Preston Summerhays & Ben Lorenz
The 2018 IMG Academy Junior World Championship was held July 9-13 in San Diego. Preston Summerhays of Scottsdale posted the best score in the Boy’s 15-18 division among Arizona participants on Torrey Pines South Course with a third-place finish at 2-under-par 286 (74-72-70-70), a mere two strokes off the pace. Ben Lorenz of Peoria ended up five strokes back at 1-over-par 289 to earn a T10 finish. And Mahanth Chirravuri, Chandler, captured a T5 finish in the Boys 13-14 division at 3-under-par 213 (67-74-72) at La Costa Resort & Spa, Legends Course.
On the girl’s side, Ashley Menne of Surprise posted a 2-over-par 290 (70-75-73-72) in the Girls 15-18 division at Torrey Pines, North Course. She finished 10 strokes behind the medalist.
Final standing for all JGAA members in the field:
15-18 Boys:
3: Preston Summerhays, Scottsdale -2 (74-72-70-70—286)
T10: Ben Lorenz, Peoria +1 (68-73-75-73—289)
MC: Tucker Clark, Paradise Valley +14 (75-81-74—230)
MC: Mason Quagliata, Scottsdale +14 (80-76-74—230)
MC: Tony Hendricks, Phoenix +15 (77-77-77—231)
MC: Daniel Thompson, Phoenix +15 (80-75-76—231)
MC: Nick Hedman, Chandler +20 (80-77-79—236)
MC: Jacob Goode, Tucson +25 (79-81-81—241)
15-18 Girls:
T10: Ashley Menne, Surprise +2 (70-75-73-72—290)
42: Alexandra Quihuis, Tucson +12 (79-72-74-75—300)
MC: Nicole Ewing, Mesa +36 (80-89-83—252)
MC: Alyzza Vakasiuola, San Tan Valley +31 (84-83-80—247)
MC: Lauren Garcia, Gilbert +16 (81-75-76—232)
Mahathn Chirravuri
13-14 Boys:
T5: Mahanth Chirravuri, Chandler, -3 (67-74-72—213)
15: Gavin Aurillia, Phoenix, E (67-70-79—216)
T50: Alan Quezada, Phoenix, +7 (74-73-76—223)
T82: Rylan Johnson, Gilbert +11 (77-75-75—227)
T102: Adam Miller, Phoenix +14 (77-71-82—230)
T140: Charlie Palmer, Paradise Valley +22 (79-77-82—238)
13-14 Girls:
T32: Abbey Schutte, Goodyear +9 (78-74-73—225)
T43: Grace Summerhays, Scottsdale +13 (76-76-77—229)
T65: Mattison Frick, Peoria +19 (78-79-78—235)
T69: Ivy Song, Surprise +21 (81-74-82—237)
T75: Sam Olson, Phoenix +22 (77-78-83—238)
99: Marley Moncada, Tucson +32 (86-82-80—248)
T112: Makenzie Cooper, Litchfield +39 (86-87-82—255)
11-12 Boys:
T65: Henry Dall, Scottsdale +12 (75-77-76—228)
110: Ryan Sefrioui, Scottsdale +27 (84-76-83—243)
T111: James Rogers, Cave Creek +28 (79-85-80—244)
T115: Jack Layman, Surprise +31 (84-81-82—247)
T119: Alex Hilgers, Litchfield Park +34 (88-81-81—250)
128: Kush Shah, Chandler +42 (91-86-81—258)
11-12 Girls:
T32: Ailis Tribolet, Chandler +21 (76-82-79—237)
T50: Kate Hauptman, Scottsdale +29 (83-82-80—245)
T70: Kyla Layman, Surprise +46 (88-89-85—262)
T74: Anya Mathur, Scottsdale +47 (93-85-85—263)
T81: Isabelle Yang, Scottsdale +51 (89-90-88—267)
9-10 Boys:
T49: Gavin Ly, Goodyear +21 (81-80-76—237)
T88: Jet Johnson, Scottsdale +34 (82-84-84—250)
T98: Shravan Ramesh, Scottsdale +42 (82-89-87—258)
T100: Joey Hage, Oro Valley +43 (91-82-86—259)
9-10 Girls:
40: Natalia Lamadrid, Phoenix +25 (76-82-83—241)
42: Alexis Vakasiuola, San Tan Valley +27 (81-84-78—243)
The 2018 IMG Academy Junior World Championships tees off July 9-13. From its humble beginnings in 1952 with a group of 50 young players at the then Mission Valley Country Club, today the IMG Academy Junior World Golf Championships has grown to host 1,200 participants representing 56 countries and 42 states. The tournament is the largest international event in the world and is uniquely recognized for its cultural diversity. Hosted at famed Torrey Pines as well as other San-Diego-area clubs, in 1968 John W Brown, A.S. “Lou” Smith and Norrie West decided the San Diego Junior Golf Association would host the Junior World Golf Championships to create a tournament where juniors from all parts of the world could come together to play golf and grow culturally. Click here to learn more about the IMG Academy Junior World Championships.
