If you’re going to play competitive golf, at some point
you’re going to be challenged by windy conditions.
In a Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour stop at Morgan
Hill Golf Course in Easton, some young golfers were forced to face that
challenge head-on Saturday as fierce winds buffeted southeastern Pennsylvania.
Dylan Kochis of Exton and Connor Gherghel of Orwigsburg
battled the tough conditions and each other in the 13-to-15 division with
Kochis carding an 8-over-par 78 over the 6,172-yard, par-70 Morgan Hill layout
to edge Gherghel by a shot to claim the top spot.
Kochis birdied the third hole and made pars on five of his
last six holes to hold on to his one-shot advantage. Gherghel had one birdie in
his solid 79.
Franklin Zhu of Warren, N.J. finished third with an 83,
Thaddeus Griffin of Pipersville was fourth with a 99 and Robert McNelly of
Collegeville was fifth with a 102. Sean Kelly of Lewisburg took sixth with a
103 and Drew Soltys of Warrington was seventh with a 112.
Kyle Sullivan of New Hope and Luke Snyder of Exton shared
first place in the 16-to-18 division, each carding a 91. Sullivan had six pars
while Snyder made three pars on the back nine to keep pace with Sullivan.
Brendan Bauer of Hilltown finished third with a 95, Stephen
Cain of Yardley was fourth with a 98 and Brady Sussman of Ambler was fifth with
a 104.
Kayla Maletto of Sinking Spring had three birdies, two of
them on the front nine, to edge Gwendolyn Powell of Madison Township by a shot
for the top spot in girls 13-to-15 division. Maletto finished with an 85 and
Powell chased her home with an 86.
Megan Adelman of Bryn Mawr finished third with a 90, Ayse
Mumcu of Princeton, N.J. was fourth with a 92, Sophia Brubauer of Wayne was
fifth with a 114 and Emily McAninch of Mechanicsburg was sixth with a 119.
Maybe the most impressive effort of the day was turned in by
Hunter Probst of Bear Creek in besting the field of nine-holers with a 1-over
36. Probst has been dominating the coed 12-and-under division in the early part
of the spring schedule and he was at it again Saturday, opening his round with
birdies at the first and second hole before adding a third birdie on the par-5
fifth hole.
Davis Conaway of West Chester was the runnerup with a 45,
Avery O’Neill of Phoenixville was third with a 53 and Colton Orris of Hershey
was fourth with a 55.
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