July 1, 2025
Eustis Golfer Maggie Potash Qualifies for PGA Junior Championship at Purdue University
By Kyle Coppola
Eustis Golfer Maggie Potash Qualifies for PGA Junior Championship at Purdue University
Incoming Stetson University freshman Maggie Potash from Eustis, Florida punched her ticket to one of the premier junior events in the country after a stellar performance at the North Florida Section PGA Junior Championship Qualifier, held at Orange Tree Golf Club in Orlando. Maggie fired a second-round 64, her career low, to finish 76-64 and claim one of the top spots. She’ll now head to Purdue University to compete in the PGA Junior Championship at the Brick Boilermaker Golf Complex later this summer.
Maggie Potash (Left) along with her Stetson University teammates “Birdget Butler (Middle) and Isaki Sakashita (right)
Maggie is a graduate of First-Academy Leesburg and was part of the golf program the past seven years. Despite the school not having a dedicated girls golf program for much of her career, Maggie thrived playing alongside boys, even competing from boy’s tee boxes. Last year Maggie finished second at the Boys Buffalo invitational with an impressive score of 71.
Maggie’s high school career is filled with accolades, including six appearances at the FHSAA State Championships. Maggie is a three-time Sunshine State Athletic Association (SSAA) Women’s Golf State Champion. At the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) level, she finished 21st at the State Championships in 2024 and achieved a career-best sixth-place finish two years ago. She played in the 2023 Junior PGA Championship.
Maggie Potash will compete at Purdue University and play in the PGA Junior Championship at the Brick Boilermaker Golf Complex later this summer.
Maggie’s coach and father, Brian Potash, has helped guide her through her journey. “Maggie has been playing golf since she could stand,” said Brian. “She fell in love with the game early on. Coaching her has been easy because she’s so driven and self-sufficient. I usually only see her at the first tee box and then again at the end because I’m coaching others.”
In addition to her golfing achievements, Maggie is a stellar student and a Merit Scholar with a 4.0 GPA. She graduated high school with an associate degree from Lake-Sumter State College.
We are incredibly excited for Maggie and wish her the best of luck at the PGA Junior Championship at Purdue University later this summer! Go Maggie!
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
