Buege Captures Final PGA Junior Series Title

Madison, Wis., - With a perfect summer day, the 2010 PGA Junior Series came to a close today at Yahara Hills Golf Course in Madison, Wis.  The field of over 90 juniors from 15 different states competed in a 54-hole stroke play competition.  McCabe Buege of Rogers, Minn., lead wire-to-wire to win the Boys’ 16-18 Division. He is the first player this summer on the PGA Junior Series to have all three rounds in the sixties. 

He shot a 3-under-par 68 in the final round for a three day total of 9-under-par 204.  With his win this week, Buege earned himself a spot at the 35^th Junior PGA Championship later this summer in Fort Wayne, Ind., at Sycamore Hills Country Club. 

Buege played this week with a mission and clearly showed the field he came to win from the first hole all the way to the final putt.  Jordan Niebrugge of Mequon, Wis., came in second place with a three day total of 6-under-par 207 and just could not get enough birdie putts to fall to really give Buege a run on the back nine. 

Charlie Danielson of Osceola, Wis., came in third place with a three day total of 1-under-par 212.  This is his second top-3 of the summer with the PGA Junior Series.    

Allyssa Farrell of Edgerton Wis., took home the Girls’ 16-18 Division. She lead the entire time out at Yahara Hills and played consistent all three rounds. She shot a 1-under-par 70 in the final round for a three round total of 1-under-par 212. 

She cruised to victory by seven strokes over Susan Kirschenman of Huxley, Iowa who had a three round total of 219.  Shelby Martinek of Tempe, Ariz., came in third place with a three round total of 221.

Casey Danielson of Osceola, Wis., won the Girls’ 13-15 Division after shooting a 1-under-par 70 for a three round total of 218.  This is her second victory of the summer with the PGA Junior Series. 

Emily Joers of Waukesha, Wis., came in second place with Harley Dubsky of Valparaiso, Ind., came in third place.  

The story was very similar in the final round for the Boys’ 13-15 Division.  The winner, Josh Smith of Hazel Green, Wis., came from behind to win by four strokes.  He shot an impressive 4-under-par 67 for a three day total of 5-over-par 218. 

Smith improved each round and made his presences known in the final round when he got off to a fast start.  He birdied four out of his first six holes and never looked back.  It is his first PGA Junior Series victory. 

Christian Seaton of Mt. Carmel, Ill., who was leading going into the final round, finished in second place with a three day total of 9-over-par 222.  Collin Hammer of Sioux Falls, S.D., rounded out the top three with a three day total of 228.

The PGA Junior Series closes its books for the 2010 season.  It was a summer highlighted by great junior golfers and well rounded golf courses.  The PGA Junior Series looks forward to the years to come and the juniors that play the PGA Junior Series.

The PGA Junior Series staff heads to the 35^th Junior PGA Championship in Fort Wayne, Ind., at Sycamore Hills Country Club Aug. 2-5 to conclude the summer.