Arizona Junior Golf Championship Results
PHOENIX, Arizona (July 17, 2009) – Four of Arizona’s golf associations joined forces recently to stage one of the state’s top junior events: the Junior Boys & Girls Golf Championship. Held at the magnificent Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club on July 7-8, this year’s event was supported by the Junior Golf Association of Arizona along with the Arizona Golf Association, Arizona Women’s Golf Association and the Southwest Section – PGA of America. “The goal was to try to create one Junior State Golf Championship and receive the support from all associations. It is great having rules officials and volunteers come from all golf governing bodies in AZ,” said Scott McNevin of the Arizona Golf Association. Kevin Parkhusrt of Vail,
Arizona fired a two-day total of six-under-par, 138 to capture the Boy’s title while Saki Iida of Gilbert carded a two-over-par 146 to claim low scoring honors for the Girl’s. “I try not to have high expectations, but I knew my game was in good shape to win the tournament. I had some motivation going into the event because I was disappointed with my performance in the Tucson City Junior Championship the week prior and wanted to bounce back from that,” said Parkhurst who will be playing for Gonzaga next year while studying Broadcast Journalism. “The field for the tournament was one of the best junior fields I have competed against in quite awhile.
Everyone who played had to qualify and prove that they deserved a spot so everyone playing definitely had some game.”
The event featured some of the state’s finest junior players, 90 golfers in all, 60 boys and 30 girls. “We successfully ran separate State Championships in years past, but combining our efforts to host one true State Junior Championship is quite possibly the best idea we have had. The JGAA, AGA, AWGA and the Southwest Section PGA have many talented staff members with great ideas to share. Although the event will be tough to beat, I am sure we will,” said Frank Calvin, Director of Junior Golf for the SWSPGA. With her win, Iida receives an exemption to play in the Arizona Women’s Golf Association Arizona Amateur Stroke Play Championship. “We want the girls to become familiar with us as an association and with all the benefits we offer so that when their time with the Junior Golf Association is over they will know that we are here to continue to serve them,” said Erin Groeneveld of the AWGA. “I have full confidence that the winner of the State Championship in both the boys and girls divisions can truly call themselves Champions as they competed amongst the best in the State of
Arizona.” Throughout the year, the Junior Golf Association stages over 30 events and is continually striving to create the most competitive outlets for their seasoned players while also offering outstanding clinics and other opportunities for those youngsters just starting out in the game of golf. “The State Junior Championship has always been one of the best events of the year with the strongest field. Now, with the support of all the state golf associations, it becomes an event that junior golfers will not want to miss,” said Sean Ferris, Assistant Executive Director of the JGAA.
For more information on the 2009 Junior Boys & Girls State Golf Championship, call the JGAA office at (602) 944-6168 or visit their web site at www.jgaa.org
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