The Junior Am Golf Tournament was a great success, played on Saturday, April 19 at Roanoke Country Club. This is a tournament that helps fund College scholarships for junior golfers each year, to be given out at the annual HOF banquet. It is made up of amateur golfers paired with the areas best junior golfers. The format is divided into two separate tournaments. The teams play a Best 2 Balls of 4 net along with a junior player. Also, the juniors play out their own ball for a lowest score for the day competition.
In the team category, the group of Reid Garst, Mack Banner, Jim Stevens and (Junior) Kathryn Ha, won with a team score of 117 (-25), three shots better than the team of David Todd, (Junior)Landon Bolling, Ed Machado and Michael Leigh.
In the Junior Medalist division, Jake Albert attacked the course on this pleasant sunny day to beat out a strong, large group of competitors with a score of 4 under par 67. A group of 3 other juniors were close, only being 2 shots back with a score of 69. They were Kathryn Ha, Grayden Laird and Ashnoor Kaur.
Thanks to all of the teams that played and those helping to raise money for these Juniors scholarships. Also, Thanks to Tim McAfee and Roanoke Country Club for hosting this fine event. If anyone is interested in making a donation can contact the RVGHOF. Any amount donation will be appreciated.
