All systems appear go as Peter Garno gears up for his senior
season at The Haverford School and the Fords’ defense of their Inter-Ac League
title.
Garno didn’t seem to be bothered by Monday’s withering heat
as he made birdies on the second, eighth and 18th holes in
registering a sparkling 1-under-par 71 to take the top spot in the 16-to-18
division in a Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour stop at Spring-Ford Country
Club.
Jack Cooley of Chadds Ford was a close second, carding a
solid 1-over 73 over the 6,593-yard, par-72 Spring-Ford layout. Dylan
Gooneratne, a District One Class AAA qualifier as a freshman at
Plymouth-Whitemarsh last fall, and Benjamin Lee of Malvern shared third place,
each posting a 79.
Andrew Koh of Dresher was alone in fifth with an 80. A shot
behind Koh there was a three-way logjam for sixth place at 81 among Luke Beggy
of Philadelphia, Ryan Kennedy of Wayne and Nick Martin of Audubon.
Rounding out the top 10 was a three-way tie for ninth among
Conrad Benford of Parker Ford, Axel Kalbach of Royersford and George Wicks IV
of Phoenixville, each posting an 84.
Devon Prep sophomore Ryan McCabe, the reigning District One
Class AA champion, continued his strong summer on the links by making four
birdies in capturing top honors in the 13-to-15 division with a 3-over 75.
Luke Watson of Royersford was the runnerup to McCabe with a
solid 77 and Kyle Resuta took third with an 80. Liam Buckley of Media and
Andrew Lauerman of North Wales shared fourth place, each carding an 81 and
Stephen Butler of Telford and Patrick Traynor of Villanova finished in a tie
for sixth at 83.
Malvern Prep sophomore Jack Fialko finished eighth with an
84, Ryan Garvey of Media was ninth with an 85 and Blake Stewart of Perkasie
rounded out the top 10, taking 10th with an 89.
Alyson Rentschler of Hamburg was the lone competitor in the
girls 16-to-18 division and her 93 included pars at the second, 10th
and 17th holes.
Serena Bagga of Blue Bell fired an 83 to take the top spot
in the 13-to-15 division, her first Junior Tour victory this year. Lauren
Jones, who helped Episcopal Academy win the Inter-Ac League title as a freshman
this spring, was the runnerup with a solid 86.
Ava Lichok of Downingtown finished third with a 102 and
Bethany Julias of Schwenksville was fourth with a 111.
George Deming of Philadelphia rattled off four straight pars
at 12, 13, 14 and 15 on his way to a 9-over 45 that bested the field of
nine-holers. Ethan Martin of North Wales was a shot behind Deming in second
with a 46.
Ajeet Bagga of Blue Bell’s Team Bagga, Rhianna Gooneratne of
Plymouth Meeting’s Team Gooneratne and Kate Roberts and Kayley Roberts of
Phoenixville’s Team Roberts finished tied for third as all four landed on 49.
Another member of Blue Bell’s Team Bagga, Kiran Bagga, was
seventh with a 54 and Jillian Kloc of Mohnton was eighth with a 67.
The Spring-Ford stop also included men’s and women’s divisions
and Thomas Schaffer of Collegeville won the men’s 17-to-24 division with an 85.
Benjamin Sheard of Elizabethtown was the runnerup with a 93.
Emily McGarrigle won the battle of Wernersville’s Team McGarrigle
for the top spot in the women’s 17-to-24 division as her 90 was four shots better
than Elaina McGarrigle’s 94. It was Emily McGarrigle’s second Junior Tour win
of the year.
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