Around the Green

WICHITA FALLS – The 2019 Jackie Burke Cup teams are set as the North and South will square off for the 15th time at Wichita Falls Country Club Nov. 9-10. 

 

“The Legends Junior Tour boasts some of the best talent in the state of Texas and the kids that qualified for the Jackie Burke Cup have proven themselves worthy of competing at this level,” Legends Junior Tour Tournament Director Kevin Porter said. “These players have consistently finished toward the top all season and get a chance to compete with each other in a team event and have some fun to finish off another great LJT season.” 

 

The North Team has won the last five Jackie Burke Cup matches and evened the overall series 7-7 last year at Moody Gardens Golf Course. Leading the North Team in 2019 is Temple’s Dallas Hankamer, who finished runner-up in the Boys 15-18 Player of the Year Standings, followed by Argyle’s Gaven Lane, Lubbock’s Brian Boles, Plano’s Matthew Comegys, Lantana’s Brody Hanley, Frisco’s Henry Frizzell and Colleyville’s Kevin Watts. The North Team will also be represented by Trophy Club’s Estelle Seon, who finished runner-up in the Girls 12-18 Player of the Year Standings, followed by Gabbi Bentancourt of Frisco. From the Boys 14 & Under Division, Ben Delarosa and Andrew Petruzzelli of Dallas will round out this year’s team. Grace Do of Coppell will captain the 2019 North Team. 

 

The South Team, which looks to win its first Jackie Burke Cup since 2013, will be captained by Annika Clark of Highlands. The 2019 squad will consist of Boys 15-18 Player of the Year Shaheen Momin of Sugar Land and Boys 14 & Under Player of the Year Grant Yerger of Driftwood. Following the two divisional Player of the Year recipients are Davis Archer of The Woodlands, Zach Heffernan of Fair Oaks Ranch, Treed Huang of Katy, Hanseung Chang of Cedar Park, Jacob Salazar of League City, Jackson Davenport and Zach Kingsland of Austin, Elina Sinz of Katy, Tillie Claggett of The Woodlands and Trenton Mierl of Austin. 

 

The Jackie Burke Cup consists of three rounds of matches as teams of 12 players tee off against each other. Matches are worth two points and a tied match is split: one point for each team. The matches start with six Four-Ball matches Saturday morning followed by six Foursome matches in the afternoon.

 

On Sunday, players are selected for 12 Singles Matches, leaving 48 possible points to be earned throughout the weekend. The North Team will need 24 points to retain the cup, while the South Team will need 25 points to win the cup.

 

This year’s Jackie Burke Cup will be contested at Wichita Falls Country Club. The course will host the matches for the first time and join a distinguished list of clubs including Champions Golf Club, Whispering Pines Golf Club, Brook Hollow Golf Club, Spanish Oaks Golf Club, Bent Tree Country Club, Miramont Golf Club, Escondido Golf Club and Traditions Club.

 

There will be a banquet for players on Friday, Nov. 8, when pairings for Saturday morning will be announced along with the Player of the Year awards and the 2019 James A. Ragan Sportsman of the Year. For more information on the Jackie Burke Cup, click here. 

 

 

NORTH TEAM 

Name	Age	Top Finishes
Dallas Hankamer	Boys 15-18	North Texas Classic – Won Collegiate Preview – T2 Bluebonnet Championship – 3rd Starts: 6 | Top-10s: 5
Gaven Lane	Boys 15-18	Veritex Bank Byron Nelson Junior Championship – Won 93rd Texas Junior Amateur – T3 Bluebonnet Championship – T18 Starts: 5 | Top-10s: 2
Brian Boles	Boys 15-18	Texas Cup Invitational – Won Jimmy Demaret Junior Classic – T4 Fall Challenge – 5th Starts: 5 | Top-10s: 3
Matthew Comegys	Boys 15-18	Lanny Wadkins Junior Championship – T2 North Texas Classic – 3rd Jimmy Demaret Junior Classic – T4 Starts: 7 | Top-10s: 5
Brody Hanley	Boys 15-18	Bluebonnet Championship – Won NTPGA All-American Tour October Open – Won Spring Preview – T7 Starts: 5 | Top-10s: 2
Henry Frizzell	Boys 15-18	Texas Junior Golf Alliance Invitational – Won George Hannon Junior Invitational – Won Winter Classic – T10 Starts: 6 | Top-10s: 3
Kevin Watts	Boys 15-18	NTPGA All-American Tour Summer Showdown – Won Texas Junior Golf Alliance Invitational – 2nd  George Hannon Junior Invitational – T27 Starts: 3 | Top-10s: 1
Michael Heidelbaugh	Boys 15-18	Lanny Wadkins Junior Championship – Won 93rd Texas Junior Amateur – T3 Veritex Bank Byron Nelson Junior Championship – T13 Starts: 3 | Top-10s: 2
Estelle Seon	Girls 12-18	Fall Challenge – 2nd Texas Junior Golf Alliance Invitational – 4th Spring Preview – 9th Starts: 5 | Top-10s: 3
Gabbi Bentancourt	Girls 12-18	James A. Ragan Memorial – 2nd Lanny Wadkins Junior Championship – T2 George Hannon Junior Invitational – 5th Starts: 7 | Top-10s: 6
Andrew Petruzzelli	Boys 14 & Under	North Texas Classic – Won James A. Ragan Memorial – Won George Hannon Junior Invitational – T2 Starts: 9 | Top-10s: 7
Ben Delarosa	Boys 14 & Under	93rd Texas Junior Amateur – Won Jimmy Demaret Junior Classic – 2nd Spring Preview – 2nd Starts: 5 | Top-10s: 5

SOUTH TEAM 

Name	Age	Top Finishes
Shaheen Momin	Boys 15-18	Collegiate Preview- Won Fall Challenge – 2nd Spring Preview – T2 Starts: 8 | Top-10s: 7
Davis Archer	Boys 15-18	STPGA H-Town Showdown – Won STPGA Prestige Tour Summer Preview – Won Veritex Bank Byron Nelson Junior Championship – T50 Starts: 3 | Top-10s: 0
Zach Heffernan	Boys 15-18	93rd Texas Junior Amateur – Won Spring Preview – T11 James A. Ragan Memorial – T18 Starts: 5 | Top-10s: 1
Treed Huang	Boys 15-18	Collegiate Preview – T2 Spring Preview – 6th North Texas Classic – T7 Starts: 9 | Top-10s: 3
Hanseung Chang	Boys 15-18	Lanny Wadkins Junior Championship – T2 93rd Texas Junior Amateur – T8 George Hannon Junior Invitational – T8 Starts: 7 | Top-10s: 3
Jacob Salazar	Boys 15-18	Flodder Financial Shootout – Won George Hannon Junior Invitational – T8 Collegiate Preview – T24 Starts: 5 | Top-10s: 2
Jackson Davenport	Boys 15-18	Bluebonnet Championship – 2nd Winter Classic – 2nd George Hannon Junior Invitational – T2 Starts: 6 | Top-10s: 4
Zach Kingsland	Boys 15-18	Spring Preview – T2 Texas Junior Golf Alliance Invitational – T3 George Hannon Junior Invitational – T4 Starts: 6 | Top-10s: 3
Elina Sinz	Girls 12-18	Flodder Financial Shootout – Won Texas Junior Golf Alliance Invitational – Won Texas Girls’ Invitational – 2nd Starts: 3 | Top-10s: 3
Tillie Claggett	Girls 12-18	North Texas Classic – Won Texas Junior Gol Alliance Invitational – 2nd George Hannon Junior Invitational – 7th Starts: 4 | Top-10s: 3
Grant Yerger	Boys 14 & Under	Jimmy Demaret Junior Classic – Won Lanny Wadkins Junior Championship – Won James A. Ragan Memorial – 2nd Starts: 12 | Top-10s: 12
Trenton Mierl	Boys 14 & Under	Bluebonnet Championship – Won George Hannon Junior Invitational – Won Texas Junior Golf Alliance Invitational – 2nd Starts: 7 | Top-10s: 7