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The future is now

San Diego's Future Champions Golf offers youngsters opportunity to develop golf games and character; also, other Southern California junior golf tournament organizations.

BY DENISE DECHAINEPublished: June, 2010

Bobby Gojunagco (right) with his dad, Robert, has honed his competitive skills with Future Champions Golf.
The Future Champions Golf Academy, located in San Diego, helps train juniors for the highest level of competition with a program combining instruction and tournament play. Developed by Chris Smeal in 2003, FCG started out as a series of group clinics and camps and grew into what it is today.
    
“We feel we are a great training ground for all junior golfers to train, develop, and compete in tournaments and in junior specific instruction programs,” said Smeal. “We offer a great schedule of camps, clinics, and workshops, on top of the private lesson schedule that is available.”
    
The program hosts 36- and 54-hole tournaments in California, Nevada, Texas and soon in Arizona. Marquee events include the San Diego Junior Masters (July 5-8 at Carlton Oaks Country Club and Colina Park Golf Course), the San Diego Junior Amateur and the FCG World Championship.
    
“Our goal is to continue to develop the tournaments we currently host as well as continue to grow our teaching curriculum and structure to maximize growth in our students,” said Smeal. “Our tournaments will be held in four to six states in 2011 and we look to open new teaching centers around Southern California.”
    
Many top junior golfers throughout Southern California have gravitated to FCG tournaments because of the circuit’s budding reputation as a competitive proving ground. One is 15-year-old Bobby Gojuangco, who epitomizes what Smeal considers not only a superb golfer, but also an excellent person.
    
“Bobby is a great student and the nicest kid around with the best attitude and behavior I’ve ever seen,” said Smeal. “He is truly a golfer to model after.”
    
Gojuangco has won three events in a row over the last few months, including the FCG Las Vegas Championship, the North County High School Conference Championship, and was a co-medalist at his first American Junior Golf Association event at Oak Valley Golf Club in Beaumont.

For more information, call (619) 339-2377 or visit futurechampionsgolf.com.


JAGS Junior Tour
(563) 493-8416 • jagstour.com
The Junior Amateur Golf Scholars Tour is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. JAGS gives junior golfers between the ages of 12 and 18 a great opportunity to experience competitive golf with monthly nationally ranked no-cut tournaments.
   
Not only does JAGS focus on golf, it also teaches young men and women that value of academics. Tour members with a minimum 3.0 grade point average receive lower tournament entry fees and are eligible for the academic scholarship program.
   
JAGS also teaches young adults the fundamentals of integrity, honesty, sportsmanship, discipline, honor and leadership on and off the course. Their goal is to “help young men and women develop mental and physical skills required for golf competitions and beyond.”


SCPGA Junior Tour
(951) 845-4653 • scpgajrtour.com
The SCPGA Junior Tour has been a leading junior golf organization for over 60 years, with alumni including Tiger Woods, Anthony Kim, John Cook, Amy Alcott and Rickie Fowler. With four program levels, there’s a place for every junior. The SCPGA offers a year-round program with over 200 total events.