2022 Optimist Junior Golf Championship A
nother record-breaking event! This past July, 596 junior golfers representing 28 Countries and their families made their way to Trump National Doral to battle it out to see who could take home the trophies. We had some very impressive low scores in each age division and three holes-in-one. Simply amazing! Suritpreeya Pruksanubal, an 11-year-old from Bangkok, Thailand wins with an impressive final score of 200 over three rounds (73-65-62) on the Red Tiger (5,005 yards), including a 16 under par in her final round to win the Girls 10–12-year-old division. Suripreeya is a second-generation participant of the Optimist International Junior Golf Championships, previously, her Dad, Nonthapat “Mick” Hattakanont represented Thailand multiple times in the event. We had approximately 25 college coaches choose the Optimist International Junior Golf Tournament to watch our golfers. Our golfers say this tournament is a lifetime experience. Experiences like these are priceless because golfers learn how other young men and women are not much different than themselves. Thank you to the all the Optimist Members who help continue to grow the program and make these golfers' experience, for some, a once in a lifetime dream. Stay tuned for the Optimist International Tournament of Champions held December 10-11, 2022 at Mission Inn in Howey-In-The-Hills, Florida. The Tournament of Champions is an invitational junior golf championship for previous participants of Optimist Junior Golf events and other top junior golfers. This competition is of the highest caliber of golfers.
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