David Laskin, The First Tee of Greater Sacramento (CA)

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  17-year-old senior at Jesuit High School, involved with The First Tee for over 9 years.
  
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  He mentored in the Sacramento START program for tutoring and has also volunteered with the California Eagles program where he helped a group of special needs people play golf.
  
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  Future goals are to become an All-American player at the University of Arizona and eventually play golf on the PGA Tour.
  
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  He is able to recite majority of quotes from the Austin Powers trilogy.
  
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  He was part of an immersion program and got to rebuild a home in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.
  
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  Took Chinese classes and went to a Chinese Culture Camp even though he does not come from a Chinese heritage.
  

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  HDCP: +3.2
  

2. 2015 North and South Junior Amateur at Pinehurst, T4, 74-67-74

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  16-year-old junior at Saint Francis High School, involved with The First Tee for 6 years.
  
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  Volunteers as a junior coach at her chapter.
  
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  Being part of the Girl Scouts has played a huge role in her life.
  
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  She is an only child in her family but she says that her dog gives her joy and company.
  
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  She is interested in sports medicine careers and hopes to one day help people through science.
  
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  Enjoys being outdoors and doing other sports like swimming, snowboarding and ice skating.
  

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  HDCP: +2.0
  
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  American Junior Golf Association 2015 ACDS / Ryan Moore Championship at Oakbrook, 2nd, 75/70/71
  
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  American Junior Golf Association 2015 AJGA Colorado Junior at Common Grounds, 3rd, 71/73/72
  
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  2015 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship Qualifier at OGA, Qualified, 73
  

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  17-year-old senior at Foothill High School, involved with The First Tee for 8 years.
  
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  Serves as a volunteer coach at his chapter and assists participants from the PLAYer level to the Birdie level.
  
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  Is an avid pool and ping pong player and can eat a 5x5 In N’ Out burger.
  
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  When he’s not playing golf he likes to play basketball, go trail running and read a captivating political thriller novel.
  
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  Has developed The First Tee Healthy Habit Energy this past year by eating healthier meals and sleeping more so that he can have more energy throughout the day.
  

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  HDCP: +1
  
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  -Northern California Golf Association Stroke Play Championship Qualifier at Roddy Ranch, T19, 76
  
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  -Northern California Golf Association Junior Championship Qualifier at Monarch Bay, T8, 75
  
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  -Junior Tour of Northern California Summer Series I at Spanos Park, T9, 72/78
  

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  15-year-old junior at Corona del Sol High School, involved with The First Tee for 7 years.
  
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  Future goal is to get a full ride scholarship to play college golf and earn a degree in education to become an elementary school teacher.
  
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  Her nickname is “red” for her hair color and because of her driver.
  
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  Although her last name is pronounced like “flower” she prefers it to be pronounced like “lower” because that’s how she wants her golf scores to be (low).
  
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  A significant event in her life was when one of her classmates committed suicide on her school’s campus and then in the same day her dog had to be put down. She learned from the grief that day and now, her and her team, plays in honor of their classmate.
  

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  HDCP: 3.7
  
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  2014 PING Junior Match Play Championship, Junior Golf Association of Arizona, 1st Place, Blackstone Country Club, Peoria, AZ
  
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  2015 The First Tee National Par 3 Championship, 3rd Place, 57/59, The Kanawha Club, ​Manakin-Sabot, VA
  
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  2015 Antigua National High School Golf Invitational, T-9th Place, 75/75, McCormick Ranch Golf Club, Scottsdale, AZ
  
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  2014 Antigua Milt Coggins AZ Junior Stroke Play Championship, Junior Golf Association of Arizona, 2nd Place, 78/77/74, Aguila Golf Club, Phoenix, AZ
  

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  15-year-old sophomore at Galena High School, involved with The First Tee for 8 years.
  
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  Had the opportunity to participate in the caddy program for the Barracuda Championship at Montreux Country Club.
  
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  Goals are to keep excelling in school and get a scholarship to play college golf and eventually become a professional golfer.
  
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  A significant event in his life is becoming an uncle to his three nieces.
  
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  Believes that The First Tee Core Value Honesty is the best way to lead a great and ethical life.
  
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  He has been using GolfTec to help him prepare for The Nature Valley First Tee Open.
  

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  HDCP: 0.9
  
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  Northern Nevada Junior Golf Association at Genoa, 4th, 76/75
  
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  The First Tee of Greater Sacramento at Rocklin, 1st, 75
  
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  Northern Nevada Junior Golf Association at Hidden Valley Country Club, 3rd, 74
  

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  17-year-old senior at Union High School, involved with The First Tee for over 9 years.
  
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  The First Tee Healthy Habit that he developed was School after he made a 4.0 GPA this past semester with four Advanced Placement (AP) classes.
  
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  Has given gifts to several organizations such as the Laura Dester Shelter and Toys for Tots.
  
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  He wants to play college golf and major in business or engineering with a minor in Spanish.
  
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  A significant event in his life was going to Iran and meeting extended family for the first time.
  
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  He was inspired to play at Pebble Beach after his older sister chosen to play in this event ____ (what is her name?)
  

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  HDCP: 2.0
  
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  Class 6A Boys State Golf Tournament (High School) at Karsten Creek Golf Club, 3rd, 74-82-69
  
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  Qualified for the 2014 OGA State Amateur Championship at Page Belcher Golf Course, T23rd, 74
  
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  2014 OK District Optimist Junior Golf Tournament at Page Belcher Golf Course, 3rd, 73
  

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  17-year-old junior at Skyview High School, involved with The First Tee for over 9 years.
  
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  Volunteers with Fit Kids Foundation, Grow the Game with Lacrosse All-Stars and is a student coach at his chapter with The First Tee.
  
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  Represented his chapter at the 2014 The First Tee Nine Healthy Habit Summit and the 2015 Outstanding Participant Summit.
  
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  Future goals are to play Division-1 college golf and play for the PGA TOUR. If he is unable to get to the TOUR he wants to become a chemical engineer.
  
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  He enjoys skiing, playing lacrosse and creating trick shot videos with his friends.
  
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  This summer he plans on hiking to the summit of Lone Mountain (11,166 ft.) and hitting a biodegradable golf ball off the peak.
  

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  HDCP: 2.4
  
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  1.  2014 Qualifier for the Canadian Optimist Junior Golf National Championships at Yegan Golf Club in Billings, Montana, 2nd, 68   
  
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  2014 Qualified to play the Canadian Optimist Junior Golf National Championship at Fanshawe Golf and Country Club, London, Ontario, 5th 78,78,81
  
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  2.  2015-Gallatin Valley Junior PGA Section Championship at Bridger Creek in Bozeman, Montana, 2nd, 76/72
  
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  3.  2015-Billings Invitational at Eagle Rock Golf Course in Billings, Montana, 5th, 73/72 
  

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  16-year-old junior at Cy-Fair High School, involved with The First Tee for over 9 years.
  
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  Has had the unique privilege to teach and guide youth in his area through his chapter’s ACE program.
  
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  Future goals are to achieve a scholarship to a Division-1 college so that he can have a career as a Structural Engineer with a law degree.
  
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  He is a member of his school’s student council and National Honor Society.
  
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  He is a first generation American in his family and takes pride of the fact that he represents the United States in a program called People to People.
  
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  Has travelled to many places including Australia, South America and the Galapagos Islands.
  

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  HDCP: +1.3
  
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  Alternate for the U.S. Junior Amateur Open (73,70)
  
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  Qualified on Sept 1, 2015 for Houston City Amateur (71)
  
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  2015 Houston Golf Association Performance Player of the Year
  

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  17-year-old senior at Willow Glen High School, involved with The First Tee for over 9 years.
  
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  Is a junior coach and has helped out at many events and clinics at his chapter.
  
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  His future goals are to play college golf, study course design, play for the PGA and become the second African American to win The Masters and receive a green jacket.
  
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  He loves to cook BBQ with his dad and make pasta sauce with his mom.
  
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  Playing at The Nature Valley First Tee Open has been a dream of his since he was 12 years old.
  
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  He has been preparing for this event by practicing, hitting balls at the driving range and reading over the Life Skills and Core Values of The First Tee.
  

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  HDCP: 3.2
  
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  Chosen as a Campus leader at Willow Glen High School by Athletic Department and school administration to represent the school at the BVAL leadership conference.
  
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  NCGA awarded a scholarship to the Jim McLean Golf school in Florida; the Trump National Resort Country Club, broke the record for the fast club speed at 132 mph.
  
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  Junior Tour - Summer Series Score; 82, 75
  

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  16-year-old junior at Payson High School, involved with The First Tee for over 9 years.
  
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  Would like to play college golf as he pursues a degree in aeronautical engineering.
  
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  Helped at the state golf tournament for the Special Olympics.
  
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  Represented his high school at the Model United Nations (UN) in New York.
  
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  People ask him why he doesn’t play basketball because of his height so he tells them that he likes to shoot baskets, but golf has his heart.
  
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  The Healthy Habit that he keeps constant in his life is Family. He tries to keep his family involved in all aspects of his life, including golf.
  

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  HDCP: 2.8
  
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  1. Ping Arizona Junior Interclub at Ken McDonald, 1st, 70
  
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  2. Junior Golf Association of Arizona Summer Splash at Ken McDonald, 2nd, 73
  
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  3. Junior Golf Association of Arizona New Years Shootout at Raven, 2nd, 80
  

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  16-year-old junior at Granite Bay High School, involved with The First Tee for 7 years.
  
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  Has been a life skills teacher for over a year at his chapter, volunteered at local US Kids Golf tournaments and as a standard bearer at the Senior US Open.
  
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  Is left handed but plays golf right handed.
  
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  A significant event in his life is undergoing surgery to remove a benign tumor from his arm.
  
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  Verbally committed to the University of Arizona to play golf where he would like to pursue a degree in business.
  
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  Favorite on course snack is a peanut butter chocolate protein bar.
  
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  Developed the The First Tee Healthy Habit of Energy as he began working out with a physical trainer to improve his health and golf game.
  

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  HDCP: +1.7
  

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  17-year-old senior at Westmoore High School, involved with The First Tee for 8 years.
  
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  Wants to play college golf and get her master’s degree in mechanical engineering and work at Tinker Air Force Base.
  
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  Enjoys drawing, writing fictional stories, long boarding and shooting her compound bow.
  
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  Is left handed but golfs and does most sports right handed.
  
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  In the summer of 2014, she volunteered in a remote village in Guatemala where she helped build a new foundation for a building.
  
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  Overcame complications from a car accident in November 2014. She wasn’t able to play golf right away and had to reteach herself how to swing a golf club.
  
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  Her father is now a military veteran, but her life revolved around moving station to station from Maryland to Germany to her home now in Oklahoma.
  
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  Helped assist in group clean-ups in Oklahoma after tornados.
  

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  HDCP: 9
  
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  2015 Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association Class 6A West Regionals - top 5, scored 82 - qualified for State 6A championship
  
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  2015 Mid-Del Invitational at Trosper - placed 9th out of 100, scored 77.
  
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  2015 Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference - All-Conference team & All-City team
  
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  Three year girls golf varsity letterman at Westmoore High School, Oklahoma City
  

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  17-year-old senior at Fairfax High School, involved with The First Tee for 8 years.
  
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  Volunteers at his local food bank.
  
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  Met President Obama on a golf outing at Fort Belvoir Golf Club.
  
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  Loves seafood and has been known to eat three pounds of crab legs by himself in one sitting.
  
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  Loves to use “prodigious” vocabulary because it has taught him to make himself sound “astute” among friends and family.
  
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  Wants to become a professional golfer and play on the PGA TOUR.
  
  

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  HDCP: 5.7
  
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  2014 First Tee Northeast Regional Chapter Challenge at Fairchild Wheeler Golf Course in Fairfield, Connecticut, 1st, 78
  
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  2014 Stallion Invitational at laurel hills Golf Course in Lorton, Virginia, 8th, 78
  
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  2015 Atomic Invitational at Twin Lakes Golf Course in Clifton, Virginia, 10th, 77/79
  

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  16-year-old junior at Pinecrest High School, involved with The First Tee for 5 years.
  
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  Volunteers at the local Red Cross blood drive, Just For Girls and Teenage PLAYer level classes at her chapter.
  
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  Represented her chapter at The First Tee 2015 Outstanding Participant Leadership Summit in Dallas.
  
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  Future goals are to finish first in her class academically, play college golf and to find a career in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) field.
  
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  Known for her fun nail designs that she creates herself. She does different themes for different times of the year, her personal favorite is a shark eating a swimmer during Shark Week.
  
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  Her father is in the military so she has been to seven different schools, five states and two countries. She is now fluent in French because she lived in Belgium at one time.
  
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  What she is looking forward to most about playing in The Nature Valley First Tee Open is that her father can experience Pebble Beach with her family. Her older brother, ______, played in the event last year (____) while her father was deployed in Afghanistan and got to watch him play on TV over Facetime.
  

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  HDCP: 1.8
  
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  - Peggy Kirk Bell Srixon Tour Championship 6th, 79-76-69
  
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  - Carolinas Golf Association 11th Dogwood State Championship 8th, 80-74-73
  
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  - Optimist International Junior Golf Championship 34th, 80-77-76-77
  

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  17-year-old senior at Bell County High School, involved with The First Tee for over 9 years.
  
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  Future goals are to major in chemistry and pursue a career in the medical field.
  
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  Loves enjoying the outdoors while he’s fishing or hunting.
  
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  When he’s not on the golf course, he is rarely not wearing boots and jeans. He wishes he could put golf spikes on his boots so that he can play in them.
  
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  A big transition in his life was transferring from a private Christian school to a larger public school.
  

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  HDCP: 5.2
  
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  The First Tee Pine Mountain Competitive Edge Tournament Series at Wasioto Winds Golf Course, 1st 76
  
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  The Wasioto Winds Golf Club Match Play at Pine Mountain State Resort Park (7 Week Average Score of 74) Runner-Up
  
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  The First Tee Pine Mountain Advanced Academy at Lincoln Memorial University  Skills Competition Champion 2015
  

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  17-year-old senior at Landstown High School, involved with The First Tee for over 9 years.
  
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  Volunteers at his chapter as an assistant coach since 2011.
  
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  Gave a speech about The First Tee’s impact on his life at The Claude King Tournament at Princess Anne Country Club.
  
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  Future goal is to play college golf and pursue a career as a Mechanical Engineer so that he can try to get a job at a major golf equipment manufacturer.
  
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  A significant event in his life was losing his uncle who was also his godfather at 11 years old. Before every tournament, he visits him at the cemetery and asks him to keep an eye on him during his round and to help him get through the challenges of the tournament.
  

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  HDCP: 2.9
  
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  July 15-16, 2014 Peyton Memorial Golf Tournament at the Cavalier Country Club (Virginia Beach, Virginia), 3^rd, 78/71
  
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  September 29-30, 2014 High School Coastal Conference Championship at Red Wing Lake Golf Course (Virginia Beach, Virginia), 1^st, 74/73
  
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  July 11-12, 2015 College Prep Golf Tournament at Williamsburg Golf Club (Williamsburg, Virginia), 7^th, 76/75
  
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  Named Player of the year in the Virginia beach District
  

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  17-year-old junior at Salinas High School, involved with The First Tee for over 9 years.
  
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  Represented his chapter at three of The First Tee national events in the past calendar year: the 2014 Life Skills and Leadership Academy, the 2014 RBS Achievers and the 2015 Outstanding Participant Leadership Summit.
  
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  Volunteers as an assistant coach at his chapter for three years.
  
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  Wants to become a sports broadcaster, start his own golf clothing line and create a foundation to help prevent bullying.
  
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  Lost his speech ability at the age of two because of seizures that were followed by a diagnosis of autism. He as in special education classes from pre-school until sophomore year of high school and has fully regained his speaking abilities. He wants to write a book about his personal experience with Autism to inspire youth with Autism that they can reach their dreams like he has reached his.
  
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  His older sister, Corrine Ow, played in The First Tee Open in 2011 and he has volunteered at The First Tee Open as a Standard Barrier for 7 years.
  

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  Monterey Bay League Finals at The Club at Crazy Horse Ranch, T-17th, 84
  
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  Junior Golf Assiocation of Northern California, Charlie Culver Junior Masters at The Club at Crazy Horse Ranch, T-31st, 89, 82
  
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  Salinas Valley Junior Golf Assiocation, Tournament, Salinas Fairways Golf Course, 81, 1st place
  

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  16-year-old junior at Torrey Pines High School, involved with The First Tee for 8 years.
  
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  Participated in the LPGA Kraft Nabisco Trip where she got to stay at a host house from the Girls’ Mentoring Committee.
  
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  Dreams of playing collegiate golf and majoring in broadcast journalism, communication or even forensic psychology!
  
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  Recently has started Taekwondo.
  
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  Her birth name is Jung Min Park but goes by her catholic baptism name, Elizabeth, at her chapter.
  
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  The First Tee Core Value that represents her the most is Responsibility as she has learned to balance school and golf.
  

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  HDCP: +1.3
  
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  American Junior Golf Association- Preseason Junior at Morongo 1st place 75/75
  
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  65th Annual Los Angeles City Junior Championship- Championship Flight 1st place 76/70/73 (+1)
  
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  Women’s Southern California Amateur Championship Qualified 78
  

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  18-year-old senior at Torrey Pines High School, involved with The First Tee for over 9 years.
  
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  First recipient to receive the American Society of Golf Course Architect’s First Tee Scholarships.
  
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  Future goals are to play college golf and study law.
  
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  Can play five instruments (violin, piano, flute, French horn and the guitar) and has recently started learning martial arts.
  
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  Learning English was one the biggest challenges in his life after moving from Korea to the United States.
  
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  Her younger sister, Jung Min (Elizabeth) Park, is also playing in the 2015 The Nature Valley First Tee Open.
  

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  HDCP: +3.5
  
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  • U.S. Women's Amateur Qualifier, 2nd, 71
  
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  • American Junior Golf Association LA Junior Open, 6th, 75-73-71
  
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  • San Diego North County Conference, 1st, 73-67