Tommy Marshall, playing close to his Marlton, N.J. home at Medford Lakes Country Club, carded a 4-over-par 40 to win the 13-to-15 division as the Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour staged the second of its two mid-week nine-hole events Wednesday.
Marshall had five pars on his scorecard in claiming the victory. Ethan Drummond of Cherry Hill, N.J. had three pars in earning runnerup honors with a 45. Christopher Chicano of West Berlin, N.J. had two pars as he finished in third place with a 48.
Liam Gamble of Line Lexington took fourth place with a 57 and Evan Horowitz, another Cherry Hill entry, rounded out the 13-to-15 field by finishing fifth with a 65.
Grant Zielinski of Berlin, N.J. had five pars as he landed atop the leaderboard in the 16-to-18 division with a 5-over 41. Logan Hay of Bordentown, N.J. finished five shots behind Zielinski in second place with a 46.
The low score among the girls also emerged from the 13-to-15 division as Reagan Garnsey made the trip from Dover, Del. pay off with a victory. Garnsey carded a 53. Ava Curry of Richboro was the runnerup in the division with a 72.
Alyssa Campanella of Williamstown, N.J. and Ella Miller of Lumberton, N.J. shared top honors in the 16-to-18 division as each registered a 59. Campanella made a par on the sixth hole while Miller closed out her round with a par at the ninth.
Mia Moretto of Hockessin, Del. rounded out the 16-to-18 field as she finished in third place with a 67.
The coed 12-and-under division always plays nine holes, so 11 players flocked to Medford Lakes to tee it up Wednesday.
It has been an interesting byproduct of the coronavirus pandemic to watch more and more of the nine-holers come out and keep playing better and better. Maybe it’s because other sports were shut down while it became increasingly obvious that golf was one sport that could conduct tournaments safely. Or maybe there was a bunch of little guys and girls just waiting to burst onto the scene. It will be interesting to follow the progress of some of these youngsters.
I mentioned that Reagan Garnsey’s 53 to win the 13-to-15 division was the best score of the day among the girls. More accurately, it was the best score among the girls playing in strictly girls divisions.
In reality, the best score of the day by any girl was the 50 that Katherine Liu of Moorestown, N.J. recorded that enabled her to finish sixth in the coed 12-and-under division.
Jason Mack of Delaware Water Gap birdied the ninth hole and that enabled him to best the field of nine-holers with a 7-over 44. Trevor Sieben of Medford, N.J. had two pars as he finished a shot behind Mack in second place with a 45.
Paul Reilly of West Creek, N.J. had four pars as he finished a shot behind Sieben in third place with a 46. Anthony Proud of Stroudsburg and Jackson Lane of Cinnaminson, N.J. ended up in a tie for fourth place, each posting a 49.
Liu had two pars on her way to the 50 that left her alone in sixth place. Mia Martinez of Little Egg Harbor, N.J. took seventh place with a 54, Joey Joy of Cherry Hill, N.J. was eighth with a 55 and Savannah Bryan of Mays Landing, N.J. was ninth with a 57.
Jacob Shachar of Sewell, N.J. finished alone in 10th place with a 58 and Sophia Enriquez of York rounded out the coed 12-and-under field as she ended up in 11th place with a 60.
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