Strath Haven junior Kevin Smith tuned up for Tuesday’s
Central League Championship by capturing the 16-to-18 division in a
Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour stop at Linwood Country Club in Linwood,
N.J. in a scorecard playoff after both he and James Dalzell of Linwood, N.J.,
playing close to home, carded a 2-over-par 72.
Smith had five birdies in his round, four of them in the
final six, which gave him the tiebreaker edge on Dalzell.
Smith has been one of the Central League’s top players each
of the last three seasons. I’m hoping to sneak over to Turtle Creek Golf Club
and post a live blog on the Centrals Tuesday.
Travis Dix of Howell, N.J. finished six shots behind the top
two with an 8-over 78 over the 6,237-yard, par-70 Linwood layout. Malvern Prep
junior Ryan Kennedy took fourth with an 80.
Lasse Lehmann of Manahawkin, N.J. and Dimitri Collias of
King of Prussia shared fifth place, each carding an 81.
Three players – William Tone of Moorestown, N.J., P.J.
Schulte of Cape May Court House, N.J. and Peter Fabian, another Manahawkin,
N.J. entry – shared seventh place, each posting an 82. Colton Murray of Sewell,
N.J. rounded out the top 10 by finishing alone in 10th with an 84.
Matthew Van Istendal of Haddon Heights, N.J. earned his
first Junior Tour victory as his 88 topped the field in the 13-to-15 division.
Riley Mostecki, another Linwood, N.J. guy playing close to home, was the
runnerup with a 90.
Chase Cristella of Mount Laurel, N.J. finished third with a
92, Joseph Fargnoli of Manhawkin, N.J. was fourth with a 93, Luca Gherardi of
Hammonton, N.J. was fifth with a 98 and Shane Price of Mt. Ephraim, N.J. was
sixth with a 100.
Joseph Fabian of the Manahawkin, N.J. Fabians finished
seventh with a 102 and a couple of entries from Egg Harbor Township, N.J., Francis
Wren and Joshua Blakely, finished eighth and ninth with respective scores of
107 and 111.
Isabella McCloskey of Princeton Junction, N.J. racked up her
fourth Junior Tour victory of 2018 as her 84 topped the field in the girls
16-to-18 division. Olivia Strigh of Hammonton, N.J. was the runnerup with a 93.
Heather Styslinger of Valley Forge finished third with a 101
and Rachael Kraly of Sweetwater, N.J. was fourth with a 118.
Liberty Nuttell of Galloway, N.J. recorded a par on the
par-5 ninth hole on her way to a 113 that gave her a victory in the 13-to-15
division. Kiley Alt of Washington Crossing was the runnerup with a 134.
Hunter Probst of Bear Creek stretched his Junior Tour
winning streak among the nine-holers to six straight as he again topped the
division with a sparkling 2-over 36 that included a birdie on the seventh hole.
Tommy Marshall of Marlton, N.J. was the runnerup with a 42
and Hank Kancher of Philadelphia was third with a 43.
Rhianna Gooneratne of Plymouth Meeting and Justin Forman of
Sewell, N.J. shared fourth place, each posting a 46. Elora Walker of
Philadelphia finished sixth with a 47, Paul Reilly of West Creek, N.J. was
seventh with a 49, Joseph Mancini of Philadelphia was eighth with a 59 and Jack
McGowan, another Linwood, N.J. guy
playing close to home, was ninth with a 63.
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