Future Champions Golf Magazine // April 2022 Issue by Chris Smeal

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GOLF MAGAZINE Dear Junior Golf Community, We would like to thank you for reading our 14th issue! It is hard to believe what was just an idea in early March 2021 has turned into a full year of content driven to feature the happenings on the FCG Tour and to inspire junior golfers and help parents along the way. It has been a lot of work and a lot of help from many different people and we thank everyone for their support. We look forward to an even better 2022 year with the program and the FCG Magazine. We are always up to hearing from you so please drop us a message if you have any ideas or any comments to make the magazine and the FCG program better. In each issue of the magazine, we have goals to inspire junior golfers and educate parents on the process of becoming a great player and more importantly, how to love the game. We think golf is so important for families and wish every family could golf together for a lifetime. As a parent, what more could you want than being able to spend several hours out on the golf course with your kids. As always, we hope you play the game with passion, keep your head up high, walk with a purpose and enjoy your time outdoors playing golf. Chris Smeal President and Founder of Future Champions Golf Head Coach at the FCG Academy in Stadium Golf Center

Cimarron Golf Resort By Dean Gregory – April 16, 2022 For the three days at the FCG Callaway World Championship in July, the Boys 13-14 Division will take on one of the Palm Springs area favorite courses. Cimarron Golf Resort since it opened in 2000 has been honored as a Top 25 Course to Play in Southern California. Designed by John Fought the resort’s 18-hole championship Boulder Course has not beautiful views of the San Jacinto Mountain but, a layout that has the look of a true desert course. Although the layout is relatively flat it still offers enough of a challenge for golfers of all levels. Fairways

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are pretty forgiving but, shot location is key on some of the holes. Of course, you can’t talk about a desert course without talking about sand. The bunkers are well designed and placed that features British Isle style sod lined walls. Water does come into play on a few holes. The greens are medium in size and run true. In fact, locally, it is known to have the best greens in the entire valley. The players will be playing at 6220 yards, par 71 with plenty of opportunities to go low.

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Smeal’s Coaching Tips PLAN AHEAD FOR SUMMER – THE WORLD IS COMING TO PLAY We are so excited to welcome players from all over the world back to Southern California for our summer World Series Championship Events. As many of you know, prior to the pandemic players would come from all over the world to compete in FCG Events in Southern California making it the hub for junior golf worldwide. We love hosting these opportunities and make every effort to make these events the most fun, the most competitive, and great for the whole family. This summer is lining up to be a record breaking summer, even larger than the 2019 summer that saw the FCG International and FCG Callaway World Championship each have 650 players compete.

Important Information for 2022 Summer Tournaments:

2022 Registrations as of 4/17 include 475 Players registered for the FCG International Junior Golf Championship. There are 425 players accepted and registered for the FCG Callaway World Junior Golf Championship. We have many other events this summer too including the FCG Challenge Cup, FCG Global Cup, FCG San Diego Junior Amateur, FCG Invitational. FCG Odyssey Junior Championship, and our Summer FCG Collegiate Series Championship including the season ending FCG Collegiate Series National Championship.

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The FCG International Junior Golf Championship is the largest “OPEN” event annually in junior golf worldwide. You do not have to qualify to play in this special event but you must meet the scoring requirements listed on the website. The FCG Callaway World Junior Golf Championship is only open to players who have qualified at one of our qualifying events, or been accepted by a tournament resume for an at-large exemption. The FCG Invitational is open to the top players from the first half of the year FCG Rankings System as listed on the tournament information page. You can also submit an application to play in this event but subject to committee decision.

All other events are open first come, first serve Full Tournament Schedule If you have any questions please email us at info@futurechampionsgolf.com

Chris Smeal, PGA 2019 SCPGA Player Development Award Winner 9

SIBLINGS-THE OVERLOOKED INDIVIDUALS IN CANCER COMMUNITY By Dennis Murphy Since I started sharing NED with people they often ask me, “but how can I be a NEDvocate if I don’t….” If I don’t…The unfortunate truth is that you likely do, if you think about it. People think because someone directly in their family doesn’t have cancer they can’t be a NEDvocate, but they can. If you have supported someone battling cancer whether directly or indirectly you are a NEDvocate. If you have donated to a cancer organization in the past, you are a NEDvocate. If you have walked in a fundraiser, worn a cancer awareness shirt or shared a Friends of Jaclyn (or similar) post on social media, you are a NEDvocate. It doesn’t matter how directly cancer has affected you; it’s usually closer than many of us realize. For my family, when Jaclyn was given a cancer diagnosis, we were nothing short of shell shocked. I truly can’t think of a better term to describe how my wife and I were feeling. Luckly, we had the words to explain those feelings. Many times, however, that is not true of a sibling who is still trying to process feelings as a whole, let alone when something life changing happens. In a sense, I was a lucky one. I didn’t have to worry about how my younger daughter, Taryn, was processing things, because she was able to articulate (eloquently at that) her feelings. She was supportive of Jaclyn; her biggest cheerleader and toughest advocate. As with much of this journey, what I didn’t see I didn’t realize. Taryn was also suffering. Taryn’s journey was the inspiration for our Safe on the Sidelines program, specifically for siblings who have a front row seat to everything that is happening. The forgotten ones. I can’t begin to count the number of families that have pulled me aside to specifically thank me for the Sibling Program as it provides the family as respete and a reprieve from the guilt that we’re all experiencing while focusing so intently on our sick child. Without Taryn I am not sure Jaclyn would be where she is today, and for that, my wife and I are forever grateful. I often talk about how “unintentionally neglected” Taryn was. I take responsibility for that, but I am not sure I have ever really thanked her for being such a rock for our

family…then and now. Taryn, my Lopagus, you have shown me strength that I wasn’t sure even the biggest, bravest men could hold. You have shown me the power of love, llight and positive thinking. You have shown me that when I am feeling weak I will not crumble because I have you. Watching you become a mother has been nothing short of a miracle. If you are half the mom that you have been as a sister, your daughter will grow to be kind, generous, fun (and funny) while also being faithful, tough and, of course, all things sugar and spice. Here are Taryn’s words on being a NEDvoate for her sister (Jaclyn was 9 years old when she was diagnosed, making Taryn a mere 7).

NEDling: NED-‘ling, Noun-an inspiring sibling who improves the quality of life for another sibling affected by cancer. “A sibling is defined as two or more children or offspring having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister. For those of you who know me my title is usually known as “Taryn Murphy” Jaclyn’s sister. As for some of you, you might be thinking the same thing all throughout school: you had an older brother or sister who set the standards for you or maybe the opposite where teachers thought “oh no another one of them “and you had to prove them wrong. Having a sibling or siblings is a beautiful gift, instant lifelong friends, support, and love. But being a sibling shouldn’t define who you are. Life before being defined as a sibling was so carefree. The little memories I remember were all pure happiness and innocence. Lots of laughs and lots of innocence. But what I remember most vividly is the amount of love I had for the relationship Jaclyn and I shared. I looked up to her but at the same time, I felt so protective over her, even though she was my older sister. I always wanted Jaclyn to be happy. I tried my hardest to make her laugh. You could totally say I was the funny one in the family. For instance, when my mom was helping her with her vocabulary words or with

homework at night, my mom would tell me I needed to stay out of the room so I didn’t distract her. So me all lonely, thought it would be brilliant to put underwear on my head and socks on my hands and run into the room doing cartwheels and screaming nonsense around the house, or at night when we were alone in our room after we said our prayers and mom tucked us in, we would turn on our sides and face each other and I would chug my water and just start burping making her giggle so hard. Life was so fun and carefree that’s how childhoods should be. There are pivotal moments in your life or something happens that makes you stop for a second and you realize how much you have grown or how much things have changed. These moments can be beautiful and scary, for me I endured both.

Everyone has heard Jaclyn’s story, well now it’s time to hear mine. I was seven years old and my life made a complete 360. That happy, innocent, carefree life quickly turned into confusion, sadness, and loneliness. Being seven years old and helping your mom hide your sister’s hair as it came out in clumps, while watching the tears stream down your mothers face as she softly combed Jaclyn’s hair isn’t easy. Waking up each morning to the sound of Jaclyn throwing up and running to tie her hair back and rub her back while she cried, became the norm. It came to the point where I knew exactly what spot on her back to rub along with the motion and speed she liked best. I didn’t even think twice about any of this. It all became so natural and I have to say I adjusted pretty quickly. Until things started becoming more drastic. Like I said before, there are pivotal moments in your life where you realize things have changed, well the day I found out Jaclyn’s brain tumor was malignant was a pivotal moment in my life. I don’t remember the exact date, which I’m sure my mom could tell you, but I remember every single detail from that day. I was sitting in my second grade class and my teacher had just changed our seats around. While I reached over to grab a crayon off my friend’s desk that faced mine, Miss Mara, another second grade teacher tapped my shoulder and said, “hi Taryn I just wanted to give you these cards the entire second grade class made for your sister.” I said, “oh perfect I am finally seeing her today” and walked over to put it in my backpack. I had so many friends in Miss Mara’s class I was excited to see what they wrote to my sister. So as soon as my dad picked me up and drove me to the hospital I was all energized and happy to look at the cards with Jaclyn. I walked into the room where my sister laid asleep with my mom sitting by her side watching every breath. Early that day, before I had left for school, my mom said “keep Jaclyn in your prayers, today is the day we find out if she has cancer” Walking into the room all excited and energized to show Jaclyn all the cards my friends had made, I realized the tone of the room and quickly my mood went from happy to confused. I walked straight over to my mom and gave her a kiss hello and told her about the cards. Her silent response made me question what was wrong. Then the lightbulb went off in my head and I said “oh did you find out if Jaclyn had cancer ?” My mom couldn’t even say the words, yes, she just did this thing with her mouth to hold back lip quiver, shook her head yes. Right at that moment, I could feel my heart sink to my stomach. I remember thinking exactly “there’s no way she has cancer, only grandparents get cancer, only old people can get it.” It took me a while to process as I felt so confused to process how someone so young

and someone I love so much to possibly be dealt with these cards. After this day things started to change even more so and I hardly saw my parents and my sister. I would go from house to house getting tossed around like a ragdoll going from neighbors house, to a friends house, to my grandparents house, to my uncles, I even had to go home with my teacher a couple of times. My parents didn’t want me to overstay my welcome, so this is how we left, and it became exhausting. Then everyone started asking me “how was your sister doing and how are your parents holding up”? I didn’t even know the answer to these questions, because I hardly saw or heard how things were. And rarely did anyone ever ask “how I was doing or if I needed anything” life became a focus all around Jaclyn, which for the record I never for a moment never not even for a split second question why. I never resented Jaclyn or my parents for the way things changed and why I was hardly a priority. The only things difficult for me at this time was being alone at night and feeling sad and not knowing why. It was sad seeing all the kids on the playground run free and isolating myself just so no one saw me crying because I missed my family and my sister. I feel guilty for being able to do things she wished she could. I felt like I had to keep my emotions and feelings in because my problems were incomparable to what Jaclyn was going through and what my parents had to do to make her better. I didn’t want to be a burden to my parents or add any more to the pile ups of stress, and I was so afraid of making them feel sad that I felt the way I did because I’ve already seen how much sadness has become into their life throughout this journey all by myself. I was left in the shadows and suddenly became known as “the sibling” or “Jaclyn’s sister”. Jaclyn is technically a sibling too but she is known as a survivor. Personally, I think we are both survivors, we are both still fighting this uphill battle. I am now 25 years old and things almost seem more complicated now than when I was at seven. Yes, Jaclyn is in remission but she still battles with inner pain. It’s difficult seeing anyone you care about or love unconditionally go through hard times, but it takes a toll on you when you feel like the light at the end of the tunnel is a lifetime away. I still struggle with guilt, I still feel the pain Jaclyn endures. I am still known as a sibling. Although this journey still continues, it has shaped me into who I am today. It has given me a greater appreciation of life, helped me find my inner strength, and gave me a better understanding of who I am. Mark Twain once said “the two most important days in your life are the day you were born and the day you find out why. Luckily for me my journey allowed me to learn at a young age why I am here. Like I said before, a sibling is defined as two or more children or offspring having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister. Now you all know my title is usually known as Taryn Murphy (now Taryn Choufani, married to Elias in 2021). Again, thank you Taryn. You are selfless. You know your old dad doesn’t have words like you do, but I have feelings, and I feel so lucky that God blessed me with you, and your sibling, Jaclyn. :) To learn more about being a NEDvocate please visit our website: www.friendsofjaclyn.org/NED

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Who has qualified for the 2022 FCG Callaway World Championship so far? Qualifying for the event began the first week of August with the exception of the top finishers from this year’s FCG Callaway World Championship. To qualify you must win a FCG National Tour Event or a Top Finish in a FCG World Series Championship. Each event has the qualifying spots posted on the Blue Golf Tournament Console. There will be qualifying events around the world for the 2022 Championship and all qualifying events will be posted soon on the World Championship website. We are very excited for the 2022 FCG Callaway World Junior Golf Championship which will return to Palm Desert, CA and will be hosted at 10 Championship Golf Courses. Additional courses may be added but will be determined by the Tournament Committee. Players who have qualified will be emailed an invitation shortly and you will have until an expired date to register for the 2022 Championship. If you cannot compete please kindly let us know so we can fill the spot. Here is this month’s qualified players: March 5-6, 2022 - FCG National Tour at Redhawk GC

Boys College Prep Ethan Cho 2024, Valencia, CA Girls College Prep Kaila Elsayegh 2025, Pacific Palisades, CA Boys 13-14 Ethan Schramm 2027, Encinitas, CA Girls 13-14 Ella Kaiser 2025, San Diego, CA

March 12-13, 2022 - FCG National Tour Nor Cal

Boys College Prep: Garrett Harrison Granite Bay, CA

Girls College Prep: Nikita Jadhav 2023, Pleasanton, CA Boys 13-14: Kyler Heath 2027, Hillsborough, CA March 19-20, 2022- FCG Collegiate Series at Los Serranos

Yiqi(andy) Sun 2022, Covina, CA Lauren Lee 2023, Los Angeles, CA

March 19-20, 2022 - FCG WAshington World Series at Chambers Bay

Boys College Prep: Parker Bunn 2024, Ogden, UT Ryan Liang 2024, Vancouver, BC Girls College Prep: Asia Young 2027, Bend, OR Amy Lee 2026, Langley, BC March 26-27, 2022 - FCG Texas Championship

Girls 15-18: Blayne Brown 2025, Riverside, CA Leya Glazer 2025, Dallas, TX Boys 15-18: Benjamin Garcia 2023, Monterrey (p) Trenton Mierl 2024, Austin, TX Boys 13-14: Chase Hughes 2028, Oklahoma City, OK Jeronimo Sanchez 2027, Montgomery, TX Girls 13-14: Gia Ahlowalia 2027, Southlake, TX (p) Lisa Zhang Frisco, TX March 26-27, 2022 - FCG National Tour Fallbrook Open

Girls College Prep: Taylor Riley 2022, San Diego, CA Boys College Prep: Ky Stopp 2023, Long Beach, CA Boys 13-14: Wesley Sirinian 2027, San Diego Girls 13-14: Moyu Wang 2029, lrvine, CA, CA REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR THESE PLAYERS WHO HAVE QUALIFIED

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CONGRATULATIONS TO PATTY TAVATANKIT FOR WINNING THE 2021 ANA INSPIRATION LPGA MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP! We are proud of all the players that participate in the FCG Tour during their junior golf career and we are excited to have been a small or large part in their experience to the highest level of golf! In addition we are incredibly proud of all the juniors who have grown up in the FCG program. There are over 3,000 players who have gone on to play collegiate golf around the USA. Some of our past alumni are also incredibly successful in business. The process of becoming a tournament golfer will help you in the future in whatever you decide to do. Use that process of putting in the hard work to see the result down the road. Improve your weaknesses and sharpen your strengths. You can do it!

ARIYA JUTANUGARN

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

PATTY TAVATANAKIT

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

COLLIN MORIKAWA

2020 PGA Championship Winner

XANDER SHAUFFELE

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

MORIYA JUTANUGARN LPGA Tour Winner 2018

NORMAN XIONG

Former #1 Amateur in the World

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

CHRIS WILLIAMS

AARON WISE

WHITNEY HILLIER

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

BEAU HOSSLER

PGA Tour and Web.com Tour

BYRON METH

US Amateur Public Links Champion and Masters Participant

Ladies European Tour

SAHITH THEELAGA

PGA Tour and Korn Ferry Tour

DYLAN WU Korn Ferry Tour

RICKY CASTILLO

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

WILLIAM MOUW

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

TIANLANG GUAN

Youngest Player to Ever play in the Masters

GABRIELA RUFFELS

US Women’s Amateur Champion, LPGA

JAKE KNAPP

Korn Ferry Tour 2021

KK LIMBHASUT Korn Ferry Tour 2021

DANIEL MIERNICKI Korn Ferry Tour 2021

RYAN RUFFELS Korn Ferry Tour 2021

MIGUEL TABUENA Asian Tour

TREVOR SIMSBY

PGA Tour, PGA Tour China

HALEY MOORE

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

PRINCESS SUPERAL

US Junior Girls Amateur Champion

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PGA Tour and Web.com Tour and 2021 Japan Tour

ANGEL YIN

FCG National Champion and LPGA Tour Member

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FCG Champion and LPGA Tour Member

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ForeCollegeGolf is a college placement and recruiting business where Mike aims to apply his background in competitive golf and recruiting education to help educate players, their families and coaches about the college recruiting process. If you have any questions about the article, any feedback, an article idea you would like to provide; you can contact us at mike.smith@forecollegegolf.com or www.ForeCollegeGolf.com.

“I JUST WANT TO PLAY D1 GOLF” By Mike Smith, ForeCollegeGolf // Revised Feb 2022 When I meet with players, I ask them each the same question, “What are your plans for college golf?”. Undoubtedly, the most common answer I hear day-inand-day-out is… “I just want to play Division 1 Golf” Now, I’m the last person to belittle a dream or tell someone they can’t achieve a goal but I strongly believe players should know all the facts before they set their goals, expectations, tournament schedules, and recruiting plans. The numbers… There are roughly 300 schools that offer Division 1 Men’s golf, with an average team roster of 8-10 players (*post-covid closer to 10-12). Therefore, each program will take an average of about two players per graduation class. This means about 600 Men’s Division 1 roster spots are offered each year. The opportunities might seem abundant and plentiful but when you take a look at the numbers the chances the average junior golfer is going to play for a Division 1 school is very small. How small? Let’s break down the numbers. At any given time, there are about 2,500 ranked highschool Seniors on Junior Golf Scoreboard. Approximately 20% of college golf teams are made up of international players. There are thousands of international players from countries such as Canada, Germany, Japan, Sweden, Spain, Denmark, Mexico, and Colombia. Therefore, if you are an American player, the number of opportunities is reduced to 480 per year and if you are an International player your number of opportunities is reduced to 120 per year.

Below is ForeCollegeGolf’s insider analysis from the Junior Golf Scoreboard rankings. As you can see, we’ve broken each section down by recruiting class, scoring average by class/year, and overall JGS national ranking. (avg’s from JuniorGolfScoreboard.com)* For this analysis, we looked at players ranked from 1st to 1000th from each recruiting year/class in the following areas: • • • • • •

Overall ranking # of tournaments played per year Tournament scoring average JGS adjusted scoring average Strength of schedule Top finishes

So let’s pretend there are 600 chairs in a room and “Johnny Golfer” is the last player to “make the cut” and secure chair #600. From our analysis, we can’t conclude exactly what his numbers would be but we can estimate the following: Johnny had an approximate tournament scoring average of 78.8 as a sophomore, 77.3 as a junior, and 75.6 as a senior in high school. Also worth noting, It’s very likely that Johnny’s strength of schedule became increasingly more difficult during his high school career and he began playing much longer golf courses after his Sophomore year, some of which were 7,200-7,400 yards long! We suggest, if you: Fall inside the top 600 in your recruiting class • Understand that you probably can/will play D1 golf but it’s not the only option • Begin to narrow down your school options and

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take campus visits Sign up for the NCAA Eligibility Center Remember: College Coaches put high importance on things like true potential, academic match, personal character, work ethic, attitude, likability, family legacy, and many other intangibles like physical prowess when recruiting players.

go on-campus visits, work hard to engage with Coaches regularly and pursue your “best-fit” opportunities in college golf. I hope this information is useful to you during your recruiting search. Best of luck on the recruiting trail!

Fall outside the top 600 in your recruiting class • Understand that you most likely aren’t a good fit for D1 golf right now… • Look elsewhere for your “best-fit” at D2, D3, NAIA, or NJCAA schools for a school that fits your athletic, academic, and social needs. • Remember: The recruiting process is all about timing, 1. If you’re still in 8th or 9th grade, don’t worry about your ranking, focus on constant improvement to your skillset, and showcase your skills in competition once you’re in 10th grade. 2. If you’re already in 11th or 12th grade, make certain you are pursuing the right schools, and compete near the schools that are recruiting you. Ask to

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GET SEEN BY COLLEGE COACHES EVERY SUMMER AT FCG TOURNAMENTS Over 3500 Junior Golfers who have participated in Future Champions Golf are now in college or have already graduated from college. College Coaches recruit heavily on the FCG Tour and especially at all of our FCG World Series Events. Here are some stats from the past few years: - 38 College Coaches at the 2018 FCG National Championship - 40 College Coaches at the 2021 FCG International Junior Golf Championship - 30 College Coaches at the 2021 FCG Callaway World Championship Did you know we email all US College Coaches each month with highlights from the Tour and give the coaches access to contact our players should they want to potentially recruit someone? FCG staff annually attends the National College Coaches Convention and we now have personal relationships with over 100 schools and have made sure all schools know about the FCG program. Coaches can access players resumes on our website via the FCG Recruit system.

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JUNE 3-5, 2022 FCG to Host World Amateur Ranked Junior Tournament at Palmilla GC in Los Cabos, MX We are so excited to announce the addition of the FCG Cabo World Series Championship being played on June 3-5, 2022 in Los Cabos, MX. The event will be included in the World Amateur Rankings and also a Qualifying Event for the 2022 FCG Callaway World Championship.

Open to all competitive junior golfers ages 7-19

There are three host hotel options depending on our needs and will be such a fun event for all families who can attend. If you have any questions please contact us.

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second annual ODYSSEY JUNIOR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP – And It’s Just for Our 12 and Under Players at the future home of the NCAA Division 1 Golf Championships – July 30-31, 2022 Welcome to our 2nd Annual FCG Odyssey Junior Championship is the newest Invitational added to the FCG Annual Tournament Calendar and will be held at the beautiful Temecula Creek Inn.

Legends Course- Players and Caddies Walking Boys 11-12 (36-Holes) Girls 11-12 (36-Holes) Boys 9-10 (36-Holes)

This special event is just for our younger divisions (11-12, 9-10, and 7-8 Divisions)

Front 9 Only Legends Course- Players and Caddies Riding in Carts Girls 9-10 & Boys 8 and Under Yardage (1900-2100) Girls 8 and Under Yardages (1500-1700)

Custom Engraved Odyssey Putters for all Division Champions! WHO CAN PLAY? Invitations will be emailed to Top Finishers from the 2020 FCG National Championship, the 2020 FCG International Junior Golf Championship, the 2020 FCG Callaway World Junior Golf Championship. All other interested junior golfers can APPLY on the Website for an At Large Exemption

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FCG College Corner Welcome to the new FCG College Corner Page! The 2021 Fall College Golf Season is underway for all Divisions and there has been some great golf played so far. Our alumni are winning college tournaments and succeeding because of their junior golf experiences and we are excited to watch them continue to develop. Some tips for following college golf: Watch Online Leaderboards at www.golfstat.com Golf Channel now televises some of the biggest College Tournaments Recent College Commitments: Nathan Sampson - San Diego State University Brooke Mahler - Eastern Washington University William Walsh - Pepperdine University Abbey Shutte - University of Arkansas Isabella Ranches - Long Beach State University Sam Renner - Washington State University Curtis Da Silva - Pepperdine Kirstin Angosta - TCU Easton Phillips - Central Michigan University

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APRIL 30 - MAY 1, 2022 NATIONAL TOUR ENCINITAS JUNIOR ENCINITAS, CA MAY 7-8, 2022 NATIONAL TOUR SPRING CHALLENGE SAN DIEGO, CA MAY 21-22, 2022 NATIONAL TOUR WASHINGTON STATE OPEN PORT ORCHARD, WA MAY 28-29, 2022 NATIONAL TOUR SPRING SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP TEMECULA, CA JUNE 11-12, 2022 NATIONAL TOUR COASTAL CHALLENGE SAN MARCOS, CA AUGUST 20-21, 2022 NATIONAL TOUR TEMECULA JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP TEMECULA, CA MAY 21, 2022 KIDS TOUR SPRING SERIES- SAN MARCOS SAN MARCOS, CA JUNE 4, 2022 KIDS TOUR SPRING CHAMPIONSHIP- COLINA SAN DIEGO, CA

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MAY 14-15, 2022 FCG MONTANA CHAMPIONSHIP MISSOULA, MT

MAY 14-15, 2022 FCG MEMORIAL DAY CHAMPIONSHIP RANCHO MIRAGE, CA MAY 28-30, 2022 FCG OREGON WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP OREGON CITY, OR JUNE 18-19, 2022 FCG CHALLENGE CUP OCEANSIDE, CA JULY 1-7, 2022 FCG INTERNATIONAL JR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP SAN DIEGO, CA AND TEMECULA, CA (JWQ) JULY 10-12, 2022 FCG WORLD SERIES GLOBAL CUP FALLBROOK, CA JULY 18-20, 2022 FCG CALLAWAY WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP PALM DESERT, CA JULY 30-31, 2022 FCG ODYSSEY JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP TEMECULA, CA AUGUST 6-7, 2022 FCG INVITATIONAL AT RBI SAN DIEGO, CA AUGUST 13-15, 2022 SAN DIEGO JUNIOR AMATEUR ENCINITAS, CA

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

NEW FOR 2022! – The FCG National Tour Points and the FCG

World Series Points will be combined for one FCG Tour Rankings System.

FCG Tour Rankings System Two Series Per Year

First Half of Year of all FCG National Tour and FCG World Series events from January 1 through the completion of the FCG Callaway World Junior Golf Championship. Second Half of Year of all FCG National Tour and FCG World Series Events from event following FCG Callaway World Championship through the completion of the FCG National Junior Golf Championship. All National Tour Events are Single Rated 750 Points System, and all FCG World Series Events are 1000 Points System, and the FCG Big 3 are on the 1500 Points System Age Divisions 11-12, 13-14, and 15-18 (No Rankings for 9-10 and 8 and Under) Top Ranked Players will have opportunities to qualify for the North South Team Cup, the Best of the West Cup, Player of the Year Honors, and be featured on the Website and in the FCG Magazine. Top Players through end of May will receive an Invitation to compete in the FCG Invitational. We will use the ranking system to fill the field at the FCG Callaway World Championship if there are unused spaces available. Top players will receive priority registration for the FCG National Championship when registration opens later this year. View All Rankings >

FCG KIDS TOUR RANKINGS

FCG TOUR RANKINGS UPDATE

Top ranked players in each age division through April 25, 2022

Top 10 Boys 13-14 Cash Tompoles Jacob Roldan Kyler Heath Manik Anand Wesley Sirinian Carson Limpus Jack Sennott Yiming (Eric) Hong Hong Marvin Shim Landon Frank

BOYS 13-14 CASH TOMPOLES

Top 10 Girls 13-14 Hyun Chae Song Rayne Ripperger Clairey Lin Lexi Lowe Ella Kaiser Gia Ahlowalia Seunghee Choi Addison Claire Lee Skylar Earle Kuree Little

GIRLS 13-14 HYUN CHAE SONG

Top Boys 15-18 Nathan Sampson Brandon Knight Jake Rodgers

COLLEGE PREP BOYS 15-18 NATHAN SAMPSON

Top Girls 15-18 Blayne Brown Emily Luo

COLLEGE PREP GIRLS 15-18 BLAYNE BROWN

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

ABOUT FCG How many tournaments does Future Champions Golf hold a year? FCG holds over 100 events across the western states and Texas. This includes three major tournaments, The FCG International, FCG Callaway World Championship and the year-end, FCG National Championship. **Look for exciting news regarding the 2022 season coming out soon! Do college coaches follow FCG? FCG tournaments are a standard recruiting stop for a lot of coaches from Upper DI to DIII Men’s and Women’s teams. It’s not unusual to see over 80 coaches throughout the year at our events. We also email every college coach results of each and every event.

TOURNAMENT PLAY Why doesn’t FCG use “Live Scoring”? Quite simply, we want players to be focused on playing their best. We have found that with current Live Scoring systems in use that utilize cell phones, players have been distracted by texts, social media or even gaming. In some cases players have been coached by texts during play. The yardage that you set up at the tournaments are not the same as they are on the website. Why? The yardages that are posted on the website are there to give the player a general estimate of how long the course will be playing for their division. Part of the development of the junior golfer is having the skill of being able to think and to make adjustments of the given situations. There are many factors that go into the difference of yardages. Here are a few examples: - Basic course maintenance, on a day-to-day basis the course will change the tee area to prevent wear and tear of the tee box. - The tournament committee may change some tees to challenge the players or if some holes will affect pace of play. - The environment will also play a big part. For ex ample if the wind is blowing 30 mph into the player the hole will play longer. If it’s a downwind, the hole will play shorter. Do you set the pins for the tournament? We do not set pins. Instead we allow the course to do so. Courses generally use the formula of six easy, six medium and six hard. We want the course to play as close as we can to what it is rated for. The 12 & under divisions are usually allowed caddies. But why are the caddies not allowed on the

putting green? We want the player to develop the skill of putting on their own. Unfortunately, when the caddy is on the green with the player, more often than not, the caddy will be involved in the shot more than the player. What do the initials that are sometimes shown on the leaderboard mean? The initials are to designate the status of a player that was part of a tournament. “JWD” - Justified Withdrawn: A player who is registered to play in a tournament but notifies the committee before the start of the tournament that they will not be playing. “WD” - Withdrawn: When a player has completed their first round and opts not to play the second round. “NC” - No Card: When a player decides not to complete play after starting their round. “DQ” - Disqualification: When a registered player does not show for the tournament without prior notification. Also, a player may be disqualified for an infraction under Rules of Golf.

Do you LiSTEN TO Podcasts?

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

JUNIOR GOLF KIES PODCAST

SAN DIEGO BUSINESS PODCAST

DEW SWEEPER PODCAST

NO GIMMES PODCAST

GOLF IN THE LIFE PODCAST

JUNIOR GOLF BLUEPRINT

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

at Golf Magazine Top 100 Summit with Amazing Panel

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

Sponsored by Future Champions Golf

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

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

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

2022 EVENT UPDATE!

The 2022 FCG Callaway World Junior Golf Championship will make its way back to Palm Desert, CA and we are so excited to bring back some of the extra things that make this Championship so special and unique. In 2022 all players will have to qualify to compete in the Championship, meaning we will no longer accept players via resume for the 2022 event and beyond. Stay tuned for a complete list of qualifiers worldwide. Qualifying begins in August 2021 via the FCG National Series and World Series tournaments and with our partner tours.

CHAMPIONS 2020 CHAMPIONS

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

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

2018 CHAMPIONS

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

2017 CHAMPIONS

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

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

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

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

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

2013 CHAMPIONS

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

2012 CHAMPIONS

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

2011 CHAMPIONS

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

2010 CHAMPIONS

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

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

2015 CHAMPIONS

2009 CHAMPIONS

2016 CHAMPIONS

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

2014 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Justin Williamson, Honolulu, HI

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

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

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

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

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

71, 69, 75: 215 45

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CHAMPIONS 2021 Champions

Boys 15-18 Steven Deutsch, Chula Vista, CA Girls 15-18 Natachanok Tunwannarux, Bangkok Boys 13-14 Aiden Tiet, Garland, TX Girls 13-14 Mariana R. Chavez, Ibague, Colombia Boys 11-12 Teerawut Boonseeor, Hua Hin Girls 11-12 Rina Kawasaki, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Boys 9-10 Charith Chintam, Irvine, CA Girls 9-10 Hailey Kim, Simi Valley, CA Boys 7-8 Naphol Sathianmongkhon, Chino, CA Girls 7-8 Gloria He, Irvine, CA Boys 6 and Under BoonYarit Kantha, Chonburi Girls 6 and Under Nichapa Chobhimves, Bangkok 46

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

2020 CHAMPIONS

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

2019 CHAMPIONS

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

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

2018 CHAMPIONS

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

2017 CHAMPIONS

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

2016 CHAMPIONS

Boys 15-18 Zihao Jin, San Diego, CA Girls 15-18 Ribka Vania, Bandung Boys 13-14 Robin Williams, Peterborough Girls 13-14 Francesca Olivarez-Ilas, Muntinlupa City Boys 11-12 Jayden Ford, Porirua Girls 11-12 Chia Yen Wu, Taipei City Boys 9-10 Jay Leng, Jr, Rancho Santa Fe, CA Girls 9-10 Pearpylin Chaisilprungruang, Pitsanuloke Boys 7-8 Pakorn Wongpen, Ladkrabang Bangkok Girls 7-8 Kayla Geng, San Diego, CA Boys 6 and Under Traithunwa Thongsuk, Songkhal Girls 6 and Under Arisa Bintachitt, Songkla

2015 CHAMPIONS

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

2014 CHAMPIONS

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

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

68, 67, 64: 199 71, 71, 71: 213 69, 68: 137 68, 70: 138 69, 71: 140 71, 72: 143 71, 72: 143 61, 63: 124 66, 61: 127 66, 60: 126 75, 67: 142 75, 70: 145

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

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

2013 CHAMPIONS

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

2012 CHAMPIONS

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

2011 CHAMPIONS

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

2010 CHAMPIONS

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

2009 CHAMPIONS

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

2008 CHAMPIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

History About

FCG International Junior Golf Championship

By: Chris Smeal, Founder of Future Champions Golf In spring 2008, I was laid up from having hernia surgery during Masters week. I had an idea to create a junior golf tournament the week prior to junior world to be a warm-up event for locals and international players. As a coach I have always felt that players need a strategic “throw away” event prior to their “main event”. For internationals, they would regularly all fly in early to the USA and just practice locally before competing in IMG Junior World. I thought there could be a better system. From coaching juniors, then seeing how heartbroken they were after playing all spring to try and qualify for junior world and then missing out. I thought if we could attract the internationals then all the locals could play too, especially those that didn’t make it into junior world. So, we started developing the event and named the event the San Diego Junior Masters. Then, my sister made a fun logo for the event. We started promoting the event. We tied in Callaway Golf, Pat and Oscars and Graphite Design. I had already scheduled and sold out a 5 day golf school and had planned to have Grant Strobel and Antrone Williams run the event. As we got into late May though, we had attracted over 150 players already. I changed the format of the golf school so the 4 players would practice two days with me and then compete in the tournament, where I would watch them play. This worked out perfectly and we ended up having a first year event of 225 players from all over the world. Players and families loved the event and we kept building from there growing in size each and every year. Then in spring 2013, I received an email with the Augusta National letterhead from their lawyer stating that we needed to change the name of our tournament immediately as it infringed on their naming rights. After several talks with our lawyer we changed the name to the FCG International Junior Golf Championship. It was a weird year and we received a lot of press from this news and name change. The event grew that year by almost 200 more players.

As we continued to grow the event we teamed up with the Emmy award winning TV show: Playing Through with John Weisbarth. The event televised on Fox Sports in more than 80 million homes. It was awesome to have featured highlights of every single age division from the 2015 event. The highlights are on our FCG International website and the coverage was really good for each division. In 2019, the event grew to our highest level with 650 junior golfers from 40 countries competing at several San Diego golf courses. We attracted 40 college golf coaches and the event has now become the largest “open” event in junior golf. For those looking to compete on the world stage this is an event everyone knows about and is a great event for the whole family.

completely shut off, the event became just a USA event, but a really strong one with still 350 junior golfers competing. We are very proud of our teams’ efforts to make junior golf tournaments available during the pandemic and create a safe environment for kids to play. If you’re interested in playing, please check out the website and register, but make sure you do meet the scoring requirements to compete in this world class event.

The pandemic of 2020 made for a lot of last minute changes and we were worried that we wouldn’t even be able to host the event. With international travel

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The FCG Tour has quickly become one of the leading junior golf tours in the world now offering over 125 annual events including 4 of the largest junior golf championships worldwide. The first half of every year now is a build up to the FCG Callaway World Championship and the second half of the year is a build up to the FCG National Championship. The FCG International Junior Golf Championship has produced a ton of PGA and LPGA Tour players and in 2013 was featured on Fox Sports in 86 Million Homes. Our tour is proudly sponsored by Callaway Golf and several other tournament partners. View Our Upcoming Tournaments >

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BOYS COLLEGE PREP

Benjamin Garcia Class of 2023 The FCG Texas Championship which was rescheduled from an earlier date due to weather proved to be a good thing for Benjamin. It gave him a little more extra time to hone in his game. Shooting a first-round score of 71 (-1), he entered the final round chasing the overnight leader who led by 3-strokes. He not only chased, but he also passed the leader. Benjamin shot a 67 (-5) for a 2-daty total, 138. But the victory wasn’t his yet. He found himself in a playoff with Trenton Mieri of Austin, TX. Battling all day, he was finally victorious. Because of his “Never give up, keep fighting” attitude Benjamin earns the title of March FCG Player of the Month.

GIRLS COLLEGE PREP

Blayne Brown Class of 2025 Blayne took the overnight lead at the FCG Texas Championship by posting a score of 75 (+3) and never looked back. Going into the second and final round Blayne was sitting on a 1-stroke lead. After carding a round of even par 72, her lead was extended to 3-strokes which was more than enough for the win and title of Champion. Because of Blayne’s consistent play over the two days, she is named March FCG Player of the Month.

PLAYERS THAT SHOOT IN THE 60’S IN A ROUND ON THE FCG NATIONAL TOUR, FCG WORLD SERIES TOUR, AND FCG COLLEGIATE SERIES. Sponsored By UpGame App & KBS Upgame is a statistics based game improvement system where you are able to track your performance on the course, in practice and connect with coaches.

December 4-5, 2021 - FCG National Tour Fall Series Championship Round 2: 69 - Stephen Paul 2024, SanDiego, CA (p) Round 1: 67 - Amy DeKock 2022, Palm Desert, CA December 11-12, 2021 - FCG Girls College Showcase Round 2: 68 - Yerim Yi 2023, Valencia, CA December 19-21, 2021 - 15th Annual FCG National Championship Round 1: 69 - Lauren Kim 2023, Sherman Oaks, CA Round 1: 68 - Anna Fang 2027, San Diego, CA Round 1: 69 - Inseoul Jiamanukoonkit 2026, San Diego, CA Round 2: 69 - Inseoul Jiamanukoonkit 2026, San Diego, CA Round 2: 69 - Amelie Zalsman 2027, Redlands, CA Round 1: 69 - Haram Lee 2026, Henderson, NV Round 2: 69 - Summer Schafer 2025, San Diego December 20-21, 2021 - FCG Boys College Showcase Round 2: 67 - Nathan Sampson 2023, Temecula, CA (p) Round 2: 69 - William Alexander 2024, Lavardens December 22-23, 2021 - FCG Collegiate Series at Redhawk GC Round 1: 67 - Justin Lenahan 2019, Temecula, CA December 28-30, 2021 - 15th Annual FCG National Championship Week 2 Round 1: 68 - Jaeyoung (Jeffrey) Kwak 2023, La Mirada, CA Round 2: 69 - Jaeyoung (Jeffrey) Kwak 2023, La Mirada, CA Round 3: 69 - Jaeyoung (Jeffrey) Kwak 2023, La Mirada, CA Round 1: 69 - Kihei Akina 2025, Alpine, UT Round 2: 69 - Jaden Dumdumaya 2024, Fairfield, CA Round 3: 68 - Jaden Dumdumaya 2024, Fairfield, CA Round 2: 69 - Ryan Arnold 2024, Agoura Hills, CA Round 3: 69 - Ryan Arnold 2024, Agoura Hills, CA Round 1: 69 - Trevor Garus 2024, Boise, ID Round 3: 67 - Ben Cafferio 2024, Wailuku, HI Round 2: 69 - Zaid Khan 2022, El Dorado Hills, CA

Round 2: 67 - Cole Kim 2026, La Crescenta, CA Round 2: 68 - Cooper Greenwood 2026, Westlake Village, CA January 15-16, 2022 - FCG National Tour at Twin Oaks Round 2: 67 - Nikki Oh 2026, Torrance, CA Round 2: 68 - Seoryoung Park 2023, Hillsborough, CA Round 2: 68 - Esther Yoo 2023, Sunland, CA Round 2: 67 - Hanru Guo 2024, Irvine, CA Round 1: 68 - Thomas Browning 2026, Carlsbad, CA January 16-17, 2022 - FCG Napa WS at Silverado CC Round 2: 67 - Trenton Stuart 2026, Folsom, CA Round 1: 69 - Nicholas Mouser 2023, Fresno, CA January 22-23, 2022 - FCG National Tour at St Mark GC Round 1: 69 - Winston Shen 2024, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Round 2: 69 - Yoonjeong Huh 2023, Diamond Bar, CA January 29-30, 2022 - FCG Collegiate Series Vegas Championship at Revere Round 1: 69 - Gavin Redpath 2022, Lake Oswego, OR February 5-6, 2022 - FCG National Tour at Temecula Creek Inn Round 1: 69 - Seoryoung Park 2023, Hillsborough, CA Round 1: 68 - Nathan Sampson 2023, Temecula, CA Round 1: 69 - Grady Millar 2025, Vancouver, WA Round 2: 68 - Parker Bunn 2024, Ogden, UT February 19-21, 2022 - FCG Western States Cup at Menifee Lakes CC Round 2: 68 - Yeonju An Cathedral City, CA Round 2: 66 - Ian Cho Cathedral City, CA Round 1: 67 - Jade Zamora 2022, San Clemente, CA Round 2: 68 - Zoe Sprecher 2025, Sierra Madre, CA Round 3: 68 - Jake Rodgers 2023, Mulino, OR (p) Round 2: 66 - Ismael Encinas 2024, Mexico

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Baron Nguyen 2026, Corona, CA Gavin McCormick 2023, Thousand Oaks, CA Gavin Crowley 2023, Littleton, CO Grady Millar 2025, Vancouver, WA Jaehyun Park Korea Seunghee Choi Cathedral City, CA (p)

February 26-27, 2022 - FCG Seaside Championship at Encinitas Ranch GC Round 2: 66 - Nathan Sampson 2023, Temecula, CA Round 2: 68 - Zaid Khan 2022, El Dorado Hills, CA Round 1: 69 - Brynn Kort 2025, Henderson, NV

Round Round Round Round Round Round Round

2: 67 - Benjamin Garcia 2023, Monterrey (p) 2: 67 - Trenton Mierl 2024, Austin, TX 1: 68 - Andrea Birolini 2026, Southlake, TX 2: 67 - Reese Knox 2023, Peyton, CO 2: 68: Rhett O’Rear 2025, Plano, TX 1: 68 - Chase Hughes 2028, Oklahoma City, OK 2: 69: Grant Baer 2026, Lantana, TX

March 19-20, 2022 - FCG Washington World Series at Chambers Bay Round 1: 69: Parker Bunn 2024, Ogden, UT March 26-27, 2022 - FCG Texas World Series Championship

FCG WORLD SERIES FCG WASHINGTON CHAMPIONSHIP Boys College Prep Champion Parker Bunn, Ogden, UT 2024 2nd Place Ryan Liangm Vancouver, BC 2024 3rd Place Jake Rodgers, Mulino, OR 2023 4th Place Sam Higaki, San Mateo, CA 2023 5th Place Will Koch, Portland, OR 2023 Girls College Prep Champion Asia Young, Bend OR 2027 2nd Place Amy Lee, Langley, BC 2026 3rd Place Abby Kim, Santa Barbara, CA 2023 T4 Joelle Kim, Los Altos, CA 2024 T4 Tatum Buckley Otto, Bellvue, WA 2026 T4 Bernice Stolle, Clyde Hill, WA 2024 T4 Emm Thipavong, Santa Ana, CA 2023 FCG TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP Boys College Prep Champion Benjamin Garcia, Monterrey, MX 2023 2nd Place Trenton Mierl, Austin, TX 2024 T3 Andrea Birolini, Southlake, TX 2026 T3 Reese Knox, Peyton, CO 2023 T5 Ismael Encinas, Mexico, NM 2024 T5 Deuce Monroe, Irving, TX 2024 Girls College Prep Champion Blayne Brown, Riverside, CA 2025 2nd Place Leya Glazer, Dallas, TX 2025 3rd Place Xinyi (Shirley) Yang, Plano, TX 2024 4th Place Helen Myungji Park, Plano, TX 2023 5th Place Alexa Garrett, Wichita, KS 2023 Boys 13-14 Champion Chase Hughes, Oklahoma City, OK 2028 2nd Place Jeronimo Sanchez, Montgomery, TX 2027 3rd Place Khai Reyes, Plano, TX 2025 4th Place Lucas Latimer, Rockwall, TX 2025 5th Place Mason An, Houston, TX 2028 Girls 13-14 Champion Gia Ahlowalia, Southlake, TX 2027 2nd Place Lisa Zhang, Frisco, TX 2027 3rd Place Daniela Sitompul, McKinney, TX 2027 4th Place Ireland Roberts, The Colony, TX 2026

FCG NATIONAL TOUR FCG NATIONAL TOUR VALLEY OPEN Boys College Prep Champion Shams Jahangir-Arshad, Santa Barbara, CA 2024 2nd Place Thomas Browning, Carlsbad, CA 2026 3rd Place Ethan Cho, Valencia, CA 2024 Girls College Prep Champion Kaila Elsayegh, Pacific Palisades, CA 2025 2nd Place Sofia Firouzi, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 2022 3rd Place Rui (Sunny) Wang, Thousand Oaks, CA 2025 Boys 13-14 Champion Manik Anand, Bakersfield, CA 2025 2nd Place Ethan Schramm, Encinitas, CA 2027 3rd Place Wesley Sirinian, San Diego, CA 2027

Girls 13-14 Champion 2nd Place 3rd Place

Hyun Chae Song, Chino Hills, CA 2026 Ella Kaiser, San Diego, CA 2025 Lauren Lee, San Diego, CA 2025

FCG NATIONAL TOUR NORCAL PLEASANTON JUNIOR Boys College Prep Champion Garrett Harrison, Granite Bay, CA 2nd Place Trevor Moquin, Belmont, CA 2023 T3 Adithya Venkataraghavan, Saratoga, CA 2025 T3 Brandon Knight, Pleasanton, CA 2023 Girls College Prep Champion Nikita Jadhav, Pleasanton, CA 2023 T2 Ashlee Xu, Mountain House, CA 2026 T2 HaYoung Lee, Henderson, NV 2024 Boys 13-14 Champion Kyler Heath, Hillsborough, CA 2027 T2 Anderson Lee, Henderson, NV 2026 T2 Carson Limpus, Clayton, CA 2026 FCG NATIONAL TOUR FALLBROOK OPEN THE GOLF CLUB OF CALIFORNIA AT FALLBROOK Boys College Prep Champion Ky Stopp, Long Beach, CA 2023 2nd Place Hwi Hur, Fullerton, CA 2025 3rd Place Justin Todd, Kaneohe, HI 2024 Girls College Prep Champion Taylor Riley, San Diego, CA 2022 2nd Place Kylee Gregory, Los Alamitos, CA 2022 3rd Place Abigail Sickles, Garden Grove, CA 2024 Boys 13-14 Champion Wesley Sirinian, San Diego, CA 2027 2nd Place Harrison Budz, Temecula, CA 2026 3rd Place John John Gamer, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 2026 Girls 13-14 Champion Moyu Wang, Irvine, CA 2029

FCG KIDS TOUR FCG KIDS TOUR SPRING SERIES COLINA PARK Boys 13-14 Champion Nikki Martinho, Ladera Ranch, CA Girls 13-14 Champion Charlize Peterson, San Diego, CA 2nd Place Danica Luna, El Cajon, CA 3rd Place Sophie Thibodeau, Huntingtpn Beach, CA Boys 11-12 Champion Jack Geitz, San Diego, CA 2nd Place Jacob Han, Temecula, CA 3rd Place Micah Schmitt, San Clemente, CA Girls 11-12 Champion Reagan Joy Griffith, La Jolla, CA 2nd Place Hayden Songco, San Diego, CA 3rd Place Maggie Hu, San Diego, CA Boys 9-10 Champion Lucas Pollack, Chula Vista, CA 2nd Place Wyatt Caruso, San Marcos, CA 3rd Place Cat Dann, Mesa AZ Girls 9-10 Champion Audrey Bowden, San Diego, CA 2nd Place Danielle Wilcox, Lakeside, CA 3rd Place Saili Senteno, Oceanside, CA Boys 7-8 Champion Santi Ulloa, Chula Vista, CA

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A LESSON FROM THE FIGHT FOR LIFE AND FREEDOM

The Last Thought

By Dean Gregory – April 19, 2022 The past few months we have witnessed the Ukrainian people in the fight for their lives and freedom as they knew it. Back in early March 2021, Russian troops were deployed to the Ukrainian border. For almost a year, more and more troops were added to the existing number of Russian forces that were there. The people of Ukraine and the rest of the world were well aware of what was happening. The Ukraine invasion by Russia was imminent. At the time no one knew when it was going to begin. Many speculated that it would be sometime after the Winter Olympics in Beijing. But even under a shadow of impending doom, the Ukrainian people throughout the country did their best to try to live their normal daily lives. Just prior to the February 4th start of the Winter Games the Russians were at full force at the border. When the Games ended on the 20th, the speculations turned to fear of the invasion beginning soon. On February 24, 2002, it began. The world that the Ukrainian people had suddenly changed. All that they knew was no longer. They found themselves in the fight for their country. Men, women, young and old took up arms to protect their land and freedom of democracy that they cherished. In the days and weeks to follow battle raged on through the north, east and southern parts of the country. The Ukrainian people managed to fight back and keep the Russians at bay. Now in the

8th week of the war because of the force of resistance of the people, Russia has not been able to take over the country. In fact, they have had more failures than victories. You’re probably wondering how these current events could be related to golf. I could say that as a player, you should always never give up and fight for every stroke when you play. Be resilient like the people of Ukraine. But that would be pretty cliché. Instead, I feel that there’s a more important point that needs to be made. The Ukrainians that are your age were probably no different than you in many ways. But now that has all been taken away from them. Remember that outside of the fact that you have go to school…playing golf, video games, seeing a movie, shopping at the mall and all of the other things you enjoy are really just privileges in the grand scheme of things. “Enjoy” is the keyword in the last sentence. Unfortunately, I see too many times that as tournament players, for whatever reason, you often put too much pressure on yourselves.

Enjoy playing the game every time you go out. Your scores will improve and so will you as a person. Life always changes day-to-day. It’s up to you to make it the best day, every day of your life.