6th Challenge Cup
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Please Note: Pairings will be available to view December 19th
December 21, 2021
The Challenge Cup title is headed back to Southern California.
On Tuesday, the PGA Southern California Junior Tour made it a sweep, winning Singles play at Poppy Hills by a score of 6.5-5.5 to come away with a 14.5-9.5 victory in the sixth rendition of the Cup. The series is now tied at three wins apiece.
The Challenge Cup is a two-day competition featuring 12 of the best JTNC players (eight boys, four girls) taking on 12 of the best from the PGA Southern California Junior Tour in a Ryder-Cup like format.
In the first round of Fourball and Foursomes, the SoCal squad had taken a commanding 8-4 lead. In Singles play, team SoCal got wins from Luke Powell, Patrick Hong, Daniel Heo, Luciano Conlan, Jasmine Koo and Frances Kim. The NCGA got wins from Zachery Pollo, Aditya Das, Clark Van Gaalen, Asterisk Talley and Sophie Thai.
Team NCGA
Zachery Pollo, Julian Monas, Ted Davenport, Matthew Almajano, Edan Cui, Aditya Das, Clark Van Gaalen, Jaden Dumdumaya, Asterisk Talley, Janna Andaya, Ryan Flynn, Sophie Thai
Photo Gallery
December 20, 2021
Team SoCal is in control, but there’s still one more day left in the annual Challenge Cup at Poppy Hills Golf Course.
On Monday, the PGA Southern California Junior Tour grabbed an 8-4 lead as teams played nine holes of Fourball and nine holes of Foursomes. In Four-Ball, the two teams split, 3-3. Winning tandems for the JTNC were Edan Cui and Jaden Dumdumaya, Aditya Das and Matthew Almajano and Zachery Pollo and Clark Van Gaalen. Winning for SoCal were the teams of Kylie Chong and Frances Kim, Jasmine Koo and Elise Lee and Luke Powell and Daniel Heo.
In Four-Ball, Socal went on a tear, winning 5-1. The lone winning tandem for the JTNC was Cui and Dumdumaya.
Tuesday’s play will consist of Singles play.
The Challenge Cup is a two-day competition featuring 12 of the best JTNC players (eight boys, four girls) taking on 12 of the best from the PGA Southern California Junior Tour in a Ryder-Cup like format.
The NCGA leads the series 3-2 following the NCGA’s victory in 2020. The event was not held last year due to COVID-19.
Photo Gallery–Monday
Player of the Year Jaden Dumdumaya with the ace on the 17th at Poppy Hills during the Challenge Cup pic.twitter.com/xA1nnKLDAe
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