Peter Banfe of Moorestown, N.J. had the day’s best score, a
9-over-par 80, to capture top honors in the 13-to-15 division in a Philadelphia
Section PGA Junior Tour stop Sunday at the William Flynn-designed Woodcrest
Country Club in Cherry Hill, N.J.
Banfe got it going in the middle of his round at the
6,332-yard, par-71 Woodcrest layout, rattling off seven straight pars from
eight through 14. Runnerup David Fitzgerald Jr. of Bryn Mawr was four shots
back of Banfe with an 84. The Graham Company is the title sponsor of the
Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour.
Darren Nolan of Glenside and Jack Cooley of Chadds Ford
shared third place, each carding an 88. Kevin Motil of Sewell, N.J. took fifth
with a 91, Hayden Greer of Moorestown, N.J. was sixth with a 93, Jake Millan of
Springbrook was seventh with a 95, Stephen Cain of Yardley was eighth with a
102 and Nicholas van der Schaar of Princeton, N.J. was ninth with a 118.
Frankie Markiewicz of Middletown, Del. carded an 82 to
capture the 16-to-18 division for his first Junior Tour victory. Jonathan Green
of Lafayette Hill was the runnerup with an 86.
Edward Gallagher II of Franklinville, N.J. finished third
with an 89, John Meany of Colts Neck, N.J. and Andrew Koh of Dresher shared
fourth place at 90, Casey Carson of Wenonah, N.J. was sixth with a 91 and Logan
Hess of Willow Street was seventh with a 92.
Dylan Topaz of Fort Washington placed eighth with a 93, Alex
Mayernik of Columbus, N.J. was ninth with a 97 and Joe Polidoro of Glassboro,
N.J. and Harrison Graham of Wenonah, N.J. rounded out the top 10 as they finished
in a tie for 10th, each posting a 98.
April Xu of Southampton was the only entrant in the girls’
16-to-18 division and claimed the win with a 102. Xu picked up a birdie at the
par-5 second hole.
Kara Kniezewski of Blue Bell came on strong with a 44 on the
back nine and her 92 gave her top honors in the 13-to-15 division. Christine
Carroll of Bear, Del. was the runnerup with a 95 and Olivia Strigh of
Hammonton, N.J. took third with a 108.
Hunter Probst of Bear Creek won a scorecard playoff with
Henry Stone of Kennett Square after both posted a 46 to best the field of
nine-holers. Probst’s par on the sixth hole proved decisive in the match of
cards.
Benjamin Saggers of West Chester finished third with a 47,
Zachary Sandler of Gladwyne was fourth with a 54 and Luca Gherardi of Hammonton,
N.J. was fifth with 57. Samuel Mento of Hammonton, N.J. and Megan Adelman of
Bryn Mawr finished in a tie for sixth, each recording a 62, and Jamie Ciesielka
of Woolwich Township, N.J. was eighth with a 68.
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