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At the age of 7, Najae was introduced into a youth development program that taught golf named The First Tee of Atlanta which is now The First Tee of Metro Atlanta. That program helped instill core values into Najae that she holds near and dear to her heart. Perseverance and Confidence are what she deems to be the most important core values to building up her character. She also pays homage to her curiosity as she enjoys learning new things and seeking out new experiences. Maybe that’s why she participated in math club, chess club and gymnastics when she was younger. 

While battling obstacles of being an African American female in a predominantly male sport, she isn’t letting that deter her away from her goal of becoming an LPGA Tour Professional. Throughout her journey of junior golf, she has represented TFT in different leadership academies and skills competitions nationwide. 

At the age of 7, Najae was introduced into a youth development program that taught golf named The First Tee of Atlanta which is now The First Tee of Metro Atlanta. That program helped instill core values into Najae that she holds near and dear to her heart. Perseverance and Confidence are what she deems to be the most important core values to building up her character. She also pays homage to her curiosity as she enjoys learning new things and seeking out new experiences. Maybe that’s why she participated in math club, chess club and gymnastics when she was younger. While battling obstacles of being an African American female in a predominantly male sport, she isn’t letting that deter her away from her goal of becoming an LPGA Tour Professional. Throughout her journey of junior golf, she has represented TFT in different leadership academies and skills competitions nationwide. She has also won her high school regionals tournament for 3 consecutive years and went to state all 4 years of high school. Her great play carried over to her collegiate career at Fairleigh Dickinson University. She was able to achieve all conference academic first team and all conference second team while there. She also helped lead her team to 2 NCAA regionals before the season got cut with the Covid Pandemic. Najae is not only very skilled on the course, but in the classroom as well. She averaged a 3.65 gpa and obtained 2 4.0 semesters while participating in different student clubs as an athlete.