200 junior golfers qualified to play in the Utah PGA Junior Majors this season. Following completion of the Junior Major Championship July 29th at Hobble Creek GC, the following players have earned Player of the Year awards in the Boys & Girls 16-18 divisions: Boys 16-18: Gavin Hansen, Girls 16-18: Ashlyn Cline Boys 13-15: Marcus Davis-Condie, Girls 13-15: Mikaila Lieu. Congratulations on traffic seasons! Click here to see the Junior Major Player of the Year points lists.
The Utah PGA Junior Series also crowned champions in each age division in the Junior Major at Hobble Creek, these winners include; Boys 16-18: Austin Shelley, Gavin Hansen T1 (-3) 68, Girls 16-18: Reimi Bleyl (+1) 74, Boys 13-15: Perry Schaffer (+2) 73 and Girls 13-15: Stratton Durrant (+3) 76.
Click here to see the Junior Major Championship leaderboard for each age division.
The introduction of the Mountain Cup added another layer of excitement to the season. Following the Junior Major Championship, the top eight boys and the top four girls in the 16-18 division form the Utah PGA teams to compete against juniors from the Colorado Section. The inaugural Mountain Cup teams will be held Sept. 28-29 at Hiwan Golf Club in Evergreen, CO.
Boys 16-18 players qualifying for the inaugural Mountain Cup include: Gavin Hansen, Noah Moody, Ben Clayson, Cayson VanBeekum, Ty Cottle, Austin Holland, Cooper Nelson and Sean Lampropoulos and Girls 16-18 Mountain Cup Team: Ashlyn Cline, Kennedee Pearson, Molli Mulhall and Reimi Bleyl. Players moving on to college golf will be replaced.
We would like to thank all Section Professionals and staff who hosted Junior Majors this season.