Faces of the Future   

The FCWT Faces of the Future award was established in 2005 to recognize the up and coming talent on the Future Collegians World Tour.  Many of the players who were named to All-American teams in the older divisions actually got their start in the youngest divisions of the FCWT.  As with these former players, we hope to see this season’s honorees and many others on future All-American teams.  Each of these players won at least one event on the FCWT this season.  Collectively, they represent over 41 FCWT wins. 

Player of Promise 

During the 2006-07 season the FCWT added the Player of Promise award for the youngest age divisions.  For the 2008-2009 season the FCWT has selected a Player of Promise from the East Coast and the West Coast in the Boys 11-12 division and an overall Girls 11-14 division player.  Each of these players stands out among their peers as a player who has outstanding potential in the game of golf.  This year’s recipients of the Player of Promise Award are:  Abbey Carlson, Osama Khan and Tyler Moore.

ACADEMIC All-American 

In 2004, the FCWT began recognizing the Academic achievements of its members with the ACADEMIC All-American award.  Each subsequent season the selected players have raised the bar for Academic excellence.   Players on this team had a minimum cumulative GPA of 4.0. Six are ranked # 1 in their class.  SAT highlights from this year’s team include three scores of 800 for the SAT Math, a 740 on the SAT Verbal and a 790 on the SAT Writing.  Highlights from the ACT include a score of 35, as well as a 34 and several 32s. These students are representative of the 97th percentile or higher in the nation in each category reviewed (GPA, class rank, standardized testing, and course load).  Well done, players! 

Boys 13-15 3^rd Team All-American 

Each member of the FCWT Boys 13-15 3^rd Team All-American either had a win or three Top 3 finishes in the Boys 13-15 division during the 2008-2009 season.  Collectively, this team represents 21 wins and 31 Top 3 finishes. This year’s recipients of the FCWT Jim McLean Boys 13-15 division 3^rd Team All-American Award are:  
 

Boys 13-15 2^nd Team All-American 

Each member of the FCWT Boys 13-15 2^nd Team All-American had a win and at least one other Top 3 finish during the 2008-2009 season.  Collectively, this team represents 12 wins and 29 Top 3 finishes. This year’s recipients of the FCWT Jim McLean Boys 13-15 division 2^nd Team All-American are:  

Boys 13-15 1^st Team All-American 

Each member of the FCWT Boys 13-15 1^st Team All-American had more than one win during the 2008-2009 season.  Collectively, this team represents 18 wins and 29 Top 3 finishes. This year’s recipients of the FCWT Jim McLean Boys 13-15 division 1^st Team All-American Award are:  
 

Laura Diaz 3^rd Team All-American 

Each member of the FCWT Laura Diaz 3^rd Team All-American had a win or three Top 3 finishes for this season. Collectively, this team represents 12 wins and 24 Top 3 finishes. The recipients of the Third Team All-American award in the Laura Diaz 13-18 Girls division are:  

Laura Diaz 2^nd Team All-American 

Each member of the FCWT Laura Diaz 2^nd Team All-American had a win and at least one other Top 3 finish during the 2008-09 season.  Collectively, this team represents 13 wins and 27 Top 3 finishes. The recipients of the Second Team All-American award in the Laura Diaz 13-18 Girls division are: 

Laura Diaz 1^st Team All-American 

Each member of the FCWT Laura Diaz 1^st Team All-American all had more than one win during the 2008-2009 season.  Collectively, this team represents 26 wins and 36 Top 3 finishes. The recipients of the First Team All-American award in the Laura Diaz 13-18 Girls division are:   

Boys 16-18 division HONORABLE MENTION 

Each member of the FCWT Jim McLean Boys 16-18 division HONORABLE MENTION either had three Top 5s or 5 Top 10s or finished in the Top 20 in the overall points standings for the 2008-2009 season. Collectively, this team represents 30 Top 5 finishes and 50 Top 10 finishes.  The recipients of the Honorable Mention All-American award in the Jim McLean Boys 16-18 division are: 

Boys 16-18 division THIRD TEAM All-American 

Each member of the FCWT Jim McLean Boys 16-18 division THIRD TEAM All-American earned one win or 3 Top 3 finishes during the 2008-2009 season.  Collectively, this team represents 25 wins and 47 Top 3 finishes. The recipients of the THIRD TEAM All-American award in the Jim McLean Boys 16-18 division are: 

Boys 16-18 division SECOND TEAM All-American 

Each member of the FCWT Jim McLean Boys 16-18 division SECOND TEAM All-American earned one win and another Top 3 finish during the 2008-2009 season.  Collectively, this team represents 6 wins and 13 Top 3 finishes. The recipients of the SECOND TEAM All-American award in the Jim McLean Boys 16-18 division are: 

Boys 16-18 division FIRST TEAM All-American 

Each member of the FCWT Jim McLean Boys 16-18 division FIRST TEAM All-American earned more than one win or won an invitational during the 2007-08 season. Collectively, this team represents 19 wins and 27 Top 3 finishes. The recipients of the FIRST TEAM All-American award in the Jim McLean Boys 16-18 division are: 

“For the Good of the Game” award 

In 2004 the FCWT began selecting a player or players who represent the game of golf well under a variety of circumstances and presented them with the “For the good of the game award”.  Each year the FCWT staff reviews the nominees and then selects the young people who have consistently showed demeanor that has been fitting of a Champion.  This year's recipients have played in 16 and 12 events respectively over the past two seasons.

 
It gives the FCWT great pleasure to announce this year’s recipients of the FOR THE GOOD OF THE GAME award: from Cochabamba, BOLIVIA, Susana Benavides and from Lakeland, FL, Scott Smyers.

Players of the Year (13-15 Boys division)  

The Boys 13-15 division saw some excellent consistency at the Regional level this season. The West Region Player was especially tough and exciting because the leading candidates were both 13 years old and in the class of 2014.  The East Region had its own excitement as this young man is earning this award for the second year in a row. This years' recipients of the Boys 13-15 Regional Players of the Year are: from the WEST Region Jonah Texeira of Solano Beach, CA, and from the EAST Region James Yoon from Asuncion, PARAGUAY (2012).   

West Region Girls 13-18 division Player of the Year  

The young lady who will be receiving this year's award won her first event of this season back in October.  From the Thanksgiving holiday until mid-January, she won 4 times in a row.  She also had two other Top 5 finishes this season.  In the last two seasons with the FCWT, this young lady has played 15 events and has finished in the top 5, 100% of the time.  For the second year in a row, the FCWT Laura Diaz West Region Player of the Year from Monument, CO, is Paige Spiranac.

East Region Girls 13-18 division Player of the Year  

The young lady receiving this award played the opening event of the season at TPC Tampa Bay.  She finished T4 with rounds of 73-72.  In her next event, she finished 5^th, with rounds of 76-73.  In November, she entered her third event in Naples, FL and fired a 66.  She went on to win her first FCWT title that weekend and has since won 3 additional titles in a row.  She leads the Scoring Average category in the Girls 13-18 division, of those who played 10 or more rounds with a 71.58 average.  A first season FCWT player, this year’s East Region FCWT Laura Diaz Player of the Year is Tanaporn Kongkiatkrai from Bangkok, THAILAND.   
 

East Region Player of the Year (16-18)  

The East Region Player of the Year had 2 wins this season, including the FCWT/Golfweek Invitational at TPC Sawgrass, and five Top 5 finishes.

This year’s East Region Player of the Year from Armenia, COLOMBIA is Pablo Serna.  
 
 

West Region Player of the Year (16-18)  

In the West Region this season, things were a bit more complicated.  The West was strong this season boasting 5 of 9 players on the First Team All-Americans for this age division.  When all of this season’s information was reviewed, the decision was made to award co-recipients for this honor, something never done in previous seasons.  Between the two of them, these young men have 4 wins, 7 Top 3 finishes, 9 Top 5 finishes, and 12 Top 10 finishes in the current season.  One is a veteran FCWT player in his 4^th season, the other was a rookie.  Both will graduate and head to college in the fall.  This year’s West Region Players of the Year are Kevin Dougherty from Murrieta, CA and Raymond Gillip II from Las Vegas, NV.  

Boys 16-18 Overall Player of the YEAR  

This year's recipient of the Boys 16-18 Overall Player of the Year is a third year FCWT player, yet only a sophomore.  He won 5 events this season (2 in the Central region, 2 in the East region, and 1 in the West region).  He is currently ranked in the Top 10 players in the class of 2011.  In addition to excelling on the golf course, he excels in the class room where he carries a 4.45 GPA and is ranked 1^st in his class.  The FCWT Boys’ 16-18 Player of the Year is Patrick Rodgers from Avon, IN(2011).