Golf Editor

Grace Summerhays made history as the youngest Utah State Women’s Amateur champion after coming out on top at the 114th tournament held July 13-16 at Soldier Hollow Golf Course.
“This means a lot; I hadn’t won yet, and my dad told me this was going to be my last year to be the youngest,” Summerhays said. “I was super excited and just glad that my game was there this week.”

Brady Haake finishes strong down the stretch for the Boys Championship win. Alyzzah Vakasiuola of San Tan Valley posted steady scores of 71-73 to defend her title at the Phoenix…

Mahanth Chirravuri posted an astounding 14-under-par 130 made up of a pair of 65s to overwhelm the field in the Boys Championship division at the IHOP Classic, held July 21-22 at Kierland Golf Club (Ironwood-Acacia rotation). Chirravuri got the lead early and never looked back.

The Thunderbirds and the JGAA hosted a special one-round tournament at Talking Stick Golf Club July 19 to honor Arizona’s 2019-2020 high school golf senior class.     Basis Prescott’s Riley…

Carly Strole won the PING Invitational contested July 16-17 at Grand Canyon University Golf Course, which will soon become her home course in the fall as a member of the Lopes Women’s Golf team.

Under sustained 20-30 mph winds, the Prescott City Junior Championship teed off July 7-8 at Antelope Hills Golf Course. In the Boys Championship division, Prescott’s Riley Lewis retained the trophy for the Lewis family after younger brother, Trevor, took home the hardware last year.

With playoffs suspended as one of many health and safety precautions, the 2020 Willie Low Invitational presented by MJ Insurance at Phoenix Country Club ended in a tie.

Joseph Lloyd shot 63, the low round of the tournament, in the final round at Dobson Ranch Golf Course to win the Mesa City JR Championship by one stroke.

One way or another, most people get out of the Valley of the Sun during the hot summer months, at least for a while. For the Summerhays family, that means packing their clubs and heading for Utah.