Kikuchi does it again

Kikuchi, Muth prevail at Junior Amateur

What could possibly top winning a Metropolitan Junior Amateur Championship? Winning two in a row, of course. After three separate rain delays stretched a two-day event into three days and a July 1 conclusion, Momo Kikuchi did just that, carding a 36-hole total of 152 at Westborough Country Club, 2020 MAGA Junior Amateur Resuts securing the Barbara A. Berkmeyer Trophy in the Girls 16-18 age catWestborough Country Club, par-68 egory for the second consecutive Barbara A. Berkmeyer Championship year. Reese Reinhardt couldn’t keep 1 Momo Kikuchi (The Quary) 73 79 152 pace, but played well in challenging 2 Reese Reinhardt (Tapawing0) 91 86 177 conditions to finish runner-up. James M. Holtgrieve Championship 1 Andrew Muth (Tapawingo) 70 T2 Drew Barclay (WingHaven) 71 T2 Ryan Walsh (Forest Hills) 69 T2 Jack Wooldridge (Forest Hills) 69 T5 Blake Skornia (Algonquin) 72 T5 Sam Fix (Westborough) 72 Boys Age 12-13 Division 67 71 73 73 73 73 137 142 142 142 145 145 In the first round, returning champi on Braden Hoisington left his mark with a hole in one at the par 3 No 4. But it wasn’t enough to stop Andrew Muth, who fired a 1-under 67 in the final round to finish 1-over 137 and 1 Wynston Weiler (Norwood Hills) 71 74 145 win the James M. Holtgrieve Trophy 2 Owen Walther (Youth On Course) 79 89 168 in the Boys’ 16-18 category. 3 Shota Tiger Kikuchi (The Quarry) 88 84 172 4 John DeLuca (Forest Hills) 84 90 174 Drew Barclay, Ryan Walsh, and Jack Boys Age 14-15 Division 1 Aidan O’Keefe (Youth On Course) 2 Colby Sauer (Meadowbrook) 3 Max Sigman (WingHaven) 4 Tim Powers (Glen Echo) 5 John Chapman (Greenbriar Hills) Girls’ Age 12-13 Division 1 London Fitzgerald (The Quarry) 75 71 76 77 76 86 73 77 74 74 81 79 148 148 150 151 157 165 Wooldridge finished in a three-way tie for second, five strokes off Muth’s lead. Meanwhile, Aiden O’Keefe cap tured the Boys 14-15 Division, while Wynston Weiler won the Boys 12-13 slot and London Fitzgerald won in the Girls 12-13 bracket. 2 Addy Surber (Forest Hills) 83 82 165 3 Avery McLaughlin (Bellerive) 84 86 170 4 Reese Robson (Westborough) 92 89 181

The Junior Amateur winners pictured include Momo Kikuchi (back round), Andrew Muth (upper left), Wynston Weiler (upper right), London Fitzgerald (lower left) and Aidan O’Keefe (far lower left). Braden Hoisington (lower right), scored a hole in one on No. 4 during the first round of the championship at Westbor ough Country Club.

The Junior Amateur winners pictured include Momo Kikuchi round), Andrew Muth (upper left), Wynston Weiler (upper right), London Fitzgerald (lower left) and Aidan O’Keefe (far lower left). Braden Hoisington (lower right), scored a hole in one on No. 4 during the first round of the championship at Westbor -

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