July 31, 2023 • Southern Texas PGA
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS - 11 Champions were crowned at the Houston Area Chevy Dealers STPGA Junior Championship at The Woodlands Country Club - Palmer Course on Wednesday, July 27.
This three-day event featured 249 juniors, ages 6-18, who earned points all summer to play in the long-awaited Championship. The Woodlands Country Club hosted the event for the seventh consecutive year.
The event commenced on Monday with a carnival-like atmosphere where juniors were able to play a practice round, experience a demo day, practice chipping and putting, and compete in a long drive marshmallow contest. The carnival was followed by an opening ceremony that featured STPGA Junior Golf Alumni Hailee Cooper and Gurleen Kaur. Title Partner, Houston Area Chevy Dealers, and Presenting Partners Veritex Bank, HOW Water, Foresight Sports, Sam Houston PGA Golf Management Program, and Ahead were present on-site.
Our Junior Tour players competed in a 36-hole Championship playing the King and General courses on Tuesday and Wednesday. A big congratulations to our six division Champions!
- Boys 15-18: Tyler Givilancz from Schertz, TX
- Girls 15-18: Avery Dyer from Kingwood, TX
- Boys 13-14: Samuel Woodberry from Austin, TX
- Girls 13-14: Madeline Buckley from Magnolia, TX
- Boys 11-12: Luke An from Houston, TX
- Girls 11-12: Jessie Lee from San Antonio, TX
For a full list of results, Click Here.
Our Little Linksters played a total of 18-holes on Tuesday and Wednesday on the Deacon nine-hole course. A big congratulations to our five division Champions!
- Boys 11-12: Dario DiFonzo from Cypress, TX
- Girls 11-12: Muci Guo from Bellaire, TX
- Boys 9-10: Brayden Ortiz from League City, TX
- Girls 9-10: Chloe Magwe from Houston, TX
- Co-ed 6-8: Domenic Laurenzo from Houston, TX
For a full list of results, Click Here.
This Championship concluded a summer of over 250 events that took place in 7 different metro areas in Southern Texas. The STPGA would like to thank all the parents for their support of this program and all the juniors for playing so much golf!
To view pictures from the event, Click Here.
While the summer has officially ended for the STPGA Junior Golf program, the PGA TOUR Superstore Fall Series starts this Sunday, July 30, with events until early December! The points will reset for juniors as they look to earn an exemption into our PGA TOUR Fall Series Championship on December 9-10 at Hyatt Hill Country Golf Club in San Antonio, TX.
Registration for August tournaments is open! Registration for September and October tournaments will open Tuesday, August 1, and registration for November and December tournaments will open Tuesday, September 5.
Click Here for our Little Linksters Schedule.
Click Here for our Junior Tour Schedule.
Click Here for our Junior Links Schedule.
Thank you for a great summer and looking forward to an awesome Fall to wrap up 2023!
