Minnesota Crowns State Champions

Yoemans Wins Back to Back Minnesota Girls Junior PGA Titles

Sophia Yoemans shot a final round 1-over par 73 to finish even-par on the weekend and claim the 2018 Minnesota Girls Junior PGA Championship at Minnewaska Golf Club in Glenwood, Minn. Yoemans’ two-day, even par score of 144 was more than enough to secure her victory and a spot at the 43rd Junior PGA Championship that was held at Kearney Hill Golf Links in Lexington, Ken. on July 9-12, 2018.

Yoemans, a Red Wing, Minnesota native and Mizzou golf commit, was joined by Nebraska golf commit and long-time Red Wing teammate, Leah Herzog and Inver Grove Heights native Isabella McCauley at the national competition.

This was the second year in a row that the Red Wing teammates played together at the Junior PGA Championship.

Yoemans placed T-36 with a four-day even-par 288 total at the Junior PGA Championship while Herzog (+9) and McCauley (+5) missed the cut.

Frazier Battles To Win The Minnesota Boys Junior PGA Championship

William Frazier shot a final round 3-under 69 to finish the weekend 5-under and win the 2018 Minnesota Boys Junior PGA Championship which was played jointly between Whitebirch Golf Course and Deacon’s Lodge Golf Course in Breezy Point, Minn.

With this win, William Frazier (70-69-139) and tournament runner-up Ben Hicks (73-67-140) have received automatic entry into the 2018 Boys Junior PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ken. from July 31-August 3, 2018. A new segment also meant that tournament winner, William Frazier received an exemption into the 2018 Minnesota State Open at Bunker Hills Golf Club in Coon Rapids, Minn. on July 20-22, 2018. He made the cut after posting an impressive 2-under 70 opening round and finished T-47 with a three-day 8-over 224 total.