IJGA Spirit Prevails Throughout Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton posed a significant challenge for the International Junior Golf Academy, who had planned a golf tournament for the weekend but then were hit by Hurricane Milton in the early hours of Thursday morning, with one of the most devastating hurricanes to ever hit Florida. But, with great spirit from students and staff, they […]
Joshua Hess Dominates WAGR Event
In August 2023 Joshua Hess took the giant leap to leave the success he was experiencing in Switzerland, as a member of the national junior squad, to challenge himself against the best young golfers in the United States. In May 2024, he won the inaugural Independent International Invitational, over the best students in private schools […]
Ayana Hiranaka Achieves WAGR Ranking
Since Ayana Hiranaka joined the International Junior Golf Academy in spring 2024, she has been on a mission to succeed. In April she won the Miami qualifier for the IMG World in San Diego, then with more summer successes, went to China to compete in a Chinese National Championship and on to Taiwan, where she […]
Sofia Cherif Essakali Defends Pan-Arab Title
Sofia Cherif Essakali won the Woman’s title last year in the Pan-Arab games held in Saudi Arabia, leading her country Morocco to victory, impressive for a fourteen year old. Last week Sofia travelled to Tunisia and once again, now fifteen, won the Woman’s title and again led her country Morocco to victory. After an opening […]
Hung Le Junior Presidents Cup
Hung Le, an outstanding student-athlete from IJGA, had an incredible experience playing for the International Team at the 2024 Junior Presidents Cup. The competition took place at Le Club Laval-sur-le-Lac in Montréal, Canada. The Junior Presidents Cup is a high-ended event that brings together top junior golfers from around the world to compete against the […]
Hung Le Makes The Cut at US Amateur
Resilience and a strong mental attitude are essential in golfers, and IJGA rising junior Hung Le Khan showed himself to be up to the challenge in the US Amateur. After an excellent first round, Hung started with a string of bogeys before his determination resulted in sufficient birdies to make the cut into the last […]
College Golf Practice Routines & Camps for Junior Golfers
If you’re anything like the junior golfers at IJGA, you’ve been dreaming of playing collegiate golf. You know better than anyone that playing college golf requires hard work and talent, but maybe you don’t know how to start. You may be unsure about the next steps on your path to collegiate golf or looking for […]
Inaugural Independent International Invitational Golf Event
5/12/24 In the first Independent International Invitational held at Fox-Crum, Massachusetts, Montverde Academy dominated. Known principally for its Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, Baseball successes, students from the IJGA, who attend Montverde Academy, placed Montverde at the top of the independent schools with a golf program. Fielding three teams, Montverde Academy placed first with their boys team and […]
Evan Pena Wins Mack Champ Invitational 2024
5/13/24 Evan Pena keeps on winning, this time the prestigious Mack Champ Invitational in Texas, setting a scoring record of six under 66 in the second round. In January Evan won the Puerto Rico AJGA then in March he won the Puerto Rico Junior Amateur, earning an exemption into the US Junior Amateur. This year […]
CHANELLE MWANGI AT ALL AFRICAN JUNIOR TEAMS
4/24/24 Once again Chanelle Mwangi made the long trip to South Africa, this time to lead the Kenyan Junior Team in the All African Junior Teams Championship. The South African team prevailed, coming first, with two of their golfers placing first and second. But Chanelle played well to come third and help her Kenyan team […]
