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Matthew Ashley
Ashley captures first FCWT tournament title
Round Two of the junior golf tournament at the Sandpiper Golf Club conducted by the Future Collegians World Tour (FCWT) began with a three-way tie for the lead in the Boys 16-19 division. On Saturday, Matthew Ashley of San Jose, CA (2013),
Blake Meek
Blake Meek of Pasadena, CA (2013) and Sean Berardi of Petaluma, CA (2013) all opened with a round of 71. On Sunday, the three were paired together. From the opening hole it was evident that it was going to be a tough day. Ashley made a double bogey 7 on the par 5 first hole. On the 2nd hole, Berardi made a 7 on the par 4 and Meek made a bogey 5. By the turn Ashley and Meek were 2 over for the day, and Berardi was 6 over par. Meanwhile Jonny Hogan of Solvang, CA (2012) who had his own struggles early on during Sunday’s round, had already made his turn and things were starting to go his way. Hogan made birdie-birdie on 10 and 11 before making a string of pars and finishing with a birdie on # 18, thus finishing at even par for the round and moving into 3rd place. One player matched Hogan at even par – RJ Young of Rancho Cucamonga, CA (2013). A 15 shot improvement for Young in Round Two allowed him to finish tied for 22nd. Also tied for 22nd with a 17 shot turn around on Sunday was
Cole Nygren
Cole Nygren of Longmont, CO (2012). Cole‘s final round of 71 earned him Low Round honors. For Ashley and Meek it came down to the final hole of the day. Matthew, who had made birdie on # 17 to put the two all square, made par, but Blake made a bogey on 18 and dropped to 2nd place. Sixteen year old Ashley earned his first FCWT junior golf tournament win on Sunday giving him reason to celebrate even if he isn’t a Giants or Patriots fan.
Delgado wins Boys 13-15 division
There was also a three-way tie in the Boys 13-15 division at the beginning of Sunday’s round. On Saturday,
Delgado
Miguel Delgado of Novato, CA (2015),
Goldstein
Jesse Goldstein of El Dorado Hills, CA (2014) and Tyler Tsay of Encino, CA (2015) all posted opening rounds of 75. Delgado and Goldstein both opened with a par on Sunday, while Tsay made bogey on their first hole (# 10). At the turn Goldstein was ahead by 2 strokes over Delgado. On their final nine (the front), Delgado was able to secure 3 birdies including a 3 on the par 4 eighth hole, where Goldstein suffered an 8. When they posted their rounds, Miguel’s 74 earned him Low Round honors and his first FCWT junior golf tournament win. Goldstein took second place, finishing 6 shots ahead of Tim de Silva of Palos Verdes Estates, CA (2014) and Briggs Boss of Santa Barbara, CA (2015) who finished tied for 3rd. Boss led this division in pars for the tournament with 22 while Delgado led in birdies with 8.
Alex Sborov leads wire-to-wire to win Girls division
In the Girls division,
Alex Sborov
Alex Sborov of Pleasanton, CA (2013) led wire-to-wire to earn her first FCWT tournament win. Alex led the girls division in pars for the tournament with 22, while Drew Thomas of Oxnard, CA (2012) led in birdies with 6. Drew finished in 2nd place. Alex‘s sister,
Katie Sborov
Katie, finished in 3rd place with a final round of 75, which allowed the two to share Low Round Honors.
