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Junior Player of the Year
ANNUAL AWARDS JUNIOR PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
BOY’S JUNIOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR - KIKO COELHO
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Coelho was again honored with the Boy’s Junior Player of the Year award following a 2021 season that included a USGA championship victory and strong showings at FSGA championships.
The highlight of Coelho’s season came in May when he teamed up with Leo Herrera to capture the 6th U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Chamber’s Bay in a dramatic 19-hole victory.
Coelho, a freshman at Arizona State University, advanced to the Quarterfinals of the 29th Amateur Match Play Championship in July.
In his last season on the Florida Junior Tour, Coelho captured his third-career FJT victory and added four top-six FJT finishes in 2021.
Tuttle earned back-to-back Girls’ Junior Player of the Year honors after a standout season that included top USGA and FSGA finishes.
The 17-year-old competed in her first U.S. Women’s Open Championship in June after earning one of three qualifying spots at Bradenton Country Club. She had a Round-of-16 appearance at the U.S. Girls’ Junior Amateur Championship in July and teamed up with Sophie Linder to advance to the Round of 16 at the U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship.
Tuttle added a Quarterfinalist appearance at the 92nd Women’s Amateur Championship at Hammock Dunes Club, while also finishing runner-up at the Women’s Four-Ball Championship with Xinyi (Iris) Wang in August.
The 2022 graduate had a strong showing on the Florida Junior Tour this season, earning four top-six finishes.
