The TJGT Pecan Valley Junior Championship was played at the historic Pecan Valley Golf Course in San Antonio, Texas September 10th-11th, 2011. The Boys 15-18 played 7,047 yards; the Boys 12-14 played 6,564 yards; and all Girls played 5,650 yards in this 36-hole, nationally-ranked event.
Day 1 was hot and dry. Weather conditions for day 2 were identical, as the temperatures heated up. Jake Judkins of San Antonio captured the boy’s title with another strong showing and a 2 shot victory. Kelsey Canales walked away with the ladies title with two solid rounds of 77-75. In the Boys 12-14 Dillon Baxter of New Braunfels captured the title with rounds of 74-81. Dalton Conn won 2nd place with a par on the third play-off hole over Remy Huston.
Qualifier Series:
Boys 15-18
1st – Jake Judkins, San Antonio, TX
2nd – Case Hollenbeck, San Antonio, TX
3rd – John Yu, San Antonio, TX
4th – Dalton Conn, Fredericksburg, TX
5th – Remy Huston, Sinton, TX
Boys 12-14
1st Place – Dillon Baxter, New Braunfels, TX
2nd Place – Sean Meehan, San Antonio, TX
Girls 15-18
1st – Kelsey Canales, Corpus Christi, TX
2nd – Madeline Moran, Houston, TX
3rd – Daniela Virgen, Nueva Laredo, TX
Top 3 finishers:
• Boys 16-18
o 1st Place – Jake Judkins, San Antonio, TX Grad Class 2013 Rounds of 71-74-145
o 2nd Place – Dalton Conn, Fredericksburg, TX Grad Class 2012 Rounds of 75-72-147
o 3rd Place – Remy Huston, Sinton, TX Grad Class 2012 Rounds of 75-72-147
• Boy 12-15
o 1st Place – Dillon Baxter, New Braunfels, TX Grad Class 2015 Rounds of 74-81-155
o 2nd Place – Sean Meehan, San Antonio, TX Grad Class 2015 Rounds of 79-83-162
o 3rd Place – Travis McInroe, Plano, TX Grad Class 2016 Rounds of 81-82-163
• Girls 16-18
o 1st Place – Kelsey Canales, Corpus Christi, TX Grad Class 2013 Rounds of 77-75-152
o 2nd Place – Madeline Moran, Houston, TX Grad Class 2012 Rounds of 91-81-178
o 3rd Place – Daniela Virgin, Nueva Laredo, MX Grad Class 2015 Rounds of 99-99-188
Mont Belvieu’s Eagle Pointe Golf Club played host to the TJGT’s Region 3 Fall Preview this weekend. The weather couldn’t have been better as sunshine, 90 degrees, ample shade and cool breezes dominated play both Saturday and Sunday. All Boys 12-18 played 6,851 yards and all Girls 12-18 played 5,754 yards, in this 36-hole, nationally-ranked event.
There were plenty of TJGT veterans such as Madeline Davis, Abbie Driggers, “Buddy” Hallman and Dylan Thomas Schaff to welcome a host of new TJGT players such as Katherine Scribe, Ashley Hummel, Megan Reyes and Brandon Soileau.
Eagle Pointe’s tricky, fast greens proved once again to be a difficult test for all the regional hopeful golfers while near perfect conditions on the fairways and rough allowed for some opportunities to score.
Youngster Braden Bailey of Groves TX surprised the Boys 15-18 field with his stellar play. His solid 147 outlasted the rest of the field to claim his 1st TJGT Win. A 3 player playoff for 2nd and 3rd place was conducted by TJGT Regulars, Buddy Hallman, Tyler Johnson, and Dylan Reynolds. Buddy Hallman claimed 2nd place on the 2nd playoff hole while Dylan Reynolds took 3rd on the 2nd playoff hole.
Another batch of youngsters dominated the 12-14 division with Curtis Brady topping close rivals Kyle Hogan and Patrick Rhodes by just a few shots. Sometimes one shot does make a difference.
Madeline Davis, just a sophomore, but a veteran of countless TJGT battles, outlasted some tough competition in Kennedy Ishee, Taylor Dillingham and Danielle Poe. Kennedy slipped away with 2nd while Taylor defeated Danielle for 3rd in a playoff.
Boys 15-18
1st place Braden Bailey Groves TX 2015 71-76=147
2nd place Christian Hallman Richmond TX 2012 75-77-152
3rd place Dylan Reynolds Katy TX 2012 73-79-152
Boys 12-14
1st place Curtis Brady Houston TX 2016 78-82-160
2nd place Kyle Hogan Cypress TX 2016 84-78-162
3rd place Patrick Rhodes Cypress TX 2016 79-84-163
Girls 15-18
1st place Madeline Davis Houston tx 2014 83-79=162
2nd place Kennedy Ishee Katy TX 2014 83-81=164
3rd place Taylor Dillingham Katy TX 2012 84-83-167
Girls 12-14
1st place Susan Hagger Katy TX 2014 88-84=172
2nd place Kari Bush Houston TX 2016 92-103=195
Playoff details:
Taylor Dillingham defeated Danielle Poe on the 1st hole of playoff in the girls 15-18 division.
Buddy Hallman took 2nd place in the Boys 15-18 division on the 2nd playoff hole over Dylan Reynolds and Tyler Johnson.
Dylan Reynolds took 3rd on the 2nd playoff hole in the boys 15-18 division over Tyler Johnson.
