Golf Editor

The Warren Schutte Invitational, the first PING Junior Masters Series tournament of the season, teed off January 25-26. Sponsored by Hilger Orthodontics, round one was held at Wigwam Golf Resort (Gold) and the final round at Palm Valley Golf Club.

Javier Delgadillo of El Paso, Texas came out on top in the Boys Championship division with a score of 6-under-par 138 at Raven Golf Club Phoenix, one stroke ahead of Alan Quezada of Phoenix and Cade Anderson of Scottsdale who both finished T2 with identical rounds of 69-70 (5-under-par 139).

The Junior Golf Association of Arizona (JGAA) announced that it will host the ITTY BITTY OPEN on January 11, 2020 at 20 Valley-wide locations open to all youngsters ages 3-5 years old. The FREE event has three clinic times per location starting a 9, 10 and 11 am where juniors and their parents will learn the basics skills of golf taught by qualified PGA and LPGA professionals.

The Winter Classic teed off December 14-15 with a field featuring more than 160 junior golfers from across the Valley – boys and girls ages 8-18 – competing in five age groups.    

Tucker Clark and Maya Benita Earn All-American Honors. Phoenix resident Tucker Clark, set to play golf for Norte Dame in the fall, was named to the 2019 Rolex Junior All-American Team in the honorable mention category.

Below you will find the 2019 Tentative JGAA Spring Schedule. Note the schedule is subject to change and more events / courses might be added. Membership for 2019 and sign-up for January and February events will open on December 10th.

Earlier this fall the team at Desert Mountain met with the Junior Golf Association of Arizona and came up with a way to support their efforts in raising funds and…

The JGAA Fall Classic teed off November 2-3 with Jacob Tarkany of Scottsdale posting a wire-to-wire win in the Boys Championship division with an opening round 4-under-par 67 followed by a 3-under-par 68 in the final round to finish at 7-under-par 135.

The JGAA announced the 2019 Sportsmanship and Player of the Year Awards across five age divisions at the annual awards banquet held October 20 at Papago Golf Course.