Young Golfers To Represent San Ramon At PGA Championship

SAN RAMON, CA — A team of young golfers representing San Ramon will be competing this weekend at the PGA Jr. League Northern California PGA Section Championship with hopes of moving on to the regional competition next month in Boulder, Colorado.

This weekend's event at Sacramento's Haggin Oaks Golf Complex will pit four All-Star teams of junior golfers ages 13 and under. Every member of the San Ramon League All-Stars competed with San Ramon Golf Club during the spring/summer season, and the team is bursting with talent. Matthew Almajano, Kush Arora, Andre Chung, Edan Cui, Curtis Da Silva, Darla May Dela Torre, Jaden Dumdumaya, Colin Keith, Joshua Kim and Max Thomas will be representing the city this Saturday and Sunday.

The other three teams competing this weekend are San Jose's Santa Teresa League All-Stars, Galt's Dry Creek League All-Stars, and Granite Bay's Granite Bay League All-Stars. Whichever team wins advances to the Sept. 14-15 regional competition at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nevada, and will play for one of 12 spots in the 2019 PGA Jr. League Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, Oct. 11-14.

The PGA Jr. League postseason is presented by National Car Rental and is designed to celebrate the recreational spring/summer season held March through July. Following the regular season, 10-player All-Star teams are formed from a combination of players in each local league. During the postseason, kids wear numbered jerseys and play on teams with friends, using a scramble format for competition that encourages mentorship and promotes sportsmanship. A record 50,000 boys and girls participated in PGA Jr. League last year, growing from 42,000 players in 2017, according to the PGA.

For more information on PGA Jr. League, visit PGAJrLeague.com.