The SOPGA Jr. Tour was met with bright and sunny skies in its return to competition for the 2024 season! 71 juniors descended upon Lancaster Golf Club to kick off the season at the Lancaster Jr. Open.
The boys 16-19 division saw plenty of birdies and some fantastic scores to kick off the season. Noah Andry led the way in the division with a three-under-par 69! Andry finished his round birdie-eagle-birdie to take the top spot. Closely behind Andry was his high school teammate Jackson Harris. Harris played a steady round to finish at even-par 72. Rounding out the podium was a two way tie for James Wei and Beckham Martin with rounds of four-over-par 76.
The girls 16-19 division saw a close fought battle at the top of the leaderboard. Caylee Lattimer and Elle Furrow tied for the top spot at seven-over-par 79. Furrow would go on to claim the top spot in a scorecard playoff. Andrea Golden finished the event in third place with a score of twelve-over-par 84.
A very familiar face found himself at the top of the boys 13-15 division. Junior Ohio Cupper Lucas Massa grabbed the top spot in the division at four-over-par 76. Brendan Biegler claimed the silver medal in this division while Aidan Louthan and Caiden Riddle finished the day in a tie for third place.
The girls 13-15 division was all smiles following play on Saturday. Mallory Quickel started her season off with a gold medal after a strong round of eleven-over-par 83. Finishing just two strokes behind Quickel was Adella Pawlowski, good for second place. Two players tied for third place at day’s end with Cadence Monroe-McCoy and Malavika Nair rounded out the top-three for the event.
The boys 9-12 division had Carter Lycans brave the hills of Lancaster in the 18 hole division. Lycans finished with a new career low round of sixteen-over-par 88. The 9 hole division was a close battle from start to finish. Case Johnson led the way posting a two-under-par 34 to get his first gold medal of his SOPGA Jr. Tour career! Parker Moore started the season strong finishing in second place while Caiden Blackford grabbed the bronze medal in the 9 hole division.
Three girls toughed it out for 18 holes in the girls 9-12 division. Leading the way was Katy Durant. Durant birdied her first hole of the day to start strong and rode that momentum to a gold medal finish. Finishing in second was Reese Horner. Horner also birdied her first hole of the day and played steady all day long to take second place. Rounding out the podium was Zoe Black. Black’s round was highlighted by a birdie on the 15th hole to get a bronze medal finish.
Congratulations to all of our champions of the Lancaster Jr. Open!
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The SOPGA Jr. Tour returns with the Miami Valley Jr. Championship April 20-21 at Pipestone Golf Club.