Apr 26th – IJGT at Architects Golf Club - International Junior Golf Tour
Apr 26th – IJGT at Architects Golf Club - International Junior Golf Tour
Apr 26th – IJGT at Architects Golf Club - International Junior Golf Tour
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For Immedi<strong>at</strong>e ReleaseEric Linsley, 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>Architects</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Club</strong>Lop<strong>at</strong>cong, NJSunday, <strong>Apr</strong>il 26, 2009DI PASQUALE RALLIES FROM BEHINDLee is VictoriousLOPATCONG, NJ<strong>–</strong> This week the Intern<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> (<strong>IJGT</strong>) hosted a two-day tournament <strong>at</strong> the<strong>Architects</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Club</strong>. The beautiful golf course is a tribute to gre<strong>at</strong> design styles by the <strong>Architects</strong> of the past.The 108 <strong>IJGT</strong> Competitors were eager to put their skills to the test against these gre<strong>at</strong> designers. Fortun<strong>at</strong>ely,the sun was shining bright each day which made for ideal conditions to post low rounds over the weekend.In the Boys 16-19 Division, John Voetsch of New Vernon, NJ came outfiring with an opening round 3-under par 68. Following close behind,Joseph Gunnerman of Yardley, PA would post and even par 71 whileBlayze Di Pasquale of Richboro, PA and Ted Brennan of NewtownSquare, PA would card 72’s to set the stage for a Sunday Showdown.DiPasquale, who carded 6 birdies in his opening round, played consistentall day and eventually found himself tied for the lead with Voetschstanding on the 18 th Tee. After a beautiful drive, a solid approach, it wasonly fitting th<strong>at</strong> he sink his birdie putt for his first <strong>IJGT</strong> Victory. Finishingin a tie for second place was Sam Bernstein of Riverdale, NY with rounds of 74 and 75 and first round leaderJohn Voetsch.When asked about his keys to victory, Di Pasquale had this to say: “My key to victory was trying to play myown game and not letting one shot determine my round. I have finished in the top three before, but it is trulyrefreshing to get my first win. I am very happy.”In the Boys 13-15 Division, the b<strong>at</strong>tle for top honors was fierce with BrianTohir from New Canaan, CT coming away with the crown after finishingwith a two-day tournament total 144. Tohir opened his first round with aneven-par 71 which put him in gre<strong>at</strong> position heading into the final-round.Brian played consistent on Sunday with 12 straight pars before breakingth<strong>at</strong> streak with a birdie on the par 5 13 th hole. Coming in a close secondwas Michael Troy from Stamford, CT with rounds of 72 and 74 and ColinMcDade from Rye, NY who followed up his opening round 76 with a 1-under par 70 th<strong>at</strong> earned him the coveted <strong>IJGT</strong> Low Final Round BeltBuckle. After the awards present<strong>at</strong>ion, Tohir had these words to say about his win this weekend:“I have been playing well in my last few tournaments but I was coming up a bit short from the winners circle. Itfeels really good and I am very happy th<strong>at</strong> I was able to close the deal. My short putts really saved my roundsthis weekend”In the Boys 12 and Under Division, Kyle Sterbinsky from Yardley, PA went wire to wire with his tournament -total of 1-under-par 141. Kyle hit the ground running on S<strong>at</strong>urday with an opening round of 69 and neverlooked back after final-round 72 in which he eagled the tough par 5 number 11. After all the divisions had been
scored, Sterbinsky was excited to learn th<strong>at</strong> he had earned the J LindebergSl<strong>at</strong>er Belt th<strong>at</strong> is awarded to the Low <strong>Tour</strong>nament Round in all divisions.Coming in second place was Timothy Colanta from Monroe Township, NJwith a tournament-total of 142. Colanta made an honorable run <strong>at</strong>Sterbinsky by carding a final-round 68 to finish one shot back. Roundingout the top three was Jake Reilly from Hershey, PA with a weekend totalof 147. When Kyle was asked if there were any gut check moments th<strong>at</strong>brought out the best in him this is wh<strong>at</strong> he had to say:“My gut check moment was when I got up and down on hole No. 7 on Sunday. I was putting really well and Iknew if I could keep it up I could maintain my lead.”In the Girls 19 and Under Division, Harin Lee from Bayside, NY broughthome the title after shooting a tournament-total 145. Lee opened with asolid round of 74 in which she bettered herself with an even par 71 tofinish six strokes better than her fellow competitors. Taking the runner upposition was Scotland Preston from Mountainside, NJ with a consistentweekend of 75 and 76 for a two-day tournament total of 151. Coming inthird place was Gabrielle Weiss from Macungie, PA with a two-daytournament total of 154. After her round Lee had these words to say:“ I felt like I was not playing very well coming into this weekend, but my driver and my iron shots got me outof some sticky situ<strong>at</strong>ions. I am very happy to have put two gre<strong>at</strong> rounds together for the win.”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: Andrew Arnold in the Boys 16-19 Division with a round of 73, ColinMcDade in the Boys 13-15 Division with a round of 70, Timothy Colanta in the Boys 12 & Under Divisionwith a round of 68, Harin Lee in the Girls 15-19 Division with a round of 71, and Gabrielle Weiss of Macungie,PA in the Girls 14 & Under Division with a round of 79.In addition to the low final-round awards, <strong>IJGT</strong>’s newest sponsor J. Lindeberg awarded their Sl<strong>at</strong>er Belts to thetwo Lowest Rounds of the <strong>Tour</strong>nament for combined Boys Divisions and combined Girls Divisions. Walkingaway with the hardware this week were Kyle Sterbinsky from Yardley, PA and Harin Lee from Bayside, NYThe <strong>IJGT</strong> would like to send out a big congr<strong>at</strong>ul<strong>at</strong>ion to Austin Zurlo of Bernardsville, NJ for his Hole-In-Oneon the Par 3 number 6.To view pictures from the event please visit: www.photobucket.com/ijgt# <strong>IJGT</strong> #Title Sponsors include: Beyond The Links, J. Lindeberg, Fairway Styles, <strong>Club</strong>Glider, TaylorMade, Adidas, 59Belts 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 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 30countries. These young men and women will have the opportunity to particip<strong>at</strong>e in the n<strong>at</strong>ional junior rankingsystem sponsored by <strong>Golf</strong>week.
LOPATCONG, NJ — Final round results of the <strong>IJGT</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>Architects</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Club</strong> conducted by the Intern<strong>at</strong>ional<strong>Junior</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> (<strong>IJGT</strong>) on the <strong>Architects</strong> Course on Sunday, <strong>Apr</strong>il 26, 2009. Boys 16-19 Division - GoldTees: 6668 yards, par71, 73.6/132; Boys 13-15 Division <strong>–</strong> Blue Tees: 6322, par 71 70.5/125; Girls 19 & Underand Boys 12 & Under Divisions <strong>–</strong> Red Tees 5869 yards, par 71, (Girls: 72.7/130; Boys: 72.2/130).We<strong>at</strong>her:S<strong>at</strong>urday: Sunny with temper<strong>at</strong>ures in the mid 80’s.Sunday: Sunny, temper<strong>at</strong>ures in the high 80’s.Boys 16 - 19 Division (Gold Tees)Player Name, City, St<strong>at</strong>e Grad RD1 RD2 Total ToPar1 Blayze Di Pasquale - Richboro, PA 2010 72 74 146 42 Sam Bernstein - Riverdale, NY 2010 74 75 149 72 John Voetsch - New Vernon, NJ 2012 68 81 149 74 Andrew Arnold - Landisville, PA 2010 77 73 150 84 Kolya Wheeler - Wilmington, DE 2009 77 73 150 84 Douglas Walters - Blairstown, NJ 2010 75 75 150 84 John Havay - Bloomsbury, NJ 2010 75 75 150 84 Schuyler Stitzer - Greenwich, CT 2010 74 76 150 89 Teddy Bugniazet - Rye, NY 2010 77 74 151 99 Jordan Keller - Breinigsville, PA 2010 76 75 151 99 Michael Ashcraft - Allentown, PA 2010 76 75 151 99 Drew Doidge - Norwood, NJ 2010 74 77 151 99 Tommy Leech - Pgh, PA 2011 73 78 151 99 Joseph Gunerman - Yardley, PA 2010 71 80 151 915 Joshua Feldschneider - Delran, NJ 2009 77 75 152 1015 Robert Gelber - Scarsdale, NY 2010 77 75 152 1015 Michael Werenski - South Hadley, MA 2013 76 76 152 1015 Conor McDade - Rye, NY 2009 75 77 152 1015 Ted Brennan - Newtown Square, PA 2011 72 80 152 1020 Jack Shoreman - Orangeville, Ontario, Canada 2010 78 75 153 1120 Aaron Klimchuk - White Plains, NY 2010 75 78 153 1120 Christopher Swift - New Canaan, CT 2011 74 79 153 1120 Austin Zurlo - Bernardsville, NJ 2011 74 79 153 1124 James Buttermark - st<strong>at</strong>en island, NY 2010 82 73 155 1324 Thomas Lantzounis - Mahwah, NJ 2011 77 78 155 1324 Jeong Hoon Lee - North Wales, PA 2011 75 80 155 1327 Sean Keller - West Islip, NY 2009 81 75 156 1427 Michael Levenson - Andover, MA 2010 79 77 156 1429 Jon<strong>at</strong>han Rabovsky - Potomac, MD 2010 80 77 157 1529 Conor Cafferty - Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 2009 80 77 157 1529 Robert Balaban - Bethesda, MD 2011 81 76 157 1529 Brendan Sander - Alexandria, VA 2008 77 80 157 1529 Christopher Gill - Bethlehem, PA 2008 77 80 157 1534 Sacheev Mandhle - Franklin Lakes, NJ 2010 79 79 158 1635 Nick Kull - Hilton Head Island, SC 2010 77 82 159 1735 Thomas Lawson - Pittsburgh, PA 2011 76 83 159 1735 James Travers - Monroe, NY 2010 77 82 159 1735 M<strong>at</strong>thew Plummer - Mechanicsburg, PA 2011 74 85 159 1739 Adam Larkin - North Bellmore, NY 2010 83 77 160 1840 Oliver White - Lower Gwynedd, PA 2010 84 77 161 19
40 Ryan Feeney - St<strong>at</strong>en Island, NY 2010 84 77 161 1940 M<strong>at</strong>t Long - East Stroudsburg, PA 2011 81 80 161 1940 Justin Harris - Carlisle, MA 2010 78 83 161 1944 Brandon Neals - Middleton, MA 2010 73 89 162 2045 Conor Colman - Mahwah, NJ 2010 82 82 164 2246 Colby Lewis - Monroe, NY 2010 86 80 166 2446 Michael Savoia - Chester, NY 2009 77 89 166 2448 Bandar Alsaif - Gre<strong>at</strong> Falls, VA 2011 85 83 168 2648 Blaise Hopkins - New Hope, PA 2010 82 86 168 2650 Sean O'Shea - Monroe, NY 2009 84 85 169 2751 Brett Cooper - East Rockaway, NY 2009 91 85 176 3452 Brendan Morris - Monroe, NY 2009 87 90 177 35Boys 13 - 15 Division (Blue Tees)1 Brian Tohir - New Canaan, CT 2011 71 73 144 22 Colin McDade - Rye, NY 2011 76 70 146 42 Michael Troy - Stamford, CT 2011 72 74 146 44 Harrison Shih - Saddle River, NJ 2012 75 72 147 54 Peter Kim - Metuchen, NJ 2013 75 72 147 54 Andrew Bieber - Danville, PA 2013 74 73 147 54 Garrett Browning - Coraopolis, PA 2012 73 74 147 58 Brian Starker - Rye, NY 2011 73 75 148 69 Keith Burkard - Ramsey, NJ 2013 74 76 150 810 William Betts - Leechburg, PA 2011 74 77 151 911 John Yu - Freshmeadows, NY 2011 78 74 152 1011 Josh Taylor - Crescent, PA 2011 76 76 152 1013 Cody Cox - Milford, PA 2013 75 78 153 1114 Mike Caleca - Nazareth, PA 2011 77 77 154 1214 Nick Marotta - Monroe, NY 2012 78 76 154 1214 Bobby Hamill - New Canaan, CT 2011 78 76 154 1214 Richard Han - Tenafly, NJ 2012 76 78 154 1218 Mark Saeger - Wind Gap, PA 2011 79 77 156 1418 Ian Kaplan - Allendale, NJ 2011 77 79 156 1420 Adam Goldstein - Newton, MA 2012 76 81 157 1521 M<strong>at</strong>thew Yun - Flushing, NY 2011 86 73 159 1721 Mark Paradise - Moscow, PA 2012 82 77 159 1721 Nicholas Capozzi - Port Washington, NY 2011 78 81 159 1721 Michael DiTursi - Rye, NY 2012 75 84 159 1725 Steven Pedersen - Scotch Plains, NJ 2013 81 79 160 1826 Will Bernstein - Bronx, NY 2014 81 80 161 1927 Jon<strong>at</strong>han Kligman - Rye, NY 2011 82 81 163 2127 Thomas Kim - Upper Saddle River, NJ 2012 79 84 163 2129 Alex Geanakos - New Canaan, CT 2011 86 81 167 2530 Michael Rojas - Cliffside Park, NJ 2013 84 90 174 3231 Michael Bohlinger - Ewing, NJ 2012 89 89 178 3632 Harrison Schreider - Basking Ridge, NJ 2013 97 91 188 46Boys 12 & Under Division (Red Tees)1 Kyle Sterbinsky - Yardley, PA 2015 69 72 141 -12 Timothy Colanta - Monroe Township, NJ 2015 74 68 142 E3 Jake Reilly - Hershey, PA 2015 72 75 147 54 Luke Miller - Venetia, PA 2015 78 70 148 6
5 Christopher Gabriele - Cold Spring Harbor, NY 2014 75 78 153 116 Erick Alonso - Haworth, NJ 2014 77 78 155 137 JJ Qualkenbush - La Quinta, CA 2014 80 78 158 168 Hartej Gill - Monroe Township, NJ 2015 85 77 162 209 Bret Howey - Nazareth, PA 2014 85 80 165 2310 Thomas La Morte - Haworth, NJ 2014 80 90 170 2811 Vince Palazzolo - Colts Neck, NJ 2014 89 91 180 38Girls 19 & Under Division (Red Tees)1 Harin Lee - Bayside, NY 2010 74 71 145 32 Scotland Preston - Mountainside, NJ 2012 75 76 151 93 Gabrielle Weiss - Macungie, PA 2014 75 79 154 124 Jennifer Clinton - Sayville, NY 2010 76 80 156 145 Esther Park - Demarest, NJ 2010 80 78 158 166 Ava Panteli - St<strong>at</strong>en Island, NY 2010 80 80 160 187 Rachel Werner - Smithtown, NY 2009 84 78 162 208 Erica Herr - New Hope, PA 2014 84 82 166 248 Christina Paulsen - Ridgewood, NJ 2012 80 86 166 2410 Brooke Rohrbach - Greenwich, CT 2010 82 88 170 2811 Jordan Gl<strong>at</strong>t - Doylestown, PA 2011 87 88 175 3312 Rebecca Raub - Saddle River, NJ 2013 96 102 198 5613 Elexa Diktas - Cliffside Park, NJ 2013 98 101 199 57
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