photo by: Chad Lawhorn/Journal-World photo

Drake Martin, Baldwin City, blasts out of the sand at Lawrence Country Club on Monday, July 12, 2021. Martin was one of about 30 youth golfers competing in the Second Annual Kaw Valley Junior Golf Foundation Championships. The event was crowning champions for boys and girls in both 18-hole and 9-hole divisions. The event was still underway Thursday afternoon and results weren't immediately available.

Golfers 18 and under from Lawrence and the surrounding area were competing in championship matches at the Lawrence Country Club on Monday.

The club played host to the Second Annual Kaw Valley Junior Golf Foundation Championships. The nonprofit organization was sponsoring both boys and girls championships in the 18-hole and 9-hole divisions. Top finishers from the event included: 18-hole boys champion Cameron Packard, Lawrence with a score of 87, and runner-up Gunnar Wayenberg, Lawrence, 94; 18-hole girls champion Joellen Vogt, Eudora, 108; 9-hole boys champion AJ Kimzey, Lawrence, 42, and runner-up Packson McDaniel, Lawrence, 43; 9-hole girls champion Peyton Wright, Baldwin City, 46, and runner-up Aubrey Vasquez, Ottawa, 53.

photo by: Chad Lawhorn/Journal-World photo

Joellen Vogt, an incoming sophomore at Eudora High School, finishes an approach shot on the 10th hole of Lawrence Country Club on Monday, July 12, 2021. Vogt was one of about 30 junior golfers competing in the Second Annual Kaw Valley Junior Golf Foundation Championships. The new foundation aims to to expose children to the game of golf through both school and after-school programs.

photo by: Chad Lawhorn/Journal-World photo

Ella Racen, an incoming high school freshman from Leawood, putts onto the green at Lawrence Country Club on Thursday, July 12, 2021. Racen was a competitor in the Second Annual Kaw Valley Junior Golf Foundation Championships. The event featured youth competitors from throughout Douglas, Franklin, Johnson and other area counties.