Raul Cendoya and Jameica Duncombe – Friends
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Snapshot: Raul and Jameica have built a cross-generational friendship cemented by humor, support and some on-course hustling.

Raul Cendoya (L)
Age: 39
Hometown/Current Residence: Weston, Fla.
Occupation: PGA of America Apprentice - Bonaventure Country Club
Home Golf Course: Bonaventure Country Club
Three words to describe teammate: Elegant, Calm, Direct

Jameica Duncombe (R)
Age: 25
Hometown: Nassau, Bahamas
Current Residence: Coconut Creek, Fla.
Occupation: Golf Professional, Marketing Professional
Home Golf Course: Bonaventure Country Club
Three words to describe teammate: Storyteller, Sociable, Competitive

Raul Cendoya and Jameica Duncombe have developed a close bond in a short amount of time that transcends their love of golf. Jameica’s father, a longtime teaching professional, worked alongside Raul at Bonaventure Country Club, and introduced the two four years ago. Despite their differences in age and personality, they have developed a special friendship.

Before starting a career in golf, Raul was a professional bowler, competing on local and regional circuits in South Florida. After burning out at age 21, Raul transitioned his passion and focus to golf. He started on the retail side of the industry before joining Bonaventure Country Club, where Big Break III and Big Break VII contestant Valeria Ochoa recruited him to teach. Today, he is assistant golf professional at Bonaventure Country Club, and was the 2007 South Florida PGA Apprentice Champion – his proudest golf moment to date.

“I’m a golf junkie,” said Raul. “In any sport I always have been competitive. I constantly work on my game, and I am very proud of my accomplishments thus far, having not taking up golf until my 20s.”

Growing up in Nassau, Bahamas, Jameica was introduced to the game of golf by her father, who was head professional at Paradise Island Golf Club (now part of Atlantis Resort). She started playing golf at 3, and competed in her first event at 5. By her 10th birthday, she won her first of seven Bahamian Junior Amateur tournaments and first of nine Bahamian Women’s Amateur events.

Jameica left the Bahamas at 14 to attend the Arnold Palmer Golf Academy in Tampa, Fla., and became a two-time, All-North Suncoast Player of the Year her junior and senior years of high school. She attended the University of South Florida on a full golf scholarship, where she was an All-Regional NCAA selection her sophomore year. Following graduation, she won the Caribbean Amateur Championship in 2003 and competed for two years on the Duramed FUTURES Tour. Currently, she works in the golf marketing department for the Bahamas Tourism Board.