Cisco Series Gives Juniors a Tour Experience

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.