William Thorkelson of Bryn Mawr and Taimoor Naseem of Sinking Spring have come up through the ranks on the Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour, getting a little bit better at every step along the way.
That was evident in the stop at Woodstone Country Club in Danielsville, Northampton County Aug. 5th as Thorkelson and Naseem finished in a tie at the top of the leaderboard in the 13-to-15 division, each carding a 1-under-par 70.
After making early birdies at the third and sixth holes, Thorkelson ripped off three straight birdies at 14, 15 and 16 while touring the incoming nine at Woodstone in 2-under 34. He finished with 10 pars on his scorecard.
Naseem got it going on the outgoing nine at Woodstone as he made birdies at the first, third, fourth and seventh holes on his way to a 2-under 34 on the front nine. Naseem rattled off consecutive birdies at the 16th, 17th and 18th holes to finish strong and had seven pars on his card.
Bryce Bussom of Lewisburg went back-to-back with birdies at the 14th and 15th holes and had nine pars on his card as he finished in third place, seven shots behind Thorkelson and Naseem with a 5-over 77.
Brody Campbell of Plymouth Meeting took fourth place with a 78, John Peyton of Wayne was fifth with an 82 and Noah Gates of Ardmore and Chase Yakaitis of Allentown finished in a tie for sixth, each signing for an 86.
Max Boyko of Newtown Square took eighth place with a 102 and Michael Corrigan of Huntingdon Valley rounded out the field in the 13-to-15 division as he finished ninth with a 103.
Collin Schreiber, a senior on the Moravian Academy golf team and a PIAA Class AA qualifier last fall, made birdies on the 11th and 17th holes and had 11 pars on his scorecard as he claimed a Philly Junior Tour victory in the 16-to-18 division with a 3-over 75.
Beau Thomas, a junior on the Bangor golf team, made a birdie on the 12th hole and had 12 pars on his card, including a string of five straight pars from seven through 11, as he finished a shot behind Schreiber in second place with a 4-over 76.
Joey Solt, a sophomore on the Palmerton golf team and, like Schreiber, a Kunkletown resident, made a birdie on the third hole and had 11 pars on his card, including a run of seven straight pars from nine through 15, as he finished in third place with a 78.
Joey Bilotta, a senior on the Boyertown golf team, and John Weaver of Philadelphia shared fourth place, each registering a 79, Andrew Reardon of Villanova was sixth with an 83, Ryan McVey of Pottstown was seventh with an 85 and Sean McGettigan of Somerdale, N.J. was eighth with an 87.
Rounding out the field in the 16-to-18 division was Bilotta’s Boyertown teammate and fellow senior Gavin Kinsey as he finished in ninth place with an 89.
Really strong showing by Conestoga senior Suri Ahn as she claimed a Philly Junior Tour victory in the girls 16-to-18 division with a 5-over 77.
Ahn, a member of a Pioneers team that finished in fourth place in the PIAA Class AAA team competition last fall, made a birdie on the sixth hole and had 11 pars on her scorecard.
Shloka Vishwanath, a junior on the Downingtown West golf team, rounded out a short field in the 16-to-18 division as she finished in second place with a 110.
Reagan Miller of Lancaster was the lone entry in the 13-to-15 division and she had bookend pars at the first and 18th holes on her way to a 97.
Joe Bowers of Lewisburg and Preston Minio of Lansdale shared the top spot among the boys 12-and-under nine-holers as each signed for a 2-over 38.
Bowers made a birdie at the fourth hole and had six pars on his scorecard. Minio made a birdie at the third hole and had five pars on his card.
Niko Muego of Bryn Mawr finished a shot behind Bowers and Minio in third place as he made a birdie on the second hole and had four pars on his card on his way to a 3-over 39.
Baylor Keim of Blue Bell, coming off a Philly Junior Tour victory in a stop at Indian Spring Golf Course four days earlier, took fourth place with a 41 and Dino Luccia of North Wales rounded out the field in the boys 12-and-under division as he finished fifth with a 56.
Only three shots separated the top three in the girls 12-and-under division, including two members of Team Brillman from Elkins Park.
Evelyn Brillman bested the field of girls 12-and-under nine-holers as she had four pars on her scorecard on her way to a 6-over 42.
Emilie Davoli of Ambler had four pars on her card, including three straight pars at the sixth, seventh and eighth holes, as she finished a shot behind Evelyn Brillman in second place with a 43.
Eleanor Brillman had three pars on her card as she finished two shots behind Davoli in third place with a 45.
Alexa Mcelwain of Schnecksville rounded out the field in the girls 12-and-under division as she finished in fourth place with a 56.
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