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News and stories highlighting our members
Why We’re Thankful for Girls Golf
Members of the Foundation's Southeast Los Angeles LPGA-USGA Girls Golf chapter shared why they are thankful for Girls Golf. During a special virtual girls golf hangout, members shared why they are thankful for the sport, for themselves and for each other while...
Foundation Announces 2020 Award Recipients
The SCGA Junior Golf Foundation is thrilled to announce its two annual awards to celebrate those who have made a tangible impact for local junior golfers and are dedicated to growing the game for the next generation. The first award is the SCGA Junior Golf...
SCGA Clubs Make a Difference Through Portal Giving
Giving back to junior golf has never been easier thanks to the SCGA Junior Golf Foundation’s portal giving program. Clubs who use the SCGA Online Commerce Portal for club administration have the option to add an opportunity for their members to make a donation to the...
Playing the Game to Give Back
Playing 100 holes of golf isn’t for the weak of heart, but for SCGA Junior member Aidan Grimsley, it was a no-brainer for him to grab the sticks and give back to an organization that has given him so much. Through the annual Golf-A-Thon, Aidan raised more money than...
Six Champs Crowned in Tournament
SCGA Junior’s Player & Youth Development program debuted its first tournament for advanced juniors at Brookside GC on Oct. 17. Boys and girls ages 8-17 were split into six flights based on gender and age. There were 29 total juniors...
Members Fill Up SoCal Junior Amateur Field
In this year’s edition of the SoCal Junior Amateur Championship, the field is as stacked as ever. As usual, most of the field are SCGA Junior members, scholars, volunteers or alumni who are teeing it up looking for their chance to take home the coveted trophy. Across...
Finding the Future of the Game
Access and affordability are barriers for entry to the game of golf. This is true for so many junior golfers that the SCGA Junior Golf Foundation serves. For Change Maker Bill Coates, the struggle for youth to afford playing the game they love is personal. “My junior...
Changing the Game in Riverside
Like so many other SCGA Junior participants, golf has become more than just a game for Jakeishya Le. For the Golf Pass member, turned volunteer, turned scholar though, she’s taken it to a new level. Now working as a Program Coordinator for SCGA Junior, Le has taken...
Giving Back by Coming Full Circle
For Kari and Raquel Gordon, giving back to the game of golf is personal, because it wasn’t that long ago that they were junior golfers participating in the SCGA Junior Golf Foundation’s programs. After going from participants to volunteers and then scholars, the...
Superstar Summer
The summer before freshman year of high school is usually filled with excitement about the future, anxiety about the next step and cramming in as much fun as possible. For Leigh Chien, this summer was filled with all of those things – but it was also filled with...
Making a Difference for the Price of a Cup of Coffee
When Tim Randall and his wife moved to Southern California from Arizona, it only took him two days to find his new home course in Strawberry Farms. It didn’t take him much longer than that to discover the SCGA Junior Golf Foundation. After learning a little more about...
Girls Golf Members Meet Annika
Four SCGA Junior Girls Golf members were selected for the Annika Share My Passion virtual clinic hosted in conjunction with the Barracuda Championship. The application was open to girls around the country and 40 were selected for the event, which included a 30-minute...
Giving Back is a Family Affair
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage globally and take a toll on local communities, one junior golfer and his family decided to take action and make a difference. 14-year-old Josiah Joseph and his brothers, Jared and Jacob, attended the Los Angeles Urban League...
Creating Community, Virtually
Without the ability to host its normal slate of fun, social golf activities for girls, the SCGA Junior Golf Foundation’s two LPGA-USGA Girls Golf chapters have had to improvise. With sites in Southeast LA and the San Fernando Valley that normally meet once a month,...
Junior Spotlight: Alan Pham
Alan is a dedicated junior golfer who frequently uses his Golf Pass. He's also a familiar face at Club Outings, where he loves to volunteer and help give back to other junior golfers. How long have you been golfing with SCGA Junior? I have been with SCGA Junior...
Scholar Success: One on the Course, One in the Classroom
For SCGA Junior scholar Martin Perez, there are two things that stand out as his great passions in life. His enthusiasm for both golf and medicine are clear in any conversation with the rising junior at Chapman University. SCGA Junior has helped Martin achieve his...
Junior Golfer Spreads Positivity Throughout COVID Crisis
As the world is facing unprecedented times, one SCGA Junior member teamed up with her classmates to create a project that would help spread positivity and brighten the spirits of those around them. Sixth grader Ayuka Yang helped lead her class through the Rainbow Art...
Scholar Success: Leaving a Legacy
Flashback five years and 13-year-old SCGA Junior member Ashleigh Park is volunteering at her first event - a golf clinic for younger juniors. She spends the day teaching the game to the youngsters, giving them pointers and impressing them as she rips drives on the...