Savannah's Chris Butler, a senior at Benedictine Military School, posted rounds of 81-75 to finish 12-over par and claim the Savannah City Junior Amateur played October 17-18 at Southbridge Golf Club and hosted by the Savannah Junior Golf Association presented by First Tee - Savannah.
Butler trailed Guyton's Clayton Wert by two strokes after the first round but bounced back with a round of 3-over par 75 in the second round to win by two stroke over Savannah's Zach Dao, a BC freshman who posted scores of 82-76 to finish 14-over par.
Finn Nixon and Jack Weeks both earned top 10 finishes at the Georgia PGA Junior Tour's Villa Rica Junior Classic played October 3-4 at the Frog Golf Club in Villa Rica, Ga.
Nixon, a junior at Benedictine Military School, posted scores of 72-70 to finish 2-under par in seventh place, and Weeks, a BC senior, carded scores of 72-72 to finish even par and T8. With the top 10 finish, Weeks moved up to T19 in the Player of the Year points standings for Boys 16-18 and will likely be eligible to compete in the Georgia PGA Junior Tour's Tour Championship reserved for the Top 30 players in each age group.
In Villa Rica, Nixon was second in the field in par breakers with 10 birdies while Weeks was T8 with seven birdies. Weeks was also tied for second-longest birdie streak with three in the first round.
The US Kids Golf Savannah Local Tour visited Golden Bear Golf Club at Indigo Run on Hilton Head Island, on September 27 and two Benedictine Military School golfers claimed dominant victories in their age groups.
BC junior Finn Nixon captured the Boys 15-18 age group with a round of 1-over par 73 that included an eagle on the final hole to close out a second-nine score of 3-under par 33. He won by seven strokes over runner up Clayton Wert from Guyton, Ga.
And in the Boys 13-14 age group, BC freshman Zach Dao also carded a score of 1-over par 73 to win a whopping 12 strokes over runner up Saxon Dupree from Augusta, Ga. Dao birdied three of his final four holes to put an exclamation point on his victory.
The next event will be played on October 11 at Richmond Hill Golf Club in Richmond Hill, Ga.