By Local Golf Roundup

Town Crier Staff Report

Youth was served at the Saratoga Country Club Little Junior Classic, as 9-year-old Tessa The of Los Altos finished with the best overall score among the girls.

Tessa, competing in the 9-and-under division, shot 54 for nine holes. The July 10 tournament featured 18 girls and 53 boys ages 11 and under.

Another Los Altos resident, Alexandra Groetsema, tied for third among the 9-and-under girls by shooting 67.

Tessa’s brother, Toby The, placed 12th in the boys 10-11 division with a score of 53.

Owl power

It’s called the Santa Clara County Women’s Golf Championship, but this year’s event might as well have been titled the Foothill College Alumna Tournament.

Three of the top four finishers at the annual competition, held July 9 and 10 at San Jose Country Club, played for the women’s golf team at Foothill.

This includes winner Trudi Souza, an all-state performer for the Owls in 1998. Souza posted a two-day score of 157 to win by 10 strokes. She shot 78 the final day, highlighted by a 50-foot putt for par on the 18th hole.

Mima Suwa, who helped Foothill take third in the state in 1997, finished second with 167.

AnnMarie Lee, also part of the Owls’ 1998 team, placed fourth with 170. Lee was one of three players from Mountain View’s Shoreline Golf Links to finish among the top 10; Patti Hayes finished sixth (173) and Sissy Nichols was seventh (175).

Vicencio makes quarters

Eloise Vicencio, a member of the St. Francis High girls golf team, was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the California Junior Girls State Championship, played last week at Monterey Peninsula Country Club.

Vicencio lost 7-5 to Tara Chappell in match play July 10 in Pebble Beach.

As a sophomore last season, Vicencio played a key role in St. Francis’ fourth-place finish in the NorCal Championships.