Lexington, KY (June 12, 2019) - First round results of the 47th Southern Junior Championship of the Southern Golf Association hosted by Idle Hour Country Club in Lexington, KY on Wednesday, June 12, 2019 (6968 yards, Par 35-35—70, Rating: 73.8/131). Idle Hour club member Ben Haggin of Lexington, KY and Thomas Morrison of Pinehurst, NC each posted a two-under 68 to take a one-shot lead over Jackson Lalonde of...
LEXINGTON, KY (June 10, 2019) – 156 elite junior golfers will travel from near and far to Idle Hour Country Club in Lexington, KY for the 47th Southern Junior Championship from June 12-14. The field is diversely represented by 23 states and six countries. There are 81 players ranked among the top 1000 by Junior Golf Scoreboard Rankings. This marks the first time that Idle Hour Country Club has hosted the Southern...
BIRMINGHAM, AL (May 20, 2019) – Viktor Hovland has been named SGA Amateur of the Month Presented by Global Golf Post for April 2019 by the Southern Golf Association (SGA). The Oslo, Norway native and current junior at Oklahoma State University is the reigning U.S. Amateur Champion. In April, Hovland finished T32 at the Masters Tournament with a 72-hole score of 285, three-under par. Hovland is the fourth Oklahoma...
BIRMINGHAM, AL (April 29, 2019) – Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster, Colorado has been named SGA Amateur of the Month Presented by Global Golf Post for March 2019 by the Southern Golf Association (SGA). Highlighting her March accomplishments, the Wake Forest senior won the Tar Heel Classic played at Casa de Campo Resort in the Dominican Republic, shared co-medalist honors with teammate Emilia Migliaccio at the...
BIRMINGHAM, AL (March 22, 2019) – Euan Walker of Scotland has been named SGA Amateur of the Month Presented by Global Golf Post for February 2019 by the Southern Golf Association (SGA). The Troon, Scotland native and former University of Missouri standout won the African Amateur Stroke Play Championship posting a 277 (-11) to win by three strokes over Ludvig Aberg of Sweden. In other February action, Walker...
