MJGA Girl’s Division D Player of
the Year
Harper Anne Hinckley -
McComb, MS
Harper Anne Hinkley
claims her first Player
of the Year honor as a
young competitor on
the BankPlus Friends of
Junior Golf Tour. In her
2017 MJGA Season, she
took home the hardware
at the Pros of Tomorrow
at the Tupelo Country
Club in July. Through
her seven other Junior
Championships where she
was runner-up in two and had five other top-5 finishes,
Hinkley secured the Player of the Year title and also
received an invitation to participate in the BankPlus
Sanderson Farms Junior Pro-Am at the end of the
season. She will continue to compete in the BankPlus
Friends of Junior Golf Tour.
MJGA Boy’s Division D Player of the Year
Jacob Blanton - West Point, MS
Jacob Blanton secures
his first Player of the
Year honor with this
title. Blanton had an
outstanding 2017 MJGA
Season, claiming four
victories over the summer
at these championships:
Boys Junior Amateur,
Greenwood
Junior,
Randy Watkins Junior
and the Future Tour
Championship. The only
tournament Blanton did
not win was actually a
tie for first place at the
Pros of Tomorrow. This
tie was broken by a hole-
by-hole playoff where he
then finished as runner-
up. Blanton also joined
the Junior River Cup Team in Louisiana and was a
participant in the BankPlus Sanderson Farms Junior
Pro-Am.
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MJGA Girl’s Division E Player of
the Year
Allie Myers - Pearl, MS
Allie Myers is now a
two-time Girl’s Division
E Player of the Year. Allie
finished with victories
in the Mississippi Girls
Junior Amateur, Trusted
Choice Big I Qualifier,
2016 Randy Watkins
Junior
Championship,
Mississippi
State
Games
Championship
and the Future Tour
Championship. Finishing
in first place in every
tournament played, what
a true accomplishment for
this young lady. Myers has
been with the MJGA for three years now after her
start at the age of seven in 2015. Prior to this, she was
a member of the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf of Jackson
chapter.
MJGA Boy’s Division E Player of the Year
John Markow - Jackson, MS
John Markow is a first
time recipient of the Player
of the Year honor. He rose
to the top of the standings
with titles at the 2016 Randy
Watkins Junior at Lake
Caroline GC and the 2017
Big I National Qualifier at
Patrick Farms GC. These
championships, along with
two other top-5 finishes,
secured the Player of the
Year honor for Markow.
He was also awarded a
place at this year’s BankPlus
Sanderson Farms Junior
Pro-Am at the Sanderson
Farms Championship.
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