Transcend Golf

The Transcend Golf Mission

Transcend Golf was created in 2022 to invest in some of golf’s most talented junior players, aiming to make a lasting impact on their lives and help them achieve their dreams of playing professional golf. Through NIL (name, image, likeness) partnerships, Transcend Golf supports players and their families by lessening the financial stress of tournament travel, lessons, equipment and other expenses associated with elite junior golf and enabling them to focus on their golf journey. Additionally, Transcend Golf has assembled a team of golf industry performance coaches who volunteer their time to offer expert advice to Team Transcend athletes, fostering an ecosystem where players and their families can navigate the path to golf’s highest level with greater skill and support.

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Team Transcend

Blades Brown

Blades Brown

Age: 17

Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee

Instagram: @bladesbrown

Years Playing Golf: 9

Joined Team Transcend: March 2024

Reached the #1-ranking in the Boys AJGA Rankings in September of 2024 and is the #79-ranked men’s amateur golfer in the world.

Notable Highlights:

Medalist at the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills Country Club (joins Tiger Woods and Bobby Clampett as the only players to earn medalist honors at both the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Junior Amateur)
2024 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Finalist at Philadelphia Cricket Club
2024 U.S. Junior Presidents Cup team member
2024 Rolex AJGA Player of the Year
PGA TOUR debut at the 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic where he made the cut and finished T-26 [72-67-66-69]
Co-medalist at the 2023 U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills Country Club shooting eight-under in round two (broke Bobby Jones’ record as the youngest medalist in tournament history)
2023 Elite Invitational Champion [67-69-64]
Member of the Inaugural U.S. National Development Team
2023 Tennessee Men’s and Junior Player of the year
2023 Tennessee Junior Amateur champion where he finished 22-under par over three rounds to break the all-time scoring record
Low amateur at the 2023 Tennessee State Open finishing fifth
AJGA victories at the 2023 AJGA Junior Invitational, The Huntsville.org Junior Invitational, and The Wyndham Invitational

Blades Brown

Age: 17

Hometown: Nashville, Tennessee

Instagram: @bladesbrown

Years Playing Golf: 9

Joined Team Transcend: March 2024

Reached the #1-ranking in the Boys AJGA Rankings in September of 2024 and is the #79-ranked men’s amateur golfer in the world.

Notable Highlights:

Medalist at the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur at Oakland Hills Country Club (joins Tiger Woods and Bobby Clampett as the only players to earn medalist honors at both the U.S. Amateur and U.S. Junior Amateur)
2024 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Finalist at Philadelphia Cricket Club
2024 U.S. Junior Presidents Cup team member
2024 Rolex AJGA Player of the Year
PGA TOUR debut at the 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic where he made the cut and finished T-26 [72-67-66-69]
Co-medalist at the 2023 U.S. Amateur at Cherry Hills Country Club shooting eight-under in round two (broke Bobby Jones’ record as the youngest medalist in tournament history)
2023 Elite Invitational Champion [67-69-64]
Member of the Inaugural U.S. National Development Team
2023 Tennessee Men’s and Junior Player of the year
2023 Tennessee Junior Amateur champion where he finished 22-under par over three rounds to break the all-time scoring record
Low amateur at the 2023 Tennessee State Open finishing fifth
AJGA victories at the 2023 AJGA Junior Invitational, The Huntsville.org Junior Invitational, and The Wyndham Invitational

Gianna Clemente

Gianna Clemente

Age: 16

Hometown: Estero, Florida

Instagram: @giannaclementegolf

Years Playing Golf: 14

Joined Team Transcend: April 2024

Reached the #1-ranking in the Girls AJGA Rankings in September 2024 and is the #25-ranked player in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Rankings.

Notable Highlights:

2024 AJGA Mizuho Americas champion
2024 Junior Solheim Cup team member
2024 Rolex AJGA Girls Player of the Year
Two-time competitor at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur where she finished T-14 in 2023 and T-5 in 2024
2023 & 2024 U.S. Girls’ Junior Semi-Finalist
2023 South Atlantic Amateur Championship (The Sally) champion
2023 Girls Junior PGA Champion shooting nine-under for the event [64-70-73-68]
2023 Junior Ryder Cup team member
2023 PING Junior Solheim Cup team member
In 2022, at age 14, she became the youngest player to make it into three straight LPGA Tour events via Monday Qualifiers
2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior Finalist
2021 & 2022 PING Invitational Champion (youngest-ever winner at age 13 in 2021)
In 2019, at 11 years of age, she qualified for the U.S. Women’s Amateur at Old Waverly Golf Club
Member of the inaugural U.S. National Development Team

Gianna Clemente

Age: 16

Hometown: Estero, Florida

Instagram: @giannaclementegolf

Years Playing Golf: 14

Joined Team Transcend: April 2024

Reached the #1-ranking in the Girls AJGA Rankings in September 2024 and is the #25-ranked player in the Women’s World Amateur Golf Rankings.

Notable Highlights:

2024 AJGA Mizuho Americas champion
2024 Junior Solheim Cup team member
2024 Rolex AJGA Girls Player of the Year
Two-time competitor at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur where she finished T-14 in 2023 and T-5 in 2024
2023 & 2024 U.S. Girls’ Junior Semi-Finalist
2023 South Atlantic Amateur Championship (The Sally) champion
2023 Girls Junior PGA Champion shooting nine-under for the event [64-70-73-68]
2023 Junior Ryder Cup team member
2023 PING Junior Solheim Cup team member
In 2022, at age 14, she became the youngest player to make it into three straight LPGA Tour events via Monday Qualifiers
2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior Finalist
2021 & 2022 PING Invitational Champion (youngest-ever winner at age 13 in 2021)
In 2019, at 11 years of age, she qualified for the U.S. Women’s Amateur at Old Waverly Golf Club
Member of the inaugural U.S. National Development Team

Ben James

Ben James

Age: 21

Hometown: Milford, Connecticut

Instagram: @benjames62_

Years Playing Golf: 17

Joined Team Transcend: June 2022

Ben was the first elite amateur golfer to join Team Transcend. Currently a Junior at the University of Virginia, Ben is ranked the #3 mens golfer in the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR).

Notable Highlights:

2024 Valero Texas Collegiate Champion (earned an exemption into the Valero Texas Open on the PGA TOUR in April 2025)
Made Major Championship debut at the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst
Medalist at U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying at Canoe Brook Country Club firing rounds of 67-64 to finish 11-under par
T-44 at the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic on the PGA TOUR
2023 & 2024 Palmer Cup Team Member
2023 & 2024 First-Team PING All-American (Freshman and Sophomore year)
2023 Phil Mickelson Award winner (College Freshman of the Year)
2023 ACC Freshman of the Year
Won five times in his Freshman season at UVA
Member of the victorious 2023 U.S. Walker Cup Team at St. Andrews
2022 Byron Nelson International Junior Golf Award recipient
Made his PGA TOUR debut at the 2022 Travelers Championship as a high school Senior
Has competed in six total PGA TOUR events
Formed #1-ranked junior golfer in the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) rankings
Victories at the 2021 Team Taylormade Invitational, Dustin Johnson World Junior, The PING Invitational, and The Junior PLAYERS Championship

Ben James

Age: 21

Hometown: Milford, Connecticut

Instagram: @benjames62_

Years Playing Golf: 17

Joined Team Transcend: June 2022

Ben was the first elite amateur golfer to join Team Transcend. Currently a Junior at the University of Virginia, Ben is ranked the #3 mens golfer in the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR).

Notable Highlights:

2024 Valero Texas Collegiate Champion (earned an exemption into the Valero Texas Open on the PGA TOUR in April 2025)
Made Major Championship debut at the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst
Medalist at U.S. Open Sectional Qualifying at Canoe Brook Country Club firing rounds of 67-64 to finish 11-under par
T-44 at the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic on the PGA TOUR
2023 & 2024 Palmer Cup Team Member
2023 & 2024 First-Team PING All-American (Freshman and Sophomore year)
2023 Phil Mickelson Award winner (College Freshman of the Year)
2023 ACC Freshman of the Year
Won five times in his Freshman season at UVA
Member of the victorious 2023 U.S. Walker Cup Team at St. Andrews
2022 Byron Nelson International Junior Golf Award recipient
Made his PGA TOUR debut at the 2022 Travelers Championship as a high school Senior
Has competed in six total PGA TOUR events
Formed #1-ranked junior golfer in the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) rankings
Victories at the 2021 Team Taylormade Invitational, Dustin Johnson World Junior, The PING Invitational, and The Junior PLAYERS Championship

Mia Hammond

Mia Hammond

Age: 16

Hometown: New Albany, Ohio

Instagram: @mia.hammond.18

Years Playing Golf: 13

Joined Team Transcend: July 2024

Mia is the top ranked junior golfer in Ohio and a three-time AJGA Champion. She recently committed to play golf at Duke beginning in 2026 and is currently the #18-ranked player in the Girls AJGA Rankings.

Notable Highlights:

2024 AJGA Junior at Canebrake Club Champion [63-73-72]
2024 Junior Solheim Cup team member
Competed in the 2024 LPGA Dana Open
Member of the inaugural U.S. National Development Team
At age 15, she made the cut in her first LPGA Tour event at the 2023 LPGA Dana Open and finished T-26
Shot a 66 in the Monday Qualifier for the 2023 LPGA Dana Open to earn medalist honors
Shot a state record 136 in the 2023 Ohio Division I Girls Golf State Championship to win by seven shots
Represented the United States at the 2023 World Junior Girls Golf Championship
Competed in the 2023 Kroger Queen City Championship on the LPGA Tour
2022 Memorial Junior champion where she finished 12 shots ahead of the nearest competitor

Mia Hammond

Age: 16

Hometown: New Albany, Ohio

Instagram: @mia.hammond.18

Years Playing Golf: 13

Joined Team Transcend: July 2024

Notable Highlights:

2024 AJGA Junior at Canebrake Club Champion [63-73-72]
2024 Junior Solheim Cup team member
Competed in the 2024 LPGA Dana Open
Member of the inaugural U.S. National Development Team
At age 15, she made the cut in her first LPGA Tour event at the 2023 LPGA Dana Open and finished T-26
Shot a 66 in the Monday Qualifier for the 2023 LPGA Dana Open to earn medalist honors
Shot a state record 136 in the 2023 Ohio Division I Girls Golf State Championship to win by seven shots
Represented the United States at the 2023 World Junior Girls Golf Championship
Competed in the 2023 Kroger Queen City Championship on the LPGA Tour
2022 Memorial Junior champion where she finished 12 shots ahead of the nearest competitor

Miles Russell

Miles Russell

Age: 16

Hometown: Jacksonville Beach, Florida

Instagram: @milesrussellgolf

Years Playing Golf: 12

Joined Team Transcend: March 2024

Reached the #1-ranking in the Boys AJGA Rankings in the summer of 2023 as a 14-year-old and currently the #90-ranked men’s amateur golfer in the world, Miles made his Korn Ferry Tour and PGA TOUR debuts in 2024 at age 15.

Notable Highlights:

Youngest player to ever make the cut on the Korn Ferry Tour at the 2024 LECOM Suncoast Classic where he finished T-20 [68-66-70-66]
PGA TOUR debut at the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic
Will play in the 2024 Butterfield Bermuda Championship on the PGA TOUR in November
2024 U.S. Junior Presidents Cup team member
2023 ROLEX AJGA Player of the Year (broke Tiger Woods’ record as the youngest ever winner)
Runner-up in his first men’s amateur event at the 2023 South Beach Internation Amateur including a course record tying round of 60 in his second round [71-60-71-71]
2023 Junior PLAYERS Champion becoming the youngest ever champion [70-66-71]
2023 Junior PGA Champion winning by seven shots at 18-under par, becoming the youngest ever champion [67-67-65-67]
2023 Junior Ryder Cup Team member
AJGA wins at the Taylormade TP5 Junior All-Star and Moon Golf Junior All-Star
Member of the inaugural U.S. National Development Team
Amassed 14 wins and 34 top-five finishes in 42 starts on the Florida Junior Tour

Miles Russell

Age: 16

Hometown: Jacksonville Beach, Florida

Instagram: @milesrussellgolf

Years Playing Golf: 12

Joined Team Transcend: March 2024

Notable Highlights:

Youngest player to ever make the cut on the Korn Ferry Tour at the 2024 LECOM Suncoast Classic where he finished T-20 [68-66-70-66]
PGA TOUR debut at the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic
Will play in the 2024 Butterfield Bermuda Championship on the PGA TOUR in November
2024 U.S. Junior Presidents Cup team member
2023 ROLEX AJGA Player of the Year (broke Tiger Woods’ record as the youngest ever winner)
Runner-up in his first men’s amateur event at the 2023 South Beach Internation Amateur including a course record tying round of 60 in his second round [71-60-71-71]
2023 Junior PLAYERS Champion becoming the youngest ever champion [70-66-71]
2023 Junior PGA Champion winning by seven shots at 18-under par, becoming the youngest ever champion [67-67-65-67]
2023 Junior Ryder Cup Team member
AJGA wins at the Taylormade TP5 Junior All-Star and Moon Golf Junior All-Star
Member of the inaugural U.S. National Development Team
Amassed 14 wins and 34 top-five finishes in 42 starts on the Florida Junior Tour

Yana Wilson

Yana Wilson

Age: 18

Hometown: Henderson, Nevada

Instagram: @yana54lv

Years Playing Golf: 10

Joined Team Transcend: October 2023

The 2023 ROLEX AJGA Girls Player of the Year, Yana recently announced her decision to turn professional.

Notable Highlights:

Competed in the 2024 Chevron Championship (LPGA major)
Competed in the 2024 Amundi Evian Championship (LPGA major)
Shot 10-under par at LPGA Pre-Qualifying to advance to the second Qualifying Stage of the 2024 LPGA Q-Series
Will compete in the Qualifying Stage of the LPGA Q-Series in October 2024
Won her first professional tournament playing as an amateur at the 2024 Cactus Tour event at Sun City Country Club [67-73-69]
2023 ROLEX AJGA Player of the Year
2023 AJGA Mizuho Americas Open Champion
2023 Junior Ryder Cup team member
2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior Champion at The Club at Olde Stone
2021 & 2023 PING Junior Solheim Cup team member

Yana Wilson

Age: 18

Hometown: Henderson, Nevada

Instagram: @yana54lv

Years Playing Golf: 10

Joined Team Transcend: October 2023

The 2023 ROLEX AJGA Girls Player of the Year, Yana recently announced her decision to turn professional.

Notable Highlights:

Competed in the 2024 Chevron Championship (LPGA major)
Competed in the 2024 Amundi Evian Championship (LPGA major)
Shot 10-under par at LPGA Pre-Qualifying to advance to the second Qualifying Stage of the 2024 LPGA Q-Series
Will compete in the Qualifying Stage of the LPGA Q-Series in October 2024
Won her first professional tournament playing as an amateur at the 2024 Cactus Tour event at Sun City Country Club [67-73-69]
2023 ROLEX AJGA Player of the Year
2023 AJGA Mizuho Americas Open Champion
2023 Junior Ryder Cup team member
2022 U.S. Girls’ Junior Champion at The Club at Olde Stone
2021 & 2023 PING Junior Solheim Cup team member

Team Transcend Alumnus

Caleb Surratt

Caleb Surratt

Age: 20

Hometown: Indian Trail, North Carolina

Instagram: @calebsurratt1

Years Playing Golf: 15

Joined Team Transcend: July 2022

Caleb played two seasons at the University of Tennessee before joining Legion XIII on the LIV Golf Tour.

Notable Highlights:

Finished T-13 in his first LIV event at LIV Mayakoba
Helped lead Legion XIII to a second place regular season finish in the LIV Team Standings
Finished T-2 at the 2024 International Series England event on the Asian Tour
Finished T-3 at the 2024 International Series Morocco event on the Asian Tour
T-2 at the 2024 Jones Cup Invitation (final amateur event)
2023 SEC Freshman of the Year
Member of the victorious 2023 U.S. Walker Cup Team at St. Andrews
2023 All-SEC First Team
2023 Arnold Palmer Cup Team member
2023 SEC Individual Champion winning by six shots at 14-under par [64-68-64]
2023 PING First Team All-America in his Freshman year (first Tennessee player to earn First Team honors)
2022 Elite Amateur Series Champion
2022 Maui Jim Intercollegiate champion shooting 18-under par, setting the program scoring record for 54-holes (first collegiate event)
Runner-up at the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur at Bandon Dunes
2022 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Country Club Champion
Former #1-ranked amateur in the world in July 2022
2021 & 2022 Terra Cotta Invitational Champion (first back-to-back winner)

Caleb Surratt

Age: 20

Hometown: Indian Trail, North Carolina

Instagram: @calebsurratt1

Years Playing Golf: 15

Joined Team Transcend: July 2022

Caleb played two seasons at the University of Tennessee before joining Legion XIII on the LIV Golf Tour.

Notable Highlights:

Finished T-13 in his first LIV event at LIV Mayakoba
Helped lead Legion XIII to a second place regular season finish in the LIV Team Standings
Finished T-2 at the 2024 International Series England event on the Asian Tour
Finished T-3 at the 2024 International Series Morocco event on the Asian Tour
T-2 at the 2024 Jones Cup Invitation (final amateur event)
2023 SEC Freshman of the Year
Member of the victorious 2023 U.S. Walker Cup Team at St. Andrews
2023 All-SEC First Team
2023 Arnold Palmer Cup Team member
2023 SEC Individual Champion winning by six shots at 14-under par [64-68-64]
2023 PING First Team All-America in his Freshman year (first Tennessee player to earn First Team honors)
2022 Elite Amateur Series Champion
2022 Maui Jim Intercollegiate champion shooting 18-under par, setting the program scoring record for 54-holes (first collegiate event)
Runner-up at the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur at Bandon Dunes
2022 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Country Club Champion
Former #1-ranked amateur in the world in July 2022
2021 & 2022 Terra Cotta Invitational Champion (first back-to-back winner)

TEAM TRANSCEND COACHES

Dr. Nick Molinaro

Director, Sports Psychology

Dr. Nick Molinaro

Director, Sports Psychology

Director, Sports Psychology

A licensed psychologist with 35 years’ experience, Dr. Nick specializes in clinical counseling psychology, sport psychology, executive assessment, and performance enhancement. He has developed a niche in golf psychology, working with both amateur and professional golfers at all levels. His expertise extends well beyond sports, consulting with everyone from Fortune 500 executives to performance artists to enhance their overall performance. Dr. Nick has worked with players on the PGA, Korn Ferry, Champions, LPGA, Symetra, PGA McKenzie, and PGA Germany Tours as well as a handful of collegiate golfers. He is the Consulting Sport Psychologist to Rutgers University’s Men’s Golf Team.

Dr. Nick Molinaro

Director, Sports Psychology

Kevin Roman

Director, Instruction

Kevin Roman

Director, Instruction

Director, Instruction

Kevin currently serves as the Director of Instruction at Sea Pines Country Club on Hilton Head Island, S.C. Previously, Kevin worked as Director of Instruction at Monterey Peninsula Country Club (Calif.) and Cherokee Town and Country Club in Atlanta, where he was recognized as Georgia PGA Section Teacher of the Year in 2013. An accomplished player, Kevin has competed in multiple major championships, including the 1993 U.S. Open at Baltusrol Golf Club and the 2009 PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club. Kevin is a highly-regarded golf instructor and has previously taught or currently teaches players on the PGA, Korn Ferry, Champions, and LPGA tours, as well as a number of junior and collegiate players.

Kevin Roman

Director, Instruction

Ben Shear

Director, Performance Training

Ben Shear

Director, Performance Training

Director, Performance Training

For more than 25 years, Ben has been widely regarded as one of the golf industry’s leading performance coaches, having worked with numerous PGA TOUR pros including major championship winners. He is currently working with multiple golfers ranked in the top 100 of the World Golf Rankings. He is the Chief Fitness Advisor for Golf Digest and previously hosted “The Golfer’s Edge,” a national weekly show on Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio. Ben has also worked with elite athletes from the NHL, NFL, NBA, MLS, and the Olympics, creating custom-designed programs that incorporate fitness, nutrition, sleep, and other elements to maximize performance.

Ben Shear

Director, Performance Training

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Transcend Golf

The Transcend Golf Mission

Team Transcend

Blades Brown

Blades Brown

Blades Brown

Blades Brown

Blades Brown

Gianna Clemente

Gianna Clemente

Gianna Clemente

Ben James

Ben James

Ben James

Ben James

Ben James

Mia Hammond

Mia Hammond

Mia Hammond

Mia Hammond

Mia Hammond

Miles Russell

Miles Russell

Miles Russell

Miles Russell

Miles Russell

Yana Wilson

Yana Wilson

Yana Wilson

Yana Wilson

Yana Wilson

Team Transcend Alumnus

Caleb Surratt

Caleb Surratt

Caleb Surratt

Caleb Surratt

Caleb Surratt

TEAM TRANSCEND COACHES

Dr. Nick Molinaro

Dr. Nick Molinaro

Dr. Nick Molinaro

Dr. Nick Molinaro

Dr. Nick Molinaro

Kevin Roman

Kevin Roman

Kevin Roman

Kevin Roman

Kevin Roman

Ben Shear

Ben Shear

Ben Shear

Ben Shear

Ben Shear

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