From December 31, 2022 – January 1, 2023, the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour held the Phoenix Winter Open. The tournament was made up of a 36-hole format with a field of five divisions that included the Boys 16-18 Division, Boys 14-15 Division, Boys 11-13 Division, Boys Under 10 Division, and Girls 14-18 Division.
Boys 16-18
Thomas Bryson from Lincoln, NE was the first-place finisher this weekend. Bryson brought in scores of 66 and 72 for a combined total of 138 for the weekend. Conner McCall from Vandalia, IL was the runner up for the weekend with scores of 71 and 70 for a combined total of 141. Matthew Ahlgrim from Farmington, MN and Ethan Zhang from Chandler, AZ finished tied for the top three honors with a weekend total of 147.
Boys 14-15
Benjamin Sander from Parker, CO was the first-place finisher this weekend. Sander brought in scores of 73 and 75 for a combined total of 148 for the weekend. Ryan Bennett from Centennial, CO and Bravin Myrvold from Cannon Falls, MN tied for the runner up honors for the weekend. Bennett brought in scores of 75 and 74 for a weekend total of 149. Myrvold brought in a round one score of 76 and a round two scores of 73 for a weekend total of 149.
Boys 11-13
Zexi Xue from Scarsdale, NY was the first-place finisher this weekend. Xue brought in scores of 70 and 75 for a combined total of 145 for the weekend. Cason Dezzani from Scottsdale, AZ was the runner up for the weekend with scores of 76 and 78 for a combined total of 154. Apollo Lynch from Scottsdale, AZ and Lucas Zhu from Farmers Branch, TX tied for the third place honors this weekend. Both Lynch and Zhu finished with a score of 156 for the weekend.
Girls 14-18
Angela Zhikun Chen from Chandler, AZ was the first-place finisher this weekend. Chen brought in scores of 74 and 72 for a combined total of 146 for the weekend. Addison Hines from Arvada, CO was the runner up for the weekend with scores of 79 and 73 for a combined total of 152. Rhea Deo from Edmonton, Canada finished the top three honors with scores of 80 and 78 for a weekend total of 158.
Girls U13
Boys 10 Under
Bradyn Peterson from Phoenix, AZ was the first-place finisher this weekend. Peterson brought in scores of 95 both days for a total of 190.
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About Hurricane Junior Golf Tour
The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour (HJGT) was founded in 2007 with the intention of providing junior golfers between the ages of 8-18 an opportunity to play exceptional courses in a competitive environment. The tour’s vision is to provide superb hospitality and make every event a memorable one. With play open to both males and females, nearly every junior golfer is eligible to participate on the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour. Currently the HJGT is the largest multi-day junior golf tour in the United States hosting more 2-day nationally ranked events than any other tour. The HJGT has been able to achieve this goal by running the most professional events and providing an exceptional value to all of our players and families over the last 14 years.
Based out of Orlando, FL, the HJGT administers events all across the country. In 2021, the HJGT will conduct events in Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Canada. Juniors will compete in 1 of 6 divisions which are: Boys 16-18, Boys 14-15, Boys 11-13, Boys under 10, Girls 14-18, and Girls Under 13. Click here to view approximate yardages for each division. The HJGT season is based on a calendar year and players earn points throughout the season towards year end honors beginning December 31, 2021.
For more information regarding the 2017 HJGT Tour, please visit our website at www.hjgt.org, call the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour headquarters at (407) 614-2962, or email info@hjgt.org.