TRANSITION TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
We are in a weather delay at the start of the Transition Tour Championship this afternoon at Lafayette Club.

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BEGINNERS' TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
The Beginners' Tour Championship took place on August 21st at Lafayette Club in Minnetonka Beach, MN.  The Champions were: Boys 8-9 Henry Johnson from Chaska; Boys 10-12 Vivek Suthram from Chaska; Girls 8-9 Macy Reiter from Prescott, WI and Girls 10-12 Avery Nelson from Chaska.  Congrats juniors!  Click here for the full results.

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FALL EVENTS NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION
Right now we have four 18-hole stroke play & one 36-hole stroke events that are open for registration.  Click here more info and to register for the events.  Due to limited field sizes invitations will be sent to the juniors that were members of the 2017 Players’ Tour first. They must be in their senior year of high school (Class of 2018) or younger.  NOTE: If the event does not fill by the Monday before the date of the event we will be opening up the event to juniors that did not receive an initial invitation. The junior must be a 2017 MN PGA Junior Golf Association member in order to participate and the junior must be in their senior year of high school (Class of 2018) or younger.

 

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KIM, GOODMANSON WIN WARRIOR CUP IN 16-18 AGE DIVISION
Joanna Kim of Edina and River Goodmanson of Buffalo are the 2017 Warrior Cup Champions in the 16-18 age division.  This is an invite-only, 18-hole event featuring players who have previously won tournaments on the Valspar Junior Tour earlier this summer.

Kim fired a 2-over 74 to edge Alayna Eldred of Osakis by a single shot, and Goodmanson nailed a 12-foot birdie on the first playoff hole to defeat Tyler Burkum of Maple Grove and Carter Taney of Savage. The trio finished regulation in a deadlock at even-par 72.

Boys' Leaderboard - Girls' Leaderboard - Recap

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ALEXANDER, STEVENS WIN PLAYERS' TOUR PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
Luke Alexander from Rochester and Molly Stevens from Northfield were crowned your 2017 Players' Tour Players of the Year.  Luke had a total of 1,085 points throughout the summer season of the Players' Tour and Molly had a total of 840 points. Click here for full Players' Tour Player of the Year point totals.  Congrats Luke and Molly on a great year!

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WELCH, MADSEN WIN 2017 PLAYERS' TOUR TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
The Players' Tour Tournament of Champions took place at Breezy Point Resort - Whitebirch GC & Deacons Lodge GC.  Click here for full results.

The Girls Champion was Emma Welch from Lakeville. She had a two-day total of 2-over par 146 and won by three shots over Alayna Eldred. The Boys Champion was Brady Madsen from Raymond who had a two-day total of 5-under par 139 to win by one shot over Will Freeman. Brady won this event in back to back years!  Congrats Emma and Brady!

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KIM, MCGARRY WIN WARRIOR CUP IN 13-15 AGE DIVISION
Janice Kim and Brady McGarry are the 2017 Warrior Cup Champions in the 13-15 age division. This is an invite-only, 18-hole event featuring players who have previously won tournaments on the Valspar Junior Tour earlier this summer. Kim shot a 1-over 73 to win by one shot over playing partner Sofia Morin of Buffalo. Defending champ Isabella McCauley of Inver Grove Heights took third. McGarry fired the low round on the day with an even-par 72; good enough for a two shot victory over Logan Lillehaug of Frederic, Wis. and Lucas Feterl of Plymouth who finished tied for second. Lillehaug would later defeat Feterl in a playoff to claim second place.

Boys' Leaderboard - Girls' Leaderboard - Recap

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LUKE ALEXANDER WINS BOYS MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
#7 seed Luke Alexander of Rochester, MN beat the #57 seed Jacob Pedersen of Shorewood, MN 4&3 in the championship match of the 2017 Players' Tour Boys Match Play Championship.

Boys Match Play Bracket - Recap

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JANICE KIM WINS GIRLS MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP 
#1 seed Janice Kim of Edina, MN beat the #6 seed Isabella McCauley of Inver Grove Heights, MN 3&2 in the championship match of the 2017 Players' Tour Girls Match Play Championship.  The event took place at the Legacy Courses at Cragun's in Brainerd, MN.

Girls Match Play Bracket - Recap

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MEYER & ELDRED ARE SERIES “A” CHAMPS
Ian Meyer of Deephaven, MN earned 370.00 points and Alayna Eldred of Osakis, MN earned 400.00 in the Players Tour Series “A”.  By doing so the two are Series “A” Champs.  Congratulations Ian & Alayna.

O’HERN & KIM ARE SERIES “B” CHAMPS
Drew O’Hern of Dennison, MN earned 428.33 points and Joanna Kim of Edina, MN earned 342.50 in the Players Tour Series “B”.  By doing so the two are Series “B” Champs.  Congratulations Drew & Joanna.

ALEXANDER & STEVENS ARE SERIES “C” CHAMPS
Luke Alexander of Rochester, MN earned 605.00 points and Molly Stevens of Northfield, MN earned 500.00 in the Players Tour Series “C”.  By doing so the two are Series “C” Champs.  Congratulations Luke & Molly.

Click here for complete results

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CALEB VANARRAGON WINS BOYS JUNIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
Caleb VanArragon of Blaine shot a final round 1-under 71 to win the 2017 Minnesota Boys Junior PGA Championship at Chaska Town Course. VanArragon edged out fellow 13-15 age division competitors Connor Glynn of Waconia and Gavin Cronkhite of Lakeville by one shot with his even-par 144 two-day total. After Cronkhite defeated Glynn in a playoff, he earned the second invitation to the national championship on July 31-August 3, 2017 at The Country Club of St. Albans in St. Albans, Missouri.

Leaderboard - Recap

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YOEMANS & HERZOG QUALIFY FOR NATIONAL GIRLS JUNIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
Sophia Yoemans of Red Wing, MN shot a final round 2-over 74 to win the 2017 MN Section Girls Junior PGA Championship at Bunker Hills Golf Course. Leah Herzog of Red Wing, MN won a two-hole playoff to finish second overall.  Sophia & Leah are advancing to the national championship on July 18-21, 2017 at The Country Club of St. Albans in St. Albans, Missouri.  Click here for complete results

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MN SECTION JUNIOR PGA 12 AND UNDER CHAMPIONSHIP
The MN Section Junior PGA 12 and Under Championship took place at Applewood Hills GC in Stillwater, MN on Wednesday, July 5th.  The Girls Champion was Reese McCauley from Inver Grove Heights, MN who shot a score of 70.  The Boys Champion was Jake Birdwell from Blaine, MN with a score of 66.  You can click here to check out the full results from the event.

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TEAM MINNESOTA RETAINS THE CUP
Team Minnesota retains the cup in the 2017 Minnesota-Wisconsin Junior PGA Cup Matches held at Troy Burne G.C. in Hudson, Wis. on June 29-30. Team Minnesota 19.5 - Team Wisconsin 16.5.  Click here for complete results

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WAIT LIST FOR EVENTS
You can click here to fill out the online waiting list form for Beginners, Transition and Junior Tour events that do not have any open spots.

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2017 DRIVE, CHIP AND PUTT REGISTRATION
The 2017-2018 Drive, Chip and Putt Championship schedule has been released by the USGA, The Masters and PGA of America. The schedule includes dates and locations for participants to play in local qualifiers across the country with the opportunity to advance and earn an invitation to next year’s National Finals at Augusta National Golf Club. Online registration is available at drivechipandputt.com

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CONFIRMATION EMAILS FROM BLUEGOLF

It is very important that you put an email address down on your online membership application that you check often. All confirmation emails for membership and events will go to the email address that you have listed. This confirmation email will contain your ID and Password for BlueGolf that you will need to sign into your Junior Players Club account. Please add the following email address to your contact list or "Do Not Block" list in your email account: minnesotapgajuniorgolf@bluegolf.com

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