FCWT Junior Golf Tournament at Whistling Straits after the rain
After two hours of rain early in the day, the sun came out and it was beautiful for the junior golfers tournament round.
Leighann Cabush
Leighann Cabush of Waukesha, WI (2013) leads the Girls division at the FCWT Junior Golf Tournament at Whistling Straits Golf Course. Leighann opened with a round of 76 on the Irish Course and has a 3 stroke advantage over a 3-some tied for 2nd place. McKenzie Parks of Oregon, WI (2012), Isabelle Kane of Winnetka, IL (2014), and Jessica Staed of Green Bay (2014) will all start the final round at 79. Miss Cabush won at the FCWT Junior Golf Tournament at Arizona State in November. In addition, she has three other Top 5 finishes this season. Leighann co-led this division in birdies with 2 and pars with 11. Eighteen holes remain for the junior golfers on Sunday.
Jeff Lang
Jeffrey Lang of Lexington, MA (2013) fired a two under par round on Saturday in the Boys division to lead by two strokes over
Nick McCall
Nicholas McCall of Winnetka, IL (2013). Lang has finished tied for 2nd place in his last two FCWT junior Golf Tournaments: Feather Sound and Red Tail. On Sunday, seventeen-year-old Lang will be looking for his first win. He will be paired with Nicholas McCall and
Lee Radke
Lee Radke of Sioux Falls (2015). Three players are tied for 4th place at 75: Chase Wheatley of Corona Del Mar, CA (2013), Max Donohue of Sioux Falls, SD (2014), and Eric Izzo of Naperville, IL (2012).
Among the 13-15 division players, Conor Dore of Chicago (2015) is leading at 76, followed by Nathan Zhao of Fairbault, MN (2015). Will Seaman of Winnetka, IL (2015) and Alex Wrenn of Lake Oswego, OR (2014) are tied at 79. Play resumes on Sunday for the final round.
Congratulations to Joe Leja of Fort Wayne, IN (2013) who made a hole in one on the 3rd hole 140-yards with a 7 iron.
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Sinking a pair of 69s, Smothers wins Boys 16-19 division
Sean Smothers fired a second consecutive round of 69 on Sunday to win his first FCWT junior golf tournament. The Boys 16-19 division at the Falcon’s Fire Golf Club was closely contested. At the end of Round One, three players were tied for the lead, including Smothers. Sean got out to a bit of a bumpy start with a bogey on the first hole, but he felt like things turned around for him when he made an eagle on the par 5, 4th hole. Sean played the back nine at 2 under par to finish at 3 under for his round and 6 under for the tournament.
Tokes Pedro of Bowie, MD (2015) earned the Low Round honors with his 4 under par 68 that put him just one stroke shy of Smothers. Pedro finished tied for 2nd with Enrique Jaramillo of Colombia, one of the overnight leaders. Gonzalo Rubio of Mexico, who was also a co-leader after Round One, finished 4th at 141, three strokes back of Smothers. Eithel McGowen of Lima, Peru (2012) and Amin Hasham of Vancouver, BC, Canada finished tied for 5th at 142. Congratulations to Joey Matulich of Los Angeles, CA, on two eagles for the tournament. Mason Fox of Sarasota, FL (2014) led the Boys 16-19 division in birdies for the tournament with 12. Peng Yan of China (2014), Richard Zhang of Bradenton, FL (2013), and Terrence Zhang of Orlando, FL (2015) co-led in pars with 27.
Congratulations Caleb Sibley on your final round of 69!
Boys 13-15 division
In the Boys 13-15 division, Michael Mattiace of Jacksonville, FL (2016) fired a final round of 2 under par 70 to win his first FCWT junior golf tournament. Fourteen year old Michael led the boys 13-15 division in birdies for the tournament with 8. Alex Lee of West Linn, OR (2015) finished in 2nd place at 148. Fourteen-year-old Blake Wilson of Groveland, FL (2016) finished in 3rd place, his best finish of the season. Myles Jacobs of Hogansburg, NY (2015) led the Boys 13-15 division in pars with 23 and finished in 4th place at 152.
Millet’s Low Round earns her the Girls title
Anna Millet of Spain (2014) captured her first FCWT tournament win in the Girls division at Falcon’s Fire. Anna carded the Low Round on Sunday, a 73, to finish at one over for the tournament. First round leader, Lina Sekerkova of Slovakia, finished at 146 in 2nd place, her best of the season. Radi Sauro of Lake Worth, FL (2014) finished two strokes back of the lead at 147 to capture 3rd place. Anna and Tong Wang of China (2013) co-led in birdies with 7, while Lina Sekerkova led in eagles with 1. Radi Sauro led in pars with 28 for the tournament.
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The opening round of the FCWT Junior Golf Tournament at the Falcon’s Fire Golf Club in Kissimmee, Florida saw sunny skies and warm temperatures, much like a travel brochure for “The Sunshine State.” The Golf Course was in great condition allowing for good scoring from the junior golfers on Saturday.
Lee leads Boys 13-15 division
Alex Lee on his opening round of 70 at the FCWT Falcon’s Fire Tournament
Michael Mattice on his opening round of 72
In the Boys 13-15 division, Alex Lee of West Linn, OR (2015) fired a two under par 70 to lead that division. Lee finished in second place last weekend at the World Woods tournament and has three other Top 5 finishes this season. Alex will be looking for his first FCWT junior golf tournament win when he tees it up on Sunday. He will be paired with Michael Mattiace of Jacksonville, FL (2016) who carded a solid round of even par on Saturday. Fourteen year old Michael is playing in his first FCWT tournament. Joe He of China (2015) and Blake Wilson of Groveland, FL (2016) are tied for third place at 74. He and Lee both carded 4 birdies on Saturday to lead the Boys 13-15 division, while Mattiace led in pars with 14.
Lina Sekerkova leads Girls Division after making an ACE on # 3
Lina's hole in one
Congrats to Lina Sekerkova on her hole in one on the 3rd hole at Falcon’s Fire. (Photo captured by GGGA coach Nick Duffy ( @jnickduffy)
Lina on her opening round at the FCWT Junior Golf Tournament at Falcon’s Fire
In the Girls 13-18 division, Lina Sekerkova of Slovakia fired a one under par 71 that included an ACE on the par 3 third hole. Lina leads by one over Anna Millet of Spain (2014) and Jasmine Wade of Oldsmar, FL (2012). But they aren’t the only competition that Lina will have to contend with on Sunday. Five girls are tied for fourth place at 73, just two shots back of the Lina‘s score: Mary Fran Hillow of Orlando, FL (2012), Radi Sauro of Lake Worth, FL (2014), Anastasia Adruzova of Russia (2014), Mia Zanghetti of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (2013), and Lauren Riehle of Wesley Chapel, FL (2012). The Top 10 girls are within 5 strokes so there is a lot of golf left to play in this division. The Final Round begins on Sunday at 7:30am.
Boys 16-19 division
Sean Smothers and Mason Fox each carded 7 birdies during Saturday’s Round
Gonzalo Rubio on his opening round of 69
Enrique Jaramillo, co-leader, on his opening round of 69
The competition is close in the Boys 16-19 division as well. Sean Smothers of Tamarac (2013), Enrique Jaramillo of Cali, Colombia, and Gonzalo Rubio of Mexico (2012) are all tied for the lead at 3 under par 69. All three will be looking for their first FCWT junior golf tournament win. Four players will start Sunday’s final round tied for 4th place: Mason Fox of Sarasota, FL (2014), Parama Chansue of Bangkok (2014), Sam Horsfield of Davenport, FL (2015), and Sam Toomey of Massachusetts. Horsfield is one of the only players in the Top 10 who has already won an FCWT junior golf tournament. Sam won at Reunion in January and at Plantation in February. Two shots back of the co-leaders and tied for eighth are: Priaynshu Singh of Delhi, India (2014), Sebastian Petersen of Denmark (2014), Arthur Nunes of Brazil (2012), Tokes Pedro of Bowie, MD (2015), and Amin Hasham of Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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