All champs men and juniors
By:
Corey Roberson, Director of Golf
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The Senior, Junior and Ladies’ Club Championships were contested in the middle of May — there was some great golf played and some interesting story lines that unfolded.
Ladies’ Club Championship
In the Ladies’ Club Championship, we had 21 players that were divided into three flights: Championship (6), First (7) and Senior (8). Taylor Coleman ran away with the Championship Flight gross competition with rounds of 70 and 71 — I’m fairly certain those are the first under-par scores ever shot in a ladies’ event at Cordillera Ranch. For those who don’t know Taylor, she grew up here at Cordillera Ranch, made the cut in an LPGA Tour Event as an amateur, won 4 AJGA tournaments, and played college golf at Arizona State. As you can see, she knows how to golf her ball and we are super excited that her and Tyler Cook (her fiancé) joined the Club. On the net side, we had a familiar winner in the Championship Flight — Yana Dommert — who won the 2020 and 2024 Ladies’ Club Championships. This year, she had a very close net battle with Leah Bird who finished one shot behind Yana. In the First Flight, Karen Jackson captured the gross title by 4 shots over Kari Hollway. On the net side of the First Flight, Cynthia Bryson clipped Missy Dusenbury by 1 shot to claim the title.
The Senior division of the Ladies’ Club Championship was added in 2024 and we ended up with a back-to-back champion — Linda Steers. However, it didn’t come easy for Linda this year as she entered the second round 7 shots back from Kathy Rynearson. Linda closed that gap on the second day to tie with Kathy. To determine a champion, we had a playoff starting on #18 — both ladies found a bit of trouble there but Linda relied on her multiple Club championship victories and came up victorious. Kathy also tied for first in the net competition with Jamie Angelich but lost the scorecard playoff.
Men’s Senior Club Championship
After the ladies played that Wednesday and Thursday, the senior men and juniors battled the course on Saturday and Sunday. In the Men’s Senior Club Championship, we had 33 guys divided into two divisions: Senior (19) and Super Senior (14). Alex Preston fired rounds of 77 and 78 to beat out Steve Wade by 3 shots in the gross portion of the Super Senior Division. On the net side, Mike Stock dominated the field with a two-day total of 6-under par and Scott Wilson finished 2nd at 3-over par.
In the Senior Division, Aldon Williams bested Nick Vanderpool by one shot to claim the net title. On the gross side, John Long (2-time Senior Club Champion) came out of the gates hot with a 1-under par 71 in the first round to take a 6-shot lead over Dan Hansen. Halfway through the second round, that lead evaporated to only one shot. John didn’t have his best stuff on Sunday as he dropped a few more shots on the back nine enroute to a 3rd place finish. Andrew Tosdevin (known as BP by his buddies), started the second round 7 shots back, picked up a few through the turn, and fired an impressive 1-under par 35 on the back nine to be the leader in the Clubhouse while the final group was playing #18. Dan Hansen was in the hunt all day and actually had the lead on the back nine. After a late bogey on #16, he needed par on #18 to force a playoff with BP. Unfortunately for Dan, his tee shot found the native area left of the fairway and while he found his ball, he didn’t have much of a shot. After taking penalty relief and punching it up by the green, he played a phenomenal wedge shot that grazed the cup and even-though he made the bogey putt, it was one shot too many. Congratulations to your 2025 Senior Club Champion — Andrew Tosdevin.
Junior Club Championship
In the Junior Club Championship, we had seven kids that were divided into three age divisions: 9 & Under (2), 10 to 13 (2), and 14 & Up (3). The 9 & Under Division played two 9-hole rounds while the other two divisions played a 36-hole tournament. Congrats to Brexton Nichols and Charlotte Sudyka — both players are in our junior programs and are developing their love for the game. Brexton edged out Charlotte by a few shots to earn some hardware. The 10 to 13 Division was essentially the continuation of a years-long family battle in the Hill family. This time around it was Ella vs Preston and while they had plenty of fun, don’t kid yourself — there was plenty of competition in there, too. Ella came out on top this year and Preston is counting down the days to next year’s Junior Club Championship. In the 14 & Up Division, Julia Hansen ran away with it. She’s got a few years on Walker West and Jordan Zabaldo as Jordan is only 13 but decided to challenge himself and step up a division this year. Julia’s game has really developed over the last couple years — last year she won three STPGA Junior Tour events and finished 2nd in the TAPPS 5A State Championship this year. Congrats to your 2025 Junior Club Champion — Julia Hansen.
See you on the course,
Corey
Corey Roberson is the Director of Golf at The Clubs of Cordillera Ranch. He can be reached at croberson@cordilleraranch.com and 830.336.4653.
