CordeValle Golf Resort, in San Martin, CA, will be the site of a two-day, mixed-format golf match between a team of young American golfers and a similar delegation from The People’s Republic of China. The competition will take place at the South County golf resort on Thursday and Friday, August 23-24, 2012.
The USA-China Youth Golf Match is a competition conducted by the United States Golf Association (USGA) and the China Golf Association to promote cultural friendship through the game of golf.
The two 8-player teams consist of 4 boys and 4 girls age 16 or younger. Local prep golfer Sebastian Crampton, 16, of Pacific Grove, a junior at Robert Louis Stevenson High School, is one of the American squad members. His U.S. teammates are Patrick Cover, 16, of Huntersville, N.C.; Jessica Kittelberger, 16, of Raleigh, N.C.; Hana Ku, 16, of Basking Ridge, N.J.; Divya Manthena, 15, of Camarillo, Calif.; Michael Pisciotta, 16, of Alpharetta, Ga.; Calli Ringsby, 16, of Cherry Hills Village, Colo.; and Thomas Walsh, 16, of High Point, N.C.
“This match is a wonderful opportunity to promote the game of golf,” said USGA President Glen D. Nager. “The young men and women representing the U.S. team will serve as ambassadors for everything that is great about the game here in America. While the competition will certainly be front and center, the sharing of the game’s spirit, traditions and camaraderie will be of equal importance.”
The teams will play four foursomes (alternate-shot) matches, four four-ball matches and eight singles matches over two days of competition.
A previous USA-China Youth Golf Match was held in Beijing, China, in 2008 as a precursor to the 2008 Olympic Games. The American team, which won that inaugural match, consisted solely of California golfers, and include Sydney Burlison, of Salinas, who went on to become a member of the Stanford Women’s golf team.
