Making it to the final day of play, the former JGAA player had her eyes set on the championship with a key matchup against No. 6 seed Rianne Malixi of the Philippines. The contest put on a full display of superb golf between the two amateurs.
JGAA alum Michael Feagles of Scottsdale captured the 81st Arizona Open Championship, firing 14-under par (66-65-65) at Papago Golf Course to win the 54-hole competition by one stroke over Mesa’s hard-charging Mark Baldwin.
Brody Leid of Phoenix topped the 16-players field in the Boys Championship division to win the 2024 Arizona Junior Match Play Championship contested at the Estancia Club, July 25-26.
For the second year, the Junior Golf Association of Arizona (JGAA) held the Sam Schanafelt Summer Classic in Scottsdale at Kierland Golf Club and Starfire Golf Club. Contested July 17-18, the event commemorates Sam Schanafelt, a fellow JGAA member who tragically lost his life in a 2022 automobile accident.
The 2024 PING Invitational, one of the Junior Golf Association of Arizona’s most sought-after events of the season, was held July 15-16 at Grand Canyon University Golf Course in Phoenix.
Connor Bringhurst of Scottsdale, winner of the Desert Mashie Championship, fired on all cylinders as the only player in the field to record two rounds in the 60s (69-64). With six birdies and an eagle on the par-5 17th, Bringhurst shot his lowest round of the season at 8-under par to blow past the rest of the competitors in the second round by six strokes.
The Corona Del Sol High School senior ran away with the contest and took home the hardware with an impressive 11-under par performance. On the girl’s side, Helm came from behind in the final round to win by one stroke.
The JGAA is thrilled to announce that Alexis Lamadrid has achieved her second American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) victory at the AJGA Huntsville Junior. Alexis clinched with a wire-to-wire performance.
The first NSR/JGAA recruiting seminar will be Wednesday, August 21, 2024 at 7 pm Arizona time/ 9 pm central time. JGAA families and athletes can register for this FREE NCAA Recruiting Seminar. Click the image above to sign up.
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