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Memorial's Charlie Wylie earns high school Male Golfer of the Year award at the 2024 Champions Dinner
Inaugural Champions Dinner Fundraiser recognizes two H-Town Golfers; Photo Gallery
Houston Memorial's Charlie and St. John's School's Brielle BurnsPhoto by Daniel Ortiz
Wylie and Burns were both honored as the high school senior male and female golfers of the year at the Lakeside Country Club, given the considerable prowess they've displayed on the golf course throughout their four years, which has garnered them the opportunity to continue their careers on the collegiate level.
Memorial's Charlie Wylie has signed with Texas Christian University, while Brielle Burns of St. John's School will be traveling north at the conclusion of this semester, to play for the University of Illinois.
Burns and Wylie with Houston Texans safety Jalen PitrePhoto by Daniel Ortiz
Additionally, there were numerous special guests in attendance, such as Houston Texas safety Jalen Pitre, PGA professional Charlie Epps, John Sorrentino (Champions Dinner Advisory board), Beth Harp (CEO of Kids Meals), Pete Delongchamps (Senior VP Group 1 Automative), and Joe Pogge (Champions Dinner Director).
By the end of the evening, nearly $40,000 was raised, which will be donated to the Kids Meals charity fund.
Both Wylie and Burns are currently looking to cap off their high school career with a respective state title, and the beginning of this foundation deservedly noticed their remarkable skills.
Tillie Claggett of John Cooper School
John Cooper's Claggett a super-soph on the links
She knocked off St. John's Christine Wang (USC-signee), the nation's No. 10 overall player, in a tournament last season but Wang got the best of her in the SPC tourney.
"I'd like to hopefully challenge her this season and take her down in the championship," she said.
Claggett is a confident underclassman and her athleticism is apparent on the course.
"My strength is my distance and my aggressiveness," she said. "I'm an athletic person on the course and hit it further than everyone else. My ball-striking is my advantage."
