Dec 11
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Tournament golf differs from a lot of other sports. Most of the time junior golfers do not play as a team in junior golf tournaments. Usually they see themselves as competing against the field, and granted, they do. However, those who take their game to the next level, often recognize that they are really playing the golf course. They are trying to see how low they can go against the formidable foe and its army of adversaries: weather, bunkers, hazards, just to name a few.
David Snyder captured his third FCWT title at the Mission Hills tournament
On Sunday, one young man took the challenge and demonstrated that his game is going to the next level. David Snyder of McAllen, TX (2016) is a fourteen-year-old who is in his fifth season on the FCWT junior golf tour. The first year David played the FCWT he won 3 times. Two years later he won 5 times and was named the Player of Promise at the end of the season awards banquet. Last season he moved up to the 13-15 division, had eight Top 5 finishes and a win during the regular season. This season, he won at Cog Hill and then again at ASU. On Sunday, he add the Mission Hills title to his list, and he did so in telling fashion. David led the division in birdies with 6, pars with 25, and fired the Low Round on Sunday of 68 which not only distanced him from the field, but showed the level to which his game has risen. Snyder, like Tyler Moore (T6 in Boys 16-18), is a name to watch for the future. Tim de Silva of Palos Verdes Estates, CA (2014) finished in 2nd place while Harrison Lee of South Korea (2017) and Eddie Wajda III of Brookfield, WI (2014) finished in a tie for third.
Nicholas Scrymgeour, Boys 16-18 winner
In the Boys 16-18 division, Nicholas Scrymgeour of Calgary, Canada (2013) carded consecutive rounds of 70 to win his first FCWT junior golf tournament. Nicholas who finished tied for 13th at this tournament last year was the only player in the field to finish at even par or better for the 36 hole tournament. High winds (40 mph or more) on Saturday made scoring difficult, yet Nicholas posted a round of 70. On Sunday, players went low, but none could catch Scrymgeour. Cole Madey of West Linn, OR (2015) gave it a valiant effort with a final round of 3 under par 67. Madey finished in 2nd place, two strokes behind Nicholas. Nathan Wunderli of Salt Lake City (2012) also made a go at the top of the leaderboard with a round of even par on Sunday to finish at 145 and in 3rd place. But the Low Round on Sunday was by Adam Ruben of Lake Oswego, OR (2012) who posted a 5 under par 65 that moved him to 4th, despite an opening round of 81. Perseverance pays off! Two other players carded sub-par rounds on Sunday: Kyle Bowser of Danville, CA (2012) and Daniel Yang of San Diego, CA (2012), both posted a 69. Trey Johnson of Tualatin (2012) finished in 5th place followed by Tyler Moore of Escondido, CA (2015), whose sister won the girls division, and Dorian Patel of Oakland (2012) who tied for 6th place.
Chase Furey wins boys 11-13 division; 2nd title of the season
Chase Furey of Newport Beach, CA (2017) fired a final round of even par 70 on Sunday to distance himself from the field and win the Boys 11-13 division at the junior golf tournament at the Mission Hills Resort Pete Dye Course conducted by the Future Collegians World Tour. Twelve year old Furey earned his first FCWT tournament title last weekend at the Tucson junior golf tournament. Furey led his division in pars with 23 for the 36 hole tournament. RJ Manke of Lakewood, WA (2017) finished in 2nd place in his first FCWT junior golf tournament with rounds of 80-78-158. Scott Mitchell of Santa Rosa (2016), who finished 3rd, led this division in birdies with 4.
Haley Moore wins her 2nd consecutive FCWT title
Haley Moore of Escondido, CA (2016) went low in the Girls division at the Mission Hills Resort and won her second consecutive FCWT junior golf tournament. Miss Moore, who won last weekend at Tucson, opened the junior golf tournament at Mission Hills with a round of 79 on Saturday which put her in a three-way tie for the lead. On Sunday, Miss Moore fired the Low Round for the girls division, a 71, and pulled away from her co-leaders to finish at 150 for the tournament. The winds on Saturday were blowing about 40 mph making scoring a big challenge. The weather began to calm on Sunday allowing players to put up numbers more consistent with the norm for this tournament. Miss Moore had an eagle on the par 5, 12th hole, as well as 5 birdies for the 36 hole tournament to lead this division. Sabrine Garrison of Calgary, CANADA (2014) led the division in pars with 23 and finished in 2nd place at 153 after a very solid final round of 73. Marissa Hinchman, one of the first round co-leaders, finished in 3rd place at 156.
