The final round of the FCWT junior golf tournament at Doral required some extra holes in the Boys 16-19 division. At the end of the 54 regulation holes, overnight leader
Jackson Stroup
Jackson Stroup of Hudson, OH (2013)and first round leader
Ryan Borg
Ryan Borg of Orangeville, ON, CANADA (2013) were tied for the lead at 216. The twosome returned to the 18th hole for a playoff. Then to #17, then again to #18 where on the 3rd playoff hole, Stroup won with a 20 foot birdie. This was Jackson‘s first FCWT junior golf tournament win. Previously this season he finished T12 at Champions Gate and 2nd at Reunion where he fired a final round of 67. Ryan Borg was playing in his first Future Collegians World Tour tournament of the season. Last season he won twice at the 13-15 level. Corey Eccles of Montreal, CANADA (2012) fired a final round of 1 under par 70 to earn the Low Round honors on Monday as well as 3rd place.
In the Boys 13-15 division,
Jonathan MacDonald
Jonathan MacDonald of Ontario, CANADA (2014) came on strong on Monday posting a final round of 71 that allowed him to win by 4 shots over
Priyanshu Singh captures first FCWT tournament win
Priyanshu Singh of Delhi, INDIA (2014). Singh led this division in birdies with 11 for the 54-hole junior golf tournament. Overnight leader
Evan Grenus
Evan Grenus of Glastonbury, CT (2014) finished in 3rd place at 232. This was the first FCWT junior golf tournament win of the season for 15-year-old Macdonald who won at Purdue last season. Previously he finished fifth at Notre Dame, tied for third at Black Diamond and sixth at Reunion.
In the Boys 11-13 division,
Ben Reichert
Ben Reichert of East Amherst, NY (2016) led wire-to-wire and won his first FCWT junior golf tournament. The thirteen year old led his division in both birdies with 4 and pars with 35 for the three-day tournament. Teddy Tetak of Slovakia (2018) finished in 2nd place, 5 strokes back of Reichert.
Kari Bellville
Kari Bellville of Granger, IN (2014) finished strong on Monday with a solid round of 76 that earned her a second FCWT tournament title. Miss Bellville previously won the FCWT junior golf tournament at Champions Gate. Miss Bellville joins five other young ladies who also have 2 FCWT tournament wins this season. Canadian Grace Howie of Ottawa (2013) finished in 2nd place with Anastasia Adruzova of Russia finishing in third. Miss Bellville carded 8 birdies during the 54-hole tournament and 26 pars. Miss Howie also had 26 pars during the three rounds of tournament play.
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The winds for the final round of the FCWT junior golf tournament at Classic Club were brutal: forty miles per hour most of the time. Saturday’s winds were 25 to 30 mph, but Sunday’s were worse.
Pereira captures first title in Boys 16-19 division
The conditions made it very tough for scoring as
Corey Pereira
Corey Pereira of Cameron Park, CA (2013) can attest. His round of 76 was the Low Round on Sunday, but it was enough to earn him the title. Pereira started Sunday’s round in second place, two strokes back of Round One leader
Alistair Docherty
Alistair Docherty. Corey and Alistair each carded 6 birdies for the tournament to lead this division. For Corey, it was a well-deserved victory. Pereira has been consistently in the Top 10 this season in FCWT junior golf tournaments. He finished tied for second at TPC Las Vegas, tied for sixth place at Bayonet and Black, and then tied for fifth place at Sandpiper two weeks ago. The sixteen year old junior now joins the winner’s circle, and has earned an automatic exemption to the FCWT Tour Championship over Memorial Day weekend. Overnight leader Alistair Docherty of Vancouver, WA (2012) finished two strokes back of Pereira in second place.
Ryan Medhaug
Ryan Medhaug of Sisseton, SD (2013) finished in third place at 153, his best finish of the season.
Ackerman wire-to-wire for the win
In the Boys 13-15 division,
Ackerman
Derek Ackerman of Half Moon Bay, CA (2015) led wire-to-wire to earn his first FCWT junior golf tournament win. Ackerman led his division in pars for the 36-hole tournament with 20.
Ben Albin
Benjamin Albin of Santa Fe, NM (2015) led in birdies with 5. Albin finished tied for 3rd place with
Connor Chesky
Connor Chesky of Saint Helena, CA (2016). This was Albin’s fourth Top 3 finish of the season. Chesky had three top five finishes in FCWT tournaments entering this event. Another very consistent player finished in 2nd place.
Nathan Zhao
Nathan Zhao of Faribault, MN (2015) entered this tournament having finished in 6th place at Notre Dame and tied for fifth at Cog Hill. Look for a win from this young man in the near future. McKenzy Haber of La Quinta, CA (2014) finished in fifth place at 163, four strokes off the pace.
Fernandes earns first FCWT title
In the Boys 11-13 division,
Andrew Fernandes
Andrew Fernandes of Cerritos, CA (2016) led wire-to-wire to earn his first FCWT junior golf tournament. Fernandes, 13, led this division in pars with 17. John Pollock of Eugene, OR (2018) led in birdies with 3 and finished in second place.
Garrison grabs second FCWT tournament title
Sabrine Garrison
Sabrine Garrison of Calgary, CANADA (2014) led wire-to-wire at the FCWT junior golf tournament at Classic Club in California to earn her second FCWT tournament title of the season. Garrison, 15, has played in three FCWT junior golf tournaments this season and finished in the top three each time. At Mission Hills in December, Sabrine finished in second place. In January, she earned her first win at the Wigwam junior golf tournament. On Sunday, she added another win here at Classic Club while co-leading the field in pars with Brittany Whatley of Las Vegas, NV (2012) who finished in third place.
Drew Thomas
Drew Thomas of Oxnard, CA (2012) finished in second place, just three strokes back of Garrison while Jordan Chael of Overland Park, KS (2013), who led this division in birdies with 5, finished in 4th place, 5 strokes back of Miss Garrison.
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FCWT Wedding News: the FCWT congratulates Executive Tour Director Jon Hopson and his bride on their wedding
Sunday was a big day for the Future Collegians World Tour (FCWT). Not only were two junior golf tournaments in progress, one on each coast, the Executive Tour Director, Jonathan Hopson, was getting married.
The Wedding Party
And if that weren’t enough, Hopson’s good friend Bill Haas was contending for the Northern Open at Riviera. So between photo-ops, Hopson kept an eye on the PGA Tour event scoring via his phone.
Checking Bill Haas' scores
When Hopson learned during the reception that Haas had won, he announced it to the guests and the place erupted with cheers. (Of course, when you get married at a golf course, the guests are often familiar with the game!) Congratulations, Bill, from all of us at the FCWT!
FCWT Junior Golf Tournament at Doral: Round Two Recap
Meanwhile in South Florida, in Sunday’s round of the FCWT junior golf tournament at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa,
Jackson Stroup
Jackson Stroup of Hudson, OH (2013) posted a round of 70 to take over the lead from Ryan Borg of Orangeville, ON, CANADA (2013). Stroup and Borg will be paired with Rajendranath for the final round on Monday. Talin fired a 67 on Sunday to move up the leaderboard into 3rd place. Also moving up the leaderboard on Sunday was Chris Gabriele of Cold Spring Harbor (2014) who fired a 69 after an opening round of 81. Chris will start in 6th place for the final round.
In the Boys 13-15 division,
Evan Grenus
Evan Grenus of Glastonbury, CT (2014) continues to lead. He improved his 2nd round score by one shot and leads by 4 with 18 holes of tournament golf remaining. Jonathan MacDonald of Ontario, CANADA (2014) will start in 2nd place with Priyanshu Singh of Delhi, INDIA (2014) just one stroke back at 154.
Ben Reichert, FCWT junior golfer
Ben Reichert of East Amherst, NY (2016) continues to lead in the Boys 11-13 division at Doral. Reichert will start 8 strokes ahead of Castoro of Fort Lauderdale, FL (2017).
In the Girls division,
Kari Bellville
Kari Bellville of Granger, IN (2014) will enter the final round with a 9 stroke advantage. Kari will be looking for her second FCWT tournament win of the season on Monday. Grace Howie of Ottawa, ON (2013) will start in 2nd place at 162 followed by Anastasia Adruzova of Moscow, Russia, at 164.
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