In the girls championship division the of the 2021 Desert Mashie Championship at Encanto Golf Course in Phoenix, Ivy Song of Surprise took the first-round lead after an even-par 70 at Encanto Golf Course, one shot ahead of eventual champ, Raegan Capizzi, of Scottsdale.
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Surprise girls golfers appear on leaderboard
Ivy Song takes second
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In the girls championship division the of the 2021 Desert Mashie Championship at Encanto Golf Course in Phoenix, Ivy Song of Surprise took the first-round lead after an even-par 70 at Encanto Golf Course, one shot ahead of eventual champ, Raegan Capizzi, of Scottsdale.
Capizzi put up another 71 in the second round for the win at 2-over-par 142.
Song, who plays for Xavier College Prep in Phoenix, settled into second place at 6-over-par 146 after a final round 76. And Dakota Tallent of Las Vegas shot 74-75 to finish in third place at 9-over-par 149.
Nikki Bowen, a Valley Vista High School student, won in the Girls 15-18 Division at 2-over par (72-70—142)
“The Desert Mashie has been giving our juniors a place to compete and have fun for 41 years,” said Scott McNevin, executive director of the JGAA. “It’s an honor for us to carry on the tradition of this tournament started by a group of people with a common passion for golf and the desire to see more kids grow up with the game.”
The Desert Mashie Golf Club — formed by a group of Phoenix-area golf enthusiasts in 1946 — first held the Desert Mashie Spring Championship in 1981 at Encanto Golf Course, and it became a JGAA-sanctioned event in 1992.
The founding fathers of the club were Dr. Thomas A. Crump, Aubrey C. Aldridge, Earl Le Near, Earnest S. Bartlett, Dr. Lowell C. Wormley, Curtis “Dock” Earl, William Robbie” Robinson, Ray Mercado and Densil Perdue.
Today, the Desert Mashie is the oldest public golf club in Arizona.
The Junior Golf Association of Arizona is a 501(c)(3) organization with the mission to educate, motivate and inspire Arizona’s youth through golf and all of the valuable lessons and life skills inherent to the game.
In addition to hosting competitive events, the JGAA develops programs for local schools, assists golf courses with their junior programs, conducts college prep seminars and etiquette clinics.
