2011 SCPGA Junior Golf Program

SPECIAL JUNIOR GOLF YEAR IN REVIEW ISSUE

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THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PGA 36201 Champions Drive • Beaumont, CA 92223 951.845.4653 ph • 951.769.6733 fax • scpga.com THE SCPGA BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Jason Taylor, President - Lorena Ochoa Golf Foundation Jeff Johnson, Vice President - The Ranch at Moreno Valley Greg Prudham, Secretary - PGA Magazine Scott Stubbs, Honorary President - Vista Valley Country Club INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS Ross Fisher, Goose Creek Golf Club Ramon Alvarez, Alvarez Lincoln-Mercury-Jaguar AT-LARGE DIRECTORS Ed Winiecki • Ric Moore, Wood Ranch Golf Club • Paul Levy, Toscana Country Club • John Mason, Encinitas Ranch Golf Course • Bill Hulbert, Green River Golf Club Tony Letendre, Toscana Country Club

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CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES Desert: Meredith Johnson Foster, Desert Horizons Country Club • Inland Empire: Scott Wilson, Vellano Country Club • Metro: Scott Scozzola, Debell Golf Course • Northern: Mark Wilson, North Ranch Country Club • San Diego: Renny Brown, Park Hyatt Aviara DISTRICT 11 DIRECTOR Sue Fiscoe, Creekside Golf Course - Northern California Section PGA OF AMERICA PRESIDENT Allen Wronowski, Hillendale CC - Middle Atlantic Section SCPGA SECTION STAFF Tom Addis III, PGA, Executive Director/CEO Ext 726 • scpgata@aol.com

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A big thank you from the

SCPGA President

By SCPGA President Jason Taylor, PGA Lorena Ochoa Golf Foundation

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s President of the Southern California PGA, I have had the pleasure of watching our SCPGA Junior Golf program and Foundation programs grow into what they are today.

Our Junior Tour is closing in on 2,000 members this year, and year after year continues to grow in popularity. In addition, our Foundation has expanded its community-based initiatives to bring more people of all ages into the game of golf.

Our Junior Golf program has a long and storied history, as some of the greatest names in golf first got their start on the fairways and greens of local Southern California golf courses. Names like Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Hunter Mahan, Anthony Kim, John Cook, Amy Alcott, and Rickie Fowler all first played under the SCPGA banner. Another player making waves on the Tour this year was Patrick Cantlay, who is featured on our cover. A former SCPGA Junior Tour player himself, Patrick now excels at UCLA and competes as an amateur in select PGA Tour events while completing his sophomore year. He is currently the #1 ranked amateur player in the world.

Today, our Junior Tour members are winning national honors around the country. In 2011 Ryann O’Toole, a former Junior Tour player, competed on the Solheim Cup team. Danielle Kang, who played in PGA Junior Qualifiers with the SCPGA Junior Tour, won the 2011 United States Amateur Championship.

Our Junior Golf staff works furiously to create programs to help kids with little or no experience to get out and enjoy the game of golf. Our newest program, Square One, was created to provide kids in Southern California with an opportunity to learn how to play golf in a fun and positive environment. They learn through

clinics hosted at participating Youth on Course facilities by PGA Professionals and Assistants. Education covers many aspects of the game: safety, full-swing, chipping, pitching, putting, rules and etiquette.

The goal is to educate children in the game of golf; a sport you can play throughout your lifetime. From Square One, they move up to the Junior Developmental League, which introduces kids to recreational as well as competitive golf and begins to teach them the skills involved to excel in the sport.

Many of these programs would not be possible without the SCPGA Foundation.

The Foundation is the charitable arm of the organization, and is responsible for all of the Growth of the Game initiatives such as Play Golf America, Neighborhood Golf, disabled golf clinics for kids and veterans, and clinics held at Boys & Girls Clubs. Our SCPGA staff and a group of dedicated volunteers work constantly to make these programs successful.

Our Foundation relies heavily on the generosity of our Section sponsors, partners, and affiliated organizations to help promote these programs and raise funds.

One of the largest supporters of the Southern California PGA is the Orange County Seniors Golf Association, who you will read about on these pages. The OCSGA continues to be one of our most valuable partners, and always seems to go above and beyond with their annual Junior-Senior golf tournament.

Without the help of organizations such as the OCSGA, Southern California Golf Association, and Women’s Southern California Golf Association Foundation, the SCPGA would not be able to offer such a wide range of opportunities for golfers of all ages.

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ments for our Junior golfers throughout the year. Titleist-Footjoy has been unbelievably generous the last two years to sponsor this issue of the PROgram, and without their help you would not be reading my words today. Toyota has been an incredible partner for years, and we are thankful for their title sponsorship of the Toyota Tour Cup. Bridgestone has been a longtime partner of the SCPGA Junior Tour, sponsoring the season-ending championships each year. And Callaway Golf continues their long time support through the Professional-Junior and season-ending awards banquet. There are too many sponsors to name, and we encourage you to take a look at our sponsor page and be sure to thank them if you ever have the opportunity.

None of this would happen without the support of our Junior Tour families.

You dedicate yourself to making time for your children to practice during the week, play in tournaments all weekend, and travel all over the Southland. You, the parent, are truly the heroes in your kids’ lives, and we thank you for your continued support.

As you read through this issue of the PROgram, we hope you learn something you did not previously know about the SCPGA Junior Tour, the SCPGA Foundation, or the Section in general. We hope you enjoy it, and we look forward to another amazing year in 2012!

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was named the “Frank Scott Memorial Tournament”, and the Overall Champions will have their names engraved on the Frank Scott Memorial Trophy.

Bill & Alice Allen were the recipients of one Foundation grant in 2011.

“Without the help and support of the SCPGA as well as the Orange County Seniors Golf Association, our son’s golf career would have come to an abrupt end during these tough economic times, when we unexpectedly became unemployed,” said the Allens. “When times got tough, the SCPGA got going! Words can’t express our appreciation.”

Kevin Allen has been a member of the SCPGA Junior Tour for nearly a decade.

His golf game progressed to the point that he was a regular fixture on the Toyota Tour Cup Series. Without the grant assistance Kevin received, he would not have been able to continue to compete in events, and therefore be noticed by college coaches.

Kevin will be attending UC Davis this Fall, studying Aerospace Engineering and plans to participate on the golf team.

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he fifth annual Orange County Seniors Golf Association Junior-Senior Golf Tournament was held on August 22 at Mission Viejo Country Club. Over 30 SCPGA Junior Tour members joined nearly 100 OCSGA members for a fun day of golf and comraderie, all to support the SCPGA Foundation’s Grant program.

In this unique event, one SCPGA Junior Tour member was paired with a foursome of OCSGA members, with each group competing in their respective events. This marks the fifth year of great support from this wonderful association.

The Orange County Seniors Golf Association, through this annual event, greatly support the SCPGA Foundation grant program, enabling us to support our Junior Tour families in need of financial aid in order to participate in events. Without the support of the OCSGA, the grant program would not be possible. This year marked the first year the event has been without longtime OCSGA member, and great supporter of this event and junior golf, Frank Scott. In his memory, the event

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Left to right: Boys overall Champion, Lawrence Tu; OCSGA Tournament Chairman, Larry Rice; OCSGA President, Jay Risher; and Girls overall Champion, Kristie Yang celebrate following the 2011 Orange County Senior Golf Association tournament to benefit the SCPGA Junior Tour, which was held at Mission Viejo Country Club on August 22, 2011.

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he Southern California PGA Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization and operates as a public foundation. With a geographic area that stretches from San Luis Obispo to the Tijuana border, from the Pacific Ocean to the Nevada and Arizona borders, the Southern California PGA Foundation brings PGA Professionals and programs to the Southern California community in ways previously unrealized.

The Southern California PGA Foundation is committed to increasing participation and exposure of the game of golf and establishing the SCPGA Foundation as the leader and authority in growth of the game initiatives within the Southern California region.

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NEIGHBORHOOD GOLF Neighborhood Golf is designed to introduce golf to the population who have not played or experienced the game, as well as bring people back to the game who have left for some reason.

Neighborhood Golf is set up at parks, school athletic fields, soccer tournaments, parking lots and golf facilities, just to name a few. The “carnival-like” atmosphere is located near golf facilities in order to provide a bridge for the introduction or re-introduction to the game and to provide the actual experience at a facility through real participation. We mix PGA instruction, games and contests, refreshments and entertainment for everyone visiting the Neighborhood to ensure the game of golf is presented in a fun and relaxing atmosphere.

One of the biggest clinics takes place for blind children in Los Angeles. In addition, clinics for disabled veterans are held at military installations throughout Southern California.

PLAY GOLF AMERICA PGA Play Golf America Days are FREE consumer festivals offering golfers of all abilities and ages a special day of golf and fun! Attendees have the chance to receive lessons from PGA Professionals, try out the latest in golf equipment from leading manufacturers, as well as accessories and golf technology.

Play Golf America is designed for both beginners and advanced golfers alike of any age, offering everyone a chance to play and learn the game of golf.

Play Golf America also incorporates “Get Golf Ready” and monthly promotions like “Women in Golf Month” and “Family Golf Month”.

For information, visit playgolfamerica.com.

CLINICS FOR THE DISABLED The Southern California PGA and its members are committed to providing access to the game of golf to those with disabilities.

Our PGA Professionals routinely hold clinics and provide instruction to both children and adults who have physical disabilities.

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SCHOLARSHIPS & GRANTS The SCPGA Foundation supports worthwhile organizations and programs designed to promote the game of golf.

Some of the worthy organizations we support include: • UC Riverside Turf Grass Research • Special Olympics Golf • The First Tee • WSCGA Foundation • SCGA Foundation/ Youth On Course • Pin Pals

• Junior World Golf Championship • CIF High School golf • California Alliance for Golf The SCPGA Foundation also provides grants for junior golfers in need of financial assistance for SCPGA Junior Tour membership and tournament fees.

Annually, the SCPGA Foundation awards scholarships to graduating high school seniors.

HOW TO HELP In order to continue to provide quality programming and increase awareness of the game of golf to the community of Southern California, our Foundation heavily relies on the support of our community. To participate as a donor or partner, please contact SCPGA Foundation Director, Nikki Gatch at (951)845-4653 or ngatch@pgahq.com. All donations are tax deductible.

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Patrick Cantlay, another product of Virginia Country Club’s PGA Professional Jamie Mulligan, is already making headlines at age 19

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he World Golf Hall really strong. It is truly a of Fame includes the golf “club”. There are no names of some of the starting times, everyone greatest golfers in the hishere is really into playing tory of the game. Woods. regardless of their ability Snead. Jones. Nicklaus. levels.”

Now, it includes one more “When I first came unlikely member, Cantlay. over here, we really foAs in Patrick Cantlay, the cused on those five guys. former SCPGA Junior Tour The young guys were getstandout who has already ting ready for college, broken into the record and Paul is about my age books at the tender age of and Cook is a few years 19. older. But Patrick was Cantlay is the product of the one kid in our juPGA General Manager and nior program that really COO Jamie Mulligan of Virginia showed the best temperCountry Club, who took Patrick ament, worked the hardunder his wings 12 years ago. Jamie Mulligan, PGA has been working with Patrick Cantlay ever since the est, and bought into the He grew up learning from some age of nine. Mulligan caddied for Cantlay during the 2011 U.S. Open. culture. The guys have of the best young players in the country, His beginnings in golf, however, were really taken him under their wing and they and one veteran who has mentored him more of the humble variety. His first les- treat him like their younger brother and through the years. son at Virginia was set up by his father, a have looked after him.”

The relationship these two have golfer himself along with Patrick’s grandCantlay knows he has benefited formed has led to the amazing success father. greatly from having such incredible playCantlay has enjoyed so far in his handful of “His grandfather was a fixture here at ers to watch over his development. events on the PGA TOUR, including low the club for a long time,” says Mulligan.

“It was great being around these amateur honors at the 2011 United States “When I first started here in the mid- amazing players every day, getting to hang Open and most recently at the Canadian 1980’s I actually played quite a bit with out with them and play and practice with Open, where he also enjoyed a Top-10 him. I knew his father as well, who was a them,” says Cantlay. “Everyone here at finish. His trophy shelf is piling up fast- Club Champion.” the club has always been completely super than his stack of textbooks as he gets “I used to pay attention to the junior portive.” ready for his sophomore year at UCLA. program and watch the players and see if “Those guys have really helped me Cantlay currently owns the top spot there were any of them that had some- with my game and have always told me in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, was thing special about them, the ones that what I needed to do, how to do it, and I named the 2011 GCAA Division I Jack sort of popped off the page. I spotted also have been able to learn a lot by just Nicklaus National Player of the Year Patrick, and we’re going on our 12th year watching them and how they play the Award, National Freshman of the Year, working together now.” game.” and the Pac-10 Player of the Year.

The atmosphere at Virginia Country Through the years, Mulligan has His most amazing feats came in a Club was the perfect breeding ground for watched the development of his young two-week stretch in June, as he finished young golfers. And Cantlay has no short- phenom, and recognizes the advantage he in a tie for 21st during the U.S. Open; then age of amazing talent to follow. John has enjoyed thanks to the unique position followed that up by setting the course re- Mallinger, Peter Tomasulo, John Merrick, he was in as a junior golfer. cord at the TPC River Highlands during Paul Goydos and veteran John Cook all “When you’re learning to play the the Travelers Championship. His second- came out of Virginia Country Club to star game of golf, part of the process is takround 60 was the lowest amateur round on the PGA TOUR. Mulligan has worked ing in all of the information that is out ever carded in the history of the PGA with all five of them, and sees how the there available to you. With Patrick, beTOUR. On July 10 he won the Southern Club itself fostered those young golfers to ing around these guys put him way ahead California Amateur Championship at San become stars. in the sense that he already knew what Gabriel Country Club.

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was out there. Each of those guys plays completely different. They have different swings and they have different personalities, but they’ve all managed to put it together and be successful.”

Mulligan goes on to explain why Patrick has been able to have so much success so quickly.

“We use the analogy of a wheel with Patrick, with each spoke being a piece of information that you take in. Patrick, being around these great golfers for so long, has just a few spokes and they’re all perfectly straight, so he’s been able to focus in on only the important things he needs to work on. A lot of players never have had the exposure like Patrick has, so they’ve got 300 spokes in their wheel and 290 of them are bent, and the ten straight ones aren’t going to run as efficiently because of all the other broken ones.”

“I can be there with him on the range at an event and say to him, ‘make me a Tomasulo backswing with a John Merrick follow-through.’ For anyone else, that will mean nothing, but with Patrick he can immediately pick that up thanks to the 12 years of osmosis he’s had to absorb all the information and experiences playing with those guys.”

Not only has Cantlay learned the game of golf from one of the best instructors in the PGA, he has learned to have something maybe even more important; perspective. With success coming so quickly, a young college kid might have dollar signs flashing in his field of vision, tempting him to go after the big pay day.

But Cantlay is set to remain an amateur and continue playing for the Bruins as he competes on the PGA TOUR. “It’s really important to relax and just be yourself at all times, even when you’re not on the golf course,” says Cantlay.

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“I’ve learned to enjoy life outside of golf, because it isn’t everything. I think you need some down time away from the course, and I make sure I have time to enjoy other things besides playing golf.”

This quality was one that Mulligan saw early on in his student, and he has worked hard with Patrick to maintain that attitude throughout.

“When we started working with guys like Tomasulo and Merrick and Mallinger, we were looking for players that not only had talent, but who were well-rounded.

Guys who had integrity and were all-around model citizens.”

“I think Patrick has turned into that type of person now. He’s very comfortable in his own skin, he’s a 19-year-old who acts 35. He’s been exposed to really good people and has had a strong family surrounding him as he’s grown up.

I think it’s really made a huge difference as he makes his way into the PGA TOUR events and culture.”

While Patrick may still be growing physically, his mind and demeanor are already well past what most other golfers would be at this point in their careers, and Mulligan sees that as a huge advantage.

“He really seems to be the complete player from a mind and poise standpoint.

I think that has a lot to do with who he’s been able to learn from as a junior, and who he has looked up to and followed.

Of course there are some things physically that those other guys can do that Patrick cannot, but that’ll come in time with strength and conditioning. But as far as mind development, he is much farther along than those guys were.”

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When he’s not studying for finals or taking on the best golfers in the world, Patrick Cantlay is at home at Virginia Country Club with his teacher, PGA Professional Jamie Mulligan. continued from previous page

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“Playing on the SCPGA Junior Tour was a lot of fun. My dad would always come with me to the tournaments, and got to play a lot of really good golf courses around Southern California. When I first started I was playing a lot of other sports, so I wasn’t really that good yet at golf. So when I was first starting out, I wasn’t concerned completely about how I was playing or where I was finishing.”

“My freshman year of high school I made the golf team, and we were practicing every day after school. We were playing in events every weekend almost, so I had to give up playing the other sports if I wanted to continue playing golf.”

Mulligan saw the transition from playing golf as a pastime to developing that competitive streak as a huge positive, simply due to the fact that he did not feel the pressure to take on golf only and give up everything else.

“He gradually gravitated toward golf, which I think is a really good progression.

You have to be in love with the game in order to be great at it, and you cannot make someone love golf. As glamorous as the whole U.S. Open experience was, it rained the entire week, tee times were moved around, we had never seen the golf course so we had two days to learn the course; you have to really love it to want to do it.”

The U.S. Open experience was unforgettable for Cantlay, but once again, he takes it in stride as he does every other tournament he competes in.

“It was really exciting getting to see the place for the first time. Other people’s expectations really don’t bother me

because I have very high expectations of myself. It was nice to be under the radar as an amateur. Jamie helped me stay focused and relaxed, and not worry about what other people are doing or what else is going on around the course.”

Having a PGA Professional such as Mulligan to watch over him for more than half of his life, and his entire golf career, has made a huge, lasting impression on Cantlay that he’ll take with him well into the future.

It has been awesome [working with Jamie]. I have always had someone I can go to for anything I need; golf or non-golf.

We’ve been together such a long time, he knows exactly how I like to do things, how I operate. He definitely has my best interests in mind all the time. Even though it’s ‘whatever he says goes,’ I don’t mind because he knows what he’s doing and really cares about where I’m going.”

“He’s helped with my mind frame going into the events, that golf is just a game, and that I need to prepare for the U.S. Open just as I would for the SCGA Amateur Championship. I just needed to learn the golf course as best I can and execute the shots the right way.”

Despite having his scorecard and golf ball immortalized in the World Golf Hall of Fame following his historic round at the Travelers, Cantlay continues to be just your average college student who happens to play a little golf here and there. Having two generations of PGA TOUR players to learn from has left him focused, grounded, and more determined than ever. Something tells us those two items won’t be the only Cantlay memorabilia enshrined when it is all said and done.

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Meet your

Junior Tour Staff Mike Meka, PGA Junior Golf Director Year started with the SCPGA: 2008 College: Ferris State University, MI Hometown: South Lake Tahoe, CA Favorite sports team: Nebraska Cornhuskers Favorite golf club: Sand Wedge Dream golf foursome: Davis Love III, Freddy Couples, Ernie Els, Jim Furyk Alexandra Tegels Junior Tour Manager Year started with the SCPGA: 2010 College: University of Minnesota Hometown: Windom, MN Favorite sports team: Minnesota Golden Gophers Favorite golf club: Five-wood Dream golf foursome: Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott Kristine Lorencz Junior Golf Assistant Year started with the SCPGA: 2003 College: Edinboro University Hometown: Canonsburg, PA Favorite sports team: Pittsburgh Steelers Favorite golf club: Putter Dream golf foursome: Me, Ben Rothlisberger, Tony Romo, Nikki Gatch

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Tournament Operations Team: James Albert Jeff Ault Brian Beitzel Jennifer Bermingham Ryan Branning Thomas Camaione Allison Ek Pascal Hernandez Kay Hoey Gary Leeds Ian McCutcheon Nick Novak Mallory Prest Brian Scheufler Dave Shackelford, PGA Monica Villareal

The SCPGA Foundation, including the SCPGA Junior Tour, is governed by Advisory Committees.

Foundation Advisory Board This Committee encourages participation and player development throughout Southern California, advises and makes recommendations on grants and scholarships.

• Chairman – Tom Sargent, PGA, Mesa Verde Country Club (pictured) • Greg Prudham, PGA, PGA Magazine • Jerry Anderson, PGA, SCPGA Past President • Ed Winiecki, PGA • Amy Alcott, World Golf & LPGA Hall of Fame • Bob Kummer, Retired, Mellon First Business Bank • Frank Talarico, Junipero Serra School, former SCPGA Foundation Director • Joshua Jacobs, Total Golf Adventures • Andy Thuney, SCPGA Past President • Susan Roll, Carlsbad Golf Center

Junior Golf Advisory Committee This Committee advises and makes recommendations for the growth and improvement of the SCPGA Junior Tour. The Committee also lends support for any discipline issues.

• Chairman – David Emerick, PGA, The Crossings at Carlsbad (pictured) • Paul Bucy, PGA, Desert Willow Golf Resort • James Garritano, PGA, Cypress Ridge Golf Club • Holly Kennedy, PGA • Paula Olsen, PGA, Bella Collina GC • Tom Sargent, PGA, Mesa Verde Country Club • Dave Shackelford, PGA, Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort • Lou Skovron, PGA, Valley Junior Golf Association • Carl Van Vallier, PGA, Olivas Links

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Marcus Allen. Mark McGwire. Lisa Leslie. These are names that bring memories of incredible athletic achievement and notoriety; Hall of Famers and Champions. But Lizette Salas, a former SCPGA Junior Tour star and University of Southern California star athlete, has one thing on her resume that none of these players can ever say; one achievement that no other Trojan in the 131-year history of the school has ever been able to do. She is the first, and only, four-time All-American at a University that boasts 93 NCAA National Championships and 121 gold medals in the Olympics.

It is a high honor to hold, and Salas wears it with humility and reverence. This hard working individual learned those qualities at an early age, as she watched her dad work diligently for 30 years at Azusa Greens Country Club, the same place where she learned to play the game of golf.

“My dad wanted my brother to try golf, but he was more interested in football so he never took up the game,” explained Salas. “One day he brought me along with him to work, and had me swing the club a few times while I was there. He was good

friends with head PGA Professional Jerry Herrera, and Jerry saw me swinging and asked my dad if he could give me some lessons. From that point, I joined the junior golf program at Azusa for about three years, until I heard about the SCPGA Junior Tour. I started playing in the under-11 tournaments and played all the way until I graduated, where I was competing on the Toyota Tour Cup.” At the time she took up a club, she was playing every sport you could think of.

But as soon as she started golfing, she realized she had a gift for the game that she just didn’t have for any of the other sports.

“I quickly left those other sports behind and focused directly on golf. It really was my true passion and I figured it would be the best way for me to get to college and try to make a name for myself and my family.”

As she progressed through the SCPGA Junior Tour ranks, she soon realized she could make a career out of golf. At the age of 15, during an event at Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon, she shot her personal best score of 62. That got the wheels turning in her head about pursuing golf for the long run.

“If I could shoot this well now, at this age, what could I do in the future if I continued with golf? I really started thinking I could play in college and hopefully on the Tour.”

Along the way, she’s had the tremendous support of her family, which Lizette says has been the true key to her success.

“My parents have been on board with me throughout my entire golf career.

They’ve been of the same mentality that golf is going to take me places. It was always a struggle when I was younger to get out and practice, and balance my golf career with school and social life, but my parents understood that and really instilled in me those values and morals so that helped quite a bit. My dad never SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PGA PROGRAM

missed any of my tournaments, even the smaller one-day events, so that was really important to have my parents’ support.”

Learning and excelling at the game of golf was not the only thing Lizette took away from her years in the SCPGA program. She made friends that, to this day, remain some of her closest pals. But competing against the best of the best was one of her favorite memories.

“The SCPGA program develops so many top players every year; it really gave me the incentive to compete and try my hardest against all these good golfers and push my game to a higher level.”

Through hard work, an incredible support structure at home, and a gift for the game of golf, Lizette was able to excel all the way through college and now into the professional ranks. She knows many kids would love to follow in her footsteps, and had some words of wisdom for those working on their own skills.

“My best advice would be to take baby steps when you first start out. I went through the local junior golf program at my club first, and that was a great place to start.

I then moved on to the SCPGA Junior Tour which opened so many doors for me in terms of college recruiting and high-end competition. Local junior golf programs are definitely needed and important; they are great to get experience and to see what it is all about.”

She also has advice for the parents of junior golfers, as she learned from experience how important it is to have that support structure in place.

“I think parents just need to focus on supporting their kids. The SCPGA Junior Tour is such a great program; it really encourages parents to be involved in their children’s careers. It’s definitely a family game and parents do play a key role, and continued next page

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“I had to work a lot harder than the average student to balance my studies and golf. It really taught me how to make sacrifices; I wasn’t able to go home as much as I wanted because I had to stay on campus to study. It made me appreciate what I have. Now, being out on the road, I’m still making sacrifices. I have to get to bed at a certain time, I have to practice all the time, and it’s hard being away from home so much. But without that experience in college, I wouldn’t have been so prepared for what I’m doing now.”

Lizette has now taken all of her life experiences, achievements and memories, and has hit the road in pursuit of her ultimate goal; her LPGA Tour card. She competes on the Futures Tour while competing for those coveted spots at LPGA Qualifying School in Florida.

“The whole experience on the Futures Tour is really good because it gives me a glimpse into what it’s like being on the road. I’ve been told that the money isn’t great, but the experience you get being out on your own makes it all worth it.”

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it’s important for them to show their support.”

As Lizette graduated high school and began her four years at USC, she quickly learned the art of time management, as she had to juggle a heavy workload of school and golf.

“Being a golfer at USC was an amazing experience, and it taught me a lot about character. I really had to work hard to balance golf with my school work and social life, and finding time to practice as well as study was difficult. I really had to mature and grow quickly. I learned to be humble, and to work as hard as I can.”

After four years, she became the first in her family to graduate college, a feat she was determined not to let slip away.

“I had to take 18 units both semesters my senior year to finish school in four years, which was really hard but it was incredibly important to me. It was really stressful, but I wanted to be up at that podium so bad, getting my diploma, because I promised my parents I would stay in school. A lot of people were asking me after my sophomore year if I was going to leave school and turn professional, and it wasn’t even in my mind at that point. I wanted that total college experience.”

For her efforts on the course and in the classroom, she was asked by the Athletic Director to speak at the commencement ceremony for all USC athletes, an honor she still cherishes today. But above all, she was most grateful for the lessons she learned trying to balance her multiple lives during her time on campus.

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here are many golf programs in Southern California for kids. But nothing compares to what Total Golf Adventures has developed in just the last ten years.

The brainchild of Josh Jacobs, a former SCPGA Junior Tour player who started playing golf at the age of three, TGA has evolved into an organization that is giving access to the game of golf to over 135,000 kids in 22 states. The program was started in 2003 as an overnight golf camp for kids, but in the last eight years it has grown to include afterschool programs, golf leagues, and more.

“TGA morphed quickly from just an overnight camp into afterschool programs, where we make golf affordable and accessible for kids to get in to the game,” explains Jacobs, who played college golf at Emory University and continues to play in numerous amateur events throughout Southern California. “Our goal is to let the 93% of America that doesn’t play golf do so. We do that by bringing golf to the masses through these enrichment programs.”

The idea for the TGA program came to Jacobs when he was in high school, attending summer camps that lacked any sort of golf instruction. After graduating college and eventually moving back into the Southern California area, he wanted to do something that could incorporate golf into his daily life, so he created his first overnight golf camp.

“The vision was really to provide these teenagers with the full experience of going away to a camp, but including that golf component that was missing everywhere else. We partnered right away with the SCPGA to help get the word out and expand the programs we were offering.”

But soon after getting the overnight camps going, Jacobs realized they needed to do more to keep the kids involved and learning.

“One of the parents came to us after a camp and told us how great it was, but wanted to know what we could do for them during the school year. At that point we started thinking of different ways to extend their instruction and education,

Josh Jacobs founded Total Golf Adventures at the age of 26, after attending summer camps as a child that lacked any golf instruction component. Now his programs are in 22 states with over 135,000 kids participating.

and I took a cue from my little sister who was participating in afterschool activities.

I started inquiring about if there were any afterschool golf programs, which of course there were not, so I took the idea to her school and a few others in the Los Angeles area. By the fall of 2003 we had six schools signed up.”

“When we started the program it was one level, and it was predominantly golf.

After getting a few afterschool enrichment programs under our belt, we started seeing our enrollment drop. We started surveying the parents and getting some feedback, and we found out that they were wanting something more and wanting to know what was ‘next’. At that point we expanded the program and made it the multi-level program it is today. We’ve made it a color-coded program much like karate, so kids can identify with their progress and build self esteem by advancing through the levels.”

At that point, TGA was in approximately 30 schools. When they expanded to more than 50 schools, they realized they needed to bring something to the SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PGA PROGRAM

kids that was more than just golf to really make an impact. So they added life skills and character development initiatives to each of the levels. They also added the educational component and developed visual aids to help teach both golf skills and life skills, developed with the help of PGA and LPGA Professionals as well as phD’s in child development who helped create the educational, life skill and character development components. In addition, a 50-page student handbook was created to help the kids learn about both the TGA program as well as the history of golf as they advance through the various levels.

“The afterschool enrichment program is a five-level program that can bring in kids as young as three years old and up through eighth grade. The kids get exposure not just to the game of golf but also its rules and etiquette, life skills, character development and educational concepts like math, science and history. If the kids go through the program, we encourage them to transition to the golf course continued next page

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through camps, clinics and some lower level tournaments to expose the kids to competitive golf.”

“As we continue to grow we find more and more opportunities as we get more kids into the program to continue their ‘golfing education.’ We formed partnerships in the area, including the SCPGA, and now we are looked at as one of the few programs that is actually growing the game of golf. We’re getting these kids involved now so that when they transition to the golf course and they make that leap to the tournament level, they are prepared and have a place to go, such as the SCPGA’s Junior Developmental League or the Junior Tour.”

The TGA method of golf clinics has been extremely successful because it requires the students, many of whom cannot afford to purchase golf equipment, only to show up with a good attitude and be ready to learn. TGA provides all of the necessary equipment for the kids to get started.

“There needs to be activities for these kids to participate in during the school year that are not only of a competitive nature, but recreational as well. We want to give them every opportunity to play, and we want to help them go from the school to the golf course.

We’re looking to create a Kids have enjoyed the TGA activities and learning opporTGA school league, as well as tunities ever since the program started back in 2003. a PE program where we can

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transition them into the afterschool programs.”

The TGA Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization, was created in 2010 to provide opportunities for under-resourced youth to grow through sports. Currently TGA is providing enrichment programs for kids in Compton and Hawthorne, and helping them to transition into programs at their local golf course. The foundation focuses on areas where kids cannot afford to get involved in golf, and its mission is to help fund these kids and their golf passions through grants and scholarships.

To get involved or for more information about Total Golf Adventures, you can visit their web site at golftga.com. Franchise opportunities are also available to help grow the game of golf, create small business opportunities, and create jobs in industry. Visit franchisetga.com for more details.

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How to identify a

best-fit college

By Coach Ted Gleason

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The process of finding the right college destination for your junior golfer begins early. By taking certain steps along the way, you can ensure that your child will have the best opportunity to continue his or her golf career well beyond their teenage years.

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s a parent of a junior golfer you might be planning or hoping that your child will someday have the opportunity to play college golf, maybe even earn a scholarship. Representing a school, carrying a team bag and being a student-athlete in college is a wonderful experience. With so many different colleges and golf programs to choose from, you may wonder, “How do we find that ‘best fit’ college for our son/daughter?”

First and foremost it is a PROCESS, and the earlier you can start the better.

This process will include learning about the various junior tours to compete on, having the correct support team in place (appropriate instructors, etc.), understanding the NCAA eligibility rules (www. eligibilitycenter.org), becoming familiar with the vast array of colleges and golf programs available, knowing what college coaches are looking for, and ensuring that

your child is truly enjoying all aspects of junior golf. Throughout this experience your child should be proactive and take ownership of the aforementioned process.

Many junior golfers nowadays start competing in tournaments as early as 6 or 7 years old. While this is a valuable experience for them, the college recruiting process “officially” begins when your child enters 9th grade. At that time they become, as deemed by the NCAA, a Prospective Student-Athlete (PSA) and all NCAA rules apply. Additionally, once they begin high school, their academic record is considered for college admission and for NCAA eligibility purposes. It is important to emphasize that academics DO make a difference to college golf coaches and with better grades come more college options.

Becoming aware of college programs for some can begin as early as 9th grade.

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sible. Having the opportunity for them to see various campuses, sizes of schools, surrounding areas, and observe the students walking to and from class is a great way for them to ‘kick the tires’ (it is best to go while classes are in session). Obviously in 9th grade they may not know what they are looking for, however they are exposing themselves to the ‘college world’ and the sooner they can do this the more comfortable they will be down the road in developing the necessary criteria to identify their best-fit.

Another suggestion is for them to attend a college golf tournament in your area. Seeing the players with their team bags and uniforms, being able to watch the coaches interact with their teams, observing the caliber of play and better understanding what a college tournament looks and feels like is an invaluable experience. To find a tournament near you this continued next page

There are plenty of avenues online for parents to research potential colleges, as well as the best opportunities for junior tournaments and events to keep your junior involved. continued from previous page

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fall or next spring, go to your local university’s athletic website and look up the golf team’s tournament schedule or visit www. golfstat.com for a complete listing of college golf tournaments.

Identifying a best-fit college(s) will depend largely on your child’s ‘profile’ both academically and golf-wise. The academic profile would consist of your child’s core GPA, SAT/ACT scores and, in some cases, their class rank. The golf profile consists of their tournament resume, scores, and finishes. The Ping American Golf Guide (www.collegegolf.com) is the most effective means to compare your profile with that of the hundreds of colleges throughout the country. This website is a must have for all junior golfers navigating the college process and will provide an efficient snapshot of the academic and golf standards of every college in the country and also offers additional features that will assist you in identifying potential best-fit possibilities.

As you will also discover on the aforementioned website there are hundreds of options to play college golf and receive a quality education. Certainly the most well known are the Division I schools; however, do not overlook the wonderful opportunities that can be found in Division II, Division III, NAIA and Junior Colleges.

If the goal is to PLAY college golf, then finding a university/golf program where your child can play in the starting five, travel to tournaments, balance both golf and academics effectively should be the goal.

Another resource that you will find beneficial and informative throughout your college process is Junior Golf Scoreboard (www.njgs.com). This site provides a comprehensive listing of junior golf tournaments, results, college signings, junior rankings and pertinent information for any junior golfer with ambitions to play college golf.

Once campus visits have been made, a few college tournaments attended, schools researched on-line, a tournament resume built, and an academic profile established, then a preliminary list of best-fit schools can be developed. Coaches then can be sent an introductory letter with significant tournament results, upcoming competitive schedule and a swing/short game video. Follow up visits to campuses to meet with interested coaches, learn more about their team, academics, facilities and golf program would assist in narrowing down the list of best-fit colleges.

Determining a best-fit college is a PROCESS. This experience requires your child to be proactive, research schools and programs, participate in a variety of golfing experiences at the junior level and maintain a solid academic profile. For this process to be successful it must start with a love for golf, a commitment to academics, and a passion to excel when the opportunities arise.

Enjoy the journey!

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Preferred Entry registration for the Toyota Tour Cup Series Beginning in 2012 there will be a Preferred Entry registration period for the Toyota Tour Cup Series tournaments. 48 hours prior to all members being able to register, we will offer 2012-2015 grads a Preferred Entry period; 2016 graduates will also have this option for any events during the Fall Series. Following the Preferred Entry period, registration will open for all Toyota Tour Cup Members.

Parent Clinics

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Parent Clinics were introduced during the 2011 summer with great success!

The group Clinic was held during a Junior Tour event for parents to learn the basics or help improve their game. Each one-hour Clinic was taught by a PGA Professional and was complimentary to anyone who wanted to attend. Nancy Wong, mother of Alexander Yang, attended the clinic during her son’s tournament at Heartwell Golf Course and stated, “The instructor was really good and I learned to chip better from him.” It was great to see some parents picking up a club for the first time and hopefully getting hooked just like their child.

2011 Banquet of Champions The 2011 Banquet of Champions will be held January 21st, 2012 at The Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon. Invitations to all award winners will be sent out in December.

Registration for 2012 will begin December 1st! The Spring Schedule will be posted at that time.

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he SCPGA is excited to announce this new program. Select golf courses throughout Southern California have become “Official Junior Tour Facilities”. These facilities offer discounted pricing to SCPGA Junior Tour Members on merchandise (equipment and apparel) and golf instruction. As a general rule, Junior Tour members will receive a 10% minimum discount on merchandise and a 15% minimum discount on golf instruction. Be sure to check with each facility for accurate discount pricing. Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity and support the PGA Facilities and Professionals who support junior golf! SCPGA Junior Tour members must show their current SCPGA bag tag to receive this benefit.

Carlsbad Golf Center | Carlsbad • Special pricing on select merchandise • Special junior rates on golf instruction • Facility may offer larger discounts as they see fit

Green River Golf Club | Corona • 10% minimum discount on all golf shop merchandise (apparel, equipment, accessories, etc.)

• 15% minimum discount on golf instruction

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Goose Creek Golf Club | Mira Loma • 10% minimum discount on all golf shop merchandise (apparel, equipment, accessories, etc.)

• 15% minimum discount on golf instruction

Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon | Beaumont • “Home of the Southern California PGA” • 10% minimum discount on all golf shop merchandise (apparel, equipment, accessories, etc.)

• 15% minimum discount on golf instruction

Classic Club | Palm Desert • 10% minimum discount on all golf shop merchandise (apparel, equipment, accessories, etc.)

• 15% minimum discount on golf instruction

Oak Valley Golf Club | Beaumont • 10% minimum discount on all golf shop merchandise (apparel, equipment, accessories, etc.)

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Juniors need to protect against

golf injuries

By Frank Krakowski, M.D.

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Simple steps can be taken to help kids prevent injuries on the golf course. But adults also need to be conscious of the dangers kids can find themselves in, and help them avoid those situations.

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he most common sports injuries among grade school and high school athletes occur in contact, sports, stick sports, basketball and baseball, gymnastics, cheerleading, and afterschool recreational roller-blading activities.

Except for “club-head striking ball,” golf is not supposed to be a contact sport so most people don’t think of golf as a sport where children get injured…but they do!

Research into the pediatric and orthopedic literature for common golf injuries among children reveals little current quality statistics. Therefore, I must admit my data come primarily from individual physician experiences, some interviews, and anecdotal reports. Still, there are some interesting observations and recommendations to share.

First is that among children who golf, head injuries are fairly common and seemingly on the rise; motorized carts are the major cause with clubs and balls contributing. Parents allowing underage children to drive and/or poor supervision constitute contributory negligence, with children either crashing into objects or falling from carts (as drivers or passengers) and injuring their heads. In addition, on driving ranges, practice greens, or in backyards, kids are getting hit in the head or eyes with clubs or balls. Sometimes these injuries are child-to-child and other times, adult-to-child. The youngest on record…a 10-month old.

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should not be driving golf carts. Courses have rules about operating carts that should not be ignored. And when children are passengers, since golf carts have no seatbelts, adult drivers must be especially careful and not drive recklessly “for fun.” Moreover, now, that golf carts are being customized to take out onto neighborhood streets and even drive at night, parental restrictions and caution must be enforced even more.

Other bodily golf injuries sustained by junior golfers—both children and teenagers—are somewhat different, in both cause and anatomic locations, than those occurring in older adult and senior golfers. This is in part because of a younger player’s superior flexibility, generally better muscle tone and conditioning, usually continued next page

training exercises are invaluable and so is knowing when to “take a break” and rest. better grip and swing mechanics due to In fact, in an article, Are You Overlessons, and overall different mental at- playing?, and on his website, noted sports titudes and physical approaches to the surgeon, president of the American Orgame. Increased risk factors for injury thopedic Society for Sports Medicine include still undeveloped muscles and (AOSSM), and founder of STOP Sports bones, lack of fear, immaturity, and a ten- Injuries (Sports Trauma and Overuse Predency to overdo it and/or throw caution to vention) says: “Everything (these days) the wind. is upside down…we’re now seeing more Most juniors walk the course and adult-type sports injuries on high school carry their bags. Heavy bags (think over- and younger kids than we’re seeing in colstuffed backpacks!), bad shoulder straps lege and professional athletes.” With kids or improper weight distribution, and specializing in certain sports at earlier and poorly fitting golf shoes will stress backs earlier ages, more than 3.3 million children and injure feet (everything from blisters under the age of 14 are being treated anto fasciitis). Of course, walking and car- nually for sports injuries (all sports not rying (or pulling a cart) are fine—great ex- simply golf).” Other groups estimate that ercise and conditioning—but both must more than half all such injuries are caused be done correctly to prevent back and feet by “overuse.’ injuries. Get proper instructions and fitMacrotrauma (things like spinal cord tings for both. Go lightweight and cush- injuries and concussions) happen but are very rare in golf. However, microtrauma (seemingly minor bone, musCourses have rules about cle, and joint injuries) is frequent, operating carts that should repetitive, and cumulative leading not be ignored. And when eventually to chronicity, overuse inchildren are passengers, since juries, and disabilities…and these are golf carts have no seatbelts, happening at earlier ages as parents adult drivers must be espeand youngsters push to create the cially careful and not drive next Tiger Woods.

In fact, one has recklessly “for fun.” to wonder whether Tiger himself, with his current knee and ankle issues, might not be a victim of this ioned for maximum comfort. “overuse syndrome” himself having startRemember the “backpack rule” en- ed his golf career around the age of 2 or 3 dorsed by the American Academy of Pe- and played more golf by the age of twenty diatrics: Kids should not carry backpacks than most men (even some pros) will play weighing more than 10% of their own over a lifetime. body weight. Studies have shown youngSome shoulder, elbow, and wrist injusters typically haul almost 20% of their ries can be more serious in younger golfown weight, and that’s too much. ers because they can injure their bones’ Golf bags should be super light- growth plates causing permanent damage weight and not over-packed. They should and deformities. Minor ones can become also have double straps and have the chronic and harder to treat. If injuries ocweight evenly distributed across the back, cur, don’t put off getting them evaluated. not slung to one side.

The “no pain, no gain” attitude is the Shoulders, wrists, knees and ankles wrong approach to have here. get injured too, thanks mostly to overThe good news is that golf injuries use, bad mechanics, and ill-fitted equip- in juniors can be avoided using common ment (clubs too long, too short, too heavy, sense and sound instruction on condior wrong lie angles). Consultations with tioning, cross-training, flexibility, and your club pro should help avoid most of proper swing mechanics. It also helps if these risk factors. you know when to take a break, back off, Single-sport athletes also seem to and give it a rest. have higher rates of certain injuries, reIf it’s approached and played properly, gardless of the sport, even golf. Injuries golf can be enjoyed your entire life, not occur because players constantly over- just in your youth. Be smart, be sensible, work and stress certain muscles, bones, and be injury-free. Your game will be betand joints and don’t work others enough. ter and your enjoyment of the game, opFlexibility, conditioning, and cross- timal. continued from previous page

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he Ryder Cup Junior Golf Academy was designed to expand the outreach of the Ryder Cup and provide aspiring young players, who otherwise could not financially afford to attend, the opportunity to experience an elite player-development academy. The Academy was a seven-day program held at the PGA Center for Golf Learning and Performance in Port St. Lucie, FL. Award-winning PGA Professionals from across the country provided coaching and instruction with emphasis on swing mechanics, competitive course management, technology, fitness, and physical assessments. Each of the 41 PGA Sections were able to send two Juniors who were asked to submit applications. The Southern California PGA selected Kk Limbhasut and Valerie Wijaya for this incredible experience.

Kk Limbhasut has played on the SCPGA Junior Tour since 2010. He has many top finishes on the Junior Tour and Toyota Tour Cup, including earning first place at the 2010 Toyota Tour Cup Series Championship at Classic Club. KK represented Southern California on the 2011 Junior Americas Cup at Hiwan Country Club in Evergreen, CO where the team finished second. He is currently a sophomore at Redlands High School where he plays on the boys golf team. Here is the story of his experience, in his own words.

When we got to Port St. Lucie, FL we met award winning teaching professionals and start to know each other before starting the academy. Their goal for the players was to get used to playing in Ryder Cup format and match play rules.

We stayed near the PGA Golf Club and were assigned a roommate from all around the country. Every player in the academy didn’t know each other before so we are very quiet on the first couple days.

The PGA Professionals were Coach John Godwin, Coach Harry Hammond, Coach Charlie Lanzetta, Coach Nancy Quarcelino, and Coach Vikki Vanderpool.

At PGA Golf Club, there were two golf

courses, Pete Dye and Ryder, the practice facility included three areas for the driving range, five chipping greens and eight bunker types.

The first day of the camp, we had a nutrition and fitness talk with David Donatucci, then we have a skill assessment to measure our skill in order for placement on our Junior Ryder Cup teams.

The second day, we have a very special guest come to talk to us and give us some tips, Lanny Wadkins, Ryder Cup captain 1995, former Ryder Cup team member and Major Champion. He gave us tips on short game which is the best part of his game. We had a pizza party and watched Happy Gilmore with the other junior players.

KK Limbhasut took home a treasure chest of knowledge On the third day, we and new ideas from the Junior Ryder Cup Academy. had our first tournament, a stroke play championship on the Ryder Dustin Johnson came to give us a clinic! course, it was very hot and windy day. DurHe talked about how he works out ing that night we have dinner and Coach every week and how he stretches before Charlie Lanzetta, who is Rules Official on practice daily, and showed us his long the PGA Tour and also a major champion, drive. brief us on rules and how match play is difWe had singles-matches in the afterferent from stroke play. noon, my opponent was Alex Gibbs from During the dinner the captain select- Sacramento, CA which is our rivals, I won ed players to separate us into two teams, the match 3&2. Unfortunately, we were Stars and Stripes. I was on the Stripes down so much after the first day, we lost team and first we thought that the Star the trophy to the Stars. team had no chance to win.

We had a pool party after dinner and The fourth day, we have a four-ball every kid exchanged phone numbers and match in the morning, my partner was signed each others hats for the great memWilliam Godfrey from NC and we lost ory that we spent together at the academy.

2&1 against the Stars.

The last day, we had free sessions for Following the four-ball matches the practice in the morning because everyStars lead the Stripes 5 1/2 and 1/2 which one had different departure times for the left my team in complete shock. In the flight. afternoon, we had a skill challenge which Things that I, and everyone, took combined putting, chipping, pitching, from academy are friendship, experiencand approach shots. Eventually I won the es, and love. During the week we had acchallenge with the most total points. cess to use SAM putting technology also The Academy took us out bowling Trackman and consulting with PGA Proand we have very good time hanging out fessionals. Throughout the week thirty of before tournament the next day. The fifth us became very close friends which was day, we had a special guest in the morning, unexpected.

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Valerie Wijaya at the

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alerie Wijaya has played on the SCPGA Junior Tour since 2010. She has played in many Junior Tour tournaments and made several Toyota Tour Cup appearances. Valerie is currently a senior at Diamond Bar High School where she plays on the girls golf team. Here is her recap, in her own words.

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On July 11, 2011, I flew to Palm Beach, Florida where the Junior Ryder Cup Academy took place.

The first day was mostly an introduction where we had a meet and greet orientation and the leaders talked about our schedule for the week.

I was so excited to meet the golfers from all around the United States and we quickly bonded. To finish our first day, we had our RCJA welcome dinner and met three of the best Ryder Cup Captains: Billy Casper, Dow Finsterwald, and Hal Sutton.

On our second day, we had a PGA coaching assessment, a practice round on the Dye course and a Captains Dinner where we had the chance to ask the three captains anything we wanted.

On the third day, we all attended a captain’s clinic where they showed us how they play their game. By just applying some of their strategies to my game, I became much more consistent.

In addition to the information we got from the captains, we also received some fitness and nutrition tips from David Donatucci. He showed us how to massage our body with just a roller or a ball and honestly, it was very painful. At the end of the day, we had a pizza party and watched “The Greatest Game Ever Played.”

On our fourth day we started off with an 18-hole stroke play championship on the Dye Course and had PGA coaching and instruction from 27 PGA professionals. We had dinner at the PGA museum and were divided into groups, Stars and Stripes, for our match play tournament.

I was put on the Stripes team and the competition soon began! I won my match play on the Ryder course but the Stars team was leading by one. Even though

Valerie Wijaya enjoyed a week of amazing experiences, learning and golf during her trip to Florida for the Junior Ryder Cup Academy.

everyone on the Stripes team was disappointed, we still enjoyed the rest of our day playing glow ball and having a luau party.

On our second day of the match play tournament, I won my game again and the Stripes had the final victory! We celebrated that night having dinner and a pool party.

On our last day, we had a fitness and nutrition session with David Donatucci and finally had to say our goodbyes. My experience at the Junior Ryder Cup Academy was one that I will never forget.

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Our week was filled with so many different activities and we all felt that seven days went by too fast.

My greatest experience was meeting all the wonderful golfers from all around the United States. I will never forget the people I met, the coaches that trained me, and the incredible time I had.

I thank the Southern California Section of the PGA of America for choosing me to attend this once in a lifetime experience and the members of the PGA of America that volunteered their time to make our experiences enjoyable.

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Exercise your way to

golf success With Roy Khoury of RFK Training

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f you think excelling at the game of golf simply involves swinging a club and buying the right equipment, you are in for a real eye opener. Not only has the game itself changed, but staying in shape has become an integral part of golfing success.

RFK Training, based in Newport Beach, has been helping golfers of all ages get in better shape and enjoying the game much longer than they ever thought possible, thanks to a few easy steps that go a long way.

Roy Khoury, the founder of RFK Training and a Southern California native, got his start at Cal State Fullerton, where he studied kinesiology. He began his career as a personal trainer, which he has been doing for over a decade. About five years after getting into the business, he became aware of the Titleist Performance Institute, and soon after was certified as a Level One Golf Fitness Instructor.

“I really enjoyed their model of linking trainers with golf instructors and medical professionals to create a team to help golfers improve their game,” explains Khoury, who has since graduated to a Level Three Golf Fitness Instructor, the highest level Titleist Performance Institute

(TPI) offers.

Khoury now works with local PGA Professionals such as Glenn Deck, Mesa Verde’s Tom Sargent and Oak Creek’s Eric Lohman.

When Khoury first went into college, he wanted to place his emphasis on physical therapy and functional movement.

But his work has evolved into more injury prevention.

“We take our athletes and make sure they move well enough to prevent injury, and from there we can build a basis for strength and power, or whatever they need to improve their golf game.

One of his best subjects is the junior golfer, and Khoury actually tries to take the emphasis off golf itself, and focus more on building a better athlete in general.

“Over the last 10-15 years, especially in Los Angeles and Orange County, a lot of kids have gotten caught up in playing one sport throughout their whole childhood. A lot of them miss out on building that athletic base that they need as they grow up.”

“What I love about the TPI junior program is they bring it back to building a better athlete. Once you have established that athletic base, you can bring it back to golf and the performance will increase and

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you’ll have less risk of injuries.

For instance, Khoury has teamed up with PGA Professional Eric Lohman at Oak Creek Golf Club to create the Club Nine program.

“In this program, we bring an aspect of fitness as well as golf. During our programs there, we will work a little on mobility or balance and stabilization, and weave that into their work on their short game or full swing.

“Kids have become so specialized in golf these days, we’re finding juniors that have developed injuries that normally you see in adults from the overuse of certain muscles or joints. There’s a lack of balance, a lack of symmetry in their movement, and just a lack of strength. It’s quite a disturbing trend to see happening.”

In 2012, RFK Training looks to expand their clinic and junior camp offerings, as well as working with more PGA Professionals in Southern California to provide more opportunities for kids to enjoy the programs.

The official RFK Training YouTube page provides instructional videos and other information for juniors who want to get started right away. For more information about Roy and RFK Training, visit their web site at rfktraining.com.

New event rewards

summer success

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he Southern California PGA Junior Tour has teamed up with Scratch Junior Golf to start an annual invitation-only 36hole ranked event. Much like our Toyota Tour Cup events, this event gives juniors a chance to compete at a high level.

The 1st Annual Scratch Junior Golf Accelerated invitation-only event was held at Robinson Ranch Golf Club on August 19, 2011. Scores for the day included a 5-under par 66 from La Canada’s Joshua Suh and a 3-under 68 from Anaheim Hills Alex Takada. Scratch Golf representatives not only handed out some great tee gifts

but were available to answer any questions about their state of the art training facility. The event was a huge success and we are looking to expand the competition to a 36-Hole event in 2012.

Earning a spot in this great event is done by earning points (separate from the SCPGA Junior Tour Points) through multi-day Junior Tour events during the Summer Series, excluding Toyota Tour Cup. The following age divisions are eligible for the Championship: Boys 12-13, 14-15, 16-18; Girls 12-14, 15-18.

Keep an eye out for this event in the summer of 2012!

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From junior golfers to

college stars The number of SCPGA Junior Tour players going on to play golf in college continues to grow each year. Check out where some of our 2011 grads are now attending, and where some of our 2012 grads will be headed!

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Amy Alston

Mission Viejo

San Diego State University

Larry Beville

Moreno Valley

Johnson and Wales University, FL

Amanda Corr

Newhall

University of San Francisco

Garrett Cypher

Carlsbad

San Diego State University

Kevin DeHuff

Coto de Caza

Pepperdine University

Kristin Discipulo

Redondo Beach

Santa Barbara City College

David Gazzolo

Riverside

University of California Riverside

Glenn Hakes

Murrieta

California Baptist University

Lloyd Hoehle

Fullerton

Merrimack College

Kelsey Hummer

Seaside

California State University Monterey Bay

Jake Knapp

Costa Mesa

UCLA

Jared Jackson

La Quinta

Pepperdine University

Mark Jensma

Aliso Viejo

California State Fullerton

William Jiang

San Diego

UCSD

Joyce Kim

Carlsbad

Princeton University

Tavleen Kochar

La Habra

University of Redlands

Kameron Kubis

San Diego

St. Edwards University, TX

McKenna Pautsch

San Clemente

California State University San Marcos

Kay-Bow Salotti

Palm Desert

Long Beach State

Raychelle Santos

La Quinta

Gonzaga

Jason Semthiti

Los Angeles

University of California Riverside

Brandon Shin

Granada Hills

Hofstra University, NY

Justin Smith

Fountain Valley

University of La Verne

Eric Taylor

San Juan Capistrano

California State University Sacramento

Owen Taylor

San Juan Capistrano

California State University Sacramento

Haley True

Carpinteria

Santa Barbara City College

Savannah Vilaubi

Downey

University of California Riverside

Rochelle Wong

Los Angeles

UCLA

Zachary Worden

La Quinta

California State University Fresno

Han Wu

La Mirada

Gonzaga University

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2010-11 Season Results

champions rise The SCPGA Junior Tour is comprised of three Series: Spring, Summer and Fall. Players compete in tournaments to earn points to compete in the Series Championship, be awarded Player of the Year recognition, and be invited to the prestigious Toyota Tour Cup Series. Results are listed in order of finish with the player’s name, city of residence, year of graduation, number of events played, and number of points earned.

Spring Boys 16-18 1 Win Kyaw Alhambra, CA, 2012 18 377.00 2 Brandon Tsujimoto Pomona, CA, 2013 9 357.00 3 Corbin Burnes Bakersfield, CA, 2013 8 316.00 4 Joey Downey Newhall, CA, 2013 7 310.00 5 Grant Prescott San Juan Capistrano, CA, 2013 10 296.00 6 Brandon Shin Granada Hills, 2011 4 215.00 7 Jordan Fox Yorba Linda, CA, 2012 4 210.00 8 Luke Kinan Yorba Linda, CA, 2012 5 153.00 9 Michael Shum Yorba Linda, CA, 2013 7 130.00 10 William Chae Torrance, CA, 2013 6 128.00

Spring Boys 14-15 1 Issei Tanabe Huntington Beach CA, 2017 9 535.00 2 Jack Chung Buena Park, CA, 2013 6 430.00 3 Henrique Chung Cerritos, CA, 2014 4 325.00 4 Gordon Hundley Torrance, CA, 2014 13 305.00 5 Jack Hayes Long Beach, CA, 2015 5 265.00 6 Johnny Hyun Irvine, CA, 2014 8 253.00 7 Michael Phan Newport Coast, CA, 2015 16 227.50 8 Tyler Tsay Encino, CA, 2015 6 215.00 9 Daniel Richard Lopez Los Angeles, CA, 2014 6 205.00 10 Parker L. Smith Mission Viejo, CA, 2014 7 201.00

TTC @ La Quinta Mackenzie Raim, Raychelle Santos, Raegan Bremer

Summer Series Championship Arinda Bhanaraksa, Ravipa Losakul, Joo Youn Seo

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Summer Boys 16-18 1 William Chae Torrance, CA, 2013 11 820.00 2 Scott Shefflette Whittier, CA, 2012 14 648.00 T3 HyunSeok Kim Fullerton, CA, 2013 20 623.00 T3 Bryan Gagnon Culver City, CA, 2012 26 623.00 5 Martin Manalo Yorba Linda, CA, 2013 9 555.00 6 Grant Rapoza Long Beach, CA, 2013 17 507.00 7 Christian McGrath Rancho Mirage, CA, 2012 7 459.00 8 Chase Nicolai Long Beach, CA, 2012 5 455.00 9 Alex Hird Big Bear Lake, CA, 2012 20 445.00 10 Robert Deng Irvine, CA, 2013 3 440.00

Summer Boys 14-15 1 Issei Tanabe Huntington Beach CA, 2017 12 777.00 2 Johnny Hyun Irvine, CA, 2014 14 675.00 3 Justin Chong Granada Hills, CA, 2015 5 659.00 4 John Nichols La Quinta, CA, 2014 3 565.00 5 Clayton Davis Manhattan Beach, CA, 2014 23 543.00 6 Matthiew Grant Bellfower,CA, 2014 10 539.00 T7 Cj Coleman Manhattan Beach, CA, 2015 13 515.00 T7 Lawrence Tu Irvine, CA, 2014 5 515.00 9 Tyler Tsay Encino, CA, 2015 8 450.00 10 Brett Robinson Tustin, CA, 2015 17 439.00 Summer Series Championship Seldon Doyle, Chris Chomyn, Diamond Lew.

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Spring Boys 12-13 1 Stephen Brown Los Angeles, CA, 2017 19 582.00 2 Brandon Ahn Glendale, CA, 2017 11 563.00 3 Daniel Son Glendale, CA, 2016 16 387.00 4 Brett Robinson Tustin, CA, 2015 9 364.00 5 Thomas Gosart Los Angeles, CA, 2016 10 336.00 6 Christian Lingamen North Hills, CA, 2017 5 288.00 7 Koichiro Sato Irvine, CA, 2016 3 280.00 8 David Moon Los Angeles, CA, 2017 15 242.00 9 Spencer Soosman Westlake Village, CA, 2016 3 220.00 10 Cj Coleman Manhattan Beach, CA, 2015 9 203.00

Summer Girls 15-18 1 Isabelle Shee Diamond Bar, CA, 2013 13 619.00 2 Lydia Choi Beverly Hills, CA, 2014 5 605.00 3 Ravipa Losakul Burbank, CA, 2012 7 501.00 4 Euna Pak Irvine, CA, 2014 5 490.00 T5 Theodora Louise Yoch Coto De Caza, CA, 2013 19 380.00 T5 Tina Nagai Sherman Oaks, CA, 2013 16 380.00 7 Arinda Bhanaraksa Chino, CA, 2012 6 340.00 T8 Tiffany Gu San Marino, CA, 2012 7 320.00 T8 Michele Chun Huntington Beach, CA, 2011 3 320.00 11 Kristie Yang Chino, CA, 2013 5 318.00

Summer Boys 12-13 1 Everton Hawkins Irvine, CA, 2016 11 761.00 2 Kaito Onishi Irvine, CA, 2017 12 585.00 3 Chase Furey Newport Beach, CA, 2017 19 571.00 4 Brandon Ahn Glendale, CA, 2017 5 440.00 5 Brandon Kewalramani Simi Valley, CA, 2017 8 437.00 6 Daniel Son Glendale, CA, 2016 14 406.00 7 Clayton Feagler Laguna Niguel, CA, 2016 8 362.00 8 Derek Castillo Yorba Linda, CA, 2016 4 360.00 9 Ari Gulugian Irvine, CA, 2015 12 305.00 10 Christian Lingamen North Hills, CA, 2017 8 261.00

Spring Girls 12-14 1 Karen Kim Corona, CA, 2017 8 535.00 2 Amanda Brown Coto de Caza, CA, 2015 16 385.00 3 Alyaa Abdulghany Newport Beach, CA, 2017 12 337.00 4 Irene Maemura Shadow Hills, CA, 2015 8 304.00 5 Brooke Graebe Yorba Linda, CA, 2015 8 299.00 6 Alison Chang Walnut, CA, 2016 11 245.00 7 Tiffany Kuroki West Covina, CA, 2014 4 238.00 8 Amy E. Matsuoka Newport Beach, CA, 2016 4 180.00 9 Elisa Pierre Santa Clarita, CA, 2016 6 173.00 10 Lilia KhaTu Vu Fountain Valley, CA, 2015 2 160.00

Spring Boys 9-11 1 Connor Brown Los Angeles, CA, 2018 18 647.00 2 Louis Gosart Los Angeles, CA, 2018 13 435.00 3 Charles Reiter Palm Desert, CA, 2018 4 400.00 4 Alrik Pan West Covina, Ca, 2019 17 389.00 5 Christopher Young Irvine, CA, 2018 9 387.00 6 Diamond Brandon Lew Los Angeles, CA, 2018 6 360.00 7 Alex Hong Los Angeles, CA, 2019 16 339.00 8 Dylan Wan San Marino, CA, 2018 6 287.00 9 Isaiah Wilson Hesperia, CA, 2018 6 237.00 10 Tyler Schafer Long Beach, CA, 2018 13 234.00

Summer Girls 12-14 1 Elizabeth Wang San Marino, CA, 2018 13 835.00 2 Alison Chang Walnut, CA, 2016 18 740.00 3 Amy E. Matsuoka Newport Beach, CA, 2016 15 711.00 4 Alyaa Abdulghany Newport Beach, CA, 2017 12 434.00 5 Karen Kim Corona, CA, 2017 4 390.00 6 Michelle Cheung Arcadia, CA, 2015 17 381.00 7 Diana Kim Torrance, CA, 2015 6 367.00 8 Bella Setio San Marino, CA, 2018 7 319.00 9 Anabelle Chang Walnut, CA, 2017 10 272.00 10 Amanda Brown Coto de Caza, CA, 2015 9 261.00

Summer Boys 9-11 1 Seldon Doyle Thousand Oaks, CA, 2018 13 670.00 2 Alrik Pan West Covina, Ca, 2019 18 570.00 3 Diamond Brandon Lew Los Angeles, CA, 2018 8 327.00 4 Louis Gosart Los Angeles, CA, 2018 10 299.00 5 Carson Kaiser Brea, CA, 2018 7 227.00 6 Christopher Chomyn Irvine, CA, 2018 6 210.00 7 Alex Hong Los Angeles, CA, 2019 9 199.00 8 Alexander Yang Newport Coast, CA, 2020 8 148.00 9 Matt Moriwaki Los Alamitos, CA, 2018 7 137.00 10 Christopher Young Irvine, CA, 2018 4 130.00

Spring Girls 9-11 1 Elizabeth Wang San Marino, CA, 2018 19 1,004.00 2 Anabelle Chang Walnut, CA, 2017 12 458.00 3 Bella Setio San Marino, CA, 2018 9 427.00 4 Ada Wong San Marino, CA, 2019 11 415.00 5 Alisaundre Morallos Long Beach, CA, 2016 5 205.00 6 Briana Chacon Whittier, CA, 2019 13 169.00 7 Ashley Park Arcadia, CA, 2020 15 165.00 8 Arlene Faye Salvador Palmdale, CA, 2020 6 158.00 9 Amanda Roy Chino Hills , CA, 2017 6 156.00 10 Aliyah Camcam Los Angeles,CA, 2019 7 155.00

Spring Girls 15-18 1 Jennie Liang Irvine, CA, 2013 10 515.00 2 Isabelle Shee Diamond Bar, CA, 2013 16 357.50 3 Arinda Bhanaraksa Chino, CA, 2012 3 242.00 4 Haley Wian Huntington Beach, CA, 2013 9 239.00 5 Tina Nagai Sherman Oaks, CA, 2013 7 195.00 6 Jamie Gracie Long Beach, CA, 2013 9 166.00 7 Amy Straitt Riverside, CA, 2012 3 150.00 8 Alexis Hayes Long Beach, CA, 2012 3 132.00 9 Xianmei Jin Beaumont, CA, 2013 2 130.00 10 Tawni Pantaleon Baldwin Park, CA, 2011 2 125.00

Summer Girls 9-11 1 Ashley Park Arcadia, CA, 2020 17 557.00 2 Yoonju Shin Irvine, CA, 2018 15 484.00 3 Briana Chacon Whittier, CA, 2019 14 347.00 4 Karah Sanford Escondido, Ca., 2020 4 340.00 5 Chushu (Trussy) Li Pasadena, CA, 2018 9 298.00 6 Ada Wong San Marino, CA, 2019 3 265.00 7 Crystal Wang Diamond Bar, CA, 2018 12 210.00 8 Brianna Park Arcadia, CA, 2021 16 185.00 9 Kendra Nones Anaheim,CA, 2018 7 136.00 10 Katherine Muzi Walnut, CA, 2018 10 126.00

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Toyota Tour Cup Girls 1 Katelyn E. Reynolds Los Angeles, CA, 2014 5 846.00 2 Raychelle Santos La Quinta, CA, 2012 3 840.00 3 Chaehee Oh Gardena, CA, 2015 6 667.00 4 Elisabeth Misa Bernabe Anaheim Hills, CA, 2013 2 570.00 5 Euna Pak Irvine, CA, 2014 6 534.00 6 Mackenzie Raim Palm Desert, CA, 2014 4 524.00 7 Karen Arimoto Kyoto, Japan, 2015 4 480.00 T8 Jiayu Kong Arcadia, CA, 2016 2 450.00 T8 Alice Jeong Gardena, CA, 2013 4 450.00 10 Jennifer Yu Huntington Beach, CA, 2014 4 441.00

TOURNAMENTRESULTS

Katelyn Reynolds of Los Angeles currently leads the Toyota Tour Cup standings

Toyota Tour Cup Boys 1 Sahith Theegala Chino Hills, CA, 2015 4 810.00 2 Robin Kang Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, 2013 5 690.00 3 Jake Knapp Costa Mesa, CA, 2012 2 645.00 4 Ben Doyle San Diego, CA, 2014 4 600.00 5 Jonathan Sanders Chatsworth, CA, 2012 3 585.00 6 Ryan Rhee Fullerton, CA, 2016 5 555.00 7 Won Je Choi San Diego, CA, 2013 7 510.00 8 Rico Hoey Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 2013 4 360.00 9 Corey Shaun Rancho Santa Fe, CA, 2014 2 330.00 T10 Ryan Burgess Rancho Santa Fe, CA, 2012 4 300.00 T10 Jake Andl Westlake Village, Ca, 2015 5 300.00 T10 Ryann Ree Redondo Beach, CA, 2012 3 300.00 T10 Alex D. Angard Encino, CA, 2013 3 300.00

Sahith Theegala of Chino Hills is atop the Boys Toyota Tour Cup rankings

STANDINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

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2011 Traveling teams

building on success 2011 MARY CAVE CUP TEAM

From left to right: Minjia Luo, Allie Zech, Captain Alex Tegels, Raegan Bremer, Lydia Choi The Southern California Teams battled hard on the Oak Glen Course at the Sycuan Resort with the team of Raegan Bremer and Lydia Choi finishing 2nd at -8, three-strokes behind the champions from Northern California, and the team of Minjia Luo and Allie Zech finishing T-7. Birdies were hard to find during the two-day, 36-hole 4-ball event. Individual finishes were: 3rd - Lydia Choi, 4th - Raegan Bremer, T-5 - Allie Zech, T-8 - Minjia Luo.

2011 CAL CUP BOYS TEAM

From left to right: Back Row: Captain Mike Meka, Rico Hoey, KK Limbhasut, Sahith Theegala, Ryan Odom, Camden Price. Front Row: Edwin Yi, Justin De Los Santos, Clayton Yamaguchi. Not Pictured: Corey Shaun and Sean Crocker

TRAVELTEAMS

Northern California led after the morning Foursome matches by a point total of 4 1/2 to 1/2 but Southern California was fired up to win the afternoon individual matches. Southern California needed 7 points to win the cup and victory was within our grasp. Southern California’s Rico Hoey won four holes in a row to bring his match to the 18th hole, but Southern California fell just short of winning the Cup with a total of seven points to Northern California’s eight points.

2011 OAK VALLEY CUP TEAM

Southern California Team: Arinda Bhanaraksa, Aliea Clark, Alexia Gariepy, Carolane Gariepy, Hannah Kim, Elaine Tse, Tiffany Yau, Charlie Benell, Justin De los Santos, Cody Hall, Rico Hoey, Camden Price, Barrett Taylor, Sahith Theegala, Clayton Yamaguchi and Captain Mike Meka, PGA On day one the Southern California team took control with a 6-1 lead after the morning foursome matches. Team China started to make their move during the afternoon four ball matches with a 4 1/2 - 2 1/2 victory. While day one belonged to Southern California, it was Team China that came out victorious with a 9 1/2 - 5 1/2 victory in the day two singles matches. Team China retained the cup with a 15-14 victory over Southern California.

2011 GIRLS JUNIOR AMERICAS CUP TEAM

From left to right: Mackenzie Raim, Elisabeth Bernabe, Katelyn Reynolds, Raychelle Santos, Captain Nikki Gatch Team Southern California started strong, tied for first with Northern California after Round One. They played consistent the next two rounds, but couldn’t fight off the charge of the other teams, and finished in fifth place, 19 shots behind the winning team from Northern California.

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2011 BOYS JUNIOR AMERICAS CUP TEAM

From left to right: Captain Mike Meka, Alex Angard, Rico Hoey, Kk Limbhasut, and Jake Knapp The 2011 Southern California Boys Junior America’s Cup Team played some great golf when they tied for first place with Northern California on Day 1 with an even par round. The second round started to slip away when Southern California fell 7 shots back from the lead. The team played well on the third day, but there was too much ground to cover to take the lead. The Southern California Team finished strong with a second place finish, 11 shots behind Northern California.

Matt Kuchar plays a prototype B330-S ball.

From left to right: Beth Lillie, Raquel Ek, Mackenzie Perez, Captain Alex Tegels, Allison Lillie, Amy Alston, Jordanne Barr The girls battled hard on the challenging Poppy Hills Golf Course however, Northern California defeated Southern California 5 1/2 to 3 1/2. Amy Alston and Beth Lillie each won their singles match 1 up. Alston and Jordanne Barr won their Fourball Match 1 up, with B. Lillie and Allison Lillie halving their Match. Congrats to the girls on a great day on the course, they fought hard and we’ll definitely get Northern California next year!

TRAVELTEAMS

2011 CAL CUP GIRLS TEAM

2011 HOGAN CUP TEAM

The Eddie Hogan Cup Matches were once again played at the beautiful Riverside Golf & Country Club in Portland, Oregon. The Southern California Team played some great golf over the two days, however, just couldn’t quite catch up to the teams from Washington and Northern California. The Southern California Team had to settle for 3rd Place even though no one on the team shot worse than 76.

Representing Southern California: Robin Kang, Thomas Lim, Jonathan Sanders, and Corey Shaun.

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