The Warren Schutte Invitational presented by Hilgers Orthodontics, the first PING Junior Masters Series tournament of the 2021 season, teed off Jan. 23-24 at Wigwam Golf Resort, with round one …
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Goodyear golfer Todd wins close to home at Wigwam
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The Warren Schutte Invitational presented by Hilgers Orthodontics, the first PING Junior Masters Series tournament of the 2021 season, teed off Jan. 23-24 at Wigwam Golf Resort, with round one contested on the Gold Course and the final round on the Red Course.
The girls championship division turned out to be a shootout between Kendall Todd of Goodyear and Grace Summerhays of Scottsdale. The only players to break 70, Summerhays set the pace in the first round after a 4-under-par 68 and Todd finished one behind with a 3-under 69.
Todd then pulled off a two-stroke swing in the second round after posting a 1-over-par 73 to win by one stroke at 2-under-par 142 for the championship. Summerhays took second place (68-75—143) at 1-under par. And two players finished tied for third place at 4-over-par 148: Emma Tang (76-72) of Chino Hills, California and Jennifer Seo (73-75) of Chandler.
Todd picked up right where she left off last June, with a T1 finish at the Willie Low Invitational, another PING Junior Masters Series tournament, and a win the week before at the State Junior Golf Championship. She also notched top 10s in two other 2020 PING Junior Masters events, 4th at the Thunderbird Invitational and 9th at last year’s Warren Schutte Invitational.
The PING Junior Masters Series consists of five tournaments held at some of the most prestigious courses in Arizona. Debuting in 2015, the PING Junior Masters Series is a series of invitation-only tournaments tailored to Arizona junior golfers with the desire and ability to compete locally against their top-ranked peers.
The field for the events is limited to junior golfers who are invited to compete by their national ranking by Junior Golf Scoreboard – boys must be in the top 3,500 and girls in the top 1,500.
“Our goal is to provide a competitive place for aspiring players to play,” said Alex Clark, Chairman of the Board of the JGAA. “This tournament series will allow kids to earn national-level points and will serve as a launching pad for nationally chartered events.”
Openings for junior players from neighboring states will be dependent on availability at each event. Qualified junior players can sign up for the PING Junior Major Series by visiting www.jgaa.org.
To learn about the JGAA and the PING Junior Masters Series, contact Scott McNevin, JGAA Executive Director, smcnevin@jgaa.org, or call Scott at 602-944-6168.
