The Utah PGA Junior series hosted their third Junior Major of the year on July 5-6 with the Valley View Davis Major taking place at Valley View Golf Course for the first 18-hole round and Davis Park Golf Course hosting the second 18-hole round completing the 36-hole tournament. Participants competed for a qualifying spot into the end of season Major Championship taking place at Hobble Creek July 31st which can be clinched with a top 3 finish in any age division alongside a qualifying spot into the Notah Begay III Regional which is awarded to the top 5 in all age divisions.
Ali Mulhall of the Girls 16-17 division grabbed a large 18-hole lead thanks to a bogey free 64 at Valley View Golf course. Mulhall protected her lead with a 1-under-par second day finishing the tournament at 9-under-par 134 earning her spot into the Major Championship and Notah Begay III Regional. Ellie Olsen’s 7-over-par 150 and Ashley Lam’s 12-over-par 155 rounded out the podium and Major Championship qualification spots. With two remaining qualification spots into the Notah Begay III Regional Sydney Richards and Lily Shin finished T-4 at 16-over-par to take the final two spots for the division.
Boys 15-16 division winner Jackson Shelley fired the second 8-under-par round of the tournament on day two en route to a 9-under-par 134 performance clinching the division title. Brock Porter and Lance Loughton both finished the tournament at 4-under-par 139 to round out the three qualifying spots into the end of season Major. In a tight race for the two remaining qualifying spots into the Notah Begay III Regional Carter Papke and JJ Tomsick both claimed their spots finishing one stroke under par, tying for fourth.
Braylon Bingham finished atop of the Boys 17-18 division at 5-under-par courtesy of a 3-under-par second day earning a one stroke victory over runner-up Coltin Powell. Jarren Phillips and Tytan Birchell both earned podium honors finishing tied for third at 2-under-par earning entry into the end of season Major. Cooper Nelson and Will Blanchard each grabbed a Notah Begay III Regional qualification spot tying for fifth at 1-under-par.
Boys 13-14 champion Jace Benson carded the only under-par performance in the division at 3-under-par thanks to a 3-under-par second round highlighted by seven birdies. Corver Barnes and Samuel Layne earned top 3 honors after Barnes carded a 150, 7-over-par, and Layne shot 152, 9-over-par. Austin Bybee and Westin Rich also earned entry into the Regional tournament.
Alyssa Meadows and Molli Mulhall both claimed division titles in their respective divisions. Meadows carded a 157 in the Girls 15-16 division win, meanwhile Mulhall carded a 148 capturing the Girls 13-14 division. Adley Nelson and Whitni Johnson earned medals in the Girls 15-16 division. Tazlyn Wagner and Mikaila Lieu earned medals in the Girls 13-14 division.
Valley View Davis Major photos are available here.
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Written by Utah PGA Junior Series intern, Josh Green. Photos by Utah PGA Junior Series interns and Fairways Media/Randy Dodson.