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Results from US Kids Golf Savannah event at Savannah Harbor

By Special to the Prep Sports Report | May 5, 2025

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Savannah Arts Academy freshman Maya Lilja posted a score of Even-par 72 to win the Girls 15-18 age group on May 4 at the US Kids Golf Savannah Tour event played at the Club at Savannah Harbor, and she wasn't alone in posting a low score. 

Pooler's Jonathan Budnick carded a score of 2-over 74 to win the Boys 13-14 age group, Richmond HIll's Lou Kivett won the Boys 9 age group with a nine-hole score of 1-over par 37 and Augusta's Michael Santos, Jr., won the Boys 6-under age group with a score of 1-over par 37.

AGE GROUP WINNERS FROM THE CLUB AT SAVANNAH HARBOR:

Boys 6-Under: Michael Santos, Jr. (Augusta, Ga.) 37 +1

Boys 7: Jay Carr (Savannah, Ga.) 42 +6

Boys 8: : Langston Beck (Richmond Hill, Ga.) 41 +5

Boys 9: Lou Kivett (Richmond Hill, Ga.) 37 +1

Boys 10: Charles Skelton (Savannah, Ga.) 64 +28

Boys 11: Tripp West (Richond Hill, Ga.) 78 +6

Boys 12: William Hede (Bluffton, SC) 87 +15

Boys 13-14: Jonathan Budnick (Pooler, Ga.) 74 +2

Boys 15-18: Christopher Butler (Pooler, Ga.) 79 +7

Girls 8-Under: Mallory Gaskin (Shellman Bluff, Ga.) 62 +26

Girls 9-10: Grace Wagner (Cumming, Ga.) 42 +6

Girls 11-12: Samantha Gilmore (Wadmalaw Island, S.C.) 98 +26

Girls 13-14: Gabrielle Heise (Evans, Ga.) 119 +47

Girls 15-18: Maya Lilja (Savannah, Ga.) 72 E

Go to Club at Savannah Harbor Leaderboard to view all scores from the tournament and visit US Kids Golf Savannah to register a junior golfer for the tour's next event on Hunter Golf Course on May 17.

Prep Sports Report golf coverage is generously sponsored by Bacon Park Golf Course, Savannah's only true municipal golf course! It's always a beautiful day to play at Bacon Park!

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