Cedar Park Golfers Advance To PGA Junior League Golf Championship [UPDATED]

CEDAR PARK, TX -- Members of Team Texas-Twin Creeks All-Stars -- the team comprising young golfers from Cedar Park -- finished first in the recent PGA Junior League Southwest Regional competition in New Mexico, are will now advance to the championship meet.

The junior golfers from Twin Creeks Country Club in Cedar Park took first place in the New Mexico State University-staged competition in Las Cruces, N.M. last weekend to advance to the 2016 PGA Junior League Golf Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., scheduled Nov. 19-21.

The final standings in Las Cruces were:

• First Place – Team Texas – Twin Creeks All-Stars (3-0 record, 30 total points)
• Second Place – Albuquerque 2 All-Stars (1-2 record, 16 total points)
• Third Place – Denver South All-Stars (1-2 record, 13 total points)
• Fourth Place – Amarillo 1 All-Stars (1-2 record, 13 total points)

The PGA Junior League Golf Championship in Arizona will feature teams competing in East vs. West matches. Utilized at the championship is the so-called two-person-scramble format, where coaches are allowed to substitute players every three holes, allowing all team members to participate.

Leading the Cedar Park players to victory was team captain Jeff Ronquillo. The members of the golf team, with ages and hometown notated below, are:

• Morgan Miller, 12 – Cedar Park
• Charlie Calabretta, 13 – Cedar Park
• David Cates, 12 – Cedar Park
• Keaton Vo, 12 – Austin
• Trevor Mierl, 13 – Austin
• Trent Mierl, 12 – Austin
• Clayton Smith, 13 – Austin
• Jonathan Kim, 11 – Austin
• Ethan Parker, 12 – Austin
• Andrew Tan, 12 – Austin

>>> Photo courtesy of PGA of America, used with permission

From Sept. 27:

CEDAR PARK, TX -- A team of junior golfers from Twin Creeks Country Club in Cedar Park will be competing in the PGA Junior League Golf Southwest Regional this coming weekend in New Mexico.

The young golfers will be competing against three other all-star teams from Amarillo, Texas; Albuquerque, N.M. and Denver for a chance to advance to the 2016 PGA Junior League Golf Championship at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Ariz., Nov. 19-21, local officials said.

The team captain is Jeff Ronquillo. All participants played with Twin Creeks Country Club during the regular session. The players, with their ages and hometown notated, are:

Morgan Miller, 12 – Cedar Park

Charlie Calabretta, 13 – Cedar Park

David Cates, 12 – Cedar Park

Keaton Vo, 12 – Austin

Trevor Mierl, 13 – Austin

Trent Mierl, 12 – Austin

Clayton Smith, 13 – Austin

Jonathan Kim, 11 – Austin

Ethan Parker, 12 – Austin

Andrew Tan, 12 – Austin

>>> Courtesy photo, used with permission. Pictured from left to right: furthest back: Morgan Miller – Summit Christian Academy; David Cates – Home schooled; Charlie Calabretta – Cedar Park MS; Andrew Tann – Four Points MS. Middle row standing: Keaton Vo – Murchison MS; Johnathan Kim – Chaparral Star Academy; Clayton Smith – Ridgeview MS; Trent Mierl – Redeemer Lutheran School. Kneeling: Ethan Parker – St Andrews Episcopal School; Trevor Mierl – Redeemer Lutheran School