Might we see them holding up a major golf championship trophy themselves someday? Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Annika Sorenstam, Georgia Hall, and many others got their own starts playing golf as a youngster.
Several youths from the area enjoyed success recently in Northern Texas PGA Junior Tour events.
On the Medalist Tour, in a tournament in Azle, Dixie Mae Crain of Springtown took the top spot in the Girls 11-12 age group with a score of 79.
While she was the only one to bring home a championship, Weatherford’s Mary Shaw was the runner-up in the Girls 15-18 division, shooting an 88. Chloe Gaines, also from Weatherford, was sixth with a score of 103.
In the Boys 15-18 division, Aledo’s Ford Hill took fifth with an 84.
The NTPGA Junior Tour has tournaments throughout the summer on courses throughout the Metroplex and state.
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