Piedmont Junior Golf in Farmville
Published 10:30 am Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Emily Erickson, of Green Bay, watches her hit during the Piedmont Junior Golf Tournament on Thursday at the Farmville Municipal Golf Course. She produced the top score among all female golfers competing (picture by Titus Mohler).
Austin Queensberry, of Prince Edward, who makes preparations on the green before working on his short game during the tourney. Queensberry placed second in the boys 12-13 division (picture by Titus Mohler).
Kyler Gilliam, of Cumberland, tracks the ball after his drive in the latter stages of the Piedmont Junior Golf Tournament on Thursday. He placed fifth in the boys 12- to 13-year-old division (picture by Titus Mohler).
A group of 49 golfers participated in the Piedmont Junior Golf Tournament hosted by the Farmville Municipal Golf Course on Thursday.
“The feedback is the participants had a good time in spite of the heat,” said Monroe Preston, who helped organize the event.
The male and female low medalists for the tourney were Nathan Towery, in the boys 16- to 17-year old division, and Emily Erickson, in the girls 14-17 division, respectively. Towery shot a nine-hole score of 35, while Erickson shot a 37.
The tournament’s other division winners included Cole Williams, with a 42 in the boys 14-15 division, Thomas Bryant, with a 43 in the boys 12-13 division, Lindsey Towery, with a 56 in the girls 11-13 division, Will Johnson, with a 41 in the boys 10-11 division, Mary Katelyn Hite, with a 47 in the girls 7-10 division, and Parker Hite, with a 45 in the boys 7-9 division.
Twelve-year-old Austin Queensberry, of Prince Edward County, took second in the boys 12-13 division with a 51 and said he enjoys junior golf events like this tourney because of the competition and the opportunity play against people his own age.
“I think it helps me a lot because I think I play better with competition, and then I think it’s preparing me for middle school and high school which I plan and hope to play in,” he said.
