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Summer 2024 Play Days
Development Coordinator Christian Lingamen has dedicated his summer to organizing, selecting and even driving juniors to the Southland's finest courses. This allows young golfers the golden opportunity to play standout courses many adults rarely get to experience. If...
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Coaching Roundtable: Riverside
Catching up with the coaches in SCGA Junior’s newest Player & Youth Development program is no small feat. With programming nearly everyday of the week, the Riverside community continues to grow as more and more juniors get out on the course. We sat down with three...
Conversation With a Scholar: Why Representation Matters
The SCGA Junior Golf Foundation is committed to creating an inclusive golf community for all juniors. As part of its ongoing work to help increase diversity in the game, the Foundation strives to amplify the voices of its community members and use its platform to help...
Leading the Way for Latina Golfers
SCGA Junior’s three LPGA*USGA Girls Golf chapters hosted the Latina Golf Association for an inspiring evening focused on the impact that golf can have in a woman’s life and what it means to be Latina – on and off the course. The event was part of the SCGA Junior Golf...
Carrying the Deb Long Legacy Through and Through
Chapman Lew introduced his daughter Jasmine to golf because he wanted her to learn respect, integrity and discipline. Fast forward roughly 10 years, and it’s safe to say that Lew, the SCGA Junior Golf Foundation’s Deb Long Scholar and a collegiate golfer at UC...
Yes, You Can Be A Great Golfer
I picked up a golf club for the first time at two years old and learned to play by tagging along with my dad and older siblings on trips to Pico Rivera GC. Between the range and the course, my game really grew up there alongside me. In high school, I finally started...
Coach Shows Local Juniors They Can Achieve Great Heights
Stepping up to the first tee, he was nervous. This was the first competitive golf tournament Andrew Banuelos had played in two years, since his college days at Cal State Dominguez Hills. And this was a big one. This was Mackenzie Tour-PGA Tour Canada Q-School. “The...