International Jinhong Junior Hero Golf Tournament—U.S. Leg kicked off at Mira Vista Golf & Country Club, on 3rd ,October, local time. The competitors are a group of 10 of top junior players around and the Golden Bears headed by Steve Desimone, Head Coach of UCB.
 
    Mira Vista features 419 Bermuda fairways, Tifeagle greens and multiple tee areas on each hole. The par 71 course has a maximum total yardage of 6,849. Native grasses and a panorama of wildflowers provide an extraordinary park-like environment.Three lakes enhance the course layout as it meanders through the scenic hills and valleys. Elevation changes as is spans a 150-foot range, offering spectacular views to players along the way.Truly the beginning of a tradition, this course will take its place among golf's greatest.

      The Junior Golf Heroes, a group made up of 10 of the top junior players around China, , was welcomed on 3,October with a round of golf at the Mira Vista Golf & Country Club, with head-to-head competition that saw the U.S. player Eric Mina come away with the lowest score of 69 and Chinese player ,Wu Shuai, placed the second. Another round of golf took place at Orinda Country Club the next day that saw the Chinese men group, Wu Shuai and Yan Zhennan took the team title with the lowest score of 141.
  
    Both sides believe that all the student-athletes and staff benefited from the wonderful competitive experience and fellowship."It's a real honor to host this international competition, especially with some of the top junior players in Asia visiting," Cal head coach Steve Desimone said. "It gives our student-athletes and the young players from the opportunity to experience different cultures and enjoy some friendly competition. They took a lot away from it.I think they had a real sense of friendship with these young people. It wasn't just competition, which was great.This is one of those things that we're already excited to try to do again and I do not suspect that may happen in the future." After the competition in the daytime was over, Junior Golf Heroes were trained for golf etiquette by the Jinhong Organizing Committee. They also visited Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley.