Mar 29th – IJGT at TPC Tampa Bay - International Junior Golf Tour
Mar 29th – IJGT at TPC Tampa Bay - International Junior Golf Tour
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For Immedi<strong>at</strong>e ReleaseMichael Poor, Intern<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Tour</strong>, 843-785-2444Intern<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> (<strong>IJGT</strong>) Presents<strong>IJGT</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>TPC</strong> <strong>Tampa</strong> <strong>Bay</strong>Lutz, FLSunday, <strong>Mar</strong>ch 29, 2009MORRIS WINS IN PLAYOFFWang Takes Top HonorsLUTZ, FL <strong>–</strong> The Intern<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> (<strong>IJGT</strong>) returned to <strong>Tampa</strong>, FL to the acclaimed <strong>TPC</strong> <strong>Tampa</strong><strong>Bay</strong> course for this week’s event. Set to host the Champions <strong>Tour</strong> Outback Pro-Am <strong>Tour</strong>nament, <strong>TPC</strong> <strong>Tampa</strong><strong>Bay</strong> provided pristine course conditions. The he<strong>at</strong> was on during the opening round, when warm Floridasunshine and gale-force winds plagued the course as gusts reached 34 miles per hour providing a daunting taskfor all players. Final-round commenced to a slow start with more winds and sc<strong>at</strong>tered thunderstorms whichultim<strong>at</strong>ely delayed play. After the last storm passed through, the sun came out, the winds died down, andplayers continued to impress with low scores.In the Boys 16-19 Division, JD Tremmel of Columbus, OH was able to playthrough the tough conditions on S<strong>at</strong>urday and shoot an impressive round of evenpar 71, heading into Sunday’s round with a two stroke lead. With a host of playersonly a few strokes back, many were hoping to make a move on Sunday. Julio Cotoof Mexico City, Mexico and current student <strong>at</strong> the Hank Haney Intern<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>Junior</strong><strong>Golf</strong> Academy (HH IJGA) and M<strong>at</strong>eusz Jedrzejczyk of West Palm Beach, FL, wereboth tied for second after the opening round with quality scores of 73. Both Cotoand Jedrzejczyk shot 4-over-par 75 on Sunday to tie for third place. C<strong>at</strong>apulting upthe leader board with a stunning round of 2-under-par 69 was Blake Morris ofW<strong>at</strong>erbury, CT who quickly became the new leader in the clubhouse following hisfinal-round. Morris was able to card five birdies in the round to get below par.First round leader Tremmel continued to play well and finished with a 3-over-par 74 on Sunday to force aplayoff with Morris. Entering the first playoff hole, Morris was able to keep his cool and make a solid par tobecome this week’s champion.Morris came into this week’s event with his main goal being victory; he was able to achieve th<strong>at</strong> with his gre<strong>at</strong>play on Sunday. “I struck the ball gre<strong>at</strong> and made a lot of putts,” said Morris. Looking forward, Morris hopes touse this victory as a stepping stone for this year, “I’ve been playing well coming into this event and this win willbe a jumpstart for more to come.”In the Boys 13-15 Division the competition was tight after S<strong>at</strong>urday’s round. CaulenCoe (HH IJGA) of Gulf Stream, FL, was the first round leader after a round of 6-over-par 77 with several boys on his tail going into Sunday. Adam Chowdhari of<strong>Tampa</strong>, FL, played well Sunday and carded a final round of 7-over-par 78 to tie forthird place honors with Coe. M<strong>at</strong>t DeGiorgio of Mansfield, MA also made his moveon Sunday, firing a gre<strong>at</strong> round of 1-over-par 72 to finish second. No stranger to thewinners circle, Theo Humphrey of Greenwich, CT domin<strong>at</strong>ed on Sunday with around of 5-over-par 76 to take home the crown by a slim margin of two strokes.
In the Boys 12 & Under Division, the competition was tight following the opening round with all playersfinding themselves within three strokes of each other. JJ Qualkenbush of La Quinta, CA was able to capitalizeearly and post an 83 on S<strong>at</strong>urday. Within close striking distance was AlbanoValentino of San Juan, Argentina, carding a 85 and Chandler Morris of W<strong>at</strong>erbury,CT with a 86. Sunday’s round proved to be just as captiv<strong>at</strong>ing when all competitorscontinued to b<strong>at</strong>tle for first place honors. Valentino played well on Sunday butcouldn’t close the gap and finished in second place with a round of 11-over-par 82.Finishing in third was Morris with a tournament total of 171. Qualkenbush tookadvantage of his overnight lead posting final-round of 10-over-par 81 to take homeanother title.Qualkenbush felt th<strong>at</strong> he was on his way to victory only nine holes into thetournament. “After I shot th<strong>at</strong> 36 on S<strong>at</strong>urday’s front side I felt like I was incontrol,” When asked wh<strong>at</strong> was working Qualkenbush said, I’ve been working on my putting ,and yes it wasbetter this week, I also hit my long irons really well.”In the Girls 19 & Under Division, S<strong>at</strong>urday’s tough conditions did not phase players. Four girls were able toshoot a solid round of 3-over-par 74 to claim the overnight lead. Xin Wang ofGuangzhou, China, Audrey Monssoh of Los Angeles, CA, Louise Yi ofCinnaminson, NJ, and Monifa Sealy of Glencoe, Trinidad and Tobago all headedinto Sunday’s round looking to come out on top as this week’s winner. The fourplayed very well Sunday leading to a riveting finish. In third was Yi with a tworound total of 151 to take third place. Second place honors were taken byMonssoh with a gre<strong>at</strong> round of 2-over-par 73. Wang really took advantage of theimproved conditions, and had five birdies in her Sunday round to take home thetitle with an impressive round of 2-under-par 69.When asked about her win this week Wang said, “Everything was working well, Iwas hitting some gre<strong>at</strong> shots and I was relaxed, having a fun time with my friends.” Also she was able to turnaround her putting from S<strong>at</strong>urday to Sunday, “My putter was my best club on Sunday.As players entered Sunday’s final-round, many were hoping to leave with the coveted <strong>IJGT</strong> Low Final RoundBelt Buckle. This week’s winners were Blake Morris in the Boys 16-19 Division, Xin Wang in the Girls 19 &Under Division, Theo Humphrey in the Boys 13-15 Division, and JJ Qualkenbush in the Boys 12 & UnderDivision.In addition to the low final-round awards, <strong>IJGT</strong>’s newest sponsor J. Lindeberg will be awarding their Sl<strong>at</strong>erBelts to the two Lowest Rounds of the <strong>Tour</strong>nament for combined Boys Divisions and combined Girls Divisions.Walking away with the hardware this week was Blake Morris and Xin Wang.# <strong>IJGT</strong> #Title Sponsors include: J. Lindeberg, Fairway Styles, ClubGlider, TaylorMade, Adidas, 59 Belts and the HankHaney 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 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 by<strong>Golf</strong>week.LUTZ, FL—Final round results of the <strong>IJGT</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>TPC</strong> <strong>Tampa</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> conducted by the Intern<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Tour</strong>(<strong>IJGT</strong>) on the <strong>TPC</strong> <strong>Tampa</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> Course on Sunday, <strong>Mar</strong>ch 29, 2009. Boys 16-19 Division - Gold Tees: 6817yards, par71, 73.2/134; Boys 13-15 Division - Blue Tees 6402 yards, par 71, 71.4/130; Girls 19 & Under andBoys 12 & Under Divisions <strong>–</strong> White Tees 5782 yards, par 71, (Girls: 68.6/122; Boys: 68.5/123).We<strong>at</strong>her: S<strong>at</strong>urday: Sunny with strong winds and temper<strong>at</strong>ures in the mid 80’sSunday: Sc<strong>at</strong>tered rain showers and sunny afternoon, temper<strong>at</strong>ures in the mid 70’s.<strong>IJGT</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>TPC</strong> <strong>Tampa</strong> <strong>Bay</strong><strong>Tampa</strong>, FL<strong>Mar</strong>ch 27-29, 2009Boys 16-19 Division (Gold Tees)Player Name, Loc<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>–</strong> Gradyear Grad RD1 RD2 Total To Par*1 Blake Morris - W<strong>at</strong>erbury, CT 2011 76 69 145 32 JD Tremmel - Columbus, OH 2011 71 74 145 33 M<strong>at</strong>eusz Jedrzejczyk - West Palm Beach, FL 2009 73 75 148 63 Julio Coto - Mexico City, Mexico (HH IJGA) 2009 73 75 148 65 Takashi Murayama - Okinawa, Japan (HH IJGA) 2011 74 76 150 86 Shane Convery - Raymond, IL 2010 75 76 151 97 Miguel Constantin Siercke - Hamburg, Germany (HH IJGA) 2009 79 73 152 107 Sae Byuk Shin - Incheon, South Korea (HH IJGA) 2008 77 75 152 109 Tyler Tilghman - N. Myrtle Beach, SC (HH IJGA) 2008 81 72 153 119 Tim Bittorf - Langen, Germany (HH IJGA) 2010 81 72 153 119 Peter Valasek - Myjava, Slovakia 2011 76 77 153 1112 James Ferraby - Tenerife, Spain (HH IJGA) 2009 79 75 154 1212 Nico Monsalves - Pasig, Philippines (HH IJGA) 2009 75 79 154 1214 John F. Hayes Iv - Cape Elizabeth, ME 2008 82 73 155 1314 Diego Maldonado - Gu<strong>at</strong>emala City, Gu<strong>at</strong>emala (HH IJGA) 2008 79 76 155 1314 Guan Jie Wang - Shen Zhen, China 2011 80 75 155 1317 Karl Johan Clausen - Holbaek, Denmark (HH IJGA) 2013 78 78 156 1417 Mike Tuel - Dalton, MN 2008 77 79 156 1419 Evan M<strong>at</strong>oske - Jensen Beach, FL (HH IJGA) 2009 83 75 158 1619 David Janney - Avon, IN 2010 81 77 158 1619 P<strong>at</strong>rick Nosal - Cumberland, RI (HH IJGA) 2008 81 77 158 1622 Douglas Gribin - Irving, TX (HH IJGA) 2008 82 77 159 1722 Alessandro Radice Foss<strong>at</strong>i - Milano, Italy (HH IJGA) 2010 78 81 159 1722 Conor Cafferty - Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 2009 77 82 159 1725 Grzegorz Zielinski - Lodz, Poland 2010 82 78 160 1826 Po-Ching Tseng - Pingtung, Taiwan (HH IJGA) 2010 82 79 161 1926 Kris Tantivirun - Bangkok, Thailand (HH IJGA) 2010 78 83 161 1928 Christian Geertsen - Odense, Denmark (HH IJGA) 2010 85 78 163 2128 Yannick Schuwey - Ependes, Switzerland 2008 82 81 163 2130 Andrew Stevenson - Dublin, Ireland (HH IJGA) 2010 82 82 164 2231 Guy Perry - New Plymouth, New Zealand (HH IJGA) 2010 84 82 166 2431 Scott Underhill - Bedford, NH (HH IJGA) 2009 82 84 166 2433 Will Shenstone - Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2009 79 88 167 2534 Philippe Horowicz - Howey in the Hills, FL 2010 85 83 168 2634 Cameron Kennedy - Thunder <strong>Bay</strong>, Ontario, Canada (HH IJGA) 2008 83 85 168 2636 Austin Smith - Greenbrier, AR 2009 87 82 169 2737 Adam Hallberlin - Takoma Park, MD 2010 86 84 170 2838 Ryan Clancy - Holliston, MA (HH IJGA) 2008 91 80 171 2938 Emilio Ramirez - Xalapa, Mexico (HH IJGA) 2010 89 82 171 2940 James Lyness - Bedford Corners, NY (HH IJGA) 2008 92 81 173 3140 Darren Robbins - Darien, IL (HH IJGA) 2010 88 85 173 31
42 Mandela Sealy - Glencoe, Trinidad and Tobago 2008 89 86 175 3343 M<strong>at</strong>thew Haller - Concord, MA 2010 88 90 178 3644 L. M<strong>at</strong>thew Cox - Nassau, Bahamas (HH IJGA) 2008 95 86 181 3945 Michael Mendez - Panama City, Panama (HH IJGA) 2009 103 82 185 4346 Seung Ryeol Lee - Seoul, South Korea (HH IJGA) 2009 87 102 189 47P<strong>at</strong>rick Sl<strong>at</strong>tery - Sarasota, FL 2010 82 DQ Rule 6-3aBoys 13-15 Division (Blue Tees)1 Theo Humphrey - Greenwich, CT 2014 79 76 155 132 M<strong>at</strong>t DeGiorgio - Mansfield, MA 2011 85 72 157 153 Adam Chowdhari - <strong>Tampa</strong>, FL 2011 84 78 162 203 Caulen Coe - Gulf Stream, FL (HH IJGA) 2013 77 85 162 205 Michael Troy - Stamford, CT 2011 80 87 167 256 Luke Liddell - Philadelphia, PA 2011 89 84 173 317 Connor Shell - Altamonte Springs, FL 2011 89 93 182 408 Ben Gershenov - Armonk, NY 2012 98 88 186 449 Davis Keough - Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada (HH IJGA) 2011 96 91 187 45Boys 12 & Under Division (White Tees)1 JJ Qualkenbush - La Quinta, CA 2014 83 81 164 222 Albano Valentino - San Juan, Argentina 2015 85 82 167 253 Chandler Morris - W<strong>at</strong>erbury, CT 2016 86 85 171 29Girls 19 & Under Division (White Tees)1 Xin Wang - Guangzhou, China 2012 74 69 143 12 Audrey Monssoh - Los Angeles, CA 2011 74 73 147 53 Louise Yi - Cinnaminson, NJ 2009 74 77 151 94 Monifa Sealy - Glencoe, Trinidad and Tobago 2011 74 78 152 105 Momo Sakuragi - Tokyo, Japan (HH IJGA) 2012 80 76 156 146 Ying Zhou Yun - Shen Zhen, China (HH IJGA) 2012 81 76 157 156 Stephanie Eybers - Haymarket, VA (HH IJGA) 2010 80 77 157 158 Olivia Lavy - Fayetteville, AR 2012 81 78 159 178 Sarah Knapp - Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 2010 77 82 159 1710 Bailey Cocca - L<strong>at</strong>ham, NY 2012 81 79 160 1810 Rosie Davies - London, United Kingdom (HH IJGA) 2008 82 78 160 1812 Ashley Swanson - Flushing, MI 2009 82 79 161 1913 Toula Scordilis - Florence, MA (HH IJGA) 2009 85 79 164 2214 Stefanie Mitchell - Sarasota, FL 2012 80 85 165 2315 Isabel Silva - Ames, Spain (HH IJGA) 2011 89 78 167 2515 Casey Van Dyke - Elkton, MD (HH IJGA) 2010 85 82 167 2517 Caroline Dula - Salisbury, NC (HH IJGA) 2011 85 89 174 3218 Mallory Etcheberry - Wesley Chapel, FL 2013 89 87 176 3419 Tine Diesch - Immenstaad, Germany (HH IJGA) 2011 90 89 179 3720 Anne Troy - Stamford, CT 2012 90 91 181 3921 Tina Chang - Mineola, NY (HH IJGA) 2012 89 94 183 4122 Allison Shilling - New Canaan, CT (HH IJGA) 2013 105 82 187 4523 N<strong>at</strong>alie Malafronte - Lincoln, RI 2011 92 97 189 4724 Emiley Odom - Mountain View, MO 2013 99 95 194 52* Denotes Win In Playoff
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