Author: Hailey Tucker
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Above and Beyond
Creating community is what makes SCGA Junior Golf Foundation programming so impactful both on and off the course. The mission goes beyond the junior golfers who show ... -
Coaching From Home
For Alejandro Cortez, a normal day entailed heading to class at Rio Hondo Community College, doing some engineering homework and then heading to SCGA Junior Player & ... -
SCGA Junior Scholars Saving Lives on the Front Lines
Nurses are always essential workers, putting themselves before others, staying calm during a crisis and committing to always learning something new. This has never been more true ... -
Special Bond: For Sophia Martinez, Playing Golf With Mom is Best
The father-son paradigm in golf has been turned on its head by the dynamic mother-daughter duo of Joan and Sophia Martinez. Though Sophia has been involved ... -
Opening Doors to the Future
When asked how SCGA Junior has helped him in his young golf life, scholar Sal Hinojosa just shakes his head and grins. “Where do I even begin?” ... -
An Unbreakable Bond
About 15 years ago, Marco Gonzalez bought his two little girls — Stephanie and Natalie — sets of plastic golf clubs. That humble beginning stoked a ... -
Fighting for Higher Education
Back in his youth, Phil Frengs wasn’t the passionate golfer that he is now. In fact, it seemed unlikely that he would even take up the sport. ... -
A Smile and a Nudge: Driving Girls Golf Forward
A young woman with a pink hat and SCGA Junior polo shirt stepped to the front of the large group gathered around her at Don Knabe GC. ... -
13-year-old Vanessa Already Has A Teaching Resume
Behind Castille Elementary School, in a grassy field there is a group of students racing around with clubs in their hands as they test themselves on ... -
Beyond Her Years: A Perpetual Smile Pushes Dana Bryant to Succeed
“Please” and “thank you.” “Ma’am” and “sir.” Those are not always words you hear from teenagers, but for 18-year-old Dana Bryant, they are standard. Bryant, who is ...
