The TJGT Golf Club of Dallas Junior Championship at the historic Golf Club of Dallas in, you guessed it, Dallas, Texas March 21st-22nd, 2015. Players from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Mexico teed it up with the Boys 15-18 playing 6,698; the Boys 11-14 playing 6,194 yards; and all Girls 11-18 playing 5,778 yards in the 36-hole, nationally-ranked event.
Event Recap:
Day 1: Round 1 got off to a great start, as the weather that was scheduled to arrive and delay the tournament moved on thru without affecting the event in any way. The field of 65 saw a wet, damp, but very green golf course ahead of them. The wet fairways made the course play long and gave the players a very fair but tough test. In the Boys 15-18 Cade Govender fired the low round of the day with an even par 70. Cade’s round consisted of 5 birdies and 5 bogeys, giving him a three-shot lead heading into the final round. Joseph Jones fired a first round76 to lead by one in the Boys 11-14 division. In the Girls divisions, Mackenzie Matthews from Prosper, TX took a two-shot lead into the final round with her first round 76. In the 11-14 Girls division, Haley Vargas took a commanding lead with a first round 78, giving her a 15 shot lead over the competition.
Day 2: Round 2 was a shotgun start, and balls were in the air at 8:05am, which began the final round of play at the GC of Dallas Junior Championship. Moves were made and the leaders had to play a great round to hang on and get the win. Alexandria Bennett from Plano, TX fired a final round 77, improving on day ones score by 3, to jump the field and win the event outright in the Girls 15-18 division. Andy Jang in the Boys 11-14 division, bounced back with a final around 75, to pass round one leader Joseph Jones by one stroke to claim the title. In the older Boys division, there was a 6-hole playoff to decide its champion. Cade Govender pulled out the victory by paring the 6th playoff hole defeating Ethan Eppinette. The final round saw 24 rounds in the 70’s with a low round of even par 70, shot by the 2nd place finisher in the Boys 15-18, Ethan Eppinette.
Top Finishers:
Boys 15-18
1st Cade Govender Heath, TX 2017 70-75-145
2nd Ethan Eppinette Texarkana, AR 2018 75-70-145
3rd Chad Sewell Conroe, TX 2017 76-73-149
Boys 11-14
1st Andy Jang Carrollton, TX 2019 77-75-152
2nd Joseph Jones Flower Mound, TX 2019 76-77-153
3rd Rett Daugbjerg Dallas, TX 2018 77-82-159
Girls 11-14
1st Haley Vargas Lubbock, TX 2019 78-86-164
2nd Riley McDole Southlake, TX 2020 93-105
GIRLS 15-18
1st Alexandria Bennett Plano, TX 2018 80-77-157
2nd Kaylin Milholland Sachse, TX 2015 81-77-158
3rd Mackenzie Matthews Prosper, TX 2016 76-87-163
Playoff details:
Girls 15-18: Mackenzie Matthews defeated Darby Deans on the first playoff by making a par, to secure 3rd place alone.
Boys 15-18: Chad Sewell claimed 3rd place by paring the 3rd playoff hole.
Boys 15-18: Cade Govender defeated Ethan Eppinette on the 6th playoff hole.