Strong setup for championships
Published 1:12 pm Sunday, August 2, 2020
The top finishers in the boys’ 16- to 17-year-old division of the Southside Piedmont Junior Golf Association Tournament on Thursday, July 23, at Lunenburg Country Club were, from left, Brenden Francisco, first place; Robert Raymond, second place; Thomas Bryant, third place; and Caleb Shook, fourth place.
The top finishers in the boys’ 14- to 15-year-old division of the Southside Piedmont Junior Golf Association Tournament on Thursday, July 23, at Lunenburg Country Club were, from left, Robert Hite, first place; Austin Queensberry, second place; Alex Payne, third place; Camern Shriver, fourth place; and Benjamin Hite, fifth place.
The top finishers in the girls’ 11- to 13-year-old division of the Southside Piedmont Junior Golf Association Tournament last week in Kenbridge were, from left, Kelsey Carter, first place; Mary Katelyn Hite, second place; and Reagan Barton, third place.
The top finishers in the girls’ 7- to 10-year-old division of the Southside Piedmont Junior Golf Association Tournament on Thursday, July 23, were, from left, Audrey Hite, first place; Addi Palmore, second place; Lauren Hite, third place; Madison Yancey, fourth place; and Anna Shell, fifth place.
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Members of the Southside Piedmont Junior Golf Association got in a good nine-hole round of golf during a Thursday, July 23, tournament at Lunenburg Country Club in preparation for this Thursday’s championship event in Bracey.
Randolph-Henry High School star Brenden Francisco won the boys’ 16- to 17-year-old division, and fellow Statesmen standout Austin Queensberry placed second in the boys’ 14- to 15-year-old division.
John Hite, the tournament director, was pleased with how the event unfolded.
“It was a real success that day,” he said. “It was a warm day, but the kids did a good job, and everybody walked in the afternoon.”
Francisco won his division by six strokes, shooting a 40. Winning the boys’ 14- to 15-year-old division was Robert Hite with a score of 46, just two strokes better than Queensberry.
Will Johnson won the boys’ 12- to 13-year-old division handily by shooting a 33. Kelsey Carter triumphed in the girls’ 11- to 13-year-old division with a 53, and Audrey Hite’s 42 placed her in first in the girls’ 7- to 10-year-old division.
John Hite stated junior golf attendance at the Kenbridge course has increased this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It’s been really nice that the governor has allowed people to get out and golf, and everything has been socially distanced — it’s boxed lunches, the kids just go to the hole that they’re starting on in advance,” he said. “We’ve taken measures to keep from getting the crowds together.”
The Southside Piedmont Junior Golf Association Championships are set for Thursday, July 30, at Tanglewood Shores Golf & Country Club in Bracey.
