girls 13-14 Alaythia Hinds, Rancho murieta, CA Boys 11-12 Baron Nguyen, Fountain Valley, CA Girls 11-12 Kate Hu, San Diego, CA Boys 9-10 Christian Choi, Los Altos, CA Girls 9-10 Victoria Cui, Atherton, CA Boys 7-8 Daniil Sokolov, Doha Girls 7-8 Hailey Kim, Simi Valley, CA Boys 6 and under Jones Barbanell, Woodland Hills, CA

69, 68, 71: 208 73, 71: 144 67, 64: 131 73, 70: 143 72, 71: 143 76, 74: 150 80, 69: 149 58, 53: 111 56, 58: 114 68, 57: 125 68, 62: 130

2018 / 2019 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Yuki Moriyama, Las Vegas, NV 66, 70, 65: 201 Girls 15-18 Hyeji Yang, Langley, BC 74, 72: 146 Boys 13-14 Peter Kim, Draper, UT 64, 70: 134 Girls 13-14 Vani Karimanal, San Jose, CA 70, 71: 141 Boys 11-12 Jaden Dumdumaya, Fairfield, CA 70, 75: 145 Girls 11-12 Michelle Liu, Vancouver, BC 69, 73: 142 Boys 9-10 Hill Wang, Hacienda Heights, CA 79, 69: 148 Girls 9-10 Kaili Xiao, Chino Hills 54, 56: 110 Boys 7-8 Eric Chavez, Ladera Ranch 54, 60: 114 Girls 7-8 Victoria Cui, Atherton, CA 66, 60: 126 Boys 6 and under Rickie Wang, W. Vancouver, BC 71, 72: 143 Girls 6 and under Danielle Wilcox, Lakeside, CA 89, 88: 177

2017 / 2018 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Scotty Kennon, Bandon, OR 70, 65, 71: 206 Girls 15-18 Hunter Pate, Las Vegas, NV 66, 77: 143 Boys 13-14 Kyle Kolodziej, Placentia, CA 68, 69: 137 Girls 13-14 Ashley Yun, West Covina, CA 71, 75: 146 Boys 11-12 Kai Hirayama, Arcadia, CA 67, 73: 140 Girls 11-12 Ali Mulhall, Green River, WY 77, 75: 152 Boys 9-10 Cooper Greenwood, Westlake Village, CA56, 54: 110 Girls 9-10 Anna Huang, Vancouver, BC 61, 64: 125 Boys 7-8 Connor Szczechowicz, Chula Vista, CA 62, 57: 119 Girls 7-8 Zoe Salinas, San Diego, CA 70, 62: 132 Boys 6 and under Ryuta Yobiko, San Gabriel, CA 58, 64: 122 Girls 6 and under Erika Koshimizu, Tokyo 69, 64: 133

2016 / 2017 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Zihao Jin, San Diego, CA (Final Round Rained Out) Girls 15-18 Mina Yoon, San Diego, CA Boys 13-14 Luke Potter, Encinitas, CA Girls 13-14 Mina Yoon, San Diego, CA Boys 11-12 Kevin An, Riverside, CA Girls 11-12 Karen Tsuru, Carlsbad, CA Boys 9-10 William Ma, San Diego, CA Girls 9-10 Kayla Geng, San Diego, CA Boys 7-8 Noah Fry, Foothill Ranch, CA Girls 7-8 Zoe Salinas, San Diego, CA Boys 6 and under Ryuta Yobiko Arcadia, CA

2015 / 2016 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Jack Trent, Las Vegas, NV Girls 15-18 Waverly Whiston, San Diego, CA Boys 13-14 Caden Fioroni, La Jolla, CA Girls 13-14 Karah Sanford, San Diego Boys 11-12 Luke Potter, Encinitas, CA Girls 11-12 Nalani Sam, Anaheim Hills, CA Boys 9-10 Ivan Tran, La quinta, CA Girls 9-10 Lucy Yuan, San Diego, CA Boys 7-8 Logan Park, Walnut, CA Girls 7-8 Brynn Kort, Kingman, AZ Boys 6 and under Ralph Duarte, Norwalk, CA Girls 6 and under Zoe Salinas, San Diego, CA

2014 / 2015 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Sean Carlon, Albuquerque, NM Girls 15-18 Alyaa Abdulghany, Newport Beach, CA Boys 13-14 Edwin Kuang, Murrieta, CA Girls 13-14 Brianna Navarrosa, San Diego, CA Boys 11-12 Robert You, Nashua, NH Girls 11-12 Karah Sanford, San Diego, CA Boys 9-10 Jay Leng, Jr, Rancho Santa Fe, CA Girls 9-10 Faith Low, Foster City, CA Boys 7-8 Michael Geng, San Diego, CA Girls 7-8 Jeanne Bravo-Padillo, Glendale, CA Boys 6 and underJojo Gutierrez, Whittier, CA Girls 6 and under Hannah Pearson, Phoenix, AZ

2014 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Aaron Wise, Corona, CA Girls 15-18 Ellen Takada, Irvine, CA Boys 13-14Thomas Hutchison, San Jose, CA Girls 13-14 Carolyn Zhao, San Diego, CA Boys 11-12 Edwin Kuang, Murrieta, CA Girls 11-12 Karah Sanford, Escondido, CA Boys 9-10 Ian Fritz, Las Vegas, NV Girls 9-10 Jett Legacion, Pomona, CA Boys 7-8 Jay Leng, Jr, Rancho Santa Fe, CA Girls 7-8 Ali Mulhall, Green River, WY

65, 72: 137 69, 75, 73: 217 70, 73: 143 71, 66: 137 70, 69: 139 71, 82: 153 73, 72: 145 59, 62: 121 58, 61: 119 71, 71: 142 83, 87: 170

70, 73, 67: 210 70, 71: 141 74, 69: 143 67, 71: 138 73, 70: 143 78, 79: 157 57, 56: 113 61, 61: 122 60, 65: 125 70, 61: 131 77, 78: 155 62, 74: 136

66, 73, 73: 212 73, 68: 141 71, 71: 142 72 74 146 77, 72: 149 70, 76: 146 55, 57: 112 57, 59: 116 56, 59: 115 62, 58: 120 59, 59: 118 67, 65: 132

67, 69, 71: 207 70, 7,3 72: 215 74, 73: 147 75, 72: 147 70, 68: 138 74, 72: 146 54, 58: 112 61, 55: 116 57, 54: 111 66, 68: 134

2013 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Corey Shaun, Encinitas, CA Girls 15-18 Casie Cathrea, Livermoore, CA Boys 13-14 Devon Bling, Ridgecrest, CA Girls 13-14 Alyaa Abdulghany, Newport Beach, CA Boys 11-12 James Song, San Diego, CA Girls 11-12 Kailie Vongsaga, Rancho Belago, CA Boys 9-10 Jeevan Sihota, BC Girls 9-10 Karah Sanford, Escondido Boys 7-8 Ken Shibata, Japan Girls 7-8 Karen Tsuru, Carlsbad, CA

2012 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Jonah Texeira, Los Angeles Girls 15-18 Bryana Nguyen, Columbia Boys 13-14 Patrick Murphy, Canada Girls 13-14 Reika Usui, Kunuma-Shi Boys 11-12 Ricky Castillo, Yorba Girls 11-12 Linda Elizabeth Wang, San Marino, CA Boys 9-10 Alexander Yang, Newport Coast Girls 9-10 Karah Sanford, Escondido Boys 7-8 Tatsuki Nemoto, Oceanside, CA Girls 7-8 Amari Avery, Riverside, CA

2011 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Nicolas Noya, San Francisco Girls 15-18 Casie Cathrea, Livermoore Boys 13-14 Patrick Murphy, Canada Girls 13-14 Angel Yin, Arcadia Boys 11-12 Issei Tanabe, Huntington Beach Girls 11-12 Muni He, British Columbia Boys 9-10 Carter Plousha, San Diego Girls 9-10 Brooke Seay, San Diego Boys 7-8 Cooper Goyette, Newbury Park Girls 7-8 Karah Sanford, San Diego

2010 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Beau Hossler, Santa Margarita Girls 15-18 Casie Cathrea, Livermoore Boys 13-14 Tyler Moore, Escondido Girls 13-14 Lydia Choi, Beverly Hills Boys 11-12 Issei Tanabe, Huntington Beach Girls 11-12 Angel Yin, Arcadia Boys 9-10 Ricky Castillo, Yorba Linda Girls 9-10 Andrea Gomez, Mexico City Boys 7-8 Dylan Fritz, Las Vegas Girls 7-8 Karah Sanford, San Diego

2009 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Todd Baek Girls 15-18 Linda Brown Boys 13-14 Andrew Rudy Girls 13-14 Elizabeth Bernabe Boys 11-12 Corey Shaun Girls 11-12 Angel Yin Boys 9-10 Issei Tanabe Girls 9-10 Andrea Lee Boys 7-8 Ricky Castillo Girls 7-8 Bella Setio

2008 Champions

Boys 15-18 Chris Williams Girls 15-18 TJ Kliebphipat Boys 13-14 Troix Tonkham Girls 13-14 Courtney Hooton Boys 11-12 Beau Hossler Girls 11-12 Chloe Belle Hooton Boys 9-10 Jake Chanen Girls 9-10 Yulie Koshino Boys 7-8 Jeremy Sto. Tomas Girls 7-8 Tyra Tonkham: 70 Boys 6 and Under Brett Sodetz, Henderson, NV

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The Last Thought SPORTSMANSHIP + INTEGRITY = CAMARADERIE

By Dean Gregory, October 15, 2021 In the past year, we saw the Olympics and both, the Ryder and Solheim Cups. We saw a lot of really good golf. Two U.S. players won gold in Tokyo.

The U.S. Ryder Cup team brought the cup back to the states. The U.S. Solheim team gave a valiant effort to try to retain their cup. In all three events, the competition was fierce. No one can complain about the excitement that each event brought to the world.

But the one thing that most people missed but I noticed was the sportsmanship, integrity and camaraderie of all the athletes. The Olympics showed us that no matter what country you were from or what language you spoke, it was understood that amongst all that were competing, you were an “Olympic Athlete.” Watching the broadcast you constantly heard about athletes being roommates with athletes of other sports.You saw athletes of other sports watching the team members of another sport, to cheer and show their support. Even past athletes forming watch parties back in their home country cheering on the current representing team.

At both team cup events, it was understood that you were the best of the best golfers representing your country. And even though you heard the usual, “Good drive”,”Nice shot” or “Nice birdie” amongst the players, You may have also seen long faces or looks of disbelief after bad shots.

It was what you did no matter who you represented. They did this not because of, that’s what they were supposed to do, it was the respect they had for each other. That respect was on full display when a few of the pro- U.S. spectators made derogatory remarks about the Europeans, it was a U.S. player who turned to the crowd and scolded those spectators. This incident made the most impression on me throughout all of the events.

Why do these athletes have this respect for each other? Why do they have the integrity to know what’s right or what’s wrong? Why do they display good sportsmanship? These athletes who play at the highest level do not do these things because it’s what is expected of them, they all know whether it was good or bad, what it has fundamentally taken for them to be able to compete at that level. Things that have gained the respect of their peers and the rest of the golfing world.

These are things that as a coach, we hope that all

of our junior athletes strive for and achieve.

Unfortunately, it has somehow started to become a characteristic and trait that many juniors are losing.

Why are they losing it? Maybe it’s because their support group is instilling the wrong message? It could be outside distractions? These are questions you have to ask yourself. As junior golfers, sometimes they find it hard to understand what they are supposed to do.

They spend a lot of time learning and practicing their craft on their own. And when they compete, a lot of them forget how to be a good sport.

Maybe it’s the pressure that some lose their integrity.

Some don’t show respect to other players, especially when the other player may not be as good as them.

In most cases, how you are achieving your skill in golf has become a big secret. It’s as if somehow signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement in order for the junior to play golf.

In my travels to bring FCG events to other locations, there is a huge group of junior golfers in the Pacific Northwest that fully understand that Sportsmanship + Integrity = Camaraderie. From the golfers to the parents they all have a common goal. To have their golfer be the best that they can be including having the attitude of good sportsmanship. The golf community is a small one. But somehow, theirs is even smaller. They have learned how to help and support each other. I have seen other players ask to help with things that they are doing with their game. I have seen the golfers and players cheering for their competitors, even if they are in the thick of things.

When it comes to integrity, it’s not uncommon to see the players at the scoring table having a discussion.

Going over shot by shot, about if he /she got a bogie or par on a hole. Believe it or not, it’s 9 out 10 times the player who shot the bogie is the one fighting for that higher score.

Many of the families live miles apart from each other.

Even as far as 2-3 hours away. But that doesn’t stop them from supporting each other. It’s that camaraderie that they have built on and off the course keeps them motivated to get better in all aspects of their game so they can achieve their goals.

In conclusion, the game of golf has always been touted to give you valuable life lessons. No other game imitates life like golf does. But it only does so if we keep practicing the true essence of the sport.

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