NOTABLE ALUMNI
Collegiate Level
IJGA ALUMNI SUCCEED ON THE
BIG STAGE OF COLLEGE GOLF
International Junior Golf Academy (IJGA) student-athletes
become good enough to earn spots and play golf at the college
level, while using their skills to get an excellent education. They
get into colleges they may not have been admitted to without
their golf talents. They play hard and study hard. Here are just
some of this season’s IJGA alumni success stories.
MIND PUANGCHAROEN
IJGA Class of 2015 – Wingate University sophomore
Mind Puangcharoen earned the South Atlantic
Conference 2018 Championships individual medalist
MVP honors and helped her team earn its fourth
SAC women’s golf championship title and its first
since 2014. The Bulldog’s 26-stroke margin of victory
was the largest in a decade.
SAPTAK TALWAR
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IJGA Class of 2017 – Sacred Heart University fresh-
man Saptak Talwar used a five-under 67 to vault atop
the leaderboard before winning the 2018 Northeast
Individual Championship. The rookie recorded the
round of five-under 67 with seven birdies in the final
round. As individual conference champion, Talwar
qualified for the 2018 NCAA Men’s Golf
Championships televised on Golf Channel.
SAMUEL CUDJOE
IJGA Class of 2017 – Saint Augustine University
freshman Cudjoe qualified for the NCAA II Atlantic/
East Regional as Top Individual Seed. The Falcons’
freshman won both CIAA Golfer of the Year and
CIAA Rookie Golfer of the Year for posting the top
individual average (73.25) in the conference. He
earned All-CIAA honors in addition to winning the
league’s Southern Division title and tying for third in
the Northern Division Tournament.He won four of
seven tournaments including the Black College Hall
of Fame Tournament in September 2017, the Falcon
Fall Shootout in October 2017 and the Falcon
Spring Invitational in April 2018.