TJGT News Archives
TJGT VOTED BEST LOCAL TOUR FOR BETTER PLAYERS!
June 24, 2008
Avid Golfer Magazine published its annual “Best Of” issue and the Texas Junior Golf Tour was voted “Best Local Tour For Better Players”. TJGT President Dave Jones had this to say, “It is an extreme honor to be recognized as the best tour for better players by Mr. Craig Rosengarden and Avid Golfer Magazine. When we say ‘come play with the best’, don’t just take our word for it, listen to what the media says about us as well.”
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS LONGHORN GOLF SELECTS TJGT TO RUN NATIONALLY RANKED UT GOLF CAMP TOURNAMENTS
June 18, 2008 
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS LONGHORN GOLF PROGRAM HAS SELECTED THE TEXAS JUNIOR GOLF TOUR TO RUN THEIR “END OF CAMP” NATIONALLY RANKED TOURNAMENTS. EACH YEAR, THE MEN’S & WOMENS GOLF PROGRAMS RUN THE MOST EDUCATIONAL, INNOVATIVE AND VALUE BASED CAMP FOR JUNIOR GOLFERS IN THE COUNTRY. UT GOLF CAMPS ARE HOSTED AT THE HIGHLY ACCLAIMED UT GOLF CLUB AND CAMPERS ARE GIVEN INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION ON ALL ASPECTS OF THE GAME TO INCLUDE: SWING ANALYSIS, SHORT GAME, NUTRITION, PHYSICAL CONDITIONING, MENTAL GAME, AND EDUCATION ON ELITE JUNIOR & COLLEGE GOLF OPPORTUNITIES. HEAD COACHES JOHN FIELDS & MARTHA RICHARDS PROVIDE AN EXCELLENT EXPERIENCE ALONG WITH MANY ADDITIONAL COLLEGIATE AND TOP HIGH SCHOOL GOLF COACHES ON THE CAMP STAFF.
Current and Former TJGT/iAlliance members faring well at US OPEN and Footjoy Invitational
June 13, 2008
At the US Open former TJGT/iAlliance members and Oklahoma State teammates, Kevin Tway and Rickie Fowler, and Andrew Dresser, former All-Big 12 at Texas Tech, all sit well within the cut line after the first round at the 2008 US Open being played at Torrey Pines in San Diego, California.
Of the three, Fowler, the 2008 Ben Hogan Award winner given to the top collegiate golfer in the nation, held the top spot after firing a one-under par 70 which left him tied for 6th overall.
TJGT Will Host Two Tournaments At The Challenging Horseshoe Bay Resort Courses
June 13, 2008
The AJGA Stars of Texas Junior Presented by Horseshoe Bay Resort was a 54-hole stroke play event held at Horseshoe Bay Resort — Ram Rock Course, June 9-12, 2008. The tournament field featured 102 boys and 42 girls, ages 12-18, from 17 states, Mexico, Venezuela and British Columbia. The field was cut in half to include the top 51-boys and ties and top 21-girls and ties after the second round Wednesday. Many TJGT players performed well at the well known “Challenger”. In fact, Ram Rock is called the “Challenger” course and has been voted the toughest course in Texas numerous times. Ram Rock features narrow fairways, natural streams, plenty of water and sand, lots of trees and vegetation and its share of blind tee shots. Only one girl and three boys in the 144 players field managed to shoot below 80 in all three rounds, no player broke par. The “Challenger” is the winner and holds its reputation well.
TJGT will host its Thanksgiving tournament and Tour Championship at Horseshoe Bay Resort in the new 2008 season. Come to take the Challenge!
Former TJGT Players Shine at Texas State Amateur!
June 11, 2008Eight of the top ten players played with the best!
The Texas State Amateur was played June 5-8th at Houston CC in Houston, Texas.
Once again the TJGT shines brightly with 8 out of the top ten players all having teed it up on the TJGT as juniors.
TJGT ANNOUNCES MORGAN STANLEY AS MAJOR SPONSOR
June 9, 2008Tour President Dave Jones is proud to announce a partnership with the leader in financial services, Morgan Stanley. “To have a company like Morgan Stanley, with their outstanding reputation and worldwide brand, see the value in being associated with a junior tour like the TJGT is huge for us,” Jones stated.
Former TJGT Player Stacy Lewis leads United States to victory in the Curtis Cup
June 4, 2008
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Stacy Lewis completed a perfect week on the Old Course with a singles victory Sunday that clinched another American victory in the Curtis Cup.
TJGT Announces Partnership With Ping American College Golf Guide
June 2, 2008
Ping American College Golf Guide now a part of all TJGT College Bound Deluxe Memberships
TJGT President Dave Jones is extremely pleased to announce that the TJGT has teamed up with the Ping American College Golf Guide, and that effective immediately, ALL CBM Deluxe Package members with receive the guide as a part of their membership at no additional cost.
“We (the TJGT) are committed to providing added value every opportunity we can,” Jones stated. “The Ping Guide is an invaluable tool in helping junior players and their parents navigate through the process of selecting the best program for them in College Golf.” Jones continues, “Again, this shows the commitment level of the TJGT when it comes to providing every junior golfer that has a desire to play college golf that opportunity.”
Allen Samuels TJGT Golf Championship
June 2, 2008Sign up for the Allen Samuels TJGT Golf Championship Tournament. The tournament begins June 16.
TJGT Players Shine at the Worlds Number #1 Ranked Junior Tournament: AJGA Thunderbird
May 28, 2008The TJGT salutes each of the following players on the honor of being selected to the world’s top junior golf tournament:
Cody Gribble (2009, AJGA All-American), Cory Whitsett (2010, AJGA All-American), Anthony Paolucci (2011, AJGA All-American), Jordan Spieth (2011, AJGA Winner), Talor Gooch (2011), Josh Jones (2008 LSU Signee), Mary Michael Maggio (2009, AJGA All-American), Will Kropp (2008 Georgia signee), Adam Wennerstrom (2008 Texas signee), Sang Yi (2008 LSU signee)
This year, four (3 Boys and 1 Girl) TJGT players finished in the top ten, Kropp (t-2nd), Spieth (t-5th), Jones (8th), and Maggio (3rd). In addition to players already mentioned, players the past two years who have participated in Thunderbird from TJGT/iAlliance are the following: Kevin Tway (Oklahoma State Freshman), Conrad Shindler (Texas A&M Freshman), Patrick Reed (2008 Georgia Signee), Lisa McCloskey (2008 Pepperdine signee),
The selection process by the AJGA is the most stringent of any invitational and it is a tribute to the players & families for their hard work and dedication of playing with the best. The TJGT & iAlliance partners have placed 18 players the past two years in the AJGA Thunderbird International.
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TJGT NCAA Collegiate Signees
Leaderboards
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 |
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 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 |
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 |
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.
