IJGA Newsletter: The Oaks January 2019 | Page 2

FALDO U.S. SERIES GRAND FINAL the best players in the world. Through this partnership, IJGT and the Faldo Series are giving North American junior golfers the opportunity to put themselves on the map with the best players in the world. Winners of the Faldo Series U.S. Grand Final are now invited to participate in the Faldo Series Asia Grand Final in March of 2019 at another Sir Nick Faldo design, Laguna Lang Co. IJGA student-athletes made a strong showing with nine top 10 finishes in following age divisions: The Faldo U.S. Series Grand Final in partnership with International Junior Golf Tournament (IJGT) was held November 29 – December 2, 2018. The second-annual Faldo Series U.S. Grand Final concluded in fantastic fashion at Bella Collina Golf Club in sunny Central Florida. The Sir Nick Faldo design course was the perfect destination for some of the game’s best junior golfers, with players representing 22 different countries and 15 different American states. The Faldo Series hosts 35 annual tournaments in 30 countries worldwide, and has set the stage for junior golfers internationally to compete in high stakes competition against Boys U19 Kotaro Murata - 2nd place: 68-69-69 Steven Stasheim - 4th place: 66-69-75 Aaron Pha - 5th place: 69-70-73 Boys U16 Jantai Malataev - 3rd place: 75-72-73 Gautam Potdukhe - 7th place: 73-79-75 Zaid Khan - T8: 78-77-76 Girls U19 Sae Saito - 10th place: 84-84-84 Girls U16 One Kashima – 3rd place: 73-78-75 Vasundhara Thiara - 4th place: 75-76-85 2