MOST IMPROVED PLAYER OF THE YEAR
“Continuous effort, not strength or intelligence – is the key The Player of the Year is based on golf performance, stats
to unlocking potential,” said Winston Churchill. That is and exemplary behavior both on and off the golf course.
why improvement awards are so special. They celebrate
the result of hard work. The most improved players have Vasundhara Thiara had 2 victories, (Orange Lake
shown the greatest improvement in golf and achieved Classic and Lowcountry Shootout) 11 top 5 finishes in 12
extraordinary results this year. tournaments and an impressive 71 in the third round of the
Faldo Series Asia Final at Laguna Lang Co. She’s a good
player with exciting potential!
Steve Strasheim has a reputation of being consistent,
steady and reliable. He’s had seven top three finishes
and six rounds under par as well as a victory at the South
Carolina Open. He finished fourth at the U..S Faldo Series
Grand Final with scores of 66, 69 and 75. But even more
Emma Kim is descibed by her coaches as honest,
dedicated and a really cool person. She has gone
from scores in the high 80’s to shooting a 71 in a recent
tournament. Emma had eight “Top 10s” in 9 starts and
finished second at IJGT Orange Lake Open.
She’s a first year student at IJGA and a wonderful young
lady who we all are excited to see what she is going to do
in the game of golf ...
importantly, he carries himself with professionalism and
Erik Fogel has had one of the lowest scoring averages at poise — on and off the golf course. Steven will be playing
IJGA this year, has had 7 top 10 finishes, won the Faldo for Division I Lobos this fall at New Mexico state.
Series SC Championship, and finished tied second at the
AJGA Junior Showcase with seven birdies and a low round
of 69. Most impressively, he has improved his JGS rankings
by hundreds of points. He brings intensity, hard work
and fun to practice and has learned how to put himself in
contention to win.
Erik is a second year student from Denmark and heading to
Lincoln Memorial in the fall.
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