The Gate May 2018 | Page 9

The Original You: Cynthia Tu Cynthia Tu is finishing her first year at BGGA after transferring from IMG Academy. Her game has significantly improved in the short time she’s been here, and she recently verbally committed to play college golf at Brigham Young University. Petr Hruby (2019) Verbally Commits to Play College Golf at the University of Washington BGGA Full-Time Student Petr Hruby recently verbally committed to play for the University of Washington in 2019. Hruby, 17, is from the Czech Republic and came to BGGA with the intention of just training during the winter. He liked it so much that he stayed to finish out the school year. “I wanted a place to play in the winter,” said Hruby. “I was only supposed to stay at BGGA for four months, but I liked it a lot and decided to stay here until the end of the year.” While Hruby’s ultimate goal is to play professional golf, he knows college is the path that will get him there. “BGGA Coach Zach Parker was instrumental in the college process,” said Hruby. “Washington wanted me a lot. I liked the school, and the coaches were nice. I didn’t like the college placement process, so I was excited I could commit early.” Washington is currently ranked No. 56 academically by U.S. News and is ranked No. 91 in men’s college golf by GolfStat.