From The Valley of the Sun to Silicon Valley, in 2016 Matt McCarty enrolled at Santa Clara University, an institution of higher learning with self-stated goal “to help shape the...
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After a rain-shortened Barbasol Junior Championship, Preston Summerhays came out on top at 11-under par, six strokes clear of four competitors tied for second place.
After joining the JGAA in 2012 and graduating from Xavier College Prep in 2017, Emily Mahar became a Virginia Tech Hokie. She joined the team with momentum from four consecutive...
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On the heels of his fifth year at the University of Illinois, former JGAA member Michael Feagles received a sponsor exemption to play in the John Deere Classic, July 8-11.
Leading the JGAA at the 2021 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Golf Championship held at Grayhawk Golf Club, May 21-June 2., Arizona State’s Ashley Menne and Illinois’ Michael Feagles both took fourth place individually.
Although the epicenter of Arizona golf may seem to be the Valley of the Sun, numerous amateurs statewide have made seismic waves of their own. Briggs Duce is one of...
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A freshman at University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Emily Shimkus topped off her win at the 2021 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women’s Golf Championship with a 4-under-par 67, tying the school record.
With, no doubt, many other examples to choose from, here are a few JGAA alumni in recent headlines. Riley Lewis helped Loyola Marymount University Men’s Golf win back-to-back team titles for the first time since 2006-07 at the Sacramento State Invitational, March 1-2.
Three former Junior Golf Association of Arizona (JGAA) members recently posted collegiate golf wins within days of each other. Trevor Werbylo earned a share of the individual and team titles at The Prestige held February 15-17 while Michael Feagles won both titles at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate contested Feb. 14-16. And Gavin Cohen prevailed in a playoff at the Nick Watney Invitational Feb 8-9.
JGAA alum Kyle Jones made headlines in 2020 with a big win at the Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank. His first and sole win on the Korn Ferry Tour....
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JGAA & National Scouting Report Join Forces
The first NSR/JGAA recruiting seminar will be Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 7 pm Arizona time/ 9 pm central time. JGAA families and athletes can register for this FREE NCAA Recruiting Seminar. Click the image above to sign up.
