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THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PGA SPECIAL JUNIOR GOLF YEAR IN REVIEW ISSUE THE POWER OF JUNIOR GOLF THE SCPGA CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY IN PROMOTING THE GAME OF GOLF WHILE PRODUCING SOME OF THE NATION’S TOP YOUNG TALENT ® PRESENTED BY Junior Tour Junior Tour PATRICK CANTLAY SCPGA JUNIOR TOUR ALUMNI #1 RANKED AMATEUR IN THE WORLD

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THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PGA

SPECIAL JUNIOR GOLF YEAR IN REVIEW ISSUE

the power ofjunior golfTHE SCPGA CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY IN PROMOTING THE GAME OF GOLF WHILE PRODUCING SOME OF THE NATION’S TOP YOUNG TALENT

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PRESENTED BY

Junior TourJunior Tour PATRICK CANTLAYSCPGA JUNIOR TOUR ALUMNI

#1 RANKED AMATEUR IN THE WORLD

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ThANk YOU TO ALL ThE COmPANIESThAT SUPPORT ThE GOLF PROFESSIONALS OF ThE

SOUThERN CALIFORNIA PGA

ThE SOUThERN CALIFORNIA PGA36201 Champions Drive • Beaumont, CA 92223951.845.4653 ph • 951.769.6733 fax • scpga.com

ThE SCPGA BOARD OF DIRECTORSOFFICERSJason Taylor, President - Lorena Ochoa Golf FoundationJeff Johnson, Vice President - The Ranch at Moreno ValleyGreg Prudham, Secretary - PGA MagazineScott Stubbs, Honorary President - Vista Valley Country Club

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORSRoss Fisher, Goose Creek Golf ClubRamon Alvarez, Alvarez Lincoln-Mercury-Jaguar

AT-LARGE DIRECTORSEd Winiecki • Ric Moore, Wood Ranch Golf Club • Paul Levy, Toscana Country Club • John Mason, Encini-tas Ranch Golf Course • Bill Hulbert, Green River Golf Club Tony Letendre, Toscana Country Club

ChAPTER REPRESENTATIVESDesert: 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 Coun-try Club • San Diego: Renny Brown, Park Hyatt Aviara

DISTRICT 11 DIRECTORSue Fiscoe, Creekside Golf Course - Northern California Section

PGA OF AmERICA PRESIDENTAllen Wronowski, Hillendale CC - Middle Atlantic Section

SCPGA SECTION STAFFTom Addis III, PGA, Executive Director/CEOExt 726 • [email protected]

Nikki Gatch, Assistant Executive DirectorExt 732 • [email protected]

Rob Keller, Director of Competitions and RulesExt 721 • [email protected]

Chris Austin, Communications ManagerExt 722 • [email protected]

Sharon Curfman, Membership ManagerExt 720 • [email protected]

David Myrdahl, Business Development ManagerExt 733 • [email protected]

Mike Meka, PGA, Junior Golf DirectorExt 730 • [email protected]

Alexandra Tegels, Junior Golf ManagerExt 721 • [email protected]

Kristine Lorencz, Section AdministrationExt 710 • [email protected]

Janelle Kotzin, Office Manager/AccountingExt 734 • [email protected]

PGA CAREER CONSULTANTKen Ferrell, PGA951.894.5024 • [email protected]

ThE PROGRAmThe Program is produced by the Southern California PGA.

The Program is distributed free to members and affiliates of the SCPGA. The articles and other information contained within this publication are informational and do not necessar-ily represent the views or opinions of the SCPGA. The SCPGA assumes no responsibility or liability for claims made for or by any product in this publication whether reported or advertised. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission of the SCPGA is prohibited.

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By SCPGA President Jason Taylor, PGA

Lorena Ochoa Golf Foundation

A big thank you from the

SCPGA PreSident

As President of the Southern Califor-nia PGA, I have

had the pleasure of watching our SCPGA Junior Golf program and Foundation pro-grams grow into what they are today.

Our Junior Tour is clos-ing in on 2,000 members this year, and year after year continues to grow in popular-ity. 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 great-est 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 mak-ing waves on the Tour this year was Pat-rick Cantlay, who is featured on our cov-er. 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 sopho-more 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 for-mer 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 lit-tle 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 opportu-nity 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 As-sistants. Education covers many aspects of the game: safety, full-swing, chip-ping, pitching, putting, rules and etiquette.

The goal is to edu-cate children in the game

of golf; a sport you can play throughout your life-

time. From Square One, they move up to the Junior Developmen-

tal League, which introduces kids to rec-reational 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, part-ners, 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 Cali-fornia Golf Association, and Women’s Southern California Golf Association Foundation, the SCPGA would not be able to offer such a wide range of op-portunities for golfers of all ages.

Our Section sponsors provide us with the ability to create great tourna-

ments for our Junior golfers throughout the year. Titleist-Footjoy has been un-believably generous the last two years to sponsor this issue of the PROgram, and without their help you would not be read-ing 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 Ju-nior Tour, sponsoring the season-ending championships each year. And Callaway Golf continues their long time support through the Professional-Junior and sea-son-ending awards banquet. There are too many sponsors to name, and we en-courage 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 trav-el 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 SCP-GA Foundation, or the Sec-

tion in general. We hope you enjoy it, and we look

forward to another amazing year in

2012!

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Junior Golfers benefit from

OCSGA tOurnAment

The fifth annual Orange Coun-ty Seniors Golf Association Junior-Senior Golf Tourna-

ment 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 comrade-rie, all to support the SCPGA Foun-dation’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 Asso-ciation, through this annual event, greatly support the SCPGA Foundation grant program, enabling us to support our Ju-nior 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

Left to right: Boys overall Champion, Lawrence Tu; OCSGA Tournament Chairman, Larry Rice; OCSGA President, Jay Risher; and Girls overall Champion, Kristie Yang celebrate fol-lowing 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.

was named the “Frank Scott Memorial Tournament”, and the Overall Champi-ons 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 ex-press 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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The Southern California PGA Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization

and operates as a public founda-tion. 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 Pro-fessionals and programs to the Southern California community in ways previously unrealized.

The Southern California PGA Foun-dation is committed to increasing partici-pation 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.

NEIGhBORhOOD GOLFNeighborhood Golf is designed to in-

troduce 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 tour-naments, parking lots and golf facilities, just to name a few. The “carnival-like” at-mosphere is located near golf facilities in order to provide a bridge for the introduc-tion 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, refresh-ments and entertainment for everyone visiting the Neighborhood to ensure the game of golf is presented in a fun and re-laxing atmosphere.

PLAY GOLF AmERICAPGA 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 re-ceive lessons from PGA Professionals, try out the latest in golf equipment from lead-ing manufacturers, as well as accessories and golf technology.

Play Golf America is designed for both beginners and advanced golf-ers alike of any age, offering everyone a chance to play and learn the game of golf. Play Golf America also incor-porates “Get Golf Ready” and monthly promotions like “Women in Golf Month” and “Family Golf Month”.

For information, visit playgolfameri-ca.com.

CLINICS FOR ThE DISABLEDThe Southern California PGA and its

members are committed to providing ac-cess to the game of golf to those with dis-abilities.

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

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

SChOLARShIPS & GRANTSThe SCPGA Foundation supports

worthwhile organizations and programs designed to promote the game of golf. Some of the worthy organizations we sup-port 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 pro-vides grants for junior golfers in need of fi-nancial assistance for SCPGA Junior Tour membership and tournament fees.

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

hOW TO hELPIn order to continue to provide qual-

ity programming and increase awareness of the game of golf to the community of Southern California, our Foundation heavily relies on the support of our com-munity. To participate as a donor or part-ner, please contact SCPGA Foundation Director, Nikki Gatch at (951)845-4653 or [email protected]. All donations are tax deductible.

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Young talent from the

OLd SCHOOLPatrick Cantlay, another product of Virginia Country Club’s PGA

Professional Jamie Mulligan, is already making headlines at age 19

The World Golf Hall of Fame includes the names of some of the

greatest golfers in the his-tory of the game. Woods. Snead. Jones. Nicklaus. Now, it includes one more unlikely member, Cantlay. As in Patrick Cantlay, the former SCPGA Junior Tour standout who has already broken into the record books at the tender age of 19.

Cantlay is the product of PGA General Manager and COO Jamie Mulligan of Virginia Country Club, who took Patrick under his wings 12 years ago. He grew up learning from some of the best young players in the country, and one veteran who has mentored him through the years.

The relationship these two have formed has led to the amazing success Cantlay has enjoyed so far in his handful of events on the PGA TOUR, including low amateur honors at the 2011 United States Open and most recently at the Canadian Open, where he also enjoyed a Top-10 finish. His trophy shelf is piling up fast-er than his stack of textbooks as he gets ready for his sophomore year at UCLA.

Cantlay currently owns the top spot in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, was named the 2011 GCAA Division I Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award, National Freshman of the Year, and the Pac-10 Player of the Year.

His most amazing feats came in a two-week stretch in June, as he finished in a tie for 21st during the U.S. Open; then followed that up by setting the course re-cord at the TPC River Highlands during the Travelers Championship. His second-round 60 was the lowest amateur round ever carded in the history of the PGA TOUR. On July 10 he won the Southern California Amateur Championship at San Gabriel Country Club.

His beginnings in golf, however, were more of the humble variety. His first les-son at Virginia was set up by his father, a golfer himself along with Patrick’s grand-father.

“His grandfather was a fixture here at the club for a long time,” says Mulligan. “When I first started here in the mid-1980’s I actually played quite a bit with him. I knew his father as well, who was a Club Champion.”

“I used to pay attention to the junior program and watch the players and see if there were any of them that had some-thing special about them, the ones that sort of popped off the page. I spotted Patrick, and we’re going on our 12th year working together now.”

The atmosphere at Virginia Country Club was the perfect breeding ground for young golfers. And Cantlay has no short-age of amazing talent to follow. John Mallinger, Peter Tomasulo, John Merrick, Paul Goydos and veteran John Cook all came out of Virginia Country Club to star on the PGA TOUR. Mulligan has worked with all five of them, and sees how the Club itself fostered those young golfers to become stars.

“The culture of golf here at Virginia is

really strong. It is truly a golf “club”. There are no starting times, everyone here is really into playing regardless of their ability levels.”

“When I first came over here, we really fo-cused on those five guys. The young guys were get-ting ready for college, and Paul is about my age and Cook is a few years older. But Patrick was the one kid in our ju-nior program that really showed the best temper-ament, worked the hard-est, and bought into the culture. The guys have

really taken him under their wing and they treat him like their younger brother and have looked after him.”

Cantlay knows he has benefited greatly from having such incredible play-ers to watch over his development.

“It was great being around these amazing players every day, getting to hang out with them and play and practice with them,” says Cantlay. “Everyone here at the club has always been completely sup-portive.”

“Those guys have really helped me with my game and have always told me what I needed to do, how to do it, and I also have been able to learn a lot by just watching them and how they play the game.”

Through the years, Mulligan has watched the development of his young phenom, and recognizes the advantage he has enjoyed thanks to the unique position he was in as a junior golfer.

“When you’re learning to play the game of golf, part of the process is tak-ing in all of the information that is out there available to you. With Patrick, be-ing around these guys put him way ahead in the sense that he already knew what

Jamie Mulligan, PGA has been working with Patrick Cantlay ever since the age of nine. Mulligan caddied for Cantlay during the 2011 U.S. Open.

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

Mulligan goes on to explain why Pat-rick 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 informa-tion that you take in. Patrick, be-ing around these great golfers for so long, has just a few spokes and they’re all per-fectly 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 expo-sure 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 To-masulo backswing with a John Merrick follow-through.’ For anyone else, that will mean nothing, but with Patrick he can im-mediately 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 instruc-tors 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.

“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 en-joy 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 tal-ent, but who were w e l l - r o u n d e d . Guys who had in-tegrity and were all-around model citizens.”

“I think Pat-rick 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 peo-ple and has had a strong family surrounding him as he’s grown up. I think it’s really made a huge dif-

ference as he makes his way into the PGA TOUR events and culture.”

While Patrick may still be growing physically, his mind and demeanor are al-ready 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 physi-cally 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.”

A big part of Cantlay’s success early on has to be attributed to his time com-peting on the SCPGA Junior Tour, which he played starting at the age of nine.

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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.

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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 con-cerned completely about how I was play-ing or where I was finishing.”

“My freshman year of high school I made the golf team, and we were practic-ing every day after school. We were play-ing 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 or-der 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 un-forgettable 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 peo-ple’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 go-ing 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 inter-ests in mind all the time. Even though it’s ‘whatever he says goes,’ I don’t mind be-cause he knows what he’s doing and really cares about where I’m going.”

“He’s helped with my mind frame go-ing 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 Ama-teur 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. Some-thing tells us those two items won’t be the only Cantlay memorabilia enshrined when it is all said and done.

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Junior Golf Advisory CommitteeThis 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 Coun-

try Club• Dave Shackelford, PGA, Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort• Lou Skovron, PGA, Valley Junior Golf Association• Carl Van Vallier, PGA, Olivas Links

Foundation Advisory BoardThis Committee encourages participation and player de-

velopment 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

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

mike meka, PGAJunior Golf DirectorYear started with the SCPGA: 2008College: Ferris State University, MIHometown: South Lake Tahoe, CAFavorite sports team: Nebraska Corn-huskersFavorite golf club: Sand WedgeDream golf foursome: Davis Love III, Freddy Couples, Ernie Els, Jim Furyk

Alexandra TegelsJunior Tour managerYear started with the SCPGA: 2010College: University of MinnesotaHometown: Windom, MNFavorite sports team: Minnesota Golden GophersFavorite golf club: Five-woodDream golf foursome: Jack Nicklaus, Ar-nold Palmer, Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott

kristine LorenczJunior Golf AssistantYear started with the SCPGA: 2003College: Edinboro UniversityHometown: Canonsburg, PAFavorite sports team: Pittsburgh SteelersFavorite golf club: PutterDream golf foursome: Me, Ben Rothlis-berger, Tony Romo, Nikki Gatch

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OJ Simpson. Reggie Bush. Marcus Allen. Mark McG-wire. 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 his-tory of the school has ever been able to do. She is the first, and only, four-time All-American at a Univer-sity that boasts 93 NCAA National Championships and 121 gold med-als 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

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HiStOry bOOkSfriends 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 ju-nior golf program at Azusa for about three years, until I heard about the SCPGA Ju-nior 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 real-ized 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 be-hind 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 SCP-GA 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 sup-port 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 al-ways 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 in-stilled in me those values and morals so that helped quite a bit. My dad never

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 pro-gram. She made friends that, to this day, remain some of her closest pals. But com-peting 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 competi-tion. Local junior golf programs are definitely needed and important; they are great to get ex-perience 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 en-courages parents to be involved in their children’s careers. It’s definitely a family game and parents do play a key role, and

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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 man-agement, 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 find-ing 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 semes-ters 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 Ath-letic Director to speak at the commence-ment 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.

“I had to work a lot harder than the average student to balance my studies and golf. It really taught me how to make sac-rifices; I wasn’t able to go home as much as I wanted because I had to stay on cam-pus 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 memo-ries, and has hit the road in pursuit of her ultimate goal; her LPGA Tour card. She competes on the Futures Tour while com-peting for those coveted spots at LPGA Qualifying School in Florida.

“The whole experience on the Fu-tures 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 be-ing out on your own makes it all worth it.”

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There 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 for-mer SCPGA Junior Tour player who start-ed 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 pro-grams, golf leagues, and more.

“TGA morphed quickly from just an overnight camp into afterschool pro-grams, 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 pro-grams.”

The idea for the TGA program came to Jacobs when he was in high school, at-tending 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 every-where 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,

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 enrich-ment 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 want-ing 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 advanc-ing through the levels.”

At that point, TGA was in approxi-mately 30 schools. When they expanded to more than 50 schools, they realized they needed to bring something to the

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 vi-sual 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 pro-gram is a five-level program that can bring in kids as young as three years old and up through eighth grade. The kids get expo-sure 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 encour-age them to transition to the golf course

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.

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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 partner-ships 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 in-volved 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 SCP-GA’s Junior Developmental League or the Junior Tour.”

The TGA method of golf clinics has been extremely successful because it re-quires the students, many of whom cannot afford to purchase golf equip-ment, 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 activ-ities for these kids to partici-pate in during the school year that are not only of a compet-itive 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 TGA school league, as well as a PE program where we can

transition them into the afterschool pro-grams.”

The TGA Foundation, a 501(c)3 orga-nization, 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 informa-tion about Total Golf Adventures, you can visit their web site at golftga.com. Fran-chise 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.

Through afterschool programs, golf clinics, and overnight camps, TGA is able to introduce the game of golf to thousands of kids in under-resourced areas of Southern California.

Kids have enjoyed the TGA activities and learning oppor-tunities ever since the program started back in 2003.

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As 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.), under-standing 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 experi-ence for them, the college recruiting pro-cess “officially” begins when your child en-ters 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 be-gin high school, their academic record is considered for college admission and for NCAA eligibility purposes. It is impor-tant 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. A simple way of doing this is taking your child on college campuses whenever pos-

sible. Having the opportunity for them to see various campuses, sizes of schools, surrounding areas, and observe the stu-dents 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 comfort-able they will be down the road in devel-oping 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 experi-ence. To find a tournament near you this

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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fall or next spring, go to your local univer-sity’s athletic website and look up the golf team’s tournament schedule or visit www.golfstat.com for a complete listing of col-lege 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 pro-file 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 colleg-es throughout the country. This website is a must have for all junior golfers navigat-ing 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 afore-mentioned 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; howev-er, do not overlook the wonderful oppor-tunities 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 Score-board (www.njgs.com). This site provides a comprehensive listing of junior golf tournaments, results, college signings, ju-nior 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 es-tablished, 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, facili-ties and golf program would assist in nar-rowing 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 academ-ics, and a passion to excel when the oppor-tunities arise.

Enjoy the journey!

Ted Gleason is the President & Founder of the Road To College Golf. You can find out more infor-mation at roadtocollegegolf.com

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.

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What’s coming up in

2012Preferred 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, reg-istration will open for all Toyota Tour Cup Members.

Parent Clinics

Parent Clinics were introduced dur-ing the 2011 summer with great success! The group Clinic was held during a Ju-nior Tour event for parents to learn the basics or help improve their game. Each one-hour Clinic was taught by a PGA Pro-fessional and was complimentary to any-one 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 Decem-ber 1st! the Spring Schedule will be posted at that time.

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Junior Tour

OFFiCiAL FACiLitieSThe 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% mini-mum 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 op-portunity 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

Goose Creek Golf Club | mira Loma• 10% minimum discount on all golf shop merchandise (apparel,

equipment, accessories, etc.)• 15% minimum discount on golf instruction

Green River Golf Club | Corona• 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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The most common sports inju-ries among grade school and high school athletes occur in

contact, sports, stick sports, bas-ketball and baseball, gymnastics, cheerleading, and afterschool rec-reational 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 or-thopedic literature for common golf inju-ries 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 recom-mendations to share.

Juniors need to protect against

GOLF inJurieS

First is that among children who golf, head injuries are fairly common and seem-ingly on the rise; motorized carts are the major cause with clubs and balls contrib-uting. Parents allowing underage children to drive and/or poor supervision consti-tute contributory negligence, with chil-dren either crashing into objects or fall-ing from carts (as drivers or passengers) and injuring their heads. In addition, on driving ranges, practice greens, or in back-yards, 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.

In fact, the one big study I did find listed head injuries as an all-too-common, sometimes fatal, and essentially the most preventable golf-related injury among children—for one simple reason…kids

should not be driving golf carts. Cours-es have rules about operating carts that should not be ignored. And when chil-dren are passengers, since golf carts have no seatbelts, adult drivers must be espe-cially careful and not drive recklessly “for fun.” Moreover, now, that golf carts are being customized to take out onto neigh-borhood 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 teen-agers—are somewhat different, in both cause and anatomic locations, than those occurring in older adult and senior golf-ers. This is in part because of a younger player’s superior flexibility, generally bet-ter muscle tone and conditioning, usually

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.

By Frank Krakowski, M.D.

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better grip and swing mechanics due to lessons, and overall different mental at-titudes and physical approaches to the game. Increased risk factors for injury include still undeveloped muscles and bones, lack of fear, immaturity, and a ten-dency to overdo it and/or throw caution to the wind.

Most juniors walk the course and carry their bags. Heavy bags (think over-stuffed backpacks!), bad shoulder straps or improper weight distribution, and poorly fitting golf shoes will stress backs and injure feet (everything from blisters to fasciitis). Of course, walking and car-rying (or pulling a cart) are fine—great ex-ercise and conditioning—but both must be done correctly to prevent back and feet injuries. Get proper instructions and fit-tings for both. Go lightweight and cush-

ioned for maximum comfort.Remember the “backpack rule” en-

dorsed by the American Academy of Pe-diatrics: Kids should not carry backpacks weighing more than 10% of their own body weight. Studies have shown young-sters typically haul almost 20% of their own weight, and that’s too much.

Golf bags should be super light-weight and not over-packed. They should also have double straps and have the weight evenly distributed across the back, not slung to one side.

Shoulders, wrists, knees and ankles get injured too, thanks mostly to over-use, bad mechanics, and ill-fitted equip-ment (clubs too long, too short, too heavy, or wrong lie angles). Consultations with your club pro should help avoid most of these risk factors.

Single-sport athletes also seem to have higher rates of certain injuries, re-gardless of the sport, even golf. Injuries occur because players constantly over-work and stress certain muscles, bones, and joints and don’t work others enough. Flexibility, conditioning, and cross-

training exercises are invaluable and so is knowing when to “take a break” and rest.

In fact, in an article, Are You Over-playing?, and on his website, noted sports surgeon, president of the American Or-thopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), and founder of STOP Sports Injuries (Sports Trauma and Overuse Pre-vention) says: “Everything (these days) is upside down…we’re now seeing more adult-type sports injuries on high school and younger kids than we’re seeing in col-lege and professional athletes.” With kids specializing in certain sports at earlier and earlier ages, more than 3.3 million children under the age of 14 are being treated an-nually for sports injuries (all sports not simply golf).” Other groups estimate that more than half all such injuries are caused by “overuse.’

Macrotrauma (things like spinal cord injuries and concussions) happen but are

very rare in golf. However, micro-trauma (seemingly minor bone, mus-cle, and joint injuries) is frequent, repetitive, and cumulative leading eventually to chronicity, overuse in-juries, and disabilities…and these are happening at earlier ages as parents and youngsters push to create the next Tiger Woods. In fact, one has to wonder whether Tiger himself, with his current knee and ankle is-sues, might not be a victim of this

“overuse syndrome” himself having start-ed his golf career around the age of 2 or 3 and played more golf by the age of twenty than most men (even some pros) will play over a lifetime.

Some shoulder, elbow, and wrist inju-ries can be more serious in younger golf-ers because they can injure their bones’ growth plates causing permanent damage and deformities. Minor ones can become chronic and harder to treat. If injuries oc-cur, don’t put off getting them evaluated. The “no pain, no gain” attitude is the wrong approach to have here.

The good news is that golf injuries in juniors can be avoided using common sense and sound instruction on condi-tioning, cross-training, flexibility, and proper swing mechanics. It also helps if you know when to take a break, back off, and give it a rest.

If it’s approached and played properly, golf can be enjoyed your entire life, not just in your youth. Be smart, be sensible, and be injury-free. Your game will be bet-ter and your enjoyment of the game, op-timal.

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JuniOr ryder CuP ACAdemyThe 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 pro-gram 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 in-struction 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 South-ern 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 rep-resented Southern California on the 2011 Junior Americas Cup at Hiwan Country Club in Evergreen, CO where the team finished second. He is currently a sopho-more 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 start-ing 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 Do-natucci, 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 Gilm-ore with the other junior players.

On the third day, we had our first tournament, a stroke play championship on the Ryder course, it was very hot and windy day. Dur-ing that night we have dinner and Coach Charlie Lanzetta, who is Rules Official on the PGA Tour and also a major champion, brief us on rules and how match play is dif-ferent from stroke play.

During the dinner the captain select-ed players to separate us into two teams, Stars and Stripes. I was on the Stripes team and first we thought that the Star team had no chance to win.

The fourth day, we have a four-ball match in the morning, my partner was William Godfrey from NC and we lost 2&1 against the Stars.

Following the four-ball matches the Stars lead the Stripes 5 1/2 and 1/2 which left my team in complete shock. In the afternoon, we had a skill challenge which combined putting, chipping, pitching, and approach shots. Eventually I won the challenge with the most total points.

The Academy took us out bowling and we have very good time hanging out before tournament the next day. The fifth day, we had a special guest in the morning,

Dustin Johnson came to give us a clinic! He talked about how he works out

every week and how he stretches before practice daily, and showed us his long drive.

We had singles-matches in the after-noon, my opponent was Alex Gibbs from Sacramento, CA which is our rivals, I won the match 3&2. Unfortunately, we were down so much after the first day, we lost the trophy to the Stars.

We had a pool party after dinner and every kid exchanged phone numbers and signed each others hats for the great mem-ory that we spent together at the academy.

The last day, we had free sessions for practice in the morning because every-one had different departure times for the flight.

Things that I, and everyone, took from academy are friendship, experienc-es, and love. During the week we had ac-cess to use SAM putting technology also Trackman and consulting with PGA Pro-fessionals. Throughout the week thirty of us became very close friends which was unexpected.

KK Limbhasut took home a treasure chest of knowledge and new ideas from the Junior Ryder Cup Academy.

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Valerie 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.

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

The first day was mostly an introduc-tion where we had a meet and greet ori-entation 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 be-came much more consistent.

In addition to the information we got from the captains, we also received some fitness and nutrition tips from David Do-natucci. 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 profession-als. 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

everyone on the Stripes team was disap-pointed, 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 cele-brated 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 Acad-emy was one that I will never forget.

Our week was filled with so many dif-ferent 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 Sec-tion of the PGA of America for choosing me to attend this once in a lifetime expe-rience and the members of the PGA of America that volunteered their time to make our experiences enjoyable.

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

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If you think excelling at the game of golf simply involves swing-ing a club and buying the right

equipment, you are in for a real eye opener. Not only has the game it-self 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 pos-sible, 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 ca-reer 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 link-ing 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 Lev-el Three Golf Fitness Instructor, the high-est 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 physi-cal 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 in-jury, 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 child-hood. 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

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 pro-grams there, we will work a little on mobil-ity 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 bal-ance, a lack of symmetry in their move-ment, and just a lack of strength. It’s quite a disturbing trend to see happening.”

In 2012, RFK Training looks to ex-pand their clinic and junior camp offer-ings, 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 infor-mation about Roy and RFK Training, visit their web site at rfktraining.com.

With Roy Khoury of RFK Training

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Summer SuCCeSSThe Southern California PGA

Junior Tour has teamed up with Scratch Junior Golf to

start an annual invitation-only 36-hole 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 Au-gust 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 facil-ity. 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 eli-gible 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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Kristin Discipulo

David Gazzolo

Glenn Hakes

Lloyd Hoehle

Kelsey Hummer

Jake Knapp

Jared Jackson

Mark Jensma

William Jiang

Joyce Kim

Tavleen Kochar

Kameron Kubis

McKenna Pautsch

Kay-Bow Salotti

Raychelle Santos

Jason Semthiti

Brandon Shin

Justin Smith

Eric Taylor

Owen Taylor

Haley True

Savannah Vilaubi

Rochelle Wong

Zachary Worden

Han Wu

Mission Viejo

Moreno Valley

Newhall

Carlsbad

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Redondo Beach

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University of California Riverside

California Baptist University

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California State University Monterey Bay

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California State University San Marcos

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Hofstra University, NY

University of La Verne

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California State University Sacramento

Santa Barbara City College

University of California Riverside

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Gonzaga University

From junior golfers to

COLLeGe StArSThe 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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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 in-vited 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 16-181 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

Summer Boys 16-181 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

Spring Boys 14-151 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

Summer Boys 14-151 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 Arinda Bhanaraksa, Ravipa Losakul, Joo Youn Seo

Summer Series Championship Seldon Doyle, Chris Chomyn, Diamond Lew.

2010-11 Season Results

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Spring Boys 12-131 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 10 336.006 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 Boys 12-131 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 Boys 9-111 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 Boys 9-111 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 15-181 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 15-181 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

Spring Girls 12-141 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

Summer Girls 12-141 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

Spring Girls 9-111 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

Summer Girls 9-111 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

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

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

Toyota Tour Cup Boys1 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 7 510.008 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

STANDINGS AS OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

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2011 mARY CAVE CUP TEAmFrom 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 finish-ing 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 TEAmFrom 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

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 GIRLS JUNIOR AmERICAS CUP TEAmFrom left to right: Mackenzie Raim, Elisabeth Bernabe, Katelyn Reyn-olds, Raychelle Santos, Captain Nikki Gatch

Team Southern California started strong, tied for first with North-ern California after Round One. They played consistent the next two rounds, but couldn’t fight off the charge of the other teams, and fin-ished in fifth place, 19 shots behind the winning team from Northern California.

2011 OAk VALLEY CUP TEAmSouthern California Team: Arinda Bhanaraksa, Aliea Clark, Alex-ia 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 Cap-tain 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 vic-tory over Southern California.

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2011 BOYS JUNIOR AmERICAS CUP TEAmFrom 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.

2011 CAL CUP GIRLS TEAmFrom 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, North-ern 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 Four-ball 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!

2011 hOGAN CUP TEAmThe 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.

Matt Kuchar plays a prototype B330-S ball.

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