STUDENT-ATHLETE ACCOLADES
Song is in his fourth year at BGGA. His scoring
average is 75.2 with a +1.3 handicap. He’s played
golf for nine years and has a strong long game.
Song won the boys division at the IJGT’s Faldo
Series Florida Championship in 2017 to qualify
for the Faldo Series U.S. Grand Final. He posted
a 9-under 207, besting the boys field by seven
strokes, with rounds of 67, 74 and 66. Song’s
strength showed on the par 5s as he was a
combined 7 under on the par 5s through all three
rounds.
years, he had four top-ten finishes, three top-five
finishes and won three tournaments. His low
competitive round was 61 and his strength is his
ball striking.
Song finished 2nd at the 54 Hole Challenge at
Celebration by HJGT competing against some of
the best junior golfers in the country, T1 at the
AJGA Judy Oppenheimer Memorial Junior Qualifier
and also finished first at the Nicklaus Junior
Championship.
“Congratulations Daniel on signing with Lehigh,
said BGGA Senior Coach Nate Dougherty. “We
are all proud of you for believing in yourself at all
times and for being such a positive role model for
the other students at BGGA. The journey was not
always easy, but you set your standards very high,
and your persistence and refusal to settle paid off.
We wish you the best at Lehigh and look forward to
helping you along the way.”
DONJIN PARK -
UNIVERSITY OF
NORTH CAROLINA-
CHARLOTTE (DI)
Bishops Gate Golf Academy (BGGA) student
Dongjin Park signed his National Letter of Intent
with University of North Carolina-Charlotte.
The UNC men’s golf head coach Ryan Cabbage
enters his eighth year at the helm of the 49ers golf
program. Under Cabbage, Charlotte has earned
bids into three of the last six NCAA Regionals as
a team. The Niners have appeared in 14-straight
NCAA Tournaments.
He recently won Falcon’s Fire at Rees Jones,
qualifying for the Faldo Series Grand Final
later this month. Park also won the AJGA Judie
Oppenheimer, IJGA Central Florida and IJGT
Savannah Harbor earlier this year. He T11 at the
Faldo Series U.S. Grand Final in 2017. His previous
best finish came at the 2017 EMoney.com/Daniel
Berger Junior Championship at T6, and at the
Bubba Conlee National Junior at T6.
Park is in the top 25% of his class at Montverde
Academy.
“Congratulations Dongjin on signing with UNCC,”
said BGGA Senior Coach Nate Dougherty. “We
are all proud of your effort, determination and
focus on getting better each day. We wish you
the best at UNCC and will continue to support
you however we can.”
Park, from Seoul, South Korea, has been a student-
athlete at BGGA for four years. Over the last two
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