Five BGGA Students to
Play in Faldo Series Asia
Grand Final
Five Bishops Gate Golf Academy (BGGA) students
will play in the 12th Faldo Series Asia Grand Final
at the Faldo designed course in Da Nang, Vietnam
from March 1-3, 2018. BGGA’s Niels Schmidlin also earned an invitation by
finishing second in the Boys U16 Division. Schmidlin,
from Switzerland, shot a 6-under 210 with rounds of
69, 70 and 71.
The students earned the invitation based on their
finish at the IJGT Faldo Series U.S. Grand Final played
at Bella Collina Golf Club in Montverde, Fla. from
November 23-25, 2017. BGGA students won all of the
categories sweeping the Asia Grand Final invites. BGGA’s Ying-Ting Hsieh won the Girls U16 Division
with a 3-under 213. Hsieh, from China, had rounds of
72, 72 and 69 to lead the field by eight shots.
BGGA’s Annie Kim won the Girls U18 Division with
a 1-over 217. Kim put together rounds of 70, 73
and 74 to distance herself from the field. Kim won
by 10 shots. Kim, from South Korea, is a senior and
has signed to play golf on Vanderbilt University’s
women’s golf team.
BGGA’s Egor Zotov won the Boys U16 Division with
a 9-under 207 after rounds of 71, 69 and 67. He led
the field by three shots. Zotov, from Russia, is a junior
and in his second year at BGGA.
Also making the trip is BGGA’s Cynthia Tu who
placed second in the Girls U16 Division with a 5-over
221. Tu came to BGGA this fall from Vienna, Virginia.
The International Junior Golf Tour (IJGT) partnered
with the Faldo Series in the Fall of 2017 to bring the
world stage to domestic golfers across the United
States. Through this partnership, IJGT and the Faldo
Series are giving junior golfers the opportunity to
put themselves on the map with the best players in
the world.