Allisen Corpuz and Sahith Theegala (Image via Getty).
The duo of Allisen Corpuz and Sahith Theegala make up one of the 16 teams that will compete in the Grant Thornton Invitational that begins Friday, December 13. Ahead of the mixed event, Theegala's father this week shared the story of a meeting between the two golfing stars that took place when they were kids, 20 years ago.
The two players met when they were just six years old. The meeting took place in a parking lot at the 2004 Callaway-sponsored Junior World Championship in San Diego. Murli Theegala, Sahith Theegala's father, told the story to the PGA Tour News Service. Here is part of what he said:
"When Sahith turned 6, I was still looking for tournaments for him to play. The minimum age for the junior golf tournaments was 7. Meanwhile I heard about Callaway conducting annual Junior World golf tournament in San Diego. In 2004, they opened up a 6-and-under division for the first time. Just found out about two weeks before the event. Got him entered into the event."
