Philadelphia Junior Tour
May 2017 In Review Presented By:
Chesapeake Bay GC—Rising Sun
TOURNAMENT RESULTS - CHESAPEAKE BAY GC—RISING SUN
May 6, 2017
Boys 16-18 1st Place (73) - Caleb Ryan T-2nd Place (77) - Kaden Kinard T-2nd Place (77) - Alec Ryden
Boys 13-15 1st Place (74) - Dylan Gooneratne 2nd Place (75) - Joshua Ryan 3rd Place (78) - Win Thomas
Girls 16-18 1st Place (88) - Grace Hickey 2nd Place (90) - Minjoo Kim 3rd Place (91) - Lily Byrne
Girls 13-15 1st Place (91) - Charlotte Scully 2nd Place (98) - Ava O’Sullivan
12 & Under 1st Place (36) - Nicholas Gross 2nd Place (38) - Henry Stone 3rd Place (40) - Angelina Tolentino Click here to view Full Press Release
Buena Vista Country Club
Boys 16-18 1st Place (80) - Colin Walsh 2nd Place (83) - Kyle Hayes T-3rd Place (85) - Corbin Babyak T-3rd Place (85) - Christopher Colman
Boys 13-15 1st Place (78) - Alec Stern 2nd Place (81) - Stephen Lorenzo 3rd Place (82) - Joseph Morganti
Girls 16-18 1st Place (90) - Olivia Patrow 2nd Place (108) - Lindsey Fogarasi 3rd Place (164) - Helen Shaw
Girls 13-15 1st Place (81) - Kayla Gutierrez 2nd Place (85) - Victoria Kim 3rd Place (90) - Gillyoung Koh
12 & Under 1st Place (41) - Nicholas Gross 2nd Place (42) - Benjamin Saggers -3rd Place (45) - Sidney Yermish
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TOURNAMENT RESULTS - BUENA VISTA COUNTRY CLUB
May 7. 2017
Back Creek Golf Club
TOURNAMENT RESULTS - BACK CREEK GOLF CLUB
May 13-14, 2017
Boys 16-18 1st Place (69) - Alex VanScoy 2nd Place (73) - Garrett Engle 3rd Place (74) - Logan Hess
Boys 13-15 1st Place (71) - Morgan Lofland T-2nd Place (75) - Matthew Lafond T-2nd Place (75) - Logan Paczewski
Girls 16-18 1st Place (76) - Haley Quickel
Girls 13-15 1st Place (84) - Charlotte Scully 2nd Place (90) - Lily Yang
12 & Under 1st Place (39) - Benjamin Saggers 2nd Place (40) - Jeffery Homer 3rd Place (42) - Matthew Homer Click here to view Full Press Release
JGS State College Series
Boys 16-18 1st Place (73) - Tyler Wassell 2nd Place (75) - Ryan Conners 3rd Place (76) - Casey Dao
Boys 13-15 1st Place (77) - Jack Cooley T-2nd Place (79) - Jackson Putney T-2nd Place (79) - Roy Anderson
Girls 16-18 1st Place (76) - Alexandra Voight-Shelley 2nd Place (90) - Jessica McClellan 3rd Place (94) - Savanna Haas
Girls 13-15 1st Place (75) - Lily Yang 2nd Place (83) - Morgan Sohosky 3rd Place (95) - Ava O’Sullivan
12 & Under 1st Place (40) - Hunter Probst 2nd Place (41) - John Keba 3rd Place (42) - Isaak Bloom Click here to view Full Press Release
TOURNAMENT RESULTS - JGS STATE COLLEGE SERIES
May 20, 2017
JGS State College Series
TOURNAMENT RESULTS - JGS STATE COLLEGE SERIES
May 21, 2017
Boys 16-18 T-1st Place (75) - Alex Pillar T-1st Place (75) - Casey Dao T-3rd Place (76) - Troy Kelleher
Boys 13-15 1st Place (77) - Roy Anderson T- 2nd Place (78) - Jack Cooley T-2nd Place (78) - Karl Frisk
Girls 16-18 1st Place (87) - Julianne Lee 2nd Place (89) - Savanna Haas 3rd Place (92) - Courtney Caiola
Girls 13-15 1st Place (77) - Morgan Sohosky 2nd Place (82) - Lily Yang 3rd Place (96) - Ava O’Sullivan
12 & Under T-1st Place (41) - Benjamin Sohosky T1st Place (41) - Maxwell Wager 3rd Place (44) - Isaak Bloom Click here to view Full Press Release
Boys 16-18 1st Place—Casey Dao (151) 2nd Place—Troy Kelleher (159) T-3rd Place—Tyler Wassell (155) T-3rd Place—Alex Pillar (155)
Boys 13-15 1st Place—Jack Cooley (155) 2nd Place—Roy Anderson (156) 3rd Place—Karl Frisk (158)
Girls 16-18 1st Place—Savanna Haas (183) 2nd Place—Courtney Ciaiola (190)
Girls 13-15 1st Place—Lily Yang (157) 2nd Place—Morgan Sohosky (160) 3rd Place—Ava O’Sullivan (191)
12 and Under 1st Place—Maxwell Wager (84) 2nd Place—Benjamin Sohosky (85) 3rd Place—Isaak Bloom (86)
JGS STATE COLLEGE SERIES
JGS State College Series
STATE COLLEGE SERIES RECAP
JGS State College Series Recap A wet and windy weekend at The Penn State Golf Courses did not hold back the PJT members. A record number of players were ready to take on the par 72 6,473/5,946/5,442 yard Blue Course. Members from all over the map showed up to compete in the JGS State College Series. The first day winner, Tyler Wassel (Lancaster, PA), shot a one-over-par 73 in the first day to put him in good position for the remainder of the weekend in the Boys 16-18 division. Ryan Conners (Downingtown, PA) shot a 75 (+3) to take second place after the first day of play. Casey Dao (Elkins Park, PA) took third place for the day with a 76 (+4). Alex Pillar (Hawley, PA) and Casey Dao (Elkins Park, PA) both shot low on the second day tying for the lead on the Blue Course, both carding three-over-par 75’s. Alex Pillar broke the tie by having the lower back nine score of 37, just one over par. Troy Kelleher (Clarks Summit, PA) took home third place for the second day of the JGS Series. Casey Dao (Elkins Park, PA) was able to hold on in a tight battle for the win in the JGS State College series in the Boys 16-18 Division with a total score of 151(+7). Jack Cooley (Chadds Ford, PA) shot a cool 77 to win the Boys 13-15 Division on the first day. Cooley had an impressive 8 straight pars in the middle of his round to help him hold on to the win. Roy Anderson (Chadds Ford, PA) and Jackson Putney (Egg Harbor Township, NJ) both carded 7 over 79’s to end as a tie for second place in the first day of play. Roy Anderson (Chadds Ford, PA) shot a 77 (+5) to win the gold in the Boys 13-15 Division in the second day of play. Jack Cooley (Chadds Ford, PA) and Karl Frisk (Spring Grove, PA) each shot a 78 (+6) to finish the day in a tie for second place in the Division. Jack Cooley was able to hold off a strong field and take home the gold for the JGS State College Series with a two day total of 155 (+11) Lily Yang (West Chester, PA) shot 75 (+3) to win the Girls 13-15 Division in the first day of the JGS Series. Morgan Sohosky (Bloomsburg, PA) carded an 83 (+11) for a second place finish. Ava O’Sullivan rounded out the top three in the Division with a 95 (+23).Morgan Sohosky (Bloomsburg, PA) shot a 77 (+5) to
In the first day of play Alexandra Voight-Shelley (State College, PA) shot a 76 to win Girls 16-18 Division. Second place in the Division went to Jessica McClellan with a 90 (+18). Savanna Haas (Pottstown, PA) won third place with a 94 (+22). The win on second day went to Julianne Lee (York, PA) after she carded an 87 (+15). Savanna Haas (Pottstown, PA) finished in second place with an 89 (+17). Courtney Caiola (Schwenksville, PA) earned the bronze with a 92 (+20). Savanna Haas was able to capture the win in the JGS State College series with a two day total of 183 (+39). Hunter Probst (Bear Creek, PA) won the first day of the JGS series shooting a 40 (+4) in the 12 & Under Division. John Keba (Emmaus, PA) shot a 41 (+5) to take home silver in the Division. Isaak Bloom (Bellefonte, PA) finished in third place with a 42 (+6) just two shots behind today’s winner. Benjamin Sohosky (Bloomsburg, PA) and Maxwell Wager (State College, PA) were tied atop the leaderboard after they each shot a 41 (+5) in the second day. Sohosky came out with the win, decided by a match of cards. Isaak Bloom (Bellefonte, PA) shot a 44 (+8) to win third place for the day. Maxwell Wager was able to capture the win for the JGS State College Series in his hometown with a two day total of 84(+12). Annalia Kostow (Kutztown University) and Marco Nieto (Eynon, Pa) were both able to win both days of the College Divisions. Kostow won the Women’s division with scores of 95 and 97. Nieto won the Men’s division with 69 and 72.
STATE COLLEGE SERIES RECAP
grab the win in the Girls 13-15 Division for day 2. Lily Yang (West Chester, PA) finished the day with an 82 (+10) to win the Division’s silver medal. Ava O’Sullivan (Exton, PA) finished the day in third place after she shot a 96 (+24).Lily Yang took home the win in the JGS State College Series with a two day total of 157 (+13).
MEET THE 2017 PPGA INTERNS
Meet the 2017 Philly Junior Tour Interns Another PJT season is underway and that means some old and some new faces are going to be seen at each of our events this summer. Get to know a little bit about our 2017 PJT intern team!
Lewis Harry— Returning for his third season with the Philadelphia PGA, Lewis is originally from Las Cruces, New Mexico. Lewis graduated from New Mexico State University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing and PGA Golf Management. Lewis started playing golf around 6th or 7th grade but didn't get serious until high school golf. His favorite course to play is The Club at Rainmaker in Alto, NM. Lewis’ dream foursome would include Tiger Woods, Jason Dufner and his cousin Cody.
Trey Croney— Trey is in his first season with the Philadelphia PGA and is currently studying economics at Lafayette College where he is also on the golf team. A native of Bryn Mawr, PA, Trey’s grandfather introduced him to golf around the age of 5. Trey’s father played at the College of William and Mary. By eighth grade, Trey was hooked on the sport. Trey says that his favorite course to play is Merion and his dream foursome would include Tiger Woods, Dustin Johnson and Michael Jordan. Trey is also a big fan of the TV show Designated Survivor.
Philadelphia PGA but previously worked for the Middle Atlantic PGA in 2014. Joe is a student at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and is in the PGA Golf Management program. Joe is from Annapolis, MD and his grandfather got him and his brother into the game by taking them to the range every Saturday when they would stay with him. Congressional Country Club is Joe’s favorite course to play and Bob Hope, Bill Murray and Matt Kuchar would round out his dream foursome.
Eric Faust—Eric is from Pottstown, PA and will be entering his junior year at Penn State University in the fall. He is in the PGA Golf Management program at PSU and is another fresh face to the PJT. A family tradition, Eric picked up golf just like his dad, brother and grandfather did before him. His favorite course that he has played is Bedford Springs Resort because he was able to play it with some good friends from Penn State. Eric is a big fan of the TV show The Office. His dream foursome would include Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods.
MEET THE 2017 PPGA INTERNS
Joe Ellis—Joe is also in his first season with the
SLOW PLAY IS NOT THE PLAY
Slow Play Is Not The Play Pace of play is one of the biggest problems in golf today. Particularly on the professional level, slow play can make watching tournaments painful at times for fans. PGA Tour rounds regularly exceed five hours, but rarely is a penalty given out. While professional golf struggles to get a grip on slow play, Junior Golf has made significant strides to encourage steady play. All Philadelphia Junior Tour events have several staff members and Rules Officials that constantly monitor a groups pace of play. The pace of a round for a Par 72 course is set at 4 hrs. 30min. If a group is behind on the time and out of position relative to the group ahead of them, they will be notified to speed up their play. If that group continues to be out of position, a penalty may be given. Other tours have similar guidelines for pace of play. The AJGA also uses timing stations and will penalize players for slow play. The average time for a round in 2016 AJGA events was 4 hrs. 27 min. The goal is not to make players rush or play before he or she is ready. It is to teach junior golfers to be ready when it is his or her turn to play and make the round as enjoyable as possible. The USGA has taken encouraging steps to make golf faster with recently proposed rule changes. Golfers in the US Amateur are now allowed to use rangefinders, something that was not previously allowed prior to 2014. While professional golf has not yet adopted similar changes, there is a growing sentiment towards making the game faster and more enjoyable from professionals. The Philadelphia Junior Tour is committed to keeping the game enjoyable and tackling the issues of slow play.
Identifying the correct golf ball is a critical part of the game of golf and often times it is overlooked. Playing the wrong ball can be problematic for a player and the outcome can differ depending on what type of format they are playing. According to the USGA Rules of Golf, Rule 15-3 says that during match play: if a player makes a stroke at a wrong ball, he loses the hole. If the wrong ball belongs to another player, the owner of the ball must place a ball on the spot from which the wrong ball was first played. If the player and opponent exchange balls during the play of a hole, the first to make a stroke at a wrong ball loses the hole; when this cannot be determined, the hole must be played out with the balls exchanged. The consequences for stroke play are a bit different however. Rule 153 states that: if a competitor makes a stroke at a wrong ball, he incurs a penalty of two strokes. The competitor must correct his mistake by playing the correct ball or proceeding under the Rules. If the player fails to correct his mistake before making a stroke on the next teeing ground or, in the case of the last hole of the round, before he leaves the putting green, the player is disqualified. Any strokes a player makes at a wrong ball do not count towards his or her score. In both match and stroke play, there is an exception to penalizing a wrong ball. There is no penalty if a player make a stroke at a wrong ball that is moving in a water hazard. However, the mistake must be corrected by playing the correct ball.
GET TO KNOW THE RULES OF GOLF: RULE 15-3
Know the Rules: Rule 15-3—Wrong Ball
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