GRANVILLE – The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour hosted the Columbus Junior Open at the Denison Golf Club from May 20-21. Boys and girls traveled from all over the country to participate in the 36-hole tournament. The event had four divisions: Boys 16-18, Boys 14-15, Boys 11-13 and Girls 14-18.
boys 16-18
Taking the lead in the boys 16-18 division this weekend was Bric Baird from Columbus, OH. For his first tournament with HJGT, Baird played an outstanding game this weekend. With five birdies on the weekend, his scores of 78 and 73 brought him to a total of 151 strokes for the weekend to take home first place. Tanner Wood placed as our runner up honors with a round 1 score of 74 and 78 for round 2. From Reynoldsburg, OH, Wood has played in a handful of HJGT tournaments before and his weekend total of 152 strokes was arguably his best score since joining in 2022. Placing in top three honors was Jonah Schollaert from Sewickley, PA. With four birdies, Schollaert finished off the weekend with 153 strokes.