April 26, 2021 •Southern Texas PGA
KINGWOOD, TEXAS (APRIL 25, 2021) - Eleven champions were named at the 2021 STPGA Spring Series Championship at The Clubs of Kingwood (Forest Course). Presented by AHEAD USA and Junior Golf Hub, this year’s field featured 168 junior golfers ages 6-18 from across Southern Texas.
This year’s Championship took place on Saturday, April 24 - Sunday, April 25. Over the two days, players in the Little Linksters program played a total of 18-holes and the Junior Tour players competed over 36-holes.
In the Little Linksters Co-Ed 6-8 Division, Cooper Powasnik of Schertz was the champion with a 76 (+4), defeating the runner-up Jude Mourning of Spring Branch by one stroke.
“I want to thank my mom and dad for watching me this weekend,” said Powasnik. “I had a great time playing with my friends.”
This year’s Little Linksters Boys and Girls 9-10 and 11-12 Division Champions earned the first spots on the 10th Texas Junior Cup team representing Team STPGA at Sand Hill Farm Golf Course on September 25-26.
The Little Linksters Girls 9-10 Division saw Rylen Darter of Hutto take first place with a tournament total of 65 (-7), followed by Veronika Germain of Cypress who shot 70 (-2) and Carolyn Liu of Katy in third with 72 (E).
“I’m excited that I shot my lowest round today and my coaches helped me shoot really low,” said Darter.
Brayden Verret of Lake Travis took home the championship title in the Little Linksters Boys 9-10 Division after a tournament total of 70 (-2) and will return for his second year at the Texas Junior Cup Matches.
“It’s awesome to be representing the STPGA 9–10-year-old juniors and it is just a great experience,” said Verret.
In the Little Linksters Girls 11-12 Division, Lindy Gan of The Woodlands took home the championship title with a final score of 70 (-1).
“I am very grateful for this opportunity,” said Gan. “I’d like to thank the STPGA. If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t have gotten to this place right now.”
Grant DeLorenzo of (Houston) came out on top by two strokes in the Little Linksters Boys 11-12 Division, with a tournament total of 77 (+5) securing the final spot from the Little Linksters Spring Championship that will represent Southern Texas in this year’s Texas Junior Cup Matches.
“I am excited to play in the Texas Junior Cup because I have been practicing this whole year,” said DeLorenzo. “Winning this tournament also shows that I am getting better for the future.”
At the Junior Tour Spring Series Championship, the STPGA saw six divisions crown new champions.
Aadi Parmar of Selma secured the Championship title after shooting a final round score of 70 (-2). With a tournament total of 145 (+1), Parmar led the Junior Tour Boys 11-12 Division by seven strokes.
“It means a lot to me because I fought hard in golf and I’ve played for a really long time,” said Parmar. “I feel like I deserved to win.”
In the Junior Tour Girls 11-12 Division, Emily Zhang of Katy was crowned the Champion after shooting a tournament total of 153 (+9), narrowly beating runner-up Natasha Milinthachinda by one stroke.
“It’s really lucky that I won because it’s just one stroke,” said Zhang. “After all the hard work I’ve done this year, it really pays off to win.”
Shiv Parmar of Selma came out on top of the Junior Tour Boys 13-14 Division after having three birdies. Parmar had a tournament total of 146 (+2) to win by two strokes.
“It was a great two days playing here at Kingwood,” said Parmar. “The course was pure.”
In the Junior Tour Girls 13-14 Division, Tate Hutcheson of The Woodlands went to a one- hole sudden-death playoff with Jamison Louie of Sugar Land to claim the Championship title with a tournament total of 158 (+14).
“I practiced so hard and it’s great to win,” said Hutcheson. “The playoff was my favorite part of the past two days with the pressure and it was great to come out on top.”
Hayden Hardwick of Portland claimed the Boys 15-18 Division Junior Tour Championship title after shooting 76 (+4) during Round One and 73 (+1) on Round Two. Hardwick finished with three birdies, leading the field by five strokes.
“Winning my division is nice. This is my first championship with hopefully many more to come,” said Hardwick.
After 36 holes, the Junior Tour Girls 15-18 Division saw Jasmine Do of Cypress claim the champion title, with Lauren Evans of Houston coming in second. Do had a tournament total of 154 (+10), leading the field by an impressive eleven strokes.
“It was a great weekend,” said Do. “My favorite part was playing this course with a great organization that hosted this tournament.”
The Southern Texas PGA Junior Golf Program would like to thank the entire staff at The Clubs of Kingwood for hosting this event for two days, as well as a our presenting partners AHEAD USA and Junior Golf Hub.
To view the full results of the 2021 STPGA Spring Series Championships, please click the links below.
To view the full photo gallery from the event, click HERE.
To watch the recap video of this 2021 Spring Series Championship, click HERE.
