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Nathan Ash & Izzy Piazza Earn First Win of the Season at Bruce Brown Yuma City Junior Championship

The Junior Golf Association of Arizona (JGAA), headed south for the Bruce Brown Yuma City Junior Championship at Desert Hills Golf Course, May 18-19. Nathan Ash of Tempe won the…

Future Auburn Tiger Tyler Spielman Wins Thunderbird High School Senior Classic; Riley Doherty Prevails in a Playoff

The annual Thunderbird High School Senior Classic, sponsored by The Thunderbirds-hosts of the WM Phoenix Open, teed off at Gainey Ranch Golf Club on May 19, 2024. Known as a…

Gracie McGovern Finishes Second Place at 9th U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship

The 9th annual U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship was underway at the prestigious Oak Hills Country Club in San Antonio, Texas, May 11-15. JGAA’s very own Gracie McGovern put on…

Oklahoma Sooner & JGAA Alum Ben Lorenz Wins Individual Title at D1 Men’s Rancho Santa Fe Regional

Oklahoma Boomer Sooner Ben Lorenz competed at the Division I Men’s Rancho Santa Fe Regional this week. The Peoria native and JGAA alum put together an amazing final round on…

JGAA Alum Riley Lewis Named WCC Golfer of the Year

Loyola Marymount University golfer Riley Lewis put together a stellar senior season, leading him to become WCC's top-ranked golfer of 2024. Currently positioned at No. 59 on Clippd, the LMU…

JGAA Junior Golfers Commit To Play College Golf

The Junior Golf Association of Arizona (JGAA) is delighted to report that 25 Arizona junior golfers and 33 total JGAA members signed National Letters of Intent to play collegiate golf.

JGAA Alum Max Lyons Earns BIG EAST Men’s Golfer of the Year Honors

Max Lyons, a junior golfer at Marquette University, has clinched the postseason award of 2023-24 BIG EAST Conference Player of the Year, as announced by the league on Monday. This…

Ashley Shaw Wins John Shippen Cognizant Cup & Earns Exemption Into LPGA Tour Event

JGAA junior golfer Ashley Shaw accomplishes quite the feat as she became the youngest player to win the John Shippen Cognizant Cup and youngest overall winner in tournament history. The…

Founders Team Wins 2024 Quintero Cactus Cup

On May 4 & 5, the 23rd annual Quintero Cactus Cup was held at Quintero Golf Club, one of the top-ranked public courses in Arizona. The Founder’s team won for…

JGAA Player Alexis Lamadrid Featured on CNN’s Living Golf Phoenix

We are thrilled to highlight a JGAA member, Alexis Lamadrid, on her recent feature in CNN’s Living Golf segment. Alexis was brought on to discuss the local impact of the…