​Steph Curry’s Underrated Golf Tour made a stop in Arizona at Troon North in Scottsdale, July 14-15.Among the golfers were several Arizona teen standouts, including Ashley Shaw, the Litchfield Park native who previously won the girls division of the Underrated Tour’s stop in Gainesville, Florida, which was held between June 30 and July 2.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementShaw was tied for first after shooting a 3-under, 68 on Tuesday and finished fourth with a 2-under for the tournament after Wednesday’s second round.Underrated Golf, which was founded by four-time NBA champion Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors in 2021, has built its tour around three main pillars: Equity, access and opportunity. It’s designed to encourage participation by diverse golfers ages 12-18.1 / 6Ashley Shaw of Litchfield Park tees off during the Underrated Golf tournament held at Troon North in Scottsdale on July 14-15, 2026.(Underrated Golf photo)Those are values that resonated deeply with Shaw, who is committed to golf for the Georgia Bulldogs women’s golf team in college.“It’s not really about the golf,” Shaw said of Underrated Golf. “I mean, yes, with Underrated we get to play amazing rounds with amazing golfers but it’s about building relationships. Our three main pillars help us get that opportunity.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWill Lowery, Underrated tour ambassador, said Underrated began in Curry’s kitchen as he and Lowery mused about making an impact for the community while using golf as a vehicle. Curry is famously known as a scratch golfer.Five years later, the tour is going strong, and its impact has touched many junior golfers across the country.For Lowery, helping future generations on and off the course is an inspiration.“When you see the kids mature and age out of our tour and find jobs, that’s what really makes us proud,” Lowery said. “When we tell the kids ‘Keep your head down, lock-in, focus,’ those are lessons you can apply lifelong.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAccording to a Gofln, an app-based golf-platform study, 26% of golfers are people of color in 2026. Lowery says that number sinks to 16% for junior golfers and sinks even further to around 2% when junior golfers enter competitive spaces such as the American Junior Golf Association.Lowery says that is the purpose of the Underrated tour. To open doors to junior golfers who may not have the same opportunities.Opportunities to connect were something that stood out to Washington State commit Kaitlyn Moreland, a senior this fall at Pinnacle High School who was named to The Arizona Republic’s All-Arizona Girls Golf Team in 2025.“This tour has helped me grow so much,” Moreland said. “Values like integrity and honesty are always preached here, and I think that brings us players closer like a family. We also travel together, eat together, stay in the same hotels.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe family environment isn’t t