We are proud of First Tee – Silicon Valley participant Franky Sumcad who stole the show at the Silver Creek Valley Country Club (SCVCC) Thanksgiving 9-Hole Skins Game on Nov 27th by winning 7 skins and raising $5,450 for FTSV.
The inaugural Thanksgiving 9-Hole Skins Game was a way of introducing and featuring SCVCC’s Junior Honorary Members* in addition to being a benefit for both First Tee – Silicon Valley and Youth on Course. The day started with a Golf Clinic with Junior Honorary Members as demonstrators, followed by 9-hole skins game with a gallery of members and representatives from the two charities. The day concluded with awards and acknowledgements plus autographs and pictures with Honorary Members.
The roster of Junior Honorary Members competitors included:
1) Sabrina Iqbal – TCU / California CIF High School Champion, NCGA Champion, SF City Champion, CA Women’s Amateur Champion
2) Katherine Zhu – CAL / Rolex All American, two-time AJGA Champ, #1 player at CAL
3) Caleb Shetler – SJSU / Mountain West Freshman of the year, 2021 US Amateur participant at Oakmont, Santa Clara County Champion, Course Record Holder Cinnabar (60) and San Jose Country Club (59)
4) Francesca (Franky) Sumcad / Valley Christian High School, +1.1 Handicap, # 1 player at Valley Christian, First Tee – Silicon Valley member
Players competed for lowest score on each hole (skin). If the hole is tied, then the skin carried over to the following hole. If a player won a skin, they designated either YOC or FTSV as the recipient of the money won.
The event was covered by Honorary Member – Janelle Wang (NBC News Anchor). Click here to watch the news story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW483rVg_q4
Also in attendance to show support for Franky, was SCVCC member and FTSV Board Ambassador Baiba Scott. (Pictured below) and FTSV President & CEO, George Maxe.
* Franky Sumcad was chosen to be a Silver Creek Valley Country Club Junior Honorary Member in July 2021. SCVCC created this program to support young, prominent, local golfers as well as grow the game of golf. Franky will have access to the club to practice, work at junior clinics, and be a role model for the club’s youth. She has been in the First Tee – Silicon Valley since 2012 and has progressed to our Ace level. Additionally, she has been a volunteer coach for several years coaching our younger participants.
Franky Sumcad 
Baiba Scott with Franky