{"id":1184,"date":"2015-06-15T20:53:41","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T20:53:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aviaragolfacademy.com\/?page_id=1184"},"modified":"2019-06-05T11:51:34","modified_gmt":"2019-06-05T18:51:34","slug":"tour-player-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aviaragolfacademy.com\/about-us\/tour-player-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour Player Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n
Jihee Lee returned for her third trip to work with Kip. She had really struggled with her game and after starting to work with Kip has won twice in her last two years on the Japanese LPGA Tour.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/a><\/p>\n J.J. Spaun after finishing 3rd on the Web.com tour starts his season with two top tens in back to back events at the Farmer’s Insurance Open and Waste Management Phoenix Open.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/a><\/p>\n Japanese LPGA Tour player, Rei Tsuji, stopped by for a few days to work on her game with Kip!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/a><\/p>\n Jason Puterbaugh’s student Alana Uriell wins UTSA Maryb S. Kathy Invitational<\/a> with rounds of 65-68-71! Uriell’s last 10 of 12 rounds have been under par. Uriell\u2019s tournament total of 204 ties the tournament record!<\/p>\n Alana also won the LPGA Monday Qualifier<\/a>\u00a0during the summer, shooting a 7 under 64 and blistering the field by 5 stokes. \u00a0She carded \u00a06 birdies and an eagle on the final hole, qualifing her for the NW Arkansas Championship![\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/a><\/p>\n Congratulations to JJ Spaun for a solid 2016 on the Web.com tour finishing overall 3rd on the Money list! Spaun, an SDSU Alumni and student of Grant Halverson, has shown his merit as a player steadily working up the tour circuit. In 2015, he was the money winner on the Mackenzie\/Canadian Tour. His 2016 year was highlighted with a win at the News Sentinel Open in Knoxville where he drained a 12 footer on the 72nd hole to win by one. Congratulations JJ and we are rooting for you to have a great rookie year!<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/a><\/p>\n Alex Yang added another CJGA title to his resume after beating Nathan Han of Somers, NY in a playoff . Yang who won the CJGA PING Canadian Match Play Championship earlier this year shot a final round score of 72 (+1) around the tough Innisbrook to force the playoff. The road to the title was a long one for Yang who needed to climb over nine players after his round first round. Our biggest congrats to Alex for his stellar play!<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n Alana Uriell shot rounds of 73-70-71=214 to finish 5th in her first tournament back this fall. \u00a0Alana finished last season with a runner up finish in the NCAA Regional last Spring and helped her team earn a spot in the NCAA Championship. \u00a0She has been a student of Jason Puterbaugh since 2009, and had a stellar high school career leading to a spot on University of Arkansas’ Women’s Golf Team. Her highlight in the summer of 2014 was making it to the semifinals of the U.S. Women’s PubLinks. We wish her the best of luck this fall in her Sophomore year!<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/a><\/p>\n The 2015 SCPGA Match Play event took place at Sandpiper Golf Club in Santa Barbara. In the championship match, Jamie played a bogey free 3 under par round to defeat Don Littrell on the 17th hole. Congrats to Jamie and team AGA for the win!<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Bruce Nakamura fired a three under 69 at Fairbanks Ranch Country Club to qualify for the U.S. Senior Open. This year’s U.S. Senior Open will take place June 25-28 at Del Paso Country Club in Sacramento, California. Congratulations for qualifying for this great event for the second time and best of luck!!<\/p>\nJ.J. Spaun Update<\/h2>\n
Rei Tsuji Spends a Few Days With Kip<\/h2>\n
Alana Uriell wins UTSA Maryb S. Kathy Invitational<\/h2>\n
JJ Spaun Earns PGA Tour Card<\/h2>\n
Alex Yang wins Canadian Junior Tour World Championship at Innisbrook<\/h2>\n
Alana Uriell starts season with 5th place finish and Team Win!<\/h2>\n
Jamie Puterbaugh Wins Southern California PGA Match Play<\/h2>\n
Nakamura Qualifies for 2015 U.S. Senior Open<\/h2>\n