Future Champions Golf April 2021 Issue by Chris Smeal

FUTURE CHAMPIONS

GOLF MAGAZINE

APRIL 2021

COURSE PROFILE HIDDENBROOKE GOLF COURSE

CHRIS SMEAL’S COACHING TIPS HOW TO SCORE LOW IN TOURNAMENTS

PLAYERS OF THE MONTH

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contents fcg journeyman

Since playing in his first FCG event back in 2018, this 6-time FCG career champion has rightfully earned the nickname of, “The Journeyman”. Tylor also qualified to represent the FCG Team in the 13th Annual North-South Cup Team Matches. Let’s find out more about him. Page 10

how to score low

Do you ever feel like you should score lower? Are players you feel are worse than you scoring lower in tournaments? How does that kid keep scoring lower than you? What is he/she doing that they perform better?

In this months issue I’d like to dig a little deeper into the art of scoring low in tournaments and how you can start scoring lower immediately. Page 40

FINDING YOUR FIT

FUTURE CHAMPIONS

GOLF MAGAZINE Dear Junior Golf Community, The Future Champions Golf Digital Magazine launched in March 2021 and aims to become the leading junior golf publication worldwide. This is an exciting time in the game of golf as the sport is booming on all levels. In recent years, golf was really only growing in competitive golf but since the pandemic hit and people’s interests have changed, golf has become the game of choice for many. In each issue of the magazine, we have goals to inspire junior golfers and educate parents on the process of becoming a great player and more importantly, how to love the game. We think golf is so important for families and wish every family could golf together for a lifetime. As a parent, what more could you want than being able to spend several hours out on the golf course with your kids for a lifetime. We hope you enjoy our second issue. Should you have any feedback or interests for future issues, please let us know. Advertisers, please contact us for more information on how to be involved with our growing community. As always, we hope you play the game with passion, keep your head up high, walk with a purpose and enjoy your time outdoors playing golf. Chris Smeal President and Founder of Future Champions Golf Head Coach at the FCG Academy in Stadium Golf Center

Hiddenbrooke Golf Course American Canyon, CA By Dean Gregory – April 5, 2021 Both Janna Andaya and Meghan Paracuelles can claim they have won championships on the same course as local favorites Julie Inkster and Dorothy Delasin, as well as Annika Sorenstam. Everyone knows about the courses in Monterey, San Francisco, and even nearby Napa that the PGA/LPGA tours have played on. But somehow a course that always gets overlooked is Hiddenbrooke GC. This Arnold Palmer Signature designed course has played host to the LPGA Tour’s Samsung World Championship. This seemly underrated golf course by most Bay Area golfers was not so by Golf Digest which awarded Hiddenbrooke GC with four-and-a-half out of fivestar rating. Pebble Beach and Spyglass Hill are the only two courses in California to receive five stars. The only Arnold Palmer designed challenging course in Northern California offers golfers of all levels, a

true test of their golf prowess. Using the natural environment to design the course, you will find a variety of lies with hillsides and flatter valley holes. The greens are fairly contoured. And, of course in Palmer style, you will find water. Opening in 1995, it was originally planned to be an exclusive private club. But luckily for all they decided to keep it as a semi-private course that everyone can play. Nestled in American Canyon, you will see it is the main focal point of the planned community. Just being 38 miles from San Francisco, it’s far enough away from the hustle and bustle of the immediate Bay Area. But yet, it is still convenient to travel to with easy access from the freeway. So, if you are looking to see how your golf game stacks up to the pros, then Hiddenbrooke GC is one of the must places to play.

NATIONAL TOUR NORCAL CHAMPIONS

Janna Andaya, GCP Champion 2019 8

Meghan Paracuelles, GCP Champion 2020

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Tylor Chou

FCG JOURNEYMAN, LITERALLY! By Dean Gregory – April 2, 2021 Since playing in his first FCG event back in 2018, this 6-time FCG career champion has rightfully earned the nickname of, “The Journeyman”. Tylor also qualified to represent the FCG Team in the 13th Annual NorthSouth Cup Team Matches. Let’s find out more about him. DG: Tyler, the reason why you were given the nickname is because you’ve travelled all over the place to play in FCG tournaments. TC: Yep. DC: You’ve been to events in Southern California, obviously NorCal where you live, but you’ve also been to Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Texas. What does that feel like? TC: Um, it feels like I’m just going to a tournament. I mean, I’m usually sleeping on the flight. So, it’s not like

I’m awake in there for the three-hour flight. I’m always passed out or listening to music or something. So it isn’t that bad. It’s okay. DG: It must be challenging to play on all types of courses in different areas and to compete against golfers other than just playing your local tournaments. TC: Oh, man, like the courses are a lot different in different places. The moisture, the how and what the grass is? Like, how slow or fast. The environment, it’s all different. So, I gain a lot of good experience to play in a lot of places. DG: Is there anywhere particular that’s your favorite?

used to travel a lot together. How was that traveling with your sibling? TC: It was always fine. My mom and sister would be in one room and my dad and I in another room. So other than that, it was pretty normal. I mean, we’d talk smack to each other if we did bad. Or like, messed up on one hole like that. It was a lot of fun banter and stuff. DG: What attracts you to playing in FCG tournaments? TC: I’ve been playing FCG for a few years now. The environment they create is very friendly. DG: How different is playing FCG tournaments from others if there is any? TC: There isn’t a huge difference between FCG and the other tournaments. Except everyone that works for FCG are not only professional but are very approachable and kind. DG: That’s good stuff. What’s next up for you? TC: What’s next? I have no idea. Wherever my dad signed up.

TC: California, Southern California, Southern California. Yeah. DG: Why there? TC: Um, weather? Can’t go wrong with the weather. Grass, if it’s mostly in good condition. Yeah. Mostly the weather, I’d say. DG: How do you feel the competition is, in different areas? TC: Oh, it’s actually kind of similar. I mean, if you find the right people to joke around with, we can have a fun time. I also can stay relaxed and loose while playing the tournament. It’s always fun. Luckily, there’s always those people everywhere you go. So yeah, good. DG: I’m sure there are other golfers who would like to travel and play. Any advice to somebody else who might want to take the journeys like you do, or try to emulate your journeys?

DG: That brings up a good question. Do you take care of your own schedule? TC: Yeah. So, my mom and I go through the schedules. And then my dad pays for it. Oh, I have Primm next. Yeah, that’s right. Yeah. So, you’ll see me down in Nevada. Hopefully, I don’t boil up too much. (Laughs) DG: Well, thanks for taking the time to sit down with me and allowing me to peek into your world, even if it is just a sliver of it. TC: Awesome. Having the pleasure to watch Tylor the past few years, the one thing that I noticed is his uncanny ability to make friends no matter where he’s at. I’ve seen him smile ear-to-ear when playing good but also laugh at himself for making mistakes during a round. He’s learned to accept the bad with the good. An important lesson that every golfer should learn to do. Whether that is something he learned in his travels or not. There is no doubt that Tylor Chou is, “The Journeyman.”

TC: You’re going to miss some school days and some weekends for, like traveling. But if you want to go to college for golf, you have to make those sacrifices to lose a weekend. Like last year, I missed Halloween to play in a tournament in Oregon. It’s like, you’re go missing to some days that could be hanging out with your friends. But in the long run, if you get into a good college and stuff, it will be worth it. DG: Do you have any aspirations beyond college or? TC: Yeah, yeah, I think so. Yeah. I’d say it. Yeah. DG: I know your sister is in college now. But you guys 11

Johnny Eugenio is a caddie at Pebble Beach, Cypress Point Club, and The Institute who created a great story to get more kids to play golf. His book “Lil’ Jordan’s 9 Holes of Fear” was published by Dove Books. The book was inspired by his son Jordan, who was a highly ranked junior that qualified for Junior World, US Kids World Championships and participated in the Junior Masters in San Diego. The book was endorsed by Ping Golf and CEO John Solheim. Other endorsements include MG Orender, Past President of the PGA, Karen Palacios Jansen, 2008 LPGA Teacher of the Year, and features Bel Air Country Club Head Pro Eddie Merrins, UCLA Champion golf coach, as the teacher in the book. Johnny did book signings at Costco’s, Barnes and Noble and the Pebble Beach Kids Store. He was a featured book author at the 2012 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am. The story is about a kid who has to beat the monsters on the golf course. The monsters are the fears that golfers face during a round of golf. The book is beautifully illustrated by Ryan Benjamin. Ryan is a San Diego resident who currently is a Marvel and DC comic book artist. The goal for Johnny was to spark the interest of kids who never thought about playing golf. He thought if he could create animation, monsters, battles, and a great story that it could get parents to buy the book for their kid. The book has a hidden secret. It actually gives a little golf lesson to defeat each monster. The book will bring out a lot of memories of golfers hitting errant shots. For example, the book has the water monster, sand monster, weather monster, out of bounds monster and the bogey monster, etc. Northern California Golf Association, Rudy Duran, Tiger Woods First Coach, PGA Tour Player Parker McLachlin, First Tee of Southern Nevada, Actor Tyrese Gibson, and Olympic Gold Medalist Dan Jansen also endorsed this book. Johnny received a Commendation from Los Angeles County for putting on the Lil Jordan’s Celebrity Golf Tournament that benefited the Foster Kids Program. Both Johnny and Jordan were featured on Good Morning America, CNN, ESPN, Golf Channel and the Best Damn Sports Show Period. Johnny is a proud father of 6 boys. He helps as an Assistant Varsity Golf Coach at Monterey High School. He loves golf and wants to continue to grow the game. You can visit Tourplayer.com and click on the direct link to purchase the book on Amazon.com.

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. The 2021 event will be a mix of a 2019/2020 feel, with over 500 players joining us and less international players. 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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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!

COLLEGE COACHES CAN BEGIN RECRUITING ON JUNE 1, 2021!

THE FCG TOUR IS ONE OF THE MOST HEAVILY RECRUITED JUNIOR GOLF TOURS WORLDWIDE.

FCG TOURNAMENTS WILL SEE A LOT OF COLLEGE COACHES AGAIN THIS SUMMER!

Ginger Brown Lemm is a HS All-American, 2X All-SWC student-athlete at the University of Texas, a member of the Futures Professional Tour, 25-year PGA class A professional, Executive Director of The First Tee of Arkansas, Golf Digest award winner, and coached DI golf for over 13 years, 11 of those in the SEC. She teaches and mentors golfers at Summit Golf School in The Woodlands, TX and offers consulting services through her company Collegiate Golf Connections.

Finding your fit is more important than ever!

By Ginger Brown Lemm, PGA

As an SEC coach for the past 11 years, I have explored the United States and all around the world looking for certain qualities in a junior golfer to fit our community, university, program, and specific player style. I did not have a cookie cutter approach to this process, rather I sought out attributes like character, personality, academics, ability to work together on a team, exceptional work ethic and of course, golf skill. All these qualities combined led us to be confident in offering a spot on our roster. You as a junior golfer are doing the exact same thing. You are looking for a coaching staff that can help you grow and mature, not only in your golf game, but even more importantly as a person. Involve your parents at every step, but you are leading this search. You are searching for a university that will both challenge you and support you as a collegiate athlete. Your desired school may include a strength and conditioning

program, sports nutrition department, counseling and/or sports psychology services, as well as golf facilities that will allow you to hone your craft and improve your skill; all the while looking for a culture of support while you balance what it is to be a collegiate athlete. You are searching for your roster spot. Today, more than ever, as we see the transfer portal filling up with dissatisfied and disillusioned student-athletes, it is imperative that you create an objective, informed and priority driven search to maximize the probability of your best student-athlete experience. I cannot emphasize it enough the importance in

casting a wide net when searching for your college home. Do your due diligence! Below are some of the things you should consider and investigate while in the recruiting process: Do I want to play at DI, DII, DIII, NAIA or Junior College? Do I know what those all mean? Is athletic scholarship mandatory for my family’s budget? Do I have the grades and test scores for academic aid? The university atmosphere and degree programs of interest to you. Size of the school is also a factor, i.e., large, or small school. If you choose smaller to ensure you can play college golf, you can always go bigger for graduate degree! Golf program culture and values. Is it a team-oriented program or one that is more individual and flexible? Does who you are fit with the climate and teammates? Look them up on social media for a better feel for who they are. But be who you are, find your fit! Coaching staff. How long have they been there? What record do they have? Are they known for developing players? Are they skilled in course management? Are they a golf professional or player themselves? Are they going to stay or are they looking to move up? Can he/she help me grow as a person and player? Can I play on that roster? Are my scores such that I can work hard and make trips my 1st year? What are the qualifying parameters? How do I make the travel team? Proximity to home. Does that matter to you? Do you mind practicing indoors in the north half of the US in winter months or do you want to focus on the southern half? What kind of facilities does the program have? Can I practice and play anytime or just on certain days at certain courses and driving ranges?

What kind of academic support services does the athletic department, or the university provide to ensure I can balance student-athlete life? You are not a normal college student and you need to make sure you have the support you need. The need for a healthy body and mind also includes support in areas like strength and conditioning services, training and rehab services, nutrition, and counseling or sports psychology options. Ask these questions in your process. To make sure you have the best chance to find the ideal program for you, look all over, look at all sizes, consider schools and programs all over the country. Start early and keep emailing and updating coaches. Keep taking lessons with your PGA or LPGA professional, they are your advocate and can help you tremendously. Consistently set goals, track progress and then evaluate and reset those goals. Know your golf game, your tendencies, your strong and weak areas and be honest about them. Make your priority list, of pros and cons to help narrow down once you have a top 5 list. Work hard, as nothing is easy. If it were, everyone would be a collegiate athlete, but they are not. Most are not willing to sacrifice now, for rewards of a college experience later. We are blessed to play this incredible game. Take advantage of this information and make your list of priorities and objectives. I will close with something we all may forget: Junior golfers and Parents alike, slow down and ENJOY THIS PROCESS. You have practiced, competed, traveled, trained, gotten up way before dawn and fell into bed exhausted after dark, you have worked hard with sweat and tears to get you to this point. This is your process to enjoy as you, “Find your fit.”

FCG WORLD SERIES

T2 Natrada Pongsasin 2025, Anaheim, CA Boys 13-14 FCG WASHINGTON CHAMPIONSHIP – MAR 20 & 21, 2021 Champion Tate Bruggeman 2024, Edmonton, AB CHAMBERS BAY GC – UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA T2 Jack Patterson 2026, Eastvale, CA T2 Austin Le 2026, Houston, TX Boys 15-18 Girls 13-14 Champion Matthew Broder 2023, San Diego, CA Champion Esther Kwon 2028, Calabasas, CA 2nd Place Cole Rueck 2022, Corvallis, OR T2 Sofia Vargas 2024, Riverside, CA 3rd Place Conrad Chisman 2024, Stanwood, WA T2 Lucy Wang 2025 Diamond Bar, CA 4th Place James Lazar 2022, Medina, WA Girls 15-18 NATIONAL TOUR NORCAL BAY VIEW – MAR 27 & 28, 2021 Champion Sofia Fuenmayor 2022, Beaverton, OR BAY VIEW GC – MILPITAS, CA T2 Suzie Tran 2024, Poulsbo, WA T2 Jillian Breedlove 2023, Pasco, WA Boys College Prep 4th Place Olivia Jang 2023, Issaquah, WA Champion Tylor Chou 2022, Los Altos, CA T2 Brandon Torres 2023, American Can, CA

FCG NATIONAL TOUR

T2 Ryan Firpo 2023, Davis, CA Girls College Prep Champion Keira Howard 2023, Pleasanton, CA NATIONAL TOUR COASTAL CHALLENGE – MAR 6 & 7, 2021 2nd Place Nathalie Benrey 2022, Atherton, CA ARROWOOD GC – OCEANSIDE, CA 3rd Place Ellie Sand 2021, El Dorado Hills, CA Boys 13-14 Boys College Prep Solomon Fong 2025, San Francisco, CA Champion Dylan Zhang 2022, Hong Kong Champion Hendrix Jay-Torrez 2025, San Jose, CA 2nd Place Nathan Sampson 2023, Temecula, CA 2nd Place 3rd Place Dustin Miller 2023, Newport Beach, CA Girls College Prep FCG KBS TOUR Champion Kylee Gregory 2022, Los Alamitos, CA 2nd Place Katie Ha 2024, Los Angeles, CA FCG KBS TOUR 1-DAY SERIES AT ST. MARK – MAR 14, 2021 T3 Sydnie Duvall 2023, Dana Point, CA ST. MARK GC – SAN MARCOS, CA T3 Nicole Yang 2022, Temple City, CA Boys 13-14 Boys College Prep Champion Trenton Stuart 2026, Lake Havasu City, AZ Champion Danny Manginelli 2022, Laguna Niguel, CA 2nd Place Ryan “OT” Sefrioui 2024, Scottsdale, AZ Girls College Prep 3rd Place Andrew Rodriguez 2026, San Pedro, CA Champion Rachel LeMay 2023, Monrovia, CA Girls 13-14 2nd Place Angie Zhang 2023, Claremont, CA Champion Summer Schafer 2025, San Diego, CA 3rd Place Carissa Freeman 2022, La Mesa, CA 2nd Place Lucy Wang 2025, Diamond Bar, CA Boys 13-14 3rd Place Angelina Tao 2026, Rancho Margarita, CA Champion Frank Zhang 2027, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 2nd Place 3rd Place Girls 13-14 Champion Boys College Prep 2nd Place Champion Steven Deutsch 2021, Chula Vista, CA 3rd Place 2nd Place Nathan Sampson 2023, Temecula, CA Boys 11-12 3rd Place Minseo Seo 2021, San Diego, CA Champion Girls College Prep 2nd Place Champion Kexin Guan 2023, Irvine, CA T3 T2 Kaila Elsayegh 2025, Pacific Palisades, CA T3 NATIONAL TOUR VALLEY OPEN – MAR 20 & 21, 2021 TEMECULA CREEK GC (OAKS & CREEK) – TEMECULA, CA

Will Knickrehm 2025, Rancho Santa Fe, CA Jaiden L. Davis 2025, Chula Vista, CA Lilana Ola Davis 2026, Chula Vista, CA Jenna Brisco 2024, Costa Mesa, CA Sydney Sirinian 2025, San Diego, CA

William Yuan 2027, Irvine, CA Ethan Chotiner 2026, San Diego, CA Ethan Schachtel 2026, Dana Point, CA Joshua Bellisime 2027, Lake Forest, CA

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Girls 12 & Under Champion 2nd Place 3rd Place

Maleah Clark 2028, Chino, CA Finlay Nihei 2028, Corona, CA Jingyi Cui 2028, San Diego, CA

FCG KBS TOUR 1-DAY SERIES AT SINGING HILLS – MAR 28, 2021 SINGING HILLS (OAK GLEN) – EL CAJON, CA Boys College Prep Champion Ryan Davis 2023, Encinitas, CA 2nd Place Wyatt Cargel 2022, Alpine, Ca 3rd Place Mitch Benson Girls College Prep Champion Vanessa Ho 2021, San Diego, CA 2nd Place Tiffany Chang 2023, Rancho Palos Verde, CA 3rd Place Sabrina Ladd, Oceanside, CA Boys 13-14 Champion William Middleton 2025, Claremont, CA 2nd Place Ryder Hurtado 2026, San Diego Girls 13-14 Champion Summer Schafer 2025, San Diego, CA 2nd Place Emilee Canepa 2024, San Diego, CA Boys 11-12 Champion Marvin Shim 2027, Irvine, CA 2nd Place Kingston Wu 2027, Irvine, CA 3rd Place Anthony Chung 2027, Garden, CA Girls 12 & Under Champion Alice Koontz 2026, Del Mar, CA

FCG KIDS TOUR KIDS TOUR SPRING SERIES REIDY CREEK – MAR 13, 2021 REIDY CREEK GC – ESCONDIDO, CA Boys 13-14 Champion 2nd Place Boys 11-12 Champion 2nd Place 3rd Place Girls 11-12 Champion 2nd Place 3rd Place Boys 9-10 Champion T2 T2 Girls 9-10 Champion 2nd Place 3rd Place Boys 7-8 Champion 2nd Place 3rd Place

Evan Zouras, Huntington Beach, CA Marcus Sai, Huntington Beach, CA Thomas Little 2028, Canyon Lake, CA Charles Eifrig 2027, Newport Beach, CA Joshua Bellisime 2027, Lake Forest, CA Chloe Chien, Irvine, Ca Reagan Joy Griffith 2028, La Jolla, CA Elleaire Lyons 2026, Coronado, CA Binqi (Brian) Li 2029, Chino Hills, CA Gavin Zuniga 2030, Huntington Beach, CA Anthony Beteta 2028, Sherman Oaks, CA

Girls 7-8 Champion Mika Young 2030, Orange, CA 2nd Place Maya Young 2032, Orange, CA 3rd Place Saili Senteno 2031, Oceanside, CA Boy 6 & Under Champion Winston Pozniak 2033, San Diego, CA 2nd Place Kellen Neville 2032, Carlsbad, CA 3rd Place Henry Parry 2033, San Diego, CA KIDS TOUR SPRING SERIES SYCUAN PINE – MAR 27, 2021 SINGING HILLS (PINE GLEN) – EL CAJON, CA Boys 13-14 Champion 2nd Place 3rd Place Girls 13-14 Champion T2 T2 Boys 11-12 Champion 2nd Place T3 T3 Girls 11-12 Champion 2nd Place 3rd Place Boys 9-10 Champion 2nd Place 3rd Place Girls 9-10 Champion 2nd Place 3rd Place Boys 7-8 Champion 2nd Place 3rd Place Girls 7-8 Champion 2nd Place 3rd Place Boy 6 & Under Champion 2nd Place 3rd Place

William Middleton 2025, Claremont, CA Owen Mendes 2025, Huntington Beach, CA Devin Nguyen, Huntington Beach, CA Sydney Carlin 2026, Rancho Santa Fe, CA Madison Quach 2026, San Diego, CA Malia Perry 2025, Coronado, CA Pierre Campa 2026, Colton, CA Shea Rasmussen 2026, Huntington Beach, CA Anthony Chung 2027, Gardena, CA Duke Chrisman 2027, San Diego, CA Chloe Chien , Irvine, CA Reagan Joy Griffith 2028 La Jolla, CA Elleaire Lyons 2026, Coronado, CA Wyatt Caruso 2030, San Marcos, CA Neiko Charalambous 2028, El Cajon, CA Anthony Beteta 2028, Sherman Oaks, CA Lydia Chang 2029, San Diego, CA Sophia Nguyen 2029, Irvine, CA Capri Chien, Irvine, CA Santi Ulloa 2031, Chula Vista, CA Owen Kivett 2031, Escondido, CA Alec Sy, San Diego, CA Amy Weng 2031, San Juan Capistrano, CA Chloe Yuan 2030, San Diego, CA Saili Senteno 2031, Oceanside, Ca Winston Pozniak 2033, San Diego, CA Henry Parry 2033, San Diego, CA Cam Kerkconnell, San Diego, CA

Jade Marie Santiago 2028, San Marcos, CA Danielle Wilcox 2030, Lakeside, CA Piper Shiroma 2029, Foutnain Valley, CA Owen Kivett 2031, Escondido, CA Victor Li 2031, Laguna Niguel, CA Lucas Chen 2030, San Diego, CA

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Staff Spotlight Stephanie Heimler FROM: San Diego, CA GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL: Rancho Bernardo HS CURRENT COLLEGE: Eastern Washington University FAVORITE GOLF COURSE: Cypress Point Country Club FAVORITE FOOD: Sushi & Ceviche FAVORITE TV SHOW OR MOVIE: Glee WHAT THREE GOLERS DEAD OR ALIVE WOULD COMPLETE YOUR DREAM FOURSOME: Ernie Wright (Pro Kids Golf Academy Founder), Micky Wright and Esteban Toledo

World Series Recap FCG WASHINGTON CHAMPIONSHIP On March 20 & 21, 2021 marked the much-awaited return of FCG to Chambers Bay GC, site of the 2015 U.S. Open. Nearly eight years after the last time FCG was here, 85 competitors were ready to take up the challenges of the renowned course. Cool temperatures, constant winds, with occasional showers also added to the challenges and backdrop of the picturesque golf course on the shores of the Puget Sound. But players bundled up and spectators alike came prepared for the two-days of stiff competition. Day 1 // With the course being the site of the 2021 U.S.G.A. Amateur Four-ball the conditions were prime. Conrad Chrisman (2024) of Stanwood, WA also found it prime by carding a round 1 score -2. After shooting even par on the front 9 he shot back-to-back birdies on the drivable par 4 hole 12 and the 485-yard par 4 13th. That was enough to give him the overnight two-stroke lead over Cole Rueck (2022) of Corvallis, OR. With Matthew Broder (2023) of San Diego, CA, and Trent Colombe (2021) of Woodinville, WA only three-strokes behind. Playing in her first FCG event in the Girls College Prep division Natalie Yen (2025) of West Linn, OR shot a 77, +5 for onestroke lead over Sofia Fuenmayor (2022) of Beaverton, OR. Keira Howard (2023) of Pleasanton, CA, and Susie Tran (2024) of Poulsbo, WA held on to only be four-strokes back of Yen. Day 2 // The final round was shaping up to be to be a battle for the championship of both the Boys and Girls College Prep divisions. Unlike day 1 where prevailing winds blew, the sun shone for most of the afternoon. But day 2 was overcast keeping temperatures cool with showers in the forecast. Being as consistent as round 1 Matthew Broder grinded out a 74. +2 proved to be enough to come back from three-strokes down overnight to taking the championship. Cole Rueck not finding the steadiness of his first day came in with a 77, +5 to hang for the second-place spot. Conrad Chrisman who had the

overnight lead struggled to get putts to drop but still finished third. James Lazar (2022) of Medina, WA shot a 74, +2 that helped land him in fourth place. Sofia Fuenmayor took the championship shooting a 79, +7 to win by one stroke. Susie Tran and Jillian Breedlove (2023) of Pasco, WA both improved their scores from round 1 to end up T2 for the tournament. Olivia Jang (2023) of Issaquah, WA also improved on finish from the day before to take fourth place. Tournament Highlights Ben Borgida (2022) of Shoreline, WA knew he needed to drain some birdie putts to have a chance to climb up the leaderboard. In fact, he found a big birdie on the opening hole par 5 by scoring an Albatross 2. 23

Tournament Recap

12th Annual FCG Las Vegas Championship

The 12th Annual FCG Las Vegas Championship was our biggest one in history with just over 270 junior golfers competing over the two weekends. Usually we have all divisions compete the same weekend but with an abundance of demand the past few years we expanded the event over two weekends and it was a huge success for all. The first weekend on April 3-4th we had the Girls 13-14, Boys 11-12, Girls 11-12, Boys 9-10, Girls 9-10, Boys 7-8, and Girls 7-8 compete over two days to determine the Championship. Primm Valley Golf Course has been the home every year for this special event and we are thrilled to bring players from all over the Western USA to compete at the Tom Fazio gem, literally located in the middle of nowhere. Thank you to all the players and families for making the effort to come compete at Primm and we hope you had an awesome time. This annual event is also a qualifying event for the winner of every age division earning an exemption into the IMG Academy Junior World Championship. This event is also a qualifier for the annual FCG Callaway World Junior Golf Championship with the top 2 finishers earning an exemption to compete. Here is how the top finishers played: Final Leaderboard > Link to Photos > Girls 13-14 Division 15 girls competed in this division and the scores were insanely good. Coming in 3rd place was Natalie Yen from West Linn, Oregon with a two round total of -3 including a final round 67. In 2nd place was Brynn Kort from Kingman, Arizona with two under par rounds and a total of -5. Winning this year’s championship in record fashion was Zoe Wynn from Irvine, California with a two round total of -10 with rounds of 65 and 67. Boys 11-12 Division 18 boys competed this year in the 11-12 division and coming in 3rd place at a two day total of 5 over par is Johnson Huang from Newport Coast, CA. Brayden Jones had an awesome second round of -2 after his opening round even par score to come in 2nd place in the division and earn the FCG Callaway World Championship exemption. This year’s Champion, Jordan Giles from Talent, Oregon had two under par rounds with a -3 day 1 and a -1 day two to finish at 4 under and win by two strokes. Girls 11-12 Division 20 girls competed this year in the 11-12 division and the leaderboard was packed with great scoring. Coming in 3rd place at even par (both rounds of even) was Esther Kwon from Calabasas, CA. Coming in 2nd place earning that FCG Callaway World Championship exemption was Kuree Little from Palmdale, CA with two rounds at -1 and a 2 under par total. Winning this year’s Championship and earning the IMG and FCG World exemptions is Amelie Zalsman from Redlands, CA who fired an impressive -4 on day two to finish at -3 under par. Great battle ladies! Boys 9-10 Division 21 players competed in the 9-10 division and what a performance by our top finishers this year. Coming in 3rd place with a 6 over total was Greyson Graham from Pasadena, CA. The top 2 finishers tied for first place in regulation at a -2. Eric Chavez from Ladera Ranch, CA fired -2 on day 2 to catch up to round 1 leader Dev Malik from San Jose, CA. In the end it was Dev Malik who came out on top winning the playoff and earning the IMG Academy Junior World exemption. Great battle boys! Girls 9-10 Division 4 girls competed in this year’s division and solid play by all competitors! We would like to congratulate the top 3 with Hannah Nguyen from Phoenix, Arizona coming in 3rd place 24

with a two day 11 over par total. Coming in 2nd place at 7 over par was Mila Zalsman from Redlands, CA and she earned the FCG Callaway World Championship exemption. The 2021 FCG Las Vegas Champion is Maya Brown from Thousand Oaks, CA with an impressive 3 over par for two rounds. Congratulations to all the hard working girls in this division! Boys 7-8 Division 5 players competed in this year’s 7-8 division and scores were close over both days. Congrats to 3rd place finisher Jones Barbanell from Woodland Hills, CA with a two day 7 over par total. Coming in 2nd place at 4 over par after opening with an even par round is Rock Kuperman from Las Vegas, Nevada. Rock earned his exemption into the FCG Callaway World Championship. The Champion this year for boys 7-18 is Dewey Black from El Cajon, CA who had an impressive round of even par on day 2 and a total of 1 over par to win the championship and earn both special exemptions. Great playing boys! Girls 7-8 Division 5 players competed in this year’s 7-8 division and finishing in 3rd place at 12 over par is Amy Weng from San Juan Capistrano, CA. Our 2nd place finisher with a second round 4 over par and 9 over total is Hailey Zhao from Woodland Hills, CA. The 2021 champion for this division is Beverley Cui from Atherton, CA with two impressive rounds of 2 over par and then -2 for an even par total. Excellent scores ladies! (Week 2) April 10 & 11, 2021 Golfers in both the Boys and Girls 15-18, Boys 13-14 divisions converged to the high desert Primm Valley GC just south of Las Vegas. They came from all over the West Coast and Rocky Mountain states. The weather was perfect which meant that weekend was going to be primed for some great golf. As the weekend unfolded, the golf wasn’t great, it was AMAZING! Day 1 // Twenty-eight players in the Boys 15-18 playing on the Desert Course went even par or lower. With William Walsh (2023) of San Mateo, CA leading the way shooting a -7, 65. But the overnight leader wasn’t alone at the top because Jason Bannister (2021) of Laguna Niguel, CA came in with a -6, 66. Right behind him were three players at -5. On the Lakes Course, Angela Heo (2022) of Murrieta, CA in the Girls 15-18 division also went low. Posting a -7, 64 she took a commanding 5-stroke lead overnight. Mizara Norton (2024) of Las Vegas, NV found herself in 2nd place following the leader after shooting a -2, 69. With two girls 7-strokes back behind the leader after coming in with scores of even par. The lowest round of the day was posted by Ethan Lien (2025) of Cupertino, CA with a -8, 63. He led the Boys 13-14 overnight sitting on a 4-stroke lead over Trenton Stuart (2026) of Lake Havasu City, AZ who shot a -4, 67. Day 2 // The final round proved to be as equal if not more exciting than the finish at The Masters. Just like Hideki Matsuyama, William Walsh started the day knowing he would have to play as well as he did in the first round. And play well he did, after dropping his birdie on Hole 3, he got into the zone and ended up shooting a -6, 66. That was enough for

his 3-stroke victory. While Walsh was on his game the players chasing him were grinding hard to catch up to him. Ian Fritz (2022) of Las Vegas, NV also shot at -6, 66. Which gave him a 2-day total of -10 for the 2nd place finish. Timothy Cavarno (2021) of Redlands, CA carded a -3, 69 for 3rd place. Both Nathan Sampson (2023) of Temecula, CA, and Curtis DaSilva (2023) of Monterey, CA post a 2-day total of -7 for T4. Angela Heo didn’t have the day she was expecting, shooting a +2, 73. But it was good enough for the championship. Kyndall Newman (2021) of Las Vegas, NV, and Natalie Yen (2025) of West Linn, OR both started the day T11. At the end of the day, they posted a round of even par to climb up the leaderboard for a +2, T2 finish. Yue Xu (2021) of Green Twp, NJ totals to +3 for 4th place. With Gabriella Kano (2022) of Fullerton, CA, and McKenzie Hall (2021) of Las Vegas, NV at +4, T5. The Boys 13-14 division did not disappoint either with nail-biting golf, all the players were grinding, especially Trenton Stuart. Fighting his way from 4-strokes back Stuart posts a -7, 64 to win the championship. Lien who held the overnight lead couldn’t find the same magic on the final round. Although he shot a -1, 70 it wasn’t enough to stave off the hard charging Stuart. But Lien still adds this solid 2nd place finish to his resume’. Andrew Rodriguez (2026) of San Pedro, CA and Joshua Kim (2025) of Danville, CA tied for 4th place.

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Full Yearlong Series (February Western States Cup through National Championship and College Showcase Events) All Events are Single Rated 750 Points System except for the following Double Points Events: FCG International Junior Golf Championship, FCG Callaway World Junior Golf Championship, FCG National Championship). Earn Player of the Year Recognition and More, Be Featured in FCG Magazine. Age Divisions 11-12, 13-14, and 15-18 Only. View All Rankings > Boys 15-18 | Girls 15-18 | Boys 13-14 | Girls 13-14 | Boys 11-12 | Girls 11-12

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2 Annual Series (Spring Series and Fall Series) Qualify for the North South Cup, Western States Team Cup, and Player of the Series Honors, and Be Featured in the FCG Magazine. Age Divisions 10 and Under, 11-12, 13-14, and 15-18 College Prep Divisions. View All Rankings > College Prep Boys 15-18 | College Prep Girls 15-18 | Boys 13-14 | Girls 13-14 | Boys 11-12 | Girls 12 and Under | Boys 10 and Under

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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

2016 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

2015 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

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

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

2010 CHAMPIONS 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

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

2009 CHAMPIONS 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

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 29

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CHAMPIONS 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 32

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

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

2016 CHAMPIONS

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

2015 CHAMPIONS

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

2014 CHAMPIONS

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

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

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

2009 CHAMPIONS

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

2008 CHAMPIONS

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

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

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

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 33

CURRENT HAPPENINGS ON EACH TOUR FCG COLLEGIATE SERIES After a successful event in January in Las Vegas the Collegiate Series is on hold until our next event in June. Next Event: June 12-13th at Redhawk Golf Course will kick off our Summer Series. FCG has just announced the Inaugural FCG Collegiate National Championship will be played at Omni La Costa on August 3-5, 2021. ***Omni La Costa will also be the future home of the NCAA Division 1 Golf Championships. Read More >

FCG WORLD SERIES TOUR 2021 FCG World Series Rankings are Officially Underway. Click here to learn about this New Ranking System Results from FCG Texas Championship > Results from FCG Western States Cup > Upcoming Events > 5/22-23: FCG Arizona World Series 5/22.23: FCG Montana World Series 5/29-30: FCG Memorial Championship FCG NATIONAL TOUR The FCG National Tour is in full swing with 36-Hole weekend events available almost every weekend. Current Spring Series Points Leaders > Upcoming Events > ***The 2021 FCG Invitational at Omi La Costa on August 1-2 is Invite Only and the Top 40 Boys College Prep and Top 30 Girls College Prep points leaders after the June 5-6th National Tour Spring Championship will qualify to play.

FCG KBS ONE DAY SERIES One Event a Month for our Rising Junior Golf Stars played on Regulation Golf Courses Results from March 14th at St Mark Golf Club Upcoming Events >

FCG KIDS TOUR SERIES Updated Spring Rankings > Recent Results from March 13th at Reidy Creek Golf Course > Upcoming Events >

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SOME OF THE LARGEST AND MOST EXCITING ANNUAL EVENTS IN JUNIOR GOLF WORLDWIDE

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PLAYER of the month MARCH 2021

BOYS COLLEGE PREP

Dylan Zhang Hong Kong Class of 2022 After playing four events in 2021, Dylan found himself in the top spot at the National Coastal Challenge. His decisive 3 stroke victory which included a final round 69, helped him to climb up the Player of the Spring Season ranking. Currently sitting in the 4th spot, we don’t think he is going to stop there. Improving on an average start to the season with the championship in his last event, allows him to be named March 2021 Player of the Month.

GIRLS COLLEGE PREP

Kexin Guan Irvine, CA Class of 2022 Kexin’s finished in the Top-5 twice in her first 2 tournaments of 2021. Going into the National Tour Valley Open she was looking to improve her finish. Mission accomplished! She played her way to a championship. With the win at Temecula Creek GC it catapulted her into the #2 spot of the current Player of the Spring Season standings. Because of her steady play she gets to claim the March 2021 Player of the Month.

A New

Championship is Born! – And It’s Just for Our 12 and Under Players at the future home of the NCAA Division 1 Golf Championships – Omni La Costa Resort

Introducing

THE ODYSSEY JUNIOR GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP The FCG Odyssey Junior Championship is the newest Invitational added to the FCG Annual Tournament Calendar and will be held at the beautiful Omni La Costa Resort.

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

Masters Champions Quiz FACE MASKS HAVE BECOME COMMONPLACE ON AND OFF THE GOLF COURSE. WE CAN ONLY LOOK INTO PEOPLE’S EYES. SO, IN CELEBRATION OF THE MASTERS WE HAVE A FUN QUIZ TO TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF PAST CHAMPIONS. LOOK INTO THEIR EYES AND SEE IF YOU CAN GUESS THE CHAMPION.

How to score low in tournaments By: Chris Smeal, FCG Founder Do you ever feel like you should score lower? Are players you feel are worse than you scoring lower in tournaments? How does that kid keep scoring lower than you? What is he/she doing that they perform better? In this months issue I’d like to dig a little deeper into the art of scoring low in tournaments and how you can start scoring lower immediately. A Clear Mind and Specific Decision Making First. I believe scoring starts in the mind and your mind needs to be in the right place for you to score lower or get in the zone. To get in the some house, you can’t be thinking about a lot of stuff that clouds your brain. The days you score low are usually gonna be the days your brain is clear and your intentions are specific. I think when you’re in the zone you will quickly decide what club and shot to hit. For example: you’re 157 yards and down wind, on the days you are clear you will quickly decide “it’s a 3/4 9 iron, I’m gonna aim 15 feet left and let it slide to the right towards the pin”. That is pretty specific as to what you intend to do with the shot. On a mad day of thinking, it will be much harder to decide what club to hit. You’ll second guess yourself, “you may first think it’s a 9 iron or maybe that’s not enough, maybe i should hit 8 iron but that may airmail the green, plus I don’t like my 8 iron right now I’ve been missing right lately”. I think your self talk and decisions must be positive and they must be razor sharp. Now of course, you need knowledge and experience to know these things and what works for you, but the first key here is, if your mind is clear and you’re not worried about other stresses, your swing, your parents reaction to a shot, etc., you’ll be able to execute much better in competition.

Roll with the Punches Learn to roll with the punches. So, you shot bogey free -6 30 on the front nine, and then on hole 10 you hit the pin and the ball kicks back and goes into the water. What are you gonna do? Cry about it? Great shot! But now you have a new challenge to deal with and that’s get up and down after hitting a great shot that got a terrible break. But it’s so hard cause now you’re mad that you hit a great shot and got a terrible break! Mindset is key here. A player who overreacts to this happening to them could totally ruin an amazing round that can still happen. Now is the time to compose yourself, do some deep breathing, drink some water and completely forget about the bad break. How about also look at it like a “good break” is going to happen later so no worries here. Time to clutch up and hit the next shot with amazing quality. Then finish the hole the best you can, don’t waste another shot just because you’re pissed you had a great shot and it didn’t work out. This one shot may be the difference at the end of the round, but you still have a lot of golf left and a lot of opportunities to make birdies. There is No Final Hole What do I mean by that? It’s easy to start to think with three holes to play if I can just make par on these three I’ll shoot my best score. Then you mess it up. I think you should play every shot like there is no finish line. The 18th hole is just another opportunity to score. More holes should always feel like more opportunities to go lower, not more opportunities to mess it up. It’s a mind trick to be able to do this but it will help you if you don’t feel like the round’s coming to an end. How about feel surprised next time that you’re out of holes to play? Turn your low scorecard in and be proud of the day! Let the Magic Happen and Opening Tee Shots Don’t force it. Of course you want to play well, but trying too hard is the quickest way to bleed strokes. You should work hard on your game and prep for tournaments but when it’s time to compete it’s time to let that hard work pay off and let the magic happen. Your swing should be there for you, if you practiced correctly and do your non competitive prep

rounds properly. Now it’s time to go out and score and think positively and strategically just as Tiger Woods would be thinking. So, hole one of your next event, you should feel prepared and ready to go. The first shot is a tough one but you should have been preparing for those opening tee shots all the time. They announce your name, you feel the butterflies, you feel the loss of control but you now can know you did the work to prepare for that moment. So, why stress about it? Let’s battle. Step up and “show off” how good you are and how prepared you are. If it doesn’t work out, don’t stress about it. Embrace the challenge of wherever that opening tee shot went. Understand that most people get short and quick in transition on opening tee shots, so depending on your swing, your practice swings for the opening shot may need to be longer and slower and a higher level of sensitivity of your transition in the downswing. Play One Shot at a Time You want to be completely focused on the shot you are about to hit. No worries from the previous shot or a shot coming up in the future. You want to be in the moment and optimistic that you will execute a great shot. The challenge you face should be super fun and you should be ok with failing. My goal is to to be “in the moment” every individual shot I hit in a round. If I notice I’m thinking poorly, I will back off the shot and restart my routine and try and narrow in my focus with a clearer picture of what I’m trying to accomplish. This will take a lot of time to get good at doing but start the process now. I recommend that the evening after your rounds, you do a full typed out summary of your round and go back to remember how you felt heading into each shot. This is an important part of player development and the sooner you start, the sooner you’ll improve. Take the Pressure Out of It Getting better at golf requires looking at all angles that you can improve on. One of the important factors you need to get a hold of is how you feel when you play in a golf tournament. What is making you nervous? What is making certain shots difficult? How about balancing expectations for tournaments? Most of the time you want to feel fully prepared for a tournament and then play with no expectations. Then if you also aren’t as prepared for an event you should lower your expectations and you might surprise yourself. Look at your circle of friends and peers and make sure they aren’t adding to the pressure. If you feel pressure to perform and score it will make every shot too big a deal. Imagine every single shot you hit is the final hole of the masters. If you play like that all day everyday in tournaments you’ll be mentally worn out and not able to execute shots at your best ability. Your body needs to be calm and relaxed to perform the tasks you know how to do. I hope everyone gets better from reading this and would love your feedback. 41