Jay Hwang, a Torrey Pines High School Senior and UCLA Bound this fall wins the Inaugural FCG Western States Junior Players Cup by a single stroke in the Boys 15-18 Division. Jay earns a special invitation to the 2011 Rice Planters Amateur and secures a spot in the field at the 2011 FCG World Championship at PGA West. Casie Cathrea, 2-Time LPGA Tournament Participant and California State Women's Amateur Champion wins the Girls 15-18 Division by 2 shots.

The Future Champions Golf program hosted the Inaugural FCG Western States Junior Players Cup Feb. 19-21, 2011 at the Menifee Lakes Country Club in Menifee, CA. The weather made completion of the event very challenging but the Tournament Staff handled the challenge and got the event in as scheduled. We had 1 inch of rain Friday evening before Saturday's Opening Round which flooded the lakes course making it unplayable for the entire weekend. By losing one of our host courses we had to have all 147 competitors compete on the Palms Course for each round. All players competed their originally scheduled contests except for Boys 11-12 and Girls 9-10 that was shortened to 27 Holes. The weather held up great on Round 1 for the morning shotgun but turned evil around 4pm on Saturday giving the 12 and unders a real challenge. Saturday Evening saw another downpour with heavy winds and another inch of rain in the area. Surprisingly the course had less water on Sunday than Saturday and it turned out to be picture perfect weather. Scores were much lower in round 2 and we were able to get all 147 competitors to finish their rounds. When we woke Monday we had ice cold temperatures causing a 30-Minute Frost Delay. All players were on the course by 8am and the day ran very smooth.


Kyunghwan Oh from Korea wins the Boys 13-14 Division in a 2-Hole Playoff over Sean Crocker.

About the Event
The FCG Western States Junior Players Cup is a Nationally Ranked Event by Golfweek and NJGS scheduled annually on President's Weekend. The event is a Major for the FCG Tour being a regular points event towards the Callaway World Series Junior Rankings. The champion of the Boys 15-18 Division earns an exemption to the Rice Planters Amateur Championship in South Carolina. In addition, the top 5 players will earn an exemption to our highly anticipated FCG World Championship at PGA West on July 17-19, 2011.
Players are allowed to have a caddy at this event making it a true family golfing experience.

About the 2011 Tournament Field
147 Total Competitors representing Southern and Northern California, 2 players from Utah, Nevada, Oregon, 7 Players are here from Korea, Washington, 4 Players from Mexico are here, Canada is here, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii. 2009 US Junior Amateur Runner up - Jay Hwang is in the field. Casie Cathrea is here, she has already competed in 2 LPGA Events before 15 years of age.
A True Western States Championship!

OUR 2011 CHAMPIONS
Full Field Results

Jay Hwang
Boys 15-18 CHAMPION

Casie Cathrea
GIRLS 15-18 CHAMPION

Kyunghwan Oh
Boys 13-14 CHAMPION

Texie June Petchel
Girls 13-14 CHAMPION

Norman Xiong, San Diego, CA
Boys 11-12 CHAMPION

April Ranches, San Diego, CA
GIRLS 11-12 CHAMPION

Sapo King Ramos
Boys 9-10 CHAMPION

Karah Sanford, Escondido, CA
Girls 9-10 CHAMPION

Eric Doyle, San Diego, CA
Boys 7-8 CHAMPION

Isabella Ranches, San Diego, CA
Girls 7-8 CHAMPION

Special Thanks to the Boys from Korea for playing in the Inaugural
FCG Western States Junior Players Cup!