Area Junior Golfers Compete in SDGA Summer Tour Series Tournament in Aberdeen

ABERDEEN, S.D. – Two Pierre Youth Golfers competed in the SDGA Summer Junior Tour Series golf tournament Monday in Aberdeen at the Moccasin Creek Golf Course. All three Pierre golfers competed in the boys 12-13 age division tournament. Both of them placed in the top 5. Luke Olson and Jake Bartlett finished second and third in the standings. Olson and Bartlett both fired an 85 to finish 6 shots back of tournament champion Kaden Rylance of Watertown. Olson was awarded second after winning a scorecard playoff. Two area golfers also competed on Monday. In the boys 16-18 division tournament, Jayden Goebel of Gettysburg fired a 18 hole score 93 to finish in 6th place, five shots back of the tournament champion Isaac Suchor of Redfield. And in the girls 16-18 division tournament, Erin Moncur of Miller fired a 91 to claim a 6 shot victory over her nearest competitor to win the tournament. The SDGA Junior Tour stop today is in Aberdeen once again at the Lee Park Golf Course. Most of the area golfers are competing in that tournament.