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The Junior Americas Cup has showcased some of the best junior golfers throughout the western region. The competition brings together an elite international field of 17 teams of the top four boys representing 12 western states, 2 Canadian Provinces and Mexico competing in a team format. Team results are based on the lowest three gross scores of the four team members.

Many former participants have gone on to become successful Tour players, and its likely many of this year’s participants will follow in the footsteps of other famous JAC alumni such as Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Fred Couples and Corey Pavin. Other notable participants include Ricky Barnes, Notah Begay, John Cook, Jason Gore, Charley Hoffman, Peter Jacobson, Steve Jones, Anthony Kim, Joel Kribel, Casey Martin, Billy Mayfair, Ryan Moore, Kevin Na, Pat Perez, Chris Riley, Scott Simpson, Duffy Waldorf and Mark Wiebe.

The Southern California PGA Junior Tour selects 4 individuals every year to participate in the Boy’s Junior America’s Cup. Individuals are selected on a number of criteria including their playing ability, overall character, participation in the SCPGA Junior Tour, etc. The selected team members are led by a SCPGA Junior Tour staff member as their team captain. The Junior America’s Cup is hosted withing one of the participating team’s region on a rotating basis.

The SCPGA provides participants with team uniforms and golf bags for the competition. Participants stay with host families arranged from the host organization and all other expenses for travel and food are covered by the SCPGA.

2015 Boys California State Junior Amateur Championship
The annual Boys’ California State Junior Amateur Championship is event held every August, open to all boys, ages 12-17 in the state of California. The Junior Golf Association of Northern California is hosting the Southern California PGA Junior Tour in this years Championship. The Championship will return to Southern California on August of 2015.

Eligibility Requirements
Open to male amateurs who will not have reached their 18th birthday by midnight August, 2015 and have properly qualified under the guidelines set forth by their governing association (SCPGA or JGANC). Entries may be rejected at any time during the competition if justified by the actions of the competitor.

Registration Process
Players must sign up for the tournament through the 2015 BlueGolf schedule. The entry fee for this event is $170, which includes the players’ Welcome Dinner Sunday evening. There is an additional fee for any guests who would like to attend the Welcome Dinner.

Tournament Format
The Championship will be conducted over 54 holes as follows:

• First round 18 holes.
• Second round 18 holes.
• Cut after 36 holes – low 40 players and ties
• Final round 18 holes.

North/South Matches
August 2015, the North/South (California Cup) matches will take place. A selected 10 man Team for each North and South Junior Association will compete head to head in a 36-hole event.

The Mary Cave Cup is a 36-hole, four-ball event with trophies being awarded to the top 2 teams. Established in 2004, the event is named in honor of Mary Cave who was a dedicated volunteer of the SDJGA for almost 50 years.

The tournament is held at the Sycuan Resort (Oak Glen Course) in El Cajon, California.

The Hogan Cup 36-hole team matches pit the best junior golfers from the Western United States and Canada against each other in a team format with the three lowest scores each day determining the team total. Medals are awarded to the top three teams as well as the top three individuals in the field. The event began in 1969 in commemoration of the vast achievements and contributions to the sport by Eddie Hogan, their long-time head golf professional who served the club from 1939 until his tragic drowning death in 1968. At its inception, the competition was between the Portland Metro All-stars and junior golfers representing the rest of the region. Hogan, an Oregon Amateur champion and PNGA Amateur Champion, was credited for transforming the role of the golf professional, developing what is now considered the standard for the green grass pro shop.

Being selected to compete in Hogan Cup matches is an honor that has been bestowed to few individuals, and the excellence of past participants is indicative of the quality of the small, select field. The Southern California team has won the event 12 times.

Hogan Cup Website

Hosted by the Northern California Golf Association (NCGA), the Inaugural Challenge Cup took place in 2015. The NCGA has invited the SCPGA Junior Tour to send top four girls and eight boys to face off in a full Ryder Cup format.

2015 Challenge Cup Team

Poppy Hills
Pebble Beach, CA
December 21-23, 2015

Boys

• Norman Xiong
• Matthew Wolff
• Tanner Podres
• Brandon Bueno
• Spencer Soosman
• Sam Choi
• Jack Li
• Ryan McCoy

Girls

• Angelina Kim
• Hannah Ko
• Brianna Navarossa
• Haley Moore

The inaugural 2019 Yang Foundation Cup Matches began on August 4th at Industry Hills Golf Club and concluded on August 5th at Riviera Country Club. Team SCPGA was comprised of 12 of the top boys and girls players from the Toyota Tour Cup while the International team was comprised of the top 12 boys and girls from the Asia-Pacific Junior Amateur.

Karen Tsuru & Ethan Chung

The Toyota Tour Cup Player of The Year is awarded to the boy and girl with the most player of the year points at the end of the season.

Past Recipients

2016 – Amari Avery & Clay Seeber
2017 – Amari Avery & Tyler Guo
2018 – Serena Sepersky & Taehoon Song
2019 – Karen Tsuru & Ethan Chung

Luke Potter & Amari Avery

Ralph Miller helped form the Southern California Junior Golf Association in 1948. Upon his death in 1974, the Association commissioned the Ralph Miller Medal to be awarded to the boy and girl members of the program who earned the most points in recognized events.

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. This award has a points system that is used to rank the top players within the SCPGA Junior Tour based on the finishes they had within some of the largest and most prestigious events in the country. There was a long list of potential winners for this iconic award but two golfers within our program really seemed to stand out.

Past Recipients

1974 – Gary Backlund & Carolynn Hill
1975 – John Cook & Dayna Benson
1976 – Don Dobois & Kelli Doherty
1977 – David Games & Cathy Hanlon
1978 – Tracy Nakamura & Cathy Hanlon
1979 – Doug Thompson & Susie Thompson
1980 – Dennis Paulson & Kathy Kostas
1981 – Not Awarded
1982 – Kevin Leach & Pearl Sinn
1983 – Boby Laskin &Kim Saiki
1984 – Jeff Hellman & Pearl Sinn
1985 – Bobby May & Tracy Nakamura
1986 – Brandi Burton
1987 – Brandi Burton
1988 – Joon Lee
1989 – Austin Maki & Brandie Burton
1990 – Tiger Woods & Eunice Choi
1991 – Tiger Woods & Leanne Wong
1992 – Eddy Lee & Eunice Choi
1993 – Han Lee & Kellee Booth
1994 – Terry Noe & Jenny Lee
1995 – Ross Fulgentis & Yon Yim
1996 – Robert Sul & Kim Kouwabunpat
1997 – Travis Johnson & Candie Kung
1998 – Ron Won & Candie Chung
1999 – Henry Liaw & Erica Blasberg
2000 – Jai Choi & Elena Jurokawa
2001 – Anthony Kim & Bloee Kim
2002 – Seung Su Han & Jennie Lee
2003 – Garrett Sapp & Jennie Lee
2004 – Rory Hie & Jennie Lee
2005 – Sihwan Kimv & Lee Lopez
2006 – Scott Travers & Lizette Salas
2007 – Alex Shi Yup Kim & Lee Lopez
2008 – Patrick Cantlay & Veronica Joels
2009 – Jay Hwang & Emily Tubert
2010 – Beau Hossler & Amy Lee
2011 – Sahith Theegala & Lydia Choi
2012 – Thomas Lin & Elizabeth Bernabe
2013 – KK Limbaust & Brigitte Bunne
2014 – Not Awarded
2015 – Norman Xiong & Angelina Kim
2016 – Charles Reiter & Brianna Navarrosa
2017 – Tyler Guo & Amari Avery
2018 – Tommy Stephenson & Alexa Melton

Baron Nguyen

This award was established in 1989, after Lou Bastanchury for his dedication to junior golf. The award is given to the boy who earned the most combined Player of The Year Points throughout the year.

Past Recipients

2016 – Ryan Ruaysungnoen
2017 – Eric Lee
2018 – Daniel Heo
2019 – Baron Nguyen

Darien Zhao & Karen Tsuru

Past Recipients

2015 – Amy Matsuoka & Norman Xiong
2016 – Clay Seeber & Kornkamol Sukaree
2017 – Raymond Navis & Amari Avery
2018 – Alrik Pan & Serena Sepersky
2019 – Darien Zhao & Karen Tsuru

Nicole Neale & Surapat Chokprajakchat

Each year, the Southern California PGA Foundation recognizes a junior golfer who exemplifies outstanding character, sportsmanship and leadership. The recipient of this award demonstrates a positive influence on his or her fellow Tour Members and has set a notable example for all juniors to emulate. The SCPGA Foundation Award recipient represents all that is important in golf – competitive spirit, honor, integrity and respect for the game and their peers.

Past Recipients

1999 – Daniel Kush
2000 – Ryan Cole
2001 – Julie McKenna
2002 – Jennifer Tang
2003 – Derek Sipe
2004 – Kay Hoey
2005 – Brian Kim
2006 – Skylar Hong
2007 – Lee Lopez
2008 – Victoria Fallgren
2009 – Mark Hicks
2010 – Jason Chen
2011 – Jake Knapp
2012 – Rico Hoey & Elizabeth Berabe
2013 – Grant Choi & Divya Manthena
2014 – Not Awarded
2015 – Jack Li & Chayse Gomez
2016 – Christian Schrodt & Khameryn Utu
2017 – Mary Shin & Ashwin Arasu
2018 – Matthew Gunson & Megan Gormley

Bo Jin & Rose Zhang

Beginning in 1965, the Southern California Junior Golf Association began awarding the Curtis Cup to the player or players who displayed the best character, integrity, sportsmanship, scholastic achievement, golfing ability and golf accomplishment.

In 1987, the SCPGA Junior Golf Association began to choose both a boys and girls All-Southern California Junior Team to recognize the top golfers from among all of Southern California’s junior ranks. Since 1965, the perceived best boy and girl from the All-Southern California Junior Teams has been named the Curtis Cup Player of the Year.

The player receiving the most number of votes from the All Southern California Junior Teams ballot becomes the Curtis Cup Player of the Year. The Curtis Cup Award is given to the top boy and girl junior golfer within Southern California. We take into account all the tournaments they have played in the previous year and score them based on their finish within those events.

Past Recipients

1965 – Jane Bastanchury
1966 – Marianne Cox
1967 – Gary Sanders
1968 – Dave Penso
1969 – Aly Trompas
1970 – Aly Trompas
1971 – Laura Baugh
1972 – Scott Simpson
1973 – Amy Alcott
1974 – Gary Backlund & Jack Reener
1975 – John Cook, Brett Mullin, & Dana Benson
1976 – David Grimes
1977 – David Grimes
1978 – Tracy Nakamura & Cathy Hanlon
1979 – Doug Thompson
1980 – Kathy Kostas
1981 – Kathy Kostas, Sam Rudolph, Scott Ericson & Flori Prono
1982 – Kevin Leach & Rich Marik
1983 – Bobby Lasken & Kim Saiki
1984 – Bob May & Jeff Hellman
1985 – Dana Lofland
1986 – Not Awarded
1987 – Phil Michelson & Brandie Burton
1988 – Brandie Burton
1989 – Brandie Burton
1990 – Tiger Woods & Kellee Booth
1991 – Tiger Woods & Emilee Klein
1992 – Tiger Woods & Kellee Booth
1993 – Tiger Woods & Kellee Booth
1994 – Darren Angel & Leilani Bagby
1995 – Ross Fulgentis & Yon Yim
1996 – Robert Sul & Shannon Ingalls
1997 – Robert Sul & Travis Johnson
1998 – Ron Won & Candie Chung
1999 – James Oh & Candie Chung
2000 – Kevin Na & Erica Blasberg
2001 – Anthony Kim & Irene Cho
2002 – Daniel Im
2003 – James H. Lee & Jane Park
2004 – Sihwan Kim & Jane Park
2005 – Rickie Fowler & Angela Park
2006 – Rickie Fowler & Lizette Salas
2007 – Alex Shi Yup Kim & Kristen Park
2008 – Patrick Cantlay & Tiffany Lua
2009 – Jeffrey Kang & Alison Lee
2010 – Anthony Paolucci & Kristen Park
2011 – Beau Hossler & Alison Lee
2012 – Rico Hoey & Alison Lee
2013 – Collin Morikawa & Alison Lee
2014 – Norman Xiong & Andrea Lee
2015 – Haley Moore & Matthew Wolff
2016 – Clay Seeber & Alyaa Abdulghany
2017 – William Mouw & Rose Zhang
2018 – Alexander Yang & Rose Zhang
2019 – Bo Jin & Rose Zhang

Bear Creek Golf Club

In 1984, the Club Award was created to acknowledge and thank clubs/organizations who have demonstrated outstanding support of junior golf and the SCPGA Junior Tour.

Past Recipients

2016 – Pacific Palms Resort
2017 – The Riviera Country Club
2018 – Oak Valley Golf Club
2019 – Bear Creek Golf Club

Alice Zhao

Each year, the Southern California PGA Foundation recognizes a junior golfer who exemplifies outstanding character, sportsmanship and leadership. The recipient of this award demonstrates a positive influence on his or her fellow Tour Members and has set a notable example for all juniors to emulate. The SCPGA Foundation Award recipient represents all that is important in golf – competitive spirit, honor, integrity and respect for the game and their peers.

Past Recipients

1990 – Eunice Choi
1991 – Leanna Wong
1992 – Eunice Choi
1993 – Soo Choi
1994 – Jenny Lee
1995 – Yon Yim
1996 – Vivian Phosorman
1997 – Young Park
1998 – Yunny Cho
1999 – Sunny Lee
2000 – Carling Cho
2001 – Bolee Kim
2002 – Shannon Yocum
2003 – Maddy Fletcher-Uranga
2004 – Brenda Chuor
2005 – Lee Lopez
2006 – Ashley Johnson
2007 – Simone Hoey
2008 – Tina Doyon Kwon
2009 – Arinda Bhanaraksa
2010 – Luciane Lee
2011 – Isabell Shee
2012 – Brook Grabe
2013 – Brianna Chacon
2014 – Not Awarded
2015 – Kate Villagas
2016 – Kate Villegas
2017 – Joshlyn Ayala
2018 – Kylee Choi
2019 – Alice Zhao

2017 Girls Drive, Chip & Putt Championship 10-11 Division Winner!

Congratulations to Lucy Yuan for her outstanding play during the 2017 Drive, Chip & Putt Championship! Lucy defied the odds and came out on top of the Girls 10-11 Division!

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2017 Boys Drive, Chip & Putt Championship 10-11 Division Winner!

Congratulations to Liam Hartling for his outstanding play during the 2017 Drive, Chip & Putt Championship! Liam defied the odds and came out on top of the Boys 10-11 Division!

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2017 Boys 7-9 Division Champion!

Congratulations to Carter Gaede for his outstanding play during the 2017 Drive, Chip & Putt Championship! Carter defied the odds and came out on top of the Boys 7-9 division!

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2017 Girls Drive, Chip & Putt Championship 7-9 Division Runner-up Finisher!

Congratulations to Kristine Xu for her outstanding play during the 2017 Drive, Chip & Putt Championship! Kristine placed T-2 in her division!

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