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2 Baltimore County high schoolers compete with golf pros on PGA tour

2 Baltimore County high schoolers compete with golf pros on PGA tour
JOINS THEM AND TALKS GOLF ON THE COURSE. AMY: A SHOT AT THE BIG LEAGU.ES ST. PAULS SCHOOL STUDENTS SYDNEE GA INES AND COLIN VINEBURG NAILED IT. THE TWO COMPETED IN THE PURE INSURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP, AIRING ON THE GOLF CHANNEL, BACK IN SEPTEMR.BE A STOP ALONG THE PGA TOUR PAIRING SENIOR PROS WITH JUNIOR GOLFS.ER >> I WON THE WHOLE THI, NGYEAH. AMY: AND YOU HEARD IT THERE. COLIN TOOK HOME THE TROPHY ALONGSIDE TEAMMATE, 6-TIME CHAMPION ROCCO MEDIATE. >> I’VE WATCHED HIM FOR THE PT , LIKE, 10 YEARS NOW. SO THERE WAS A LOT OF PRESSURE THERE. BUT ROCCO HELPED ME. HELPED ME, IT HELPED A LOT. AMY: SYDNEE, WHO PLAYED ALONGSIDE FORMER NUMBER 1 PRO, TOM LEANHM, HAD A BIT OF A DIFFERENT STAR >> I GOT A CALL FROM ARIZONA AND I WAS WONDERING, I WAS JUS , LIKE, I DON’T KNOW ANYONE FROM ARIZONA SO I PROBABLY SHOULDN’T PICK UP. SO, I DECLINED HIS CALL AND HE ENDED UP MEETING ME AT SPYGLASS , SAYING, "I WAS TRNGYI TO GET IN CONTACT WITH YOU, BUT YOU DIDN’T PICK UP." AMY: COLIN AND SYDNEE, TWO OF 82 KIDS PICKED TO PLAY IN THE COMPETITION. DO I HAVE ANY CHANCE HERE? OH NO. I’LL LET YOU GUYS DECIDE TT.HA THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY COMES FROM THE FIRST TEE FOUNDATION. BOTH SYDNEE AND COLIN HAVE BEEN A PART OF "GOLFING TOGETHER" FOR OVER A DECADE WHILE VOLUNTEERING TO TEACH OTHS.ER NOW IT’S STAYING ON PARIT WH WHAT IS AHEAD POTENTIALLY GOING , PRO. >> THAT’S DEFINITELY AN OPTION, I DEFINITELY WANT TO PLAY IN COLLEGE. AMY: SOME BIG GOAL--S BUT LET’S JUST SAY, THESE TWO DEFINITELY HAVE THE DRIVE.
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2 Baltimore County high schoolers compete with golf pros on PGA tour
Golf stars at just 16 years old, two Baltimore County teens competed this past month alongside the pros, making their big PGA tour debut.A shot at the big leagues, St. Paul's School students Sydnee Gaines and Colin Vineberg nailed it. The two competed in the Pure Insurance Championship, which aired on the Golf Channel in September. It was a stop along the PGA Tour, pairing senior pros with junior golfers."I won the whole thing," Vineberg said.Vineburg took home the trophy alongside teammate, six-time champion, Rocco Mediate."I've watched him for the past 10 years now," Vineberg said. "There was a lot of pressure there, but Rocco helped me. It helped a lot."Gaines, who played alongside former-No. 1 pro Tom Lehman, had a bit of a different start."I got a call from Arizona and I was wondering, I was just like, 'I don't know anyone from Arizona, so I probably shouldn't pick up.' So, I declined his call and he ended up meeting me at Spyglass and saying, 'I was trying to get in contact but you didn't pick up,'" Gaines said.Besides going pro, Gaines said she's also considering medical school with hopes of becoming a neurologist.Gaines and Vineberg were two of 82 youth picked to play in the competition. The opportunity to play comes from the First Tee Foundation. Both have been a part of it, golfing together for over a decade while volunteering to teach others. Now it's staying on par with what's ahead -- potentially going pro."That's still an option. I definitely want to play in college," Vineberg said."This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. So, it was just great being out there," Gaines said.Some big goals, they definitely have got the drive.​

Golf stars at just 16 years old, two Baltimore County teens competed this past month alongside the pros, making their big PGA tour debut.

A shot at the big leagues, St. Paul's School students Sydnee Gaines and Colin Vineberg nailed it. The two competed in the Pure Insurance Championship, which aired on the Golf Channel in September. It was a stop along the PGA Tour, pairing senior pros with junior golfers.

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"I won the whole thing," Vineberg said.

Vineburg took home the trophy alongside teammate, six-time champion, Rocco Mediate.

"I've watched him for the past 10 years now," Vineberg said. "There was a lot of pressure there, but Rocco helped me. It helped a lot."

Gaines, who played alongside former-No. 1 pro Tom Lehman, had a bit of a different start.

"I got a call from Arizona and I was wondering, I was just like, 'I don't know anyone from Arizona, so I probably shouldn't pick up.' So, I declined his call and he ended up meeting me at Spyglass and saying, 'I was trying to get in contact but you didn't pick up,'" Gaines said.

Besides going pro, Gaines said she's also considering medical school with hopes of becoming a neurologist.

Gaines and Vineberg were two of 82 youth picked to play in the competition. The opportunity to play comes from the First Tee Foundation. Both have been a part of it, golfing together for over a decade while volunteering to teach others. Now it's staying on par with what's ahead -- potentially going pro.

"That's still an option. I definitely want to play in college," Vineberg said.

"This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. So, it was just great being out there," Gaines said.

Some big goals, they definitely have got the drive.