Sihota Stages Comeback at U.S. Kids Golf World Championship
Canadian claims wide-open Boys 8 division at Mid Pines Golf Club
PINEHURST, N.C. – Jeevan Sihota of Victoria, British Columbia, was the most consistent player in the
Boys 8 field, and it paid off with a U.S. Kids Golf World Championship title at Mid Pines Golf Club.
The World Championship is the largest junior golf tournament in the world. The three-day event was held
August 2-4, 2012, in Pinehurst and Southern Pines, N.C. The field was made up of over 1,200 players
from 39 countries. The Boys 8 division played the back nine of Mid Pines Golf Club at 2,088 yards.
Sihota’s three rounds were far from flashy, but consistency was crucial in a Boys 8 division where no
player went low all week. He carded four birdies and five bogeys on the week, and was never more than
one stroke over or under par for the tournament. He finished with a total of 1-over-par 109, one stroke
ahead of the competition.
Xi Pu of Chongquin, China, finished second at 2-over-par 110, after he bogeyed the final hole. Gavin
Aurilia of Phoenix, Shaheen Momin of Sugar Land, Texas, and Eric Klutke of Crystal Lake, Ill., tied for
third place at 3-over-par 111.
About U.S. Kids Golf
U.S. Kids Golf, LLC is based in Atlanta, Ga., and manufactures equipment and related golf products
made especially for kids. In addition to more than 4,000 golf shops and retail locations in the U.S., the
company’s products also are available in over 75 countries worldwide.
The U.S. Kids Golf Foundation, a Georgia non-profit recognized as a 501(c)(3) charity, was created
in 2001 and provides services that include competition and instruction. The Foundation organizes
more than 500 golf tournaments for kids each year, including Local Tours in more than 40 cities, ten
Qualifiers across the nation, six Regional Championships, a European Championship and the U.S.
Kids Golf World Championship and Teen World Championship, which are held each year in
Pinehurst, N.C.
In partnership with the PGA of America, the Foundation also supports the U.S. Kids Golf Family
Course program, which provides guidelines that help courses make the game easier to learn and
more fun for kids and their families.
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