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News and stories highlighting our members
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...
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...
Agreement Signed to Initiate Maggie Hathaway Project
The Los Angeles County Department of Parks & Recreation, American Golf and the Fore Youth Golf Foundation signed an agreement Thursday to officially commence the Maggie Hathaway GC renovation project. The Foundation is the newly established non-profit to support...
Annual Tournament Raises $125K
The SCGA Junior Golf Foundation raised $125,000 for its youth development programs at its Annual Golf Tournament at El Caballero Country Club. These funds will support the Foundation’s continued expansion efforts to serve more juniors across more regions and to meet...
SWLA x Project Blue
The Southwest Los Angeles community (SWLA) has established a strong partnership with Project Blue- a Los Angeles based non-profit organization that unites police and communities around vulnerable youth to ignite transformational change for generations to come Thus...
Empowering Girls Through Science and Golf at the Discovery Cube
For a very special SCGA Junior Girls Golf outing, the Discovery Cube in LA and OC welcomed 60 total girls from SCGA Junior’s five LPGA*USGA Girls Golf chapters over the past two Sundays. The afternoon was designed to get young girls excited about the intersection of...
SCGA Juniors, Former Juniors-Turned-Pros Inspire One Another at Camp Jain
The SCGA Junior Golf Foundation brought 20 juniors and a handful of staff members Saturday to Camp Jain at The Lakes at El Segundo and TopGolf. Jain hosted the all-day event, describing it as a “nostalgic getaway full of golf, team games, good eats, gear and more,...
Hall of Famer Amy Alcott’s Visit Inspires Juniors
SCGA Junior participants and LPGA*USGA Girls Golf e-Leaders watched Latanna Stone and Megan Schofill go head-to-head for 33 holes at the championship match of the 123rd U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship on Sunday, August 13 at Bel-Air Country Club. They also had the...