Junior Tour of Northern California Crowns Winners During Spring Series I Championship at Elkhorn Golf Club
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (March 16th, 2026) – The 2025-2026 Junior Tour of Northern California (JTNC) hosted its 14th event of the season and first in the 2026 calendar year, crowning champions during the Spring Series I Championship at Elkhorn Golf Club in Stockton.
Cru Sillivan and Anita Lumpongpoung both win their respective divisions, with the course playing to a par-71 with the Boys at 6,486 yards and Girls at 6,026 yards.
In the Boy’s Championship flight, Cru Sullivan wins his fist tournament of the season after rounds of 73-72 to finish at 3-over par and winning by one shot. Cru's spurts of brilliant golf was enough to see out runner-up Aaron Hahn who started the final round one shot behind Sullivan as the leaders tee'd off on Sunday. Cru's play during the finishing thirteen holes helped separate himself from the field as he carded four birdies, with three of those being successive birdies on holes 6, 7, and 8! Cru would finish the weekend with six birdies in total and an eagle on the 503-yard par five 11th hole. Victory here at Spring Series I marks the first points Cru has earned for the 2025-2026 JTNC season as he is now ranked 13th on the Boys Player of the Year standings.
Runner-up went to Aaron Hahn of Pleasanton, Aaron carded rounds of 74-72 finishing at 4-over par 146. Hahn's highlights were the four birdies he made throughout the two rounds while also carding twenty-five pars, keeping mistakes to a minimum alongside steady consistency . Third place went to Johnny Thut of Roseville, Johnny had rounds of 74-75 including a total of eight birdies. Fourth place was awarded to Lucas Wang who finished at 8-over par 150 with rounds of 73-77.
In the Girls’ Championship flight, Anita Lumpongpoung wins her fourth tournament of the 2025-2026 JTNC season via a playoff versus Bella Fontes after the pair were tied at 7-over par 149. Anita started off the final round with a one shot lead over Bella Fontes and quickly built on that lead by shooting a 35 on the front-nine to further widen the gap. Unfortunately it was a back-nine score of 42 that saw Anita drop down into a tie with Bella as the pair were level at 149, forcing a sudden death playoff. Anita would come out victorious and claim her winners medal, she carded a total four birdies over the weekend while earning more crucial Player of the Year points. Anita is currently ranked 2nd on the Girls JTNC Player of the Year standings with 1,375 points - just 25 points shy of the 1st ranked Girl.
Runner-up subsequently went to Bella Fontes of Fresno, Bella carded rounds of 73-76 while picking up three birdies in total over the 36-hole championship. This is Bella's best finish on the Junior Tour this season, with a previous best tournament of T3 at Fall Series X Ridge Creek. Third place went to Michell Wang of Cupertino, Michelle turned in rounds of 78-72 with six birdies to show for her podium finish. Ella Rawson took fourth place at 10-over par 152, the talent from Reno had rounds of 78-74 that included two birdies.