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PLAYING AROUND THE GLOBE 13TH FALDO SERIES ASIA GRAND FINAL, FINAL ROUND SCORES FOR BGGA STUDENTS Boys’ Under-18: 2nd place - 213 – Petr Hruby (Czech Republic) 71-73-69 3rd place - 214 – Kotaro Murata (Japan) 70-72-72 Girls’ Under-21: 3rd place - 215 – Anne Yu (China) 72-73-70 Girls’ Under-16: 3rd place - 215 – Yoko Tai (Singapore) 69-71-75. Congratulations Petr, Kotaro, Anne and Yoko! RACE TO SCOTLAND BGGA student-athletes David Xu and Maria Federowycz had the distinct honor and privilege to play some of the world’s greatest, top-ranked golf courses as part of the IJGT’s Race to Scotland over spring break. Tournament top finishes and a point system earn students the opportunity to be considered for the trip abroad. Students played Archerfield Link’s Fidra and Dirlton, Gullane, North Berwick and The New Course at Saint Andrews. The students were chaperoned by BGGA’s Senior Coach Drake Edmond and had an incredible experience. and experience its culture. I enjoyed trying out Scotland’s food as well as adapting to its chilly weather. I also really liked how we got to explore Gullane and Edinburgh. This way I got to see the rural side of Scotland as well as the urban side. My favorite thing about the trip has got to be playing a new course each day. One day I faced fast greens and the next day slow. Playing a different course each day let me witness the variety of styles which Scotland has to offer and provided a new challenge each day.” - Maria Federowycz “It is a really good experience to play in Scotland and l am thankful for having the opportunity to come. My favorite thing in Scotland is the way people play golf. You need to be creative and good at controlling your ball flight in Scotland. I like it because it isn’t the way l play in Florida. Golf seem more interesting here.” - David Xu “Race to Scotland was a great way to spend my Spring Break. It gave me the opportunity to visit the home of golf THE GATE | APRIL 2019 11