Mount Vernon Junior League golf is six weeks into its 2022 season, and its young players have shown improved skill levels and competition. The Mount Vernon Junior League teaches golf to local players ages 10-18. With instruction and division competition every Thursday from 10 a.m. - noon at the Vernon View Golf Course, 901 Beech St. in Mount Vernon, the weekly league, limited to 30 players, runs through July 21 and focuses on putting and chipping, basic swing mechanics, the rules of golf and on-course play.
League sponsors Wendy’s, Mount Vernon GMC and Savage Pools & Patios headline competition in three divisions, and that competition is fierce, with low scores moving players forward in skill levels. Levels for golfers are: Level 1 – putting; Level 2– 25 yards; Level 3 – 50 yards; Level 4 – 100 yards; Level 5 – 150 yards; Level 6 – 200 yards. To advance levels, the player must shoot a 36 or better. The player who has advanced the furthest after week seven will be the champion of their division. If multiple players have advanced to the same level, the player with the lowest score will be deemed the winner.
The challenge of advancing levels and competing against players in their division is not lost on the golfers. Tobias Burt is currently at Level 2 in the Wendy’s Division, and he has seen improvement in his fellow golfers.
“Junior League has been a lot more challenging this year because there is a lot more competition. Everybody has got a lot better from last year to this year. My favorite part is chipping, that’s definitely something that I love to do and I am good at,” he said.
Results from sixth-week action will appear in next Wednesday’s edition.
