Bryan Donato of Chester Springs carded a 6-over-par 77 to
win the 16-to-18 division in a Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour stop at
Linfield National Golf Club on a warm Saturday.
Donato was struggling a little until he made an eagle on the
par-5 12th and added two more birdies down the stretch on the
6,385-yard, par-71 Linfield National layout to earn his first Junior Tour
victory. The Graham Company is the title sponsor of the Junior Tour.
Jason Podgorski of Flemington, N.J. was the runnerup,
finishing two shots back of Donato with a 79. Christopher Knox of Downingtown
and Dan DiRita of Media shared third place, each posting an 81.
Gavin Freeman of Chester, N.J. took fifth with an 82, John
Mallozzi of Horsham finished sixth with an 83 and Matthew Law of Yardley was
seventh with an 84. James Poot of
Pottstown and Ryan McHugh of Media shared eighth place at 85 and Jarrett
Brightbill of Harrisburg rounded out the top 10, taking 10th with an
87.
Dylan Gooneratne of Plymouth Meeting birdied the par-4 16th
as he matched Donato’s 77 in taking top honors in the 13-to-15 division. Like
Donato, it was also Gooneratne’s first Junior tour win.
Alec Stern of Bryn Mawr and Patrick Laushell of Morrisville
shared second place, each carding an 81. Andrew Miller of Bryn Mawr finished fourth
with an 82, Kevin Motil of Sewell, N.J. was fifth with an 83 and Chase Stephano
of Radnor and Darren Nolan of Glenside finished in a tie for sixth at 88.
Peter Banfe of Moorestown, N.J. took eighth with an 89,
Stephane de Brechard of Brooklyn, N.Y. was ninth with a 96 and Clay
Breidenstine of Hummelstown rounded out the top 10, placing 10th
with a 101.
Sophia Mancuso of Jamison played 2-over golf for the final
five holes on her way to a victory in the girls’ 16-to-18 division. Anna McCormick
of Harrisburg was the runnerup with a 107.
Cecilia Priolo of Ambler took top honors in the 13-to-15
division in a scorecard playoff after finishing in a tie with Eden Richmond of
Princeton, N.J., each carding a 95. Priolo’s back nine was the difference as
she recorded back-to-back wins after also claiming a victory in a recent stop
at the Heritage Hills Golf Resort.
Olivia Schwandt of Wilmington, Del. took third with a 97.
A steady round for Nicholas Gross of Downingtown added up to
a 4-over 39 and gave him the top spot among the nine-holers. Kristof Kopecky of
Garnet Valley was the runnerup with a 43.
Aaron Skii of West Chester took third with a 44, Julien de
Brechard of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Winston Kelenc-Blank of Rumson, N.J. shared
fourth, each posting a 45, and Ava O’Sullivan of Exton was sixth with a 46.
Hunter Probst of Bear Creek took seventh with a 47, Ajeet
Bagga of Blue Bell and Ryan Garvey of Media finished in a tie for eighth at 48
and Benjamin Saggers of West Chester rounded out the top 10, taking 10th
with a 49.
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