We had a fabulous weekend of golf in the Cayman Islands!
Not only did we host our Junior Island Championship but we also had the enjoyment and excitement of
watching our own Justin Hastings win Low Amateur at the US Open.
What a weekend! Please join me in congratulating Justin and our
2025 Junior Champions Bethany Hawkins and Luke Dodson!
The tournament wouldn't have been possible without our sponsors - Grant Thornton and Butterfield. Thank you for your continued, generous support of junior golf. The prize table was a sight to see! With 18 Competitive Players and 27 Recreational Players competing over the weekend, the future remains bright for junior golf on the island and your support is priceless.
There are a lot of hours that go into making an event like this happen and I would like to recognize the staff at North Sound for their hard work and calm guidance all weekend. And to our amazing team of volunteers - Jenny Frizelle, James Walton, Joel Dodson, Reagan Rando, Susie da Silva, Caolan Teasdale, Jason Perras, Stuart Reed and Paul Skinner - it was so much fun working with all of you and I really appreciate the hours and thoughtful planning you contributed.
Full Results and a Photo Gallery of the weekend are posted on the Event Portal at https://www.golfgenius.com/
Congratulations to our prize winners:
Competitive Flights (36 holes)
Girls Champion: Bethany Hawkins
Boys Champion: Luke Dodson
Boys 15 and Under: 1st place - James Kennedy
Boys 13 and Under: 1st place - Hunter Kassam, 2nd place - Matthew Dodson
Boys Development: 1st place - Josh Trout, 2nd place - Oli Blount
Bounce Back Award: Jesse Duiker-Daignault
Recreational Flights (9 holes)
Girls Intermediate: 1st place - Adelaide Drobac
Boys Intermediate: 1st place - Elias Drobac, 2nd place - Jonah Sabbah, 3rd place - Nicholas Stepaniuk
Girls Beginner: 1st place - Sophia Santiago, 2nd place - Josette Hawkins
Boys Beginner: 1st place - Felix Reid, 2nd place - Owen Thomas
Closest to the Pin Prizes:
Bethany Hawkins, Luke Dodson, Josh Dickens
Blake Burt, Callan Connelly, Harvey Reid
Longest Drive Prizes
Bethany Hawkins, Josh Dickens, James Kennedy, Hunter Kassam, Jesse Duiker-Daignault
Daniel Thomas, Coby Young
Scotty Cameron Putter (junior players raffle): Felix Reid
Scotty Cameron Putter (adult $25 raffle): Travis Danley
Congrats to all Juniors and all Parents for competing and supporting this weekend.
A note to all Juniors that Justin Hastings is arriving in Cayman on the Cayman Airways flight from Denver on Saturday evening at 7 pm. We encourage everyone to come to the airport to welcome him home wearing your Cayman colours. (please monitor the flight status to be there on time)
And finally, I look forward to seeing you at our next event. Keep your eyes open for details:
CIGA Junior / Senior Pinehurst on August 24th
(Junior and Senior need to be CIGA members to participate - www.ciga.ky/membership)
Happy golfing this summer!
Trinda
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The 2025 CIGA Junior Island Championship will be held on Saturday, June 14th and Sunday June 15th at North Sound Golf Club with tee times beginning at 10:00 am each day.
Competitive Divisions:
Girls:
Championship: 36 Holes Gross Score - Gold Tees (5,196 yards)
Development (all ages): 36 Holes Gross Score - Red Tees (4,627 yards)
Boys:
Championship: 36 Hole Gross Score - Black Tees (6,397 yards)
15 and Under: 36 Hole Gross Score - Blue Tees (5,900 yards)
13 and Under: 36 Hole Gross Score - White Tees (5,598 yards)
Development (all ages): 36 Hole Gross Score - Gold Tees (5,196 yards)
Recreational Divisions:
Girls and Boys:
Intermediate: 9 Hole Gross Score - Red Tees with minimum one Caddy per group (2,282 yards)
Beginner: 9 Hole Gross Score - Junior (fairway) Tees with Caddy (1,600 yards)
Competitive Divisions are for juniors who have previously demonstrated the ability to walk the course unsupervised (no caddies) and to shoot less than 95 off the respective tees. Minimum handicap of 15 in Competitive Development divisions. Recreational Divisions are for juniors who are fairly new to the game of golf and are looking to have fun while learning more about tournament golf. Maximum score of triple bogey for Competitive 13 and Under Division, Competitive Development Divisions and all Recreational Divisions.
Entry fee of CI$25 payable at Sunday registration and includes Sunday meal for golfers.
Before play please check in with North Sound pro shop to settle green fees for non-members ($40 USD per junior round).
Deadline for registration is Saturday, June 7th.
Any questions, please contact: JuniorGolf@ciga.ky
