Junior Girls Profiles

Monifa Sealy

Date of Birth: 8 March 1993 

Girls 17 and Under – June 2009

Monifa has been representing Trinidad and Tobago at the CAJGCsince 2005.

Monifa is currently training in Florida where she has won many international junior championships.

She was named Girl’s Player of the Week by "Golfweek" on two occasions.

Monifa was nominated for the "Sportswoman of the Year Award 2008" and was a finalist for the "Youth of the Year Award 2008".

Monifa is the Girl’s Team Captain.

Aleema Jack

Date of Birth: 10 October 1992

Girls 17 and Under – June 2009

Aleema has been a member on the junior team at the CAJGC since 2006. She has also done well in numerous local, regional and  international tournaments. Some of the tournaments include Optimist International, US Kids Teen World, US Kids Golf and the Barbados Junior Open.

Aleema believes that "Sport through golf has allowed me to become a disciplined, honest and committed individual. I have been able to travel to many parts of the world and in so doing have new and diverse experiences. My goal in golf is to play at college level whilst pursuing an education."

Natalya Rahamatula

Date of Birth: 4 September 1993

Girls 15 and Under – June 2009

Natalya has represented Trinidad and Tobago at the CJAGC since 2004. In 2008 Natalya was a member of the Trinidad and Tobago team that participated in the 42nd International Children’s Games – sanctioned by the IOC and held in San Francisco where she placed 10th overall.

She has won her respective category in the Girls 13 and under at the Republic Bank Trinidad and Tobago Junior Open in 2004, 2005, 2007 and is the 2009 Girls under 15 and 2009 Overall Girl’s Champion.

Natalya balances her golf and academics with a solid active community based schedule.

Brittany Marquez

Date of Birth: 2 January 1994

Girls 15 and Under – June 2009

Brittany first started playing golf in December 2005 at Chaguaramas Golf Club. She is now a member of St. Andrew’s Golf Club and Millennium Lakes Golf and Country Club.

2009 is Brittany’s first year representing Trinidad and Tobago on the National Junior Team after being the reserve in 2007.

Brittany has done well in both the Junior Tournaments and Ladies Tournaments in Trinidad and Tobago.

Keziah Bailey

Date of Birth: 16 May 1997

Girls 13 and Under – June 2009 

Keziah has been involved with the game of golf since she was five years old.

This year, 2009,  will be the first time that Keziah is representing Trinidad and Tobago on the National Junior Golf Team. She was, however , chosen as a reserve for the Team in the Girls 13 years and under category in 2008.

Christina Ferreira

Date of Birth: 10 October 1995

Girls 13 and Under – June 2009 

This is Christina’s first time out representing Trinidad and Tobago. Christina is enthusiastic about golf and has only been playing golf since September 2008 when she joined the Republic Bank Right Start Programme in Chaguaramas.

Christina won the Girls 13 and Under Division in the Republic Bank Junior Golf Open in April 2009.