One young student and another junior golfing partner of ANNIKA Academy Instructor, Charlotta Sorenstam, dominated their age groups in a recent Florida State Golf Association Junior Tour Tournament. The tournament was held last month in Estero, FL at the always challenging Old Corkscrew Golf Club. Andy Zhang, a friend who Charlotta occasionally plays with, played in the boys 13-15 division and shot a 73 in round one and a 75 in round two for a 148 total. In the girls 13-15 division, Kendall Griffin, a student of Charlotta’s, shot a round one 74 and round two 82 for a 156 total.
Fourteen year-old Zhang made headlines last year when he became the youngest player to ever qualify for the US Open. After his FJT victory, and his first title of the year under his belt, he began preparing once again for the US Open Local Qualifier. Read more →
Current ANNIKA Academy students and sibling pair Ken and Hana Furuichi each took home a first place titles in last weekend’s Greater Orlando Junior Golf Tour Junior Masters Tournament at Magnolia Plantation Golf Club.
Hana, who works with our ANNIKA Academy Instructor Charlotta Sorenstam, placed first in the 14-18 girls division shooting a 75 in both rounds for a 210 total. Her younger brother, Ken, works with ANNIKA Academy Instructor Mark Bereza. Ken took first place in his age group for the boy’s division. Read more →
Rachel Liu, an ANNIKA Academy ELITE member won the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour’s Orange Lake Junior Open by 10 strokes this past weekend. Playing in the 11-14 year old division, Rachel was the only player to finish the event under par by firing rounds of 71-70 for a one-under-par 141 total. She also recorded the lowest rounds on each respective day.
Rachel was playing in her first tournament since the 2013 ANNIKA Invitational USA where she finished T-5th against one of the top fields in junior golf. She finished that event tied with Simin Feng and Linnea Strom, the 2009 ANNIKA Invitational and 2012 ANNIKA Invitational Europe champions. Read more →
LPGA Legend to Conduct Skills Clinic for Competitors at Season-Ending Event in Orlando
(ORLANDO, Fla.) – The ANNIKA Academy – Hall-of-Fame golfer Annika Sorenstam’s boutique golf instruction and fitness school – has partnered with Canada’s leading junior golf circuit, the Maple Leaf Junior Tour (MJT)
Located at Orlando’s Reunion Resort, the Academy was founded in 2007 as a platform for the 10-time major champion to share her passion for golf, fitness and nutrition. Highlights of the new partnership with the MJT include an Annika-led skills clinic for competitors at the season-ending MJT Boston Pizza National Championship, Nov. 8-10, at Reunion. Read more →
Junior Golfers at the ANNIKA Academy
Did you know, that along with providing adults the golf experiences of a lifetime have golf programs designed especially for junior golfers of all ages and skill levels? These programs range from daily hour-long lessons for beginners, to week long summer programs, individual instruction, as well as a rigorous customized training program for junior golfers looking to one day become a pro like those we all watch on the LPGA and PGA tours today. Whether your child is looking for a new after-school activity, or already sports around a green blazer in hopes of one day wearing one like a PGA TOUR pro will don this Sunday at the Masters in Augusta, we’ve got a junior golf program to satisfy their needs.
Here are a list of our Junior Golf programs. If something interests you, don’t hesitate to click the contact us button at the bottom of this post and inquire about one of our amazing programs your child is sure to enjoy. Read more →
