By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
The Topeka Junior Golf Association wrapped up its 2023 City Tournament Tuesday at Cypress Ridge, crowning nine champions.
On the girls side, Washburn Rural senior Raegan Petersen won the 15-17-year-old title while Peyton Wright won the 13-14 division, Avenley Head was the champ in the 11-12 division and Kolby Simoneau was the 9-10 champ.
Cam Zimlich was the champion in the boys 15-17 division while Brody Buessing was the 13-14 champ, Easton Moulin won the 11-12 division, Arjun Rao was the 9-10 champ and Nikhil Rao won the 8 and under title.
Petersen recorded a 36-hole score of 151, while Wright had a winning 18-hole total of 89, Head shot an 18-hole score of 96 and Kolby Simoneau carded an 18-hole 108 to win the 8-and-under championship.
Zimlich shot a 70 on Tuesday to win the 36-hole 15-17 boys division at 146 while Buessing posted a 36-hole win at 167, Moulin won with an 18-hole score of 73, A. Rao won the 9-10 division with an 18-hole total of 88 and N. Rao shot an outstanding 18-hole score of 66 to win the 8-and-under division by a 26-stroke margin, including a nine-hole score of 29 on Tuesday.
Eighty players competed in the City Tournament.
TJGA CITY GOLF TOURNAMENT
Final results
15-17 girls -- 1. Petersen, 151; 2. Randall, 158; 3. Grunert, 170.
13-14 girls -- 1. Wright, 89; 2. Frye, 97.
11-12 girls -- 1. Head, 96; 2. Fechter, 103; 3. Vogt, 109.
9-10 girls -- 1. Simoneau, 108; 2. Martinek, 126.
15-17 boys -- 1. Zimlich, 146; 2. Workman, 148; 3. Tyrell, 149 .
13-14 boys -- 1. Buessing, 167; 2. Jones, 177; 3. Ismert, 179.
11-12 boys -- 1. Moulin, 73; 2. Lentz, 76; 3. Head, 82.
9-10 boys -- 1. A. Rao, 88; 2. Borjon, 107; 3. Cox, 109.
8 and under -- 1. N. Rao, 66; 2. McFarland, 92; 3. Walker, 95.