The TJGT Hyatt Hill Country Junior Championship played January 3rd-4th, 2015 at the Hyatt Hill Country Golf Course in San Antonio, TX. Players from Texas, Louisiana, & Mexico teed it up with the Boys 11-14 playing 6,225 yards; the Boys 15-18 playing 6,831 yards; and all Girls playing 5,752 yards in this 36-hole nationally-ranked event.
Event Recap:
The TJGT kicked off the 2015 calendar year at the Hyatt Hill Country Resort and Golf Course with players from Texas, Louisiana, & Mexico teeing it up right before the school year gets started again. Weather overnight before the 1st day was wet and cold making for a very long golf course with the ball not rolling out for the players on any shots. Early on it was cold and overcast with temperatures in the low 40s but as the players started to make the turn to the back nine the sun finally peaked out and started to warm things up for everyone. Makena Thomas (San Antonio, TX) carded 3 birdies to take the Girls 15-18 lead overnight while Maria Jose Ramirez (Mexico) used 12 pars to card an 81 and take the Girls 11-14 lead. In the Boys 11-14 division Harrison Hineline (Boerne, TX) and John Keefer (San Antonio, TX) shared the lead with 81’s for the day. Zac Ciesla (Lake Charles, LA) used two birdies to take the overnight lead in the older Boys division. John Keefer played another steady round of golf on day two as he posted a round of 82 to finish up the tournament with a 163 total to take home the Boys 11-14 title. Highlight in the last group was Josiah Gonzalez’s eagle on #6 Creeks. Billy Teichman posted a round of 78 to take the championship in the Boys 15-18 division. On the Girls side Makena Thomas kept her steady play to take the championship for the Girls 15-18 while Maria Jose Ramirez backed up her opening round to take the younger Girls division.
Top Finishers:
Boys 11-14
1st Place – John Keefer, San Antonio, TX, 2019, 81-82-163
2nd Place – Josiah Gonzalez, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX, 2022, 83-87-170
3rd Place – Harrison Hineline, Boerne, TX, 2018, 81-89-170
Boys 15-18
1st Place – Billy Tiechman, Corpus Christi, TX, 2017, 81-78-159
2nd Place – Zac Ciesla, Lake Charles, LA, 2016, 76-84-160
3rd Place – Zabdiel Flores, Jalisco, MX, 2015, 79-82-161
Girls 15-18
1st Place – Makena Thomas, San Antonio, TX, 2016, 86-88-174
2nd Place – Charlotte Davis, Corpus Christi, TX, 2017, 93-87-180
3rd Place – Loryn Munoz, San Antonio, TX, 2016, 87-94-181
Girls 11-14
1st Place – Maria Jose Ramirez, San Antonio, TX, 2020, 81-88-169
2nd Place – Jacklyn Gonzalez, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX, 2022, 89-104-193
Playoff details:
Boys 11-14: Josiah Gonzalez made par on the first hole of sudden death to take 2nd place.
Boys 15-18: Zabdiel Flores made par on the first hole of sudden death to take 3rd place.