Nov 1st – IJGT at Crystal Springs – Final Round Results
Nov 1st – IJGT at Crystal Springs – Final Round Results
Nov 1st – IJGT at Crystal Springs – Final Round Results
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For Immedi<strong>at</strong>e ReleaseK<strong>at</strong>elyn Vella, Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Junior Golf Tour, 401-499-5797Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Junior Golf Tour (<strong>IJGT</strong>) Presents<strong>IJGT</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Crystal</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Golf ClubVernon, NJSunday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 1, 2009Szucs Victorious in PlayoffChang’s Low <strong>Round</strong> Leads to VictoryFranklin, NJ <strong>–</strong> This past weekend, <strong>Crystal</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Resort played host to the Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Junior Golf Tour’s(<strong>IJGT</strong>) two-day tournament event. The event took place <strong>at</strong> the Black Bear Course, which was designed byfamed architect, Jack Kurlander, as well as PGA Instructor David Glenz. The course fe<strong>at</strong>ures diverse terrain onthe course, with some holes showcasing open fairways, and others showing forest backgrounds surrounded byw<strong>at</strong>er. S<strong>at</strong>urday’s play proved challenging for the junior golfers due to light rain, and high winds, while onSunday the sun broke though to make for an enjoyable day of golf.In the Boys 16-19 Division, 18 holes were not enough to determine a winner. AfterS<strong>at</strong>urday’s opening round, Frank Szucs of Brookside, NY found himself <strong>at</strong>op theleaderboard with a 2-over-par 74. Heading into the final round, Mike Amole ofHuntingdon Valley, PA and Christopher Swift of New Canaan, CT had one thing ontheir mind and th<strong>at</strong> was to c<strong>at</strong>ch the leader. Swift’s 77 and Amole’s 75 turned out to beenough to c<strong>at</strong>ch the first round leader and head back out on the golf course for theSudden De<strong>at</strong>h playoff. On the first playoff hole, Amole’s birdie chip lipped out,Swift’s birdie try fell short while Szucs birdie putt found the bottom of the cup for hisfirst <strong>IJGT</strong> victory in the older division.After the round, Frank had this to say about his victory: “I was playing well coming into this event. My ballstriking was good; I hit 14 of 18 greens on S<strong>at</strong>urday.”In the Boys 13-15 Division, Ben K<strong>at</strong>z of New Canaan, CT shot consecutive rounds of 81 forthe title. K<strong>at</strong>z really got his momentum going on Hole No. 7 after he chipped in for birdie.Finishing alone in second place was Robert Seebold of Danville, PA with rounds of 88 and 75.Nick Marotta of Monroe, NY would take third place honors after posting rounds of 89 and 75.K<strong>at</strong>z had this to say on Sunday: “I am very excited about this win because I did not play wellin my last <strong>IJGT</strong> event. The key for me today was my driver and th<strong>at</strong> I made a lot of goodputts.”The Boys U-12 Division Hartej Gill of Monroe Township, NJ fired an impressive 2-under par 70 th<strong>at</strong> c<strong>at</strong>apulted him to the top of the leaderboard and the victory. Gillheaded into the final round having to make up three strokes on the leader after shootinga 6-over-par 78. It did not take long for him to realize th<strong>at</strong> today might be the day. Onhis first hole of the day, Gill drained a 50 foot putt th<strong>at</strong> got the momentum going.Taking second place honors was Curren Mody of Monmouth Junction, NJ, shootingrounds of 76, and 77 while third place honors would go to Willis Hyunh of Syosset,NY shooting rounds of 75 and 83.
On his win Gill had this to say, “Gill credits his win to his excellent putting, he made eagle on the par 5, HoleNo. 6. He also credits, his mental game by staying composed, and never getting ahead of himself.In the Girls U-19 Division, Tina Chang of Mineola, NY took the victory after posting roundsof 96, and 84. She found herself in third place after the opening round but a steady back ninewould seal the deal. Chang would par 5 of her last 6 holes th<strong>at</strong> made all the difference onSunday. Finishing in second place was Christina Paulsen of Ridgewood, NJ with a finalround of 88. <strong>Round</strong>ing out the division for third place was Jennifer Smith of WhitehouseSt<strong>at</strong>ion, NJ.The <strong>IJGT</strong> would like to congr<strong>at</strong>ul<strong>at</strong>e the winners of this week’s low round belt buckle competition in the Boys16-19 Division, Jacob Goldenring (73); Boys 13-15 Division Robert Seebold, and Nick Marotta (75); Boys U-12 Division Hartej Gill (70); and in the Girls U-19 Division Tina Chang (84).# <strong>IJGT</strong> #Title Sponsors include: The Hank Haney Intern<strong>at</strong>ional Junior Golf Academy, and GolfWorld.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 almost 70 events <strong>at</strong> some of the finest courses in the U. S. as well as tournamentsin Canada and Scotland.Nearly 2000 junior golfers compete on the <strong>IJGT</strong> representing 45 st<strong>at</strong>es and over 30 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 byGolfweek.Vernon, NJ—<strong>Final</strong> round results of the <strong>IJGT</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Crystal</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> Resort conducted by the Intern<strong>at</strong>ional JuniorGolf Tour: Black Bear Course: Boys 16-19 Division - Black Tees 6565 yards, par 72, 71.7/129; Boys 13-15Division - Blue Tees 6303 yards, par 72, 70.9//127; Boys U-12 Division and U-19 Division: White Tees- 5974yards, par 72, (Boys: 68.2/125, Girls: 68.3/124)We<strong>at</strong>her: S<strong>at</strong>urday: Rainy and windy with temper<strong>at</strong>ures in the high 50’sSunday: Cloudy and windy with temper<strong>at</strong>ures in the low 50’s<strong>Results</strong>:<strong>IJGT</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Crystal</strong> <strong>Springs</strong> ResortVernon, NJBlack Bear Golf ClubOctober 31- <strong>Nov</strong>ember 1, 2009
Boys 16-19 Division (Black Tees)Place PlayerGrad RD1 RD2 Total Finish*1 Frank Szucs - Brookside, NJ 2013 74 80 154 102 Mike Amole - Huntingdon Valley, PA 2011 79 75 154 102 Christopher Swift - New Canaan, CT 2011 77 77 154 104 Thomas Barnes - Oradell, NJ 2011 78 77 155 115 Jacob Goldenring - Florham Park, NJ 2011 84 73 157 136 Luke Edelman - Mahwah, NJ 2012 85 74 159 156 LJ Georgetti - Marmora, NJ 2011 76 83 159 158 Nick Howard-Johnson - Ch<strong>at</strong>ham, NJ 2011 81 79 160 169 Ernie Renda - Flemington, NJ 2011 81 80 161 1710 Andrew O'Donnell - Upper Saddle River, NJ 2011 80 83 163 1910 Luke Denigris - Lloyd Harbor, NY 2011 79 84 163 1912 Jacob Stockl - Clark, NJ 2011 76 88 164 2013 Colby Lewis - Monroe, NY 2010 88 77 165 2114 Douglas Walters - Blairstown, NJ 2010 85 81 166 2214 Harrison Shih - Saddle River, NJ 2012 82 84 166 2216 John Yu - Freshmeadows, NY 2011 83 84 167 2317 Dylan Robbins - Greenwich, CT 2011 86 82 168 2418 Conor Colman - Mahwah, NJ 2010 84 85 169 2519 Peter Repetto - Upper Saddle River, NJ 2011 86 84 170 2620 Kevin Rawding - Covenet St<strong>at</strong>ion, NJ 2011 87 84 171 2721 P<strong>at</strong>rick Heaney - Manhasset, NY 2011 90 82 172 2821 Michael DiTursi - Rye, NY 2012 88 84 172 2821 Tim Kearon - East Meadow, NY 2011 88 84 172 2821 David Daubert - Hanover, PA 2011 85 87 172 2825 Nicholas Capozzi - Port Washington, NY 2011 85 88 173 2926 N<strong>at</strong>e Berman - Harrison, NY 2011 89 85 174 3027 Chad Hunt - Whitehouse Sta., NJ 2011 87 88 175 3128 Kevin Smyth - Old Tappan, NJ 2011 92 84 176 3228 Ian Kaplan - Allendale, NJ 2011 86 90 176 3230 Ben Alcorn - Ch<strong>at</strong>ham, NJ 2011 92 85 177 3330 M<strong>at</strong>thew Yun - Flushing, NY 2011 89 88 177 3332 Alex Lagowitz - Livingston, NJ 2011 92 87 179 3532 Jeong Hoon Lee - North Wales, PA 2011 90 89 179 3534 Shane Kennedy - Pearl River, NY 2011 96 84 180 3635 Kyle W<strong>at</strong>zich - Wayne, NJ 2010 92 89 181 3735 Michael Pansini - Montvale, NJ 2012 88 93 181 3737 Steven Wilf - Livingston, NJ 2011 98 84 182 3838 Joseph Parker - New Windsor, NY 2010 92 91 183 3939 John Conlon - Massapequa, NY 2011 93 94 187 4340 Timothy Er<strong>at</strong>h - Amityville, NY 2011 105 89 194 5041 Richard Roman - Garden City, NY 2011 113 100 213 69Brandon Molson - Westfield, NJ 2011 90 WD-UnjustifiedConor McGovern - Darien, CT 2011 88 WD-UnjustifiedAlex Geanakos - New Canaan, CT 2011 WD-JustifiedBoys 13-15 Division (Blue Tees)1 Ben K<strong>at</strong>z - New Canaan, CT 2012 81 81 162 182 Robert Seebold - Danville, PA 2013 88 75 163 19
3 Nick Marotta - Monroe, NY 2012 89 75 164 204 Luke Koskovolis - Manhasset, NY 2012 83 82 165 215 Brett Gottsegen - Livingston, NJ 2012 85 82 167 236 J B Thompson - Plandome, NY 2013 82 87 169 257 Christopher Kim - Closter, NJ 2013 91 79 170 267 Erik Bringsjord - Briarcliff Manor, NY 2012 79 91 170 269 Scott Kim - River Edge, NJ 2013 77 94 171 2710 John Farese - Sayville, NY 2012 93 82 175 3111 Michael Rojas - Cliffside Park, NJ 2013 93 86 179 3511 Devin Solar - West Nyack, NY 2013 92 87 179 3513 Zach Stark - Livingston, NJ 2013 97 84 181 3714 Charles Kalvaria - New York, NY 2014 92 95 187 43Boys U-12 Division (White Tees)1 Hartej Gill - Monroe Township, NJ 2015 78 70 148 42 Curren Mody - Monmouth Junction, NJ 2015 76 77 153 93 Willis Huynh - Syosset, NY 2014 75 83 158 144 Sun Kim - L'ile-perrot, Quebec, Canada 2017 76 83 159 155 Vince Palazzolo - Colts Neck, NJ 2014 84 86 170 266 Kyle Cunningham - Sayville, NY 2015 89 89 178 347 Ryan Skae - Old Tappan, NJ 2016 88 92 180 368 Jack Rosenberg - Laurel Hollow, NY 2016 97 102 199 559 Jack Walter - Cold Spring Harbor, NY 2015 105 105 210 66William Voetsch - New Vernon, NJ 2015 WD-justifiedGirls U-19 Division (White Tees)1 Tina Chang - Mineola, NY 2012 96 84 180 362 Christina Paulsen - Ridgewood, NJ 2012 94 88 182 383 Jennifer Smith - Whitehouse St<strong>at</strong>ion, NJ 2011 94 94 188 44* Denotes winner in playoff
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