Eagle helps Parrish soar to Philly Junior Tour victory at Cape May National

 

   Chris Parrish, a senior on the Kingsway golf team, made an eagle on the par-5 14^th hole on his way to a 4-over-par 75 at Cape May National Golf Club at the Jersey Shore and a victory in the 16-to-18 division of a Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour stop Nov. 1^st.

   Parrish, winner of the Delaware Junior Boys’ Championship in the summer, also made a birdie on the 11^th hole and had 11 pars on his scorecard. He toured the incoming nine at Cape May National in even-par 36.

   Keller Tannehill of Margate, N.J. made birdies on third, seventh and 11^th holes and had eight pars on his card as he finished a shot behind Parrish in second place with a 5-over 76.

   Joey Bilotta, who wrapped up his senior season with the Boyertown golf team this fall, and Chase Adomaitis of Egg Harbor Township, N.J. shared third place as each posted an 80.

   Bilotta made a birdie on the 14^th hole and had seven pars on his card. Adomaitis made a birdie on the fifth hole and had 10 pars on his card, including four straight pars to finish out his round.

   Gregory Wolf of Galloway, N.J. took fifth place with an 81, Nathaniel Clark of Dover, Del. was sixth with an 85, and the trio of Dillon Ludwig of Hillsborough, N.J., Gavin Kinsey, who was a District One Class AAA qualifier as a senior at Boyertown this fall, and Dylan Campion of Bala Cynwyd finished in a tie for seventh place, each ending up with a 90.

   Braydon Dolan, a junior the Springfield golf team and Ayden Wilkinson, a junior on the Wyoming Seminary golf team, shared 10^th place, each tallying a 95, and Tyler Panetta, a District One Class AAA qualifier as a junior for Methacton this fall, rounded out the field in the 16-to-18 division as he finished 12^th with a 104.

   Ryan Sun of Morganville, N.J. made a birdie on the seventh hole and had 11 pars on his scorecard, including a string of nine straight pars from nine through 17, as he finished at the top of the leaderboard in the 13-to-15 division with a 5-over 76.

   Ben Nowland, a sophomore on the Avon Grove golf team, had 10 pars on his card, including five straight pars to finish out his round, as he earned runnerup honors among the younger guys with an 80.

   Nowland had claimed a Philly Junior Tour victory a week earlier in a stop at Reading Country Club.

   Justin Delfidio, a sophomore on the St. Joseph’s Prep golf team and an Ambler resident, had nine pars on his card, also finishing up with five straight pars, as he ended up in third place with an 84.

   Owen Ciesielka, a freshman on the Malvern Prep golf team and a West Chester resident, took fourth place with an 86, Ethan Clouser, a freshman on the La Salle golf team and a Newtown resident, was fifth with an 88, Luke Miladinov of Hillsborough, N.J. was sixth with a 91 and the trio of Evan Hall of West Deptford, N.J., James Park of Doylestown and Nathan Barker of Malvern finished in a tie for seventh, each signing for a 99.

   David Padgett of Barnegat, N.J. rounded out the top 10 in the 13-to-15 division as he finished in 10^th place with a 101.

   The best score among the girls emerged from the 13-to-15 division as Brianna Stwalley, a sophomore on the Central Bucks West golf team, made back-to-back pars on the 12^th and 13^th holes on her way to a 93.

   Stwalley was the lone entry in the girls 13-to-15 division.

   The Cinnaminson, N.J. pair of Emily Renouf and Maddie Gibson went 1-2, respectively, as the only two entrants in the 16-to-18 division.

   Renouf made a birdie on the sixth hole and had three pars on her scorecard as she earned a Philly Junior Tour victory with a 95.

   Gibson made a par on the 17^th hole as she finished in second place with a 101.

   Damien Dollard of Cinnaminson, N.J., putting the finishing touches on a tremendous 2025 season, had six pars on his scorecard as he carded a 4-over 39 that bested the field of boys 12-and-under nine-holers.

   It was the 16^th win of the season for Dollard, who was coming off a victory the previous Sunday at Buena Vista Country Club.

   James Wilson of Wilmington, Del. had two pars on his card as he earned runnerup honors with a 7-over 42.

   Ryan Kaye of Lansdale made a birdie on the third hole and had two pars on his card as he finished two shots behind Wilson in third place with a 44.

   A couple of Mullica Hill, N.J. guys, Luke George and Kayaan Patel, shared fourth place, each signing for a 47, Noah Howard of Lafayette Hill was sixth with a 50, Bradan Boal of Woodbine, N.J. was seventh with a 51 and Kelly Salvesen, playing close to his Cape May Court House, N.J. home, was eighth with a 53.

   Kash Gray of Eagleville took ninth plae with a 55 and Jaxon Bucci of Marlton, N.J. rounded out the field in the boys 12-and-under division as he finished 10^th with a 65.

   Alexa Mcelwain of Schnecksville was the lone entry in the girls 12-and-under division and she made a par on the fifth hole while registering a 56.