Team Magcalayo invaded the Philadelphia Section PGA Junior
Tour from New Jersey, with Jolo Timothy Magcalayo and Jona Angela Magcalayo
sweeping the overall boys and girls titles, respectively, in the first two-day
Junior Golf Scoreboard event of the season over the weekend at Back Creek Golf
Club in Middletown, Del.
Jolo Timothy Magcalayo solved the 6,286-yard, par-71 Back
Creek layout to the tune of a pair of 2-under-par 69s that gave him the top
spot in the 13-to-15 division and in the overall 13-to-18 scoring with a
4-under 138 total.
Jordan Weisman of Malvern, who topped the 16-to-18 field,
was the runnerup overall to Jolo Timothy Magcalayo as he added a 1-over 72 to
his opening-round 71 for a 1-over 143 total.
Jolo Timothy Magcalayo had five birdies in Saturday’s still
springlike conditions. After overnight rains, Sunday dawned cloudy and chilly,
but it didn’t seem to bother Jolo Timothy Magcalayo. After an early double
bogey, Jolo Timothy Magcalayo played 4-under golf over the final 14 holes,
finishing with a flourish by chipping in for birdie at the 18th
hole.
Win Thomas of Unionville couldn’t keep pace with Jolo Timothy Magcalayo, but he had a pretty good weekend with a pair of 75s for an 8-over
150 total that left him in second place in the 13-to-15 division and sixth
overall. Thomas had a pair of birdies on the card in Saturday’s opening round
and started fast Sunday with a birdie at the first.
Garnet Valley sophomore Jacob Sokalsky and Jake Maddaloni of
Newtown Square finished in a tie for third in the 13-to-15 division and tied
for eighth overall at 153. Both posted 5-over 76s Saturday and added a 6-over
77 in Sunday’s tougher conditions.
Also in the 13-to-15 division, Roy Anderson of Chadds Ford
and Stephen Butler of Telford finished in a tie for fifth at 157. Anderson
added a 78 to his opening-round 79 while Butler opened with a 77 and posted an
80 in the second round.
Jack Ross of Medford Lakes, N.J. improved by 11 shots from
his opening-round 85 with a solid 74 to take seventh at 159. Haverford School
freshman Chase Cohen finished eighth at 164 after adding an 83 to his
opening-round 81.
Rounding out the top 10 in the 13-to-15 division were
Jackson Debusschere of Wallingford and Benjamin Saggers of West Chester, who
shared ninth place at 168. Debusschere added an 83 to his opening-round 85 and
Saggers started strong with an 81 before falling back a little with a
second-round 87.
It was two solid days for Weisman, whose opening round of
even-par 71 was highlighted by an eagle on the seventh. He added three birdies,
including a chip-in for birdie at the 18th, in his 1-over 72 in the
final round. His 1-over 143 total gave him the top spot in the 16-to-18
division.
Thomas Butler of Telford also had a strong showing at Back
Creek. After opening with a 1-over 72, he added a 2-over 73 that featured three
birdies in the final round for a 3-over 145 total that left him in second place
behind Weisman in the 16-to-18 division and in third place overall.
Playing close to home, Frankie Markiewicz of Middletown,
Del. and Nikita Romanov of Wilmington, Del. shared third place in the 16-to-18
division and were tied for fourth overall at 7-over 149. Markiewicz eagled the
11th as he matched Weisman’s opening round of even-par 71 before
falling back with a 78. Romanov came on strong in the final round with a 73
after opening with a 76.
Plymouth-Whitemarsh freshman Dylan Gooneratne followed up a
solid opening-round 74 with a 78 to finish fifth in the 16-to-18 division and
seventh overall at 152.
Havertown resident and St. Joseph’s Prep sophomore Joseph
Morganti and Logan Hess of Willow Street finished tied for sixth in the
16-to-18 division and rounded out the top 10 in a tie for 10th
overall with identical 154 totals. Morganti followed up a solid 3-over 74 with
a final-round 80 while Hess had rounds of 78 and 76.
Also in the 16-to-18 division, Joseph Taggart of Broomall
finished eighth, following up an opening-round 81 with a 76 for a 157 total and
Matthew Lafond of Blue Bell took ninth, adding an 80 to an opening-round 78 for
a 158 total.
Rounding out the top 10 in the 16-to-18 division were three
players – Owen Schlegel (82-77) of Wilmington, Del., Benton Stewart (79-80) of
Wyndmoor and Jackson Paradee (77-82) of Dover, Del. – tied for 10th
at 159.
Jana Angela Magcalayo was as dominant among the girls as her
brother was among the boys, sweeping to wins in the 16-to-18 division and in
the overall 13-to-18 division.
Jana Angela Magcalayo birdied the eighth hole on her way to
an opening-round 77 and then had two birdies, one on each side at Back Creek,
in a final-round 79 for a 156 total.
Helen Shaw of Harleysville was the runnerup in the 16-to-18
division and overall as she improved seven shots from an opening-round 104 with
a final-round 97 for a 201 total. Shaw parred both par-3s on the back nine in
the opening round and birdied the third hole in Sunday’s final round.
Riley Mulhern of Downingtown was the only 13-to-15 entrant
and won the division with rounds of 107 and 111 for a 218 total. Mulhern
registered a pair of pars in Sunday’s final round.
Hunter Probst of Bear Creek surged to the victory among the
nine-holers with an efficient 1-over 36 in Sunday’s tough conditions, a round
that featured eight pars and one bogey. Combined with his opening-round 48, it
gave Probst an 84 total and a one-shot victory over a member of Plymouth
Meeting’s Team Gooneratne, Rhianna.
Rhianna Gooneratne had taken the opening-round lead with a
solid 7-over 42 and added a final-round 43 for an 85 that left her a shot
behind Probst in second. Gooneratne closed out both rounds with a par on the
ninth.
Mason Tucker of York was right behind the top two at 86,
adding a 42 to his opening-round 44.
Another York entry, Reed Krosse, finished fourth at 97,
adding a 50 to his opening-round 47. Elora Walker of Philadelphia posted a pair
of 54s to finish fifth at 108.
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