New England Junior Open
From May 21-22, 2022, the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour held the New England Junior Open. The tournament was made up of a 36-hole format with a field of five divisions that included the Boys 16-18 Division, Boys 24-15 Division, Boys 11-13 Division, Boys Under 10 Division, and Girls 14-18 Division.
boys 16-18
Jeff Babineau, from Billerica, Maryland was the first-place finisher this weekend. Babineau brought in scores of 71 and 83 for a combined total of 154 for the weekend. Tony Novack from Middleton, Maryland, and Luke Schaal from Milton, Maryland tied for the runner-up this weekend with scores of 75 and 82, and 78 and 79, respectively, for a total of 143 each.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Jeff Babineau
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No. 2 Rank
Tony Novack
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No. 3 Rank
Luke Schaal
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boys 14-15
First place winner in the boys 14-15 division went to Angelo Martinez from Albuqerque, NM after he brought in an even scorecard this past weekend. With seven birdies, he put up scores of 79 for round 1 and 72 for round 2. Martinez finished with a total of 151 strokes securing him his second first place win in a row. With a round 1 score of 79 and 74 for round 2, Will Spencer from Fairfield, CT places as runner up honors. Spencer finished the weekend with a total of 161 strokes. Joseph Hansen from Cumberland Center, ME placed in the top three honors with a score of 161 strokes.
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Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Angelo Martinez
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No. 2 Rank
Will Spencer
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No. 3 Rank
Joseph Hansen
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boys 10 & under
Longtime HJGT player and first place HJGT point leader, Liam Rotatori from Stamford, CT was the first place champion in the boys U10 division this past weekend. Rotatori has played in 65 HJGT tournaments and placed first in over half of them. He was able to bring home another win with a round 1 score of 92 and round 2 score of 85 for a total of 177 strokes. Liam will defend his title at the 54 Hole Conneticut Junior Open this coming up weekend.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Liam Rotatori
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girls 14-18
In the girls 14-18 division, Cristiana Greene from Bedford Hills, NY finished the weekend as our first place winner. Greene has been playing with HJGT since 2020 and has 24 tournaments under her belt. This past weekend she was able to take her first win with just 159 strokes, her best score yet. The runner up honors went to Katie Cullen from Uxbridge, MA with scores of 97 and 87, she finished off with a total of 184 strokes. With a score of 202 strokes, Emilee Ferguson from Sandy Hook, CT placed in the top three honors.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Cristiana Greene
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No. 2 Rank
Katie Cullen
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No. 3 Rank
Emilee Ferguson
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girls 13 & under
Emily Doe from Waban, MA led the girls U13 division this past weekend. In only her second HJGT tournament of the year, Doe was the first place winner. Putting up scores of 89 and 88, her weekend total was 177 strokes. Emily currently sits in 13th place in the HJGT point rankings. Grace Rotatori from Stamford, CT is a longtime HJGT player and has placed top 3 over 45 times, this weekend was no different when she took home runner up honors. Rotatori put up scores of 97 and 93, she ended the weekend with 190 strokes.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Emily Doe
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No. 2 Rank
Grace Rotatori
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