Dignazio's 75 earns him a Philly Junior Tour victory at Wild Quail

 

   Tower Hill School senior Michael Dignazio put together a solid 3-over-par 75 at Wild Quail Golf & Country Club in Wyoming, Del. to claim a Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour victory in the 16-to-18 division Oct. 8^th.

   Dignazio, who helped Tower Hill capture the Delaware scholastic team crown in the spring, made birdies on the fifth and 10^th holes and had 11 pars on his scorecard as a sunny, breezy Sunday came on the heels of a rainy Saturday in the Dover area.

   Nathan Smith of Chestertown, Md. made an eagle on the par-4 second hole on his way to a 4-over 76 that left him a shot behind Dignazio in second place among the older guys. Smith also made birdies at the eighth, 12^th and 15^th holes and had six pars on his card.

   Evan Gebhart was one of several Camden Wyoming, Del. juniors in the field playing close to home at Wild Quail and he finished in a tie for third place with Kennett senior Kasim Narinesingh-Smith, each posting a 79.

   Gebhart opened his round with a birdie at the first hole and had 12 pars on his card. Narinesingh-Smith made a birdie on the 13^th hole and had 11 pars on his card, including five straight to conclude his round.

   It was a final tuneup for the District One Class AAA Championship at Turtle Creek Golf Course for Narinesingh-Smith and he went on to post solid rounds of 75 and 72 at the Turtle to finish alone in fourth place at 3-over 147 and earn a second straight trip to the PIAA Class AAA Championship at Penn State.

   Davin Lysik of Wilmington, Del. took fifth place with an 82 and Joey Simonetti of Bellmawr, N.J. rounded out the field in the 16-to-18 division as he finished sixth with a 91.

   Evan Smith of Elkton, Md. made a birdie on the 14^th hole and had eight pars on his scorecard as he landed at the top of the leaderboard in the 13-to-15 division with an 81.

   Christopher Mark Parrish of Woolwich Township, N.J. had nine pars on his card as he finished two shots behind Smith in second place with an 83.

    Luke LaScala of Wilmington, Del. and Quinten Joiner of Millington, Md. finished a shot behind Parrish in a tie for third place, each tallying an 84. LaScala made birdies at the second and seventh holes and had five pars on his card and Joiner made birdies at two and five and had six pars on his card.

   Quinn Glass, another guy playing close to his Camden Wyoming, Del. home, took fifth place with an 87, Vyom Shukla of Berwyn was sixth with an 88 and Colin Burke of Wilmington, Del. was seventh with a 95.

   Evan Zakielarz, another Wilmington, Del. guy, and Brian Smyth of Springfield finished in a tie for eighth place, each registering a 97, and Braydon Dolan, another Springfield guy, rounded out the field in the 13-to-15 division as he ended up in 10^th place with a 102.

   The best score in the girls divisions emerged from the younger 13-to-15 division as Bryn Brandt of Lebanon had five pars on her scorecard, including three straight at the 12^th, 13^th and 14^th holes, as she earned a Philly Junior Tour victory with a 92.

   Gabrielle Hamstead of Milton, Del. finished a shot behind Brandt in second place as she rounded out a short field of 13-to-15 division competitors by earning runnerup honors with a 93. Hamstead had five pars on her card, including three straight at the 11^th, 12^th and 13^th holes.

   Myra Glass, another member of Team Glass out of Camden Wyoming, Del., had five pars on her scorecard as she claimed top honors in the 16-to-18 division with a 95.

   Maia Ainskas of Millsboro, Del. rounded out a short field in the 16-to-18 division as she finished in second place with a 122.

   Rayan Shah of Newtown had seven pars on his scorecard as he bested the field of nine-holers with a 4-over 40 for his 20^th Philly Junior Tour victory of 2023.

   Ben Meixell of Wilmington, Del. had three pars on his card as earned runnerup honors with a 44. Jacob Russell, another entry out of Wilmington, Del., had two pars on his card as he finished in third place with a 46.

   Lucas Shank of West Chester took fourth place with a 48, Declan Mayo of Chadds Ford was fifth with a 49, Charlie Sears of Wilmington, Del. was sixth with a 55 and Victor Wang of Hockessin, Del. was seventh with a 56.

   Jaxson Refold of Bryn Mawr rounded out the field in the coed 12-and-under division as he finished in eighth place with a 60.