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2024 Scholar Reception Recap
On Saturday, the Foundation hosted our annual Scholar Reception! Hosted at Pacific Palms Resort, over 115 scholars, families, supporters, board and committee members celebrated our juniors’ accomplishments together. This year, we welcomed fourteen scholars joining the...
Sitting Down with SCGA Junior Golf Foundation Scholar Alumna, Skylar Graham
We recently sat down with Skylar Graham, long-time SCGA Junior participant, Foundation scholar alumna and recent USC alumna. Get to know more about Skylar's story and growth through our programs! Q: Hey Skylar, thanks for chatting with us today. Tell us a little bit...
Deloitte Impact Day: Empowering SCGA Junior Golf Foundation’s Juniors at Hollywood Park, Inglewood
On June 7, Deloitte hosted the SCGA Junior Golf Foundation at their Hollywood Park office in Inglewood for Deloitte's 25th Impact Day. Impact Day, an annual event for Team Deloitte to engage with communities globally, this year extended its reach to the SCGA Junior...
USGA Boatwright Summit
I knew I had to go when I first heard about the USGA Boatwright Intern Summit. Named after P.J. Boatwright Jr., the USGA’s legendary executive director of rules and competitions, this summit gathers interns from all over the country who love golf and want to help...
A Day of Fun and Golf at the JM Eagle LA Championship with SCGA Junior
The JM Eagle LA Championship presented by Plastpro on April 27 at Wilshire CC was a remarkable event attended by our juniors, their families and new friends! SCGA Junior curated an array of family-friendly activities, catering to both seasoned golfers and those just...
SCGA Junior Hosts National Championship Qualifier
SCGA Junior hosted an inaugural Girls Golf National Championship qualifier at Brookside GC #2 on April 20 and 21! The event was a nationally ranked, two-day tournament organized in partnership with Peggy Kirk Bell Tour (PKBT) for the National Championship to be held...
Girls Golf Party Success in Santa Ana
On April 14, at Willowick Golf Course in Santa Ana, 70 juniors, their families and friends gathered at the Girls Golf Party. SCGA Junior’s Orange County team, in collaboration with its LPGA*USGA Girls Golf Chapter, hosted the event to honor their ever-evolving...
Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games
On March 28, the LA84 Foundation hosted a special screening of ESPN's acclaimed documentary series 30 for 30, which presents "Black Girls Play: The Story of Hand Games." The series sheds light on a cultural phenomenon that has largely gone unrecognized in the...
Epic Week at the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship!
The SCGA Junior Golf Foundation had a busy week at the Fir Hills Seri Pak Championship, hosted at Palos Verdes Golf Club. The activities began on Thursday, March 19 when LPGA Professional Maria Fassi hosted the annual Fassi's Friends Clinic. Twenty-plus juniors...
Team Play Helps SCGA Junior Reach International Golf Competition
When the SCGA Team Play group, including Lakewood GC, South Bay Public Links and Brookside GC, learned that SCGA Junior Ariana Perez was one of only 12 girls nationally (and the only one from California) invited to the Scotland Junior Golf Invitational and heard she...
SCGA Juniors at the 2024 Genesis Invitational
On February 17, SCGA Juniors had a unique opportunity to attend the prestigious 2024 Genesis Invitational at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades. Generously invited by the Tiger Woods Foundation (TGR Foundation), over 50 juniors and their families from...
SCGA Junior Golf Foundation Recognized at LAGC Welcome Home Tee-Off
On Monday Feb. 12, the SCGA Junior Golf Foundation attended the Los Angeles Golf Club's (LAGC), Welcome Home party at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. LAGC is the first of six teams in the TGL, a new professional golf league set to launch in 2025 headlined by PGA Tour stars...
SCGA Junior Golf Foundation Recognized for Outstanding Leadership
We are pleased to share that the SCGA Junior Golf Foundation was recognized with the Doris LaCour Leadership Award at the Tee Divas & Tee Dudes Golf Club (TDTD) 3rd Annual Black History Brunch held at Chester Washington GC on Sunday, February 4. Named in honor of...
“Birdies and Brunch” at Torrey Pines GC with Steve Waszak
We had the pleasure of sitting down with Air Force veteran, golf course enthusiast, husband, father, grandfather, San Diego resident and long-time board member, Steve Waszak to learn about his annual "Birdies and Brunch" event with scholars at Torrey Pines GC. We...
Collin Morikawa and SCGA Juniors Tee Off at Maggie Hathaway GC
Maggie Hathaway Golf Course – Jan. 20 - The SCGA Junior Golf Foundation teamed up with U.S. Bank and Youth on Course to celebrate the U.S. Bank's ongoing generosity to power potential through golf, highlighted by an appearance from Los Angeles native Collin...
Scholars Shine at Mid-Year Reception
On Saturday, January 6, 29 SCGA Junior Golf Foundation scholars gathered at Old Ranch CC in Seal Beach to reunite, network and reflect on their first semester of the 2023-2024 collegiate school year. Between bites of sliders, fries, pizza and cookies, scholars...
Hole In One Holiday Party
2023 was a tremendous year for the SCGA Junior Golf Foundation. In addition to launching a nationwide campaign that will change the future of junior golf in Southern California, with the support of the United States Golf Association and The Los Angeles Country Club,...
Southwest Los Angeles Winter Community Event
On December 3, 2023, the Southwest Los Angeles Community celebrated winter with a Winter Community Event at the Maggie Hathaway Golf Course. Families displayed their skills in dedicated chipping and putting games. The SCGA junior-themed coloring pages and face...