Henry beats Malvern Prep teammate Conaway in a playoff to claim title in Philadelphia Boys Junior PGA Championship

 

   Watched the Malvern Prep pair of Michael Henry and Davis Conaway in the Bert Linton Invitational, the Inter-Ac League’s individual championship, last fall at Aronimink Golf Club.

   While neither won, Henry, who will be a senior this fall, and Conaway, who will be a junior and was defending the Bert Linton title he had won as a freshman at Llanerch Country Club that day at Aronimink, battled to the finish.

   Henry finished in second place and Conaway finished in a tie for third on the Donald Ross gem at Aronimink that was set up tough for the Inter-Ac’s top players.

   The two Friars were the two best players in a talented field Monday in the Philadelphia Boys Junior PGA Championship at Bellewood Country Club in North Coventry Township just across the Schuylkill River from Pottstown.

   Both ended up with 3-under-par 139 totals in the grueling, one-day 36-hole test with Henry making a par on the first playoff hole, Bellewood’s par-5 10^th, to defeat his Malvern Prep teammate and capture the title.

   Looks like both achieved the ultimate goal for the day: Earning a trip to the Boys Junior PGA Championship, one of the premier national junior events run by the PGA of America which tees off July 30 at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md.

   The winner of the Philadelphia Boys Junior PGA Championship is guaranteed a spot in the Boys Junior PGA Championship and each PGA Section gets at least a wild card or two.

   With a trip to a national junior event on the line, the Philadelphia Boys Junior PGA Championship always draws a top-notch field after several qualifiers staged by the Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour during the spring.

   The overall scoring was for ages 13-to-18, but the Philly Junior Tour broke out its usual 16-to-18 and 13-to-15 divisions, so I’ll wrap up those divisions while referencing the overall scoring.

   Henry and Conaway both matched par in the morning with 71s and shared the lead.

   Conaway made a birdie at the second hole, a bogey at four, birdies at seven and 10, bogeys at 12 and 13, a birdie at 16 and a bogey at 17.

   Henry got off to a fast start in the morning with birdies at the third, fifth and seventh holes. He cooled off with bogeys at the eighth, ninth, 13^th and 17^th holes that dropped him back to 1-over for his round. A birdie at the par-5 finishing hole enabled Henry to draw even with Conaway.

   Conaway opened his afternoon round with a birdie at the first hole before giving shots back with bogeys at three and six. But then he got it going in the middle of the round with birdies at the seventh, 10^th, 14^th and 15^th holes. Conaway gave a shot back with a bogey at the 16^th hole, but a birdie at the finishing hole gave him a 3-under 68 that left him at 3-under for the day.

   Conaway posted 3-under at least an hour before Henry finished, so Henry probably knew what he was shooting for.

   Henry again started fast with birdies at the first, third, seventh and 10^th holes. Back-to-back bogeys at the 13^th and 14^th holes dropped him back to 2-under for the round and the championship, a shot behind Conaway.

   But Henry made a birdie at Bellewood’s par-5 finishing hole to join Conaway at 3-under.

   Both Henry and Conaway played well a couple of weeks ago in the Golf Association of Philadelphia’s Junior Boys’ Championship at The Ridge at Back Brook, Henry reaching the quarterfinals and Conaway winning the first flight title after coming up just short of the championship flight in qualifying for match play.

   Their 3-under totals left Henry and Conaway at the top of the leaderboard in the 16-to-18 division and in the overall scoring.

   I’ve often suggested that the Inter-Ac is the best scholastic golf league in Pennsylvania and the results of the Philadelphia Boys Junior PGA Championship would seem to bear that out, at least for this year.

   Recent Episcopal Academy graduate Hunter Stetson and Haverford School junior Nicky Nemo completed a sweep of the top four spots at Bellewood for the Inter-Ac.

   Stetson was the Inter-Ac’s champion golfer of the year last fall as he piled up the most points during the six Inter-Ac mini-tournaments that comprise its regular season. He shared third place in the Bert Linton with Conaway on Stetson’s home course at Aronimink. Stetson won the Bert Linton as a sophomore in 2021 at Bluestone Country Club.

   Stetson, who will join the program at North Carolina State in the Atlantic Coast Conference later this summer, registered a 1-under 70 Monday afternoon at Bellewood after opening with a 1-over 72 as he finished in third place among the older guys and in the overall scoring with an even-par 142 total that left him three shots behind Henry and Conaway.

   Stetson made birdies at the fifth, seventh and 17^th holes in his second-round 70. He had 13 pars on his scorecard, seven of them on the outgoing nine at Bellewood, which he toured in 2-under 34. In the morning, Stetson made birdies at the seventh and 10^th holes and had 13 pars on his card.

   Stetson might be a candidate for a wild card to the Boys Junior PGA Championship. He was the runnerup in the Philadelphia Boys Junior PGA Championship a year ago and teed it up in the Boys Junior PGA Championship at Hot Springs Country Club in Hot Springs, Ark.

   Although he failed to make the cut at Hot Springs, that trip was part of a really strong summer of junior golf for Stetson in 2023, including a run to the round of 16 in match play in the U.S. Junior Amateur at the Daniel Island Club’s Ralston Course in Charleston, S.C.

   Nemo, who helped the Fords capture the Inter-Ac title last fall, got it going in the afternoon at Bellewood as he signed for a sparkling 2-under 69 after opening with a 3-over 74. Nemo’s 1-over 143 total left him a shot behind Stetson in fourth place in the 16-to-18 division and in the overall scoring.

   York Suburban junior Callahan Harrell, a PIAA Class AAA qualifier last fall, matched Nemo’s 2-under 69 in Monday afternoon’s second round after opening with a 5-over 76 as he finished in fifth place in the 16-to-18 division and fifth overall with a 3-over 145 total.

   Daniel Boone junior Chase Yenser, a PIAA Class AAA qualifier last fall, and Tommy Marshall of Marlton, N.J. finished in a tie for sixth place in the 16-to-18 division and in a tie for seventh in the overall standings as each landed on 5-over 147.

   Yenser was just a shot out of the lead after opening with a 1-over 72 before adding a 4-over 75 in the afternoon. After struggling a little in the opening round with a 6-over 77, Marshall carded a solid 1-under 70 in Monday afternoon’s second round.

   Unionville senior Charlie Barrickman, who helped the Longhorns capture the District One Class AAA team crown and finish third in the team chase at the PIAA Class AAA Championship, and Abington Heights senior Cade Kelleher, a PIAA Class AAA qualifier last fall, rounded out the top 10 in the overall scoring as they finished in a tie for ninth place, each ending up with a 6-over 148 total. The duo was tied for eighth place in the 16-to-18 division.

   Barrickman registered a pair of 3-over 74s at Bellewood. Like Yenser, Kelleher was just a shot out of the lead after opening with a 1-over 72 before finishing up with a 5-over 76 in the afternoon.

   Rounding out the top 10 in the 16-to-18 division were Devon Prep senior John Curran, a member of the Tide’s PIAA Class AA championship team last fall, and Southern Lehigh junior Caleb Walsh as they finished in a tie for 10^th place, each ending up with a 7-over 149 total.

   Curran added a 4-over 75 in the afternoon to his opening-round 74 while Walsh had the opposite splits, adding a 3-over 74 in the afternoon to his opening-round 75.

   Only one player in the 13-to-15 division managed to crack the top 10 and that would be South Williamsport phenom Logan McGinn, who finished atop the division and was sixth in the overall scoring with a 4-over 146 total.

   The kid’s 12, still more than two years away from playing high school golf, and he makes birdies at the second and 11^th holes and has 15 pars on his scorecard, including eight straight pars from the third through the 10^th holes, on his way to a 1-under 70 in the afternoon. Two words: Look out.

   McGinn made only one birdie in the opening round at the second hole and had 13 pars on his card on his way to a 5-over 76.

   Salesianum sophomore Luke LaScala added a solid 1-over 72 in the second round to his opening-round 77 to finish three shots behind McGinn in second place in the 13-to-15 division with a 7-over 149 total. LaScala made birdies at the sixth and 14^th holes and had 13 pars on his card in the second round. In the morning, LaScala made a birdie at the first hole and had 11 pars on his card, eight of them in a 1-under 35 tour of the front nine.

   Quin Zuegner, a sophomore at The Hill School, Episcopal Academy sophomore Liam Crowley and Judd Fletcher of Moorestown, N.J. shared third place among the younger guys, each landing on 9-over 151.

   Zuegner, a New Hope resident, made birdies at the fourth, 14^th and 18^th holes and had nine pars on his card in an opening round of 3-over 74. He made birdies at the seventh, 10^th and 18^th holes and had seven pars on his card in a second-round 77 in the afternoon.

   Crowley made birdies at the second and 18^th holes and had 11 pars on his card in an opening round of 4-over 75. He got off to a fast start in the afternoon with birdies at the second, fourth and fifth holes and ended up with nine pars on his card while recording a 76.

   Fletcher made birdies at the second, third and 17^th holes and had nine pars on his card as he finished up with a solid 3-over 74 in the afternoon. He had 12 pars on his card on his way to an opening-round 77.

   Trevor Sieben of Medford, N.J., the Philly Junior Tour’s Player of the Year in the 13-to-15 division in 2023, finished in sixth place in the 13-to-15 division as he carded a pair of 5-over 76s for a 152 total.

   Malvern Prep sophomore Colby Komancheck was four shots behind Sieben in the 13-to-15 division as he added a 79 in the afternoon to his opening-round 77 for a 156 total.

   Komancheck capped a solid freshman season for the Friars by finishing in fifth place in the Bert Linton at Aronimink. With Henry, Conaway and Komancheck returning this fall, Malvern Prep head coach Gary Duda has a solid trio at the top of his lineup.

   Komancheck competed in the Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals at Augusta National Golf Club in April and finished in third place in the Boys 14-15 division, topping the field in the driving portion of the competition.

   Dover junior Lawson Leeper, a PIAA Class AAA qualifier last fall, finished a shot behind Komancheck in eighth place in the division with a 157 total as he added a 77 in the afternoon to his opening-round 80.

   Ian Rotto of Kennett Square finished two shots behind Leeper in ninth place among the younger guys with a 159 total as he bounced back from an opening-round 83 with a solid 5-over 76 in the afternoon.

   Rounding out the top 10 in the 13-to-15 division was Quinn Gallagher of Bryn Mawr as he finished a shot behind Rotto in 10^th place with a 160 total, adding an 83 in the afternoon to his opening-round 77.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lane battles the winds at Scotland Run to capture a Philly Junior Tour victory

 

   Jackson Lane of Cinnaminson, N.J., playing in the 13-to-15 division, had the best score of the day, a 4- over-par 75, over a tough Scotland Run Golf Club layout in Williamstown, N.J. in some howling winds June 24^th to claim a Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour victory.

   Lane made birdies at the 11^th and 17^th holes and had 10 pars on his scorecard to finish at the top of the leaderboard among the younger guys by a shot.

   Judd Fletcher of Moorestown, N.J. made back-to-back birdies at the 14^th and 15^th holes and had nine pars on his card, seven of them on Scotland Run’s outgoing nine, as he earned runnerup honors in the 13-to-15 division with a 5-over 76.

   Spring-Ford sophomore Michael Gravinese, coming off a Philly Junior Tour victory less than a week earlier at Indian Valley Country Club, finished five shots behind Fletcher in third place with an 81. Gravinese had eight pars on his card.

   Tyler Whitney of Cherry Hill, N.J. and Rayan Shah of Newtown ended up in a tie for fourth place, each posting an 82 and Tyler Harris of Cinnaminson, N.J. and Gus Stoltzfus of Lincoln University shared sixth place, each tallying an 83.

   Henry Nowak of Wilmington, Del. took eight place with an 84, Scott Cunningham of Wayne was ninth with an 85 and Haverford School sophomore Jack Luterman rounded out the top 10 as he finished alone in 10^th with an 86.

   Justin Forman of Sewell, N.J. made birdies on the 14^th and 18^th holes and had 11 pars on his scorecard as he claimed a Philly Junior Tour victory in the 16-to-18 division with a 5-over 76.

   Gavin McCloskey, playing close to his Williamstown, N.J. home, opened his round with a birdie at the first hole, went back-to-back with birdies at 15 and 16 and had seven pars on his card as he finished a shot behind Forman in second place with a 6-over 77.

   Tyler Kulik of Mount Royal, N.J. and Brian Cotter of Cherry Hill, N.J. finished in a tie for third place, each signing for an 80. Kulik made a birdie at the 17^th hole and had eight pars on his card and Cotter made birdies at the first, 16^th and 17^th holes and had four pars on his card.

   Alex Henbest of Manahawkin, N.J. took fifth place with an 81, Michael Acchione of Sewell, N.J. was sixth with an 82, Chase Adomaitis of Egg Harbor Township, N.J. was seventh with an 83 and Harriton junior Carson Deringer was eighth with an 84.

   Rounding out the top 10 in the 16-to-18 division were Matthew Smith of Hammonton, N.J. and Beau Riviere of Philadelphia as they finished in a tie for ninth place, each registering an 85.

   The best score among the girls at Scotland Run also emerged from the 13-to-15 division as Emily Maurer of Mount Laurel, N.J. made back-to-back birdies at the 15^th and 16^th holes and had two pars on her scorecard on her way to an 88 that gave her a Philly Junior Tour victory.

   Madison Cabot of Newtown had four pars on her card as she finished two shots behind Maurer in second place with a 90.

   Christina St. Pierre of Yardley rounded out a short field in the 13-to-15 division as she made a par on the 14^th hole on her way to a 116 while finishing in third place.

   Recent Conestoga graduate Brynne Mushlin had six pars on her scorecard as she finished atop the leaderboard in the 16-to-18 division with a 93. Mushlin helped the Pioneers capture the District One Class AAA team crown last fall.

   Nicole Tarquinio of Bridgeton, N.J. earned runnerup honors with a 106 and Lilly Reagan of Philadelphia rounded out the field in the 16-to-18 division as she finished in third place with a 141.

   Eric Cunningham, another member of Wayne’s Team Cunningham, made birdies on the 10^th and 18^th holes and had four pars on his scorecard as he bested the field of nine-holers with a solid 2-over 38.

   Baylor Keim of Blue Bell made a birdie at the 15^th hole and had a par at 13 as he earned runnerup honors with a 46.

   Ryan Comly of Newtown Square had two pars on his card as he finished in third place with a 48.

   Jonathan Thomas of Landenberg took fourth place with a 50 and Stephen Comly III, another member of Newtown Square’s Team Comly, finished fifth with a 52.

   Grayson McCann of Downingtown rounded out the field in the coed 12-and-under division as he finished in sixth place with a 54.

 

 

 

Inch makes it look easy in three-shot victory in Philly Junior Tour two-day event at Turtle Creek

 

   Dallas Inch, a Central York junior, seems to like these Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour two-day, Junior Golf Scoreboard (JGS) events.

   In May, Inch claimed the top spot in the Philly Junior Tour two-day event at Penn State’s Blue Course, where he competed in the PIAA Class AAA Championship last fall.

   And there he was again, beating a tough field that gathered at Turtle Creek Golf Course in Limerick, home to the District One Championship each fall, with a 5-under-par 139 total June 19^th and 20^th that gave him a three-shot victory.

   The JGS events can earn players status on some of the higher profile junior circuits, most notably the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA).

   The Philly Junior Tour breaks out its usual 16-to-18 and 13-to-15 divisions, but the JGS scoring is in the overall 13-to-18 group. I’ll wrap up the usual Philly Junior Tour divisions while referring to the overall scoring.

   In the second round, Inch pulled away from the field with a sparkling 4-under 68. Inch made birdies at the second, fifth, eighth and ninth holes in a 4-under 32 tour of the outgoing nine at the Turtle. After birdies at the 12^th and 13^th holes got him to 6-under for the round, Inch finally cooled off with bogeys at 16 and 17.

   Inch had a share of the lead following an opening round of 1-under 71. He got off to a strong start with birdies at the second, ninth and 10^th holes. He struggled a little on the back nine with a bogey at the 11^th hole and a double bogey at 14, but got it back into red figures for the round with a birdie at Turtle Creek’s risk-reward par-5 finishing hole.

   Inch’s 5-under total gave him the top spot in the 16-to-18 division and in the overall scoring.

   Nathan Smith of Crumpton, Md. was Inch’s closest pursuer as he matched Inch’s opening round of 1-under 71 and finished up with another solid 1-under 71 to end up in second place among the older guys and in the overall scoring with a 2-under 142 total. Inch and Smith were the only two players to finish under par for the two days.

   Smith hung right with Inch early in the second round as he made birdies at the first, third and fourth holes for a fast start. He dropped shots with bogeys at the fifth and 12^th holes, made his fourth birdie of the round at the par-5 13^th hole to get it back to 2-under for the round before making a bogey at 15.

   Smith had an eventful front nine in his opening round at the Turtle as made a bogey at the first hole, birdies at two and four, a bogey at six and a birdie at seven. After making a bogey at the 11^th hole, Smith made a birdie at 13 before settling down with five straight pars to close out his round.

   Daniel Herzchel of Linwood, N.J., matched par in the opening round with a 72 before closing with a 3-over 75 as he finished in third place in the 16-to-18 division and fourth in the overall scoring, a shot behind the top finisher in the 13-to-15 division, Hill School sophomore Quin Zuegner, with a 2-over 146 total.

   Herzchel didn’t make a birdie in the second round, although he did pick up an eagle at the par-5 13^th hole to go along with 12 pars on his scorecard.

   In the first round, Herzchel made birdies at the seventh, 15^th and 16^th holes to offset a bogey at nine and a double bogey at 14. He had 13 pars on his card, seven of them on Turtle Creek’s outgoing nine.

   Nazareth senior Zach Miller bounced from an opening round of 6-over 78 by matching par in the second round with a 72 that left him in fourth place in the 16-to-18 division and fifth overall with a 6-over 150 total.

   Schuylkill Haven sophomore Alan Evans shaved 10 shots off his opening-round 81 with a 1-under 71 in the second round to finish in fifth place in the 16-to-18 division and in a tie for sixth in the overall scoring with Abington sophomore Ty Sheftic, the runnerup to Zuegner among the younger guys, with an 8-over 152 total.

   Unionville senior Jax Puskar, a member of the Longhorns’ District One Class AAA championship team last fall, finished in sixth place among the older guys and in a tie for eighth in the overall scoring with Salesianum sophomore Grant Burkhart from the 13-to-15 division with a 9-over 153 total.

   After opening with a solid 2-over 74, Puskar struggled a little with a 79 in the second round.

   Alex Hall of Schwenksville and Andrew Rindgen of Havertown shared seventh place in the 16-to-18 division, each landing on 156. Hall registered a pair of 6-over 78s while Rindgen added a 79 in the second round to his opening round of 5-over 77.

   Rounding out the top 10 in the 16-to-18 division were Bryce Ciochetto, another Havertown guy, and Luke Tappeiner of Northfield, N.J. as they finished in a tie for ninth place, each ending up with a 157 total. Ciochetto added a 5-over 77 in the second round to his opening-round 80 while Tappeiner had the opposite splits, adding an 80 in the second round to his opening round of 5-over 77.

   Zuegner, a New Hope resident, matched par in the second round with a 72 after opening with a 2-over 74, as he finished at the top of the leaderboard in the 13-to-15 division and in third place in the overall  scoring with a 2-over 146 total.

   In his second round, Zuegner bounced back from a double bogey at the first hole with birdies at two, five and eight. After making bogeys at the 11^th and 12^th holes, Zuegner made a birdie at 14 to get it back to even for the day.

   In his opening round, Zuegner bounced back from a bogey at the fourth hole with birdies five and eight before making a double bogey at the tough par-3 ninth. He made bogeys at the 12^th and 16^th holes before closing out with a birdie at the par-5 18^th.

   Sheftic had a solid freshman season at Wissahickon and is hoping he’ll be right back at Turtle Creek in October for the District One Championship. He added a 3-over 75 to his opening-round 77 to earn runnerup honors in the 13-to-15 division and finish in a tie for sixth place in the overall scoring with an 8-over 152 total.

   Sheftic got off to a tough start in his second round with bogeys at the first, fourth and fifth holes. But he went even-par the rest of the way with birdies at the seventh and 15^th holes and bogeys at 16 and 18.

   Sheftic struggled a little in the middle of his opening round as he made bogeys at the ninth and 10^th holes, a double bogey at 11 and a bogey at 13. He righted the ship with back-to-back birdies at the 14^th and 15^th holes before making a bogey at 17.

   Burkhart finished in third place among the younger guys, adding a 3-over 75 in the second round to his opening-round 78 for a 153 total that left him in a tie for eighth in the overall scoring with fellow Kennett Square resident Puskar from the 16-to-18 division.

   In his second round, Burkhart bounced back from a bogey at the first hole with birdies at three and five. He struggled a little on the Turtle’s incoming nine with a bogey at the 11^th hole, a double bogey at 14, and a bogey at 16.

   Burkhart’s only birdie in the opening round came at the seventh hole. He had trouble negotiating the back nine at the Turtle on Day 1 as well with a double bogey at the 10^th hole, a bogey at 12 and a triple bogey at the par-5 13^th.

   Spring-Ford junior Lucas Kozak matched Zuegner’s opening round of 2-over 74 and was tied for the lead in the 13-to-15 division going into the second round. He struggled a little in the second round with an 80 to finish in fourth place in the division while rounding out the top 10 in the overall scoring as he was alone in 10^th with his 10-over 154 total.

   Sebastian Park of Lansdale added a 79 in the second round to his opening round of 4-over 76 to finish alone in fifth place among the younger guys with a 155 total.

   Matthew Kim, an international entry from China, and Benjamin Robbins of Holland finished in a tie for sixth place in the 13-to-15 division, each landing on 156, a shot behind Park. Kim shaved six shots off his opening-round 81 with a solid 3-over 75 in the second round. Robbins added a 79 in the second round to his opening round of 5-over 77.

   Jackson Lane of Cinnaminson, N.J. bounced back from an opening-round 82 with a 5-over 77 in the second round to finish in eighth place with a 159 total.

   Rounding out the top 10 in the 13-to-15 division was a quartet of players tied for ninth place at 160, including Luke Fallon of Reading, Patrick Hiltner of Northfield, N.J., Haverford School sophomore Jack Luterman and Ayden Gallen of Broomall.

   Fallon added a 79 in the second round to his opening-round 81, Hiltner improved four shots from an opening-round  82 with his 78 in the second round, Luterman carded a pair of 80s and Gallen opened with a 4-over 76 before struggling in the second round with an 84.

   Souderton senior Alli Engart returned to the scene of her solid showing in the final round of the District One Class AAA Championship last fall, to finish first in the girls 16-to-18 division and in the overall scoring with a 9-over 153 total.

   Engart finished in ninth place in the district tournament last fall, earning the final ticket to the PIAA Class AAA Championship.

   In her return to the Turtle, Engart posted a 5-over 77 in the second round after opening with a 4-over 76.

   Engart made back-to-back birdies at the fifth and sixth holes and had 10 pars on her scorecard in the second round. In a steady opening round, Engart made a birdie at the 15^th hole and had 13 pars on her card, including eight straight pars from the second through the 10^th holes.

   Germantown Academy senior Kiran Bagga was never far behind Engart as she only trailed Engart by two shots following an opening round of 78 and matched Engart’s 5-over 77 in the second round to earn runnerup honors in the 16-to-18 division and in the overall scoring with a 155 total.

   Bagga finished up her second round with a birdie at the par-5 18^th hole and had 11 pars on her card, including six pars in a row to close out her front nine. In the opening round, Bagga made a birdie on the 10^th hole and had 11 pars on her card.

   Radnor junior Elayna Fanelli has tasted some success at Turtle Creek as she was the medalist among the girls in the Central League Championship and, like Engart, punched her ticket to the PIAA Class AAA Championship with a solid showing in the district tournament that concluded at the Turtle.

   Elayna Fanelli rounded out the field in the 16-to-18 division as she shaved eight shots off an opening-round 83 with a solid 3-over 75 in the second round that left her three shots behind Bagga in the division and in the overall scoring with a 158 total.

   Elayna Fanelli got hot on the incoming nine at the Turtle in the second round as she made birdies at the 11^th, 14^th and 18^th holes. She also had 10 pars on her card, including six straight pars from the second through the seventh holes. Elayna Fanelli had 10 pars on her card in the opening round, closing out her round with five straight pars.

   Exeter sophomore Giulia Weisser, a PIAA Class AAA qualifier last fall, registered a pair of 80s as she finished at the top of the leaderboard in the 13-to-15 division and in fourth place in the overall scoring with a 160 total.

   In the final round, Weisser made a birdie at the fifth hole and had nine pars on her scorecard. In the opening round, Weisser made a birdie at the first hole and had nine pars on her card.

   Perkiomen Valley sophomore Saloni Patel finished 10 shots behind Weisser in second place in the 13-to-15 division and fifth in the overall scoring as she added an 88 in the second round to her opening-round 82 for a 160 total.

   Patel made a birdie at the second hole and had three pars on her card in the second round. In her opening round, Patel made back-to-back birdies at the 13^th and 14^th holes and had six pars on her card.

   Meera Desai of Basking Ridge, N.J. added an 88 in the second round to her opening-round 90 to finish in third place among the younger girls and sixth overall with a 178 total.

   Desai had six pars on her card in the second round. In her opening round, Desai made a birdie at the par-3 third hole and had four pars on her card.

   Vidushi Gupta of Malvern took fourth place in the 13-to-15 and was seventh overall with a 184 total as she shaved 10 shots off her opening-round 97 with an 87 in the second round.

   Madison Cabot was three shots behind Gupta in fifth place in the division and eighth overall with a 187 total as she improved by nine shots from her opening-round 98 with an 89 in the second round.

   Another member of Villanova’s Team Fanelli, Sara Fanelli, finished in sixth place among the younger girls and ninth overall with a 194 total as she opened with a 94 before adding a 100 in the second round.

   Rounding out the field in the overall 13-to-18 scoring was Katherine Shrum of Devon as she finished in 10^th place and was seventh in the 13-to-15 division with a 208 total. After opening with a 100, Shrum added a 108 in the second round.

   John (Jack) Shea of Harleysville, coming off a Philly Junior Tour victory at Indian Valley Country Club earlier in the week, kept his roll going as he bested the field of nine-holers at Turtle Creek by five shots with a two-day total of 3-over 75.

   Shea had six pars on his scorecard as he closed with a 4-over 40 in the second round. Shea had taken a commanding lead in the opening round as he made birdies at the second and fifth holes and had five pars on his card in a sparkling 1-under 35.

   Another member of Team Lane out of Cinnaminson, N.J., Gavin Lane, as he was the runnerup with an 8-over 80. Gavin Lane made a birdie on the sixth hole and had four pars on his card on his way to a 6-over 41 in the second round.

   Gavin Lane was the only other player in the coed 12-and-under division beside Shea who broke 40 as he had six pars on his card in an opening round of 3-over 39.

   Xunnan Dang of Newtown Square finished two shots behind Gavin Lane in third place with an 82 total. Dang had three pars on his card while recording a 42 in the second round. He had five pars on his card in in opening-round 40.

   Nathan Lobo of Collegeville and Eric Cunningham of Wayne finished in a tie for fourth place, each landing on 84. Lobo tallied a pair of 42s while Cunningham added a 41 in the second round to his opening-round 43.

   Connor Marsulis of Pottstown registered a pair of 43s as he took sixth place with an 86 and Aidan Jose of Brick, N.J. finished seventh with a 91 after adding a 47 in the second round to an opening-round 44.

   Jack Gilbert of Bryn Mawr took eighth place with a 97 as he added a 51 in the second round to his opening-round 46. Graeme Day of West Chester was a shot behind Gilbert in ninth place with a 98 total as he added a 48 in the second round to his opening-round 50.

   Nolan English of Villanova finished in 10^th place with a 102 total as he opened with a 49 before adding a 53 in the second round.

   Ryan Kaye of Lansdale rounded out the field in the coed 12-and-under division as he added a 56 in the second round to his opening-round 57 to finish in 11^th place with a 113 total.