96th Annual NCGA Junior Championship

San Jose residents and schoolmates Thomas Hutchison and Sabrina Iqbal picked up wins and etched their names into the history books.

Hutchison shot a final round even-par 72 to finish at 5-under 211, and Iqbal had a final round 1-over 73 and defeated Yoonhee Kim in a playoff to capture the Boys’ overall and Girls’ titles, respectively

Kingsburg resident Brian Stark came through in the clutch.

Stark, a junior at Central Valley Christian High in Visalia, fired a final round 4-under 68 to hold off Ryan Grauman and a number of other players and win the annual NCGA Junior Championship at par-72 Contra Costa Country Club.

Oakdale Golf and Country Club member Ryan Meyer has his first NCGA title.

Meyer shot a final round 4-under 68 Tuesday at par-72 Lake Merced GC to win both the overall title and Boys’ 16-18 division at the annual NCGA Junior Championship.

Sam Sommerhauser and Grace Bettis held on to early leads to pick up a pair of victories.

Sommerhauser, a senior at Whitney High School, completed his wire-to-wire victory in the Boys’ Championship with a final-round 2-over-par 73. The Catta Verdara CC member played steady golf throughout the day, with four bogeys and two birdies

Sometimes, just making par can make all the difference. Madelyn Gamble, who plays out of Richmond Country Club, shot a final round 1-over par 73 Tuesday at Lake Merced Golf Club to claim the NCGA Girls’ Junior title by two shots over runner-up Selena Tang.

Adora Liu of Newark and San Jose resident Jackson Koivun took home the NCGA’s biggest junior prize. Liu shot a final-round 5-over 77 and Koivun had a final-round 3-under 69 Tuesday as the duo won the Girls’ and Boys’ titles, respectively, at the NCGA Junior Championship at Lake Merced Golf Club.

Lily Peng and Steven Rivera took home the NCGA’s biggest junior prizes. Peng shot an even-par 72 and Rivera carded a final round 70 to capture the Girls’ and Boys’ titles, respectively, at the NCGA Junior Championship on the South Course at Rancho Murieta.