Junior Tour of Northern California Crowns Winners at Summer Series III Championship at the Club at Crazy Horse Ranch
Summer Series III Pairings/Results
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (July 30, 2025) – The 2024-2025 Junior Tour of Northern California (JTNC) crowned champions during play of the Summer Series III Championship at the Club at Crazy Horse Ranch.
Madalynn Lee shot 1-over par 145 and Loden Chen shot even-par 144, to win their respective divisions at the Summer Series III Championship at the par-72 Club at Crazy Horse Ranch in the penultimate tournament of the 2024-2025 Junior Tour season.
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A steady performance by Loden Chen, with rounds of 71-73, earns him his first winners medal on the Junior Tour this season. The final Summer Series championship was not short of any drama as Chen needed a playoff versus Eric Cheung of Millbrae to come out victorious. Chen's consistent play on the final nine holes kept him in the hunt as runner-up Cheung needed several birdies to force a sudden-death playoff, ultimately it was Chen who prevailed to be crowned champion of the Boys division. Loden Chen picked up a total of seven birdies throughout the 36-hole event, the 2028 grad looks to build on this performance as we head into the new season.
Second place in the Boy's flight was determined by the previously mentioned playoff, with Eric Cheung securing a runners-up medal with rounds of 74-70 including nine birdies. Summer Series III makes it Cheung's first top-three finish out of four tournament appearances on the Junior Tour this season. Third place was awarded to Jacob Garibaldi as he also makes it his first medal finish of the 2024-2025 season, Garibaldi's previous best finish on the Junior Tour was T-12 at Spring Series II. Jacob had rounds of 75-71 with a total of six birdies and one eagle! Fourth place went to Eric Liu, a local out of Monterey, who finished at 3-over par 147 with rounds of 70-77.
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In the Girls’ Championship, Madalynn Lee wins as she solidifies her 2nd place ranking on the JTNC Girls' Player of the Year Standings. In Saturday’s opener Madalynn shot an even-par 72 that included two birdies, and on day two she carded an even-par 72 tallying up a total of two birdies, fourteen pars, and only two bogeys. Madalynn's final nine holes were the difference in deciding this championship as her and Anita Lumpongpoung were neck and neck heading into the final stretch of the championship. It was Madalynn's calm nerves and consistent scoring which proved the difference as she carded a back nine 36 versus Anita's lackluster 41. Madalynn makes Summer Series III her 7th podium finish of the 2024-2025 season, with victory here earning her a first winners medal on the Junior Tour this season!
Second place went to Anita Lumpongpoung who had rounds of 72-76 to finish at 4-over 148. Anita carded a total of four birdies throughout the 36-hole championship. Anita's performance here allows her to still hold on to her 1st place ranking on the Girls' JTNC Player of the Year Standings. Third place was awarded to Caroline Cui of Redwood City as she finished 11-over par 155, Caroline carded a total of three birdies and makes this tournament her first top-three finish on the Junior Tour this season. Fourth place ended in a tie as Isabella Zhou and Allison Bailey were level at 14-over par, Isabella turned in rounds of 78-79 while Allison carded 73-84 over the two days at Crazy Horse.