The first Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) Saskatchewan event is in the books as almost 80 junior players converged on TS&M Woodlawn Golf Club.
In the women’s under-15 age group, it was Alyxa Melsted (pictured above) of Wynyard taking the victory. The 13-year-old shot 86 and 81 to win the age category. Callie Glover of nearby Foam Lake was second at 203 (94, 109), and Estevan golfer Eva Gedak was third after rounds of 115 and 103.
Reigning Saskatchewan under-19 and under-17 champion Grace Odnokon was victorious in the 15 to 19 women’s division. The Saskatoon Golf & Country Club member signed for rounds of 81 and 83 to get the win by 11 shots. Yoyo Zhu, also of Saskatoon, was second at 175 (87, 88).
Placing third was Tayla Perry of Regina, the reigning Oder of Merit champion for the age group posted rounds of 95 and 82, to finish just two strokes back of second.
In the uncer-13 men’s category Regina’s Hudson Deibert took the win. He outlasted Mason Wang of Vancouver and Melville Caleb O’Brien in a tightly contested age group. Deibert shot 151, Wang carded a 158, and O’Brien posted a 160.
The under-15 men’s division featured 20 registered players with Keaton Kreklewich of Melville taking the championship. The under-15 Saskatchewan runner-up last year shot 78 and 77 to take the win. Dalton Stephens of Craik and Kellen Hunter of Casa Rio were tied for second at 158, three shots back of Kreklewich. Swift Current’s Jace Munroe was in the hunt as well firing a 159 (76, 83).
The largest category was the under-17 men’s field with 29 players entered. Solomon Tong of Heritage Pointe, Alta. took the win with a score of 139. Austin Nesbitt of Pilot Butte was second thanks to rounds of 72 and 78, Matty Schmiess was third at 151 (78, 73).
In the under-19 men’s age group Saskatoon golfer Griffin Blanch took the title. Blanch opened with a 73 in round one and followed that up with a 79, good enough to hold off Humboldt’s Tryce Wallin and Cruz Symons of Estevan who each finished at 160.
The complete results can be found here. The next MJT event is the Spring Classic hosted at Elmwood Golf Club in Swift Current from May 16 to 18. The tournament is a 54 hole event.
All images courtesy Jeff Chambers.
Thee Sask. juniors take part in NextGen Pacific Championship
A trio of Saskatchewan’s top junior men were in Parksville, B.C. at Morningstar Golf Club over the weekend for the NextGen Pacific Championships.
Leading the way was reigning Saskatchewan under-19 and under-17 champion Aricin Franklin of Saskatoon. He opened with a 76 in the first round on May 1, Franklin shot a round two low of 71 in the second round and finished with a 72, just four shots back of the winner.
Sturgeon, also of Saskatoon posted an 81 in round one, bounced back beautifully with a 72 in round two, and he capped the event witha 76, he tied for 20th.
Hunter tied for 30th at 231 (77, 78, 76).