Seventeen-year-old South Korean golf prospect Oh Soo Min will compete in a U.S. junior tournament alongside Kai Trump, granddaughter of U.S. President Donald Trump, and Charlie Woods, son of golf legend Tiger Woods.
On Tuesday, the U.S. media outlet Golf Channel released the participant list for the Sage Valley Junior Invitational, a prestigious junior major tournament.
This tournament features 36 male and 24 female players, bringing together top-tier junior golf prospects worldwide.
This year’s event will occur from March 20 to 23 at Sage Valley Golf Club in South Carolina, USA.
In the U.S., there is heightened interest in Kai Trump and Charlie Woods’ participation. They were the last players added to the male and female categories, suggesting they received special competition invitations.
Kai, who turns 17 this year, is ranked 2,342nd in the Junior Scoreboard (JGS) rankings. She is set to join the University of Miami’s golf team. She has over one million YouTube subscribers, making her a well-known figure in the U.S. Recently, she signed a sponsorship deal with TaylorMade, further increasing her recognition.
Charlie Woods, already familiar to golf fans due to his multiple tournament appearances with his father, is ranked 713th in the JGS rankings. He won the PGA Junior Cup in August 2023.
South Korea’s promising golfer Oh Soo Min joins them in the competition. She was selected for the national team at 15 in 2023 and won three titles last year, including the Kang Min Goo Cup Korea Women’s Amateur Golf Championship, gaining significant attention. Notably, she is a long hitter with a driving distance exceeding 300 yards and has received multiple invitations to compete in KLPGA Tour events.
Established in 2011, the Sage Valley Junior Invitational has produced numerous golf stars. Scottie Scheffler, the current world No. 1 in men’s golf, won the tournament in 2014. Other notable champions include Joaquín Niemann in 2017 and Akshay Bhatia in 2018. The women’s division was introduced in 2022.