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Journey at Pechanga Hosts More Than 30 Top LPGA Players in 16th CM Pro-Am April 3 & 4
Journey at Pechanga at Pechanga Resort Casino hosts Character Media’s 16th Annual Pro-am Golf Tournament
On April 3 and 4, 2023. This marks the 10th year the championship course set amid the Temecula rolling hills
hosts the tournament as the official sponsor. Journey at Pechanga is Pechanga Resort Casino’s premier
championship golf course, already well known among many Asian golfers.
Character Media’s Pro-Am continues to serve as a community event by inviting the Great Oak High School
(GOHS) Girls’ Golf team to help with the tournament, providing the students an opportunity to meet and greet pro
players and see them in action. This year, the GOHS Girls’ Golf team will provide more than 30 volunteers to
assist with various areas of the event including scorekeeping. The CM Pro-Am has been donating to the GOHS
golf program since 2017, and this year will donate $2,000 to support the team. The GOHS Girls’ Golf team won
their league championship in 2022 and made it to the postseason of the California Interscholastic Federation
(CIF).
CM 2023 Pro-Am features many outstanding LPGA professional golfers including Yu Liu, Jennifer Chang, Haeji
Kang, Grace Kim and Kelly Tan.
Jennifer Chang, Rolex Ranking 157 th as of March 9, 2023, recorded a season best T10 result at the KPMG
Women’s PGA Championship. She decided to play professionally after her junior year at USC.
Yu Liu, Rolex Ranking 163 rd as of March 9, 2023, started playing golf at the age of 9. In 2017, she won the
Tullymore Classic, becoming the third player from China to ever win on the Symetra Tour.
Grace Kim reached No. 29 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking in 2019, becoming Australia’s highest-ranked
female amateur. She ranks 179 th in the Rolex Rankings as of March 9, 2023.
Haeji Kang is a South Korean professional golfer, with a Rolex Ranking of 181 st as of March 9, 2023. She started
playing golf at the age of 10, turning pro in 2008.
Jaravee Boonchant started playing golf at age 6 in Bangkok, Thailand. At Duke, she was named a three-time All-
ACC and four-time All-American selection. She ranks 190 th in the Rolex Rankings as of March 9, 2023.
The following LPGA superstars will also be joining the game: Amelia Garvey, Amy Lee, Angel Yin, Brianna Do,
Gabriella Then, Greta Voelker, Harang Lee, ILHee Lee, Jaravee Boonchant, Jillian Hollis, Jiwon Jeon, Kaley In,
Karen Chung, Louise Ridderstrom, Luna Sobron, Mi Hyang Lee, Min-G Kim, Mo Martin, Rebecca Lee-
Bentham, Roberta Liti, Robynn Ree, Sarah Jane Smith, Ssu-Chia Cheng, Sydnee Michaels, Tisha Alyn, Vicky
Hurst and Yae Eun Hong. This elite group of 32 pro golfers will challenge each other on the stimulating and
demanding course, along with their fans and golf partners.
Through the tournament, tee sponsors will get to swing their clubs alongside these talented golf athletes. Sponsors
will find out which LPGA pro golfers they will be playing the night before the tournament. The tournament
begins at 10 a.m. on April 4 following a brief press conference for the players. Players will be competing in an
18-hole scramble tournament and the team with the lowest score will win the coveted CM Pro-Am Cup. The
maximum score allowed is par.
About Journey at Pechanga
Journey at Pechanga championship golf course, one of the many high-end amenities at Pechanga Resort Casino, is
consistently rated among the top public courses in California. When golfers partner their rounds with a luxury
stay at the adjacent resort, the value of the experience rises. Please visit Pechanga.com or call (877) 711-2946 to
for more information or to book your next stay at Pechanga Resort Casino.