Allan Kournikova

Allan Kournikova (Russian: Ку́рников, romanized: Kournikov; born September 22, 2004)[1] is a youth golfer.[2] He won the U.S. Kids Golf European Championships in 2011–2015, and the U.S. Kids Golf World Championships from 2011–2013 and in 2015.[3][4] He was also featured in the 2013 documentary film The Short Game.[5] He is the half-brother of former professional tennis player Anna Kournikova.[6]

Allan Kournikova
Personal information
Born (2004-09-22) September 22, 2004
Russia
ResidencePalm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Career
StatusAmateur

Background

Allan Kournikova was born in Russia on September 22, 2004 to Alla Kournakova and composer/instrumentalist Baron Michael Moog de Medici.[7][8]

At age two, he took lessons in horseback riding and competed in international show jumping events.[9]

Golf professionals began to take notice of Kournikova at age 4, marveling at his skill.[10]

When he was eight, Kournikova took classes at Palm Beach Virtual School to allow time for golf training.[11]

Kournikova won the U.S. Kids Golf European Championships in 2011–2015 and the U.S. Kids Golf World Championships from 2011–2013 and in 2015.[3][4]

By 2012, his repeat world championships in golf were mentioned in The Wall Street Journal.[12]

His defense of his title at the 2012 U.S. Kids Golf World Championship was chronicled in the 2013 documentary film The Short Game.[13]

In June and August 2013, Kournikova won three consecutive titles in the European and world championships in the division for 8-year-olds.[14] In May 2014, Kournikova won the European championship by 22 strokes.[15] He won the 10-year-old divisions of the 2015 European World Championship and 2015 U.S. Kids World Championship by four strokes and nine strokes, respectively.[16][17]

Controversy

In January 2010, Kournikova's mother, Alla Kournikova, was convicted of third-degree felony child neglect for leaving him at home without supervision while she ran errands. The 5-year-old jumped from a second-floor window and was found wet, crying, bruised and bleeding by a neighbor, who called police.[18] Kournikova was treated at a local hospital.[18]

Notes
  1. Leonard, Tod (July 13, 2011). "Another Kournikova finds sporting limelight". The San Diego Union Tribune. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  2. "Kehoe and Kournikova win in Pinehurst". American Junior Golf Association. August 22, 2019. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  3. "Results | U.S. Kids Golf". U.S. Kids Golf Foundation. U.S. Kids Golf, LLC. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  4. "U.S. Kids Golf Foundation Results". U.S. Kids Golf Foundation. U.S. Kids Golf, LLC. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  5. Whitmer, Michael (September 19, 2013). "'The Short Game': Where youthful drama is par for the course". BostonGlobe.com. Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  6. Leonard, Tod (July 13, 2011). "Another Kournikova finds sporting limelight". baltimoresun.com. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  7. "Alla Kournikova - not mother of the year". Montreal Gazette. Postmedia Network Inc. February 18, 2010. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  8. Leonard, Tod (July 13, 2011). "Another Kournikova finds sporting limelight". baltimoresun.com. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  9. Leonard, Tod (July 13, 2011). "Another Kournikova finds sporting limelight". baltimoresun.com. Tribune Publishing. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  10. Luciano, Joseph (March 21, 2011). "Golfer Allan Kournikova, 6, brings 'natural ability' to greens". Palm Beach Daily News. Gannett Co., Inc. Retrieved August 27, 2020 – via Gannett | USA Today Network.
  11. "Champion Golfers Allan Kournikova and Alexa Pano Featured in Award-Winning Documentary, Palm Beach County Students Shine on the Course and Silver Screen". www.palmbeachschools.org. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  12. Winkler, Rolfe (August 6, 2012). "Eagle Scout Kournikova". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  13. Rapold, Nicolas (September 19, 2013). "A Mean Swing, Between the Cuddles and Flatulence Jokes: 'The Short Game,' a Documentary About Young Golfers". The New York Times. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  14. "Final-round notes: 2013 World Championship". U. S. Kids Golf. August 4, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  15. "Results for European Championship 2014". U.S. Kids Golf Foundation. U.S. Kids Golf, LLC. May 29, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  16. "Results". U.S. Kids Golf Foundation. U.S. Kids Golf, LLC. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  17. Bhardwaj, Rohit (August 3, 2015). "Shubham Jaglan finishes sixth at US Kids World Championship". The Times of India. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  18. Marx, Linda (January 20, 2010). "Mother of Tennis Star Anna Kournikova Arrested". People. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
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