It was another great weekend of TGJT golf across the state with three events, including a team event being played. Great courses combined with beautiful weather along with the best junior golfers in the region make for some incredible golf.
First up we have the TJGT Tribute Team Championship played May 1st-2nd, 2010 at the Tribute Golf Club in the Colony just North of DFW airport. The course set up for some super low score and that’s exactly what we got.
On the boys side the duo of Major Monzingo and Henry Todd, who has verbally committed to play at Texas Tech, birdied the first playoff hole to the title from Cade Story and Will Zalatoris, who finished 2nd in last week’s AJGA Craig Ranch event.
The girls saw some great golf as well with the team of Sierra Sims and Maggie Neece claiming the top spot by three strokes. Sims is one of the top AJGA players winning a Junior All-Star Invitational along with the TJGT Traditions Invitational.
All Boys 12-18 played 6,610 yards and all Girls 12-18 played 5,452 yards in this 36-hole team event.
The AJGA PBE Award winners are:
Boys – Major Monzingo/Henry Todd 66/61/127
Girls- Maggie Neece/Sierra Sims 65/66/131
Top finishers:
BOYS 12-18
1. *Major Monzingo, Trophy Club,2012/Henry Todd, Trophy Club, 2011
66/61/127
2. Cade Storey, Dallas ,2012/William Zalatoris,Plano,2014
66/61/127
3. Brandon Pederson, Austin,2011/Austin Sholtis,Lakeway,2011
Girls 12-18
1. Maggie Neece, Colleyville,2013/Sierra Sims,Austin,2013
65/66/131
2. **Kailey Glenn,Grapevine,2011/Talia Campbell,Dallas,2012
70/64/134
3. Emily Campbell, Carrolton,2015/Mackenzie Boydston,Keller,2012
69/65/134
Playoff details:
*Team Monzingo/Todd defeated Team Storey/Zalatoris on the first hole with
a birdie to win the championship.
**Team Glenn/Campbell defeated Team Campbell/Boydston on the first hole
with a birdie to secure second place.
Next up the TJGT Greatwood Sugarland Classic was played May 1 & 2, 2010 at the Greatwood Golf Club in Houston, Texas. The Boys 16-18 played 6,640 yards; the Boys 12-15 played 6,250 yards; and all Girls 12-18 played 5,346 yards in this 36-hole, nationally-ranked event. With highs around 85 both days it was just good Houston weather.
Greatwood Golf Club hosted a strong field of junior golfers from Texas and Louisiana this weekend. The players endured beautiful weather over the 2-day event.
In the Girls 12-15 division, Ali Cowan of Victoria TX cruised to victory over a couple of youngsters ready to make their mark in the Texas golf scene. 2015 grads, Jackie Geaccone 3rd and Brooke McDougald 2nd were no match for the seasoned Cowan who also claimed the girls overall title.
The Girls 16-18 division was claimed by Jinjutha “Pear” Noibanchong of Mandeville TX. Pear fired a second round 75 to narrowly defeat Kirby Kramer of Houston by 1 shot.
The Boys 12-15 division victor was Taylor Engle of Katy. His 2nd day 73 was enough to leap frog Austin Duhon and Stephen Chambers for the title. Taylor used an Eagle on the par 5 #6 as a springboard of momentum for his nearly flawless round.
Finally in the Boys 16-18 Scott Newell absolutely lit it up with a 2-day score of 138. His 2-under par rounds proved difficult to beat. Peter Thorseth and Wes Artac gave it a great try falling just short of that hot pace.
Boys 16-18
1st place Scott Newell Katy 2011 70-68=138
2nd place Peter Thorseth Richmond 2014 72-73=145
3rd place Wes Artac Kingwood 2014 76-70=146
Boys 12-15
1st place Taylor Engle Katy 2012 85-73=158
2nd place Austin Duhon Orange 2013 82-78=160
3rd place Stephen Chambers Houston 2013 82-81-163
Girls 16-18
1st place Jinjutha Noibanchong Mandeville LA 2011 78-75-153
2nd place Kirby Kramer Houston 2011 72-82-154
3rd place *Caitlyn Cassity Katy 2011 80-77-157
Girls 12-15
1st place Ali Cowan Victoria 2013 75-79=154
2nd place Brooke McDougald The Woodlands 2015 82-77=159
3rd place Jackie Geacconne Houston 2015 83-87=170
*Caitlyn Cassity of Katy survived a 1-hole playoff with Katy Kyle to claim 3rd place in the 16-18 girls division.
And last but certainly not least the TGJT Lakeway Championship was played at the Lakeway GC on both the Live Oak and Yaupon Golf Courses May 1-2, 2010. Players from two sates and three countries were treated to warm weather with a slight breeze in this 36-hole, nationally-ranked event. The yardages played are as follows:
Live Oak Golf Course
Boys 16-18 6,849 yards;
Boys 12-15 6,500 yards;
All Girls 5,659 yards;
Yaupon Golf Course
Boys 16-18 6,741 yards;
Boys 12-15 6,200 yards;
All Girls 5,237 yards.
The AJGA PBE Winners are:
• Boys 15-18:
o 1stJustin Judkins, San Antonio TX 1 Exemption
Boys 12-15
o 1st – Joey Hearn, Austin TX 1JAS Tournament Exemption
Girls 12-18:
o 1st – Kristen Miller, Austin TX, 1 Exemptions
Top finishers:
• Boys 16-18
o 1st Place – Justin Judkins, San Antonio, TX Grad Class 2010 Rounds of 75-80-155
o 2nd Place – Austin Wylie, Boerne, TX Grad Class 2012 Rounds of 78-82-160
o 3rd Place – *Ed Kolovson, San Antonio, TX Grad Class 2012 Rounds of 81-81-162
• Boys 12-15
o 1st Place – Joey Hearn, Austin, TX Grad Class 2013 Rounds of 74-74-148
o 2nd Place – Andrew Liu, Austin, TX Grad Class 2014 Rounds of 79-75-154
o 3rd Place – **Jake Goodman, San Antonio, TX Grad Class 2013 Rounds of 78-81-159
• Girls 16-18
o 1st Place –Lindsay McCurdy, Kyle, TX Grad Class 2013 Rounds of 79-76-155
o 2nd Place – Molly Neirlich, Austin, TX Grad Class 2011 Rounds of 77-82-159
o 3rd Place Cali Beneke, San Antonio, TX Grad Class 2010 Rounds of 80-82-162
• Girls 12-18
o 1st Place –Kristen Miller, Austin, TX Grad Class 2013 Rounds of 80-73-153
o 2nd Place – Taylor Coleman, San Antonio, TX Grad Class 2015 Rounds of 77-79-156
o 3rd Place Alexander Agrella, Austin, TX Grad Class 2012 Rounds of 88-90-178
Playoff details:
*Boys 16-18 – Ed Kovolson of San Antonio defeated Pedro Arguindegui of Laredo with a par on the third playoff hole to capture the third place title.
**Boys 12-15 – Jake Goodman of San Antonio defeated Jake Judkins of San Antonio with a par on the first playoff hole to capture the third place title.
Thanks to everyone who made this another great weekend on the TJGT.
