Leeper proves he can compete at the next level with Junior Tour victory at Foxchase

    Lawson Leeper of York made a habit of sitting at or near the top of the leaderboard when he competed with the nine-holers in the coed 12-and-under division.

   So it’s not a huge surprise to see Leeper post the best score of the day with a 1-over-par 73 and finish at the top of the leaderboard in the 13-to-15 division in a Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour stop at Foxchase Golf Club in Stevens, Lancaster County Sunday.

   It was a steady round by Leeper as he made a birdie at the second hole and then went back-to-back with birdies at 14 and 15 on the back nine of the par-72 Foxchase layout while also registering 11 pars.

   Charlie Barrickman of West Chester made birdies on the second, 12^th, 15^th and 18^th holes and had nine pars on his scorecard as he earned runnerup honors with a 3-over 75.

   Kaden Heckman, playing close to his home in Stevens, and Avery O’Neill of Romansville finished in a tie for third place, each signing for a 4-over 76. Heckman made birdies on the seventh, eighth and 15^th holes and had eight pars on his card. O’Neill really got it going on the incoming nine at Foxchase with birdies at the 14^th and 16^th holes and seven of his 11 pars as he posted a 2-under 35 on the back.

   Boyertown sophomore Chase Dillman took fifth place with a 78, Eddie Gebhardt of Swarthmore was sixth with an 81 and Colby Komancheck of Royersford was seventh with an 83.

   Quin Zuegner of New Hope and Radnor sophomore Will Walsh shared eighth place, each landing on 84 and Anderson Brexler of Doylestown rounded out the top 10 in the 13-to-15 division as he finished alone in 10^th place with an 85.

   Andrew Bauer of Reading made birdies on the seventh, 11^th and 15^th holes and 10 pars on his scorecard as he claimed a victory in the 16-to-18 division with a 2-over 74.

   Jakob Chapman of Honey Brook made a birdie on the 14^th hole and had nine pars on his card as he finished in second place with an 84. Clayton Roynan of Collegeville made a birdie on the ninth hole and had seven pars on his card as he took third place with an 85.

   Jayden Goodson of Philadelphia rounded out the field in the 16-to-18 division, finishing in fourth place with a 95.

   The best score among the girls also came out of the 13-to-15 division as Kylie Yiengst of Wyoming, Del. made a birdie on the 10^th hole and had seven pars on her scorecard as she captured a Philly Junior Tour win with a solid 82.

   Mackenzie Heckman, another member of Team Heckman playing close to home in Stevens, made a birdie on the 11^th hole and had four pars on her card as she finished in second place with an 88.

   Isabella Magno of Delran, N.J. rounded out the field in the 13-to-15 division as she had four pars on her card to finish in third place with a 90.

   Jiayin Ou of Pottstown was the lone entrant in the 16-to-18 division and she had four pars on her scorecard while carding a 98.

   Ian Rotto of Kennett Square and Dane Mohap of Nazareth have been battling it out near the top of the leaderboard among the nine-holers throughout the fall and this time it was Rotto who earned the victory, matching par on the front nine at Foxchase with a 35.

   Rotto made a birdie on the seventh hole and had seven pars on his scorecard to claim the victory. Mohap, who has dominated the coed 12-and-under division for much of the 2022 season, had six pars on his card as he earned runnerup honors with a 4-over 39.

   William Thorkelson of Bryn Mawr, Miles McGinty of Lititz and Isabelle Studli of Fairfield finished in a tie for third place, each signing for a 47. Thorkelson had three pars on his card and Studli made a par on the ninth hole.

   Megan Choi of Penn Valley took sixth place with a 48, Samuel Karas of Blue Bell was seventh with a 56 and Steven Musacchio of Glenmoore rounded out the field in the coed 12-and-under division as he finished eighth with a 57.