It’s not often I lead off a post from a Philadelphia Section
PGA Junior Tour event with the nine-holers, but Nicholas Gross of Downingtown
has been so good lately, he deserved to bat leadoff in this post.
It was a bit of a road trip to Mahoning Valley Country Club
in Lehighton Wednesday for Gross, but he birdied the 10th, 14th
and 15th holes on his way to a 1-under 35 that gave him the top
spot. A day earlier, Gross bested the field of nine-holers with a 3-over 39 at
Kennett Square Golf & Country Club.
Michael Maslanka of Taylor has been chasing Gross all season
and did so again at Mahoning Valley, making a birdie at the 16th on
his way to a 5-over 41 that gave him runnerup honors. Hunter Probst of Bear
Creek took third with a 46.
Another member of Downingtown’s Team Gross, Evan Gross,
finished fourth with a 53. Evan Gross had given his big brother a run for his
money at Kennett Square, finishing a shot behind Nicholas Gross with a solid
40.
Jordan Pick of Sugarloaf had four straight pars on the back
nine on his way to a steady 84 over the 6,562-yard, par-73 Mahoning Valley
layout that gave him a victory in the boys 16-to-18 division.
Ryan Woelfling of Myerstown was the runnerup with an 86 that
featured a birdie on the fifth hole. Nathaniel Wheeler of Northampton finished third with a 91 and Connor
Nelson of Schnecksville was fourth with a 101.
The best 18-hole round of the day among the guys was an 83
carded by Sean Kelly of Lewisburg that
earned him the top spot in the 13-to-15 division and his first Junior
Tour win of 2018. Kelly made a birdie at the fifth hole to give him some early
momentum.
Jake Shmonov of Harrisburg was the runnerup with an 88.
Connor Gherghel of Orwigsburg and Quinn Marett of Lansdale shared third place,
each carding a 90, and Brendan Bauer of Hilltown was fifth with a 94.
Jessica McClellan of Freeland signed for an 86 that gave her
the top spot in the girls 16-to-18 division and her second Junior Tour win of
the year. Isabella McCloskey of Princeton Junction, N.J. was the runnerup with
a 90 that included a birdie at the 17th hole.
Nadia Poncy of Tequesta, Fla. had the best 18-hole score of
the day among the gals with an 85 that enabled her to win the 13-to-15 division
for her first career Junior Tour win. Emma Schotsch, a sophomore at Springside Chestnut
Hill Academy, was the runnerup with a 95.
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