USGA announces inaugural U.S. National Junior Team | Golf Today | Golf Channel [Video]

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Golf Today is joined by U.S. National Junior Team coach Chris Zambri, who breaks down the roster that is composed of 10 girls and eight boys. #GolfChannel #GolfToday #USGA #ChrisZambri
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• 0:10 | >>> WE ARE BACK.
• 0:11 | THE U.S. NATIONALS JUNIOR TEAM
• 0:17 | WAS LAUNCHED LAST YEAR.
• 0:18 | THE ELITE UNITS REPRESENT THE
• 0:19 | FIRST OF THREE NATIONAL TEAMS.
• 0:24 | IS FOLLOWED BY A YOUNG
• 0:25 | PROFESSIONAL TEAM FOR 2026.
• 0:31 | THE INITIAL ROSTER, 18 PLAYER
• 0:35 | ROSTER REPRESENTS THE COUNTRY’S
• 0:36 | THEY WILL EMBARK ON A UNIFIED
• 0:37 | PATHWAY TO NURTURE THE
• 0:38 | POTENTIAL OF AMERICA’S TOP
• 0:39 | PLAYERS AND HERE ARE THOSE
• 0:46 | EIGHT BOYS ARE PRESENTING
• 0:47 | JUNIOR TALENT FROM COAST-TO-
• 0:48 | HENRY GUAM, MILES RUMBLY, 15
• 0:51 | YEARS OLD.
• 0:52 | >> U.S. NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM
• 0:53 | ON THE GIRLS SIDE.
• 0:54 | 10 PLAYERS RANGING FROM 15-17.
• 1:03 | FLORIDA TO CALIFORNIA UP TO
• 1:04 | REPRESENTING THE MIDWEST AS
• 1:05 | >> FORMER PEPPERDINE ASSOCIATE
• 1:17 | HEAD COACH. LAST FALL, GOT THE
• 1:19 | NOD TO BECOME THE HEAD COACH
• 1:21 | FOR THE U.S. JUNIOR NATIONAL
• 1:27 | DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
• 1:30 | JOINING US NOW ON GOLF TODAY.
• 1:31 | >> CHRIS, WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
• 1:32 | HOW IS IT GOING?
• 1:34 | >> I’M DOING GREAT.
• 1:35 | THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
• 1:36 | >> I SAW THE NAMES OF THESE 18
• 1:39 | PLAYERS.
• 1:40 | WHAT WENT IN THE SELECTION
• 1:44 | CRITERIA?
• 1:45 | HARD ON IT RIGHT WHEN I STARTED
• 1:46 | WHICH WAS EARLY NOVEMBER.
• 1:52 | WE TALKED TO A LOT OF INDUSTRY
• 1:53 | WE TALKED TO THE LA GOLF
• 1:55 | WE SPOKE WITH CLUB
• 1:59 | WE WENT ON SIDE AND WATCHED A
• 2:00 | BUNCH OF GOALS.
• 2:03 | AND I ALSO LOOKED AT THE
• 2:04 | RANKINGS BECAUSE I LIKE THE
• 2:05 | RANKINGS QUITE A BIT.
• 2:07 | WE ENDED UP DECIDING ON THIS
• 2:11 | REALLY FORTUNATE TO GET EVERY
• 2:12 | SINGLE KID WE ASKED TO COME ON
• 2:14 | BOARD.
• 2:15 | AND WE WERE EXCITED FOR
• 2:17 | THE.
• 2:18 | SO A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO IT.
• 2:19 | WE GOT IT GREAT GROUP.
• 2:22 | AND IT IS REALLY JUST THE START
• 2:23 | >> CHRIS, THIS PROGRAM ONLY
• 2:27 | YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE ROLE SINCE
• 2:31 | NOVEMBER.
• 2:32 | WAS THERE ANY KIND OF EXISTING
• 2:33 | INFRASTRUCTURE TO DEVELOP
• 2:34 | JUNIOR TALENT AND MOVE FORWARD?
• 2:35 | OR ARE YOU JUST STARTING FROM
• 2:41 | >> WE STARTED FROM SCRATCH.
• 2:42 | THE USGA DECIDED TO TAKE THIS
• 2:43 | ON PROBABLY A COUPLE YEARS AGO.
• 2:45 | THE FIRST STEP WAS TO HIRE
• 2:50 | HEATHER DAILY TO BE IN CHARGE.
• 2:51 | SHE CAME OVER FROM THE LPGA
• 2:52 | SHE HAS DONE A REALLY GREAT JOB
• 2:55 | OF GETTING US BASICALLY STARTED
• 2:59 | FOR NOTHING TO WHERE WE ARE
• 3:00 | WE HAVE A NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM.
• 3:04 | WE ALSO STARTED A COUPLE OF
• 3:05 | OTHER THINGS THAT ARE PRETTY
• 3:10 | EXCITING LIKE THE GRANT
• 3:11 | WE HAVE KIDS ON GRANTS WHO WILL
• 3:14 | BE RECEIVING FUNDING FROM THE
• 3:15 | USGA AND FROM OUR PARTNER ALLY
• 3:16 | TO HELP KIDS WHO ARE GOOD AT
• 3:19 | GOLF BUT DON’T HAVE THE MEANS
• 3:25 | TO PURSUE IT EXACTLY AND HOW
• 3:26 | THEY MIGHT NEED TO.
• 3:27 | WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THAT AND
• 3:28 | WE ARE STARTING A PROGRAM.
• 3:30 | WE HAVE SEVEN PILOT STATES
• 3:31 | INVOLVED WITH THAT.
• 3:37 | IS A GREAT DAY TO HAVE THESE
• 3:39 | KIDS NAME TO THE ELITE JUNIOR
• 3:40 | NATIONAL TEAM AND WE HAVE A LOT
• 3:42 | OF OTHER REALLY GREAT THINGS
• 3:43 | OF TALENT FOR THE UNITED STATES
• 3:45 | >> CHRIS, YOU ARE VERY
• 3:47 | FAMILIAR WITH THE RECRUITING
• 3:53 | PROCESS AND HOW HIGH LEVEL
• 3:55 | JUNIOR GOLF HISTORICALLY HAS
• 3:56 | BEEN RUN DURING YOUR TIME AT
• 3:58 | UFC AND PEPPERDINE.
• 3:59 | IF I’M A 16-YEAR-OLD JUNIOR
• 4:00 | GOLFER, NORMALLY ARE LOOKING TO
• 4:01 | PLAY EVENTS AND GET EXPOSURE TO
• 4:05 | EVENTS AND TO GET ON THE
• 4:06 | COLLEGE COACH RADAR.
• 4:10 | WHAT IS THE PITCH TO BE PART OF
• 4:11 | THIS PROGRAM AND HOW WILL THAT
• 4:12 | DIFFERENTIATE FOR THESE JUNIOR
• 4:14 | >> SO MANY COUNTRIES IN THE
• 4:17 | WORLD HAVE A FEDERATION THAT
• 4:21 | LOOKS OUT FOR THEIR BEST
• 4:22 | THE UNITED STATES HAS NEVER HAD
• 4:26 | ONE.
• 4:27 | AND SO OUR PITCH IS LIKE, COME
• 4:29 | ON BOARD WITH US.
• 4:31 | WE WILL DO ANYTHING AND
• 4:32 | EVERYTHING WE CAN TO HELP YOU
• 4:33 | BECOME A GREAT PLAYER.
• 4:34 | WE WILL BE REALLY CAREFUL ABOUT
• 4:35 | WHAT WE GET INVOLVED WITH AS
• 4:36 | FAR AS HELPING GOES BECAUSE WE
• 4:37 | KNOW THAT GOLF CAN BE A LITTLE
• 4:39 | MYSTERIOUS AT TIMES.
• 4:44 | BUT NEVER IN THE HISTORY OF OUR
• 4:45 | COUNTRY HAVE PLAYERS OF THIS
• 4:46 | TALENT HAD A GROUP BEHIND THEM.
• 4:51 | THEY HAVE PEOPLE LOCALLY BEHIND
• 4:53 | THEM THAT ARE THERE TO HELP.
• 4:54 | WE ARE HERE TO HELP.
• 4:55 | AND WE ARE HERE TO HELP IN MANY
• 4:57 | NOT JUST FIGURING OUT IF THEY
• 4:58 | CAN HIT THE BALL STRAIGHT OR
• 5:03 | PUTT IT.
• 5:04 | WE WILL HELP THEM WITH
• 5:05 | AND WITH MENTAL SKILL.
• 5:07 | AND SO MY PITCH IS, WE WANT TO
• 5:13 | HELP AND ON TOP OF IT, I ALWAYS
• 5:15 | TALK ABOUT, I WANT TO HELP BUT
• 5:17 | I’M GOING TO BE REALLY CAREFUL
• 5:18 | ABOUT WHAT I OPEN MY MOUTH
• 5:19 | WE KNOW THAT GOLF CAN BE
• 5:21 | MYSTERIOUS, FOR LACK OF A
• 5:25 | BETTER PHRASE.
• 5:26 | SO WE WILL BE REALLY CAREFUL
• 5:27 | HOW WE HELP BUT WE ARE REALLY
• 5:28 | EAGER TO HELP.
• 5:29 | >> THE PROGRAM HAS SIX PILLARS
• 5:36 | WITH ACCESS TO COMPETITION AND
• 5:37 | FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
• 5:38 | YOU MENTIONED THE FINANCIAL
• 5:39 | USGA.
• 5:41 | THE OTHER CORE PRINCIPLES OF
• 5:42 | THIS, WHAT HAS BEEN THE
• 5:43 | TOUGHEST ONE TO GET RIGHT?
• 5:44 | >> THAT IS A GOOD QUESTION.
• 5:51 | I DON’T THINK ANYTHING HAS BEEN
• 5:52 | WE ARE JUST STARTING.
• 5:58 | I HAVE HEARD FOES — HEARD
• 5:59 | MANY TIMES FROM COWORKERS THAT
• 6:00 | WE ARE IN MILE ONE OF A
• 6:01 | MARATHON HERE.
• 6:02 | BUT IT HAS BEEN GREAT.
• 6:03 | IS A LOT TOUGHER TO RECRUIT AT
• 6:06 | I EXPERIENCED A HIGHER RATE OF
• 6:14 | THE WORD NO IN THE COLLEGE THEN
• 6:15 | I DID IN THIS PROCESS.
• 6:16 | SO FAR, EVERYTHING HAS BEEN
• 6:17 | IT HAS JUST TAKEN A LOT OF
• 6:22 | SITTING AROUND IN A LOT OF
• 6:23 | DISCUSSION TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
• 6:24 | THE BEST WAY TO DO A VARIETY OF
• 6:26 | THINGS.
• 6:27 | LIKE YOU SAID, WE HAVE SIX
• 6:28 | WE ARE PRETTY MULTIFACETED AND
• 6:31 | WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO HIT A
• 6:32 | HOMERUN IN EACH AREA. AND
• 6:38 | TODAY IS A REAL CELEBRATION OF
• 6:40 | THE FIRST ELITE JUNIOR TEAM.
• 6:41 | AND EVENTUALLY THIS GROUP WILL
• 6:43 | GROW TO 30 ON BOTH SIDES FOR
• 6:45 | BOYS AND GIRLS AND LIKE YOU
• 6:46 | SAID EARLIER, WE WILL HAVE A
• 6:49 | AMATEURS AND WILL HAVE A HIGH
• 6:51 | LEVEL, YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TEAM
• 6:56 | AND TRY TO HELP YOUNG PROS.
• 6:57 | SIMILAR TO WHAT OTHER COUNTRIES
• 6:58 | DO IN THAT REGARD.
• 7:01 | >> ALL RIGHT.
• 7:02 | HEAD COACH OF THE U.S. NATIONAL
• 7:07 | DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
• 7:08 | KICKING OFF WITH THIS FIRST
• 7:09 | LUCK GOING

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