Some of the best players in the state age 13 and under competed in the event, with the designated “Team Europe” (pictured) defeating Team USA 19-13 after three sessions of matches.
While the USA won Sunday’s 18-hole singles session, 9-7, Europe had built a commanding lead in the team portion of the event, winning the nine-hole four-ball and the nine-hole foursomes — both held on Saturday — by 6-2 margins in each case.
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Out of the 32 juniors who competed in the Junior Ryder Cup, just four won all three of their matches — Emily Cheng (USA), Caitlyn Chin (Europe), Wes Erling (Europe) and Frank Lockwood (Europe).
Junior Ryder Cup ResultsӬ
At CommonGround GC in AuroraӬ
OVERALL SCORE: TEAM EUROPE 19, TEAM USA 13
Sunday’s 18-Hole Singles (USA 9, Europe 7)
Emily Cheng (USA) def. Hadley Ashton, 1 up
Liam Wood (USA) def. Matai Naqica, 2 and 1
Kaitlin Zingler (Europe) def. Gisella Lagrimas, 4 and 3
Charlie Flaxbeard (USA) halved with Blake Sullivan
Caitlyn Chin (Europe) def. Brooke Hudson, 4 and 3
Wes Erling (Europe) def. Luke Cushman, 4 and 3
Ashleigh Wilson (USA) def. Logan Hale, 2 up
Carter Surofcheck (USA) halved with Yusuke Ogi
Colin Young (Europe) def. Andrew White, 4 and 3
Frank Lockwood (Europe) def. Tiki Jaffe, 3 and 2
Ben Chin (USA) def. Jack Chambers, 6 and 5
Will Balliet (USA) def. Grant Samuelson, 4 and 3
Livia Pett (Europe) def. Addison Hines, 1 up
Miles Kuhl (USA) def. Andre Dumonteil, 2 and 1
Maddie Makino (USA) def. Taylor Wilson, 2 and 1
Clint Summers III (USA) def. Brayden Destefano, 1 upӬ
Saturday’s 9-Hole Four-Ball (Europe 6, USA 2)”¨
Naqica/Sullivan (Europe) def. Wood/Flaxbeard, 2 and 1
Erling/Yogi (Europe) def. Cushman/Surofcheck, 1 up
White/Balliet (USA) def. Young/Samuelson, 2 and 1
Chambers/Lockwood (Europe) def. B. Chin/Jaffe, 3 and 2
Cheng/Lagrimas (USA) def. Ashton/Zingler, 3 and 2
C. Chin/Hale (Europe) def. Hudson/A. Wilson, 2 and 1
Dumonteil/Destefano (Europe) def. Kuhl/Summers, 1 up
Pett/T. Wilson (Europe) def. Hines/Makino, 2 and 1
Saturday’s 9-Hole Foursomes (Europe 6, USA 2)
Naqica/Sullivan (Europe) def. Wood/Flaxbeard, 1 up
Erling/Ogi (Europe) def. Cushman/Surofcheck, 2 and 1
Young/Samuelson (Europe) def. A. White/Balliet, 1 up
Chambers/Lockwood (Europe) def. B. Chin/Jaffe, 2 up
Cheng/Lagrimas (USA) def. Ashton/Zingler, 1 up
C. Chin/Hale (Europe) def. Hudson/A. Wilson 1 up
Domonteil/Destefano (Europe) def. Kuhl/Summers, 1 up
Hines/Makino (USA) def. Pett/T. Wilson, 1 upӬ
For the top players age 14-18, on tap is the fourth Colorado major of the year, the JGAC Tour Championship, set for Saturday and Sunday (Oct. 6-7) at Denver Country Club. For the best golfers 13 and under, it’ll be the Junior Ryder Cup team event this weekend at CommonGround Golf Course in Aurora.
Then on Sunday evening, after the conclusion of both events, the JGAC’s season-ending banquet will be held at Denver CC.
At the 36-hole Tour Championship, the field will feature the winners of three 2018 JGAC majors and four state high school titles this year.
The 2018 major junior champions entered this weekend are all on the girls side and include Hailey Schalk of Erie (Colorado Junior PGA), Katie Berrian of Castle Rock (Colorado Junior Amateur) and Lauren Lehigh of Loveland (Colorado Junior Match Play). Lehigh leads the JGAC Girls Junior Tour points list for 2018.
As for entrants who are state high school champions from 2018, there’s Micah Stangebye of Montrose (4A) and Jackson Klutznick of Denver (3A) on the boys side, and Emma Bryant of Aurora (5A) and Schalk (3A) on the girls.
There are also a couple of past JGAC Tour Championship winners entered this weeked — Charlotte Hillary of Cherry Hills Village from 2016 and Schalk from last year. Schalk was the 2017 JGAC Girls Player of the Year.
Others scheduled to compete in the Tour Championship are Colorado Junior America’s Cup player Walker Franklin of Broomfield and 5A runner-up Connor Jones of Westminster and Caroline Jordaan of Lakewood.
One player who won’t be at Denver Country Club is 2018 JGAC Boys Junior Tour points list leader Dillon Stewart of Fort Collins, who won the 5A boys state high school title on Tuesday. Instead, he’s competing in the prestigious Ping Invitational at Karsten Creek in Stillwater, Okla. Coincidentally, he’ll be playing his college golf in Stillwater — at Oklahoma State — starting in the fall of 2019.
For the Saturday pairings from the JGAC Tour Championship, CLICK HERE.
As for the Junior Ryder Cup at CommonGround, kids age 13 and under will battle it out, with teams designated Team USA and Team Europe. There will be three sessions — nine-hole four-ball and nine-hole foursomes on Saturday, then 18-hole singles matches on Sunday.
Among the Junior Ryder Cup competitors will be three winners of 2018 Junior Series Championships — Hadley Ashton of Erie (11-13), Matai Naqica of Centennial (11-13) and Andre Dumonteil of Centennial (10 and under).
For the field for the Junior Ryder Cup, CLICK HERE.
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After three sessions of matches, the designated Team Europe (pictured) defeated Team USA 16-12 on Sunday.
USA won Saturday’s nine-hole four-ball competition 4-3, but Europe handily captured Saturday’s nine-hole foursomes, 5.5-1.5, and also won Sunday’s 18-hole singles 7.5-6.5.
Out of the 28 juniors who competed in the Junior Ryder Cup, just two won all three of their matches — Europe’s Kaylee Chen and Abigail Aeschleman, both of Highlands Ranch. Chen and Aeschleman teamed up in both four-ball and foursomes.
Junior Ryder Cup Results
At CommonGround GC in Aurora
OVERALL SCORE: TEAM EUROPE 16, TEAM USA 12
Saturday’s 9-Hole Four-Ball (USA 4, Europe 3)
Kaden Devenport/Landon Houska (USA) halved with Andre Dumonteil/Frank Lockwood
Ashleigh Wilson/Taylor Wilson (USA) def. Caitlyn Chen/Maddie Makins, 2 up
Kaylee Chen/Abigail Aeschleman (Europe) def. Hadley Ashton/Timbre Shehee, 2 and 1
Bead Boonta/Brooke Hudson (USA) def. Gisella Lagrimas/Amira Badruddin, 3 and 2
Traejan Andrews/Maxwell Lange (USA) halved with Blake Sullivan/Jake Chesler
Yusuke Ogi/Hunter Swanson (USA) halved with Christopher Gunlikson/Luke Cushman
Charlie Flaxbeard/Liam Wood (USA) halved with Ryan Falender/Benjamin Chin
Saturday’s 9-Hole Foursomes (Europe 5.5, USA 1.5)
Dumonteil/Lockwood (Europe) def. Devenport/Houska, 2 and 1
Chin/Makino (Europe) def. A. Wilson/T. Wilson, 1 up
Chen/Aeschleman (Europe) def. Ashton/Shehee, 2 and 1
Boonta/Hudson (USA) halved with Lagrimas/Badruddin
Andrews/Lange (USA) def. Sullivan/Chesler, 1 up
Gunlikson/Cushman (Europe) def. Ogi/Swanson, 1 up
Falender/Chin (Europe) def. Flaxbeard/Wood, 1 up
Saturday’s 18-Hole Singles (Europe 7.5, USA 6.5)
Chen (Europe) def. Ashton, 4 and 3
Andrews (USA) def. Sullivan, 4 and 3
Aeschleman (Europe) def. Shehee, 7 and 6
Lange (USA) def. Chesler, 5 and 4
Lagrimas (Europe) def. Boonta, 1 up
Ogi (USA) def. Gunlikson, 1 up
Badruddin (Europe) def. Hudson, 3 and 1
Falender (Europe) def. Flaxbeard, 2 up
Swanson (USA) def. Cushman, 3 and 2
Wood (USA) def. B. Chin, 3 and 1
Devenport (USA) halved with Dumonteil
C. Chin (Europe) def. A. Wilson, 5 and 4
Lockwood (Europe) def. Houska, 6 and 4
T. Wilson (USA) def. Makino, 8 and 7
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