WHITEHALL — The Greater Muskegon Junior Tour concluded a successful season Monday at White Lake Golf Club, with a season-high 67 golfers competing.
The previous high for the season was 66 at Old Channel Trail, and both numbers were increases from last year's tour, which topped out in the low 60s. It continued a trend of steady growth for the summer staple.
It was another strong day for local players, as Montague's Cadence Fox earned the top spot in the high school girls age group, shooting an 80, including a birdie on the par-5 14th hole. Her performance clinched the season tour championship. Teammate Brynlee Kessler finished in third place with an 89, and birdied the same 14th hole.
Reeths-Puffer's Olivia Ambler, Whitehall's Kelsie McClure and Montague's Addison Smith each also competed in the high school flight.
Montague's Tanner DeVries led three area boys in the high school flight, placing 11th with an 84. He birdied the par-4 17th hole. Reeths-Puffer's Carter Hekkema and Montague's Van Thommen joined him on the course as well.
Younger players again played nine-hole rounds. Sawyer Brown of Twin Lake led the middle school boys group, tying for 3rd place with a 44. Phil Kerr of Whitehall was close behind with a 46. Montague's Chase O'Connell and Fitzgerald Fullmer also entered the field.
Montague's Gabrielle O'Connell and Twin Lake's Stella McCollum competed in the middle school girls flight, with O'Connell finishing third and McCollum sixth. Denzik Fullmer was the lone local player in the elementary school field and finished seventh out of 12.
