South Florida PGA
January 6, 2015
SFPGA JR TOUR Presented by the Honda Classic
2014 Season Review | 2015 Season Preview
2014 Junior Tour Championship Results Championship Tour Boys Overall Champion Anthony Gabriele Boys 13-15 Division Luke Gifford Boys 16-18 Division Sachin Kumar Girls Overall Champion Mary Janiga Girls 13-15 Division Valeria Pacheco Girls 16-18 Division Emily Faulkner Challenge Tour Results Boys Overall Champion Blake Wheeler Boys 11-12 Division Brett Roberts Boys 13-15 Division Nicolas Althammer Boys 16-18 Division Blake Schmalenberger Girls Overall Champion Brittany Shin Girls 11-12 Division Taylor Roberts Girls 13-15 Division Mary Kate Hiller Girls 16-18 Division Arianna Presilla
(Anthony Gabriele & Mary Janiga)
Janiga & Gabriele Win Big The 2014 South Florida PGA Junior Tour came to an exciting end on December 7th at PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie. 100 of the year’s top performing juniors met for one last tournament, the Junior Tour Championship. The field was made up of the top 50 players from the Challenge Tour and the top 50 players from the Championship Tour. Mary Janiga & Anthony Gabriele, who both reside in Wellington, were able to cap o their outstanding seasons with victories at the Tour Championship. The win was also enough for each player to claim the Male and Female Championship Tour Player of Year Honors.
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South Florida PGA
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Sutcliffe & Foster Win Challenge Tour Player of the Year (Jordan Reeves, Jaye Green & Taylor Morgan)
Morgan & Reeves Win Honda Classic Most Improved Player South Florida PGA Junior Tour regulars Jordan Reeves and Taylor Morgan received the Honda Classic Most Improved Player award for 2014. Reeves & Morgan have improved tremendously during their time with the SFPGA Junior Tour.
South Florida Junior Challenge Tour members Ryder Sutcliffe of Jupiter, and Hannah Foster of Hobe Sound, put together an outstanding season on the Challenge Tour in 2014. Sutcliffe claimed five victories on the Challenge tour in 2014 to capture the (Hannah Foster, Chris Cravotta & Ryder Sutcliffe) Player of the Year Honors for the Boys 13-18 age division. Foster took home three victories on the Challenge Tour and claimed the Girls 13-18 age division Player of the Year.
Roberts Cousins Capture 11-12 Player of the Year (Tim Simpson, Ed Ficker, PGA & Emily Faulkner)
Simpson & Faulkner Win Ed Ficker Sportsmanship Award
The Challenge Tour boys 11-12 age division provided plenty of entertainment during 2014. After a close Player of the Year battle all season, Coral Springs native Brett Roberts was able to win his age division at the Tour Championship and propel himself into first place in the race for Player of the Year. The girls 11-12 age division didn’t feature as tight of a race as Boca Raton native Taylor Roberts was able to win seven tournaments during 2014 and capture the Girls 11-12 age division Player of the Year.
The SFPGA Junior Tour awards one male and one female with the Ed Ficker Sportsmanship Award annually. This award is given to Junior members who handle themselves with great character at all times. This years winners were Tim Simpson and Emily Faulkner.
(Brett Roberts) SFPGA Junior Tour
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South Florida PGA
January 6, 2015
2015 Season Preview The 2015 South Florida PGA Junior Tour will feature 11 Championship Tour events, 13 Challenge Tour Events, and 2 Junior Majors. With locations ranging from Vero Beach to the Keys, juniors are provided with a wide array of playing opportunities for the 2015 season. Membership registration is now open!  
February 7-8 March 21-22 April 11-12 May 16-17 June 24-25 July 15-16 August 5-6 August 29-30 September 26-27 October 24-25 November 7-8 December 5-6
February 21-22 March 7-8 April 25-26 May 2-3 June 9-10 July 9-10 July 22-23 July 29-30 August 12-13 September 12-13 October 3-4 Oct 31- Nov 1 November 14-15 December 5-6
Championship Tour
Madison Green Golf Club Sandridge Golf Club Indian Spring Country Club Turtle Creek Club Hunters Run Golf & Racquet Ocean Reef Club The Breakers Rees Jones Course Wyndemere Country Club Banyan Golf Club The Club at Emerald Hills Wycliffe Golf & Country Club
Tour Championship - Jonathans Landing @ Old Trail GC
Challenge Tour
Sandpiper Golf Club Country Club of Coral Springs Fountains Country Club Vineyards Country Club West Bay Beach & Golf Club Ft. Lauderdale Country Club TBD Plantation Preserve Golf Club Willoughby Golf Club TBD Old Marsh Golf Club Martin Downs Golf Club Santa Lucia River Club
Tour Championship - Jonathans Landing @ Old Trail GC
SFPGA Junior Tour
West Palm Beach Vero Beach Boynton Beach Tequesta Boynton Beach Key Largo West Palm Beach Naples West Palm Beach Hollywood Wellington Jupiter
Port St. Lucie Coral Springs Lake Worth Naples Estero Ft. Lauderdale TBD Plantation Stuart Jupiter Stuart Port St. Lucie Jupiter
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South Florida PGA
January 6, 2015
2015 College Seminar The South Florida PGA will hold its annual College Seminar Saturday, January 17th, from 10 AM – 1 PM at Westchester Golf & Country Club in Boynton Beach. Topics discussed will include the PGA Golf Management program, NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA rules and regulations, communications with coaches, recruiting process, resumes and videos, official and unofficial visits, and personal perspectives from a student athlete and a parent of a student-athlete. This event will be free to all juniors and parents!
2014 Birdie Club Leaders! 1st - Taylor Morgan 2nd - Taylor Caradonna 3rd - Tamsyn Butler 4th - James Greco 5th - Sunny Li 6th - Matt Galluzo 7th - Tracy Petyon Total Amount Raised = $2,000!
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Alumni Corner As the 2014 season comes to a close, we want to take the time to thank our Junior Tour members who have played their junior careers with the SFPGA. One of our goals at the SFPGA is to bring Alumni and current junior tour players together. With the success of former junior tour players Brooks Koepka, Lexi Thompson, TJ Vogel and Jaye Marie Green, being able to provide everyone with updates on Alumni’s success, whether it be in golf or elsewhere, is our mission. For those of you that graduated in 2014 and have moved on to the next chapter in your life, we would like to keep in touch. If you have updated contact information, you may visit our website and fill out our alumni form located in the “Alumni Section” of the website. You may also send all information to jweir@pgahq.com.
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(Brad Freed, Don Law, PGA & Brooks Koepka in 2006) SFPGA Junior Tour
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