2016 PROgram Magazine Junior Golf Edition

VOLUME 43 | ISSUE 2 | JUNIOR GOLF EDITION 2016

THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PGA

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CONTENTS

DIRECTOR'S MESSAGE

06 MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR

RULES OF GOLF 19 2016 RULES CHANGES

COMMITTEE MESSAGE

08 FOLLOW THE FOOTSTEPS

PREFERRED FACILITIES 09 NEIGHBORHOOD GOLF 2016

PREFERRED FACILITIES

PLAYERS ON THE MOVE

PLAYERS ON THE MOVE

10 SCPGA JUNIOR TOUR

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PGA JR. LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

18 TEAM SO CAL TAKES THE TITLE

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

KEEP YOUR HEAD UP

TOYOTA TOUR CUP CHAMPIONSHIP 20 SANDPIPER GOLF CLUB

BANQUET OF CHAMPIONS 22 MESA VERDA COUNTRY CLUB

PARTNER SPOTLIGHT 24 TGA

DRIVE, CHIP & PUTT 25 WEST COAST REGIONAL QUALIFIER

RECRUITING PROCESS

12 TIPS FROM TED GLEASON

PLAYER SPOTLIGHT 15 BRANDON BUENO

2015 TRAVEL TEAMS 26 SCPGA JUNIOR TOUR

TRAVEL TEAMS

2015 TOURNAMENT RESULTS

ALUMNI SHOWCASE 28 PLAYER RESULTS FROM THE 16 LIZETTE SALAS, RICKIE FOWLER 2015 SEASON

& ALISON LEE

COURSE SPOTLIGHT

JUNIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP 29 INAUGURAL CHAMPIONSHIP

PACIFIC PALMS RESORT

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ABOUT US THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PGA VOLUME 43, ISSUE 2 2016 JUNIOR GOLF EDITION ISSUE THE PROGRAM IS PRODUCED BY THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PGA PUBLISHER AND EDITORS

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SCPGA BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS

PRESIDENT | JOHN MCNAIR, PGA JC RESORTS VICE PRESIDENT | TODD KEEFER, PGA WILSHIRE COUNTRY CLUB SECRETARY | TONY LETENDRE, PGA FIRST TEE OF ORANGE COUNTY HONORARY PRESIDENT | JASON TAYLOR, PGA LORENA OCHOA FOUNDATION

AT-LARGE DIRECTORS

RANDY CHANG, PGA JOURNEY AT PECHANGA & TALEGA GOLF CLUB

JOE GROHMAN, PGA NAVY GOLF COURSE

SCPGA SECTION STAFF

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO | TOM ADDIS III, PGA TADDIS@PGAHQ.COM COO | JEFF JOHNSON, PGA JJOHNSON@PGAHQ.COM TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR | MAX DESPAIN MDESPAIN@PGAHQ.COM JUNIOR GOLF DIRECTOR | KEVIN SMITH KSMITH@PGAHQ.COM MEMBERSHIP MANAGER | SHARON CURFMAN SCURFMAN@PGAHQ.COM COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER | BREANNE MITCHELL BMITCHELL@PGAHQ.COM MEETING & PARTNER RELATIONS MANAGER | NICOLLE QUICK NQUICK@PGAHQ.COM

SCOTT HEYN, PGA OAKMONT COUNTRY CLUB

OFFICE MANAGER/ACCOUNTING | KRISTY CUSTER KCUSTER@PGAHQ.COM

ERIC LOHMAN, PGA MONARCH BEACH GOLF LINKS

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT MANAGER | MATT GILSON MGILSON@PGAHQ.COM

ROB OOSTERHUIS, PGA SHERWOOD COUNTRY CLUB ROBIN SHELTON, PGA SEACLIFF COUNTRY CLUB

INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS SUSAN ROLL, PGA CARLSBAD GOLF CENTER

STEVE PLUMMER, GCSAA CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF SERVICES

CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES DESERT | KENDALL PALU, PGA CATHEDRAL CANYON COUNTRY CLUB

INLAND EMPIRE | STEVE ADAMIAK, PGA THE LEGENDS GOLF CLUB METROPOLITAN | MIKE VAN DER GOES, PGA TPC VALENCIA NORTHERN | MARK WILSON, PGA NORTH RANCH COUNTRY CLUB SAN DIEGO | BILL GOREE, PGA LIFE MEMBER ACTIVE

PGA OF AMERICA EXECUTIVES DISTRICT 11 DIRECTOR SCOTT ASHWORTH, PGA ALOHA SECTION

OFFICERS & CEO PRESIDENT | DEREK SPRAGUE, PGA MALONE GOLF CLUB VICE PRESIDENT | PAUL LEVY, PGA TOSCANA COUNTRY CLUB SECRETARY | SUZY WHALEY, PGA SUZY WHALEY GOLF CEO | PETE BEVACQUA PALM BEACH GARDENS

HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATOR | TAYLOR VERMILLION TVERMILLION@PGAHQ.COM MEETING & PARTNER RELATIONSHIPS ADMINISTRATOR | ARIANA GOMEZ AGOMEZ@PGAHQ.COM TOURNAMENT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATOR | STEPHEN MONDAY SMONDAY@PGAHQ.COM TOURNAMENT OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATOR | MARSHALL GERLACH MGERLACH@PGAHQ.COM JUNIOR GOLF MANAGER | TRAVIS CUTLER TCUTLER@PGAHQ.COM JUNIOR GOLF MANAGER | EDDIE RODARTE, PGA ERODARTE@PGAHQ.COM JUNIOR GOLF MANAGER | JUSTIN SANDOVAL JSANDOVAL@PGAHQ.COM JUNIOR GOLF MANAGER | BRENT JOHNSTON BJOHNSTON@PGAHQ.COM JUNIOR GOLF COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR | BRYCE SEIVER BSEIVER@PGAHQ.COM GOLF IN SCHOOLS TERRITORY MANAGER | JUNKO SUZUKI, PGA JSUZUKI@PGAHQ.COM GOLF IN SCHOOLS TERRITORY MANAGER | ANTHONY LEONE ALEONE@PGAHQ.COM RECEPTIONIST/JR. GOLF ASSISTANT | MARGARET RAMIREZ MRAMIREZ@PGAHQ.COM

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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR DIRECTORS MESSAGE

By SCPGA Junior Golf Director, Kevin Smith

On behalf of the Southern California PGA Junior Tour, I would like to start by thanking each and every member of our Junior Tour program for their participation and all the hard work they put into making the 2015 season a huge success.

Our mission is to provide each of our members with a tournament atmosphere that will help them reach their ultimate goal, whether that be to continue playing golf at the collegiate level or recreationally in an effort to build relationships with other fellow junior golfers. Based on our mission statement, I would like to say that we can take a step back and make the case for an extremely successful season, we saw more than 2,400 junior golfers compete in over 250 different events throughout the Southern California region. The hard work and dedication these junior golfers’ possess to better themselves, both on and off the golf course, has enabled our program to help provide the platform necessary to showcase their talents and skills on regional and national stages. We are extremely proud of these young men and women and excited to see where this great game will take them.

I am extremely honored and humbled to serve as the Junior Golf Director for the Southern California PGA, the program I began competing in when I was about thirteen years old. I have so many fond memories of competing on the SCPGA Junior Tour and have established many great and long lasting friendships along the journey. While competing on the SCPGA Junior Tour, I was able to learn so much about competitive golf, and I was also able to benefit from playing with some of the greatest players in the entire country. Junior golf in Southern California is certainly not lacking from a competitive standpoint as a large number of the top ranked players reside within the region. We

Kevin Smith, is the Southern California Director of Junior Golf. Kevin can be reached at ksmith@pgahq.com.

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are extremely fortunate to still have such a large number of competitive players residing in this area and we cannot wait to see the competition rise to even greater heights in the near future.

Looking at the 2016 season, we will continue to put our junior members’ interest ahead of our own and will strive to eliminate some of the problems in the world of junior golf today. Some of the key areas we are focusing on this coming year are pace of play, scorekeeping, and our spectating policies. As we try our best to make positive strides in the right direction, we ask for the help of our junior members, along with their parents, as we will do everything in our power to give you an even better experience in the 2016 season. If we can cut down on our pace of play times and keep accurate scores while holding all others accountable, we know junior golf will take a huge step in the right direction and allow all members the opportunity to compete in a fun, positive, and safe environment.

We certainly appreciate the help and support of our junior members and their parents, along with our Board members, Committee members, sponsors, and staff.

Without your involvement and dedication to the betterment of junior golf in the Southern California region, we could not possibly succeed in providing the platform necessary to help the SCPGA Junior Tour members showcase their talents and take their games to the next level. Our successes are measured by the accomplishments of these young men and women, and we thank you all for allowing us to be a part of their journey. We look forward to seeing you on the golf course this 2016 season and can’t wait to see some great golf!

- Fairways and greens

JUNIOR TOUR STAFF Travis Cutler

Junior Golf Manager Toyota Tour Cup

Email:

tcutler @pgahq.com

Justin Sandoval

Junior Golf Manager Toyota Tour Cup

Email:

jsandoval @pgahq.com

Brent johnston Junior Golf Manager Players Tour

Email:

bjohnston @pgahq.com

eddie rodarte, PGA Junior Golf Manager Junior Development Tour

Email:

erodarte @pgahq.com

bryce seiver

Junior Golf Communications Coordinator

Email:

bseiver @pgahq.com

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COMMITTEE MESSAGE

2016 JUNIOR GOLF ADVISORY COMMITTEE

FOLLOW

Tom Sargent, PGA - Chairman Mesa Verde Country Club Randy Chang, PGA Journey Golf Academy

THE FOOTSTEPS

By SCPGA Junior Golf Advisory Committee Chairman, Tom Sargent, PGA The SCPGA Junior Golf Association was born 67 years ago. It was the brain child of a staunch supporter of junior golf – Bill Bryant – and several PGA Golf Professionals, all of whom were also great supporters of youth in the game. It started as the Southern California Junior Golf Association. In the early 90's, the Southern California Section of the PGA of America joined forces with the original junior association and it has taken off ever since, now administering around 250 tournaments annually with a member base in the 2,500 range.

The SCPGA Junior Association is arguably the most successful regional junior organization in the world with many of our former members now being honored in golf’s most prominent halls of fame, the World Golf Hall of Fame, the LPGA Hall of Fame and the PGA Hall of Fame.

The same courses you, our junior members, play in our association tournaments – Arrowhead Country Club, Los Coyotes Country Club, Yorba Linda Country Club, Recreation Park Golf Course, El Prado Golf Course, Heartwell Golf Course, El Dorado Park Golf Course, Griffith Park Golf Club and so many, many more are the same courses Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Hunter Mahan, Rickie Fowler, Cameron Tringale, Lizette Salas, Mo Martin, Kevin Na, Brandon Steele, John Huh, Sydnee Michaels, Jason Gore, Jane Park and so many others played when they were junior golfers.

And that’s just today’s players.

If we look back over those 67 years we’ll find the likes of LPGA 08

Tour players Pearl Sinn, Kim Saiki, Dana Lofland Dohrmann, Leta Lindley, Amy Fruhwirth, Kellee Booth, Emilee Klein, Brandie Burton or Champions Tour players like John Cook, Mark O’Meara, John Jacobs, Gary McCord. We can reach in the closet of golf history and find Gene Littler and Billy Casper. We can also find winners of every one of golf’s majors.

The All American – the AJGA, the NCAA - lists are speckled with So Cal junior players. Literally hundreds of our kids have worked their way to those achievements.

In our history, we have hundreds of tour professionals who started their competitive careers in our tournaments.

So when you are out playing in SCPGA Junior events this season remember this… you are walking in the footsteps of some of the world’s best players. It is a great honor and privilege to keep their legacy alive and hopefully, some day, join them.

Or, as so many of you have done, join us, the Southern California Section, as a member of the PGA of America, the world’s largest sports organization.

However, regardless of whether you do join them or us, or both, enjoy your walk in those footsteps.

The junior golf you play now is something that will stay with you for the rest of your life. Enjoy it and know this… we are privileged and proud to have you as one of our members.

- Golf Your Ball

Matt Clay, PGA Del Mar Golf Center Dave Emerick, PGA North County Junior Golf Bobby Frazier, PGA Iron Wood Nine Golf Course Nikki Gatch, PGA PGA Player Development Manager Blake Jirges, PGA Henry Brunton Golf Academy Holly Kennedy, PGA Kennedy Golf Marty LaRoche, PGA World Stars of Junior Golf Lew Murez LA County Junior Golf Joe Simonds, PGA Woodhaven GC/Mobile Golf Lou Skovron, PGA Valley Junior Golf Association Todd Smith, PGA Pro Kids Golf Club

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NEIGHBORHOOD GOLF 2016 PREFERRED FACILITIES

PREFERRED FACILITIES

Contact MATT GILSON , Player Development Manager at mgilson@pgahq.com to receive a complimentary access code to the following:

CURRENT PREFERRED FACILITIES SAN DIEGO COUNTY

The Neighborhood Golf Preferred Facilities Program was established to help drive new and lapsed golfers to our PGA professionals facilities throughout the Southern California PGA Section. This feeder program has provided a positive impact on Player Development in So Cal by offering our customers the opportunity to learn our great game in a relaxed, affordable, and enjoyable atmosphere.

The SCPGA encourages each new and prospective customer to accept the following “Preferred Facilities Package” of: (1) FREE range bucket (1) FREE Introductory Golf Lesson (1) FREE 9-hole round after 3PM or 5PM (if applicable, based on season) An intrigued customer will start on the driving range with their bucket of balls and naturally want to return to hone, or develop, their swing in their practice sessions. This is where the swing evaluation from a PGA Professional will act as the hook to keep the customer truly engaged and learning along the way.

Once each customer is comfortable enough to head to the golf course on their own or with their family and friends, the Preferred Facilities program provides the perfect opportunity to experience on-course play in a less intimidating, twilight environment. Visiting our Preferred Facilities will not only introduce you to the game of golf, but it will also develop your skills along the way, introduce you to a game you can play for a lifetime, and provide you with endless opportunities to connect with your family and friends. www.scpgajrtour.com

Carlsbad Golf Center Encinitas Ranch Golf Course Goat Hill Park Golf Course Oaks North Golf Course Twin Oaks Golf Course Emerald Isle Golf Course

2015 SCHOLARSHIP

RECIPIENTS On behalf of the Southern California PGA and the Southern California PGA Foundation Committee we would like to congratulate all the 2015 Scholarship Recipients for their hard work and participation in our junior golf program. The SCPGA awarded 19 scholarships in 2015 and we wish each of these recipients a very bright future.

NICHOLAS MORENO | CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY

San Bernardino Golf Club

Tepper School of Business, majoring in Finance. Will be playing on the golf team.

CrossCreek Golf Course Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort

DANIELLE MARSHALL | POINT LOMA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY RIVERSIDE COUNTY

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Mountain Meadows Golf Course The Lakes at El Segundo Lindero Country Club

ORANGE COUNTY

Tustin Ranch Golf Club

Wants to be a veterinarian.

MELODY MUEHLBAUER | UCLA

Mechanical Engineering. Wants to advance medical devices through math, science, and technology.

MALLORY MUEHLBAUER | BYU

Majoring in Business. Will be playing on the golf team.

JEFFERSON KAO | UCI

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O.C. SENIORS RAISE $17,000 FOR JUNIOR GOLF 10/5/11

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The Orange County Seniors Golf Association held their annual fundraiser for the SCPGA Foundation Orange County Seniors at The Victoria Club. Over Golf Association 100 members participated to directly support the SCPGA Foundation to raise funds for junior golf grants and scholarships. The day’s festivities consisted of a round of golf, a banquet dinner, then concluded with an awards ceremony and auction.

When all was said and done, $17,000 was raised to benefit junior golfers in need of financial assistance.

The SCPGA would like to thank the O.C. Seniors for their generous contribution and continued support for Junior Golf!

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Major undeclared. Will be playing on the golf team.

SHARON OH | CAL BAPTIST UNIVERSITY Majoring in Business. Future plans are to find a career in business marketing within the golf industry.

JUSTIN JANG | UC SANTA BARBARA

Majoring in Business. Pursuing to be on the UCSB golf team.

ROY FENG | UC SAN DIEGO

Majoring in computer engineering.

Wants to help make technology more elderly friendly.

KRISTIN CHUNG | COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

Majoring in Psychology/ International Relations. Future goals are to be on the LPGA Tour.

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2016 JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT TOUR CLINICS

PLAYERS ON THE MOVE SCPGA JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT TOUR

SCPGA JUNIOR TOUR

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The Junior Development Tour, JDT, is the critical first level to the SCPGA Jr. Tour Program. In the JDT, golf is played in a more relaxed and fun environment to help kids' not only learn to play competitively, but also gain basic golf knowledge of the rules and etiquette of golf. It is open to all kids’ ages 7-18. Any player with no previous competitive experience must begin in the JDT before continuing on to the Players Tour.

All tournaments are played on Par 3 or Executive length golf courses and the scoring is based on our "double par plus 1" rule so kids don’t get discouraged and simply just have fun. There are four divisions on the JDT: Boys 12 & Over, Girls 12 & Over, Boys 11 & Under and Girls 11 & Under.

This year we have introduced the new JDT Clinic series to promote our program, and help introduce kids to the fun of golf. Clinics are conducted once a month at various JDT courses within the Southern California section.

We explain about our Tour and offer free swing lessons from the local PGA Professionals at these courses. Families are then offered a special discount for joining the JDT from our clinics.

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PLAYERS TOUR TO TOYOTA TOUR CUP Matthew Carungay David Lu Michelle Wong Sengum Gankhuyag

Ella Poljak Patrick McNary Angela Ding Noah Woolsey Markopolo Fullepp Eric Hagen Princess Superal Pauline Del Rosario

Zachary Ahmadi Madeleine Garay

Chung-Cheng Wang

Gregory Memo Connor Howe Ethan Bozner Devin Hua Connor O’Hern Emilie Nguyen Vanessa Wang Ryan Kyaw Amanda Lee Luke Winfield Anna Dong Mason Greene Sherilyn Villanueva

Leila Dizon Daniel Kim

Ryan Smith Leeyen Rose Peralta Kendel Hodges Adam Chan Christian James Diamond Lew Justin Collins Jaden Park Grace Lu Joey Herrera Spencer Allen Chad Visser Bennett Reichard Madeline Kang Eunice Song Austin Liu Cade Casaga Stian Lintvedt Sergio Guzman Padraic Foley Sarah Fouratt Ethan Barnes Jonathan Kang Christopher Trivell Wooyoung Choi Ping Huang Thomas Tan Garret Nourse Natalie Widjaja Connor Nolan Trevor Hecht Edward Costes Emily Sumner Harrison Yu Kailie Vongsaga Michael Sarro Marc Toma Aaron Yoo Ryan McCoy Dylan Wan Isabel Sy Amy Matsuoka Josie Lionetti Christopher Chomyn Tyler Allen Zoe Campos Ellis Tirado Griffin Pace Conner Davis

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JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT TOUR TO PLAYERS TOUR Nolan Kuszyk Lauren Lee Samuel Kim Jose Asuncion Anthony Valparaiso Kim Wang Robert Keilch Morgan Lim Heejo Hyun Megan Gormley Erin Tritz Drayton Joseph Saeed Yusuf Dylin Myers Ashton Lee Portland Sydney Leilani Ella Richman Andrew Kuch Matthew Kim Connor Reis Alexis Kim Shota Kobayashi Jeehoon Kim Sarah Gee Derek Ban Gillian Mendoza Maile Benumof Kate Younger Troy Riley Eva Wang Dylan Walsh Chloe Griffith Will Schulte Daniela Sanchez Ryun Ha Kim Ethan Greathouse Vicki Yeh Katrina Kasenda Brent Usui Joseph Matassarin Summer Yang Jeffrey Kwak Pasha Besharaty Madeline Kang Paige Japlit Nicole Zhang Cole Prater Jack Old Frederick Balestracci

Eric Lin Nicole Zhang Momo Sato Ryan Torii Justin Toshima Bryce Lir Esther Yoo Tiffany Lo Amy Tran Christian Chai Eric Han

Kailee Welch Lewis Chang Kendra Lee Lauren Cho Andrew Wang Jonathan Son Hannah Son Carley Toigo Thomas Jenkins, Jr. Kanghyun Kim Colin Kennedy Minyoung Kim William Fitzhugh Spencer Brown David Cho John Caulfield Justin Mai Grant Gradis Aerin Tran Adrian Valenzuelar Luke Whittaker Jung Kim Joshua Koo Jasmine Koo Azumi Arai Nathan Richardson Nicole Shin George Wang Colin Fathauer Edward Paik Eli Geddy Ashley Wang Hallie Brisco Erica Lee Harrison Moon Junseo Koo Alex Muth Travis Clinkaberry Danny Smith Hikaru Fujii William Li Sion Yu Christymae Saban Jacob Junio Zion Phillips Alexander King Jocelyn Chung Kaitlyn Halpin Mahamed Ibrahim Jolie Fong Joshua Chen Alex Kwon Aidan Oliver Evan Stokdyk Lyon Chung Dylan Block Jeremy Alea Antonio Cespedes Weyant Colby www.scpgajrtour.com

KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

By 2015 SCPGA Youth Player Development Award Winner, Randy Chang, PGA

Chandler Withington, Head Golf Professional

Hazeltine National Golf Club

OUR GOLFERS EXPECT WORLD-CLASS PERFORMANCE. YOU THINK THEY’D SETTLE FOR JUST ANY GOLF CAR?

We have been told for centuries to “keep your head down” or stay down through the swing as long as you possibly can. This is not a wrong statement, but this overstated action has probably ruined more golf swings and caused serious injuries than have helped. By trying to keep your head down too long and believing that all your club head speed is produced by your legs, hips and core, it has physically resulted in the swing you see pictured to the right. Since juniors are starting these days as young as three years old, (Tiger started swinging at two and a half) by the time they are teenagers these juniors have been swinging a golf club for over 10 years. It’s well documented on what has happened to Tiger and many senior tour and LPGA players with back surgeries and injuries. It has also been well documented on the changes these tour players, like Natalie Gulbis, have had to make in their swings to accommodate for the injuries and what their bodies cannot physically perform anymore due to age and flexibility.

For the weekend amateur golfer this key thought of “keep your head down” has been one of the major causes of the typical swing flaws that

Randy Chang, PGA is the 2015 SCPGA Youth Player Development Award Winner. Randy is the PGA director of instruction at Journey at Pechanga and Talega Golf Club. Randy can be reached at randychang@pga.com.

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plague the golf industry and restrict them from swinging like their idols they see on TV and in the magazines.

The adjustments are actually very simple once we stop worrying about keeping our head down and trying to hit the golf ball.

Contrary to common belief that hitting a golf ball is reliant upon good hand eye coordination, the object we are trying so hard to contact is not moving! The difficult thing about learning to swing a golf club effectively is the perceptions of what you feel like you are doing and what is happening in reality.

The approach we take Paula Creamer is that if your body can do the correct things your head will stay still. So, the first step to learning this game and protecting our body from future injuries should be… keep your eye on the ball and keep your head UP! See your coach, local PGA professional, or feel free to contact me anytime for more details, clarification or help. Swing easy!

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RECRUTING EMPLOYMENT PROCESS CONNECTION

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The world of college golf has varying levels of competitive opportunities, specifically some 1,200 men’s programs and 900 women’s programs comprised of Division I, II, III, NAIA and Junior Colleges. Whenever I speak to junior golfers and their families, I often ask the question “What do you think is the most fun aspect of playing college golf?” Although there are many wonderful aspects of being on a college team, the most rewarding is traveling and competing in tournaments. Riding in the van, getting on the plane, representing the school in competition is the reward for all the hard work (early morning workouts, drives to and from the course, etc.) and sacrifices one makes as a college student-athlete.

It is simply not fun if you are not playing. Typically five players travel to tournaments and roughly ten players are on a team. The five players that are traveling are happy, and the other five, well, not as happy. One thing is for certain; there is a myriad of competitive levels to play college golf. Ultimately, the name or the Division of the golf program does not define the success one will have in college, but how that respective school aligns with one’s golf and academic abilities.

I provide the aforementioned perspective from the onset as it is, in my opinion, (which is based on my own college experience at UCLA, seven years as a Division I coach and now nine and a half years consulting) a key factor in 12

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relative to your academic goals and take an inventory of your tournament results and competitive experience. This assessment allows you to properly align both your academic and golf qualifications with the correct colleges.

You should additionally take stock in your commitment to both your academics and golf as the level of commitment required by each college/ university and golf program will vary.

You’ll want to ensure you’re ambitions parallel that of your target list of schools.

This self-evaluation will provide you the proper data points as you begin to target schools that match your academic and golf credentials.

Do Your Due Diligence On-Line An essential aspect of being proactive is researching in-depth your schools of interest. Utilize each respective school’s academic and golf team websites.

Become familiar with the academic profile of the student attending that particular school and measure these statistics against your academic record.

Additionally, when researching the golf program, familiarize yourself with the coach’s background, team schedule, and team roster and player bios. Pay particular attention to the scoring averages of the top five players and ask yourself, “If only five players travel, how would I potentially fit?”

Also, keep in mind junior golf tournaments are not set up the same as college tournaments and college golfers traditionally play 36 holes the first day of competition and 18 the final round. This more rigorous set up in college golf should be factored in when comparing junior golf scoring averages with those players on a college team. This information will be useful to assess how well your golfing record aligns with the current players as well as provides useful insight into the golf program that you can utilize to personalize your emails when communicating with the golf coach. Finally, use the Ping American Golf Guide (www.collegegolf.com), Golfstat (www.golfstat.com) and Junior Golf Scoreboard (www.njgs.com) as additional resources to familiarize

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identifying a best fit college (the most important factor being a school that aligns with your academic ambitions and an environment you could be happy in without golf). In an effort to provide you with guidance in your respective college process, I have detailed a number of key focus points in the recruiting process.

Make Academics a Priority Simply, the stronger academic profile, the greater options a prospective studentathlete will have when it comes time to identifying a potential best fit college.

Certainly not everyone has to be a 4.0 student, but it is essential that you do your very best in school and strive to have a strong academic profile. If you’ve gotten off to a tough start early in your high school career, finish strong. If you’re in

middle school or just starting your high school years, build a strong academic foundation. College coaches are looking for prospective student-athletes who can balance both academics and golf as coaches realize the success of a studentathlete in college will require much more than just shooting good scores.

A player’s college success will also be dependent on how well they can manage their time, the quality of their study habits and their willingness to take care of their school responsibilities. If a player is able to have their academics in order, it will free them up to maximize their golf potential as well.

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yourself with the college golf landscape.

Send Your Information To Your Target List of Schools Once you have done your due diligence on-line, you can develop a preliminary list of schools.

The golf coach of each respective school should be sent an introductory letter, golf & academic resume, swing video and upcoming tournament schedule.

When formulating your list of schools, select a few “reach” schools as well as a few “safety” schools to compliment your list of potential “best-fit” schools.

This list is certainly a fluid one and will be amended based on your interests, performance in the classroom and on the golf course and corresponding interest of each coach.

Visit Campuses These campus visits are one of the most important action items in the recruiting process. The opportunity to see a campus firsthand (preferably while classes are in session), meet the coach and players and tour the golf facilities is essential. Equally important is seeing other on-campus attractions, such as the dorms, recreation center, library and dining areas. If you are unable to meet the coach during your visit, make sure to follow up with them via email to let them know you have seen the campus and surrounding area. These visits can be planned during a vacation, school break and/or near a scheduled golf tournament.

Attend a College Golf Tournament This is a fantastic way to see, feel and experience the very goal you are trying to achieve. Observe how college coaches interact with their players, the level of competition amongst the players as well as the overall atmosphere of a college golf event. Admission is free and the public is welcome. Go to www.golfstat. com or a local university’s website to find a tournament near you this spring.

Compete Continue to compete in multiple day tournament competition at the local, regional and national level.

The level of competition you choose will depend on your abilities, age and college ambitions. Multiple day tournaments most closely mirror the college format and will provide coaches the necessary information to properly evaluate you as a prospective student-athlete. Also keep in mind that if a coach comes out to

watch you compete he/she will also be watching how you handle yourself after a shot (good or bad), hole or round.

Certainly the “score” is one aspect of the evaluation, but not the only criteria in their assessment.

Know The NCAA Rules Understanding the NCAA rules and regulations will allow you to confidently communicate with college coaches as well as ensure you are meeting the necessary academic requirements to compete in college. Please visit www. eligibilitycenter.org to familiarize yourself with the NCAA recruiting rules and eligibility requirements.

Download a free copy of the 2015-2016 NCAA Guide for the College Bound Student-Athlete at the aforementioned website. This “Guide” details ALL the academic requirements necessary to compete in Division I or II athletics, the amateurism rules that must be followed during a junior golfers career as well as explanations of key recruiting terms and the various rules coaches in Division I, II and III must abide by during the recruiting process.

Promote Yourself & Continually Revise Your Target List Of Schools As you navigate through the recruiting process, it is imperative you continually evaluate your target list of schools to ensure they align both with your abilities and your college ambitions. If you are not getting the interest from specific coaches or schools, it may mean you need to broaden your scope of colleges/ universities to include other regions of the country and/or less competitive programs. I would encourage you to also take a close look at Division II, Division III, NAIA and Junior Colleges.

Throughout the process, you should consistently forward email updates and initiate phone calls to coaches regarding your golf and academic happenings as well as commentary on how their respective teams are performing as a way to personalize your communication.

The time to start your college process is now. Remain focused on your academics; work hard on developing your game and follow the aforementioned college process action items to ensure you are taking a proactive approach. Good Luck!

Coach Ted Gleason was the Head Golf Coach at both the University of Southern California and Southern Methodist University and has seven years of coaching experience at the Division I level, which includes six trips to the NCAA Finals with his team or an individual. Ted can be reached at ted@roadtocollegegolf.com www.roadtocollegegolf.com

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JUNIOR TOUR PLAYER SPOTLIGHT Brandon Bueno The Southern California Jr. Tour not had one since, but there is no doubt player spotlight features a player who there will be more in his future. demonstrates absolute class through their Brandon has been a member of the career in junior golf. It is a place for kids to SCPGA Jr. Tour for eight years beginning have fun, grow their game and gain longon The Players Tour. He has had a very lasting friendships. “The group of friends successful career in the program, recording I’ve acquired from being on the Jr. Tour five wins and 27 top-10 finishes. His most have a very sincere relationship with one notable win came in the 2015 season at the another and we’re very honest with each treacherous La Purisima Golf Course on the other. After the first round of each Toyota Toyota Tour Cup. Trailing by four strokes Tour Cup event, I do movie night with my going into the final round, Brandon was close friends on tour.” within striking distance. “I knew if I played Born and raised at the beach in a solid round the second day I would be Malibu, CA, and from the time he could close. I was two-under on my second walk, Brandon Bueno, has always had a round and knew I was close”, Brandon club in his hands. He began playing in said. He was close. And, in fact, was in the tournaments at a young age and notched lead carding the only under-par round his first win as a golfer by of the tournament for boys age five. It was around this and winning his first TTC time he enrolled in the Golf event by one stroke. When in Schools program. This is asked about his round as an after school enrichment he came down the stretch, program designed to give he simply said, “I don’t get students an opportunity to nervous”. This is a rare learn about golf in a group quality the most formidable setting in a safe and fun competitors possess and any environment while still at golfer would be envious of. school. Using the teaching Brandon was also a part of model from TGA, it offers the inaugural Challenge Cup a great opportunity for the team representing the South kids to learn about golf as during two days of Ryder Bueno claims 1st at La Purisima G.C. well as the core values the Cup style play vs the North game teaches that will help them achieve at gorgeous Poppy Hills at Pebble Beach. their goals in golf and life. He continued in Team South won the inaugural event and the program until he was about eight years afterwards Brandon said, “it encompassed old but carried these lessons with him to what golf is about as a whole. When this day. individual players come together as a Brandon is fortunate to have Wilshire team to grow together and bond. It was an Country Club as his home course where experience that I will treasure for years to he has played many rounds with his dad. come.”

When asked about how many holes-in-one Brandon is a senior at Loyola High he has made through his golfing career, School and has been playing on the varsity there was a memorable story that came golf team for three years earning all-league along with it: His dad has two career holes- honors in 2015. “Golf is an ever changing in-one to Brandon’s one by age 12, and arena that presents multiple challenges one day out on the links while playing nine at any given time which will teach you holes with his dad, he carded his second incredible skills for life such as patience ace on the 5th hole. We can only imagine and honesty.” Brandon is graduating in the competitive nature these two must 2016, and is verbally committed to UC have developed over time, and shortly Santa Barbara with plans to play golf. after the ace, he remembered his dad It is an absolute pleasure to have saying “well, it will be a while before you Brandon on the tour. He is always ‘pass’ me”. And wouldn’t you know it only courteous to all players and staff and four holes later Brandon gets another ace! you never see him without a smile. He There are people who go their entire life epitomizes what it takes to be a gentleman without recording an ace, and he dropped golfer and a role model for others. two in one round! This is an amazing feat “Golf, school, and sleep. Everything for a golfer at any skill level, but to do it at in my life revolves around golf. It is ever such a young age is truly inspiring. He has present in my life.” - Brandon Bueno

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SCPGA ALUMNI SHOWCASE

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SCPGA Junior Tour alumni Lizette Salas and Alison Lee competed for team U.S.A. in the 2015 Solheim Cup. The Cup was held at Germany’s Golf Club St. Leon-Rot, St. Leon Course, and was decided by the closest margin of victory in Cup history; Europe 13 1/2 to USA’s 14 1/2.

While Lizette was making her second Solheim Cup appearance, Alison was making her rookie debut in the event. Both players qualified for the event through Rolex rankings, making a heavy contribution to the team’s victory.

Team USA trailed after the first two days of Fourball matches (better ball) and Foursome matches (alternate shot).

Team Europe lead the matches at 10-6 heading into the Sunday singles matches.

Team USA had a bit of extra motivation after a controversial ruling as Brittany Lincicome and Alison Lee lost the 17th hole on what appeared to be a simple misunderstanding. Lee missed the winning putt on the 17th hole, leaving herself just over a foot left to half the hole. Alison had thought to have heard someone say that the putt was good, she picked up the ball as the rules official with the group had begun to call the hole halved.

Suddenly the European team consisting of Susan Pettersen and Charlie Hull stated that neither of them had actually conceded the putt. The result being that Lee and Lincicome had to forfeit the hole and go into hole 18 one hole down rather than all square.

The first two days of competition may not have gone as planned but team USA was fired up after the Lee and Peterson debacle. Salas defeated European Azahara Munoz 3 and 1, and

Alison Lee, notably had the 17th hole from the previous day still on her mind as she went on to defeat Gwladys Nocera 3 and 1 to contribute to an epic USA comeback story. Team USA had to win 8 1/2 points of 12 points available to clinch the cup. Salas and Lee did their part, both winning their matches and contributing to the second largest singles matches victory in Solheim Cup history. Team USA made one last bit of history by making the largest comeback victory in Solheim Cup history to bring the cup back to the States.

An SCPGA Junior Tour Alumni cracks the top five for the first time since Tiger Woods.

Rickie Fowler is now ranked 4th in the Official World Golf Ranking after winning in Abu Dhabi. Rickie beat three players who have been previously ranked in the top five.

In the field, world #1 Jordan Speith, world #3 Rory Mcllroy, and world #5 Henrick Stenson, all of which finished in the top five of the event. The victory at Abu Dhabi, in terms of field strength, was near comparable to his Players Championship in 2015.

Abu Dhabi was Rickie’s second victory since being rated by his fellow PGA Tour players as one of the most over-rated players on the PGA TOUR. The poll had taken place just a week prior to the PGA TOUR'S unofficial fifth major, The Players Championship, at TPC Sawgrass.

Just weeks before the Players Championship Rickie Fowler and Ian Polter had been classified as the two most overrated golfers on tour

during an anonymous poll conducted

by Sports Illustrated. Butch Harmon, Fowler's swing coach, stated he tried to use the poll as extra motivation for the tournament. Fowler was certainly looking to make a statement.

“I’m going to try and play as well as I can this week and I’m going to take care of my business,” said Fowler. “I guess top fives in four majors isn’t that good?

So one of three isn’t that good? Like I said, I’ll take care of my business and I’ll be just fine.”

Coming down the stretch on Sunday, Fowler had made a strong move posting 67 for 12-under 72 hole total. Fowler shot six under in his last six holes, giving himself the oppertunity to get into a playoff. Fowler was practicing on the driving while Kevin Kisner and Sergio Garcia joined him in the clubhouse at 12-under. The event would host its first three hole playoff after having been switched in 2014 from a sudden death playoff. Regardless, Fowler would've come home with the trophy, as he absolutely demolished the island green all week. Both Kisner and Fowler birdied 17 the first time around, and like a seasoned veteran, went on to capture victory. Kisner had left his shot just 13 feet above the hole placing the pressure on Fowler. Cool, calm and collected Fowler put his shot to five feet making the birdie and closing out the largest victory of his career.

Fowler commented on the win and his lack of respect on tour during his post round interview. “I laughed at the poll… but if there was any question I think this answers that right here,” as Fowler referred to his trophy.

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COURSE SPOTLIGHT

COURSE SPOTLIGHT

INDUSTRY HILLS GOLF CLUB AT PACIFIC PALMS RESORT

On September 1st, 2015, The Southern California PGA Section and Industry Hills Golf Club, at Pacific Palms Resort, announced the resort and its courses will be the “Home of the Southern California PGA”.

This was great news and almost immediately benefited the SCPGA Junior Tour as a joint tournament with the SCGA was held on both the “Ike” and “Babe” courses. This two-day event crowned the eventual winners as Southern California Junior Amateur Champions.

In the years to come, many more tournaments will be played

by Junior Tour members at these historic courses. The courses are set on and wrap around the 650 acre Pacific Palms resort. The “babe” course is named after arguably the greatest woman athlete of all time, Babe Didrikson Zaharias and was intentionally designed long and narrow with tees ranging from 5,363 to 6,821 yards. The “Ike”, named after the 34th President of the United States and former General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower stretches out to over 7,000 yards from the back tees. It is easy to see

why many professional tournaments and U.S. Open qualifying events have been held here in the past. Paired with first rate practice facilities, it is no wonder Industry Hills has been and will continue to be a local favorite.

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COURSE INFORMATION DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER COURSE AKA “THE IKE” Yards: 5,620 - 7,199 (from championship tees) Par: 72 Rating & Slope: 73.3 / 136 (from blue tees) BABE DIDRIKSON ZAHARIAS COURSE AKA “THE BABE” Yards: 5,363 - 6,821 (from championship tees) Par: 71 Rating & Slope: 72.9/132 (from blue tees) CONTACT David Youpa, PGA Director of Golf (626) 854-2350 dyoupa@pacificpalmsresort.com www.pacificpalmsresort.com 17

The PGA Jr. League is a national program designed to better socialize the game for junior boys and girls, age 13 and under, by creating a “little league” approach to golf. The 2-person scramble format allows young people of all ability levels to be part of a team in a structured league setting without the pressure of individual medal-play competition. Their goal is to create an inviting atmosphere for young people, recreational at its core and maximizing the fun.

The San Diego County PGA Jr. League (SDCJLG) is a developmental league, which basically means young people learn how to play the golf course by participating in matches and develop into future tournament players. While learning the fundamentals on the lesson tee is important to a young person’s entry into the game, playing the golf course is the only way to improve and the PGA Jr. League accomplishes this amazingly well.

I started my first team in 2013 at Encinitas Ranch and we won the San Diego City Championship. I then captained the All Star team from San Diego to the West Coast Regional in Sacramento where we were beaten by a very good San Francisco team. In 2014, I formed my own league of four teams and 40+ players and again captained the All Star team to the regional, where we were beaten in a very close match to the same San Francisco team in San Ramon, California. In 2015, there were three times as many teams in Southern California as the previous year and we had to win five matches just to get to the regional, quite an accomplishment in itself. The young players on this team played better and better with each match and we finally won the West Coast Regional in Portland,

Oregon beating, you guessed it, the San Francisco team!! They say the third time is the charm and in our case this certainly holds true. We then traveled to Orlando, Florida to take on the best in the country in the National Finals and we won, wooohooo!

We played Illinois, Ohio and Oklahoma to advance to the finals where we beat the team from Georgia in a playoff. The kids, coaches and parents were very excited and we must have taken at least 5,000 pictures and given a hundred interviews, everyone on this team knows now what it is like to be a celebrity.

The 2015 season was very interesting and exciting for many reasons. First off, our team last year had eight very seasoned individual tournament players and we did not play together that well as a team. This year we had four highly skilled older players and six not as skilled players, but gelled together as team very well. I think the enthusiasm and energy of the younger less skilled players brought to the team was invaluable. The more this team played and practiced together, the better they all became and the more fun they had with one another.

When we were on the road and off the course, we ate meals together as a team, mostly cheese pizza, and played card games. During practice sessions, I always had games and contests to challenge the players and keep their attention,

which proved to sharpen their short game skills to the point where they were getting up and down most of the time. These contests turned out to be very motivating, as all the younger or less skilled players were very excited when they beat older or more skilled players on the team. And, of course, the older players were not about to let that happen – all good intentions and always good sportsmanship. We had a motto on the team “win with class, lose with class”. The team always shook hands after any competition, took their hats off and looked each other in the eye – great lessons for life as well.

While traveling with my All-Star team and competing in post-season play is exciting and fulfilling, watching the lesser skilled players improve during the regular season is heart warming.

Seeing the smile on a young person's face when he or she makes a putt or hits a shot that is used for the team, is reason enough for anyone to want to get involved. I believe the 2-person scramble format the PGA Jr. League uses is one of the main reasons more and more young people are signing up to play. I recently conducted an individual event and noticed the kids who did not play very well came off the course with their heads down and not looking like they had any fun at all. In the PGA Jr. League, if one player on a team hits a poor shot he or she knows their partner will most likely come through, and very often do.

In golf, this is what we call “ham & egg”, and believe me there is plenty of breakfast being served up in PGA Jr. League. I remember one instance this year when one of my more intense players hit a bad shot and would normally throw a club or get down on himself. Instead his partner hit a great shot and he high fived his partner and they put their golf bags on their shoulders and walked to the next shot with smiles on their faces. I’m telling you, if this is not the greatest thing to happen to junior golf, I do not know what is.

I highly recommend starting a team at your course today. You will soon see the joy I am talking about. We all know young people are the future, and if we are to keep growing this game, we need more and more of them to not only start the game, but have fun and build relationships that last a lifetime.

The PGA Jr. League format does just that; I use it as a catalyst for my entire junior program and hope that you will too.

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PGA JR. LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP

TEAM SO CAL TAKES THE TITLE

By John Mason, PGA

2016 RULE CHANGES I have always found a solid knowledge of the Rules of Golf will always be beneficial to one’s game.

Quite often the rules can help you save a stroke or two during your round.

Certainly the rules themselves do not create a situation where a penalty stroke will be taken; only when the extra strokes are appropriate. After all, it is not the rules that get us into trouble, but knowing our options under the rules will allow us to minimize the damage and realize perhaps one option could be much more attractive than another when proceeding under the rules. As we move into the 2016 season, we do so with the 33rd edition of the Rules of Golf all new for 2016. A few of the changes are certainly worth study by any serious golfer.

The biggest change for 2016 is one we have all probably heard about, the anchored putter. Rule 14-1b prohibits anchoring the club either directly or by using an “anchor point” during the stroke. Violation of rule 14-1b will cost you the hole in match play and two strokes in stroke play.

Interestingly enough, this is not an equipment rule. The long putter itself is not banned just the act of anchoring it to your body.

A rule all SCPGA Jr. Tour members should know is Rule 3-3, Doubt as to Procedure. This rule is printed on the back of all scorecards and is there for a reason. Nobody expects a player to know every rule but to know how to proceed when you are not certain can make all the difference. You must announce to your fellow competitors you are using rule 3-3 and also tell them which ball you wish to have count

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for the hole. If the rules permit the ball you wish to have count, that will be the score for the hole. If the rules do not permit playing the ball the player wishes to count, then the second ball played will count for the score on the hole. Rule 3-3 can help to save players form being disqualified when they are unsure how to apply the rules.

Under rule 6-6d, a player will no longer be disqualified for returning a lower score for a hole than actually taken as a result of failing to include penalty strokes the player was not aware of when he signed his scorecard.

Before the change, a player would have been disqualified under these circumstances. After the change a player will be assessed a two-stroke penalty, in addition to the required penalty strokes and will be allowed to continue or finish the competition with the new score for the hole.

Another rule which previously would have resulted in disqualification is 14-3, Artificial Devices and Unusual Equipment; Abnormal Use of Equipment. This rule has been modified to assess the player a two stroke penalty in stroke play and loss of hole in match play for the first breach. The penalty for a subsequent breach will be disqualification.

There are other principal changes to the rules for 2016 and every player should be aware of them. These we have touched on here illustrate, I feel, the rules are being modified in order to help and not to unfairly penalize the player. So it would seem those that make the rules have our best interest as players in mind, we should return interest by knowing the rules.

THANK YOU TO OUR RULES OFFICIALS! Ron O’Connor, PGA Bob Lowe Gary Albin Gary Wilson

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TOYOTA TOUR CUP CHAMPIONSHIP

Sandpiper Golf Club The 2015 Toyota Tour Cup Championship was held at Sandpiper Golf Club in beautiful Santa Barbara, California. A Golf Digest Top 100 golf course, Sandpiper is a phenomenal setting to hold the Southern California PGA Junior Tour’s most coveted event. The final TTC event of the season showcased players atop the Toyota Tour Cup rankings.

When asked about the upcoming tournament, Junior Golf Director, Kevin Smith said, “We are very excited to host the Toyota Tour Cup Championship at Sandpiper Golf Club, they are a gracious host and the course will truly test the skills of this elite field.” The top six boy’s players in standings had a mathematical chance to win Toyota Tour Cup Player of the Year.

Those six included points leader and Mountain Gate Champion Tanner Podres, La Purisma Champion Brandon Bueno, two-time Tour Cup winner Ryan McCoy, Corey Pavin Invitational Champion Puwit Anupanseubsai, three-time 2015 Tour winner Norman Xiong, and Santa Ana Champion Ellis Tirado.

Day One, December 12th, 2015: Players were up bright and early to start hitting balls on the range in preparation for the 7:30AM split tee start. The weather was beautiful to start the day with wind building as the day progressed. Players found the course 20

conditions extremely tough for the Championship as the greens were running fast but true. Looking for back to back Toyota Tour Cup Championships, Matthew Wolff shot a round of 71 with five birdies to take the day one lead at one-under par. Challenging pin locations forced a mentality that three putt avoidance was critical, but three putt acceptance was equally as important on these lightning fast greens. With the wind gusting throughout the day, the players were forced to change their approach.

Right on the heels of Wolff, several Boy’s players were close at the top of the pack with Puwit Anupansuebsai, Sean Maruyama, Justin Egelske and Sam Choi all shooting round one score of 74, three strokes off the lead. In the Girl’s division, the field was also close at the top, with Brianna Navarrosa leading the pack posting a round one score of 74 with four birdies. Closing in on Brianna’s heels was Alexa Melton, Samantha Yi and Crystal Wang all recording 79’s, leaving them five shots off the lead. Other notable day one accomplishments were eagles

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virtually no wind. The morning players took advantage of the great conditions but as the day progressed the wind gusts began to increase along with the difficulty of the course. Junior Golf Manager, Justin Sandoval, brought challenging pin locations designed to test this elite field in the Championship event. By the early afternoon, the wind was reaching near unplayable conditions and the field was put to the ultimate test of their game. Finishing in third was Sam Choi with a two day total of 151. Runner up for the boys was, Norman Xiong, with a two day total of of 149. Norman was chasing a perfect TTC season, winning every tournament he has participated in this season and finished a single stroke off the lead. Finishing in first place in the Boy’s division was Matthew Wolff, claiming back to back TTC Championship Titles with his two day total of 148! In the Girl’s division the race was close for the Championship title. Rose Zhang, posted an impressive two day total of 161 finishing just outside the top three with a T-4 finish. She had an amazing 2015 season with ten “Top 10” finishes! Placing in 3rd with a two day total of 159 was Kornkamol Sukaree. The runner up title went to Alexa Melton, who shot back to back rounds of 79 finishing only one stroke off the lead. Alexa played some amazing golf on the final nine holes of the tournament, posting three birdies! Lastly, our 2015 Girl’s champion was Crystal Wang!

Crystal was on top of her game despite the tough conditions the wind and rain brought on. Congratulations to all of our winners and thank you to all the competitors who made it out! We hope you had a great weekend!

Special thanks to Sandpiper Golf Club for hosting this event! Thank you to our presenting partner Toyota, this event wouldt be possible without your support. The players all loved their gear and golf balls thanks to Taylormade, our product partner.

Crystal Wang & Matthew Wolff

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ASSISTANT CHAMPIONSHIP BANQUET OF CHAMPIONS

SCPGA JR TOUR BANQUET OF CHAMPIONS The Annual SCPGA Junior Tour Banquet of Champions was held on January 16th, 2016 at Mesa Verde Country Club in Costa Mesa, CA. Each year the SCPGA Junior Tour celebrates the accomplishments of the most elite players in the program and also recognizes individuals who made a significant contribution to the program.

Hall of Fame Award Ron O’Connor, PGA Each year, the SCPGA elects an individual to represent our section as a Junior Tour HOF member. All Hall of Fame members have contributed to the growth of junior golf within the Southern California region and have achieved personal & professional success.

SCPGA Foundation Award Chayse Gomez & Jack Li Beginning in 1999, the Southern California PGA Foundation has annually recognized a junior golfer who exemplifies outstanding character, sportsmanship, and leadership. The recipient of this award has demonstrated a positive influence on their fellow SCPGA Junior Tour Members. Chayse exemplifies what it means to be a golfer, both winning and losing with absolute dignity and class.

Jack's positive attitude, fun filled personality, and outstanding leadership skills make him an ideal teammate and a perfect choice for this award.

Chayse Gomez & Jack Li

Bill Bryant Award Marty LaRoche, PGA & Lew Murez Mr. Bryant founded the Junior Golf Association of Southern California along with Ralph Miller in 1948 and served as the Association’s President until his passing in 1983. The Bill Bryant Award was created to recognize individuals who have shown distinguished service and support to the SCPGA Junior Tour.

SCPGA Executive Director CEO Tom Addis, PGA presents Ron O'Connor, PGA with the Hall of Fame award

Lou Bastanchury Award Ryan Kyaw The single boy who earned the most combined Player of the Year Points throughout the year. Ryan competed in 35 events, amassed a total of 1,437 points. 74.4 Scoring average, and was 2 under for all par 5 holes played this year and had six wins.

Community Award Cliff Cummings The SCPGA Community Award is awarded to a person or an organization that contributes to the well being of the community including the golf industry in Southern California with an emphasis on youth programs.

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Brenden Steele, PGA

Lew Murez

Special Guest Speaker Brenden Steele, PGA The former SCPGA Junior Tour member Brenden discussed his PGA TOUR experiences and opened the floor for player Q & A. The players were eager to ask about his career path onto the TOUR. Brenden gave an encouraging speach telling the players they can acomplish anything they set thier minds to with hard work and dedication.

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Amy Alcott Award Kate Villegas Beginning in 2008, the Amy Alcott Award has been given to the single girl who earned the most combined Player of the Year Points throughout the year. Amy Alcott is one of the most celebrated women golfers in modern golf. Amy started her career with the SCPGA Junior Tour. Kate competed in 46 events and a total of 1,561.50 points on the year!

Howard Smith Award Norman Xiong & Amy Matsuoka This award is presented to the Boy and Girl Junior Golfers who retain the lowest scoring average within the Toyota Tour Cup Series with a minimum of four events played. Their names will also be placed on the Howard Smith Perpetual Trophy displayed in the SCPGA Headquarters.

Ralph Miller Award Angelina Kim & Norman Xiong The Ralph Miller Award is a prestigious award given to the top Boy and Girl Junior Golfers within the Southern California PGA Junior Tour program.

Toyota Tour Cup Players of the Year Tanner Podres Highlights: 12 events-67 low, 73.58 scoring average (26 rounds) nine top 10’s & six top 5 finishes Noteable-win US Open Qual at Industry Hills Golf Club with a three-under 69.

Angelina Kim Highlights: 14 events-68 low, 75.00 scoring average (30 rounds) 2 winsMountainGate Country Club, The Alisal 13 top 10’s & nine top 5 finishes

Matthew Wolff Highlights: 2014 Ralph Miller Award Winner, won back to back Toyota Tour Cup Championships at Sandpiper Golf Club, Wolff received Rolex Junior All America First Team Honors.

2015 Players Tour Player of the year winners BOYS 9-11

BOYS 12-14

BOYS 15-18

GIRLS 9-11

GIRLS 12-13

GIRLS 14-18

Spring Boys 9-11 3rd Sihao Cong 2nd Eric Lee 1st Hogan Park Summer Boys 9-11 3rd Diesel Roman 2nd Patrick Hong 1st You Seong Choi Fall Boys 9-11 3rd Sam Ng 2nd Diesel Roman 1st Patrick Hong

Spring Girls 9-11 3rd Chloe Lam 2nd Angela Liu 1st Joshlyn Ayala Summer Girls 9-11 3rd Esther Lee 2nd Irene Park 1st Joshlyn Ayala Fall Girls 9-11 3rd Azadeh Varnado 2nd Angela Liu 1st Ashley Yun www.scpgajrtour.com

Curtis Cup Players of the Year Haley Moore Highlights: 2014 Ralph Miller Award Winner, Moore received Rolex Junior All America First Team Honors. Haley will attend University of Arizona this spring.

Spring Boys 12-14 3rd Adam Chan 2nd Mason Green 1st Luke Winfield Summer Boys 12-14 3rd Ethan Barnes 2nd Michael Sarro 1st Aaron Yoo Fall Boys 12-14 3rd Ryan Hong 2nd Ryan Hartanto 1st Dylan Menante

Spring Girls 12-13 3rd Kate Villegas 2nd Leeyen Peralta 1st Sherilyn Villanueva Summer Girls 12-13 3rd Francesca Olivarez 2nd Brianna Park 1st Daisy Wan Fall Girls 12-13 3rd Kamille Dimayuga 2nd WanJia Han 1st Kate Villegas

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Spring Boys 15-18 3rd Connor O’Hern 2nd Ryan Kyaw 1st Jaden Park Summer Boys 15-18 3rd Edward Costes 2nd Connor Nolan 1st Ryan Kyaw Fall Boys 15-18 3rd Bill Rosenthal 2nd Han Seop Lee 1st Tyler Schafer

Spring Girls 14-18 3rd Anna Dong 2nd Emilie Nguyen 1st Leila Dizon Summer Girls 14-18 3rd Samantha Martirez 2nd Sofia Chabon 1st Ping Huang Fall Girls 14-18 3rd Anna Dong 2nd Tiffany Hu 1st Hailey Borja 23

PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

schools, impacting thousands of students annually through enrichment programs, camps, and leagues.

A perfect example of the program’s success is Austin Strohmeier, a student at St. Mary’s School in Aliso Viejo, Ca. He started the TGA program when he was in the first grade.

He quickly became a golf enthusiast and went through all five levels of the program in a two-year period.

Austin, now 10 years old, is receiving private instruction weekly and plays on his school golf team in a school league that was developed by the Golf in Schools Department of the SCPGA. He is also competing on the SCPGA JDT Junior Tour, which is one of the benefitting programs along the Player Pathway. A number of enrichment students are currently making the transition to JDL and Drive Chip and Putt contests.

Austin and his parents, Todd and Byerlei talked with the SCPGA about Austin’s growth in golf and how it is impacting him.

SCPGA Finding Success With TGA’s Player Pathway Model When the Southern California PGA Section (SCPGA) recognized the success of the TGA Premier Junior Golf (TGA) delivery system and Player Pathway to bring new players into the sport, it quickly developed a partnership in 2014 to further increase participations for those ages 3-13.

The jointly run program introduces youth to the game of golf through school and community based enrichment programs either on elementary and middle school campuses, or at community centers, and then transitions them through a player-pathway model to area golf courses developing future golfers for life. It immediately solves some of the barriers to entering golf: cost, time and availability.

TGA (Teach, Grow, Achieve) has introduced the game to over 500,000 youth and made the game of golf available to more than 1.5 million families across the country across 50+ chapters. Its franchise model has vested entrepreneurs, PGA professionals, and PGA sections like the SCPGA to make growing the game a sustainable business and creating local grass roots golf ecosystems within communities. It is also creating jobs in the industry for PGA professionals.

The program features a five-level, station based enrichment curriculum that incorporates physical fitness, life skills, character development and STEM lessons. TGA is the first youth golf program to introduce STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) into its curriculums.

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my life.

SCPGA: How has the TGA program prepared you for the next level, as in private lessons and playing in leagues or tournaments?

AUSTIN: The TGA program provided me with fun games that developed basic skills that golfers use when playing in a tournament. I also learned a basic grip and how to address the ball. My coaches were able to develop these skills, and now I’m playing in competition.

SCPGA: Do you think you will play the game of golf as an adult?

AUSTIN: I will play golf as long as possible. I want to play golf in high school and college. It is also something that I like to do with my dad and friends.

AUSTIN’S PARENTS INTERVIEW:

SCPGA: How did you first learn about the TGA program at your school and was this your first organized golf program?

AUSTIN: I first learned about the program at St. Mary’s in a flyer that went out to all students about after school programs. It was my first golf program. I asked my parents if I could try golf and they let me. I really enjoy it.

SCPGA: What did you like best about the TGA golf program when you started and what made you keep coming back?

AUSTIN: The first thing that I liked most was the environment of the program. It was nice and friendly. I felt that Coach Anthony was understanding and helpful with beginning golfers. I decided to continue because they made it fun for all ages and it was not super intense. I had fun with my classmates and it was something that I could do outdoors.

SCPGA: What were some of the things you learned in the golf program that impact you today?

AUSTIN: I found that golf is something that you work on your whole life without ever really mastering. When you have a bad shot, you put it behind you and look forward to the next shot. I found that the same applies in all areas of

SCPGA: What were your thoughts when Austin first asked you to sign him up for golf at school?

PARENTS: We were excited to see Austin try something new. He was playing baseball and soccer at the time and having him play after school, on campus, was really convenient. We had not mentioned the afterschool class. It was all his idea and he brought it to us.

SCPGA: Have the TGA golf programs positively impacted Austin in school and at home in any way, and can you cite an example?

PARENTS: Golf is an individual sport and it has taught him many leadership skills. Additionally, Austin has great focus and he is very interested in raising campus awareness regarding the game. He has even worked with the school athletic director to include the golf team in school pep rallies.

SCPGA: Have you viewed a TGA class on campus and what did you think?

PARENTS: The classes were very organized and supportive of the students.

If they had a child that was disruptive, the TGA staff got it under control right away so that the other kids didn’t lose focus. There was also a very large focus on safety. The games that they played kept beginning golfers engaged. Our son would not have stayed with golf if his TGA experience had not been fun and enjoyable.

SCPGA: Did you play the game of golf before Austin started the TGA classes, and if so, are you playing more golf now?

PARENTS: Prior to Austin playing, we hardly played at all. Too much time was spent running to other sport activities, etc.

Now that Austin can join in, our family plays as often as we can. Usually twice a month and it makes for a terrific family experience. We have also entered some father-son tournaments.

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PGA DRIVE, PLAYER CHIP DEVELOPMENT & PUTT

Corey Pavin INvitational

DRIVE CHIP AND PUTT WEST COAST REGIONAL QUALIFIER The Drive, Chip, & Putt West Coast regional qualifier was held at the beautiful Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California. This event was one of ten regional qualifiers across the country with four juniors in each division advancing to the National Finals, which is held the week before the 2016 Masters in Augusta, Georgia.

Participating in this event were players from Hawaii, Colorado, California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. All of these athletes have medaled in both a local qualifier and a sub-regional qualifier, earning the opportunity to punch their ticket into the National Finals at Augusta.

DCP IS CONDUCTED IN 4 STAGES: LOCAL QUALIFYING – 256 sites in 50 states and Puerto Rico SUBREGIONAL QUALIFYING – 50 sites in 31 states REGIONAL QUALIFYING – 10 sites, featuring many PGA and USGA championship venues NATIONAL FINALS – 80 juniors competing at Augusta National Golf Club the Sunday before the Masters Tournamnent and broadcast live on the Golf Channel.

at Augusta National.

To learn more about Drive, Chip & Putt or to register for 2017, visit www.drivechipandputt.com

REGIONAL QUALIFIERS GIRLS 14-15 Arielle Keating Colorado Springs, CO – 118pts BOYS 14-15 Luke Turjillo Colorado Springs, CO – 129pts GIRLS 12-13 Kayla Sam Anaheim, CA – 133pts BOYS 12-13 Eric Doyle San Diego, CA – 153pts GIRLS 10-11 Kelly Xu Irvine, CA – 141pts BOYS 10-11 Nathan Sampson Temecula, CA – 138pts GIRLS 7-9 Caitlyn Chin Greenwood, CO – 78pts BOYS 7-9 Adriel Luis Abaoag Burbank – 108pts

Each of these athletes beat the odds and came out on top of their respective age divisions. They have earned the opportunity to become the next Drive Chip & Putt champion

“Drive, Chip and Putt is for every kid, everywhere and every ability to have the opportunity to follow their dream,” said PGA President Derek Sprague. “We have seen tremendous growth, as this popular initiative has resonated with kids across the country. PGA members and PGA Sections are excited to host and oversee the local, subregional and regional Drive, Chip and Putt qualifiers, with a local qualifying event in every state and all 41 PGA Sections.”

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The 2nd Annual Corey Pavin Invitational was held at the Westin Mission Hills, Pete Dye Course on October 24 & 25, 2015. The field was set at 85 players for the two-day event consisting of 54 holes. Day one was comprised of 36-hole shotgun start of continuous golfing, followed by 18 holes on day two. Junior Golf Director, Kevin Smith said, “We are honored to host the 2nd Annual Corey Pavin Invitational on behalf of one of our most prolific players to ever compete in the SCPGA Jr. Tour.”

With the field tight after day one, a Sunday victory was attainable for a lot of players at the top of the pack. In the girls division, Haley Moore, shot an amazing round of -5 under with 6 birdies. Haley’s final round three score of 65 was a course record for the Westin Mission Hills, Pete Dye Course. Finishing in second for the girls was Amy Matsuoka, at -3 for the tournament, while posting a -2 on the day. In third for the girls division, Chayse Gomez was lighting up the birdies with four on the day.

The boys division was won by Puwit Anupansuebsai who shot for three birdies and ended up finishing with a three day score of -5 under. Charging up the pack, Charles Reiter fired a round three score of -5 under, giving him a second place finish. Finishing in third, Mason Glinski shot a strong and steady round, finishing at -3 under for the tournament. Great playing from both divisions made for an exciting weekend of golf for both the players and the spectators.

After the award presentation to the winners, Kevin Smith said, “Our 2015 champions Haley and Puwit put on a great show for all of us involved.

They really displayed some high quality golf under the most extreme pressure of tournament play. They are well-deserved champions and should be very proud to have their names listed on the perpetual Corey Pavin Invitational trophy.”

Lastly, thanks to Corey Pavin, The Westin Mission Hills Resort, TayorMade, & Toyota for their support of this event.

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CALIFORNIA STATE BOYS

Captain: Travis Cutler Host Facility: Quail Lodge & Golf Club in Carmel, CA

Team Members: Tanner Podres, Connor Nolan, Derek Kim , Kento Yamawaki, Christian Lingamen, Timothy Davis III Hunter Newlin, Jonathan Kang, Jeff Carr, Roman Aragon

Team Members: Alisandre Morallos, Hannah Ko Hannah Zeman, Mallory Muehlbauer Elisa Pierre, Tyra Tonkham

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Captains: Eddie Rodarte, PGA & Travis Cutler Host Facility: C.C. at Soboba Springs in San Jacinto, CA

CHALLENGE CUP

Captains: Eddie Rodarte, PGA & Travis Cutler Host Facility: Oak Valley Golf Club in Beaumont, CA

Captain: Travis Cutler & Justin Sandoval Host Facility: Poppy Hills Golf Club in Monterey, CA

Team Members: Ricky Garcia, Roman Aragon, Rami Abdou, Devin Schaffer, Andrew Fernandes, Jack Li, Angelina Kim, Christina Perez, Briana Chacon, Annika Chickering, Chayse Gomez, Erica Wang

Team Members: Matthew Wolff, Norman Xiong, Spencer Soosman, Sam Choi, Tanner Podres, Brandon Bueno, Ryan McCoy, Jack Li, Haley Moore, Angelina Kim, Hannah Ko, Brianna Navarrosa

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MARY CAVE CUP

Captain: Justin Sandoval Host Facility: Sycuan Resort in San Diego, CA Team Members: Angelina Kim, Hannah Ko, Brittany Park, Ashleigh Park

BOYS JUNIOR AMERICA’S CUP

HOGAN CUP

Captain: Marshall Gerlach Host Facility: Riverside Country Club, OR Team Members: Ryan McCoy, William Mouw, Jack Li, Tanner Podres

GIRLS JUNIOR AMERICA’S CUP

Captain: Kevin Smith Host Facility:Pine Canyon Country Club, Flagstaff, AZ

Captain: Max DeSpain Host Facility: Cheyenne Country Club, WY

Team Members: Sam Choi, Joseph Chun, Justin Kim, Chase Furey

Team Members: Clare Legaspi, Ashley Kim, Alisandre Morallos, Carolyn Zhao

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2015 TOURNAMENT RESULTS

BRIDGESTONE SPRING TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS Presented by Bridgestone Golf May 16 - 17 at Diamond Valley Golf Club BOYS 9-11 1st Eric Lee, 2023, Fullerton | 41/35 = 76 2nd Matthew Ibarra, 2021, Glendora | 40/37 = 77 3rd Kevin An, 2022, Riverside | 41/37 = 78 BOYS 12-14 1st Luke Winfield, 2018, Northridge | 69/71 = 140 2nd George Lu, 2021, Chino Hills | 72/74 = 146 3rd Tristan Gretzky, 2019, Westlake Village | 75/72 = 147 BOYS 15-18 1st Jaden Park, 2018, Murrieta | 71/72 = 143 2nd Ryan Kyaw, 2017, Tarzana | 72/74 = 146 3rd Joey Herrera, 2016, Fillmore | 74/76 = 150 GIRLS 9-11 1st Nalani Sam, 2023, Anaheim Hills | 41/41 = 83 T2nd Gabriella Kano, 2022, Fullerton | 43/45 = 88 T2nd Rachel LeMay, 2023, Lake Elsinore | 43/45 = 88 GIRLS 12-13 1st Kate Villegas, 2020, Arcadia | 78/75 = 153 2nd Angelica Kusnowo, 2020, Chino Hills | 73/81 = 154 3rd Aliyah Camcam, 2019, Los Angeles | 83/75 = 158 GIRLS 14-18 1st Anna Dong, 2018, Guangdong, China | 74/72 = 146 2nd Joan Soewondo, 2017, Laguna Niguel | 73/75 = 148 3rd Leila Dizon, 2018, Los Angeles | 77/72 = 149

1st Carson Kim, 2023, Fullerton | 37 GIRLS 14-18 T1st Hannah Zeman, 2019, Ontario | 74 T1st Michelle Wong, 2019, La Habra Hts | 74 GIRLS 12-13 1st Hailey Borja, 2019, Lake Forest | 77 GIRLS 9-11 1st Irene Park, 2022, Rowland Heights | 42

BOYS 9-11 1st Dalin Piao, Los Angeles | 34 GIRLS 14-18 1st Vanessa Wang, Rowland Heights | 75 GIRLS 12-13 1st Paige Harrison, Castaic | 79 GIRLS 9-11 1st Ashley Yun, La Crescenta | 37

JUNIOR PGA SECTION CHAMPIONSHIP June 29 - 30 at Red Hill Country Club BOYS 15-18 1st Kaiwen Liu, 2017, San Diego | 66/71 = 137 BOYS 12-14 1st Edwin Kuang, 2019, Murrieta | 72/78 = 150 BOYS 9-11 1st Hogan Park, 2023, Walnut | 39/40 = 79 GIRLS 14-18 1st Kristin Dahee Chung, 2015, Buena Park | 75/76 = 151 GIRLS 12-13 1st Megan Lee, 2020, Chatsworth | 96/92 = 188 GIRLS 9-11 1st Angela Liu, 2024, Irvine | 43/48 = 91

6TH ANNUAL SCPGA JACK KRAMER MEMORIAL July 9 - Jul 11 Los Serranos Country Club BOYS OVERALL 1st Zachary Kauffmann, 2017, Chino Hills | 70/72/ 72 = 214 T2nd Ethan Han, 2018, Rowland Heights | 76/74/69 = 219 T2nd Darren Lin, 2018, Chino Hills | 74/72/73 = 219 GIRLS OVERALL 1st Amanda Lee, 2018, Chatsworth | 76/79/73 = 228 2nd Priscilla Ki, 2017, Irvine | 80/78/72 = 230 3rd Ping Huang, 2017, Beaumont | 78/76/77 = 231

HARRY PRESSLER MEMORIAL CHAMPIONSHIP July 2 at Industry Hills Golf Club - Zaharias Course BOYS 15-18 1st Jacob Ewing, Glendora | 75 BOYS 12-14 1st Aaron Yoo, Fullerton | 73 Girls 14-18 1st Priscilla Ki, Irvine | 76 GIRLS 12-13 1st Arlene Faye Salvador, Palmdale | 73

57TH ANNUAL LEE HAMMIL MEMORIAL August 3 - 4 at Los Coyotes Country Club Valley-Vista Course BOYS OVERALL 1st Michael Sun, 2017, Camarillo | 72/70 = 142 2nd Connor Nelson, 2017, Fullerton | 72/72 = 144 3rd Joshua Song, 2016, Diamond Bar | 77/68 = 145 GIRLS OVERALL T1st Trussy Li, 2018, Diamond Bar | 70/72 = 142 T1st Yoonju Shin, 2018, Irvine | 71/71 = 142 3rd Ping Huang, 2017, Beaumont | 72/72 = 144

65TH ANNUAL GAIL STOCKTON MEMORIAL June 7 at Arrowhead Country Club BOYS 15-18 1st Nowndale Sale, 2016, Duarte | 68 BOYS 12-13 1st Cameron Xiao, 2020, Yorba Linda | 69 BOYS 9-11

THE 12TH ANNUAL ACE MEMORIAL AT WHITTIER NARROWS July 8 at Whittier Narrows Golf Course Mountain-River Course BOYS 15-18 1st Gyuyeong Im, Seoul, Korea | 72 BOYS 12-14 1st Aaron Yoo, Fullerton | 74

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RESULTS CONTINUED

INAUGURAL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA JUNIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP The Inaugural Southern California Junior Amateur Championship was held at Industry Hills Golf Course at Pacific Palms Resort. The tournament began with a buzz, as the players were very eager and excited to begin play at the beautifully manicured course. The Girls division was won by Angelina Kim who shot (137) for the 36 hole event played on the Zaharias “Babe” course. The Boys division was won

by Sean Maruyama (137) for the 36 hole event played on the Eisenhower course.

DAY 1: Play began as the early morning fog rolled across the fairways and the players wasted no time getting to work as the boys division saw Edwin Kuang shoot -4 under with five birdies.

This was enough to place him in a two way tie for the lead with Puwit Anupansuebsai who also recorded a -4 under, carding six birdies, leaving the leaders at a score of 67.

Sean Maruyama was on fire as he recorded a -3 under score of 68, separating him by only one stoke off the lead. Sean recored an Eagle on the 548 yard #10. Other notable day one competitors were Ryan McCoy, Teddy Oitzman, Cameron Sisk and Christopher Chomyn all shooting 71’s on the day.

The girls were also in the mood to score low as they recorded some amazing scores with some tough pin locations.

Angelina Kim had the low score on day one with a seven birdie round, leading to a first place score of 67. Muni He was in the zone, carding 12 pars and four birdies, while finishing up in sole possession of 2nd place with her 69. Beth Lillie, was also on top of her game as she was in sole procession of 3rd place with her -1 under score of 70.

DAY 2: With a number of players close at the top of the leaderboard. The competitors lined up early to practice on the range and get a feel for the greens.

The Boys division rose to the challenge of separating from the pack. The final group of Puwit Anupansueebsai, Edwin Kuang, Sean Maruyama and Ryan McCoy were all in contention for the title. Puwit had six birdies in route to his final score of 71 totaling 138 for the competition, placing 3rd for the weekend. Ryan also carded six birdies on day two, en-route to his 70, totaling 141 for the tournament, putting him in 6th place. The main show towards the end of the event was a battle between Sean Maruyama and Edwin Kuang. On

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the 36th hole of regulation golf, Sean hit his approach shot on hole #18 within a foot and made an easy birdie. Edwin was faced with a lengthy putt that could have sealed the victory by one stroke, but came up short, missing the putt by inches.

This forced a sudden death playoff hole on #18, in which both players recorded pars, the next playoff hole was the 197 yard par 3, 13th. With the winds howling, Sean placed his shot within 10 feet, giving him a makeable birdie putt. Edwin’s shot got caught up in the wind and carried the green leaving a tough flop shot. Edwin put his flop within distance for a makeable par putt, but with the pressure on, Sean drained his birdie putt to clinch the victory of the 2015 Inaugural So Cal Jr. Am Boys Division. When asked about the heroic finish Sean said, “I’m really happy right now, it’s a big tournament and I feel great!” This is a major victory for Sean and his golfing career and when asked about the final putt Sean said, “If I made that putt, (on the playoff hole for birdie) I knew I would win and I really wanted to make it!" Well, Sean came through in the clutch. Congratulations Sean!

The girls division was also very close at the top of the leaderboard with the final day two grouping of Angelina Kim, Beth Lillie and Muni He. Nina Novilla, who was not in the final parings, but was still playing some fantastic golf, shot a 69 with four birds placing in third with at 140 total. Beth Lillie was also playing fantastic golf, carding eight birds over two days to clinch her second place finish! Lastly, Angelina Kim was playing pristine golf, shooting an epic round finishing her day two round -1 under par.

Angelina shot 17 pars and one birdie, finishing with a 70 for the day. Angelina’s two-day total was 137, clinching the girls division of the 2015 Southern California Junior Amateur Championship! When asked about the win, she said, “This is a big win for me, it’s really exciting, I don’t know how to feel right now, one of the biggest wins I have ever had . . . having eight birdies is my personal record in a round.” The girls division as a whole came out strong and played hard! Congrats to all the competitors. Angelina also stated, “Winning the first year of this tournament was amazing and … I hope other competitors can win this amazing tournament!”

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1st Matt Fry, Laguna Niguel | 64/68 = 132 BOYS 12-14 1st Johnny Walker, Riverside | 71/69 = 140 BOYS 9-11 1st You Seong Choi, Hacienda Heights | 35/30 = 65 GIRLS 14-18 1st Samantha Martirez, Pasig City, Philippines | 67/69 = 136 GIRLS 12-13 1st Francesca Bernice Olivarez-Ilas, Alabang, Philippines | 74/71 = 145 2ND ANNUAL JOE ROBINSON MEMORIAL September 20 at Jurupa Hills Country Club BOYS 15-18 1st Hunter Newlin, Canyon Lake | 69 BOYS 12-14 T1st Justin Chen, Arcadia | 70 T1st Benjamin Lee, Rancho Cucamonga | 70 BOYS 9-11 T1st Patrick Hong, Los Angeles | 38 T1st Bear Huff, Riverside | 38 GIRLS 14-18 1st Taylor Ornelas, Whittier | 77 GIRLS 12-13 1st WanJia Han, Walnut | 76 THE COREY PAVIN INVITATIONAL October 24 - 25 at The Westin Mission Hills Pete Dye Course BOYS INVITATIONAL 1st Puwit Anupansuebsai, 2017, Thailand | 66/70/69 = 205 2nd Charles Reiter, 2018, Palm Desert | 69/72/65 = 206 3rd Mason Glinski, 2016, Oxnard | 66/71/70 = 207 GIRLS INVITATIONAL 1st Haley Moore, 2016, Escondido | 68/71/65 = 204 2nd Amy Matsuoka, 2016, Newport Beach | 70/69/68 = 207 3rd Chayse Gomez, 2019, Yorba Linda | 75/68/70 = 213 TOYOTA TOUR CUP COLLEGE SHOWCASE AT SYCUAN RESORT November 7 - 8 at Sycuan Resort - Oak Glen Course BOYS 1st Cameron Sisk, 2018, El Cajon | 66/72 = 138 T2nd Ellis Tirado, 2016, Cypress | 68/73 = 141 T2nd Yu-Jen Cheng, 2018, Indio | 70/71 = 141 GIRLS 1st Veronica Joels, 2018, Las Vegas, NV | 72/75 = 147 2nd Anna Dong, 2018, Guangdong, China | 75/76 = 151 T3rd Emily Sumner, 2017, North Tustin | 79/73 = 151 T3rd Calista Reyes, 2018, San Diego | 74/78 = 152 2015 TOYOTA TOUR CUP TOYOTA TOUR CUP SERIES AT INDUSTRY HILLS GOLF CLUB February 14 - 15 at Industry Hills Golf Club Eisenhower Course & Zaharias Course BOYS 29

2015 TOURNAMENT RESULTS 1st Brandon Kewalramani, 2017, Simi Valley | 70/72 = 142 2nd Chase Furey, 2017, Newport Beach | 70/72 = 142 3rd Yu Chuan Hsiang, 2016, Indio | 71/72 = 143 GIRLS 1st Ashleigh Park, 2020, Mission Viejo | 75/72 = 147 T2nd Abigail Wiranatha, 2019, West Covina | 75/73 = 148 T2nd Brooke Seay, 2019, Rancho Santa Fe | 73/75 = 148 TOYOTA TOUR CUP @ THE GOLF CLUB AT LA QUINTA February 21 - 22 at The Golf Club at La Quinta BOYS 1st Norman Xiong, 2017, San Diego | 68/67 = 135 2nd Shawn Tsai, 2016, Indio | 66/70 = 136 T3rd Grant Calender, 2016, La Quinta | 70/67 = 137 T-3rd Jack Li, 2016, Temecula | 67/70 = 137 GIRLS 1st Brooke Graebe, 2015, Yorba Linda | 71/73 = 144 T2nd Ashleigh Park, 2020, Mission Viejo | 75/70 = 145 T2nd Yoonju Shin, 2018, Irvine | 71/74 = 145 T2nd Ashley Kim, 2017, Redondo Beach | 69/76 = 145 TOYOTA TOUR CUP SERIES AT CARLTON OAKS GOLF CLUB March 7 - 8 at Carlton Oaks Golf Club BOYS 1st Issei Tanabe, 2017, Huntington Beach | 70/72 = 142 2nd Everton Hawkins, 2016, Irvine | 74/74 = 148 3rd Sean Maruyama, 2018, Los Angeles | 75/74 = 149 GIRLS 1st Haley Moore, 2016, Escondido | 73/75 = 148 2nd Hannah Ko, 2018, Anaheim | 75/76 = 151 3rd Mallory Muehlbauer, 2015, Vista | 76/77 = 153 30

TOYOTA TOUR CUP SERIES AT HUNTER RANCH G.C. March 21 - 22 at Hunter Ranch Golf Course BOYS 1st Sean Maruyama, 2018, Los Angeles | 67/70 = 137 2nd Jonathan Kang, 2016, Santa Clarita | 71/73 = 144 3rd Brandon Kewalramani, 2017, Simi Valley | 71/74 = 145 GIRLS 1st Hannah Ko, 2018, Anaheim | 73/71 = 144 2nd Katherine Muzi, 2018, Walnut | 73/73 = 146 T3rd Kailie Vongsaga, 2019, Diamond Bar | 80/70 = 150 T3rd Alexa Tsay, 2017, Los Angeles | 73/77 = 150 TOYOTA TOUR CUP AT THE COUNTRY CLUB SOBOBA SPRINGS Mar 28 - 29 at The Country Club at Soboba Springs BOYS 1st Norman Xiong, 2017, San Diego | 67/71/69 = 207 2nd Justin Kim, 2016, Fullerton | 66/75/69 = 210 3rd Chung-Cheng Wang, 2016, Indio | 69/67/76 = 212 GIRLS 1st Brianna Navarrosa, 2020, San Diego | 70/75/73 = 218 2nd Nastasia Kossacky, 2016, San Diego | 76/79/70 = 225 T3rd Li-Chi Liu, 2016, Palm Desert | 71/77/80 = 228 T-3rd Erica Wang, 2015, Corona | 74/76/78 = 228 TOYOTA TOUR CUP SERIES AT CROSS CREEK GOLF CLUB April 25 - 26 at Cross Creek Golf Club BOYS 1st Connor Howe, 2018, Ogden, Utah | 69/74 = 143 2nd William Mouw, 2019, Chino Hills | 71/75 = 146 PROGRAM MAGAZINE 2016 JUNIOR GOLF EDITION

T3rd Puwit Anupansuebsai, 2017, Thailand | 76/71 = 147 T3rd Adam Navigato, 2016, Solana Beach | 72/75 = 147 GIRLS 1st Kaitleen Shee, 2016, Irvine | 72/73 = 145 2nd Hannah Ko, 2018, Anaheim | 79/68 = 147 3rd Jade Isra Siphomsay, 2018, Rancho Cucamonga | 78/72 = 150 TOYOTA TOUR CUP SERIES AT LA PURISIMA GOLF COURSE May 16 - 17 at La Purisima Golf Course BOYS 1st Brandon Bueno, 2016, Malibu | 77/70 = 147 2nd Sanghyun Sam Choi, 2018, Anaheim | 75/73 = 148 3rd Andrew Fernandes, 2016, Cerritos | 73/76 = 149 GIRLS 1st Alisaundre Morallos, 2017, Long Beach | 77/78 = 155 2nd Sarah Fouratt, 2018, Santa Maria | 80/78 = 155 3rd Yukino Yoshihara, 2019, Irvine | 80/78 = 158 TOYOTA TOUR CUP SERIES AT TWIN OAKS GOLF COURSE June 13 - 14 at Twin Oaks Golf Course BOYS 1st Ryan McCoy, 2017, Temecula | 67/69/70 = 206 2nd Cullen Plousha, 2017, Carlsbad | 70/66/71 = 207 3rd Edwin Kuang, 2019, Murrieta | 68/70/71 = 209 GIRLS 1st Jessica Mangrobang, 2016, San Diego| 67/74/72 = 213 2nd Katherine Muzi, 2018, Walnut | 75/74/66 = 215 3rd Angelina Kim, 2020, Los Angeles | 70/79/68 = 217 TOYOTA TOUR CUP SERIES AT GLENDORA COUNTRY CLUB June 22 - 23 at Glendora Country Club BOYS www.scpgajrtour.com

1st Koichiro Sato, 2016, Irvine | 77/67 = 144 2nd Tanner Podres, 2016, Laguna Niguel | 71/75 = 146 3rd John Grayden, 2015, Laguna Hills | 75/72 = 147 GIRLS 1st Hannah Zeman, 2019, Ontario | 78/72 = 150 2nd Anna (Linyu) Dong, 2018, Guangdong, China | 72/78 = 150 3rd Marni Murez, 2016, Manhattan Beach | 77/73 = 150 TOYOTA TOUR CUP AT MOUNTAINGATE COUNTRY CLUB July 6 at MountainGate Country Club - Lake/ North BOYS 1st Tanner Podres, 2016, Laguna Niguel | 67/72 = 139 T-2nd Brandon Bueno, 2016, Malibu | 72/69 = 141 T2nd Jake Williams, 2015, Temecula | 69/72 = 141 GIRLS 1st Angelina Kim, 2020, Los Angeles | 76/69 = 145 2nd Ada Wong, 2019, San Marino | 75/71 = 146 T3rd Irene Kim, 2019, La Palma | 73/77 = 150 T3rd Trussy Li, 2018, Diamond Bar | 72/78 = 150 T3rd Rose Zhang, 2021, Irvine | 74/76 = 150 T3rd Chae-Rim Lee, 2018, Irvine | 77/73 = 150 TOYOTA TOUR CUP SERIES AT SANTA ANA COUNTRY CLUB July 13 - 14 at Santa Ana Country Club BOYS 1st Ellis Tirado, 2016, Cypress | 76/72/74 = 222 T2nd Preston Smith, 2016, Westlake Village | 224 T2nd Brandon Bueno, 2016, Malibu | 73/75 = 224 GIRLS 1st Crystal Wang, 2018, Diamond Bar | 77/71 = 218 2nd Yoonju Shin, 2018, Irvine | 74/76/72 = 222 3rd Caroline Cantlay, 2017, Los Alamitos | 76/78/75 = 229 TOYOTA TOUR CUP AT GOLF CLUB OF CALIFORNIA August 29 - 30 at The Golf Club of California at Fallbrook BOYS 1st Justin Kim, 2016, Fullerton | 67/69 = 136 2nd Jack Li, 2016, Temecula | 70/74 = 144 3rd Thomas Koper, 2016, Corona | 73/72 = 144 GIRLS 1st Amy Matsuoka, 2016, Newport Beach | 67/70 = 137 T2nd Caroline Cantlay, 2017, Los Alamitos | 76/70 = 146 T2nd Samantha Yi, 2018, San Diego | 72/74 = 146

2015 TOURNAMENT RESULTS T3rd Cameron Sisk, 2018, El Cajon | 68/77 = 145 GIRLS 1st Brianna Navarrosa, 2020, San Diego | 73/73 = 146 2nd Leila Dizon, 2018, Los Angeles | 73/73 = 146 T3rd Ada Wong, 2019, San Marino | 76/71 = 147 T3rd Vera Markevich, 2017, Moscow, Russia | 75/72 = 147 T3rd Ping Huang, 2017, Beaumont | 72/75 = 147 TOYOTA TOUR CUP AT THE ALISAL September 26 - 27 at Ranch/River Course at The Alisal BOYS 1st Kaiwen Liu, 2017, San Diego | 69/69 = 138 T2nd Brandon Bueno, 2016, Malibu | 73/69 = 142 T2nd Tanner Podres, 2016, Laguna Niguel | 72/70 = 142 GIRLS 1st Angelina Kim, 2020, Los Angeles | 72/72 = 144 T2nd Kayla Sam, 2021, Anaheim Hills | 74/73 = 147 T2nd Elisa Pierre, 2016, Santa Clarita | 72/75 = 147

TOYOTA TOUR CUP SERIES AT INDIAN WELLS RESORT September 19 - 20 at Indian Wells Golf Resort- Player BOYS 1st Kyle Kinnane, 2018, Anaheim Hills | 72/71 = 143 2nd Ellis Tirado, 2016, Cypress | 71/72 = 143 T-3rd Brendan Gonzalez, 2019, Orange | 74/71 = 145

TOYOTA TOUR CUP SERIES AT OLIVAS LINKS October 3 - 4 at Olivas Links Golf Course BOYS 1st Matthew Giombetti, 2017, Los Angeles | 65/69 = 134 2nd Matthew Wolff, 2017, Agoura Hills | 66/70 = 136 3rd Jack Biwer, 2016, Thousand Oaks | 65/73 = 138 GIRLS 1st Vera Markevich, 2017, Moscow, Russia | 67/74 = 141 2nd Kimberlee Tottori, 2017, Las Vegas, NV | 72/69 = 141 3rd Kayla Sam, 2021, Anaheim Hills | 70/73 = 143 TOYOTA TOUR CUP SERIES AT MORONGO GOLF CLUB

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November 14 - 15 at Morongo Golf Club BOYS 1st Norman Xiong, 2017, San Diego | 70/75 = 145 2nd Gookmin Kim, La Habra | 78/69 = 147 T3rd James Song, 2018, Rancho Santa Fe | 74/74 = 148 T3rd Andrew Fernandes, 2016, Cerritos | 73/75 = 148 T3rd Jaden Park, Murrieta | 71/77 = 148 GIRLS 1st Amy Matsuoka, 2016, Newport Beach | 72/68 = 140 2nd Brianna Navarrosa, 2020, San Diego | 70/70 = 140 3rd Karah Sanford, Escondido | 67/73 = 140 TOYOTA TOUR CUP @ OJAI VALLEY INN November 21 - 22 at Ojai Valley Inn & Spa BOYS 1st Darren Lin, 2018, Chino Hills | 70/69 = 139 2nd James Song, 2018, Rancho Santa Fe | 71/69 = 140 3rd Justin Egelske, 2016, Thousand Oaks | 65/76 = 141 GIRLS 1st Alexa Melton, 2019, Covina | 77/64 = 141 2nd Chayse Gomez, 2019, Yorba Linda | 74/72 = 146 T3rd Rose Zhang, 2021, Irvine | 70/77 = 147 T3rd Ada Wong, 2019, San Marino | 72/75 = 147 TOYOTA TOUR CUP CHAMPIONSHIP @ SANDPIPER GOLF CLUB December 12 - 13 at Sandpiper Golf Course BOYS 1st Matthew Wolff, 2017, Agoura Hills | 71/77 = 148 2nd Norman Xiong, 2017, San Diego | 75/74 = 149 3rd Sanghyun Sam Choi, 2018, Anaheim | 74/77 = 151 GIRLS 1st Crystal Wang, 2018, Diamond Bar | 79/78 = 157 2nd Alexa Melton, 2019, Covina, CA | 79/79 = 158 3rd Kornkamol Sukaree 2018, Anaheim, CA | 80/79 = 159 31

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