Jalyn Robinson
BY AAGD STAFF
April 29, 2020
(PEBBLE BEACH, Calif.) – Youth on Course – the non-profit providing young people with subsidized golf, college scholarships, caddie programs and paid internships – has announced its 2020 scholarship awards granting over $252,000 in scholarships to 19high school graduates, continuing its commitment to providing youth with access to life-changing opportunities on and off the course.
Jalyn Robinson, Class of 2020
Among the 19 students receiving an award are three African American including 18-year-old Jalyn Robinson of Vallejo, Calif. Jalyn attended Will C. Wood High School, obtained a 4.0 GPA (overall 3.65)
and was awarded the Youth on Course 2020 Blackhawk Senior Golf Association scholarship totaling $25,000 over four years. She has been accepted to Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) and she looks forward to focusing on Pre-Law studies with a minor in Foreign Language while playing on the women’s golf team. Her golf handicap 3.6.
“I plan to use the Youth On Course scholarship funds, coupled with my PVAMU Presidential Academic and Women’s Golf Athletic scholarship to pay for some of the cost to attend PVAMU,” says the exuberant teenager
Jalyn Robinson, class of 2020
“I started playing golf when I was in the 6th grade but really started to take it seriously when I was in the 8th grade—when I made my middle school’s golf team,” says Jalyn who followed up on her love for the sport by joining Youth On Course and The First Tee programs. At age 14, she was able to join the Youth On Course Caddie program, where she learned about course management and how to ‘read the greens.’
“I’ve been an active participant in the YOC Caddie program since 2016, which also offered me the amazing opportunity to caddy for the Ellie Mae Classic Celebrity Shootout 3-years in a row. There, I had a chance to caddy for Warriors, Clay Thompson, Andre Iguodala, and be the Standard Bearer for Stephen Curry.”
“I’ve also had the ability to attend several Golf Camps through YOC such as the Jim McLean Summer Camp at Trump National Doral Resort and the Leadership Academy Summer Camp at Pebble Beach.
I was also able to get a summer intern at the Contra Costa Country Club through the YOC program.”
Jalyn’s Golf Leadership Titles and Awards
- Will C. Wood Girls (WCW) Varsity Golf Team – 1st Position (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- 2016 Most Valuable Player Award – WCW Girls Varsity Golf
- 2018 Sac-Joaquin Section Girls Golf Individual Champion
- 1st Place Overall (75) – Sac-Joaquin Section DIII-Tournament
- First girl golfer in school history to advance to the Sac-Joaquin Section Girls Golf Masters tournament
- 2018 JGANC Tournament of Champions Qualifier
- 2019 Optimist Junior Golf Championship Qualifier – 2nd Place (76) – Pacific Central (CA) Optimist Qualifier
Jalyn was also awarded first prize in The First Tee, Wells Fargo Succeeding Together contest. Without a doubt, her strong academic skills, drive for success and unlimited ambition, this young woman is someone we are sure to hear more about in the near future.
Since the inception of the scholarship program in 2008, 260 Youth on Course members have been awarded with scholarships totaling close to $2 million in financial support. The current scholarship retention rate is ninety-three percent. The 2020 recipients include seven first-generation college students and will be attending the country’s most prestigious universities including the University of Chicago, Columbia University, University of Michigan, UCLA and Wake Forest University, among others. The average GPA of this year’s winners is 4.06.
2020 Youth on Course Scholarship Recipients (in alphabetical order)
Benjamin Ainley-Zoll (Sacramento, Calif.), Royal Holloway, University of London
Intended Major: Cyber security
Angelica Antonio (Benicia, Calif.), Dominican University
Intended Major: Physical Therapy
Alex Cheriel (San Marcos, Calif.), University of Chicago
Intended Major: Mathematics/Statistics
Kailea Fogleman (Oakdale, Calif.), University of Nevada Reno
Intended Major: Biology
Rosalinda Frick (Etna, Calif.), Chico State University
Intended Major: Political Science
Taylor Gonsalez (West St. Paul, Minn.), Columbia University
Intended Major: Finance
Hannah Lee (Vacaville, Calif.), UC Davis
Intended Major: Bio-Medical Engineering
Kenneth Maldonado (Overland Park, Kan.), Kansas State University
Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
Allison McInnis (Kennesaw, Ga.), Wake Forest University
Intended Major: International Economics
Nathanael Mertz (Albuquerque, N.M.), Wake Forest University
Intended Major: Pre-Med & History
Josseline Garcia Morales (Fresno, Calif.), The Masters University
Intended Major: Biology
Kierra Oyler (Spanish Fork, Utah), Brigham Young University
Intended Major: Applied Mathematics
Jalyn Robinson (Vacaville, Calif.), Prairie View A&M University
Intended Major: Bio-Medical Engineering
David Santos (Chicago, Ill.), University of Dayton or University of Illinois
Intended Major: Engineering
Edward Shen (Ann Arbor, Mich.), University of Michigan
Intended Major: Economics
Quincy Spitzer (Victor, Idaho), UCLA
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
John (Jack) Traxler (Saint Paul, Minn.), University of Wisconsin-Madison
Intended Major: Science and Math
Sa’mya Wilson (Oakland, Calif.), Smith College
Intended Major: Undecided
Isaac Yang (Carmichael, Calif.), University of California Santa Barbara
Intended Major: Applied Mathematics
“We know how challenging the financial burden is for students pursuing higher education. Every year, our scholarships are sought out by more than 1,000 Youth on Course members who are intelligent, talented and want to continue pursuing their dreams in college, but they’re worried about the cost,” says Michael Lowe, Vice President of Programs for Youth on Course. “We, along with our scholarship donors, take pride in doing what we can to help alleviate the burden for these outstanding students and their families. The 2020 class of Youth on Course Scholars is made up of some of the brightest and most caring students in the country. We can’t wait to see what they accomplish in the future.”
Born out of the Northern California Golf Association in 2006, Youth on Course subsidizes greens fees to remove cost as a barrier to entry for potential lifetime golfers. Operating in 37 states and Canada, more than 71,000 members have played close to one million rounds of golf while the organization has helped generate over $6.8 million in tee-time revenue back to individual golf courses. In addition to subsidizing youth golf rounds, Youth on Course also facilitates college scholarships, paid internships and a caddie program.
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About Youth on Course
The core purpose of Youth on Course is to provide youth with access to life-changing opportunities through golf. Members play thousands of courses for $5 or less, benefit from employment through the caddie and internship program, and receive college scholarships. Headquartered in Pebble Beach, Youth on Course is a 501(c)3 organization that began as the charitable arm of the Northern California Golf Association. Since 2006, close to one million rounds have been played by Youth on Course members and nearly $2 million has been raised for college scholarships. In the United States Youth on Course serves Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin with the goal of delivering affordable golf in all 50 states by 2021. To learn more about the organization visit YouthOnCourse.org
