Thirteen-year-old Jaden Soong, a seventh-grader at Thomas Starr King middle school in Los Feliz, needed an excuse note to miss school today. He has a good one. He's competing in the final U.S. Open golf qualifier.
Jaden Soong, a seventh-grader at Thomas Starr King Middle School in Los Feliz, plans to miss classes June 5, so he’ll need his mother to write a note.
Soong’s excuse for missing class is extraordinary: He’ll be the only 13-year-old trying to qualify for the U.S. Open golf tournament in a 36-hole competition at Hillcrest Country Club.“I didn’t expect to make it this far, so the next round is just learning and getting the experience,” he said. “I really should be in school that day.”
Twice he has broken windows. As a 5-year-old he shattered a glass door putting and at 8 he broke a window with an errant shot. Thankfully, he has graduated to practicing on courses, with his drives going as far as 280 yards.In the qualifying tournament at Brentwood, Soong played with two players in their 20s. Imagine their surprise when they learned their partner was 13.Asked about his chances to make the U.S.
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