Colvin, Kim, Hummer claim Junior Tour titles

   A couple of Delco’s top returning high school players announced their readiness for the scholastic season Monday with winning performances in the Philadelphia PGA Junior Tour Championship held at DuPont Country Club.

   The event was limited to players who had either won on the Junior Tour or who were high on the points standings for 2014.

   Penncrest senior Griffin Colvin fired an even-par 71 over the 6,230-yard, par-71 DuPont layout and was awarded first place in the 16-to-18 division in a match of cards with Michael Winter of Hamilton Square, N.J., who also had a 71.

   Colvin had three birdies and 12 pars on his way to the victory.

   Also in the division, Jack Henderson of Wayne finished in a tie for sixth with a 75, Merion Golf Club’s Peter Bradbeer was 14^th with a 79, Jack Hirsh of Villanova and Ryan Conway of Bryn Mawr shared 15^th place with 80s and Haverford School senior Jay Losty finished 18^th with an 83.

   Radnor sophomore Gabby Kim was just as impressive as Colvin in capturing top honors in the 13-to-15 division as she fired a 1-under 70 over the DuPont layout that measures 5,366 for the girls. Kim, who was coming off a tie for 12^th in the AJGA’s Coca-Cola Junior All-Star at Sugarloaf in Carrabassett Valley, Maine, had five birdies, including three on the incoming nine in besting a strong field.

   Agnes Irwin freshman Kaitlyn Lees finished second with a 77 and Chichester sophomore Caprian Kan was third with a 79.

   Cole Berger of Malvern took top honors in the boys 13-to-15 division with a 1-under 70 that was one shot better than Methacton sophomore Kyle Vance, the reigning District One Class AAA Tournament champion. John Updike of Wayne finished seventh with a 76 and Jake Calamaro of Newtown Square finished in a tie for 17^th with an 87.

   Owen J. Roberts junior Maddie Sager, who shared fifth place in Class AAA with Radnor All-Delco Brynn Walker at last year’s PIAA Tournament, won the girls 16-to-18 division with a 1-over 72. Notre Dame junior Gabby Morganti finished sixth with a 97.

   And Case Hummer of Glen Mills continued his strong play this summer by taking top honors among the nine-holers with a 1-over 36. Hummer birdied the 10^th, which was his first of the day, and added another birdie on the par-3 12^th.

   Also in the division, Joseph Morganti of Havertown finished in a tie for seventh with a 42, Kevin Civitella of Aronimink Golf Club and Ryan McCabe of Media finished tied for ninth with 44s and Davis Flannery of Radnor finished 11^th with a 45.