The Gate January 2019 | Page 8

STUDENT-ATHLETE ACCOLADES BGGA STUDENTS DOMINATE JUNIOR GOLF HEADLINES AGAIN THIS FALL FALL 2018 8 wins BGGA students didn’t waste any time this fall excelling in tournaments. They immediately made headlines with wins and top finishes on junior golf tours once the fall tournament schedule began this semester. Highlights: • At the PNC Father-Son Challenge, John and (BGGA student) Little John (LJ) Daly birdied the final six holes for a 13-under 59 and a one- stroke lead Saturday at the PNC Father-Son Challenge. They tied the tournament course record with the 59. On Sunday, Davis Love III and son Dru caught fire on the front nine, which resulted in a tie for second at 23 under for Big John and Little John Daly. • BGGA students swept 3 divisions at the Faldo Series U.S. Grand Final. • Siyan Chen and Wendy Chen qualified for the FSGA Womens’ Fourball. • 3 wins at the Faldo Series U.S. Grand Final, 3 on the International Junior Golf Tour, 1 win on the AJGA and 1 win on the HJGT. • Siyan Chen wins Gold at The 16th Games of Zhejiang Provence. Students Dominating Leaderboards: • Alex Lamarca – 1 top-3 finish with the hole in one off the 13th at Hilton Head Junior Open • Alex Liu – 1 top-3 finish 8 THE GATE | JANUARY 2019 11 top 3s 59 top 10s • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Alex Sun – 1 top-1 finish Alex Werner – 2 top-10 finishes Anne Yu – 1 win, 1 top-3, 1 top-10 finishes Cynthia Tu – 2 top-10 finishes Yuxuan (Daniel) Song – 3 top-10 finishes David Xu – 1 win, 1 top-10 finish Dongjin Park – 1 win, 2 top-10 finishes Egor Zotov – 1 top-10 finish Eloy Vigil – 2 wins – AJGA and HJGT Eugene Kang – 1 top-10 finish Harrison Freeze – 1 top-10 finish Ian Davis – 1 top-3 and 1 top-10 finish Jack Turner – 1 win at Faldo U.S. Grand Final and 1 top-3 Jaivear Chantel – 1 top-10 finish John Daly II – 3 top-10 finishes Joonil Kim – 1 top-3 finish Luca Monteverde – 2 top-10 finishes