In the News
News and stories highlighting our members
Full Circle – The Promising Future of Sam Rocha
Lydia & Celine Curtis
At ages 6 and 4 Celina and Lydia are prime examples of the new generation of golfer. Both girls are active SCGA Junior members and are regulars at our Club Outings. The girls started taking lessons, practicing and playing on a regular...
Role Model
Originally seen in FORE Spring 2015 Alec Spencer is every-thing you’d want out of someone representing your organization, and SCGA Junior is lucky to be able to claim him. Spencer, a 19 year old from San Diego, is one of 35 SCGA...
In the Spotlight: Savannah Knox
It all started at the age of 7, when Knox’s grandfather took her to a local driving range. She was later enrolled into ProKids, now known as ProKids | The First Tee of San Diego, and was later introduced to SCGA Junior during its inception year in 2008....
Giving Back Through Golf
Tis’ the season for giving. Or Twas’ the season (but shouldn’t every season be about giving)? Either way, we can look to 13-year-old SCGA Junior member Ashleigh Park for an example of what it means to give back. Ashleigh, a seventh grader at...
Benefiting a Golf Appetite
647. That’s the number of times 13-year- old Edwin Kuang has pulled out his SCGA Junior bag tag at a golf course and taken advantage of the opportunity to hit a bucket of balls or play a round of golf for $1-$5. “We really weren’t able to...
Pint-Size Passion
She's barely taller than a full-sized driver and weighs less than your golf bag. Yet she’s driving the ball 130 yards and may be one of the biggest golf nuts in Southern California. Watch out golfing world, here comes six-year- old Chloe...
A Helping Hand
It happened because of Sandra Day O’Connor. The Former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States spoke to a room full of female professionals at an event a few years back, and Cynthia Cohen was struck with an idea. She was...
In the Spotlight: SCGA Scholars
In this video, you'll meet three of the 37 young adults the SCGA Junior Scholarship Program helps. Over the past eight years, SCGA Junior has awarded $602,000 to 73 college students. The class of 2015 includes nine graduates, all of whom are...
The Golffather
By Judd Spicer Matt acConnell is a 10. No that's not the handicap of The Madison Club's director of golf, but rather the size of his brood. In addition to overseeing golf operations at one of SoCal's most celebrated clubs, Matt and Wife Gina are parents to 10...
In the Spotlight: Changing Lives through Golf
https://youtu.be/_l5lEaEeE_s In this video, meet SCGA Scholar Alec Spencer and participants Jacqueline Simpson and Edwin Kuang as they share how golf and the SCGA have changed their lives.