Ben Lorenz (Third from right)
The 2019 IMG Academy Junior World Championship was held July 9-12 on Torrey Pines South Course in San Diego. Ben Lorenz of Peoria improved on his T10 finish last year with a T3 finish this year in the Boy’s 15-18 division at 9-under par (69-71-71-68—279), two strokes off the pace. And Gabriel Salvanera of San Tan Valley finish T22 in the same division, which featured more than 250 competitors.
Charlie Palmer (left), Anawin Pikulthong (right)
Four Arizona junior golfers made the top 25 in the Boys 13-14 division: Anawin Pikulthong came in second place at -9 (66-71-70—207); Charlie Palmer finished fifth -3 (70-72-71—213); Adam Miller finished T15 +2 (70-74-74—218); and Alexander Lynch finished T22 +4 (75-74-71—220). On the girls side, Abbey Schutte of Goodyear came in T16 in the 13-14-year-old division with a score of +5 (74-75-72—221). Brynn Kort nearly made the top 25, notching a T29 with a score of +12 (76-76-79—231), and Alexis Yanet Lamadrid nearly made the top 25 as well with a T31 performance +19 (83-78-74—235).
Final standing for all JGAA members in the field:
15-18 Boys:
- T3: Ben Lorenz -9 (69-71-71-68—279)
- T22: Gabriel Salvanera -2 (71-71-70-74—286)
- T41: Gavin Aurilia +4 (70-74-74-74—292)
- MC: Mahanth Chirravuri +5 (74-73-74—221)
- MC: Jacob Tarkany +5 (72-78-71—221)
- MC: Alan Quezada +7 (75-76-72—223)
- MC: Brady Haake +9 (77-76-72—225)
- MC: Damon Vilkauskas +10 (74-74-78—226)
15-18 Girls:
- MC: Malia Uyeshiro +24 (79-79-82—240)
- MC: Makenzie Cooper +35 (80-88-83—251)
- MC: Madeleine Laux +15 (73-77-81—231)
- MC: Carly Strole +17 (75-81-77—233)
13-14 Boys:
- 2: Anawin Pikulthong -9 (66-71-70—207)
- 5: Charlie Palmer -3 (70-72-71—213)
- T15: Adam Miller +2 (70-74-74—218)
- T22: Alexander Lynch +4 (75-74-71—220)
- T45: Carlos Astiarazan +10 (77-75-74–226)
- T123: Wyatt Chapman +23 (78-81-80—239)
13-14 Girls:
- T16: Abbey Schutte +5 (74-75-72—221)
- 40: Gracie McGovern +12 (75-76-77—228)
- T74: Katherine Hauptman +22 (82-80-76—238)
- T91: Jennifer Seo +26 (85-78-79—242)
11-12 Boys:
- T29: Trenton Stuart +4 (72-74-74—220)
- T73: Alec Hilgers +12 (78-76-74—228)
- T105: Brennan Korn +19 (78-75-82—235)
- T108: Jet Johnson +20 (78-79-79—236)
- T119: Oliver Uribe +26 (77-82-83—242)
11-12 Girls:
- T29: Brynn Kort +12 (76-76-79—231)
- T47: Ailis Tribolet +17 (81-82-73—236)
- T61: Anya Mathur +23 (78-83-81—242)
- T68 : Alexis Vakasiuola +27 (79-87-80—246)
- 82: Natalia Olivia Lamadrid +10 (87-88-83—258)
9-10 Boys:
- T31: Arjun Somani +13 (81-69-79—229)
- T95: Maverick Midthun +8 (89-87-80—256)
- T101: Kieran Walsh +47 (91-88-84—263)
9-10 Girls:
- T31: Alexis Yanet Lamadrid +19 (83-78-74—235)
- T46 : Aubrey Hilgers +26 (79-84-79—242)
- T54: Ashley Shaw +32 (83-82-83—248)
- T61: Kaitlyn Moreland +37 (80-87-86—253)
The 2019 IMG Academy Junior World Championships teed off July 9-12. From its humble beginnings in 1952 with a group of 50 young players at the then Mission Valley Country Club, today the IMG Academy Junior World Golf Championships has grown to host 1,200 participants representing 56 countries and 42 states. The tournament is the largest international event in the world and is uniquely recognized for its cultural diversity. Hosted at famed Torrey Pines as well as other San-Diego-area clubs, in 1968 John W Brown, A.S. “Lou” Smith and Norrie West decided the San Diego Junior Golf Association would host the Junior World Golf Championships to create a tournament where juniors from all parts of the world could come together to play golf and grow culturally. Click here to learn more about the IMG Academy Junior World Championships.
