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Furthering Women’s Golf at Western Hills CC

Furthering Women’s Golf at Western Hills CC

Last Thursday, Western Hills CC hosted their inaugural Deb Long Challenge tournament in support of the Foundation’s Long Drive for Girls Golf, creating a day dedicated to community building and legacy. With participation from 28 teams representing clubs across the...

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An Augusta Dream

An Augusta Dream

With the perfectly manicured Augusta National grass beneath his feet, SCGA Junior member Evan Chien graced the same lush fairways as Woods, Nicklaus and Palmer with adolescent exuberance. Evan had found heaven on earth. His introduction to life inside the ropes came...

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SCGA Junior Scholar Knows the Benefits of Giving Back

SCGA Junior Scholar Knows the Benefits of Giving Back

Matthew Carungay will proudly walk across the stage at La Mirada High School’s graduation ceremony next month. He will be finishing one chapter of his life and entering a new one – as a college student and golfer at Loyola Marymount University. Carungay has been a...

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Securing a Bright Future for Bell Gardens Varsity Golf

Securing a Bright Future for Bell Gardens Varsity Golf

With a vastly under-resourced program and lack of connections with local courses, the Bell Gardens High School golf team spent the last several years practicing in a classroom, diminishing their ability to compete at the same level as other teams in the Almont League,...

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The Reluctant Dreamer

The Reluctant Dreamer

Some are afforded once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. Others earn them. A few years back, Phillip Ortiz was diagnosed with a brain tumor and the forecast was not bright. That’s when Make-A-Wish Foundation reached out to the Ortiz family in hopes of bringing some...

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On A Mission To Serve

On A Mission To Serve

Some of you may remember one of our junior scholars with a big dream. Featured as an SCGA Hero in the Jul./Aug. 2012 issue of FORE magazine, we are thrilled to say Kenny Punyasavatsut is the same go-getter he’s always been, working diligently to achieve his dreams and...

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A Familiar Smile Continues to Shine

A Familiar Smile Continues to Shine

If you’re involved with SCGA Junior, you’ve seen Shani Waite’s smiling face. You’ve either seen it on scgajunior.org, on a poster, on a brochure or in person at a golf course, where the Mira Costa High School freshmen spends much of her time. For more than five years...

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