2022 City Junior Championship
The 86th running of the Sacramento City Jr. Championship and the inaugural of the Peggy Dodds Memorial was contested at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex on July 5th and 6th. There were 115 Junior players playing in this tournament. The 12-18 Age Divisions played a total of 36 Holes (18 Holes each day) on the Alister MacKenzie Course. The 7 -11 Age Divisions played a total of 18 Holes (9 Holes each day) on the Arcade Creek Course. Peggy’s presence was missed by players, parents, the Haggin Oaks Staff and all of the Sacramento Golf Council members. Dana Dodds, Peggy’s nephew, was at the tournament to give out the awards.
The Overall Boys Champion, Clark Van Gaalen, came from the Boys 16-18 Division. He had a 1st Round score of 68 and a Final Round score of 64, for a 12 under total score of 132. On the second day, Clark had a Hole-In-One on the 14th Hole and an Eagle on the 18th Hole.
The Overall Girls Champion, Taylor Baker, emerged from the Girls 14-15 Division. She had a 1st Round score of 71 and a Final Round score of 74, for a total score of 145.
Congratulations to our New Champions and to all of the Division winners.
OVERALL BOYS CHAMPION
Clark Van Gaalen 132
BOYS 16-18
1st Matthew Shimizu 140
2nd Logan Green 141
3rd Will Hoff 142
BOYS 14-15
1st Akira Ransi 141
2nd Landon Abalateo 143
3rd Trenton Stuart 144
BOYS 12-13
1st Thomas Ma 148
2nd Andrew Zhou 149
3rd Marc Paracuelles 159
BOYS 10-11
1st Justin Garcia 79
BOYS 7-9
1st Rishan Dey 79
OVERALL GIRLS CHAMPION
Taylor Baker 145
GIRLS 16-18
1st Tavia Burgess 149
Tie 2nd Hannah Camara 150
Amy Na 150
Brenna Preap 150
GIRLS 14-15
1st Petra Yee 147
Tie 2nd Mia Cho 152
Sophia Lee 152
GIRLS 12-13
1st Samantha Chiou 147
2nd Serene Kim 155
3rd Giana Main 161
GIRLS 10-11
1st Lucy Jerde 74
2nd Gabriella Borrego 76
3rd Amreen Bajwa 81
GIRLS 7-9
1st Audrey Nakamura 85