Elite amateur golfer, Gianna Clemente, signed a multi-year Name, Image, and Likeness contract this week with the independent registered investment advisor (RIA) Transcend Capital Advisors. Clemente is currently ranked #2 on the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) rankings and #32 on the Women’s World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR).
The Estero, Florida native is a four-time AJGA All-American and was recently named to the U.S. National Junior team. She played in her first tournament at five years old and made her debut into the world of amateur golf at just 11 years old when she qualified for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship in 2019. In 2022, at age 14, she was the youngest player to enter three consecutive LPGA events via Monday Qualifiers. Last year, Clemente was a part of USA’s Junior Ryder Cup team along with Miles Russell and Yana Wilson, who are fellow Transcend golf team members. Also in 2023, Clemente was the youngest in the field to compete at the Augusta Women’s National Amateur and tied for 14th place.
Other highlights of Gianna’s career include winning the 2023 South Atlantic Women’s Amateur Championship dubbed “The Sally”, which is the oldest women’s amateur tournament in the country, being the youngest player to ever win the AJGA Ping Invitational, which she won not just once at 13 years old in 2021, but again in 2022, and a victory at the Junior PGA Championship last summer.
The 16 year old amateur told Daily Independent that she and her family had been watching Transcend for the last year and are excited to be able to join the team. “The team they have built is truly amazing and I am humbled to become part of such a great group. I am grateful for Transcend’s commitment to amateur golf and their support will allow me to continue growing into the best player that I can be,” said Clemente (via Daily Independent).
Transcend has also formed NIL partnerships with Miles Russell, 15, and Yana Wilson, 17, both ranked #1 in their respective Boys and Girls divisions in the Rolex AJGA Rankings, Blades Brown, 16, who is ranked #5 in the Rolex AJGA Boys Ranking and 2023 Tennessee Men’s and Junior Player of the Year, and Ben James, 20, who is ranked #5 in the Men’s World Amateur Golf rankings.
Through the help of Transcend, Gianna can expect to further her golf career and work alongside teammates who have the same talent, motivation, and passion for the game as she does. You can watch her, Yana, and other talented players compete this week in the Augusta Women’s National Amateur at the Augusta National Golf Club.
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