Austin Nesbitt has added another trophy to his collection.
The Pilot Butte, Sask.product has won the Saskatchewan under-13 and under-15 championships, now the Wascana Country Club player is a Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour (MJT) national title holder.
On the weekend in Kissimmee, Florida at Orange Lake Golf Resort the 14-year-old shot rounds of 71, 70, and 74 to win the under-15 age group by six shots. There were 24 players in the age group playing at almost 6,300 maximum yardage.
Hudson Diederichs of Saskatoon was tied for 10th in the division at 231 (78, 79, 74)
Miranda Merriman (La Ronge) and Ada Dillon (Onion Lake Cree Nation) competed in the 15 to 19 year-old women’s event. Merriman was ninth at 266 (86, 88, 92). Dillon was 11th with a 54-hole score of 272 (95, 87, 90).
The youngest Saskatchewan competitor was 13-year-old Alyxa Melsted of Wynyard. She shot rounds of 93, 90, and 89, that was seventh in the division.
Dante Gamble of Duck Lake, Sask. was the top local finisher in the under-17 men’s category tied for 24th at 233 (74, 83, 76). Kai Kriekle of Regina was 35th with a three round score of 253 (84, 81, 88 and Ayden Melsted of Wynyard was 36th at 255 (83, 95, 77).
Dade Bernatchez of Sucker River, Sask. capped his junior career with a 15th place finish in the under-19 man’s age group. The 2025 Junior Lobstick champion carded rounds of 78, 84, and 78 in Florida.
To see all the results and images courtesy the MJT click here.