{"id":3403,"date":"2026-11-04T12:04:49","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T12:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/?p=3403"},"modified":"2026-11-04T12:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T12:44:04","slug":"diana-gao-wins-girls-14-18-and-vic-witlox-ties-for-second","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/diana-gao-wins-girls-14-18-and-vic-witlox-ties-for-second\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight: Diana Gao Wins Girls 14-18 and Vic Witlox Ties for Second at the Hilton Head Junior Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3403\" class=\"elementor elementor-3403\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e1e8c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b5e1e8c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6373507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6373507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diana Gao Wins Girls 14-18 and Vic Witlox Ties for Second at the Hilton Head Junior Classic<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac19f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eac19f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>by <span style=\"color: #c4112f;\">Keith Bach<\/span> \u00b7\u00a0PGA Member, President and Director of Instruction <span style=\"color: #c4112f;\">JPGA (Also called JRPGA)<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18df4cc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18df4cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Diana-Gao-Wins-Girls-14-18-and-Vic-Witlox-Ties-for-Second-at-the-Hilton-Head-Junior-Classic.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d225d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c4d225d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-179d926 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"179d926\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some weekends just feel like home. This was one of them. Over 36 holes at Palmetto Dunes Golf Club on Hilton Head Island, Diana Gao won the Girls 14-18 division at the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour&#8217;s Hilton Head Junior Classic by 19 shots. Vic Witlox tied for second in a deep Boys 16-18 field. Add it all up and eight JPGA golfers finished inside the top 15 in a 24-player division<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7897a95 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7897a95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c92b20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c92b20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8070c1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8070c1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3><span style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid black;\">Our Locations<\/span><\/h3><p><strong>Hilton Head Island, SC<\/strong><br \/>2 Finch Street<br \/>Hilton Head Island, SC 29926<\/p><p><strong>Orlando, FL<\/strong><br \/>16301 Phil Ritson Way<br \/>Winter Garden, FL 34787<\/p><p>\u260e <strong><a href=\"tel:+18436863355\">843-686-3355<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43b4c6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-tahefobu_icon_button_widget\" data-id=\"43b4c6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tahefobu_icon_button_widget.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"tahefobu-custom-button-container\">\r\n            <a class=\"tahefobu-custom-button from-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/apply-now.php\" style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;\">\r\n\r\n                \r\n                <span class=\"text-wrapper\">Apply Now<\/span>\r\n\r\n                \r\n            <\/a>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61ee8d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61ee8d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09996ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09996ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/junior-golfer-in-action.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2705\" alt=\"Junior golfer in action\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/junior-golfer-in-action.webp 600w, https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/junior-golfer-in-action-255x300.webp 255w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0539932 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0539932\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0d2496 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f0d2496\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Diana Gao Wins by 19<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76a2927 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"76a2927\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7149df e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7149df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68b6695 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68b6695\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d230f76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d230f76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Diana shot 77 on Saturday and 77 on Sunday for a 36-hole total of 154, which is 14 over par on a par-70 course. Sara Rooney finished second at 173, and our own Grace Kearns took third at 184. That puts Diana 19 shots clear of the field.<\/p><p>Two identical rounds tell me a lot. Her score did not swing up or down when the second day brought new pressure. She played her game both days, and that is exactly what we work on every week. This win also follows her victory at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/diana-gao-wins-the-girls-14-18-division-at-the-world-golf-village-fall-junior-open\/\"><strong>World Golf Village Fall Junior Open<\/strong><\/a>, so the momentum is real.<\/p><p>Grace deserves a shout too. She opened with a 95 and came back with an 89 on Sunday, a sixshot improvement in one day. That is how good players are built.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf87094 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cf87094\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1101243 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1101243\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/podium-finishes-1024x543.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3405\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/podium-finishes-1024x543.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/podium-finishes-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/podium-finishes-768x407.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/podium-finishes-1536x814.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/podium-finishes-2048x1085.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/podium-finishes-990x525.png 990w, https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/podium-finishes-1320x700.png 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7a4868 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f7a4868\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cf5a9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cf5a9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Vic Witlox Is Right in the Mix<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26f65bb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"26f65bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-556ec57 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"556ec57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8f5b74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c8f5b74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Vic opened with a 74, the second-lowest first round in the whole Boys 16-18 field. He followed it with a 76 for a 150 (+10) and tied for second with Sawyer Scatcherd of Canada. Only winner Ezra Hartland of England, who shot 72 and 71 for a 143, finished ahead of them. Vic ended up seven shots off the lead against a field that included players from around the world.<\/p><p>The depth is what made me smile most. Behind Vic, Julien Kocatas and Renzo Ochotorena tied for sixth at 157 (+17). Julien shot 79 and 78, and Renzo shot 78 and 79. Mike Gallina placed eighth at 158. Asbjorn Mogelberg tied for ninth at 159, and Loren Jones and Jagger Yates tied for 12th at 160. Bobby Rickford took 15th at 162 and shaved two shots off on Sunday, going from 82 to 80.<\/p><p>Ben Mac, one of our youngest golfers, played up in the 16-18 field and tied for 17th at 165. Murk Oechies tied for 21st at 169, and Piero Luna tied for 23rd at 178. Eleven of our golfers teed it up in this division, and <strong>five finished in the top 11<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b08de10 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b08de10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b7bc8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b7bc8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/8-in-the-top-15-1024x789.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3406\" alt=\"8 in the top 15\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/8-in-the-top-15-1024x789.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/8-in-the-top-15-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/8-in-the-top-15-768x592.png 768w, https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/8-in-the-top-15-1536x1184.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/8-in-the-top-15-2048x1579.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/8-in-the-top-15-990x763.png 990w, https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/8-in-the-top-15-1320x1018.png 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-088ec8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"088ec8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1945526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1945526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eight Countries, One Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e60fed elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7e60fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fa24d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fa24d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Look at the names on that leaderboard and you will see how global this team is. Our golfers at the Classic came from the United States, the Netherlands, Denmark, Canada, England, Slovakia, Peru and China. They competed side by side against some of the best juniors the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour brought to the island. That is what a real program looks like.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9634c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e9634c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97d792f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"97d792f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/JPGA_Hilton_Head_Podium-1024x569.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3407\" alt=\"JPGA Hilton Head Podium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/JPGA_Hilton_Head_Podium-1024x569.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/JPGA_Hilton_Head_Podium-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/JPGA_Hilton_Head_Podium-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/JPGA_Hilton_Head_Podium-1536x853.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/JPGA_Hilton_Head_Podium-215x120.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/JPGA_Hilton_Head_Podium-990x550.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/JPGA_Hilton_Head_Podium-1320x733.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/JPGA_Hilton_Head_Podium.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c51ecbb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c51ecbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff7a11c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff7a11c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two Rounds at Palmetto Dunes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577585a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"577585a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb14fac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb14fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Hilton Head Junior Classic was played October 31 and November 1 on the George Fazio course at Palmetto Dunes Golf Club. It was 36 holes of stroke play on a par-70 layout. The boys played the blue tees at 6,593 yards, and the girls played the white tees at 5,556 yards. Across four divisions the field held 37 players, with 24 in Boys 16-18, seven in Boys 14-15, two in Boys 12-13 and four in Girls 14-18. Competing in that kind of field, right on Hilton Head Island, is a big part of what makes this a great place to train. You can learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/hilton-head-junior-golf-academy.php\"><strong>our Hilton Head academy<\/strong><\/a> and why the island is such a strong place to train in our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/hilton-head-island-is-one-of-the-best-places-for-golf-training\/\"><strong>golf training on Hilton Head Island<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3b3289 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d3b3289\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ebc6f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ebc6f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Looking Ahead<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796678d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"796678d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b4246a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b4246a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Congratulations to Diana, Vic, and every JPGA golfer who competed this weekend. 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