Summer Series Recap

2014 SFPGAJunior Tour

2014 SFPGA Junior Tour

Wellington native Anthony Gabriele has strung together one of the best seasons on the South Florida PGA Junior Tour in recent memory. Gabriele has competed in 6 events in 2014, 5 of which he has won. One of the most impressive parts of this season is the stats he is posting. Gabriele has a scoring average of 69.1 on the season, which includes 46 birdies and 5 rounds in the 60’s.

The biggest win of Gabriele’s season came in June when he won the South Florida Junior PGA Championship which qualified him for the National Junior PGA Championship last month in Byran, Texas. Gabriele made the trip out to Texas to compete in one of the biggest junior events in the country which featured

the top junior golfers from all over the world. Gabriele went on to make the cut and finished T27, +4 for the tournament. Just two days after competing in one of the biggest events of his career, Gabriele returned to South Florida and entered Championship Event #9 at The Polo Club of Boca Raton. While some may be worn out from playing in a

national tournament days prior, Gabriele went out and shot 68-65 to win the tournament by seven stokes.

Gabriele will enter the Fall Series with a 400 point lead in the player of the year race with only 4 events remaining.

Gabriele’s Dominating Season Continues P L A Y E R O F T H E Y E A R S T A D N I N G S

Summer Series Recap

Pacheco Wins South Florida Junior PGA Championship Hallandale Beach native Valeria Sophia Pacheco is having an incredible year on the South Florida PGA Junior Tour having already wrapped up 5 wins this season. Pacheco’s biggest win of the year came at the

South Florida Junior PGA Championship at Boca Grove Golf & Tennis Club.

The 14 year old shot an impressive 2-under-par 70 to capture the title by four shots. Pacheco went on to compete in

the National Junior PGA Championship the following month. Although the 14 year old did not make the cut, she gained outstanding experience by playing with the world’s top junior golfers.

Boys Championship 1. Anthony Gabriele 2. Anthony Muttillo 3. Joshua August 4. Sachin Kumar 5. Hiro Minakawa 6. Jackson Shoenfelt 7. Luke Ashworth 8. Zachary Bariso 9. Shosei Inokawa 10. Yuki Fuji

Girls Championship 1. Valeria Pacheco 2. Mary Janiga 3. Jula Durkin 4. Dana Williams 5. Claudia De Antonio 6. Emily Faulkner 7. Zora Gittens 8. Katherine Williamson 9. Valentina Haupt 10. Jenna Tuccio

Boys Challenge 1. Ryder Sutcliffe 2. AJ Sardina 3. Spencer Stillman 4. Blake

Schmalenberger 5. Jeremy Chaiser 6. Nicholas Sacramento 7. Alexander Vogelsong 8. Justion Shiao

Girls Challenge

1. Hannah Foster 2. Taylor Caradonna 3. Phoebe Beber-Frankel 4. Gabrielle Soares 5. Bridget Green 6. Mackenzie Dieter 7. Mary Kate Hiller

The race for Girls player of the year on the Challenge Tour has heated up during the Summer Series. Thirteen year old Hobe Sound native Hannah Foster currently holds a 250 point lead over Taylor Caradonna of Boca Raton.

Foster has put together a strong season which has featured two wins, two second place finishes, and five top ten finishes.

Foster Leads Challenge Tour POY Race During the Summer Series, Foster took home her second

win of the season at Plantation Preserve Golf Club. The summer also featured a second place finish at The Biltmore and a fifth place finish at Hawk’s Nest Golf Club.

People that fear for the future of golf will take comfort after seeing the high level of skill in the 11-12 year old division of the SFPGA Challenge Tour.

Currently leading the boys 11-12 division is Miami native Jake Beber-Frankel. Beber-Frankel currently has 3 wins, 3 second place finishes, and 3 top ten finishes this year with his most recent victory taking place at

Beber-Frankel Holds Commanding Lead in 11-12 Division Challenge Event #7 at Plantation Preserve Golf Club.

Trailing Beber-Frankel in the Player of the Year race is Palm Beach native Alan Kournikova. Kournikova, who is only 9 years old, has started to improve at each tournament and managed to capture his first victory during Challenge Event #9 at Hawk’s Nest Golf Club.

The latest trend to hit the Golf industry in the new Game Golf shot tracking device. With this new device, players can track their round with various data such as average yardage of each club, which club was used on each hole, and accuracy numbers.

Special Offer for Game Golf Tracking Device This device is being used

by PGA Tour Professionals such as Graeme McDowell, Lee Westwood and Jim Furyk.

Thanks to a special partnership with the SFPGA, Junior Tour members can now

purchase the device for a special rate by clicking the logo below! This year’s top earner for the Birdie Club will also receive a free Game Golf device!

Snap Shots of 2014 Season

SFPGA Junior Tour Summer Series Recap

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(Hannah Foster) (Taylor Caradonna)

(Jake Beber-Frankel)

SFPGA Junior Tour Spring Series Recap

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2014 Tour Partners SFPGA Junior Tour Alumni Wins National Title Lake Worth native Sam Smolen spent her junior golf years competing on the South Florida PGA Junior Tour. After having a great junior career, Smolen was recruited to play golf at Lynn University in Boca Raton. This past season, Smolen and the rest of the Lynn University women’s golf team won their second consecutive NCAA Division II Golf National Championship. The summer was also exciting for Smolen as she completed a tournament internship here at the SFPGA Office. Smolen assisted with professional and junior tournaments during the summer. We want to wish Sam the best of luck during her senior season as they chase their third straight National Championship!

Join the SFPGA Junior Tour Alumni Association! With former alumni such as Jaye Marie Green and Lexi Thompson making their imprint on the LPGA Tour, we want to stay in touch with everyone as they continue on their life endeavors.

Whether you stay in the golf industry or branch out to new avenues, we would like to build a network that would allow everyone to stay in touch with the friends they have made during their time with us.

The SFPGA Junior Tour Alumni Association’s purpose is to connect past junior tour members and cultivate ongoing alumni support of current programs and participants. The goals of the SFPGA Junior Tour Alumni Association are to create alumni networking opportunities, hosts events, and provide charitable donation opportunities through the SFPGA Foundation. Joining the Alumni Association is a great way to stay involved and informed in not only the SFPGA but also in your local communities.

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