Roberts and Pugh earn Elite Wins at Pipestone
- Alex Martin
- Oct 27
- 3 min read
Claire Roberts started the final round six strokes back of first round leader, Alyssa Zhang. Alyssa opened with a six under par, 66, including 7 birdies and a lone bogey! Claire carded 3 birdies and an eagle during the final round, enroute to a three under par, 69 to complete the comeback and earn the Girls 15-19 division title! She finished the event at 141 (-3) and took home a four-stroke victory! Alyssa Zhang and Juanita Beatrix Tandoc finished in a tie for 2nd place at 145 (+1).
Ryan Pugh, Pierce Stealey and Landon Tropf all finished in a tie at the top of the leaderboard at four under par, 140. All three carded back-to-back under par rounds including 10+ birdies over the 36 holes of competition. Ryan, Pierce and Landon made par on the first 2 playoff holes before Ryan Pugh would roll in his birdie putt on the 3rd playoff hole to take home the Boys 16-19 and overall Boys 14-19 division titles! Marshall Morency and Jack Hutcheson rounded out the top 5 finishers at 141 (-3) and 140 (-2), respectively.
Benjamin Divido took home his 4th victory in as many events during the 2025-2026 GolfWeek season in the Boys 14-15 division! Benjamin led the field from wire-to-wire with rounds of 72-71 to finish the event at 143 (-1). Ivan Kennedy, Nick Pollak and Elijah Hall-Bromberg finished in a tie for runner up at 147 (+3). Elijah led the field in birdies carding 9 over the two days of play.
Duncan Robinson earned his first GolfWeek Junior Tour victory at Brown's Run posting rounds of 75-70. Duncan's two under par, 70 was the round of the tournament and propelled him to victory after being two strokes back of the lead heading into the final round. Duncan earned a four-stroke victory in the Boys 16-19 division finishing the tournament at 145 (+1). Jack Faulkner and Akash Chaudhari finished in a tie for runner up honors at 149 (+5), firing rounds of 73-76 and 75-74, respectively.
Ava Hesselschwardt took home the Girls 15-19 division after posting rounds of 81-77 to finish the event at 158 (+14). Ava carded to only eagle of the event during the final round on the par 5, 11th hole at Brown's Run on her way to an eight-stroke victory! Liberty Harris posted back-to-back rounds of 83 to earn runner up honors at 166 (+22). Cadence Monroe-McCoy rounded out the podium finishers at 171 (+27).
Cole Katien took home the Boys 14-15 division at Brown's Run to earn his first GolfWeek Junior Tour victory! He posted rounds of 74-76 to earn a one stroke victory at 150 (+6). Cole led the field in birdies carding 6 over the course of the 2 days of play. Alexander Randolph fired rounds of 72-79 to earn runner up honors at 151 (+7). Robert Lamb IV finished in third place after rounds of 77-75 -- 152 (+8).
Savanna Blackmore took a commanding victory at Brown's Run in the Girls 14 and Under division after rounds of 76-73. She led the field in birdies carding 5 enroute to a 13-stroke victory! Hebe Li fired rounds of 83-79 to earn runner up honors. Olivia Huffman rounded out the top 3 finishers at 164 (+20) after rounds of 83-81.
Charlton Zhuang earned the Boys 13 and Under division victory at Brown's Run, posting rounds of 74-72 to finish the event at 146 (+2). Charlton carded seven birdies enroute to his two-stroke victory. Scribner Dailey IV earned runner up honors after rounds of 73-75. Ethan Li and Chaz Zitzner finished in a tie for third place at 152 (+8).
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