Congratulations to Paul Weyland Golf Junior Academy students Drew Lunt, Justin Higgins, Carson Barry, and Natalie Mullins for their fine play in the Idaho high school district championship tournaments on May 4th.

Drew and Justin, both seniors at Skyview High School in Nampa, Idaho, played in the 4A District III boys district championship tournament and both finished T1 (70) along with two other players.  Although Drew and Justin both birdied the first hole in a four way playoff, it wasn’t quite enough to beat a former State high school champion.  But I’m incredibly proud of Drew who got second place and Justin third.

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Carson Barry, a freshman at Rocky Mountain High School in Meridian, Idaho, played in the 5A District III boys district championship tournament and finished 6th with a 72.

Natalie Mullins, a senior who plays golf for Eagle High School in Eagle, Idaho, played in the 5A District III girl’s district championship tournament, placed 4th with a 79.

Drew, Justin, Carson, and Natalie will all be representing their high school teams at the State championship tournament on Monday.  Good luck to all!

Congratulations to Paul Weyland Golf Junior Academy students JT Bloomer, Justin Higgins, and Natalie Mullins for their fine play in last weekend’s RMJGT event at Ridgecrest Golf Club in Nampa Idaho.  JT Bloomer posted rounds of 73, 70 for a 1 under par total for a 3^rd place finish.  Justin posted rounds of 76, 71 for a 3 over total and tied for 6^th place.  Natalie posted rounds of 81, 82 and tied for 3^rd.  All these juniors work very hard on all aspects of their game.  I am very proud of them, and all my students who played, not for the scores they post but for the fine young citizens they are.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to Paul Weyland Golf Junior Academy Rising Stars student Connor Mahoney for his fine play shooting rounds of 73, 73 for a 2 over par total to win the Rocky Mountain Junior Golf Tour (RMJGT) 10-12 age group by 9 shots at Ridgecrest Golf Club in Nampa, Idaho.  Connor has really improved his play over the past few months. He is committed to improving by working on all aspects of his game including mental conditioning, fitness, nutrition, and game management. He has good perspective on the game and is learning the benefit to always maintaining a positive attitude even in the face of adversity. Connor is starting to develop into a fine young player.   Well done Connor!!  http://www.rockymountainjuniorgolftour.com/tournament-results/the-boys-10-12-division-was-dominated-by-connor-mahoney-in-idaho-this-weekend

 

Congratulations to Paul Weyland Golf Junior Academy Strive for Excellence student Drew Lunt for his fine play and his win in the 15-18 year old division of the RMJGT event at Ridgecrest Golf Club in Nampa, Idaho.  Drew posted rounds of 73, 69 for a 2 under par total which sent him into a playoff which he won with a par on the first extra hole.  Drew works hard on all aspects of his game including nutrition, fitness, mental conditioning, and game management. He has a goal for every practice session, and he knows how to practice with a purpose.  Drew loves the game, and he is committed to getting better every day.  Well done Drew and well deserved!!!  http://www.rockymountainjuniorgolftour.com/tournament-results/the-idaho-championship-in-nampa-idaho-was-held-this-weekend-and-it-was-a-success

Congratulations to Paul Weyland Golf Junior Academy Strive for Excellence student Carson Barry for his fine play shooting 70, 66 for an 8 under par total to win the Rocky Mountain Junior Golf Tour (RMJGT) 13-14 age group by 12 shots at Ridgecrest Golf Club in Nampa, Idaho.  Carson goes well beyond just working hard.  He works hard with a specific purpose at every practice session.  He pays as much attention to his mental conditioning, fitness, nutrition, and game management as he does his swing and equipment.  Carson is developing into a fine young player, and he is willing to learn new concepts to help to continue getting better every day.  Well done Carson!!  http://www.rockymountainjuniorgolftour.com/tournament-results/carson-barry-from-eagle-idaho-blew-away-his-competition-in-the-boys-13-14-division-by-twelve-strokes-this-weekend

Congratulations to all the Paul Weyland Golf students who played in the recent Idaho State Junior Golf Championship. Not everyone played to the level they wanted, but after watching my students play over two full days I was proud to see how they all displayed great attitudes and professionalism even when they had poor stretches of play and faced adversity such as playing in 50 MPH winds. Learning every day is the most important part of this experience. The beauty of golf is that there is always another day, another shot, and the key is to stay in the process of learning and get a little better every day.

Some notable finishes were:
Carson Barry 1st place in the 14-15 year old division with rounds of 71, 70
Jake Slocum 3rd place in the 11-12 year old division with rounds of 39, 39
Natalie Mullins 4th place finish win the girls 16-18 division with rounds of 85, 79
Drew Lunt 10th place in the boys 16-18 with rounds of 78, 69

I also want to bring special attention to Paul Weyland Golf student, Carson Barry, who is one of the four players to represent Idaho in Portland, OR at the Hogan Cup. The Hogan Cup is a two day team event consisting of four players from eight different Western States and British Columbia. All the best to Carson and the entire Idaho team.

Paul Weyland Golf Junior Academy Strive for Excellence student Carson Barry played well at the Callaway Junior World Golf Championship in San Diego, CA. After rounds of 70, 74, and 73 Carson finished T28 in the 13-14 age. Carson had a few struggles in the second and third rounds but kept a positive attitude and finished well. He said it was a great learning experience for him. Congratulations to Carson and everybody else from Idaho who played in the championship. You can see all the scores at http://jwgc.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/jwgc14/event/jwgc141/contest/3/leaderboard.htm