2011 US Kids World Golf Championships.
updated Aug. 01, 2011
(Aug. 6)
The Final round: shot 72.
Tied at 7th (scoreboard).
(Aug. 5)
The 2nd round: shot 73.
Tied at 13th.
(Aug. 4)
The 1st round: shot 77.
Tied at 22th.
(Aug. 3)
The official practice round: shot 74.
(Aug. 2)
The 1st practice round: shot 80.
(Aug. 1)
Spent hours at Pinehurst No. 2 and Knollwood golf courses' practice area.
(Jul. 31)
Arrived Pinehurst North Carolina.
This year, 139 9-year-old boys (player list)
are going to play (Pinehurst No.8).
Click here to see pictures taken during this event.
The 2K11 lineup is ready
updated Aug. 1, 2011
Driver:
TaylorMade Burner Superfast driver (460cc 13° 41 inches)
Woods:
USKG TS purple 3 wood (21°), and 4 hybrid (29°)
Irons:
USKG TS purple 5-9 irons (30°-44°) and pitching wedge (48°)
Wedges:
USKG TS purple gap (52°), sand (56°), and lob (60°) wedge
Putter:
Scotty Cameron newport 2 with +10 (27 inches).
Ball:
Bridgestone Tour B330-RXS.
Transition to my 2K11 lineup
updated Nov. 13, 2010
It's getting cold in Virginia and
we are gonna relocate (again) to Oregon this winter,
so I take this winter season off.
(Check out my off season life:
Washington DC,
Monticello,
Athens-OH,
Misc)
Therefore, I am changing my 2K11 lineup gradually.
Following the suggestion from
Matt (Jackson Rivera's dad),
Richard (Michael Shaw's dad), and
Ted (Michael Thorbjornsen's dad),
I have picked TaylorMade Burner Superfast driver and woods as my X'mas gifts this years.
Driver:
USKG TS green driver (360cc 14° 39 inches)
Woods:
USKG TS orange 3 wood (21°), 5 wood (25°), and 4 hybrid (29°)
Irons:
USKG TS purple 5-9 irons (30°-44°) and pitching wedge (48°)
Wedges:
USKG TS purple gap (52°), sand (56°), and orange lob (60°) wedge
Putter:
Scotty Cameron newport 2 with +10 (27 inches).
Ball:
Titleist Pro V1x.
Moved to Virginia.
updated Aug. 04, 2010
Since we moved to Charlottesville VA in July 2010,
Ethan withdrew from the Callaway Junior World Golf Championships (@ San Diego, CA).
Yet, Ethan will play the US Kids World Golf Championships (@ Pinehurst, NC) for sure,
because Charlottesville is only 4 hours away from Pinehurst.
Click here to see
some pictures taken during our (3rd) cross-US relocation trip in July 2010.
2010 US Kids World Golf Championships.
updated Aug. 06, 2010
(Aug. 7)
Played the final round with Jason (from MN) and Dawson (from TX).
He shot 41 (+5) today, tied at 23th
(leaderboard).
See you next year, everyone!
(Aug. 6)
Played the 2nd round with his friends, Michael (from MA) and Kelvin (from CAN).
He shot 40 (+4) today, tied at 18th and tailed the leaders by 9 strokes.
(Aug. 5)
Played the 1st round with Andrew (from CA) and Zachery (from FL).
He shot 39 (+3) today, tied at 21th and tailed the leaders by 4 strokes.
(Jul. 31)
Arrived Pinehurst on July 30 and started to warm up for the 2010 US Kids Golf World Championships.
Click here to see pictures taken during this event.
Finished runner-up in 2010 JGANC Championship.
updated Jun. 16, 2010
Ethan finished runner-up in 2010 JGANC Championship 7-9 yrs-old flight @ Spring Creek Country Club (Ripon CA).
It is the second JGANC event that Ethan has ever played.
(Jun. 14) shot 45 and won the 6th seed in the three days match play event.
(Jun. 15) defeated
Rajvir Bedi (2-1)
and advanced to the semifinal.
(Jun. 16) defeated
Jackson Masiel (1-up)
and advanced to the final.
(Jun. 17) was defeated
Cooper Hunt (5-3)
in the final and finish runner-up.
Interviews
updated May. 20, 2010
(May 2010)
KTSF News
(video in Mandarin).
(Apr. 2010)
Junior Golf Central
(cover
page 10-12 in English).
(Jan. 2010) CTI TV News
(video
1
2 in Mandarin with English caption).
(Dec. 2009) US Kids Golf
(video in English).
(Mar. 2009) World Journal
(picture
1
2
3
in Traditional Chinese).
(Mar. 2009) San Jose Mercury News
(picture
1
2
3
4
5
in English).
Most fun spring break ever.
updated Apr. 15, 2010
This is the most fun spring break ever for Ethan,
but the busiest week ever for parents;
3 tournaments (4 event days) in 6 days and he won all of them.
(Apr. 15)
Ethan won STJGC April tournament, intermediate flight.
(picture
1,
2,
3)
(Apr. 13)
Ethan was invited to represent STJGC to play in Rawister Cup and
won both matches;
1st day 3&2 and 2nd day 5&4
against junior players, Brian & William, from San Jose muni.
Since STJGC team won the overall match (17.5 - 6.5),
the BIG trophy will stay in STGC for one year.
(picture
1,
2,
3)
(Apr. 12)
Ethan celebrated his 8th birthday.
(Apr. 10)
Ethan won Joe Mortara Spring Tour.
It was the first JGANC event that Ethan has ever played.
Ethan shot 34 to tie Andrew for first place and then secured his first JGANC title after winning the sudden-death playoff.
(picture
1,
2,
3)
Slightly adjusted my 2009 lineup for 2K10
updated Feb. 13, 2010
Driver:
U.S. Kids Golf tour series green driver (360cc 14° 39 inches)
(suggested by coach
Terry Sullivan
@
Santa Teresa GC)
Note: I will put this new (extra) driver or gap wedge in the bag depending upon the course setup and conditions.
Putter:
Extended my Scotty 1 inch longer by Matt Matsumura @
Fairway Golf U.S.A.
Ball:
Titleist Pro V1x.
Top 10 plays/putts video series.
updated Jan. 17, 2010
(Jan. 17)
top 10 putts 2009
(Jan. 7)
top 10 plays 2009 Desert Shootout
Won '09 US Kids Golf Western Regional Championship
updated Dec. 30, 2009
(1st rnd) Shot 2-under and tied at the 3rd place.
(2nd rnd) Shot 4-under, the 2nd place, and tailed the leader by one storke.
(final rnd) After five holes, Ethan still trailed the leader by two storkes.
Yet, he tied the leader on the 6th hole by sinking a 25-foot eagle putt.
Then, the coleader dropped one stroke back on the 8th hole.
Finally, Ethan birdied the 9th hole (3-under) and won the tournamnet;
winner speech,
top 10 plays,
picture
1,
2,
3.
Won 2009 Overall Points Champion in STJGC
updated Nov. 20, 2009
After a year-long competition,
Ethan beat all age groups and won 2009 Overall Points Champion in Santa Teresa Junior Golf Club
at San Jose, CA.
Ethan also won 2009 Intermediate Flight Champion (for 2 consecutive years).
Special thanks for junior club director
Terry Sullivan and STGC head coach
John Snopkowski.
In addition, Ethan played 2009 STJGC Little League this Fall and his team (coached by
Kevin Kauinana) won the champion.
How I play golf - instruction video series.
updated Oct. 24, 2010
(Mar. 5, 2011)
play from rough
(Dec. 25, 2010)
practice short game indoor
(Oct. 24, 2010)
flop shot
(Oct. 9, 2010)
chipping essentials
(Oct. 7, 2010)
putt like Tiger and Phil
(Mar. 27, 2010)
bounce golf ball using lob wedge
(Jan. 30, 2010)
downswing weight transferring;
draw shot
(Dec. 20, 2009)
drill I for short putt;
drill II for short putt
(Nov. 14, 2009)
behind a tree;
35 yards pitch;
15 feet putt
(Oct. 17, 2009)
pot bunker;
20 yards pitch;
10 feet putt
(Oct. 13, 2009)
full swing
(8-frame picture)
My 7-yr-old swing.
updated Oct. 11, 2009
I am 7.5 years old.
The pictures of my swing and
the video version of that
was recorded during the Santa Teresa GC's little league's 3rd week tournament.
Caught my first fish at Coyote Lake.
updated Sep. 23, 2009
I learned how to fish (for the first time) from uncle Alan, who is visiting us from Japan.
Surprisingly, on the same day, I caught a bass at Coyote Lake.
Check out
the fish and
the artificial lure that I used to catch the fish.
By the way, we released the fish right after taking the picture.
Shot even-par at Santa Teresa GC's short-course
updated Aug. 28, 2009
Aug. 23, I shot 27 in STJGC match-play qualifier to gain the first seat in the intermediate flight.
Aug. 28, I defeated Devrath by 2 & 1 and won the final round match againt Nikhil by 1-up.
My record at STGC's short course is one-under, but 27 is my lowest score in any STJGC junior tournament
(check out the video of my Aug. 23's play on YouTube).
Finished in 8th at 2009 USKG World Championship
updated Aug. 4, 2009
Because of a family trip to Taiwan, Ethan missed the Callaway Junior World Golf Championship held July 14-16th in San Diego CA.
After coming back from overseas, he played in the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship held August 6-8th in Pinehurt NC.
He shot 37-38-40 and finished 8th in the boy 7-year-old group
(check out the leaderboard
and the video of my first round play on YouTube).
Interviews
updated Jan. 12, 2010
Mar. 17, 2009 - Ethan was interviewed by Eric Pinkela from San Jose Mercury News. Check out
the article
and the images scanned from March 19's newspaper;
picture 1,
picture 2,
picture 3, and
picture 4.
Mar. 19, 2009 - Ethan was interviewed by Mei-Huey Huang from World Journal (the largest Chinese newspaper in North America). Check out
the article
online and the images scanned from March 20's newspaper;
picture 1,
picture 2.
Jan. 9, 2010 - Ethan was interviewed by Ms. Zen from CTI TV News on his win at U.S. Kids Golf Western Regional Championship;
CTI TV 7PM News,
CTI TV 9PM News,
China Times.
How do I start playing golf?
updated Mar. 1, 2009
All began in Fall 2005 when I was 3 and half year old. My parents bought me my very first club, Nike 3 wood …
read more
My 2009 lineup
updated Mar. 27, 2009
Driver:
U.S. Kids Golf tour series orange driver (320cc 16° reshafted to 34 inches)
Woods:
U.S. Kids Golf tour series orange 3 wood (21°), 5 wood (25°), and 4 hybrid (29°)
Irons:
U.S. Kids Golf tour series orange 5-9 irons (32°-44°) and pitching wedge (48°)
Wedges:
U.S. Kids Golf tour series orange black nickel gap (52°), sand (56°), and lob (60°) wedge
Putter:
Scotty Cameron studio select newport 2 with +10 head-weight (360g)
Ball:
Nike One Tour D
(suggested by head coach
John Snopkowski
@
Santa Teresa GC)
Note: All clubs except putter were cut 1" shorter and the lie angles of irons and wedges were adjusted 1°~2° lower by Hide Nakagawa @
Fairway Golf U.S.A.
My new clubs just arrived.
updated Feb. 27, 2009
I just received my U.S. Kids Golf Tour Series 51-35 Orange set. They flew from Kennesaw, GA with Fedex …
check out what's in my golf bag now
Shot 8-under in Jekyll Island Cup.
updated Feb. 17, 2009
My 6 birdies and one eagle play was the new lowest one-round record among any boy divisions in any regional and world championships held by U.S. Kids Golf.
(check out the video on YouTube)
My recent swing rework.
updated Feb. 2, 2009
My swing rework was instructed by coach
Terry Sullivan(@
Santa Teresa GC) to help me release club after impact …
check out the comparison videos
My 2008 lineup
updated Feb. 27, 2009
Driver:
U.S. Kids Golf ultralight blue driver (18°)
Woods:
U.S. Kids Golf ultralight blue 3 wood (23°) and 4 hybrid (29°)
Irons:
U.S. Kids Golf ultralight Blue 5-9 Irons (30-44°) and pitching wedge (48°)
Wedges:
U.S. Kids Golf ultralight sand wedge (56°)
Putter:
Scotty Cameron studio select newport 2 with +10 head-weight (360g)
Ball:
Bridgestone e6+
(suggested by coach Nancy Preston @
Shoreline GL)
Note: Putter was reshafted to 24" by Hide Nakagawa @
Fairway Golf U.S.A.
