Catching up after a
long, long day caddying for Haverford School junior A.J. Aivazoglou in the U.S.
Amateur qualifier at Stonewall. More on that in another post, but I’ve got some
time because my feet aren’t recovering quickly, so I might miss a couple of
caddying days. First, from the Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour …
W. David Starnes of Kennett Square fired a solid 2-over-par 72 to top the
field in the 16-to-18 division in a Junior Tour stop Monday at Wilmington
Country Club’s North Course.
Starnes had a birdie on the front nine and two more on the
inward nine over the 6,147-yard, par-70 North Course layout. Richard Kline III
of Kennett Square was the runnerup with a 75.
Austin Lauver of Lancaster finished third with a 77. Four
players – Jack Murray of Pottstown and the Stonewall caddyshack, Samuel
Bertrando of West Chester, Michael Hamilton of Berwyn and Nathan Potts of
Wilmington, Del. – finished tied for fourth, each carding a 79.
Rounding out the top 10 were four players tied for eighth at
80, including Kaden Kinard of New Castle, Del., Tyler Mayhew and Frankie
Markiewicz, both of Middletown, Del., and Carter Valerio of Rosemont.
Kevin Smith, a sophomore at Strath Haven, won a scorecard
playoff to claim a victory in the 13-to-15 division after finishing tied with
Connor Bennink of Kennett Square, each posting a 3-over 73. Smith’s back-nine
37 gave him the tiebreaker edge.
The youngsters in the 13-to-15 division collectively played
some pretty solid golf with a dozen players breaking 80.
Jack Cooley of Chadds Ford and Jackson Putney of Egg Harbor
Township, N.J. finished tied for third at 75 and Joseph Morganti of Havertown
and Chase Stephano of Radnor shared fifth place at 77.
Roy Anderson of Chadds Ford and Garnet Valley sophomore
Jacob Sokalsky finished tied for seventh at 78. Rounding out the top 10 were
four players tied for ninth at 79, including William Bennink of the Kennett
Square Benninks, Matthew Homer of Wilmington, Corey Haydu of Doylestown and
Kyle Resuta of Phoenixville.
Grace Hickey of Downingtown had to go to the second
tiebreaker before emerging as the winner in the girls 16-to-18 division after
finishing tied with Christina Carroll of Bear, Del., each carding an 84.
Elise Glauser of Newark, Del. finished third with a 95,
Faith Rule of Dowingtown was fourth with a 97, Amanda Heins of Malvern was
fifth with a 99 and Shae Cabaddu of Downingtown was sixth with a 106.
Victoria Kim of West Chester carded an 82, making a birdie
on the tough par-3 seventh, to take top honors in the 13-to-15 division. Marple
Newtown sophomore Gillyoung Koh was the runnerup with a 90.
Caitlyn Hagerty of Glen Mills finished third with a 93,
Grace Smith of Wallingford and Episcopal Academy freshman Kathleen Mark shared
fourth place at 95 and Leah Walter of West Chester was sixth with a 101.
Kristof Kopecky of Garnet Valley was rock solid down the
stretch, making pars on the last five holes, to post a 4-over 39 and top the
field of nine-holers. Henry Stone of Kennett Square was the runnerup with a 41.
Jason (Jack) homer of Wilmington finished third with a 42,
Benjamin Saggers of West Chester was fourth with a 43 and Christopher DiRita of
Drexel Hill and Nicholas Joyce of Quakertown shared fifth place at 44.
Sawyer Brockstedt of Rehoboth Beach, Del. finished seventh
with a 45, Daniel Shin of Horsham was eighth with a 46, Kaitlyn Ferrer of
Kennett Square was ninth with a 47 and Jason DiRita of Media rounded out the
top 10 with a 48.
Andrew Hewitt of Lincoln University birdied his first hole
of the day on his way to a solid 2-over 72 to capture the men’s 17-to-24
division. Andrew Gavin of Havertown was the runnerup with an 87 and Joshua
Sheehan of Abington took third with an 89.
Annalia Kostow of Lebanon was the winner of the women’s
17-to-24 division with a 93. Gabriella Morganti, a former Academy of Notre Dame
standout from Havertown, was the runnerup with a 103.
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