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About Alex

• AAC All-Academic Team selection
• Caddied for his sister, Albane, at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo

2022-23 (Jr.): Participated in two tournaments with a 75.67 scoring average and a low round of 68 ... finished in 27th of 90 at the Trinity Forest Invitational, shot four-below par in the final round, competed with SMU "B" Team ... participated as an individual at the Louisiana Classics.

2021-22 (So.): Played in one tournament... Shot one round in the 60s and one at par or better.

2020-21 (Fr.): Averaged 75.00 strokes over three rounds … Finished T46th at the Trinity Forest Invitational (Mar. 7-9), highlighted by a first-round 72 … AAC All-Academic Team … Caddied for his sister, Albane, at the 2020 Olympic Games
 

Date	Tournament	Finish	Score
Mar. 7-9	Trinity Forest Invitational	T46th	+12 (72-80-73=225)

Prep: Comes to Dallas after lettering his final two seasons at Windsor High School in Nassau... Named Player of the Year and captain of the Golf Academy in 2018 and 2019... Spent his freshman and sophomore years at Ecole Moser in Geneva, Switzerland... Three-time winner on the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour, and has posted four top three and three top-10 finishes since 2018 on the tour... Earned medalist honors at the US Junior Qualifier and posted three top-20 finishes at AJGA events in 2019... Finished second at the Mizuno Canadian National Championship, participated at the US Junior, the Rolex AJGA Invitational and made the cut at the Mexican Amateur... Finished top 10 at the Doral Junior Publix in 2018... Was a three-time student of the month and awarded academic achievement for excellence in mathematics (2018-19) and the special award for best progression (2018-19).  

Personal: Son of Alberto and Diane Valenzuela… Has one sister, Albane… Father played golf at UCLA (1982-86) and sister played at Stanford and is now on the LPGA Tour… Anticipated major is economics or business.

Awards
AAC All-Academic Team (2021, 2022)