Junior Golf Team

In 1999, the Tiger Woods Foundation National Junior Golf Team (TWFNJGT) was created, bridging the gap between inner-city playgrounds and the international sports arena. In recognition of Tiger’s work with underserved youth, the Junior World Golf Championship granted 18 permanent exemptions to the Foundation. These exemptions give kids — who wouldn’t historically be given the opportunity — a chance to excel in golf.

Since its inception, members of the TWFNJGT have gone on to receive partial and full scholarships at institutions such as UCLA, Texas Southern University, Princeton, and the University of Tulsa.

 
We are proud to announce the 2008 Tiger Woods Foundation National Junior Golf Team (TWFNJGT) that will represent Tiger Woods Foundation at the Callaway Junior World Junior Golf Championships in July. 
 
Tiger Woods Foundation receives a limited number of exemptions per age division per gender. For this reason, many of our team members that have applied and met the requirements will be asked to qualify on their own. As members qualify, their names will be added to our team roster. 
 
All of our members are required to maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, complete a minimum of 30 hours of community/volunteer service per year, have an active competitive tournament history as well as a character reference from their principal/dean of schools. Each of the members below have exceeded these requirements. Tiger Woods Foundation is proud to have them on our team as they are excellent roll models.
 
Boys 15-17                              Girls 15-17
Kyohei Itamura                        Victoria Fallgren
Bodi Karsono                          Blair Lewis
                                                   Mercedes Smith
                                                   Veronica Valerio
 
Boys 13-14                              Girls 13-14
Zach Caggins                         Samantha Martin
Kee Fryxell                               Shawnee Martinez
Francesco Ruffino                  Mariah Stackhouse
Mason Short                            **Tezira Abe’
 
Boys 11-12                              Girls 11-12                             
Spencer Reed                         Bria’ Sanders
Jonah Texeira                          **Lakareber Abe’
                                               
Boys 9-10                                Girls 9-10
Andrew Fernandes                **Claire Hodges
**Russell Matos                     Erica Jackson
Andrew Proctor                       Yulie Koshino
 
Boys 7-8                                  Girls 7-8
August “AJ” Beechler            Myah Jackson
                                                  Naomi Mithcell                                              
                                                  **Madasyn Pettersen
 
** Denotes member that has met all TWFNJGT requirements and has qualified for Junior Worlds on their own.