Thorkelson's victory at Kimberton his second straight Philly Junior Tour win

 

   William Thorkelson of Bryn Mawr recorded his second Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour victory in as many days as he carded a solid 3-over-par 73 at Kimberton Golf Club, the popular public course on Route 23 just west of Phoenixville, to claim the top spot in the 13-to-15 division Aug. 14^th.

   Thorkelson had finished at the top of the leaderboard among the younger guys a day earlier at Philmont Country Club’s North Course to earn a Philly Junior Tour win.

   Unlike his victory at Philmont, though, Thorkelson had the best round of the day in either of the boys divisions at Kimberton.

   The steady Thorkelson had just one birdie, at the 12^th hole, but had 13 pars on his scorecard, including a run of seven straight pars from the seventh through the 13^th holes.

   Reid Tornetta, a sophomore on the Pope John Paul II golf team and a Collegeville resident, made birdies at the seventh, 10^th and 17^th holes and had nine pars on his card as he finished a shot behind Thorkelson in second place with a 4-over 74.

   Eric Cunningham of Wayne finished two shots behind Tornetta in third place as Cunningham made a birdie at the 10^th hole and had 11 pars on his card on his way to a 6-over 76.

   Grady O’Hair of Downingtown – pretty sure he is the son of PGA Tour veteran Sean O’Hair – took fourth place with an 81, Gavin Brand of Newtown Square and Bret Wade of Pottstown shared fifth place, each posting an 82, and Danny DiDomenico, a sophomore on the Malvern Prep golf team, and Nick Jensen of Chester Springs finished in a tie for seventh place, each signing for an 86.

   Rounding out the top 10 in the 13-to-15 division at Kimberton were Noah Gates of Ardmore and Matthew Riuli of Berwyn as they finished in a tie for ninth place, each tallying an 87.

   Joey Bilotta, a senior on the Boyertown golf team, had 14 pars on his scorecard as he finished at the top of the leaderboard in the 16-to-18 division with a 4-over 74.

   Bilotta had a string of five straight pars from the second through the sixth holes and closed out his round with four straight pars.

   Charles Ball of West Chester had 13 pars on his card, closing out his round with eight straight pars on the incoming nine at Kimberton, as he finished a shot behind Bilotta in second place with a 5-over 75.

   Brody Calle, a senior on the Owen J. Roberts golf team, and Noah Brand, a senior on the Malvern Prep golf team and a Newtown Square resident, shared third place, each ending up a shot behind Ball with a 6-over 76.

   Calle, coming off a Philly Junior Tour victory in the 16-to-18 division a day earlier at Philmont, made birdies on the 10^th and 15^th holes and had eight pars on his card, opening his round with four straight pars. Brand made a birdie on the 15^th hole and had 10 pars on his card.

   Shane Cornell, a junior on the Avon Grove golf team, took fifth place with a 77 and Pearson Wolfe of Haddon Heights, N.J. finished sixth with a 78.

   The trio of Mike White, a junior on the Springfield golf team, Will Pendse, a junior on the Germantown Friends School golf team and Max Angermeier of Mount Laurel, N.J. finished in a tie for seventh place, each recording a 79.

   Rounding out the top 10 in the 16-to-18 division was the trio of Beau Bliem, a junior on the Pope John Paul II golf team and a Collegeville resident, Sean McGettigan of Somerdale, N.J. and Trey Barkman of West Chester as they finished in a tie for 10^th place, each registering an 80.

   Pretty competitive group of older guys as only six shots separated the top 12 finishers.

   Kiran Bagga, who wrapped up a standout scholastic career at Germantown Academy last fall, had the best score of the day among the girls as she made a birdie on the second hole and had 10 pars on her scorecard, finishing up her round with four straight pars, on her way to a solid 7-over 77 that gave her the top spot in the 16-to-18 division.

   Conestoga senior Suri Ahn rounded out a short field in the 16-to-18 division as she had seven pars on her card on her way to an 84.

   Ahn, a member of a Conestoga team that finished in fourth place in the PIAA Class AAA team chase last fall, was playing some solid golf leading into her senior season with the Pioneers.

   Gabrielle Kim of Ambler made birdies on the second and 15^th holes and had four pars on her scorecard as she finished at the top of the leaderboard in the 13-to-15 division with an 82.

   Brianna Stwalley, a sophomore on the Central Bucks West golf team, had four pars on her card, including three straight pars at the fourth, fifth and sixth holes, as she earned runnerup honors with an 87.

   Stwalley was coming off a second-place finish a day earlier at Philmont’s North Course.

   Addison Murphy, playing close to her Phoenixville home, had two pars on her card as she rounded out the field in the 13-to-15 division by finishing in third place with a 95.

   Helmut Dang of Newtown Square made eight straight pars to close out his round as he bested a typically competitive group of boys 12-and-under nine-holers with a 1-over 35 on the outgoing nine at Kimberton.

   Bobby Stefanski, another Newtown Square guy, and Niko Muego of Bryn Mawr finished in a tie for second place, each ending up two shots behind Dang with a 3-over 37.

   Stefanksi had six pars on his scorecard, including a string of four straight pars from the second through the fifth holes, and Muego had six pars on his card, including a run of five straight pars from three through seven.

   Jack Gilbert of Bryn Mawr took fourth place with a 39. Gilbert was coming off a share of first place in the Philly Junior Tour stop a day earlier at Philmont’s North Course.

   Victor Wang of Hockessin, Del. took fifth place with a 40, Damien Dollard of Cinnaminson, N.J. and Joey Charpentier of Schwenksville shared sixth, each signing for a 42 and Ryan Kaye of Lansdale finished eighth with a 45.

   Rounding out the top 10 in the boys 12-and-under division were August Steel of Perkasie and Thayer Boyd of Kennett Square as they finished in a tie for ninth place, each posting a 48.

   Antonella Ferrer of Wynnewood made pars on the first two holes on her way to a 45 as she bested the field of girls 12-and-under nine-holers.

   Allison Choi of Penn Valley earned runnerup honors with a 51 and Addison Sabatini of West Chester rounded out the field in the girls 12-and-under division as she finished in third place with a 56.