Roman Solomon and Koa Seymour are heading to one of the most famous golf courses in America in January to compete with the pros.
Solomon earned his spot in the APGA Farmers Insurance Invitational at Torrey Pines with consistent play in the 2024 Cisco Junior Series presented by the APGA and the Cameron Champ Foundation. A senior from Sarasota, FL, he has played in all four Mack Champ Invitationals and was the tournament’s first boys champion in 2021.
He is a senior at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL, and has committed to play college golf at the University of South Florida. His father is Bobby Bonilla, who played for eight different Major League Baseball teams from 1986 to 2001.
Seymour won the girls series, which culminated in December at Fleming Island Golf Club just south of Jacksonville, FL. She earned a spot in the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open Pro-Am, which will also be held at Torrey Pines. Last year’s Cisco Series champ, Staci Pla, played the 2024 pro-am with Colin Morikawa. (See video below.)
Seymour is a a senior from Valley Village, CA, and has committed to play her college golf at Cal State Fullerton. She played in the Mack Champ Invitational in 2023 and 2024.
Torrey Pines, famous for its cliffside views of the Pacific Ocean, was the site of Tiger Woods’s 2008 U.S. Open victory, when he played with a torn ACL and a double stress fracture of his tibia. The course also hosted the 2021 U.S. Open.
The Cisco Junior Series features promising junior golfers from around the country. It is designed to nurture the next generation of junior golf talent while giving them a true professional tour experience. Learn more about this year’s series here.
