IJGA Alumn Ana-Maria Rios Jiminez Wins NCAA South Regional
With rounds of 74,71,72 Ana-Maria of the University of Tampa won the NCAA South Regional by two strokes in a stacked field. Other IJGA alumni were Maria Hoyos of Lynn (+11), Carla Alvarez Perez (+12) of Rollins College, and Sakurako Tanaka (+14) of Lander University. Lynn is leading Team with Tampa 4th, both advancing to […]
How to Get a College Golf Scholarship
Most junior golfers dream of playing the sport they love at the collegiate level. However, as college golf grows increasingly competitive, it’s more challenging than ever to secure a spot on a team. Without coaching, support, and expert insight into how the scholarship process works, student-athletes will struggle to attain a college scholarship. A knowledge […]
Faldo Finals
Over the years, IJGA has had several winners in the Faldo Series, with Hyo Joon Jang and Annie Yu both winning Faldo US U19. Now, both golfers are professionals, with Joon on the LPGA tour. Rivekka Jumagulova won Faldo US U16 and Faldo Europe U16 and is now a star at Seattle University. Jack Turner […]
Masters Spectacular Holes in One
Every year to celebrate the Masters, IJGA hosts a Par 3 competition on their challenging 18-hole Par 3 course, with holes from 105 yards to 145 yards protected by bunkers and lagoons. Sensationally, three of the twenty-five competitors got holes in one during our most recent event on a cool and windy afternoon. Here are […]
Japanese Students Star in IJGT Event
The real successes of any golf academy are the students who arrive as moderate golfers and become good golfers. Two 9th grade Freshmen students all showed remarkable progress over this Spring semester with excellent performances in the most recent IJGT Spring Series #5 event: Tsukasa Katsuki: After rarely breaking 80 during the Fall semester and playing […]
College Signing
This class of 2023 fall college signing was quite the success for our students here at IJGA. We are extremely proud of the hard work that they have done and it has paid off in every way. The signees had high GPAs, great scores, showed so much improvement, discipline and dedication and became all around […]
Mexico Merida Trip
GERARDO GÓMEZ AND MARÍA GARCÍA WON THE XV COPA YUCATÁN / I COPA SURESTE The trip to Merida Mexico was fun and victorious for the IJGA academy. We emerged the weekend with two winners, Gerardo Gomez in the boys 18& Under and Maria Garcia in the girls 18& Under. The XV Yucatan Cup / I […]
Hyo-Joon Jang Earns Her LGPA TOUR Card
Hyo-Joon or Joon to us, came to IJGA Hilton Head in 2019. She was a quick learner and always had dreams of playing on the LPGA. As soon as Joon turned 18 she decided to turn pro and head to the LPGA Qualifying school Stage 1 in Palm Springs, California. Joon didn’t make it all […]
Faldo Event Series
3 IJGA students qualified for the Europe Final of the Faldo Series at the Al Ain Equestrian, Shooting & Golf Club in Abu Dhabi in November 2022. Ting- Wei “Tim” Chang was one of the three who played and he finished the weekend as a Champion. Tim, a high school junior age 16 at the […]
AJGA All Americans
Every year, 48 boys and 48 girls will receive the prestigious honor of being named a Rolex Junior All American. This year at IJGA we had 3 students recognized by the AJGA for the prestigious All American award. Players must have competed in a minimum of six Rolex AJGA ranked tournaments and be a current […]
