Editor\u2019s note: This story, which was originally published Sept. 18 at 10:33 a.m., was updated Sept. 18 at 12:30 p.m. to correct that the AJGA tour schedule is not yet out.<\/p>\n
Walt Whitman High School junior Andie Greenberg\u2019s summer included two notable highlights: the 16-year-old caddied for Lachlan Wood at U.S. Adaptive Open in Rockville and she won a national award from the U.S. Golf Association (USGA) for her work advocating for disability awareness.<\/p>\n
Andie, who is ranked No. 6 in Maryland<\/a> by the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA), received the AJGA-USGA President\u2019s Leadership Award on Aug. 28 for volunteering more than 185 hours. Andie was one of two recipients in the country who won the award and became the first winner from Maryland.<\/p>\n \u201cWinning this award is very special to me,\u201d Andie wrote in a text to Bethesda Today. \u201cI feel so honored to be recognized for my efforts in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n [For complete schedules, scores and standings from around the county, visit\u00a0our High School Sports Zone<\/a>.]<\/p>\n The AJGA-USGA President\u2019s Leadership Award was founded in 2005 through the partnership with the Leadership Links Program, which helps kids be impactful within their communities. Since 2009 Leadership Links has helped raise more than $7.2 million for charitable causes, according to its website.<\/a><\/p>\n The AJGA is one of the most competitive junior golf tours in the country and it has produced many of the game\u2019s biggest stars including Scottie Scheffler and Rose Zhang.<\/p>\n \u201cAndie has earned this award in its entirety,\u201d Morgan Bowen, Andie\u2019s mentor, said in an email. \u201cThis is just the start of a long and prosperous career for her both on and off the course.\u201d<\/p>\n The AJGA-USGA President\u2019s Leadership Award highlighted Andie\u2019s volunteer work<\/a> as a peer buddy with Best Buddies, a non-profit that aims to create \u201copportunities for one-to-one friendships \u2026 for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities,\u201d according to its website. She was also lauded for her efforts with the Nora Project<\/a>, which works to \u201cpromote disability inclusion by empowering educators and engaging students and communities,\u201d according to its website.<\/p>\n Andie also began volunteering for Daniel\u2019s Music Foundation<\/a> when she learned about it while doing research for her Bat Mitzvah. The New York-based non-profit focuses on children and adults with disabilities who love music. The foundation has free in-person or virtual group classes that people can take from age 3 to adulthood.<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted to combine my love for music and volunteering with the disability community, and Daniel\u2019s Music Foundation does just that,\u201d Andie wrote.<\/p>\n Andie is a member of the advanced treble choir and chamber choir at her Bethesda high school and plays piano.<\/p>\n She told Bethesda Today that she has attended and volunteered on virtual open mic nights where \u201cindividuals can showcase their musical talents to an audience of accepting peers,\u201d and has helped raise money through her family Thanksgiving golf tournament that she has hosted since seventh grade.<\/p>\n