Area Director Spotlight Featuring Tiffany Soza
November 13, 2023 • Southern Texas PGA
Name: Tiffany Soza
Hometown: Edinburg TX
Began working: 2013
College/Alma Mater: Texas A&M/ Corpus Christi
Favorite Teams: Houston Astros - Philadelphia Eagles
Favorite food: Italian Food
Favorite Course you’ve been to: TPC San Antonio
What’s your favorite place you played, round of golf, lowest score: 69 La Cantera
Were you involved in golf before working with the STPGA: Yes, since I was 8 years old and played STPGA as a kid.
What’s your favorite way to spend a day off: Organizing something or binge watching shows
What would you sing at karaoke night: Nothing I would rather not sing :)
What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from Texas: Dominican Republic
What are some of your favorite hobbies (how did you get into them): Golf - used to go with my dad as a kid.
What’s your favorite golf memory: Winning my senior district championship completing all 4 years as district champ and signing my full ride to TAMUCC.
What is your greatest accomplishment/what are you most proud of: Becoming a mom, and I hope to raise these girls as young golfers as well.
Who is your favorite PGA TOUR Pro? Why?:
Tiger Woods, he's just a legend and has done so much for the game.
Houston, TX (April 5-6, 2025) - The Prestige Tour's annual Lone Star Shootout for 2025 concluded this past weekend at Hearthstone Country Club, with Francisco Munoz and Emma Ziniuk earning first-overall finishes.
San Antonio, TX (April 5-6, 2025) - The Prestige Tour's 2025 Alamo City Shootout, held at Cedar Creek Golf Club this past weekend, found William Mangione and Kanak Yadav at top spots.
Spring, TX (April 1st, 2025) - Good Afternoon Players, Parents, & Family Friends, March was busy! 5, 36-hole championships in 5 different cities in only 30 days! More tournaments, more champions. More champions, more history. Let’s keep it rolling into April! Srixon Prestige Tour Champions - March As the weather began to warm up, our junior golfers followed suit. Beginning at Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Golf Course for the Hill Country Open , Oliver Betschart, New Braunfels, TX, and Saahi Naraharasetty, Cedar Park, TX, claimed their first wins of 2025 with each of them breaking par through 36 holes. Moving a week later to the Spring Break Classic at The Club at Falcon Point, the hometown hero, Maddox Cleavinger, Katy, TX, claimed his first Prestige Tour victory by shooting a 144 (E) through 36 holes while Joann Bee, Spring, TX, claimed her third Prestige Tour victory since 2023. The week following, JP Lynch and Kanak Yadav, both from Austin, TX, proved that they mean business in 2025 by earning their third victories since 2024 at the EmmyEvan Shootout in the Hills at Lakecliff Golf Club. A few short days later, the Prestige Tour team headed across state lines into the beautiful, Lake Charles, Louisiana for the Visit Lake Charles Spring Classic ! Daniel Rice, Magnolia, TX, and Vivian Volion, Springfield, LA, walked into LC and walked away with hardware. Rounding out March, South Shore Harbour played host for the Veritex Bank Houston Junior Classic where Luke An, Houston, TX, and Carolyn Liu, Katy, TX, found a way to call themselves champions! Welcome to Team STPGA, Lora and Daniel, for the inaugural Bayou Cup! On March 23, the final day of the Visit Lake Charles Spring Classic, the STPGA welcomed the first two players to Team STPGA for the 2025 Bayou Cup against friendly rivals, Team LJGT ! Lora Kim, Katy, TX, found a way to prevail over the remaining eligible participants by carding a 72-75(+5). Daniel Rice, Magnolia, TX, not only won the championship itself, but his 69-72(-1) earned himself a spot to compete on Team STPGA alongside Kim this winter! Want to be a part of history? See below to find out how YOU can earn a spot to represent Team STPGA in the first ever Bayou Cup ! Boys 13-18 Exemptions Insperity Invitational Tour Championship at Champions Golf Club | July 21-22 Prestige Tour Open at Gleannloch Pines Golf Club | August 11-12 Vortech Contracting Championship at Rayburn Resort | September 6-7 Girls 13-18 Exemptions Insperity Invitational Tour Championship at Champions Golf Club | July 21-22 H-Town Showdown at BlackHorse Golf Club | August 23-24 Sun City Showdown at Legacy Hills Golf Club | September 27-28 Boys 13-14 Exemptions H-Town Showdown at BlackHorse Golf Club | August 23-24 Brackenridge Park Classic at Brackenridge Park Golf Course | September 13-14 Sun City Showdown at Legacy Hills Golf Club | September 27-28 Bay Forest Junior Championship at Bay Forest Golf Course | October 4-5 Thank You to our Sponsors! For the seventh consecutive year, Srixon is returning as the sole Prestige Tour Title Partner for the 2025 year. Keep in mind, if you are looking for golf balls to golf clubs, Srixon is one of the premiere brands in the industry and will always keep you at the top of your game. Thank you to EmmyEvan for their continued support of STPGA Junior Golf and for sponsoring the 2025 EmmyEvan Shootout in the Hills at Lakecliff Golf Club! Former junior golfer and current junior golfer, Emmy and Evan Tran, love this game so much they found a way to support junior golfers and their mission towards success! Thank you to the staff at Visit Lake Charles for welcoming the Srixon Prestige Tour team into the wonderful town of Lake Charles, LA, and for providing discounted hotel rates to those participating in the Visit Lake Charles Spring Classic! Lastly, thank you to the team at Veritex Bank for continuing their support of junior golf in 2025 for being the Title Partner of the Veritex Bank Houston Junior Classic! 2025 Summer Registration Opens TOMORROW Set your alarm clocks! TOMORROW, April 1st at 9:00 AM (CST), all Srixon Prestige Tour tournaments from May 28-29 through August 16-17 will OPEN for registration! Click b elow to view the Srixon Prestige Tour schedule.
League City, TX (March 31, 2025) - The Prestige Tour's 2025 Veritex Bank Houston Junior Classic, held at South Shore Harbour Country Club this past weekend, saw Luke An and Carolyn Liu claim the top spots.
