Nick Martin, gearing up for his senior season at Methacton,
made six birdies in a sizzling 4-under-par 66 as he earned his first career
Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour victory at Skippack Golf Club Wednesday.
Martin’s Methacton teammate, junior Jason Rieger, was the
runnerup in the 16-to-18 division as he had a birdie at the fourth hole and an
eagle at the 14th hole on his way to a 3-over 73 over the
5,790-yard, par-70 Skippack layout.
Pennridge junior Brendan Bauer got it going on Skippack’s
back nine, matching par with a 35, as finished a shot behind Rieger in third
place with a 4-over 74. Mario Ventresca III of Blue Bell took fourth with a 75
and Plymouth-Whitemarsh junior Dylan Gooneratne was fifth with a 76.
Kyle Resuta of Phoenixville and Michael Bozzi of Newtown
Square shared sixth place, each carding a 77, Mason Asadoorian of Richboro was
eighth with a 78 and Elijah Ruppert of Fleetwood was ninth with a 79.
Rounding out the top 10 were three players tied for 10th
at 80, including Blake Stewart of Perkasie, Shane Lawler of Malvern and Jake
Rotelle of Honey Brook.
Jeet Patel of Ephrata made a birdie on the fourth hole and
had a streak of five straight pars as he posted a solid 4-over 74 that topped
the 13-to-15 field and earned him his first career Junior Tour win.
Christian Matt of Springhouse had three birdies as he
finished two shots behind Patel in second place with a 76.
There was a four-way logjam tied for third at 79 among Seth
Roth of Hatboro, Rory Nesbitt of Haverford and a couple of Blue Bell guys,
Kevin Lafond and Ajeet Bagga. Connor Cunningham of Dresher finished alone in
seventh place with an 80.
Kenneth Kretz of Harleysville and Drew Davenport of
Haverford finished in a tie for eighth place, each signing for an 81. Rounding
out the top 10 were two players – Ryan Horenci of Lansdale and Chase Marinacci
of Elverson -- tied for 10th at 83.
The best score of the day among the girls came from Rhianna
Gooneratne of Plymouth Meeting’s Team Gooneratne, who captured a victory in the
13-to-15 division with an 85 that was highlighted by a birdie at the fourth
hole.
Caroline Gola, a freshman on Mount St. Joseph’s District One
Class AAA championship team last fall, had six pars in earning runnerup honors
with an 88. Serena Bagga of Blue Bell’s Team Bagga finished up with a par at
the 18th hole as she was a shot behind Gola in third place with an
89.
Mia Pace of Exton finished fourth with a 92, Evelyn Lauerman
of North Wales was fifth with a 106, Morgan Graves of Furlong with sixth with a
121 and Alexandra Petkunas of Ambler was seventh with a 129.
Josie Genuardi of Kulpsville had four pars as she carded an
88 to edge Stef Bonini of Bryn Mawr by a shot in the 16-to-18 division and earn
her second career Junior Tour win. Bonini opened her round of 89 with a par on
the 10th hole.
Emma Schotsch of Philadelphia had a couple of pars in a row
on the back nine on her way to a third-place finish with a 93.
Bonini and Schotsch are coming off solid sophomore seasons
at Notre Dame and Springside Chestnut Hill Academy, respectively. Bonini
finished in a tie for fourth and Schotsch was third in the Inter-Ac League
Championship at the French Creek Golf Club in May.
Aleena Ghanta of Phoenixville finished fourth among the
older girls with a 101.
Ethan Martin of North Wales birdied the 15th hole
and carded a 2-over 37 while playing on his home course at Skippack to best the
field of nine-holers.
Jax Puskar of Kennett Square made three straight pars to
close out his round as he finished three shots behind Ethan Martin in second
place with a 40. A third member of Team Bagga of Blue Bell, Kiran Bagga, made
par on the 18th hole to finish third with a 48.
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