STUDENT ACCOLADES
on her foot, she was the first to jump into action and help a
fellow student in need.”
“No matter how good you get you can always get better,
CYNTHIA TU THIRD AT FJT
AT LPGA
and that’s the exciting part.” – Teagan Devoe
A tight leaderboard saw Cynthia Tu, of Vienna, VA, finish in
Go Hawks!
third place at 141 (-3), two strokes from the lead at the Florida
Junior Tour at LPGA International Golf Club.
The Florida Junior Tour (FJT) is the premier championship
series in the Southeast for junior golfers.
Conducted by
the Florida State Golf Association, the FJT events are
professionally conducted on many of the state’s finest venues.
Cynthia, a senior at BGGA and a transfer student-athlete
from IMG, will play golf for Brigham Young University this fall.
BYU is located in Provo, Utah and checked all of Tu’s boxes in
what she wanted in a college golf program.
“They are a Division I golf school and have good academics,”
said Tu. “The coaches and team have a great dynamic. I really
loved it. “
ALEX SUN WINS IMG JUNIOR
GOLF TOUR AT STONE CREEK
Bishops Gate Golf Academy student Wanxi (Alex) Sun, of
Danville, California is the Champion of the Boys 16-18 IMG
Junior Golf Tour at Stone Creek Golf Club, qualifying for the
IMG Academy Junior World Golf Championships, held in San
Diego July 8-12.
Sun broke par 12 times. His scoring average was 68. He was
-3 on the front nine and had 9 birdies in the second for -8 and
the win. Sun is now T5 in overall IMG Junior World rankings
with 100 points.
Tu is excited about where golf is taking her, as it is a sport that
Champions of each age division qualify to enter the IMG challenges her every day. She loves that every day is different
World Championships, a prestigious event that features over and that in college she’ll be competing at a higher level in
1,300 players from around the world. preparation for turning professional in the future.
Past BGGA winners of the IMG Junior World Golf Learn more about Cynthia in The Original You: Cynthia Tu!
Championships included Julian Perico. The 2017 South
American Junior Champion took home the title of Junior
Congratulations Cynthia!
World Champion in 2017 shooting a tournament total of
8-under-par on Torrey Pines South Course.
Congratulations Alex!
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