Sep 7th – IJGT at Hershey Links – Final Round Results
Sep 7th – IJGT at Hershey Links – Final Round Results
Sep 7th – IJGT at Hershey Links – Final Round Results
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For Immedi<strong>at</strong>e Release<br />
Devin Lowe, Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Junior Golf Tour, 843-785-2444<br />
Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Junior Golf Tour (<strong>IJGT</strong>) Presents<br />
<strong>IJGT</strong> <strong>Hershey</strong> <strong>Links</strong><br />
Hummelstown, PA<br />
Monday, <strong>Sep</strong>tember 7, 2009<br />
HYUN BRILLIANT FOR THE COME FROM BEHIND VICTORY<br />
Course management pays off for Reilly<br />
HUMMELSTOWN, PA — This weekend the Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Junior Golf Tour (<strong>IJGT</strong>) kicked off their 2009-<br />
2010 season by hosting their first competition <strong>at</strong> <strong>Hershey</strong> <strong>Links</strong>. As the chocol<strong>at</strong>e smell filled the air and the<br />
sun filled the sky, <strong>Hershey</strong> provided a perfect start with exciting golf and gre<strong>at</strong> we<strong>at</strong>her conditions. Boasting<br />
a links course layout and a beautiful new clubhouse, <strong>Hershey</strong> <strong>Links</strong> tre<strong>at</strong>ed the competitors very well during<br />
Labor Day Weekend and the scoring showed.<br />
In the Boys 13-19 Division, Noori Hyun of Centreville, VA fired a final<br />
round 3-under-par 69 to come from behind and be named this week’s<br />
champion. Following the completion of the second round, Hyun found<br />
himself two strokes behind Harrison Shih of Saddle River, NJ. Shih caught<br />
fire early posting an opening round of 69 and a career low 68 on Sunday to<br />
take the lead. Not to be denied, Hyun’s continued to charge with his stifling<br />
short game throughout the event. Sticking his Monday approach shot on the<br />
2 nd hole to two feet and his third shot on 9 th hole to inches, Hyun<br />
continually applied the pressure to his fellow playing competitors with his<br />
tap in birdies. Hyun finished with a tournament total of 208, putting him <strong>at</strong><br />
8-under-par for the competition. Also playing with Hyun was second place<br />
finisher Ryan Triller from Street, MD. Triller had a solid tournament carding rounds of 70, 71, and 72<br />
respectively, finishing 3-under-par for the event. A three way tie rounded out the oldest boys division with<br />
honors going to M<strong>at</strong>thew Hardman of Gettysburg, PA, Cameron Liebert of Malvern, PA, and Shih, all<br />
shooting a tournament total of 2-over-par.<br />
“This is the first time I shot under par for each round of a three day event,” said the humbled Hyun. “I played<br />
very well all tournament and had a little bit of everything working in my game th<strong>at</strong> allowed me this victory.”<br />
Hyun also commented on his final round playing partners. “Playing with Shih and Triller was an honor, they<br />
were very friendly and nice and I really enjoyed playing with them today.”<br />
The Boys U-12 Division saw <strong>Hershey</strong>, PA n<strong>at</strong>ive Jake Reilly run away<br />
with the lead. Reilly carded rounds of 74, 79, and 76 to win his division<br />
on his home course by eight strokes for a 13-over-par, 229 tournament<br />
total. Highlighting Reilly’s tournament was an incredible approach on the<br />
1 st hole on Sunday from 90 yards out. Hitting a sand wedge, this brilliant<br />
shot spun back and rolled over the edge of the cup, missing an eagle by
inches on the difficult par 5. Hartej Gill of Monroe Township, NJ shot a tournament total of 237, to claim<br />
second place honors. Traveling all the way from Newport Coast, CA, Michael Phan placed third in the<br />
division, shooting rounds of 87, 82, and 84 respectively.<br />
Reilly came off the course with all smiles Monday, “I had a gre<strong>at</strong> advantage playing my home course, this<br />
was a very good tournament for me and I had fun.” When asked how many times he played <strong>Hershey</strong> <strong>Links</strong>,<br />
he replied, “I have played it quite a few times in my life.”<br />
The Girls U-19 Division was the closest of the divisions, with several girls<br />
within four strokes of the lead going into the final round. The division went<br />
to Michelle Peng of West Harrison, NY, who carded a 37 on her front nine<br />
on Sunday to help begin her charge. Hole No. 17 was the turning point for<br />
Peng, sticking her 7-iron to three feet for her birdie on the par 3. Once she<br />
had the lead she never looked back, shooting a final round and division low<br />
round of 80 to become this week’s champion. Finishing in second place was<br />
Lauren Petty of Baldwinsville, NY, shooting rounds of 85, 83, and 84<br />
respectively. Traveling with her brother Michael, Monica Phan from<br />
Newport Coast, CA took third in her division as well, making it a very successful family trip.<br />
Peng touched on her performance after her final round, “I was very inconsistent this tournament, but I played<br />
much better on the back nine all three days than I did the front nine. The key to my success on the back was<br />
my gre<strong>at</strong> approaches I had from 100 yards and in.” Peng spoke on her key shot <strong>at</strong> the seventeenth, “Th<strong>at</strong><br />
birdie on No. 17 really gave me confidence and momentum for the rest of my round, and I am very happy<br />
with how the tournament turned out.”<br />
The three day tournament <strong>at</strong> <strong>Hershey</strong> <strong>Links</strong> provided some gre<strong>at</strong> low scores. Our <strong>IJGT</strong> belt buckle winners<br />
this week were: Tommy Conway of Birghton, MI (67), Jake Reilly of <strong>Hershey</strong>, PA (74), and Michelle Peng of<br />
West Harrison, NY (80). We would like to congr<strong>at</strong>ul<strong>at</strong>e all winners who competed this weekend.<br />
To view pictures from <strong>Hershey</strong> <strong>Links</strong> please visit: www.photobucket.com/ijgt<br />
# <strong>IJGT</strong> #<br />
Title Sponsors include: GolfWorld and the Hank Haney Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Junior Golf Academy.<br />
The <strong>IJGT</strong> was founded in 1995 for junior golfers ages 11-19. Its purpose is to provide aspiring collegi<strong>at</strong>e<br />
players the opportunity to compete in a series of events against the highest quality U.S. and intern<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
competition.<br />
This year’s schedule fe<strong>at</strong>ures almost 70 events <strong>at</strong> some of the finest courses in the U. S. as well as<br />
tournaments in Canada and Scotland.<br />
Nearly 2500 junior golfers compete on the <strong>IJGT</strong> representing 45 st<strong>at</strong>es and over 30 countries. These young<br />
men and women will have the opportunity to particip<strong>at</strong>e in the n<strong>at</strong>ional junior ranking system sponsored by<br />
Golfweek.
HUMMELSTOWN, PA — <strong>Final</strong> round results of the <strong>IJGT</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Hershey</strong> <strong>Links</strong> conducted by the Intern<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
Junior Golf Tour (<strong>IJGT</strong>) on the <strong>Hershey</strong> <strong>Links</strong> Course on Monday, <strong>Sep</strong>tember 7, 2009. Boys 13-19 Division -<br />
Blue Tees:6595 yards, par 72, 71.8/132; Girls U-12 and Boys U-12 Divisions <strong>–</strong> White Tees 5825 yards, par<br />
72, (Girls: 68/121; Boys: 67.7/121). 68/121<br />
We<strong>at</strong>her: S<strong>at</strong>urday: Sunny with temper<strong>at</strong>ures in the 80’s<br />
Sunday: Sunny with temper<strong>at</strong>ures in the 80’s<br />
Monday: Overcast and breezy with temper<strong>at</strong>ures in the 70’s<br />
<strong>IJGT</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Hershey</strong> <strong>Links</strong><br />
Hummelstown, PA<br />
<strong>Sep</strong>tember 4-7, 2009<br />
Boys 13-19 Division (Blue Tees) Grad RD 1 RD 2 RD 3 Total To Par<br />
1 Noori Hyun - Centreville, VA 2011 68 71 69 208 -8<br />
2 Ryan Triller - Street, MD 2011 70 71 72 213 -3<br />
3 M<strong>at</strong>thew Hardman - Gettysburg, PA 2011 73 74 71 218 2<br />
3 Cameron Liebert - Malvern, PA 2010 75 69 74 218 2<br />
3 Harrison Shih - Saddle River, NJ 2012 69 68 81 218 2<br />
6 Austin Zurlo - Bernardsville, NJ 2011 70 73 77 220 4<br />
7 Frank Szucs - Brookside, NJ 2013 76 72 73 221 5<br />
8 Tommy Conway - Brighton, MI 2011 67 76 79 222 6<br />
9 Jimmy Wolfe - Pottstown, PA 2011 75 75 74 224 8<br />
9 J. Harrison Brink II - Chambersburg, PA 2011 73 76 75 224 8<br />
11 M<strong>at</strong>thew Plummer - Mechanicsburg, PA 2011 73 79 73 225 9<br />
11 Robert Gelber - Scarsdale, NY 2010 73 77 75 225 9<br />
11 Sean Bozuk - Burlington, Canada 2011 75 72 78 225 9<br />
14 Kevin Rawding - Covenet St<strong>at</strong>ion, NJ 2011 75 76 75 226 10<br />
15 Kurtis Straw - Johnstown, PA 2011 77 72 78 227 11<br />
16 Frankie Kacvinsky - Olyphant, PA 2010 81 79 68 228 12<br />
17 Luke Graboyes, W<strong>at</strong>chung, NJ 2013 82 77 71 230 14<br />
17 Brady Goodling - Manheim, PA 2011 76 79 75 230 14<br />
17 Cody Cox - Milford, PA 2013 80 75 75 230 14<br />
17 David Daubert - Hanover, PA 2011 74 80 76 230 14<br />
21 Zach Allinson - Allentown, PA 2011 77 79 77 233 17<br />
21 Raleigh Chapin - Doylestown, PA 2012 74 81 78 233 17<br />
23 Ryan Worthy - Chester Springs, PA 2010 84 81 70 235 19<br />
23 Nicholas Johnson - Moosic, PA 2012 79 81 75 235 19<br />
23 M<strong>at</strong>thew Yun - Flushing, NY 2011 78 79 78 235 19<br />
23 Rich Thorpe - Jenkintown, PA 2011 79 79 77 235 19<br />
27 Brandon Knapp - Columbus, IN 2012 81 82 74 237 21<br />
28 Bobby Good - Leola, PA 2011 83 76 79 238 22<br />
29 Hank Strickler - Chambersbury, PA 2011 78 84 77 239 23
30 Brent Pickell - Lancaster, PA 2011 84 80 76 240 24<br />
31 Louie Munley - Moosic, PA 2010 78 84 79 241 25<br />
32 Tyler Kingsley - Manlius, NY 2010 87 78 78 243 27<br />
33 Joey Manzinger - Baden, PA 2011 79 88 77 244 28<br />
33 Ben Martinez - Woodsboro, MD 2011 83 82 79 244 28<br />
33 Jake Lown - Huntington, NY 2013 86 77 81 244 28<br />
33 Bandar Alsaif - Gre<strong>at</strong> Falls, VA 2011 82 79 83 244 28<br />
33 John Shilling - New Canaan, CT 2010 79 73 92 244 28<br />
38 Kolya Wheeler, Wilmington, DE 2009 81 85 80 246 30<br />
38 Mark Dano - Washington Boro, PA 2014 79 82 85 246 30<br />
40 Logan Cloak - Ivyland, PA 2011 89 83 77 249 33<br />
40 Zachary VeShancey - Alexandria, VA 2012 80 84 85 249 33<br />
42 M<strong>at</strong>thew Daryman - York, PA 2012 85 84 81 250 34<br />
43 Christopher Gabriele - Cold Spring Harbor, NY 2014 86 82 89 257 41<br />
44 Joseph Markmann - Doylestown, PA 2013 85 91 86 262 46<br />
45 Henry Kovalcik - Yardley, PA 2013 84 98 82 264 48<br />
46 Jackson Kleinert - Greenwich, CT 2013 81 94 91 266 50<br />
47 Nickolas Giordano - Kansas City, MO 2012 101 88 97 286 70<br />
Andrew Feldman - Allentown, PA 2011 73 76 WD - Justified<br />
Boys U-12 Division (White Tees)<br />
1 Jake Reilly - <strong>Hershey</strong>, PA 2015 74 79 76 229 13<br />
2 Hartej Gill - Monroe Township, NJ 2015 78 82 77 237 21<br />
3 Michael Phan - Newport Coast, CA 2015 87 82 84 253 37<br />
4 Ryan Skae - Stony Point, NY 2016 90 94 88 272 56<br />
5 Lukas Clark - Holland, PA 2016 93 102 97 292 76<br />
Tejas Sinha - Pickerington, OH 2017 114 120 DQ - 6-3a<br />
Girls U-19 Division (White Tees)<br />
1 Michelle Peng - West Harrison, NY 2011 87 81 80 248 32<br />
2 Lauren Petty - Baldwinsville, NY 2011 85 83 84 252 36<br />
3 Monica Phan - Newport Coast, CA 2011 88 84 83 255 39<br />
4 Tina Chang - Mineola, NY 2012 85 86 88 259 43<br />
5 Jordan Gl<strong>at</strong>t - Doylestown, PA 2011 88 87 86 261 45<br />
6 Christina Paulsen - Ridgewood, NJ 2012 95 85 84 264 48<br />
7 Paris Haas - New Hope, PA 2010 82 93 92 267 51<br />
8 Jennifer Smith - Whitehouse St<strong>at</strong>ion, NJ 2011 96 83 91 270 54<br />
9 Allison Shilling - New Canaan, CT 2013 95 96 87 278 62<br />
10 Hayley Kaplan - New York, NY 2011 104 94 93 291 75
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