Lalita Patipaksiri a junior at UC Irivine, has been selected by her coach, Julie Brooks, to represent UCI in a trip to Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong. Their are ten schools that include, UCI, Harvard, UC Berkley and Princeton to name four of the ten schools. Each school selects one student athlete from the Women’s Golf Program to participate.
The team will spend approximately one month (June) traveling to and playing golf with dignitaries and corporate personal in Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong. The selection to this prestigious team is a once in a lifetime experience and Lalita is extremely happy and proud that she was selected to represent her team and school.
Lalita is the second student of George Pinnell to be selected to the All Star Golf Team. CJ Kim, a University of Florida player was selected several year’s ago to join the team. CJ is currently teaching golf at Mi Hyun Kim’s practice center in Inchon, South Korea and attending graduate school.