KAWAGOE, Japan – Albane Valenzuela is one of 29 players in this week’s Olympics field who also competed in the 2016 Games and while she cherished that experience, this week at Kasumigaseki Country Club promises to be truly special.
Valenzuela will have her brother, Alexis, caddying for her. He was diagnosed when he was 2 years old with autism and doctors told his parents he would probably never be able to speak or attend school. Alexis Valenzuela is a sophomore at SMU and speaks three languages, including French and Spanish. He’s also going to be a valuable member of Team Switzerland this week.