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Cisco Series Gives Juniors a Tour Experience

Post author By Charlie Hanger
Post date November 18, 2024

The third event in the 2024 Cisco Junior Series presented by the APGA and the Cameron Champ Foundation was played in mid-November at Tustin Ranch Golf Club in Tustin, CA.

Ryan Nana Tanke, a high school freshman from Palm Beach Gardens, FL, shot 74-72 (+2) to beat Roman Solomon, a senior from Sarasota, FL, by a shot. (Leaderboard) It was the final event in the boys’ series, and Solomon’s cumulative effort earned him a spot in the 2025 Farmers Insurance Invitational. He’ll compete against 17 APGA Tour pros at iconic Torrey Pines in January.

On the girls’ side, Koa Seymour, a senior from Valley Village, CA, shot 77-83 to take first place. The final girls’ event will be played Dec. 16-18 at Fleming Island Golf Club in Fleming Island, FL.

The Cisco Junior Series, which features 12 promising junior golfers from around the country, all of whom have played in the Mack Champ Invitational, is designed to nurture the next generation of junior golf talent while giving them a true professional tour experience. The junior tournaments are played alongside APGA Tour events at world class courses.

This year’s series kicked off in August at the APGA Tour Championship at TPC Sugarloaf in Duluth, GA, and moved on to the second tournament in the APGA Farmers Insurance Fall Series, which was held at Seaview Golf Club in Galloway, NJ, in early October.

Roman Solomon with Montrele Wells, Director of Player Performance for the APGA.
The competitors at Tustin Ranch: Tyle Treadwell, Solomon, Koa Seymour, Ariel Collins, Ryan Nana Tanke and Toa Ofahengaue.
Wells with Seymour, who won the girls event at Tustin Ranch.
Cameron Champ Foundation Co-Founder and CEO Jeff Champ, far left, and Vice President of Strategic Partnerships Daniel Bryant, with Seymour, Solomon and Ofahengaue.
Ryan Nana Tanke shot 74-72 for a 2-over total.

This year’s competitors are:

Morgan Riley

Raleigh, NC

Toa Ofahengaue

Lehi, UT

Jayden Lizama

Elk Grove, CA

Roman Solomon

Sarasota, FL

Ryan Nana Tanke

Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Tye Treadwell

Omaha, NE

Staci Pla

West Palm Beach, FL

Myla Robinson

Eastvale, CA

Aleah Shields-Rodipe

Conroe, TX

Koa Seymour

Valley Village, CA

Ariel Collins

Locus Grove, GA

Vivian Lott

Fayetteville, GA

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Lizama and Robinson Win Cisco Series Event in NJ

Post author By Charlie Hanger
Post date October 3, 2024

Jayden Lizama and Myla Robinson were the big winners at Seaview Golf Club in Galloway, NJ, this week in the second event of the 2024 Cisco Junior Series presented by the APGA and the Cameron Champ Foundation.

The series, which features 12 Mack Champ Invitational veterans competing in four events, is designed to nurture the next generation of junior golf talent while giving them the opportunity to experience a true professional golf tour experience. The APGA’s Farmers Fall Series was played on the same course this week.

Lizama, a high school senior from Elk Grove, CA, who will play for Gonzaga next year, shot 69-68 to finish five-under, three shots ahead of Tye Treadwell, a sophomore from Omaha. Robinson, a high school freshman from Corona, CA, shot 70-75 for a three-over total. That was six shots clear of her nearest competitor, Koa Seymour, a senior from Valley Village, CA.

Leaderboard: Cisco Junior Series at Seaview Golf Club

The remaining events in the series are:

Tustin Ranch Golf Club, Tustin, CA – Boys and Girls, Nov. 12-14
Fleming Island Golf Club, Fleming Island, FL – Girls Only, Dec. 16-18

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Riley Goes Low to Win First Event in Cisco Junior Series

Post author By Charlie Hanger
Post date August 14, 2024

This boys competing in this year’s series, from left: Ryan Nana Tanke, Morgan Riley, Roman Solomon, Toa Ofahengaue, Tye Treadwell and Jayden Lizama.

Morgan Riley finished five under at TPC Sugarloaf to win the first event of the 2024 Cisco Junior Series presented by the APGA and the Cameron Champ Foundation.

The series, which features 12 Mack Champ Invitational veterans and four events, is designed to nurture the next generation of junior golf talent while giving them the opportunity to experience a true professional golf tour experience. The Mastercard APGA Tour Championship was played on the same course this week.

Riley, a high school senior from Raleigh, NC, shot 71-68 to finish three shots ahead of Roman Solomon, a senior from Sarasota, FL, who was two under after shooting a pair of 71s. Jayden Lizama, a senior from Elk Grove, CA, was third at one over.

Leaderboard: Cisco Junior Series at TPC Sugarloaf

The remaining events in the series are:

Seaview Golf Club, Galloway, NJ – Boys and Girls, Sept. 29-Oct. 1
Tustin Ranch Golf Club, Tustin, CA – Boys and Girls, Nov. 12-14
Fleming Island Golf Club, Fleming Island, FL – Girls Only, Dec. 16-18

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Pla and Lizama Play With the Pros at Torrey Pines

Post author By Charlie Hanger
Post date January 27, 2024

Jayden Lizama hitting his opening tee shot at the APGA Tour Farmers Insurance Invitational.

When Jayden Lizama and Staci Pla won the 2023 Cisco Junior Series presented by the APGA and the Cameron Champ Foundation last summer, they also punched their tickets to Torrey Pines.

Lizama is one of two amateurs playing in the APGA Tour Farmers Insurance Invitational this weekend, and Pla played a pro-am round for the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open with Collin Morikawa and Alex Morgan, an amazing opportunity captured in the video below.