Oct 14th – IJGT at Wild Dunes - International Junior Golf Tour
Oct 14th – IJGT at Wild Dunes - International Junior Golf Tour
Oct 14th – IJGT at Wild Dunes - International Junior Golf Tour
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For Immedi<strong>at</strong>e ReleaseChris Benitez, Intern<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Tour</strong>, 843-785-244412Intern<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> (<strong>IJGT</strong>) Presents<strong>IJGT</strong> @ <strong>Wild</strong> <strong>Dunes</strong> ResortIsle of Palms, SCSunday, <strong>Oct</strong>ober 12, 2008VALLUZZO WINS AT HOMEMiller Steady in Tough ConditionsIsle of Palms, SC— The final round of the <strong>IJGT</strong> @ <strong>Wild</strong> <strong>Dunes</strong> Resort concluded Sunday on the Harbor Coursenear beautiful Charleston, South Carolina. The competitors were greeted with rain and wind gust up to 30 milesper hour on both S<strong>at</strong>urday and Sunday which made for tough course conditions.Charles Valluzzo of Mt. Pleasant, SC posted impressive rounds of 74 and 75 for a two-day tournament total 149in difficult conditions to win in the Boys 16-19 Division. Mookie DeMoss of Duluth,GA followed up his opening round 73 with a final round 77 th<strong>at</strong> was good enough tohold on to second place. Finishing alone in third place was Hank Haney Intern<strong>at</strong>ional<strong>Junior</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> Academy (HHIJGA) student Miguel Solorzano Amaya of Chiapas, Mexico.Amaya’s impressive final round of 74 not only gave him third place honors but he alsoreceived the coveted low final round belt buckle. Our winner Charles had this to sayabout his victory.“I just want to thank the <strong>IJGT</strong> and the <strong>Wild</strong> <strong>Dunes</strong> staff for keeping the course playable in these toughconditions.”HHIJGA student Kelly Miller of Ceredigion, United Kingdom and fellow HHIJGAstudent Wallis Spears were within one stroke of each other coming into Sunday’s final.Miller came away with the victory after posting a steady round of 75. Spears wouldeventually finish in a tie for second place with yet another HHIJGA student Minami AnnLevonowich of Hilton Head Island, SC who posted rounds of 79 and 80 respectively.Our winner had this to say about her win.“I just want to thank my coaches <strong>at</strong> the Hank Haney Intern<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> Academyfor preparing me to compete this weekend.”In the Boys 13-15 Division, Ben Dietrich of Conover, NC was victorious after shooting rounds of 83 and 77.Dietrich, who <strong>at</strong>tends the Hank Haney Intern<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> Academy, was excitedabout his first win of theseason.JJ Qualkenbush of La Quinta, CA earned his third victory of the season after shootingrounds of 84 and 92. Finishing in second place was Bret Howey ofNazareth, PA.Congr<strong>at</strong>ul<strong>at</strong>ions to Miguel Solorzano Amaya, Ben Dietrich, Kelly Miller, Allison Shilling andJJ Qualkenbush who all received the Low Final Round Belt Buckle.
Want to see more pictures from the <strong>Wild</strong> <strong>Dunes</strong> tournament? Please visit www.photobucket.com/ijgtTitle Sponsors include: TaylorMade, Adidas,<strong>Golf</strong>World, and the Hank Haney Intern<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>Golf</strong>Academy.The <strong>IJGT</strong> was founded in 1995 for junior golfers ages 11-19. Its purpose is to provide aspiring collegi<strong>at</strong>eplayers the opportunity to compete in a series of events against the highest quality U.S. and intern<strong>at</strong>ionalcompetition.This year’s schedule fe<strong>at</strong>ures 60 events <strong>at</strong> some of the finest courses in the U. S. as well as tournaments inMexico, Columbia, Canada, and Scotland.Nearly 2000 junior golfers compete on the <strong>IJGT</strong> representing 24 st<strong>at</strong>es and as many countries. These young menand women will have the opportunity to particip<strong>at</strong>e in the n<strong>at</strong>ional junior ranking system sponsored by<strong>Golf</strong>week.##<strong>IJGT</strong>##Isle Of Palms, SC—Final round results of the <strong>IJGT</strong> @ <strong>Wild</strong> <strong>Dunes</strong> Resort conducted by the Intern<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>Golf</strong><strong>Tour</strong> (<strong>IJGT</strong>) <strong>at</strong> the Harbor Course on Sunday, <strong>Oct</strong>ober 12, 2008 played (Black <strong>–</strong> 6512 yards, par 70, 73.1/132; White-6226 yards, par 70, 69.7/125; Red-5709 yards, par 70, (Ladies 74.0/128).We<strong>at</strong>her: S<strong>at</strong>urday: Rainy and Windy, Temper<strong>at</strong>ures in the mid 70’sSunday: Rainy and Windy, Temper<strong>at</strong>ures in the mid 60’sBoys 16-19 Division RD1 RD2 Total1 Charles Valluzzo, Mt. Pleasant, SC 74 75 1492 Mookie DeMoss, Duluth, GA 73 77 1503 Miguel Solorzano Amaya, Chiapas, Mexico (HHIJGA) 78 74 1524 David Kostyal II, Wilmington, NC 77 76 1534 Linus Willems, Meerbusch, Germany (HHIJGA) 73 80 1536 Alex Ehlert, Raleigh, NC 72 82 1547 M<strong>at</strong>eo Serrano, Cuajimalpa, Mexico (HHIJGA) 80 75 1557 Scott Simpson, Morrison, IL 76 79 1559 Alberto Esponda, Jalisco, Mexico (HHIJGA) 81 76 15710 Ryan Fricke, Raleigh, NC 82 76 15810 Lewis Bickerton, Santa Cruz, Spain (HHIJGA) 79 79 15812 Jeffrey Tseng, Pingtung, Taiwan (HHIJGA) 79 80 15913 Raphael Lizarraga, Maz<strong>at</strong>lan, Mexico (HHIJGA) 82 78 16014 Parker Wingfield, Newport News, VA 85 76 16114 Justin Wylie, Waxhaw, NC (HHIJGA) 81 80 16116 Zachary Grossman, Daniel Island, SC 81 81 16217 Jorge Fernandez, Santa Brigida, Spain (HHIJGA) 84 79 16317 Michael Balzer, Bismark, ND (HHIJGA) 84 79 16317 Takashi Murayama, Okinawa, Japan (HHIJGA) 80 83 16320 Greg Schmaus, Upper Saddle River, NJ (HHIJGA) 84 80 16420 James Ferraby, Tenerife, Spain (HHIJGA) 83 81 16422 Scott Underhill, Bedford, NH (HHIJGA) 84 82 16623 Jarrett Swan, Mt. Pleasant, SC 82 86 16824 Andrew Williams, Mount Pleasant, SC 84 86 17025 John Shilling, New Canaan, CT (HHIJGA) 85 89 17425 Shane Chaplin, Flemington, NJ (HHIJGA) 86 88 17427 P<strong>at</strong>rick Nosal, Cumberland, RI (HHIJGA) 88 87 17528 Joseph Prevuznak, Hilton Head Island, SC (HHIJGA) 88 90 178
29 Kazuya Ihara, Osaka, Japan (HHIJGA) 89 90 17929 Barrett Binion, Norcross, GA 90 89 17931 Brian Kang, Douglaston, NY 89 91 18032 Caleb Fuller, Charlotte, NC 87 95 18233 Bennett Fultz, Beaufort, SC 93 102 19534 Michael Mendez, Paitilla, Panama (HHIJGA) 100 99 199Brian Suk, Lauton, OK (HHIJGA)WDIBoys 13-15 DivisionBen Dietrich, Conover, NC (HHIJGA) 83 77 160Boys 12 & Under Division1 JJ Qualkenbush, La Quinta, CA 84 92 1762 Bret Howey, Nazareth, PA 97 99 196Girls 19 & Under Division1 Kelly Miller, Ceredigion, United Kingdom (HHIJGA) 76 75 1512 Wallis Spears, Kerrville, TX (HHIJGA) 77 82 1592 Minami Ann Levonowich, Hilton Head Island, SC (HHIJGA) 79 80 1594 Ying Zhou Yun, Shen Zen, China (HHIJGA) 84 83 1675 Seo Won Choi, Seoul, South Korea 86 85 1716 Madeleine Burke, Mooresville, NC 90 88 1787 Laura Isernhagen, Lexington, KY (HHIJGA) 93 92 1858 Allison Shilling, New Canaan, CT (HHIJGA) 115 99 214
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