Alumni Spotlight: Casey Grice
Another former TJGT player earned her LPGA tour card this past season and that player is Casey Grice. According to her website, Grice started playing golf at age twelve because she decided that she would rather play in the tournaments themselves than simply travel and watch her brother play. Grice is a 5A Texas State […]
Alumni Spotlight: Matt Gilchrest
A familiar smile with a winning record to match. The TJGT is recognizing Matt Gilchrest of Southlake, TX for the alumni spotlight this week. A former Southlake Carroll Dragon and TJGT Player of the Year, Gilchrest has made waves throughout his junior and collegiate career in true TJGT alumni fashion. Gilchrest spent his younger years […]
Alumni Spotlight: Colt Knost
U.S. Amateur Champion alumni are no stranger to the TJGT and the second one covered by our Alumni Spotlight is Colt Knost from Pilot Point, Texas. Knost is a decorated golfer in almost every golf arena, from high school through professional stages. In high school, Knost was the 2003 Texas State 3A champion and led […]
Alumni Spotlight: John Peterson
John Peterson, a native of Ft. Worth, Texas, is another wildly successful TJGT Alumni. Peterson is currently ranked 105th in the Fed Ex Cup rankings for the PGA tour. Peterson has made 65 PGA Tour appearances throughout his career, including two top ten finishes. Peterson attended Louisiana State University (LSU) after graduating in 2007 from […]
Stacy Lewis
5’5”…Started playing golf at the age of 8…Credits her parents ‘for encouraging me to play even after having back surgery’ as the individuals most influencing her career… From the age of 11, Lewis wore a back brace 18 hours per day for 7-1/2 years to correct curvature in her spine from scoliosis, removing it only […]