Flaherty a repeat winner as he dominates Paxon Hollow for the second year in a row

    Something about Paxon Hollow Country Club in Marple Township that seems to fit the eye of Springfield senior Danny Flaherty.

   A year ago, Flaherty ripped off six birdies on his way to a 4-under-par 67 at Paxon Hollow that gave him a Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour victory. A little over a month later, Flaherty claimed the Central League’s individual crown with an even-par 72 at Turtle Creek Golf Course.

   Well, for the second straight summer, Flaherty signaled that his game is ready for the scholastic season to come as he carded a 3-under 68 Aug. 10^th at Paxon Hollow to again finish atop the leaderboard in the 16-to-18 division of a Philly Junior Tour stop.

   This was a steadier round at Paxon Hollow for Flaherty, but he still made four birdies at the fifth, seventh, 10^th and 17^th holes. Flaherty has 13 pars on his scorecard with seven of them on the incoming nine on which he posted a sparkling 2-under 34.

   Downingtown West senior Brady Manning earned runnerup honors as he made birdies on the fifth, seventh, eighth, 13^th and 15^th holes and had 10 pars on his card on his way to a 1-under 70.

   Bonner-Prendie senior Chris DiRita took third place with a steady even-par 71 as he made birdies at the fourth and sixth holes and had 14 pars on his card.

   Looks like the Golf Genius program has started to filter out the hometowns and graduation years from its results, so I might not be referencing them as much, but I’ll still try to keep up with the high school affiliations when I know them.

   Michael Henry took fourth place with a 1-over 72, Jack Davis was fifth with a 73 and Jeremiah Brown and Owen Wisner shared sixth place, each landing on 75.

   Radnor junior Shaun Mazzalupi, a PIAA Class AAA qualifier last fall, and Ben Bodle finished in a tie for eighth place, each recording a 77. Rounding out the top 10 in the 16-to-18 division was Springfield senior Ben Pintof, who finished alone in 10^th place with a 78.

   Mac Traynor made birdies at the sixth, seventh, 10^th and 16^th holes and had seven pars on his scorecard as he claimed a Philly Junior Tour victory by finishing atop the leaderboard in the 13-to-15 division with a 4-over 75.

   William Forman made a birdie on the fifth hole and had 11 pars on his card as he finished a shot behind Traynor in second place with a 5-over 76. Luke LaScala took third place as he made a birdie on the 16^th hole and had 10 pars, including a string of seven straight from the sixth through the 12^th holes.

   Trey Barkman and Ben Mayer ended up in a tie for fourth place, each signing for an 81, Devin Carpenter was sixth with an 82 and William Shuford and Nick Linkchorst of Glen Mills shared seventh place, each posting an 83.

   Rounding out the top 10 in the 13-to-15 division were Haverford School sophomore J.P. Hoban and Anthony Proud of Stroudsburg as they finished in a tie for ninth place, each carding an 84.

   Spring-Ford senior Nicole Yun claimed a Philly Junior Tour victory in the 16-to-18 division as she posted the low score of the day among the girls with a solid 4-over 75. Yun made a birdie on the 13^th hole and had 12 pars on her scorercard, including a run of seven in a row from the third through the ninth holes.

   Jiayin Ou of Pottstown rounded out the 16-to-18 division as she earned runnerup honors with a 98 that featured two pars.

   Katherine Liu of Moorestown, N.J. made a birdie on the 11^th hole and had seven pars on her card as she landed atop the leaderboard in the 13-to-15 division with an 87.

   Giula Weisser of Reading finished in second place as she had five pars on her way to a 92. Charlotte Anstine had three pars as she took third place with a 97.

   Katherine Lee ended up in fourth place with a 101, Maia Alinskas was fifth with a 107, Anna Firko was sixth with a 119 and Caitlyn Monestere rounded out the field in the 13-to-15 division as she finished in seventh place with a 123.

   Ian Rotto of Kennett Square has been solid all season long and bested the field of nine-holers at Paxon Hollow with a 3-over 38. Rotto had six pars on his scorecard.

   Dane Mohap of Nazareth hasn’t finished worse than second place in a while and it was no different at Paxon Hollow as he had four pars on his card while claiming runnerup honors with a 6-over 41.

   Zachary Proud of Stroudsburg’s Team Proud and Alaina Carson, playing a home game not far from her Broomall home, finished in a tie for third place, each signing for a 44. Zachary Proud opened his round with back-to-back pars while Carson also had two pars on her card.

   Max Davis took fifth place with a 45, Max Leung was sixth with a 49 and Ethan Clouser and Ethan Kim finished in a tie for s seventh place, each recording a 51.

   Rounding out the top 10 in the coed 12-and-under division were Kwanyun Loo and Camden Blevins as they finished in a tie for ninth place, each posting a 54.