2022 Lake Nona Junior Open
From June 15-16, the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour held the Lake Nona Junior Open. The tournament was made up of a 36-hole format with a field of six divisions that included the Boys 16-18 Division, Boys 14-15 Division, Boys 11-13 Division, Boys Under 10 Division, Girls 14-18 Division, and Girls Under 13 Division.
boys 16-18
Tim Chang from Taichung City, Taiwan was the first-place finisher this weekend. Chang brought in scores of 64 and 71 for a combined total of 135 for the weekend. Aaron Lin from New Taipei City, Taiwan was the runner up for the weekend with scores of 71 and 71 for a combined total of 142. Will Browning from Orlando, FL finished the top three honors with scores of 68 and 81 for a weekend total of 149.
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Player
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No. 1 Rank
Tim Chang
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No. 2 Rank
Aaron Lin
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No. 3 Rank
Will Browning
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boys 14-15
Newcomer to the HJGT, Ethan Parish from St. Cloud, FL secured the first place win in the boys 14-15 division. Parish did a great job on the course and brought in a remarkable scorecard. With a round 1 score of 76 and 73 in round 2, he had a combined total of 149 strokes. With total scores of 153 strokes Bryce Napier from Palm Harbor, FL, Santiago Navarro from Winter Garden, FL and Orlando Torres from Oviedo, FL placed in a three way tie for runner up honors.
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Player
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No. 1 Rank
Ethan Parish
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No. 2 Rank
Bryce Napier
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boys 11-13
Connor Danahy from Lake Nona, FL was the first place finisher for the boys 11-13 division. With four birdies, he brought in scores of 76 and 72. His total for the tournament was 148 strokes. This was Connor’s second tournament since joining in 2022 and his first win. Participating in his first tournament of the year, Tyler Creavy from Orlando, FL took home the runner up honors. Tyler’s scores of 74 and 77 gave him a total of 151 strokes. Finishing up top three honors is Aarush Sarkar from Orlando, FL. Sarkar did a great job on the course and finished the tournament with a total of 159 strokes.
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Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Connor Danahy
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No. 2 Rank
Tyler Creavy
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No. 3 Rank
Aarush Sarkar
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boys 10 & under
In his first HJGT tournament, Conrad Holzman placed first in the boys under 10 division. Holzman, from Houston, TX did a phenomenal job on the course this week. With seven birdies, he brought in scores of 72 for round 1 and 73 for round 2. He secured his win with 145 strokes. Hunter Williams from St. Augustine, FL took home the runner up honors with his best score. With eight birdies and scores of 74 and 79, he totaled 153 strokes for the tournament. With a total score of 156, Palmer Cowden from Orlando, FL finishes up in top three honors. He is currently within the Top 30 of HJGT point rankings.
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Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Conrad Holzman
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No. 2 Rank
Hunter Williams
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No. 3 Rank
Palmer Cowden
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girls 14-18
To finish off a great tournament, Jenna Barnett from Kissimmee, FL was crowned champion in the girls 14-18 division. Barnett has been playing with HJGT since 2021 and she secured her first tournament win this past week with 147 strokes. With a total of 150 strokes, Alexandra Snyder from Orlando, FL took home the runner up honors. Snyder is currently within the Top 20 of HJGT point rankings. Lynne Zhang from Bradenton, FL finishes up the top three honors. Zhang put up scores of 76 and 79 totaling 155 strokes.
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Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Jenna Barnett
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No. 2 Rank
Alexandra Snyder
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No. 3 Rank
Lynne Zhang
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