TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) \u2014 At just 15 years old, Tucson’s Alex “AJ” Ramos is already one of the brightest young names in golf. <\/p>\n
What started as an interest at age eight has turned into a career path that’s taken him across the country, and even onto a tour founded by NBA superstar Stephen Curry. <\/p>\n
“I’m extremely grateful for the lessons that it taught me,” Ramos said. “And the people that they have there teaching us how to be a better person on the course and off the course.”<\/p>\n
Ramos, only a sophomore at Catalina Foothills High School, has spent his summer competing on Curry’s UNDERRATED Golf Tour. <\/p>\n
The tour was created to give student-athletes from diverse backgrounds more access to top competition and college exposure. <\/p>\n
For Ramos, it’s also been about proving himself against some of the nation’s best. <\/p>\n
“I have more confidence in myself and I know that I can compete at any level,” Ramos said. <\/p>\n
Last year, he made national headlines when he shot a record-breaking 59 at Starfire Golf Club in Scottsdale, becoming the first junior golfer in Arizona history to break 60. <\/p>\n
He followed it up with five Junior Golf Association of Arizona titles in 2024 and appearances in some of the country’s top junior tournaments. <\/p>\n
Even with all the travel, Ramos has kept his grades spotless, never dipping below an A. <\/p>\n
But the experience, he says, taught him lessons that stretch beyond the course: discipline, patience, and how to perform under pressure. <\/p>\n
Next year, Ramos has already automatically qualified to return to the UNDERRATED Tour thanks to his strong performance this summer. <\/p>\n
His goal? To go even further and secure a spot in the Curry Cup, the tour’s championship event held at Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey. <\/p>\n
And while national competition is calling, Ramos hasn’t forgotten about home. <\/p>\n
The teenager is just as focused on high school golf, where he hopes to bring a championship back to southern Arizona. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) \u2014 At just 15 years old, Tucson’s Alex “AJ” Ramos is already one of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":156010,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[427,99],"class_list":["post-156009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156010"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}