Golfweek West Coast Junior Open returns to Ak-Chin Southern Dunes in 2021
The 2021 Golfweek West Coast Junior Open is set to return May 22-23 to Ak-Chin Resort’s Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, Arizona. The event will be ranked by the World Amateur Golf Rankings and the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings.
The tournament is open to any player age 13-19 who is not affiliated with a college golf team, so long as eligibility requirements are met.
In last year’s event, Anawin Pikulthong had rounds of 69-64 to finish at 11 and pick up a seven-shot win in the boys division. Ashley Menne, who is now in her freshman year at Arizona State, logged her third win in the last four years at this event.
The West Coast Junior Open marks the first tournament of the 2021 Golfweek Junior Tournament Series. Top finishers win automatic exemptions into the prestigious Golfweek International Junior Invitational Nov 6-7 in Florida.
