Moheski, Meskimen, Tran siblings win on home course

By Quinten Boyd on Friday, July 12, 2019
  • McKenna Meskimen took home the title in the junior high girls division with a score of 95. The next stop on the ETJGT will be July 15 at Daingerfield Country Club, followed by the tour championship July 18-19.
    McKenna Meskimen took home the title in the junior high girls division with a score of 95. The next stop on the ETJGT will be July 15 at Daingerfield Country Club, followed by the tour championship July 18-19.
  • Above, Grant Mohesky (center) finished tied with Mount Pleasant’s Jonathan Chitsey (right) to share the high school boys title. Finishing third was James Walker (left).
    Above, Grant Mohesky (center) finished tied with Mount Pleasant’s Jonathan Chitsey (right) to share the high school boys title. Finishing third was James Walker (left).
  • Tatum Tran of Sulphur Springs (left) won the 11 and under division at the ETJGT event held Thursday at Sulphur Springs Country Club. Mohesky shot 82 for the round, one shot out of first place. Pictured with Tran (from left) are Abbot Harbour of Cookville, who finished third, and Kylee Strickland of Mount Pleasant, who finished second.
    Tatum Tran of Sulphur Springs (left) won the 11 and under division at the ETJGT event held Thursday at Sulphur Springs Country Club. Mohesky shot 82 for the round, one shot out of first place. Pictured with Tran (from left) are Abbot Harbour of Cookville, who finished third, and Kylee Strickland of Mount Pleasant, who finished second.

Golf

The saying is true: “There’s no place like home.”

Four Sulphur Springs junior golfers took home event titles Thursday at the latest stop of the East Texas Junior Golf Tour, held at the Sulphur Springs Country Club.

In the 11 and under division, Tatum Tran shot a 38 to pick up the win over second place Kylee Strickland of Mount Pleasant and third place Abbot Harbour of Cookville.

Tran’s 38 ties for the 12th best score in the division’s history.

McKenna Meskimen took home the title in the junior high girls division, shooting a 95 for the event. Her score ranks as the fifth best score in the division’s history.

In the high school girls division, Mariam Tran shot a 69 to win the event, notching the win over Mount Pleasant’s Mason Garrett and Grelyn Goolsby.

Tran’s 69 ties her for the fifth best round in division history. Garrett, who represented Mount Pleasant Chapel Hill at the UIL State Golf Tournament, has the other 19 best scores in division history.

Grant Mohesky finished tied for first with Mount Pleasant’s Jonathan Chitsey with a score of 81 to share the high school boys division title. Easton Lewis finished fourth with a 95.

Golfers are hoping to secure a spot in the Junior Tour Championship, a 36-hole invitation competition to determine the tour champions for 2019.

The event will be held July 18-19 and the top 15 golfers in each division will be invited automatically.

Area golfers currently in line to qualify automatically are Isaac Stanley and Tatum Tran in the 11 and under division; Grant Mohesky in the high school boys division and Mariam Tran in the high school girls division.

The ETJGT resumes July 15 at Daingerfield Country Club, the final event before the championship.

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