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U.S. Kids Golf Southeastern Cup at Callaway Gardens by Jimmy Headrick, PGA The U.S. Kids Golf Southeastern Cup was held at Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia, Sept. 16 and 17. The Gulf Coast Tour competed against the founding U.S. Kids Golf tour – Atlanta. This was a team championship playing best ball on Saturday and a scramble on Sunday. The Gulf Coast Team consisted of the following team pairings: Girls 10-11: Katelyn Foster/Vivian Volion Girls 10-11: Ivanna Radovic/Emerson Blair Girls 12-14: Katelynn Altese/Ariana Blagrove Girls 12-14: Avery Weed/Cassidy Lambert Boys 9: Jackson Lawson/Mitchell Thompson Boys 9: Jeff Drury/Max Kimble Boys 10: Hunter McDermott/Cohen Jones Boys 11: Stephen Faucheaux/Hyatt Anthony Boys 11: Henry Ros/Kyle Traub Boys 12: Sawyer Levenson/Marko Radovic Boys 13-14: Patrick Blaum/Cameron Guidry Boys 13-14: Mateo Jimenez/Griffin Dorr Although Atlanta won overall, Gulf Coast had strong representation: Avery Weed & Cassidy Lambert won the overall girls with scores of 71-64. Ivanna Radovic & Emerson Blair came in a close second and first in their age division with scores of 70-66. Patrick Blaum & Cameron Guidry came in first for their age division with scores of 67-67. Saturday evening included team photos and a skills challenge. Gulf Coast won three out of five skills challenges: Hunter McDermott won the bunker shot holing his shot. Cameron Guidry won the closest to the pin 85 yards out within inches and the closest to the pin 25 yards out with a lob shot. (see more SEC pics on Page 22) 12