JOHNS CREEK, G.A.--In a remarkable display of maturity and prowess, 14-year old Preston Topper won the golf Club Championship at The Standard Club in John’s Creek recently, besting a field of 17 players in the championship flight, many of them four to five times his young age. Topper fired a three-day total of 10-under par across the 7,000-yard course, including an opening … [Read more...]
The 2015 Wayne Reynolds Scholarship Recipients
ATLANTA, G.A. – The Dogwood Invitational recognizes Steven Fisk of Stockbridge, Ga., and Daniel Thompson of Decatur, Ga., as this year’s recipients of the Wayne Reynolds Scholarship. Each year, The Wayne Reynolds Scholarship Foundation (WRSF) awards two qualified junior golfers with annual grants to two or four-year accredited colleges and universities, with support from The … [Read more...]
U.S. Junior Amateur Qualifying Results
Will Chandler of Atlanta earned medalist honors and a trip to the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship after posting a 5-under-par 137 (69-68) in a 36-hole qualifier at University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens. Chandler qualified along with Spencer Ralston of Gainesville (74-65) and David Mackey of Watkinsville (72-67), who both scored 3-under-par 139s. Two players tied at … [Read more...]
S.M. Lee Wins Georgia Junior Championship
AUGUSTA, G.A. --- S.M. Lee of Buford goes to wire-to-wire to win the Georgia Junior Championship by eight strokes over runner-up Spencer Ralston of Gainesville. The 50th playing of the annual competition took place at West Lake Country Club, June 22-24, 2015. Lee finished the 54-hole competition at 16-under-par 200 after rounds of 63-67-70. Ralston posted rounds of 73-68-67 … [Read more...]
Lauren Lightfritz Wins Georgia Girls’ Championship
ROME, G.A. --- Heading into the final round of the Georgia Girls' Championship, 36-hole leader Lauren Lightfritz of Suwanee was in new territory. A two-day total of 139 (5-under-par) was the lowest score she had ever posted in a tournament. But Lightfritz was rock solid for a third-straight day and took home the title after posting a final-round 73 for a total of 212 on June … [Read more...]
ACDS Becomes AJGA Official Partner
BRASELTON, G.A. —American College Development Services, an association that guides student-athletes through their junior careers and prepares them to make the transition to NCAA athletics, will partner with the American Junior Golf Association and support the ACDS Junior All-Star Series beginning in 2016. “At ACDS, we provide student-athletes with the tools necessary to … [Read more...]
Huntzinger Crowned Champion at FJ Invitational
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Charles Huntzinger of Duluth, Georgia, shot 1-under-par 69 and won the FJ Invitational at Sedgefield Country Club with a tournament total of 4-under-par 276, Friday June 12th, 2015. Won Jun Lee of Wesley Chapel, Florida, placed second at 2-under-par 278 while John Augenstein of Owensboro, Kentucky, finished third at 1-under-par 279. Stephen Franken of … [Read more...]
Hurricane Jr. Golf Tour
JACKSONVILLE, FL-- The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour (HJGT) is excited to be coming back to Georgia during the 2015 season. The HJGT hosts over 190 tournaments per year throughout the country. The HJGT is the largest junior golf tour in the country and has been in operation for 8 years. The tour offers players between the ages of ages of 11-18 opportunities to earn national … [Read more...]
AJGA: Burns Wins Thunderbird International Junior
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Sam Burns of Shreveport, Louisiana, made birdie on No. 18 to hold onto his lead, firing a 2-under-par 70 in the final round to win the Thunderbird International Junior with a tournament total 11-under-par 205. In the Girls Division, Mika Liu of Beverly Hills, California, reclaimed the top spot to win at 4-under-par 212 tournament total. Burns entered the … [Read more...]