Carter and Burns Win at Collegiate Preview
Briefly: Spencer Carter of Dallas wins the Boys Division of the LJT Collegiate Preview at seven-under par with a final score of 206. Brielle Burns of Houston won the Girls Division at four-over par with a final score of 217.
Winners: Brielle Burns came into today with her commanding lead from round one and two. Burns fired 69-72-76 to finish with 217 overall and claiming her first ever victory on the Legends Junior Tour. Dallas’ Spencer Carter carded a final round 68 to finish with 206 and claim his first victory on the Legends Junior Tour. Carter birdied the 53rd and 54th hole to jump into first place and secure the Collegiate preview title by one-stroke. Carter left his approach shot on 18 to about 30 feet just off the back of the green and he rolled it right in for birdie and the win.
Top Finishers: In the Boys Division, Mt Pleasant’s Jacob Baker shot an impressive 69-67-71 to secure the second-place position. In third place was Austin’s Elliot Cope with a total of 210 for three-under par. Cope shot a blazing 5-under par in his final round to take home third place. The low round of the day came from Houston’s Ben Potter, who shot seven-under 64 to jolt him into a top 10 finish. In the Girls Division, San Antonio’s Addison Braden finished in second with a 223. Braden started the day in fifth place, but a round of one-under par jumped her into solo second. Rounding out the top three of the girl’s division was San Antonio’s Danielle Bailey with a total of 224.
Golf Course: Built in 1908, Gus Wortham Golf Course is located a few miles outside downtown Houston. The Par 71 course spans just over 6,300 yards. In 2014, the Houston Golf Association entered a 30-year lease and operating agreement to assist in maintaining the course, which was restored in 2017 by Architect Baxter Spann. The 18-hole course holds the distinction of being the oldest continually operated golf course in Texas. Throughout its history, notable figures such as Harry Vardon, Ted Ray, and Bobby Jones have played exhibitions here.
Weather: The final round featured partly sunny skies and morning temperatures in the low 80’s and ramped up to the low 90’s by the time the final putt dropped. Winds were calm during Tuesday’s play, topping out at 11 mph.
Tournament Format: The Collegiate Preview is a 54-hole stroke-play event for players ages 14-19 that have an active membership with the Texas Junior Golf Alliance. The event is divided into two divisions: Boys and Girls.
Texas Junior Golf Alliance: The Alliance is a joint venture between the Texas Golf Association, Northern and Southern Texas PGA and Houston Golf Association. The goal of the Alliance was to allow junior golfers a clear path to the best tournaments in Texas. Each of the three tier-two organizations (STPGA, NTPGA, HGA) conduct events that serve as qualifiers into the statewide tier-one events run by the Legends Junior Tour (LJT). This allows players to compete in local events in which they can earn spots to play in statewide tournaments.
Player of the Year Points: Brielle Burns and Spencer Carter each earned 1000 points in the Player of the Year Point Race. Baker and Braden will each earn 800 points for their second-place finishes. The top half of each division will receive Player of the Year points.
Tournament Exemptions: All players that finish in the top half of each division will earn points in the LJT Player of the Year Standings. The event is ranked by Junior Golf Scoreboard, Golfweek, and WAGR. In the Boys Division, Top 3 will receive exemptions into the Texas Junior Am, George Hannon Invitational Texas Junior Golf Alliance, 2025 Bluebonnet Championship and 2025 Byron Nelson Jr Championship. Top 5 in the Boys Division will receive exemptions into the 2025 Texas Cup Invitational. In the Girls Division, the Champion will receive an exemption into the George Hannon Invitational while the Top 2 will receive exemptions into the Texas Junior Golf Alliance Invitational. Top 3 will receive exemptions into the 2025 Texas Girls Invitational and 2025 Bluebonnet Championship.
Next Up: The LJT Lanny Wadkins Junior Championship will take place at The Golf Club at Texas A&M in College Station on July 8-9.
For more information on the Collegiate Preview, click here. To see all the scores from the Collegiate Preview at Gus Wortham Golf Club, click here.
Boys Division
| T54 | Matthew Collum | Colleyville, TX, 2025 | 24 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 237 |
| 57 | Benjamin Salinas | Cypress, Texas, 2027 | 25 | 74 | 83 | 81 | 238 |
| 58 | Miles Parker | Temple, TX, 2026 | 26 | 85 | 74 | 80 | 239 |
| 59 | Krish Shah | Dallas, TX, 2028 | 27 | 85 | 76 | 79 | 240 |
| 60 | Robert Clark | Houston, TX, 2025 | 28 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 241 |
| 61 | Alexander Davis | Mont Belvieu, TX, 2025 | 34 | 83 | 85 | 79 | 247 |
| 62 | Wayne Ping Poon | The Woodlands, TX, 2025 | 35 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 248 |
| 63 | A.J. Cott | The Woodlands, TX, 2025 | 38 | 88 | 84 | 79 | 251 |
| 64 | Trenton Tiner | Pearland, TX, 2027 | 51 | 84 | 94 | 86 | 264 |
| WD | Cole Mayon | Kingwood, Texas, 2025 | – | 75 | 79 | WD | WD |
| WD | Sidansh Ravinutula | The Woodlands, TX, 2025 | – | 78 | 79 | WD | WD |
| WD | Brent Mauer | Baytown, TX, 2026 | – | 78 | WD | WD | |
| WD | Connor Williams | Kingwood, TX, 2025 | – | 80 | WD | WD | |
| WD | Trip O’Donnell | Houston, TX, 2026 | – | WD | WD | WD | |
| WD | Whit Bartlett | Austin, TX, 2025 | – | WD | WD | WD |
Girls Division