SDGA Junior Tour golf schedule kicks off with first event in Vermillion

VERMILLION, S.D. — The first South Dakota Golf Association Junior Tour event of summer was held on Wednesday, May 28 at The Bluffs Golf Course.

Trey Speer, of Chamberlain, won the two-person competition for the girls age 16-18 medalist honors, shooting a round of 82, seven shots better than second-place Makenna Kindt, of Harrisburg.

In the boys 16-18 age group, Vermillion's Rylan Moran won the event with a 1-over-73, winning by two strokes over Crooks' Drew Simon and Nick Simon, Aberdeen's Harper Schabel and North Sioux City's Matt De Beer, who all shot 3-over rounds of 75. The top Mitchell-area finisher was Everett Morrison, of Mitchell, who finished eighth with a 77. Parkston's Kelby Neugebauer was 16th, shooting a round of 80.

Mount Vernon's Trysten Eide finished second in the 14-15 boys division, shooting a 2-over-74, one shot behind Sioux Falls' Drew Velasquez. In the girls 9-and-under division, Winner's Zoey Zeigler was the lone participant, shooting 65 on nine holes. Lincoln Zeigler, of Winner, was fourth in the boys 10-11 age group, shooting a nine-hole score of 44 for fourth place. Trigg Haiar, of Winner, was sixth (48). The division title was won by Brandon's Teddy Krivarchka, with a 1-over-37.

In the boys 12-13 division, Sioux Falls Lincoln Trasamar won with an 18-hole score of 79. Tyndall's DeVonne Sesler was seventh (90) and Jack Gillen, of Mitchell, was 10th (98).

The top-five finishers in each Junior Tour event earn points toward the season standings. The top-two point-scorers in each age group will be eligible to compete in the SDGA Junior Tour Cup on Monday, Aug. 4 in Pierre.

The next Southeast Region event on the SDGA Junior Tour schedule is June 12, when Fox Run Golf Course in Yankton hosts a one-day event. A total of 26 events are scheduled around the state through July 17.

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