Agnes Irwin senior Kaitlyn Lees, playing on her home course
at Philadelphia Country Club, captured the girls 16-to-18 division in the Helen
Sigel Wilson Invitational Saturday.
Lees, a two-time Pennsylvania Junior Girls’ and two-time
Inter-Ac League champion, carded a 3-over-par 77 to cruise to an eight-shot
victory over Whitemarsh Valley Country Club’s Casey Oppenheimer, the reigning
Women’s Golf Association of Philadelphia Junior Girls’ champion who posted an
85.
Lees’ final scholastic season will be in the spring. The
American Junior Golf Association recently revealed that Lees will continue her
academic and golf pursuits in the Ivy League at Dartmouth.
The event is named for legendary amateur Helen Sigel Wilson,
a Philadelphia Country Club member who, in addition to compiling a remarkable
career on the golf course, was a successful restaurateur.
Liv Juliana finished third with an 88 followed by a couple
more Whitemarsh Valley golfers, Olivia Wirsching in fourth with an 89 and Clare
Gimpel in fifth with a 91. Christina Carroll finished sixth with a 93, Savanna
Haas of Spring-Ford Country Club took seventh with a 98 and Morgan Frampton of
Whitemarsh Valley was eighth with a 117.
Jade Gu of Yardley Country Club earned top honors in the
girls 12-to-14 division with a 5-over 79. Llanerch Country Club’s Riley
Quarterman, a Haverford High freshman, was the runnerup with an 88.
Natasha Kiel of Jericho National Golf Club finished third
with an 89, Victoria Kim of Penn Oaks Golf Club was fourth with a 91 and Niosha
Parvizi of Philadelphia Country Club and Harriton was fifth with a 95.
On the boys side, Norristown High junior Caleb Ryan of LuLu
Country Club won the 15-to-18 division with a sparkling even-par 71 over the
challenging Philadelphia Country Club layout. Ryan is gearing up for the
scholastic postseason after making a trip to the PIAA Championship as a
sophomore a year ago.
A couple of DuPont Country Club players, Nikita Romanov and
Danny Dougherty, finished tied for second, each carding a 3-over 74.
Spring-Ford senior Ben Pochet, who will defend his District
One Class AAA title next week at Turtle Creek Golf Club, headed a group of three
players tied for fourth at 5-over 76. Representing Spring-Ford Country Club,
Pochet captured the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s Christman Cup at
Stonewall’s North Course and earned a trip to the U.S. Junior Amateur at Flint
Hills National Golf Club in Andover, Kan. this summer.
Joining Pochet at 5-over 76 were a couple of Kennett Square
Golf & Country Club players, Richard Kline and Christopher Skean. Penn
Charter freshman Patrick Isztwan, playing out of Huntingdon Valley Country
Club, finished alone in seventh with a 77. Buddy Hansen of Blue Bell Country
Club took eighth place with a 78.
Three players – Hayden Moffatt of LuLu, Jack Sullivan of Wildwood Golf & Country Club,
and Tyler Zimmer of Philadelphia Country Club – finished tied for ninth, each
posting a 79.
Central Bucks East junior Patrick Sheehan, playing out of Talamore
Country Club, finished alone in 12th place with an 80. Austin Barbin of
Chesapeake Bay Country Club and Alec Ryden of Laurel Creek Country Club shared
13th place at 81. Jack Cooley of Bidermann Golf Club finished alone
in 15th with an 82.
Davis Flannery of Overbrook Golf Club and Radnor High, Matt LaFond
of Whitemarsh Valley and Dylan Topaz of Philadelphia Cricket Club finished tied
for 16th, each carding an 83. Spring-Ford Country Club’s Drew
Steinmetz, a member of the golf team at The Hill School, finished 19th
with an 84 and Will Keane of Philadelphia Country Club rounded out the top 20
with an 85.
Ryan McCabe of the Springhaven Club and John Bradbeer of
Merion Golf Club shared top honors in the 12-to-14 division, each carding a
solid 4-over 75. Evan Barbin of Chesapeake Bay and Logan Paczewski of Irem
Country Club shared third place, a shot behind McCabe and Bradbeer at 5-over
76.
Win Thomas, who has had a breakout year on the Philadelphia
Section PGA Junior Tour, was alone in fifth with an 81. Jake Maddaloni of
Aronimink Golf Club, Ray Anderson of Kennett Square and Auggie Reilly of Merion
finished tied for sixth at 82. Peter Ryan of Overbrook rounded out the top 10
with an 84.
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