Nov 9th – IJGT at La Costa - International Junior Golf Tour
Nov 9th – IJGT at La Costa - International Junior Golf Tour
Nov 9th – IJGT at La Costa - International Junior Golf Tour
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For Immedi<strong>at</strong>e ReleaseChase Pinchot, Intern<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Tour</strong>, 216-577-7480Intern<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> (<strong>IJGT</strong>) Presents<strong>IJGT</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>La</strong> <strong>Costa</strong> Resort and SpaCarlsbad, CASunday, <strong>Nov</strong>ember 9 2008Itterman wins on the first playoff holeDoty holds on for victoryThe Intern<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>Junior</strong> <strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> (<strong>IJGT</strong>) made its annual visit to the <strong>La</strong> <strong>Costa</strong> Resort and Spa this weekend.The resort is the former host of the PGA <strong>Tour</strong>’s WGC-Accenture M<strong>at</strong>ch Play, <strong>La</strong> <strong>Costa</strong>’s North and Southcourses are both beautiful and traditional in design. There was a lot of excitement surrounding the first round ofthe <strong>IJGT</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>La</strong> <strong>Costa</strong>. The competitors enjoyed a beautiful sunny day of competition, a player and parentbarbeque and finally a trip over to the TaylorMade facility to listen to former USC golf coach Ted Gleasonspeak about the college recruiting process. On Sunday, the wind and rains came making the South Course playextremely difficult.week:The Boys 16-19 Division title was up for grabs coming into the final roundwith 13 players within 3-strokes of the lead. The final 18 holes could notdetermine a winner after Trevor Simsby of <strong>La</strong> <strong>Costa</strong>, CA, McCoy Willey ofSt. George, UT, and Ben Itterman from Carlsbad, CA all finishing <strong>at</strong> 4-overpar148. On the first playoff hole, all players hit beautiful drives and eachplayer had a look <strong>at</strong> birdie. After w<strong>at</strong>ching Willey and Simsby just misstheir birdie opportunity, Itterman holed his birdie putt from 8-ft to take thetitle. After the round Itterman talked about how important his driver was this“Coming into this week I hadn’t been hitting my driver well <strong>at</strong> all. But I was able to fix it this weekend and itwas a big factor in this win.”In the Boys 13-15 Division Gunner Kirschenmann of Bakerfield, CA heldoff the field to take home the title. Kirschenmann followed up his first round77 with a final round 76 for a 1-stroke victory. Coming in just behindKirschenmann was Dalton Stanger of Orem, UT. Stanger posted back-tobackrounds of 77 leaving him with a two-day total 154. Finishing in a tie forthird place were Thomas Arand from Mcminnville, OR and Ryan Burgess ofRancho Santa Fe, CA who shot a two-day total of 157. Kirschenmann hadthis to say about his round today:“I chipped in for Birdie on hole No. 2, my 11 th hole of the day, and th<strong>at</strong> gave me a lot of momentum on the restof the back 9.”In the Boys 12 & Under Division a sudden de<strong>at</strong>h playoff was needed todecide a winner. Tim Graham of Hillsboro, OR came from 6-strokes behindto c<strong>at</strong>ch first round leader Nicklaus Rivera of Bakersfield, CA and send it toextra holes. On the first playoff hole Graham sank a 12-ft. putt th<strong>at</strong> gave himthe win. Rivera posted rounds of 82 and 84 to finish in second place, and
ounding out the top three was JJ Qualkenbush of <strong>La</strong> Quinta, CA with a two-day total of 169.This weekend Elizabeth Doty of Palos Verdes Est<strong>at</strong>es, CA came awayvictorious in the Girls 19 & Under Division. Doty posted a solid first roundeven-par 72, and followed it up with a final round 84 giving her a two-strokevictory. Coming in second place from Hacienda Heights, CA was MaykoChwen Wang with a two-day total of 158. Anna DePalma of San Clemente,CA shot rounds of 77 and 86, which placed her solidly in third place. Ourwinner Doty had this to say about her tournament this weekend:“I putted really well this week, especially yesterday which gave me a lot of confidence coming into the finalround.”Congr<strong>at</strong>ul<strong>at</strong>ions in order to Hans Reimers of Albany, OR who made a hole-in-one on hole No. 14 in Sunday’sfinal round.The winners of the coveted <strong>IJGT</strong> Belt Buckle this week were Trevor Simsby, Ryan Barba, Tim Graham, PaolaKuri, and Morgan ThompsonWant to see more from this week’s event <strong>at</strong> <strong>La</strong> <strong>Costa</strong>?? Visit photobucket.com/ijgt# <strong>IJGT</strong> #Title Sponsors include: TaylorMade, Adidas, <strong>Golf</strong>World, 59 Belts 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 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.Carlsbad, CA—Final round results of the <strong>IJGT</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>La</strong> <strong>Costa</strong> Resort and Spa conducted by the Intern<strong>at</strong>ional <strong>Junior</strong><strong>Golf</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> (<strong>IJGT</strong>) <strong>at</strong> <strong>La</strong> <strong>Costa</strong> Resort and Spa. North Course: Boys 16-19 Division - Blue Tees 6924 yards, par74/138; Boys 13-15 Division - White Tees 6473 yards, par 72, 71.8/134; Boys 12 & Under Division and Girls19 & Under Division: Red Tees- 5951 yards, par 72, (Boys: 69.4/128;Girls: 76.4/141): South Course: Boys 16-19 Divison <strong>–</strong> Blue Tees 6862 yard, par 72, 73.9/139; Boys 13-15 Division <strong>–</strong> White Tees 6473 yards, par 72,72.3/134; Boys 12 & Under Division and Girls 19 & Under Division 5872 yards, par 72, (Boys 71.1/128; Girls75.8/139)We<strong>at</strong>her: S<strong>at</strong>urday: Sunny with temper<strong>at</strong>ures in the 80’sSunday: Sc<strong>at</strong>tered showers with temper<strong>at</strong>ures in the 60’sName Grad RD1 RD 2 Total*1 Ben Itterman, Carlsbad, CA 2010 72 76 1482 McCoy Willey, St. George, UT 2011 73 75 1482 Trevor Simsby, <strong>La</strong> <strong>Costa</strong>, CA 2010 75 73 148
4 Jake Stonich, Irvine, CA 2009 76 73 1494 Camden Nicholson, Newport Beach, CA 2009 74 75 1496 Pete Fernandez Jr., Bakersfield, CA 2010 74 76 1506 Sean McMullen, Kent, WA 2010 72 78 1508 Derek Zachman, Auburn, CA 2009 73 78 1518 Danny Angelucci, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 2011 72 79 15110 Jay Hwang, San Diego, CA 2011 78 74 15211 Kyle Nakazaki, Manh<strong>at</strong>tan Beach, CA 2010 78 75 15311 Michael Moorhead Jr., Newport Beach, CA 2012 76 77 15311 Justin Marchiando, Carmel, CA 2013 75 78 15311 Michael Kim, Del Mar, CA 2011 73 80 15315 Jason Chen, Brea, CA 2013 77 77 15415 Douglas Head, Temecula, CA 2010 76 78 15415 Bo Lustig, Belle Vernon, PA 2011 75 79 15415 M<strong>at</strong>thew Jun, Temecula, CA 2010 73 81 15419 Braden Cluck, Newport Beach, CA 2010 77 78 15519 Jon<strong>at</strong>han Rego, San Dimas, CA 2010 77 78 15521 Seong Kim, Temecula, CA 2009 80 77 15721 Alex Wagner, San Diego, CA 2010 80 77 15721 Zane Keith, El Cajon, CA 2009 79 78 15721 Adam Shaw, Richmond Hill, Ontario 2011 76 81 15725 Freddie Nordhoff, Se<strong>at</strong>tle, WA 2009 78 81 15926 Max Schmitz, Carlsbad, CA 2009 78 82 16026 M<strong>at</strong>t Duralde, San Clemente, CA 2010 76 84 16028 David Smith, San Diego, CA 2010 79 82 16128 M<strong>at</strong>thew Weaver, Huntington Beach, CA 2009 77 84 16128 Alex Harding, Portland, OR 2009 75 86 16131 Bradley Harrelson, Snoqualmie, WA 2010 83 80 16331 Jeffrey Wells, Redondo Beach, CA 2010 80 83 16333 Hans Reimers, Albany, OR 2009 82 82 16434 Tyler Barker, West Linn, OR 2010 83 84 16734 Michael Craven, Encinitas, CA 2010 80 87 16736 Cole Pocock, Tustin, CA 2010 85 84 16936 Giovanni Monaco, San Diego, CA 2009 84 85 16936 Brian Kyunguk Song, Beverly Hills, CA 2012 84 85 16936 Mark Mackey, Los Angeles, CA 2010 83 86 16940 Nicholas Lee, Chino Hills, CA 2009 84 86 17041 Drew Trujillo, Montrose, CO 2011 87 84 17141 Alex Street, Medford, OR 2009 86 85 17141 M<strong>at</strong>thew Sparks, San Diego, CA 2009 85 86 17141 Tyber Lustig, Belle Vernon, PA 2010 83 88 17145 Dan Frye, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 2010 83 91 17446 Christopher Kim, Northridge, CA 2009 86 91 17747 Jack Riedman, San Diego, CA 2010 90 89 17948 Ryan Nolan, Tigard, OR 2011 88 93 18149 Kenneth Akiyoshi, Monterey Park, CA 2009 87 97 18450 Jamie Wall, Newport Beach, CA 2010 100 92 192Ty Gretzky, Thousand Oaks, CA 2009 96 WD 961 Gunner Kirschenmann, Bakersfield, CA 2012 77 76 1532 Dalton Stanger, Orem, UT 2011 77 77 1543 Thomas Arand, Mcminnville, OR 2011 78 79 1573 Ryan Burgess, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 2012 79 78 1575 Ryan Barba, Avondale, PA 2011 83 75 1585 Eric Sugimoto, San Diego, CA 2011 76 82 1587 Andrew Morgan, Long Beach, CA 2012 81 80 1618 Alex Angard, Encino, CA 2013 80 82 162
9 Jon<strong>at</strong>han Keedy, Newport Beach, CA 2012 80 83 16310 Michael Bonic<strong>at</strong>to, Yorba Linda, CA 2011 79 87 16611 Ryan Pedder, Murrieta, CA 2011 83 84 16712 Eric Hallberg, Castle Rock, CO 2012 87 82 16912 Neal Donahue, Coto De Caza, CA 2011 84 85 16914 James Wallace, Orange, CA 2012 86 86 17215 Tanner Chambers, Sandy, OR 2013 85 90 17516 Max Bidna, Irvine, CA 2011 96 98 19416 Samuel Aronoff, Santa Monica, CA 2014 101 93 19418 M<strong>at</strong>thew DePalma, San Clemente, CA 2013 111 100 21119 Jae-Han Cho, Newport Beach, CA 2013 105 111 216*1 Tim Graham, Hillsboro, OR 2014 88 78 1662 Nicklaus Rivera, Bakersfield, CA 2015 82 84 1663 JJ Qualkenbush, <strong>La</strong> Quinta, CA 2014 87 82 1691 Elizabeth Doty, Palos Verdes Est<strong>at</strong>es, CA 2013 72 84 1562 Mayko Chwen Wang, Hacienda Hts, CA 2011 78 80 1583 Anna DePalma, San Clemente, CA 2010 77 86 1634 Paola Kuri, Orizaba, Mexico 2009 91 78 1695 Morgan Thompson, Tual<strong>at</strong>in, OR 2011 85 88 1736 Aubrie Street, Medford, OR 2010 87 96 1837 McKenna Pautsch, San Clemente, CA 2011 93 94 1878 Carolina Garza, San Clemente, CA 2010 96 92 188Tina Soyon Kwon, Irvine, CA 2010 WDI 0*Denotes Won in a Playoff
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