Spring-Ford sophomore Luke Watson carded a solid 6-over-par
76 to capture top honors in the 16-to-18 division in a Philadelphia Section PGA
Junior Tour stop Sunday at Indian Spring Golf Course in Marlton, N.J.
Saturday’s wicked winds were replaced by cool, cloudy
weather that improved to sunshine as the day wore on. Watson, a Class AAA East
Regional qualifier last fall, opened his round with four straight pars and had
two birdies on his card over the 6,328-yard, par-70 Indian Spring layout.
Noah Petracci of Atco, N.J. finished with six straight pars
to claim runnerup honors with an 8-over 78.
Carl Michael Lin of Franklinville, N.J. took third place in
a scorecard playoff with Plymouth-Whitemarsh sophomore Dylan Gooneratne and
Wallingford’s Michael Cardow after all three players carded an 80. Lin birdied
the par-5 13th hole and finished his round with three straight pars.
Ryan Rearden of Yardley finished sixth with an 82 and
Stephane de Brechard of Brooklyn, N.Y. was a shot behind Rearden in seventh
place at 83.
Rounding out the top 10 were three players tied for eighth,
each carding an 85. That trio included Carl Ernst of Mickleton, N.J., Will Hage
of Chadds Ford and Tyler Peters of Berlin, N.J.
Alexander Feraco of Furlong captured the top spot in the 13-to-15
division in a match of cards with Radnor freshman Chase Stephano after both
players carded a 79.
Feraco had a birdie on his card and finished with four
straight pars while Stephano’s steady round featured nine pars.
There was another scorecard playoff to determine third place
and it went to Tyler Kenneson of Exton after Ajeet Bagga of Blue Bell matched
Kenneson’s 80. Kenneson’s round included eight pars and a birdie on the par-5
13th hole.
Scott Hughes of Ambler took fifth with an 81 and Graham
White of West Chester and Julian Ciurlino of Philadelphia shared sixth place,
each carding an 82. Matthew Pulcinella of Chadds Ford finished eighth with an
85.
Rounding out the top 10 were three players – Zachary Sandler
of Gladwyne, Rishi Khanna of Bryn Mawr and Joseph Fargnoli of Mickleton, N.J. –
tied for ninth, each posting an 86.
Isabella McCloskey of Princeton Junction, N.J. made three
pars on the back nine as she finished off a solid 84 that gave her a victory in
the girls 16-to-18 division. Julia Li of Hockessin, Del. was the runnerup with
a 93 that was highlighted by a birdie at the par-3 sixth hole.
Skye Mada of Cherry Hills, N.J. recorded four pars on her
way to a 97 that enabled her to finish third. Michelle Quinn of Haddon Heights,
N.J. took fourth with a 100 and Julia Ergood of Mount Laurel, N.J. was fifth
with a 101.
Team Gooneratne of Plymouth Meeting took home a first-place
medal as Rhianna Gooneratne carded a 94 to capture a win in the 13-to-15
division. Gooneratne had four pars on her scorecard. Elora Walker of
Philadelphia recorded five pars as she earned runnerup honors with a 100.
Hank Kancher of Philadelphia bested the field of nine-holers
with a 5-over 40 that included three pars in the middle of the round. Ethan
Martin of North Wales was a shot behind Kancher in second with a 41 that was
highlighted by a pair of birdies.
Tommy Marshall of Marlton, N.J. took third with a solid 42
that featured four pars. Paul Reilly of West Creek, N.J. finished fourth with a
45, Declan Conner of Swarthmore was fifth with a 48 and Lawson Leeper of York
was sixth with a 49.
Ethan Legarda of Voorhees, N.J. finished seventh with a 51,
Emily Mayo of Boothwyn was eighth with a 54, J.P. Klock of Oreland was ninth
with a 60, Joseph Collazo of Mount Laurel, N.J. was 10th with a 65
and Joseph Gangemi Jr. of Downingtown was 11th with a 67.
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