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TJGT HOUSTONIAN INVITATIONAL GETS UNDERWAY/COLLEGE COACH Q&A HUGE HIT!
August 11, 2008
The first round of the Houstonian Invitational, the first Invitational of the young 2008-09 TJGT season, was played today at the beautiful Houstonian Golf & CC, former home of the Nationwide Tour Championship.
Although we saw some great golf on the course, the highlight of the event thus far has to be the College Coach Q&A. This event was held on Sunday night and was attended by over 120 TJGT players and parents. The years of combined collegiate coaching experience…
TJGT HITS THE GROUND RUNNING AT THE CAPITAL CITY KICKOFF
August 6, 2008
The TJGT got the 2008-2009 season underway with the Capital City Kickoff played at Falconhead Golf Course in Lake Travis, Texas.
Although the second day had temperatures almost ten degrees cooler than day one, the first day saw weather that was extremely HOT with little to no breeze, and temperatures that topped out at 103*. Combine that with a golf course with many elevation changes and protected greens with more than their share of undulation, and you have a very challenging venue.
EDOUARD DAMPENS PLANS AT TJGT/HGA REDSTONE JUNIOR CLASSIC
August 6, 2008
Tropical Storm Edouard got the best of the field at the TJGT/HGA Redstone Junior Classic played on the Tournament Course at the Redstone Golf Club
Junior Tours Merge To Provide More Opportunities for Players Seeking National Exposure
July 29, 2008
The Texas Junior Golf Tour and Mr. Robert Valero, Executive Director of the Texas Junior Masters, Junior Links Open, Texas/Mexico Cup & the Junior Mini Tour are excited to announce a merger to provide more opportunities for juniors golfers across the Texas and surrounding states.
Mr. Valero states, “ After careful evaluation of the various junior tours, the TJGT continues to set itself apart from all the others, second only to the AJGA. Its vision of providing national exposure and educating parents & players on elite junior golf is second to none. Their leadership consists of individuals who have experienced for themselves every level of junior golf and collegiate golf, as well as coaching experience at the high school & collegiate level. I feel the TJGT brings the best opportunity and overall value for all the players and parents. Their relationship with Nike, Golfweek, Junior Golf Scoreboard, high school golf coaches and the AJGA cannot be matched. I am excited about handing over some great events into their care.”
FAMILIARITY BREEDS SUCCESS AT THE BRITISH LINKS CHALLENGE
July 22, 2008
The hottest day of the year turned out to be a scorcher on the golf course. The entire field must have been taking notes on Monday because on Tuesday we saw some lights out golf. An incredible 19 players shot under-par on Tuesday with another 8 shooting even-par. Just another reason why the TJGT can make the claim “Come Play With the Best!”
The 16-18 Boys saw the most players in red numbers in the second round with 15…
THE TEMPERATURE WAS HOT, BUT DUBAY WAS HOTTER!
July 21, 2008
In the first round of the 36-hole nationally-ranked British Links Challenge being played at the Tribute GC in the Colony, in 100+ degree weather, Tyler DuBay (Frisco, TX 2009) scorched the course “DuBay style” firing a 7-under 65 that included 8 birdies, five on the front and three on the back side. DuBay certainly favored the odd-numbered holes on the front with birdies on 1,3,5,7, and 9, and even-numbers on the back with birdies on 10,12, and 14. When the smoke cleared he had a five-shot lead in the Boys 16-18 over Jeff Hageman (Grapevine, TX 2009) and Chris Leasor (Mansfield, TX 2010) who both shot respectable 2-under 70’s. Elliot Thompson (Frisco, TX 2009) and Corbin Light (Plano, TX 2008) round out the red-numbers crew posting 1-under par 71’s.
LIGHTNING, A HOLE-IN-ONE, AND A DOUBLE-EAGLE…COWBOYS GOLF CLUB JUNIOR GOLF CLASSIC
July 16, 2008
We had all three during the final round of the Cowboys Golf Club Jr. Classic, which should come as no surprise to anyone not even the several college coaches in attendance. One Big VII women’s coach had this to say, “They may have only gotten in twelve holes but the quality of play I saw rivals that of any junior tour I’ve seen even on a national level.”
Big time congratulations to Samantha Long of Southlake who aced the par-3 #6 and to Roger Vezina who holed a 3-iron from 240 out to make a double-eagle on the par-5 #13.
FUTURE LADY LONGHORN SEPMOREE SCORCHES FIELD AT COWBOYS GOLF CLUB JUNIOR CLASSIC!
July 15, 2008
The first round of the Cowboys Golf Club Jr. Classic was played Monday July 14th at Cowboys Golf Club in Grapevine, Texas with 31 girls and 77 boys teeing it up in this 36-hole, nationally-ranked event.
The award-winning Cowboys Golf Club is the premier resort-style, daily-fee golf course in Texas. As the world’s first NFL-themed golf course, this is the ultimate destination for business entertainment, corporate tournaments, executive meetings and special events.
The course was in pristine condition and proved to be quite the test.
TJGT TO ALLOW CADDIES IN ALL GROUPS ON ELITE MINI TOUR
July 14, 2008
In a major announcement, TJGT President Dave Jones announced that all age groups on the Elite Mini Tour will allow caddies. When asked why they were allowing caddies in all age groups and not just the younger ones, Jones stated “that in order to provide a competitive experience on the Elite Mini Tour along with creating a great positive/family atmosphere, the TJGT will welcome caddies at the events and in all age groups.”
Please remember to read all the Elite Mini Tour Policies on caddiy conduct and rules etc. The first Elite Mini Tour event is August 23rd-24th at Bear Creek…
TJGT SET FOR STRONG SHOWING AT USGA’S BOYS/GIRLS US JUNIOR
July 3, 2008
Several TJGT/iAlliance members are set to join the 2007 winner and runner-up of the USGA Boys Junior, Cory Whitsett and Anthony Paolucci at this year’s competition which will be held July 21st-26th and Shoal Creek in Birmingham, Alabama.
Over 30 TJGT/iAlliance members either qualified directly for the 150-player event or were named alternates after 36-hole qualifying tournaments were held over the past few weeks all over the US.
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TJGT NCAA Collegiate Signees
Leaderboards
TJGT Elite Mini-Tour Classic
| 1 | Mason Greenberg | +21 | F |
| 2 | Tobin Niblett | +39 | F |
| 3 | Johnny Maxwell | +40 | F |
Amistad Golf Festival
| 1 | Ryan Hixson, Robinson, TX, 2009 | +5 | F |
| 2 | Stanton Tondre, Castroville, TX, 2009 | +6 | F |
| 3 | Santiago Mejia, San Antonio, TX, 2010 | +7 | F |
| T4 | Jose Antonio Lopez, Veracruz, Mexico, 2010 | +8 | F |
| T4 | Jorge Rodriguez, Tampico Mexico, 2010 | +8 | F |
| T6 | Juan Espiga, Katy, TX, 2011 | +9 | F |
| T6 | Curtis Reed, Castroville, TX, 2010 | +9 | F |
| 8 | Rodolfo Soto, torreon, Mexico, 2012 | +12 | F |
| 9 | Adam Colwell, The Woodlands, TX, 2011 | +13 | F |
| T10 | Andrew Ball, Katy, TX, 2010 | +14 | F |
TJGT Jr. All-Star Classic
| 1 | Matt Gilchrest, Southlake, TX, 2013 | +9 | F |
| 2 | Vincent Whaley, McKinney, TX, 2013 | +11 | F |
| 3 | Matthew Jones, The Colony, TX, 2013 | +21 | F |
| 4 | Matt Krutz, Norman, OK, 2012 | +25 | F |
| T5 | Andrew Wright, Mansfield, TX, 2013 | +29 | F |
| T5 | Ryan Crissman, Shreveport, LA, 2014 | +29 | F |
| 7 | Harrison Hodson, Frisco, TX, 2012 | +30 | F |
| 8 | Corbin Kasten, Southlake, TX, 2013 | +32 | F |
| 9 | Austin Ansley, Coppell, TX, 2012 | +44 | F |
| 10 | Jacob Duenckel, Southlake, TX, 2012 | +85 | F |
TJGT Team Championship
| 1 | Fuller/Heinen | +3 | F |
| 2 | Jones/Monzingo | +6 | F |
| 3 | Frederick/Garcia | +16 | F |
| 4 | Gilchrest/Kasten | +17 | F |
| 5 | Glenn/Jones | +30 | F |
| 6 | Evans/Hunt | +36 | F |
Houston High School Dist. Preview
| 1 | Connor Black, Katy, TX, 2014* | +4 | F |
| 2 | Juan Espiga, Katy, TX, 2011 | +4 | F |
| 3 | Johnathan Chen, Sugar Land, TX, 2010 | +5 | F |
| T4 | Blake Wilson, League City, TX, 2009 | +6 | F |
| T4 | Micah Hill, Katy, Texas, 2010 | +6 | F |
| 6 | Brandon Lau, Sugar Land, TX, 2011 | +8 | F |
| T7 | Curtis Donahoe, League City, TX, 2009 | +9 | F |
| T7 | John Becker, League City, TX, 2009 | +9 | F |
| 9 | Trey Cassity, Katy, TX, 2010 | +11 | F |
| 10 | Will Dusenbury, League City, TX, 2009 | +12 | F |
Tangle Ridge Fall Classic
| 1 | Taylor Mihok | -2 | F |
| 2 | Kyle Bodin | +4 | F |
| 3 | Joseph Epperson | +5 | F |
| 4 | Landon Tujague | +6 | F |
| 5 | Ryan Berry | +9 | F |
| T6 | McKenzie Mueller | +11 | F |
| T6 | Teejay Shanks | +11 | F |
| T6 | James DeLaGarza | +11 | F |
| 9 | Dillon Watkins | +12 | F |
| T10 | Jack Garrett | +13 | F |
DFW High School District Preview
| 1 | Normand Vezina, III | +2 | F |
| 2 | James DeLaGarza | +4 | F |
| T3 | Ryan Berry | +6 | F |
| T3 | Kyle Doherty | +6 | F |
| 5 | Drue Thompson | +8 | F |
| T6 | Edward Diaz de Leon | +12 | F |
| T6 | Jake Spencer | +12 | F |
| T8 | Jeffrey Litwak | +13 | F |
| T8 | Bryan DeWitt | +13 | F |
| T8 | Ryan Hixson | +13 | F |
North Texas Preview 8-9 boys
| 1 | Garrett Leek | +10 | F |
| 2 | Patrick Hervey | +48 | F |
| 3 | Joseph Jones | +54 | F |
Red River Preview
| 1 | Brandon Wilhide | -1 | F |
| T2 | Jimmy Murphy | E | F |
| T2 | Ryan Hixson | E | F |
| T2 | McKenzie Mueller | E | F |
| 5 | Ben Bankhead | +1 | F |
| 6 | Justin Mckay | +2 | F |
| T7 | Teejay Shanks | +3 | F |
| T7 | Curtis Donahoe | +3 | F |
| 9 | Austin Green | +4 | F |
| T10 | Jeff Herzog | +9 | F |
Sooner Jr. Invitational
Capital City Mini 8-9 boys
| 1 | Daniel Martinez | +7 | F |
| 2 | Reese Ramsey | +9 | F |
| 3 | P.J. Schmitz | +26 | F |
| 4 | Garrett Leek | +34 | F |
| 5 | Christian Fanfelle | +44 | F |
| 6 | Emerson Gillan | +71 | F |
Capital City Classic
| 1 | Jose Almada, El Paso, TX, 2010 | +8 | F |
| 2 | Jake Spencer, Anthony, NM, 2009 | +9 | F |
| 3 | Jack Gordy, Rowlett, TX, 2009 | +10 | F |
| 4 | Brandon Pederson, Austin, TX, 2011 | +12 | F |
| T5 | Gustavo Gutierrez, San Antonio, TX, 2009 | +13 | F |
| T5 | Logan Boatner, Atascocita, 2011 | +13 | F |
| T7 | Jacob Loya, el Paso, TX, 2010 | +14 | F |
| T7 | Ryan Hixson, Robinson, TX, 2009 | +14 | F |
| 9 | Brandon Poel, Spicewood, TX, 2010 | +15 | F |
| 10 | Clayton Brady, Austin, Texas, 2011 | +16 | F |
Bear Country Mini-Tour Major 10-11 boys
| 1 | Mauricio Cohn | +10 | F |
| 2 | Charles Kim | +12 | F |
| 3 | Hunter Glenn | +27 | F |
| 4 | Parker Fiscus | +33 | F |
| 5 | Connor Caldwell | +42 | F |
| 6 | Johnny Maxwell | +48 | F |
| 7 | Austin Nauman | +86 | F |
Bear Country Mini-Tour Major 8-9 boys
| 1 | Daniel Martinez | +2 | F |
| 2 | Lansford Scott | +19 | F |
| 3 | Garrett Leek | +25 | F |
| 4 | P.J. Schmitz | +37 | F |
| 5 | Christian Fanfelle | +40 | F |
| 6 | Canon Cothran | +52 | F |
| 7 | Oscar Ramos | +62 | F |
| 8 | Patrick Hervey | +71 | F |
| 9 | Joseph Jones | +95 | F |
Bear Country Mini-Tour Major 8-9 girls
| 1 | Hanna Liu | +63 | F |
Baylor Country Invitational
Alamo City Kickoff
| 1 | Stanton Tondre, Castroville, TX, 2009 | +1 | F |
| 2 | Edward DeVane III, San Antonio, TX, 2010 | +7 | F |
| 3 | Alejandro Flores, San Antonio, TX, 2009 | +8 | F |
| T4 | Justin Judkins, San Antonio, TX, 2010 | +12 | F |
| T4 | Daniel Ortega, San Antonio TX, 2009 | +12 | F |
| T4 | Brian Smith, Corpus Christi, TX, 2010 | +12 | F |
| T7 | Curtis Reed, Castroville, TX, 2010 | +13 | F |
| T7 | Sean Suputra, San Antonio, TX, 2010 | +13 | F |
| 9 | Corey Rose, San Antonio, TX, 2009 | +14 | F |
| T10 | Andre Gonzaba, San Antonio, TX, 2009 | +15 | F |
Houston Metro Kickoff
| 1 | Nathan Watson | +2 | F |
| T2 | Justin Mckay | +10 | F |
| T2 | William Young | +10 | F |
| T4 | Adam Colwell | +14 | F |
| T4 | Michael Haney | +14 | F |
| T6 | Will Griffin | +16 | F |
| T6 | Cole Carruthers | +16 | F |
| T8 | Marshall Pryor | +17 | F |
| T8 | Colin Buckley | +17 | F |
| T8 | Cody Crabtree | +17 | F |
Elite Mini-Tour Kickoff 8-9 Boys
| 1 | Daniel Martinez | +8 | F |
| 2 | P.J. Schmitz | +23 | F |
| 3 | Lansford Scott | +43 | F |
| 4 | Canon Cothran | +52 | F |
| T5 | Oscar Ramos | +72 | F |
| T5 | Patrick Hervey | +72 | F |
Elite Mini-Tour Kickoff 12-13 Boys
| 1 | Johnny Jones | +14 | F |
| 2 | Cameron Montgomery | +28 | F |
Elite Mini-Tour Kickoff 10-11 Boys
| 1 | Jeffrey Miller | +20 | F |
| 2 | Stephen Culin | +22 | F |
| 3 | Mason Greenberg | +22 | F |
| 4 | Hunter Glenn | +23 | F |
| 5 | Parker Fiscus | +30 | F |
Fall Junior Preview
| 1 | Conner Ribble, Texarkana, AR, 2009 | -1 | F |
| 2 | Zachary Collings, Fort Worth, TX, 2010 | +2 | F |
| 3 | Riley Goff, Irving, TX, 2009 | +4 | F |
| 4 | Austin Green, Frisco, TX, 2009 | +4 | F |
| 5 | Andrew Presley, Fort Worth, TX, 2010 | +5 | F |
| T6 | Jack Gordy, Rowlett, TX, 2009 | +7 | F |
| T6 | Taylor Mihok, Aledo, TX, 2012 | +7 | F |
| 8 | Joseph Epperson, Plano, TX, 2008 | +9 | F |
| 9 | Christopher Leasor, Mansfield, TX, 2010 | +10 | F |
| 10 | Leo Griggs, Coppell, TX, 2010 | +12 | F |
Austin Summer Classic
| 1 | Jack Gordy, Rowlett, TX, 2009 | E | F |
| 2 | Joe Beck III, Austin, TX, 2011 | +4 | F |
| 3 | Andre Gonzaba, San Antonio, TX, 2009 | +4 | F |
| T4 | John Newberry, Jr., Austin, TX, 2009 | +5 | F |
| T4 | Jake Spencer, Anthony, NM, 2009 | +5 | F |
| 6 | Patrick Lewis, Rowlett, TX, 2009 | +7 | F |
| 7 | Daniel Northington, Austin, TX, 2010 | +9 | F |
| 8 | Trevis Loree, San Antonio, TX, 2011 | +10 | F |
| 9 | Johnny Duncan, El Paso, TX, 2010 | +11 | F |
| 10 | John Brodnax, Lakeway, TX, 2010 | +17 | F |
Houston Summer Shootout
| 1 | Jack Gordy, Rowlett, TX, 2009 | E | F |
| 2 | Joe Beck III, Austin, TX, 2011 | +4 | F |
| 3 | Andre Gonzaba, San Antonio, TX, 2009 | +4 | F |
| T4 | John Newberry, Jr., Austin, TX, 2009 | +5 | F |
| T4 | Jake Spencer, Anthony, NM, 2009 | +5 | F |
| 6 | Patrick Lewis, Rowlett, TX, 2009 | +7 | F |
| 7 | Daniel Northington, Austin, TX, 2010 | +9 | F |
| 8 | Trevis Loree, San Antonio, TX, 2011 | +10 | F |
| 9 | Johnny Duncan, El Paso, TX, 2010 | +11 | F |
| 10 | John Brodnax, Lakeway, TX, 2010 | +17 | F |
2008/09 Season Point Leaders
Girls 12-15 Player of the Year
| 1 | Ryanne Haddow | 11500.00 |
| 2 | Natalia Ugalde | 11000.00 |
| 3 | Shelby Lynne Wilson | 9300.00 |
| 4 | Daniela Fuentes | 7400.00 |
| 5 | Taylor E. Moreno | 6900.00 |
| 6 | Lakareber Abe | 6800.00 |
| 7 | Christina Cantu | 6700.00 |
| 8 | Kailey Glenn | 6300.00 |
| 9 | Caitlyn Sue Cassity | 6100.00 |
| T10 | Katelyn McDougal | 4500.00 |
Boys 12-15 Player of the Year
| 1 | Adam Colwell | 9150.00 |
| 2 | Richard Le | 8400.00 |
| 3 | Chris Han | 8100.00 |
| 4 | Brandon Pederson | 7150.00 |
| T5 | Ethan Cowart | 6500.00 |
| T5 | Brandon K. Lau | 6500.00 |
| 7 | John Lacurom Rafael | 6350.00 |
| 8 | Michael E. Culin | 5650.00 |
| 9 | Matt Jones | 5600.00 |
| 10 | Will Griffin | 5400.00 |
Boys 16-18 Player of the Year
| 1 | Jesse Droemer | 7900.00 |
| 2 | Paul McConnell | 7850.00 |
| 3 | Jordan Frye | 6100.00 |
| 4 | Jeff Hageman | 6050.00 |
| 5 | Sang Yi | 5900.00 |
| 6 | Greg Polledri | 5850.00 |
| 7 | Brad G. Mason | 5600.00 |
| 8 | Jade Scott | 5500.00 |
| 9 | Juan Jose Salcedo | 5300.00 |
| 10 | Garett Fisher | 5250.00 |
Girls 16-18 Player of the Year
| 1 | Mei Liu | 16200.00 |
| 2 | Mariah Montoya | 12200.00 |
| 3 | Heather Noel Lott | 11900.00 |
| 4 | Katie L. Paxton | 10900.00 |
| 5 | Lauren Ballenger | 10350.00 |
| 6 | Kelsey Welber | 10300.00 |
| 7 | April McCoy | 8900.00 |
| 8 | Casey Grice | 8400.00 |
| 9 | Susannah M. Grunden | 7900.00 |
| 10 | Julia D. DaneshFar | 7500.00 |
2008 Red River Results
To view the results from the 2008 Red River tournament click here.
