May 4th – IJGT at Hershey Golf Club – Final Round Results
May 4th – IJGT at Hershey Golf Club – Final Round Results
May 4th – IJGT at Hershey Golf Club – Final Round Results
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For Immedi<strong>at</strong>e Release<br />
Jordan Schneider, Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Junior <strong>Golf</strong> Tour, 414-899-9941<br />
Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Junior <strong>Golf</strong> Tour (<strong>IJGT</strong>) Presents<br />
<strong>IJGT</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Hershey</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Club</strong><br />
<strong>Hershey</strong>, PA<br />
Sunday, <strong>May</strong> 4, 2008<br />
REACH GRABS ANOTHER VICTORY<br />
Breed Breezes to a 4-Stroke Win<br />
<strong>Hershey</strong>, PA <strong>–</strong>The Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Junior <strong>Golf</strong> Tour (<strong>IJGT</strong>) returned to The <strong>Hershey</strong> Country <strong>Club</strong>, to host their<br />
60 th tour event of the 2007-2008 season. The “sweetest place on earth” set a wonderful scene for the <strong>IJGT</strong>’s<br />
first tour event in <strong>May</strong>; not to mention the scent of <strong>Hershey</strong> chocol<strong>at</strong>e was prevalent amongst the spring air.<br />
Nicholas Reach of Moscow, PA was crowned the champion after finishing <strong>at</strong> 13-over-par for the weekend.<br />
Tyler Wingo of Fairfax, VA won the Boys 13-15 Division with a 151 tournament total. Frank Szucs of<br />
Brookside, NJ was the champion of the Boys 12 & Under Division, while Liz Breed of Waynesboro, PA took<br />
home the title in the Girls 19 & Under Division.<br />
Reach began the tournament with an up-and-down round of 8-over-par 79 on S<strong>at</strong>urday, but followed it up with<br />
a solid 5-over-par 76 during the final-round. Runner-up <strong>at</strong> the <strong>IJGT</strong> event <strong>at</strong> Nemacolin Woodlands Resort the<br />
previous week, Reach bounced back from a 6-stroke-deficit. He proceeded to add a birdie on No. 9 en route to<br />
the tournament’s low final-round. Joseph Gunerman of Yardley, PA posted rounds of 76, 80 respectively to<br />
clinch second place honors by one stroke. Brandon Dalinka of Newtown, PA, M<strong>at</strong>thew Plummer of<br />
Mechanicsburg, PA and Robert Blanken of Downingtown, PA tied for third place in the Boys 16-19 Division<br />
with weekend totals of 157.<br />
In the Boys 13-15 Division, Wingo was steady throughout, recording an opening round 76 followed by a 4-<br />
over-par 75. This was Wingo’s first victory on the <strong>IJGT</strong> this season, finishing with a two-stroke advantage.<br />
Zachary Herr of New Hope, PA and Kurtis Straw of Johnstown, PA finished tied in second place after shooting<br />
11-over-par 153 tournament totals.<br />
The Boys 12 & Under Division was won by six strokes as Szucs shot two respectable rounds of 78 and a 5<br />
stroke improved final-round, 2-over-par 73. Robert Seebold of Danville, PA finished in second after he<br />
recorded a 76 in the final round. <strong>Round</strong>ing out the top three by one stroke was Andrew Bieber of Danville, PA<br />
with a 158 two-day total.<br />
Breed bettered her competitors by four strokes for the title <strong>at</strong> <strong>Hershey</strong> Country <strong>Club</strong> after shooting rounds of 78<br />
and 77 respectively. Samantha Formeck of Northern Cambria, PA was the runner-up in the Girls 19 & Under<br />
Division with a 159 for the tournament. Third place went to Emily Riddle of St. Marys, PA after posting a 161<br />
for the two-day event.<br />
# <strong>IJGT</strong> #
Title Sponsors include: TaylorMade, Adidas, Fitness for <strong>Golf</strong>, <strong>Golf</strong>World and the Hank Haney Intern<strong>at</strong>ional<br />
Junior <strong>Golf</strong> 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 tournaments<br />
in Canada and Scotland.<br />
Nearly 2000 junior golfers compete on the <strong>IJGT</strong> representing 45 st<strong>at</strong>es and over 30 countries. These young men<br />
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 />
<strong>Golf</strong>week.<br />
<strong>Hershey</strong>, PA—<strong>Final</strong> round results of the <strong>IJGT</strong> @ <strong>Hershey</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Club</strong> conducted by the Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Junior <strong>Golf</strong> Tour<br />
(<strong>IJGT</strong>) <strong>at</strong> <strong>Hershey</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Club</strong> played Sunday, <strong>May</strong> 4, 2008. Boys 16-19 Division (Blue Tees- 6860 yards, par<br />
71,72.6/130). Boys 13-15 Division (White Tees-6246 yards, par 71, 68.9/126). Boys 12 & Under Division & Girls<br />
Division (Gold Tees-5750, par 71 (Boys 69.2/123; Girls 73.4/131)<br />
We<strong>at</strong>her: S<strong>at</strong>urday: Mostly Cloudy with Temper<strong>at</strong>ures in the low 50’s<br />
Sunday: Partly Cloudy to Sunny, with a high near 68, west wind around 15 mph<br />
Boys 16-19 Division<br />
Place Name RD1 RD2 Total To Par WD / DQ<br />
1 Nicholas Reach, Moscow, PA 79 76 155 13<br />
2 Joseph Gunerman, Yardley, PA 76 80 156 14<br />
3 Brandon Dalinka, Newtown, PA 80 77 157 15<br />
3 M<strong>at</strong>thew Plummer, Mechanicsburg, PA 73 84 157 15<br />
3 Robert Blanken, Downingtown, PA 78 79 157 15<br />
6 Robbie Coyne, West Chester, PA 79 79 158 16<br />
6 Curtis Slike, Carlisle, PA 78 80 158 16<br />
8 Dillon Corbo, Montville, NJ 79 82 161 19<br />
9 Austin Wolf, Lititz, PA 83 80 163 21<br />
9 Anthony Corsi, Hauppauge, NY 83 80 163 21<br />
11 Marshall Hone, Wheeling, WV 79 85 164 22<br />
11 Colin St. Maxens, Washington, DC 79 85 164 22<br />
13 Chad Dechowitz, Harrisburg, PA 86 79 165 23<br />
13 Kolya Wheeler, Wilmington, DE 84 81 165 23<br />
13 Michael Johnson, Ambler, PA 80 85 165 23<br />
16 Taylor Klein, Gre<strong>at</strong> Falls, VA 82 85 167 25<br />
17 Andrew Krout, Cogan St<strong>at</strong>ion, PA 83 85 168 26<br />
18 Brandon Parker Davis, Orefield, PA 87 82 169 27<br />
18 Nick Livolsi, Westfield, NJ 85 84 169 27<br />
20 John Bohorquez, Brooklyn, NY 88 82 170 28<br />
20 Jesse Bingaman, Nazareth, PA 86 84 170 28<br />
20 Chris Prechtl, Media, PA 85 85 170 28<br />
23 John Palmer, Malvern, PA 88 83 171 29<br />
24 Andrew Arnold, Landisville, PA 86 86 172 30<br />
25 Jacob Pilarski, Garnett Valley, PA 85 88 173 31<br />
25 Devin O'Grady, Lancaster, PA 84 89 173 31<br />
27 Andrew Fisher, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 85 89 174 32<br />
27 Kevin Ellison, Harrisburg, PA 84 90 174 32<br />
29 James Price, Carrollton, TX 95 80 175 33<br />
29 Brian Sullivan, Marlborough, CT 89 86 175 33<br />
29 David Hilgers, <strong>Hershey</strong>, PA 89 86 175 33
29 Bradley Davis, Hummelstown, PA 88 87 175 33<br />
29 Christopher Pinkos, Clifton, VA 86 89 175 33<br />
34 David Lynch, Rising Sun, MD 85 94 179 37<br />
35 Davis Schaller, Egg Harbor Township, NJ 91 89 180 38<br />
36 John Gaston, Washington Crossing, PA 89 92 181 39<br />
37 Joseph Fabrizio Jr., West Chester, PA 93 89 182 40<br />
38 Tyler Slezak, Chadds Ford, PA 92 91 183 41<br />
38 Ryan Hughes, Garnet Valley, PA 96 87 183 41<br />
40 Chris Naccarelli, Wallingford, PA 85 101 186 44<br />
Brian Davis, Fishkill, NY DQ Rule 6-8a<br />
Kyle Kegerreis, Chambersburg, PA<br />
WD - Justified<br />
Boys 13-15 Division<br />
1 Tyler Wingo, Fairfax, VA 76 75 151 9<br />
2 Zachary Herr, New Hope, PA 76 77 153 11<br />
2 Kurtis Straw, Johnstown, PA 77 76 153 11<br />
4 Mike Amole, Huntingdon, PA 82 75 157 15<br />
5 Tucker Koch, Malvern, PA 84 78 162 20<br />
5 Garrett Browning, Coraopolis, PA 81 81 162 20<br />
5 William Betts, Leechburg, PA 82 80 162 20<br />
8 C J Van Ostenbridge, Malvern, PA 79 84 163 21<br />
9 Ralfe Hickman, Washington, DC 83 81 164 22<br />
10 Michael Werenski, South Hadley, MA 83 82 165 23<br />
11 Thomas Lantzounis, Mahwah, NJ 85 81 166 24<br />
11 Jay Pinkos, Clifton, VA 82 84 166 24<br />
13 Michael Troy, Stamford, CT 89 79 168 26<br />
14 Schuyler Stitzer, Greenwich, CT 85 84 169 27<br />
15 Bobby Wurtz, Lafayette Hill, PA 84 86 170 28<br />
16 Chas Hudacek, Moosic, PA 84 87 171 29<br />
17 Chris Simonson, Greenwich, CT 86 86 172 30<br />
18 N<strong>at</strong>han Bubes, Washington, DC 84 91 175 33<br />
19 Jake Wrigley, Wexford, PA 87 90 177 35<br />
19 Gregory Simonds, Ringoes, NJ 87 90 177 35<br />
21 Jack Goyette, Dillsburg, PA 83 95 178 36<br />
22 Daniel Furman, Blue Bell, PA 92 94 186 44<br />
Boys 12 & Under Division<br />
1 Frank Szucs, Brookside, NJ 78 73 151 9<br />
2 Robert Seebold, Danville, PA 81 76 157 15<br />
3 Andrew Bieber, Danville, PA 82 76 158 16<br />
4 Cody Dazen, Shamong, NJ 84 84 168 26<br />
5 Jesse Hazam, Mechanicsburg, PA 90 79 169 27<br />
6 Jake Reilly, <strong>Hershey</strong>, PA 89 83 172 30<br />
7 Christopher Kim, Closter, NJ 89 90 179 37<br />
8 Luke Miller, Venetia, PA 102 92 194 52<br />
Girls 19 & Under Division<br />
1 Liz Breed, Waynesboro, PA 78 77 155 13<br />
2 Samantha Formeck, Northern Cambria, PA 81 78 159 17<br />
3 Emily Riddle, St. Marys, PA 76 85 161 19<br />
4 Kendall Allen, Pittsburgh, PA 80 85 165 23<br />
5 Amanda Kehr, Hollidaysburg, PA 83 90 173 31<br />
6 Taylor Totland, Tinton Falls, NJ 91 86 177 35<br />
6 Ellen Ceresko, Lake Ariel, PA 85 92 177 35<br />
8 Emily Gimpel, Lafayette Hill, PA 90 90 180 38<br />
9 Taylor Orr, Skillman, NJ 86 95 181 39<br />
10 Tina Chang, Mineola, NY 93 92 185 43
10 Bailey Cocca, L<strong>at</strong>ham, NY 95 90 185 43<br />
12 Erica Herr, New Hope, PA 99 89 188 46<br />
12 Sarah Brown, Severna Park, MD 93 95 188 46<br />
14 Viktoria Lager, West Windsor, NJ 102 91 193 51<br />
15 Gabrielle Weiss, Macungie, PA 100 94 194 52<br />
16 Anne Troy, Stamford, CT, 98 99 197 55<br />
17 Caroline Gaston, Washington Crossing, PA 105 93 198 56<br />
18 Christina Paulsen, Ridgewood, NJ 101 102 203 61<br />
19 Lauren Mckinzie, Medina, OH 121 103 224 82