Ackroyd and Graf take provincial junior titles
Alberta Golf (High River) – Defending junior girls champion Annabelle Ackroyd of the Glencoe Golf & CC shot a 3 over round of 73 at Highwood Golf to defend her Alberta Junior Championship title with an impressive 9 stroke victory over Victoria Tse and Kaitlyn Wingnean.
Kaitlyn Wingnean of the Derrick Golf & Winter Club shot a 3 over round of 73 to win the Juvenile Girls title by a whopping 16 strokes.
Victoria Tse will join Wingnean and Ackroyd on Team Alberta that will compete later this summer at the Canadian Junior Girls Championship at the Lethbridge Country Club.
On the boys side Carter Graf of the Red Deer Golf & CC outlasted UBC golfer Ethan de Graaf to take the title with a 1 shot victory. Graf had a clutch par save on the par 4 17th hole to help secure the title.
Tommy McKenzie from the Priddis Greens Golf & CC won a 4 player playoff to take the Juvenile Boys championship.
Team Alberta on the boys side will see Carter Graf, Ethan de Graaf and Brady McKinlay from the Lacombe Golf & CC compete later this summer at the Canadian Junior Boys Championship at Covered Bridge Golf & CC in Nova Scotia.
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Tough conditions tighten the field at provincial junior championships
Alberta Golf (High River) – Tough wet conditions at Highwood Golf for round 3 of the Alberta Junior Championship meant only 2 players on either the boys or girls division broke par on Thursday. Joel Sullivan of Country Hills golf & CC rocketed into the top 20 after shooting a round of 66. UBC golfer Ethan de Graaf had the best round among the contenders shooting and even par 70 to sit 4 shots back of leader Carter Graf who’s 5 over 75 has brought a half dozen players back into the championship with one round to go.
Defending junior girls champion Annabelle Ackroyd of the Glencoe Golf & CC shot a 2 over round of 72 to extend her lead to 4 strokes over Victoria Tse and 9 shots clear of Kaitlyn Wingnean with one round to go.
Tommy McKenzie and Cooper Lindberg are tied for the lead in the Juvenile Boys division while Kaitlyn Wingnean of the Derrick Golf & Winter Club has a massive 10 shot lead in the Juvenile Girls competition.
FULL FIELD JUVENILE BOYS SCORES
Rody, Graf and Ackroyd go low in round 2 at provincial juniors
Alberta Golf (High River) – Carson Rody of the Glencoe Golf & CC moved up 25 spots after a second round 66 at Highwood Golf in the Alberta Junior Championship. Rody shared low round of the day with leader Carter Graf of Red Deer. Rody moved up to a tie for 8th with 2 rounds to go and sits 2nd, I shot behind Cooper Lindberg in the U17 Juvenile competition.
Defending junior girls champion Annabelle Ackroyd leads Victoria Tse and Kaitlyn Wingnean by 3 strokes after a 2 under 68 on Wednesday.
FULL FIELD JUVENILE BOYS SCORES
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