Wheaton Ennis of Litchfield Park came out victorious at the 100th Arizona Amateur Championship at Phoenix Country Club, defeating Carl Miltun with a 3 & 2 win. The future Texas A&M Aggie captured the title after six days of intense competition against the state’s top amateurs, sealing his victory with impressive 30-plus foot putts on the 15th and 16th holes.
In just her second AJGA start of the 2024 season, Aubrey Hilgers joins the winner’s circle after a 7-over par performance at the Discover Austin Minnesota Junior Championship presented by Hormel Foods.
Kyle Heap of Mesa captured first place in the Boys Championship division at 6-under par. Heap remained at the top spot throughout the event and managed to hold onto the lead in the final round with a 2-under 70 at Camelback-Padre Course.The Girls Championship division, contested at Orange Tree Golf Club, belonged to 2022 winner Alexis Vakasiuola of San Tan Valley. Vakasiuola dominated straight from the get-go, being the only player in the field to post two rounds in the 60s.
The Girls and Boys USGA Junior Amateur Qualifiers teed off Monday, June 10 at Terravita Golf & Country Club and The Country Club at DC Ranch. On the boy’s side, Ajay Morris of Avondale qualified to play in the U.S. Junior Amateur with a first-place, 4-under-par 67, one stroke ahead Tanner Barra of Manhattan Beach and Henry Dall of Cave Creek, 4-under-par 67, at The Country Club at DC Ranch. Rounding out the final qualifying spot in the boy’s division was Adam Croix, making the cut at 2-under-par 69 to advance to Bloomfield Hills.
The JGAA cleans house at the American Junior Golf Association’s Jim Click Automotive/HSL Properties Championship, August 1-3 at the iconic Tucson Country Club. Both Finn Meister of Tucson and Julia Herzberg of Gilbert secured their first AJGA victory and joined the winner’s circle.
The final local qualifying tournament to enter the prestigious IMG Academy Junior World Championship was recently contested June 5-6 in the Antigua Milt Coggins IMG Qualifier #2, yielding 17 players that are heading to the championship. The Junior World Championships are held July 8-13 in San Diego.
The annual Tucson City Junior Championship, sponsored by the Tucson Conquistadores, teed off May 28-29 at the Randolph Golf Complex. The field featured over 170 junior golfers from all across Arizona in one of the biggest junior golf tournaments in Tucson.
Arizona represent! We are proud to announce that two of our alumni, Brian Blanchard and Sam Engel, have won the 9th U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Championship at Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Wissahickon Course. Scottsdale residents Brian Blanchard, 31, and his left-handed partner Sam Engel, 29, known as “Team Software,” clinched the title over two promising teenagers from Tennessee, Blades Brown, 17, and Jackson Herrington, 18, in the 18-hole championship match, winning 2-up.
Former Brophy standout and Fighting Illini golfer Michael Feagles started the final round five shots back of the top spot. The five-shot deficit was no match for Feagles as he went on a tear. The JGAA alum carded three birdies and an eagle on the par-5 fourth hole to record a front-nine 31, 5-under par. He didn’t let up on the back nine as he finished the final round with a bogey-free scorecard and piling on three more birdies to come from behind and post the lowest score in the field.
May is dedicated to honoring members of our community who serve and protect our state as law enforcement officers. On behalf of the JGAA, we would like to express our gratitude to three notable JGAA Alumni: GraceMarie Schian, Kaylee Benton, and Ashley Ohland for their unwavering commitment to keeping us safe. Their dedication is indispensable in maintaining peace and upholding justice.
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