Mar 29th – IJGT at TPC Tampa Bay - International Junior Golf Tour
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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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.
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