The Maple Leaf Junior Golf Tour concluded a busy July on the Saskatchewan Junior Order of Merit Tours (OMT) at Moon Lake Golf and Country Club this week.
Grace Odnokon was the under-15 women’s winner, and overall champion with a 36-hole score of 146.
Miranda Merriman (La Ronge) and Kaden Meyer of Swift Current were second and third.
In the 15-19 year-old category, Tayla Perry of Regina was six shots lower than Ino Li of Saskatoon. Perry shot 84 and 80, Li went back-to-back 85.
Tying for third place at 170 was Claire Kosofski of Kindersley and White Rock, B.C. golfer Poppy Hudye.
In the under-13 men’s division, Keaton Kreklewich of Melville was the top player of the four in the age group. The 12-year-old shot 80 and 74.
The under-15 men’s age group had 35 players in the field. Shae Maunula of North Battleford outlasted them all including three young shooters all within three shots.
Maunula posted a 146 (70-76), edging Matty Schmiess of Swift Current by one shot, Brandon’s Hunter Oakden by another stroke, and Cohen Hepburn found himself in fourth at 149.
Saskatoon’s Hudson Diederichs rounded out the top five at 152 (75-77).
Brady Guenther of Saskatoon is the junior men’s overall champion and under-17 winner with a two-day score of 144. An opening day score of 69 helped the 16-year-old hold off Aricin Franklin by a shot.
Lincoln Rogers of Prince Albert was third in the under-17 age group, that was Dane Giesbrecht’s score, the Warman product was the under-19 champion after rounds of 73 and 74 at Moon Lake.
Hudson Heistad of Avonlea and Makstyr McIntyre of Swift Current were second and third in the under-19 category.
The full results can be found here. Next on the MJT schedule in Saskatchewan is in Elk Ridge on Aug. 10 and 11.
*Images courtesy Jeff Chambers