July 29 – 30, 2023
Invited Club Series #6 at Bear’s Best
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Leading the boys 16-18 division was Joshua Mitchell from Atlanta, GA. Mitchell did a great job on the course in his first event of 2023. With one eagle and eight birdies on the weekend, he had scores of 74 and 71. Joshua ended the weekend with a total of 145 strokes to take the champion title. The runner-up honors went to Nathan Peji from Dunwoody, GA. Peji brought in 10 birdies along with scores of 75 and 71, he ended the weekend with a final score of 146. Finishing up the top three honors, Matthew Murphy from Roswell, GA with scores of 75 and 74 totaling 149 strokes for the weekend.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Joshua Mitchell
+1 Total
No. 2 Rank
Nathan Peji
+2 Total
No. 3 Rank
Matthew Murphy
+5 Total
No. 4 Rank
Keegan Farmer
+7 Total
No. 5 Rank
Owen Lewis
+8 Total
July 29 – 30, 2023
2023 Summer College Prep Series at Penn State #2
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Longtime HJGT player, Michael Lugiano from Shavertown, PA was the first-place winner in the boys 16-18 division. Lugiano brought in an outstanding scorecard for the weekend. With 15 birdies on the weekend, he had scores of 67 and 65. Lugiano finished the weekend with a total score of 132 strokes. This follows a great second place finish at the Summer College Prep Series in June. The runner-up honors went to Connor Mckenzie from Pittsburgh, PA. Bringing in impressive scores of 71 and 69, ending the weekend with a final score of 140. Tied for the top three honors were Jack Geyer from Havre Ge Grace, MD, Jacob Harnden from Grafton, Canada and Kevin Wortmann from Hawley, PA. All three players brought in a score of 142 strokes for the weekend.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Michael Lugiano
-12 Total
No. 2 Rank
Connor Mckenzie
-4 Total
No. 3 Rank
Jack Geyer
-2 Total
No. 4 Rank
Jacob Harnden
-2 Total
No. 5 Rank
Kevin Wortmann
-2 Total
July 29 – 30, 2023
2023 Union County Junior Open
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First place in the boys 16-18 division went to Ryan Jian Huaizhi from Shenzhen, China. With six birdies on the weekend, he brought in a round 1 score of 72 and a round 2 score of 76. Huaizhi ended the weekend with a total score of 148 strokes to take the victory. This follows an outstanding top-three finish at the Trump Westchester Junior Open presented by Perfect Hands Golf. Tied for the runner-up honors on the weekend was Griffin LaLonde from Upper Montclair, NJ and Wenbin Zhao from Qingdao, China. LaLonde brought in scores of 77 and 75 while Zhao had scores of 78 and 74. Both players ended the tournament with a total of 152 strokes.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Ryan Jian Huaizhi
+6 Total
No. 2 Rank
Griffin Lalonde
+10 Total
No. 3 Rank
Wenbin Zhao
+10 Total
No. 4 Rank
Jayden Ko
+11 Total
No. 5 Rank
Eshaan Golchha
+12 Total
July 26 – 27, 2023
2023 Cantigny Summer Junior Open
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Tied for first place in the boys 16-18 division was Dominic Howard from Aurora, IL and Max Oberweis-Manion from Los Altos, CA. Howard is a newcomer to the HJGT and this was his first tournament, he brought in scores of 80 and 75 along with three birdies. Oberweis-Manion brought in three birdies and scores of 76 and 79. Both ended the tournament with scores of 155 strokes. Quinn Knight from Lake Forest, IL finishes up the top three honors. Knight brought in scores of 79 in round 1 and 80 in round 2 for a total of 159 strokes.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Dominic Howard
+11 Total
No. 2 Rank
Max Oberweis Manion
+11 Total
No. 3 Rank
Quinn Knight
+15 Total
No. 4 Rank
Patrick Glavin
+20 Total
No. 5 Rank
Aaron Ryniec
+21 Total
