SOUTH KENT, Conn.—Fletcher Utz of South Kent will head to Texas in November as part of the Timberline U13 All Star Team that will compete in the 2025 13U PGA Junior League Championship at PGA Frisco.
Utz is among the top 96 players nationwide that qualified for the PGA Junior League, which consists of players ages 17 and younger, selected out of more than 500,000 players nationwide.
Fletcher is a two-sport national powerhouse, excelling in both tennis and golf. He decided this past winter to play in the Junior Tour Powered by Under Armour winter nationals championship and finished eighth out of 140 players in his age group.
It was not his first taste of glory, however. When only 11 years old, he holed out from 80 yards out with his 56 degree-sand wedge at the Under Armour Summer Nationals.
The Timberlin U13 All Star Team from Timberlin Golf Course in Berlin, Conn., beat out more than 6,000 players in the Northeast when it won regionals at Keney Park in Windsor, Conn., on Sunday, Sept. 14.
Team Connecticut players are Thomas Sullivan, 13, of Watertown; Ava Oh, 10, of Cromwell; Marc Bayram Jr., 12, Maximus Bayram, 11, and Reid Meyers, 12, all of Berlin; Sophia Potvin, 10, of Newington; Fletcher Utz, 12, of South Kent; and Cole Thompson, 13, of Bristol.
Round 1 will begin Tuesday, Nov. 18, with the second round following on Wednesday, Nov. 19, and the Match Play Semifinals/championship to take place Thursday, Nov. 20.
The format of the championship will be match play and stroke play. ESPN will provide live coverage of the event as well as player features throughout the week.
Timberlin PGA Pro Marc Bayram is the coach for Team Connecticut along with Assistant Coach Brandon Funari.
“Our goal is to raise $2,500 per family to cut down on the total cost of the event for everyone involved and give these kids the best experience possible. We hope you can help the families of the players and support team Connecticut.” Bayram said.
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