For Immediate Release

July 12, 2016

NEWS RELEASE

Kenna Hughes tops the Junior Girls Championship leader board after round one, with Sydney Scraba leading the Juvenile Girls division

Play for round one of the Junior & Juvenile Boys Championship is suspended due to weather

De Winton, Alta. (Alberta Golf) – Round one of the 2016 Alberta Junior & Juvenile Championship is incomplete due to inclement weather after the start of the second round of crossovers. All of the boys with morning tee times, as well as the entirety of the girl’s field, completed the round and head into day two with a delayed start to accommodate the remainder of the field, who will finish their first round on Wednesday morning.   

The first round of the Junior & Juvenile Girl’s Championship found two young players atop the leader board. Kenna Hughes, who shot -1, 70, holds the top spot for the Junior Girls. When asked to comment on her round and what attributed to her early success, she recalled, “I hit my driver really well. That’s kind of what kept me in it, and I made a couple putts, which is nice.”

Hughes has a three stroke lead over last year’s champion, Katy Rutherford, who shot +2, 73 in her opening round and sits in second place. 

At 7 a.m. on Wednesday, July 13, the players who did not complete their first round will begin from the exact positions they had to abandon when play was suspended. Players originally scheduled to tee off for their second round at 7 a.m. will now begin tee times at 12 p.m. and those scheduled to tee off at 12 p.m. will do so at 5 p.m. The five-hour delay will allow the tournament to resume in its intended time frame and see all competitors complete their second round by the end of Wednesday (pending cooperative weather). 

TOP 10 – JUNIOR GIRLS LEADER BOARD

For the full leader board, click here.

TOP 10 – JUVENILE GIRLS LEADER BOARD

For the full leader board, click here.

Due to the weather delay that suspended first round play until Wednesday, July 13, the Junior & Juvenile Boy’s leader boards for round one are incomplete.

Alberta Golf would like to extend thanks to the staff at Cottonwood Golf and Country Club for their efforts in accommodating the 2016 Alberta Junior & Juvenile Championship.

For photographs from the championship, click here. For pairings for round two, click here.

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