Libby youth golfer 5th at tournament
The Western News | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 14 years, 2 months AGO
Libby’s Ryggs Johnston, right, with his caddy, Don Walker.
Libby youth golfer Ryggs Johnston
recently competed in the U.S. Kids Desert Shootout Golf Tournament
at the Wigwam Golf Resort in the Phoenix area.
Competing in a field of 38 in the
10-year-old boys division, Johnston placed fifth overall – five
strokes behind the winner.
Johnston opened the tournament on a
cold, rainy and windy Feb. 20 with a round of 77 – good for second
place. On the second day, he shot an 82 for an overall score of
159.
Teddy Tetak of Folsom, Calif., won the
tournament with a 154.
Don Walker caddied for Johnston.
The top five finishers received an
etched glass bowl trophy. In all, 296 competitors from 45 states
and seven countries participated.
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