Key links:
- Final Results
- Region 11 Rosters
- 13u Champion Team Photos, Courtesy of PGA Jr. League
- Cutline: Thanksgiving Point 13u All-Stars, left to right, Head Coach Tele Wightman, PGA; Jraice Finau, Emery Johnson, Cove Cummings, Luke Manning, Nicklaus Miller, Logan Wilde, Crue Harward, Drew Wilson, Assistant Coach Tony Finau.
- 17u Champion Team Photo, Courtesy of PGA Jr. League
- Cutline: Thanksgiving Point 17u All-Stars, left to right, Head Coach Tele Wightman, PGA; Blake Brown, Ryder Huish, Jace Benson, Mack Herzog, D’Adiddas Notoa, Jordan Ofahengaue
Over the weekend (Sept. 6-8), eight 13u All-Star teams (ages 10-13) and eight 17u All-Star teams (ages 14-17) representing Idaho, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, met at Meadow Lakes Golf Club in Prineville, Oregon, for two fun and exciting days of competition at the National Car Rental PGA Jr. League Regional Championship. Competing teams represented the Utah, Pacific Northwest and Rocky Mountain PGA Sections.
Both 13u and 17u All-Star teams from Thanksgiving Point Golf Club (Lehi, Utah), coached by Tele Wightman, PGA, won their respective championships and are headed to the National Car Rental PGA Jr. League Championship. They will both represent Team Utah.
Thanksgiving Point All-Stars from Lehi, Utah, Win 13u Regional Championship and Return to the National Car Rental PGA Jr. League Championship
The Thanksgiving Point All-Stars defeated the Bend Bombers 1 All-Star Team, 11-1, in match play Sunday (Sept. 8) to advance to the 13u National Car Rental PGA Jr. League Championship, to be held Oct. 10-13 at PGA Frisco’s Fields Ranch. They will represent Team Utah. The team, led by Coach Tele Wightman, PGA, returns to the championship after finishing as runners-up in 2023.
Semifinal action on Sunday was delayed by 40 minutes due to lightning in the area. When play resumed, the Thanksgiving Point All-Stars advanced to the championship match after a 10-2 win over the Glenmoor Gators. The Bend Bombers 1 All-Stars, led by coach Nate Kitt, PGA, and assistant coach Ryan Smith, advanced to the championship match after defeating the Spokane All-Stars, 7-5, in other semifinal action. The Spokane All-Stars, coached by Travis Huskisson, PGA, consisted of players from Kalispel Golf Club, The Creek at Qualchan and Esmeralda Golf Course.
The Thanksgiving Point All-Stars (Lehi, Utah) led all teams after Day One (Saturday) with a -29 after completing the two nine-hole rounds of stroke play. Jraice Finau, the 12-year-old son of PGA TOUR Player and assistant coach Tony Finau, set the tone for his team chipping in for eagle on his first hole of the day.
The Spokane All-Stars finished nine back for the second seed with a -20, followed by the Bend Bombers 1 (Bend Golf Club, Bend Oregon) with a -14, and the Glenmoor Gators (Glenmoor Golf Club, South Jordan, Utah) with a -11.
The Chambers Bay All-Stars (Chambers Bay Golf Course, University, Washington) finished fifth with a -5, followed by the Bend Bombers 2 (+1), the Glenmoor Masters (+7) and Canyon Springs All-Stars (Canyon Springs Golf Course, Twin Falls, Idaho) with a +9.
Teams not making the semifinals participated in a 9-hole, two-person scramble Shootout. Marissa Johnson (13, Uintah, Utah) and Jack Bowen (13, Herriman, Utah) of the Glenmoor Masters All-Stars captured the 13u title shooting a 33.
THANKSGIVING POINT ALL-STARS ADVANCE TO 17U CHAMPIONSHIP
The Thanksgiving Point All-Stars defeated the Meadow Springs All-Stars, 5.5 – 3.5 in match play to advance to the 17u National Car Rental PGA Jr. League Championship, to be held Nov. 14-17 at Twin Warriors Golf Club in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico. They will represent Team Utah and are led by Coach Tele Wightman, PGA.
The Thanksgiving Point All-Stars advanced to the championship match after a 6.5 – 2.5 win over the Glenmoor Goats (Glenmoor Golf Club, South Jordan, Utah) coached by Darci Dehlin-Olsen, PGA, in the semifinals. In other semifinal action, Meadow Springs defeated the Chambers Bay All-Stars on a third tiebreaker to advance to the championship. After the match was tied at 4.5 at the end of play, the teams were still tied after the first tiebreaker, holes won (6-6) and the second tiebreaker, Saturday’s team aggregate stroke play score (-20). Officials had to go to the third tiebreaker, three pair scores for 18 holes, to determine the winner of the match. The Meadow Springs All-Stars represent Meadow Springs Country Club in Richland, Wash., and are coached by Jason Aichele, PGA.
All eight of the 17u All-Star teams shot even or under par in Saturday’s qualifying round led by Thanksgiving Point All-Stars with a -23, three strokes ahead of Meadow Springs and Chamber’s Bay, who both shot a -20. The Glenmoor Goats shot a -17 for the final spot in the semifinals.
The Glenmoor Albatross All-Stars finished fifth with a -8, followed by the Canyon Springs All-Stars (Canyon Springs Golf Course, Twin Falls, Idaho) led by Coach Zach Abels, PGA, with a -7 and the Glenmoor Bombs with a -5. The Glenmoor Linksters finished eighth, shooting an even par.
Teams not making the semifinals participated in a 9-hole, two-person scramble Shootout. Brecken Ross (15, Herriman, Utah) and Trey Pehrson (16, Riverton, Utah) of The Glenmoor Linksters coached by Darci Dehlin-Olsen, PGA, captured the 17u Shootout title shooting a 29.