A 13-year-old golf prodigy from Burbank will be one of 90 amateur players competing for five spots in the upcoming U.S. Open in Los Angeles.
A 13-year-old golf prodigy has advanced from the first round of qualifiers for the upcoming U.S. Open in Los Angeles, and will be one of 90 amateur players competing for five spots in the tournament this Monday.A 13-year-old golf prodigy has advanced from the first round of qualifiers for the upcoming U.S. Open in Los Angeles, and will be one of 90 amateur players competing for five spots in the tournament this Monday.
Eyewitness News first covered Soong when he was 8 years old, and he was golf's version of Mozart even back then. From ages 6 to 8 years old, Soong placed first at the U.S Kids Worlds in back-to-back years. Soong needed a handicap of under +1.5 to be one of the 10,000 golfers to make the initial qualifiers, and he has a +1.3, or that's what he thinks he has, he said. Then, at the qualifier in Brentwood, Soong placed in the top five there, landing him a spot in Monday's sectional play-in round.
Jaden Soong knows his success is a long shot, as he is going up against players who used to compete on the PGA Tour, as well as top college athletes. But he says he is hoping to just have some fun.
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