Top Junior Division golfers from Anchorage, the Valley and the Kenai Peninsula competed in the 2017 Birch Ridge Junior Masters Golf Tournament, two days of competition at the Birch Ridge Golf Course in Soldotna.
Max Escobedo, age 16 from Wasilla, posted the best score of the two-day event carding a 161 with rounds of 77 and 84. Escobedo’s 77 was the lowest round of the tournament in any division.
Katelin Richards, who grew up on the Birch Ridge course and now lives in Anchorage, recorded a two-day total of 171, including a best round of 84. Katelin won the Open 13-15 age division. Anika Richards finished third in the 13-15 division, posting a first round, front nine score of 39.
In the Girls 14-18 Division, Danica Schmidt of Soldotna topped the division with a two-day score of 178. Local golfer Tait Cooper won the Girls 10-Under with a two, nine-hole round score of 110; Shane Sundberg shot an 80 with back-to-back scores of 40, capturing the Boys 10-12 division. Richie Lundahl, also a local golfer, won the Boys 7-9 Division with a two round total of 104.
2017 Birch Ridge Junior Masters Golf Tournament Results
Boys 16 to 18
Max Escobedo 77 84 161
Brody Vecera 83 81 164
Jack Newell 79 87 166
Baron Farrell 82 90 172
Sullivan Menard 83 100 183
Open 13 to 15
Katelin Richards 84 87 171
Wyatt Ellis 91 83 174
Anika Richards 85 96 181
Alan Huitt 98 92 190
Kyle Garrity 114 112 226
Michael Cramp 113 115 228
Girls 14 to 18
Danica Schmidt 88 90 178
Carter Nelson 100 99 199
9 holes – par 35
Girls 10 and under
Tait Cooper 53 57 110
Keely Sundberg 56 61 117
Evelyn Cooper 63 63 126
Boys 10 to 12
Shane Sundberg 40 40 80
Jakob Brown 42 41 83
Hudson Mobley 58 63 121
Boys 7 to 9
Richie Lundahl III 50 54 104
Brandon Murphy 54 54 108
Adam Coghill 54 55 109
Michael Davidson 53 67 120
Josh Cowan 65 56 121
Boone Widaman 60 66 126
Clayton Cooper 72 60 132
Ethan Cowan 66 73 139
