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LJT Heads to San Antonio for Alamo Shootout

DALLAS—The Alamo Shootout returns to San Antonio as the 84-player field takes on the North Course at The Club at Sonterra on July 9-10.

The tournament returned last year after five years off. San Angelo’s Jansen Smith won the Boys 15-18 Division at Briggs Ranch Golf Club with an overall score of 9-under 135. Spring’s Andrew Spaulding won the Boys 14 & Under Division at 3-over 147, while Dallas’ Hailey Jones won the Girls 12-18 Division at 3-under 141.

Smith and Jones would go on to win Player of the Year honors in their respective divisions, while Spaulding would finish runner-up in the Boys 14 & Under Division standings and make his first Jackie Burke Cup team.

This is the eighth ‘Open’ event on the Legends Junior Tour thus far in 2018 and we’ve had a different winner at each event in the Boys 15-18 Division and the Girls 12-18 Division. Dallas’ Connor Adams is coming off a win at the Flodder Financial Shootout on June 25-26 and is looking to be the first multi winner in the Boys 15-18 Division.

The Club at Sonterra is hosting the Alamo Shootout for the first time. Opened, in 1985, the North Course was designed by Bruce Devlin and Robert von Hagge and features rolling hills with Bermuda fairways and greens and beautiful waterfalls throughout the course.   

Along with AJGA Performance Stars to the top finishers, the winner of the Boys 15-18 Division will earn an exemption into the Texas Junior Amateur and the Texas Cup Invitational, while the top three finishers in the division earn a spot in the George Hannon Junior Invitational. The top three finishers in the Girls 12-18 Division become exempt into the Texas Girls’ Invitational, while the winner of the division along with the winner of the Boys 14 & Under Division become exempt into the George Hannon Junior Invitational.

The first round of the Alamo Shootout is scheduled for 18 holes on Monday, July 9, while the final round is scheduled for 18 holes on Tuesday, July 10.

For more information about the Alamo Shootout, click here.