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South Florida PGA Junior Tour Wraps 2021 Season with Tour Championships at Banyan Cay Resort & Golf

The South Florida PGA Junior Tour

season on December 5th at Banyan Cay Resort and Golf with the SFPGA Junior Tour Championship, presented by the Honda Classic.

Raines Holmes of Vero Beach finished the two-day, 36-hole championship at 5-under 68-71–139, winning the boys 13-18 division title by one shot over runner-up Graham Boone of Naples.

Holmes entered the final round with a two-shot deficit to Boone. After a 1-over front nine, Holmes quickly bounced back to a 2-under back, enough to steal the victory. Boone wrapped play at 4-under 66-74–140.

Meanwhile, Paval Tsar of Palm Beach Gardens celebrated his 15th birthday with a third-place finish at 3-under 6873–141.

Winning the girls 13-18 division championship, Ariana SIlva of Fort Lauderdale turned in a two-day total of 3-over 73-74–147. Silva found success on the par 5s as she went 2-under over the stretch of eight par 5s throughout the two rounds.

Madison Moman of Palm Beach Gardens finished runner-up with a very consistent 2-round total of 4-over 74-74–148. After Sunday’s finishes, Moman and Silva successfully managed to finish in the top-10 in all events they played in this season.

In the boys 11-12 division, Jude Desmond of Pompano Beach claimed first honors by one stroke over Alen Gurdogen of Palm Beach Gardens. Desmond wrapped play at 4-over 73-75–148 while Gurdogen finished at 73-76–149. With the win, Desmond concluded the 2021 season with three first place finishes and ten top-10 finishes.

Brett White of Fort Lauderdale had the shot of the weekend with a hole in one at the 115-yard 11th hole with a 56-degree wedge.

The 2021 South Florida PGA Junior Tour Championship was an invite-only event based on player of the year points of both Challenge and Champion Tour players. Raines Holmes (red shirt) and Graham Boone