The first local qualifying tournament to enter the esteemed Uswing Mojing Junior World Championship took place April 12-13 at the Betsy King Uswing Mojing Junior World Qualifier, yielding 19 players to become championship bound.
Ellington and Rigby posted rounds of 67-67 to finish at 10-under par, securing a one-shot overall gross victory and their first Arizona Golf Association championship title.
Marquette freshman and JGAA alum Vincent Cervantes recently accomplished a milestone moment in his collegiate career—earning individual medalist honors at the 2025 Irish Creek Collegiate in Kannapolis, North Carolina.
This year’s Spring Classic also served as a Local Qualifier for the Notah Begay III Junior National Golf Championship. Top finishers will move on to the Regional Qualifier at Whirlwind Golf Club in September.
Todd, a senior at the University of Arkansas, is a standout golfer for the Razorbacks who received her first ANWA invite this year.
The 44th annual Desert Mashie Spring Championship teed off March 23-24, with a field of 317 players at Encanto 18- and 9-hole Golf Courses and Briarwood Country Club. This event is a Local Qualifier for the Notah Begay Junior Championship.
Her breakthrough performance not only secured her the championship title but also earned her an exemption into the Epson Tour’s Copper Rock Championship, scheduled for May 15-17, 2025, at Copper Rock Golf Course in Hurricane, Utah.
Lyman shut the door on the back nine with four birdies on the first six holes (Holes 10-15), closing the event at 11-under par to win by five strokes. Herzberg collects her second PING Junior Masters Series win.