Hugo Alvarado named official FCG Callaway World Championship tournament director for Colombia; Partnership will also expand campus college recruiting opportunities
SAN DIEGO, California — Future Champions Golf, one of the world’s leading junior golf tournament organizations, is excited to announce a new exclusive partnership in Colombia, appointing Victor Hugo Alvarado as the Official FCG Callaway World Championship Tournament Director for Colombia.
The partnership represents another major step in FCG’s continued international expansion and will create a direct pathway for Colombia’s top junior golfers to compete on the global stage at the prestigious FCG Callaway World Championship in Southern California.
In addition, Alvarado will work closely with FCG to promote Campus throughout Colombia, helping Colombian junior golfers and their families better understand the U.S. college golf recruiting process and connect with college golf opportunities in the United States.
“We are extremely excited to officially welcome Victor Hugo Alvarado and Colombia into the FCG global family,” said Chris Smeal, Founder and President of Future Champions Golf. “There is tremendous junior golf talent throughout Colombia and Latin America. This partnership is about much more than tournament qualifying.
“We want to create a complete pathway where players can compete internationally through FCG and use Campus to pursue opportunities to play college golf in the United States.”
A Direct Road from Colombia to the FCG Callaway World Championship
Under the new partnership, Alvarado will organize and operate official FCG Callaway World Championship qualifying events in Colombia, with champions earning exemptions into the World Championship subject to FCG qualifying and scoring requirements.
Qualifying opportunities will be offered across boys’ and girls’ divisions:
7–8 | 9–10 | 11–12 | 13–14 | 15–18
The partnership gives Colombian junior golfers something bigger to compete toward — an opportunity to represent their country against elite junior golfers from around the world.
FCG + Campus: Competition Meets College Recruiting
A major component of the partnership will be the alignment between FCG tournament opportunities and Campus college golf recruiting technology.
Alvarado will actively promote Campus throughout Colombia, providing another important resource for Colombian junior golfers who aspire to continue their education and golf careers at colleges and universities in the United States.
Campus gives junior golfers the ability to build their recruiting presence, showcase their golf and academic information, utilize video and recruiting technology, research college programs and better connect with the U.S. college golf landscape.
The goal is to establish a clear pathway:
Compete in Colombia → Qualify for FCG Championships → Gain International Exposure → Build a Campus Recruiting Profile → Pursue U.S. College Golf Opportunities
“There are talented players all over the world who dream of playing college golf in America but don’t always know how to get there,” Smeal added. “By aligning our international FCG partnerships with Campus, we can give players both the competitive platform and the recruiting technology to help turn that dream into an opportunity.”
Building FCG throughout Colombia
FCG and Alvarado will work together to grow awareness of the FCG Callaway World Championship, FCG’s international tournament pathway and Campus throughout the Colombian junior golf community.
The collaboration is designed to connect Colombian players and families with a much larger global ecosystem of tournament competition, player development and college recruiting.
FCG continues to expand its international network through relationships with junior golf organizations and tournament operators around the globe
The 2026 FCG Callaway World Championship featured a record 777 players representing 42 countries, competing across 12 championship golf courses in Southern California.
Adding an exclusive partnership in Colombia strengthens FCG’s growing presence throughout Latin America and advances its vision of becoming the Global Home of Competitive Junior Golf.
“Our vision is to build something truly global,” said Smeal. “A junior golfer in Colombia should be able to see a pathway from competing in their home country, to playing an FCG World Championship in the United States, to being recruited to play college golf. That’s what we’re building.”
Looking Ahead to 2027
Official FCG qualifying events in Colombia will be completed ahead of the 2027 FCG Callaway World Championship, with tournament dates and qualifying opportunities to be announced through FCG and its Colombia partner.
With Victor Hugo Alvarado leading FCG’s efforts in Colombia and promoting Campus throughout the country, FCG looks forward to welcoming a growing contingent of Colombian junior golfers into the FCG global community in 2027 and beyond.