Kaitlyn Lees, a junior at Agnes Irwin, used her home-course
advantage at Philadelphia Country Club to win the 15-to-18 age group at last
weekend’s Helen Sigel Wilson Junior Invitational.
The tournament honors the memory of Wilson, a Philadelphia
Country Club member who was one of the finest amateur golfers produced by the
Philadelphia area. She was a dominant figure in the Women’s Golf Association of
Philadelphia, winning its Match Play Championship 12 times and was a two-time
runnerup in the U.S. Women’s Amateur. She was also a noted restaurateur.
Lees, the reigning two-time Pennsylvania Junior Girls’
champion, had five birdies and two bogeys in carding a 3-under-par 71 on her
home course. That gave her a four-shot edge on Jennifer Cleary of Wilmington
Country Club, who was the runnerup with a 75.
Morgan Sohosky of Berwick Golf Club took third with a 91 and
Grace Hickey of Applecross Country Club was fourth with a 97.
Lily Yang of Penn Oaks Golf Club captured the 12-to-14 age
group with a 93. Christina Carroll was the runnerup with a 94 and another Penn
Oaks player, Victoria Kim, was third with a 96.
On the boys side, Doug Ergood of Tavistock Country Club took
top honors in the 15-to-18 division with a 2-under 69. Mike Graeff of
Manufacturers Golf & Country Club matched Ergood’s 69, but it appears the
ties were broken through the first eight places.
Dawson Anders of Indians Valley Country Club finished third
with an even-par 71.
Five players came in at 2-over 73 with the ties apparently
broken so that Ryan Conners of Whitford Country Club finished fourth, J.T.
Spina of Spring-Ford Country Club was fifth, Wills Montgomery of Whitford was
sixth, Buddy Hansen of Blue Bell Country Club was seventh and Radnor High
senior Michael Sydnes of Talamore Country Club was eighth.
Talamore’s Ronald Robinson, winner of the Golf Association
of Philadelphia’s Jock MacKenzie Memorial this summer, finished in a tie for
ninth with Danny Dougherty of DuPont Country Club, each carding a 3-over 74.
Tyler Zimmer of host Philadelphia Country Club captured top
honors in the 12-to-14 division with a 77.
Evan Barbin of Chesapeake Bay Golf Club was the runnerup
with a 78. Ryan McCabe of The Springhaven Club also had a 78 and was placed
third. Andrew Miller, also of Philadelphia Country Club, took fourth with an
80. Penn Charter freshman Patrick Isztwan of Huntingdon Valley Country Club
also had an 80 and was placed fifth.
Huntingdon Valley’s James Gradisek finished sixth with an
85, Max Giles of Philadelphia Country Club took seventh with an 88, Ben Sohosky
of Berwick Golf Club was eighth with a 98, Winston Kelenic-Blank was ninth with
a 101 and Luke Vaughan of Philadelphia Country Club rounded out the top 10,
finishing in 10th place with a 102.
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