Dial, Glazer, and Dev Lead at Lanny Wadkins Junior Championship

Briefly: Charlie Dial of Dallas, TX, sits alone atop the Boys 15-18 Division of the Lanny Wadkins Junior Championship after shooting a solid 3-under 68 at The Golf Club at Texas A&M. Dial’s round included 6 total birdies including all three of the par 5’s at the Campus Course. Veer Dev, of Lucas, holds a two-shot lead in the Boys 14 & Under division at 2-under par 69. Dev posted 4 birdies against two bogeys in his opening round. Finally, Leah Glazer of Dallas leads the Girls Division by one stroke after her 1-over par 72 in round 1. Glazer played her final 12 holes at 1-under par with no bogeys coming in.
Tournament Leaderboard
In Contention: In the Boys 15-18 division, Dallas’s Spencer Carter, Frisco’s Ishraaq Anis, Austin’s Zeke Mieskoski and Round Rock’s Ben Montreuil are tied for second after rounds of 1-under par 70. Keller’s Gable Roach and Dallas’s Nicholas Norris will start the final round in a tie for 6th place at even-par 71.

In the Girls 12-18 Division, Houston’s Syna Nijhawan and The Woodland’s Makenzie Minshew sit one stroke off of Glazer’s lead with both players posting 2 over par 73’s. San Antonio’s Jordan Sandoval, Ada, Oklahoma’s Beans Factor and Navasota’s Natalie Nobles are tied for 4th place at 4-over par.

In the Boys 14 & Under Division, Manfield’s Jacob Babb is in second place at even par 71. Zachary Rubis of Farmers Branch and Gunter’s Austin Anderson sit in a tie for third place, both posting 1-over par 72’s.

Golf Course: Opened in 1951, Golf Club of Texas A&M serves as the university’s campus course. Designed by Ralph Plummer, known for his work at Colonial Country Club, Champions Golf Club, and Dallas Athletic Club, the course has been a fixture in College Station for over 60 years. A comprehensive renovation by Texas A&M alum Jeff Blume in 2013 enhanced the course, which now spans just over 7,000 yards and poses challenges for even elite golfers.
Weather: The weather for Saturday morning’s first round started at a brisk 50 degrees. Temperatures quickly rose into the mid 70’s under cloudless skies and a light southeastern wind at 5-10 mph.
Tournament Format: The Lanny Wadkins Junior Championship is a 36-hole stroke play event for players 12-18 years old. All players in the field are required to have an active membership with the Texas Junior Golf Alliance.
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.
Future Tournament Exemptions Available:
Boys Division: The top three (3) finishers in the Boy’s 15-18 Division will be awarded an exemption to play in the 2025 Texas Junior Amateur. The Champion in the Boy’s 15-18 Division will earn exemptions to next year’s George Hannon Junior Invitational, Texas Junior Golf Alliance Invitational, Texas Cup Invitational, Byron Nelson Junior Championship and the Bluebonnet Championship.
Boy’s 14 and Under Division: The Champion in the Boy’s 14 and under division will earn an exemption to play in next year’s George Hannon Junior Invitational, Texas Junior Golf Alliance Invitational, and the Bluebonnet Invitational.
Girls Division: The Champion in the Girl’s Division will earn exemptions into next year’s George Hannon Junior Invitational, Texas Junior Golf Alliance Invitational, Texas Girls’ Invitational, and Bluebonnet Championship.
Player of the Year Points: 1000 points in the 2024 Player of the Year Point Race are up for grabs this week at the Lanny Wadkins Junior Championship. Points are awarded at each tournament to the top half of each age division.
Next Up: The Final Round is scheduled to begin at 8:00 am off the No. 1 and No. 10 tees on Sunday, November 24th. To see the pairings for the Final Round, click here.
For more information on the Lanny Wadkins Junior Championship, click here. To see all the scores from The Golf Club at Texas A&M, click here.