It was a great day at the National Car Rental PGA Jr. League Section Championship at Eagle Crest on August 21st. The spirit of friendly competition was everywhere and we crowned the 2021 Section Champions for 17u and 13u! Advancing to the Regional Championship at Gold Mountain GC in Bremerton, WA on September 3-5 are the top two teams from each age division. Here are the results:
13u
Champion – West Spokane, Captain Travis Huskisson, PGA
Runner Up – Bend South, Captain Ryan Smith
T3rd – Meadow Springs CC, Captain Jason Aichele, PGA
T3rd – Missoula CC, Captain Chris Nowlen, PGA
T5th – Portland, Captain Chris Johnson, PGA
T5th – Meadow Park, Captain Ben Talbot, PGA
7th – First Tee Greater Seattle, Captain Evan Johnsen, PGA
8th – East Hill Sammamish, Captain David Grant
17u
Champion – Meridian Valley CC, Captain Brian Thornton, PGA
Runner Up – Chambers Bay GC, Captain Matt Montecucco, PGA
T3rd * – Echo Falls GC, Captain Greg Morris, PGA (won tiebreaker for first alternate at regional)
T3rd – Portland, Captain Tom Mueller, PGA
5th – First Tee Greater Seattle – Captain Evan Johnsen, PGA
6th – Rock Creek CC, Captain Alex Ely
A special thanks to Kevin Story, PGA and the staff at Eagle Crest Resort for being great hosts. Thanks also to Howie Pruitt, PGA for being our Pacific Northwest Section host and making the event special for all involved.
