Cohen claims Junior Tour victory with 79 at Galen Hall

   Chase Cohen, a freshman at The Haverford School, fired a 7-over-par 79 to capture top honors in the 13-to-15 division in a Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour stop Saturday at Galen Hall Golf Club, a classic layout in Wernersville, Berks County.

   Cohen had three birdies in a solid effort over the 6,291-yard, par-72 Galen Hall layout. Jason Debusschere of Wallingford was the runnerup as he trailed Cohen by two shots with an 81. Garnet Valley sophomore Jacob Sokalsky finished third with an 86.

   Matthew Hammond of Lumberton, N.J. took fourth with a 92, Aaron Skii of West Chester was fifth with a 94, Stephen Cain of Yardley was sixth with a 95, Evan Jozwiak of Sinking Spring was seventh with a 96 and Keith Nelton of Malvern was eighth with a 98.

   Michael Hall of Mountain Top finished ninth with a 100 and Dante Billoni of Lancaster rounded out the top 10 with a 104.

   Among the older guys, Shane Angle of Mountain Top won the 16-to-18 division in a match of cards with Sebert Walker of Wilmington, Del. after both posted a 5-over 77. Angle’s even-par 35 on the back nine gave him the tiebreaker edge.

   Brock Fassnacht, the Warwick junior who won the PIAA Class AAA East Region title last fall at Golden Oaks Golf Club, carded an 81 to share third place with Logan Hess of Willow Street.

   Tyler Kipp of Reading finished fifth with an 85, Bryan Donato of Chester Spring was sixth with an 86 and Stephane de Brechard of Brooklyn, N.Y. and Will Gerity of Yardley finished in a tie for seventh, each posting a 91.

   John “Jack” Hamilton IV of West Chester finished ninth with a 92 and Jeffrey Reilly Jr. of West Creek, N.J. rounded out the top 10 with a 94.

   Angelina Tolentino of Mount Laurel, N.J. continued her rapid improvement as she birdied the first and last holes to take top honors in the girls 13-to-15 division with an 81. Kayla Meletto of Sinking Spring was the runnerup with an 86 and Jaclyn Santaguida of Kennett Square was third with a 142.

   Lily Byrne of Downingtown, making her first Junior Tour start of the spring, took top honors in the 16-to-18 division with a 104. Sara Hill, another of the Hills of Mountain Top, and Anna McCormick of Harrisburg shared second place, each carding a 108 and Peyton Kraras of Wyomissing finished fourth with a 110.

   Michael Maslanka of Taylor birdied the tough par-4 fifth hole at Galen Hall on his to a 7-over 44 that gave him the victory among the nine-holers. Nicholas Gross of Downingtown was the runnerup, just a shot behind Maslanka with a 45.

   Isaak Bloom of Bellefonte finished third with a 55, Elora Walker of Philadelphia was fourth with a 58 and Emily Mayo of Boothwyn was fifth with a 68.