Bodi Karsono

Playing in the boys 15-17 age division, Bodi Karsono, from Gainesville, is now only 14 years old but will be 15 at the time of the Championship. Bodi started playing golf four years ago in an indoor golf school in Oklahoma. He has since advanced his game practicing every day after school and has won events in Oklahoma and Florida. This will be Bodi's second time representing the Tiger Woods Foundation in the Callaway Golf Junior World Golf Championships. Last year, Bodi qualified on his own for the Championship and then the TWFNJGT gave him the opportunity to participate on their team at the Riverwalk Golf Club in San Diego and "interact with kids from all over the world," said Bodi. "It was an opportunity of a lifetime."

Bodi is looking forward to playing this year at Torrey Pines. "The opportunity to play as part of the TWFNJGT as well as to play on such a wonderful golf course such as Torrey Pines (South) in San Diego, and with a diverse group of athletes will be exciting and fun," said Bodi. For the future, Bodi hopes "to continue to play golf at an excellent level and win as many tournaments as possible. I also want to continue to maintain my 4.0 GPA, play golf for the University of Florida, and eventually make a living playing on the PGA Tour."

Trey Valentine

Trey Valentine, 14, will be competing in his fifth Junior World this year. Trey's golf career began early on at the age of three when his family moved to Guam where he played in his first tournament at four. He has since moved several times and continued his passion for golf. In his short career thus far, Trey has 50 top three finishes and six hole-in-ones. Trey lists his first hole-in-one at TPC at Virginia Beach as a memorable moment as well as chipping in for eagle in front of Davis Love III while playing with his son. "He cleaned my clubs afterwards too," said Trey. "That was pretty special."

Trey got involved with the Tiger Woods Foundation when he was seven after attending a clinic in Denver. Trey and his family now live in Melbourne where he works on his game at Duran Golf Club. He is looking forward to the tournament, "It's a great tournament," said Trey. "The best of the best come from all over the world to compete. It can give you a true picture of your standing among fellow competitors."

The Tiger Woods Foundation National Junior Golf Team (TWFNJGT) was created, in recognition of Tiger’s work with underserved youth, when the Junior World Golf Championships granted 18 permanent exemptions to the Foundation. The idea was to help those kids not historically given the opportunity to excel in golf.

As a member of the team, juniors are required to maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, complete a minimum of 30 hours of community/volunteer service per year, have an active competitive tournament history as well as a character reference from their principal/dean of schools.

Both Bodi and Trey have competed in many Florida Junior Tour (FJT) events and are entered to play in the Boys Junior Championship this summer.

Track these fine juniors at http://www.juniorworldgolf.com/ and www.floridajuniortour.org