Junior Spotlight
Junior Spotlight
Justin Thomas
Goshen, Ky.
Third-youngest player to make a PGA
Tour cut, 2009 Wyndham Championship.
Second-team Rolex All-American, 2009.
FAVORITE COURSE Cypress Point.
SUPERSTITIONS I always put three coins
in my pocket, and if I’m putting bad, I’ll
change to a different three coins.
HOLES-IN-ONE 17 — I have all the
balls in a box in my dad’s office at the
pro shop.
BEST SHOT YOU’VE EVER HIT First
hole-in-one when I was 6 — driver
from 144 yards.
LOWEST ROUND EVER 64.
FAVORITE NON-GOLF ATHLETE
Michael Jordan.
FAVORITE PLACE VISITED FOR A
TOURNAMENT France, for the Evian
Junior Masters in summer of 2007.
What Does it Mean to “Train Like a Champion?”
GGGA is a values-driven, family-style, supportive environment that offers an exclusive customized training system
that strengthens one’s technical, physical and mental abilities for peak performance and tournament play
• Personalized golf coaching environment directed by leading
junior golf expert, Gary Gilchrist, whose mission is to develop
the ultimate champion on, and off, the course
• Daily state-of-the-art fitness training developed and directed
by Olympic trainer, Pat Etcheberry
• Regular mental coaching developed and directed by leading
sport and behavioral psychologist, Dr. Bill Meyer
Golf Training
Programs:
• Full-Time Junior Program
• Full-Time & Part-Time Post
Graduate Programs
• Summer Camp Programs
The Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy has partnered with
Montverde Academy, a private college preparatory school,
to deliver world-class education with world-class golf training
Simin Feng
Orlando, Fla.
Won inaugural Annika Invitational, 2009.
Second-team Rolex All-American, 2009.
ON YOUR IPOD Chinese songs (pop or
hip pop) and Taylor Swift.
FAVORITE MOVIE “Transformers.”
FAVORITE CLUB Driver.
BALL MARKER Chinese flag.
HOLES-IN-ONE 2.
AGE YOU FIRST BROKE 70 12.
FAVORITE NON-GOLF ATHLETE
Yao Ming.
WHAT ARE YOUR COLLEGE GOLF
PLANS I want to go to Stanford and I
wish that I could finish four years of
college and then turn pro.
FAVORITE PLACE VISITED FOR A
TOURNAMENT California and Arizona
because they have really good Chinese
food.
