JGAA Hosts the Spring Stableford at Talking Stick Golf Club

The JGAA Spring Stableford was held April 9^th at Talking Stick Golf Club, on the South/ Piipaash Course. 109 and boys and girls competed, ages 8-18, in the one-day event. The Stableford scoring system, with the breakdown indicated below, was used with different point levels for the scores the players received on each hole.

Girls 11-12 left to right: Zoe Newell, Alexis Vakasiuola, Paige Hammarstrom, Brooke McGlasson, Rylee Koebnick

In the Boys Championship Division, Ryan Sanchez of Gilbert took top honors with 59 points, followed by Ethan Adam of Chandler in 2^nd with 55 points. Noah Nuez of Phoenix took top honors in the Boys 15-18 Division with 53 points, followed by Kobe Valociek of Peoria with 52 points in 2^nd and Brad Haake in 3^rd with 51 points. In the Boys 13-14 Division, Blake Hammarstrom of Scottsdale took 1^st place with 51 points, Jack Dozer of Phoenix and Devon Sanders of Buckeye tied for 2^nd with 50 points. In the Boys 11-12 Division Alex Herkamp of Cave Creek won with 28 points, while Brennan Korn of Phoenix won the Boys 10 and Under Division with 26 points.

In the Girls Championship Division, Jenny Bae of Chandler won with 58 points, Ashley Menne of Surprise took 2^nd with 55 points and Sara Hameed of Gilbert took 3^rd with 49 points. In the Girls 15-18 Division, Brook Beyer of Mesa took top honors with 49 points. Michelle Koo of Scottsdale finished 2^nd with 46 points while Reyna Hernandez of Gilbert finished 3^rd with 44 points. In the Girls 13-14 Division, Madeline Adam of Chandler won with 48 points. In the Girls 11-12 Division, Zoe Newell of Oro Valley (22 points) won in a playoff over Alexis Vakasiuola of San Tan Valley. In the Girls 10 and Under Division, Natalia Lamadrid won with 25 points.

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STABLEFORD SCORING POINT BREAKDOWN

A modified stableford scoring system was used for the event