BGGA 2018
End of Year Awards
The 2017-18 school year at Bishops Gate Golf Academy
was one for the record books. Students on course
results endorsed that BGGA is no longer the emerging
force in junior golf, but the dominant force in junior
golf. Their off course accomplishments equaled their
success on the course.
“This year is one we won’t forget,” said BGGA CEO
Andrew Summers. “Our student body was made up of a
diverse group of junior golfers who were very committed
to their craft. There were so many successes and our
students improved in ways I couldn’t imagine in terms
of academics, golf skill and character development.”
As the academic year comes to a close, BGGA students
and staff joined together to celebrate each other’s
success.
As voted on by the BGGA Coaches and Student Care
team, here are this year’s award winners:
Player of the Year
Julian Perico: The results speak for themselves for Julian
Perico. In the past year, Perico has won the IMG Academy
Junior World Championship, the AJGA Memorial
Junior, a professional event the Peru Winter Open and
most recently the AJGA Simplify Boys Championship.
He’s currently ranked ninth in his class on Junior Golf
Scoreboard with a -4.85 scoring differential. Coach
Zach Parker said, “Julian has a heart bigger than his
trophy case and anyone who has the privilege of calling
him a friend knows how he gives without expecting or
wanting anything in return.”
Siyan Chen: Last summer, Siyan Chen qualified for the
U.S. Junior and the U.S. Women’s Amateur. She has
multiple wins this year including the Florida Junior
Tour Championship, the Sea Pines Junior Heritage and
had two top finishes on the AJGA. Chen is a third-year
student at BGGA and recently verbally committed to
the University of Illinois.