June 10 – 11, 2023
2023 Ballyowen Junior Open
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Taking home the first place win in the boys 16-18 division was long time HJGT player, Eli Kaufman from Montville, NJ. Kaufman has played with HJGT since 2020 with over 30 tournaments under his belt. He has placed in the Top 10 in more than half the tournaments he has played in. This past weekend he was able to secure the win with six birdies and 150 strokes. With a total score of 152, Griffin LaLonde placed as our runner up honors. Lalonde, from Upper Montclair, NJ brought in scores of 74 for round 1 and 78 in round 2 totaling 152 strokes for the weekend. Finishing up top three honors, Eshaan Golchha from Warren, NJ put up scores of 78 and 75 for a total of 153.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Eli Kaufman
+6 Total
No. 2 Rank
Griffin Lalonde
+8 Total
No. 3 Rank
Eshaan Golchha
+9 Total
No. 4 Rank
Arav Tank
+10 Total
No. 5 Rank
Lucas Hofmeister
+11 Total
June 10 – 11, 2023
Summer College Prep Series at Iowa
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In the boys 16-18 division, Axton Miller from Arthur, IA finished the weekend as our champion. Miller brought in scores of 69 for round 1 and 76 for round 2, along with 8 birdies, he finished the weekend with 145 strokes. This was his first HJGT tournament of the year and his second first place win since joining in 2020. With a final score of 152 strokes, Forrest Benson took home the runner up honors for the weekend. Benson, from Mahomet, IL has participated in a handful of HJGT since joining in 2022 and frequently places in the Top 3. Finishing up top three honors was Tommy Kelley from Omaha, NE. This was Kelley’s first HJGT tournament of the year, he finished the weekend with 153 strokes.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Axton Miller
+1 Total
No. 2 Rank
Forrest Benson
+8 Total
No. 3 Rank
Tommy Kelley
+9 Total
No. 4 Rank
Henry Hartquist
+10 Total
No. 5 Rank
Dillon Croco
+11 Total
June 10 – 11, 2023
2023 Jacksonville Summer Junior Open
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In the boys 16-18 division, Elliot Mehler from Flemming Island, FL was our first place finisher. Mehler did a great job on the course and finished the weekend with an exceptional scorecard. With seven birdies on the weekend, he put up scores of 74 and 71 totaling 145 strokes. The runner up honors went to Santiago Amador from Bucaramanga, Colombia. His scores of 75 in round 1 and 74 in round 2 gave him a total of 149 strokes. Finishing up top three honors, Griffin Latimer from Canton, GA had scores of 75 for both days with a weekend total of 150.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Elliot Mehler
+1 Total
No. 2 Rank
Santiago Amador
+5 Total
No. 3 Rank
Griffin Latimer
+6 Total
No. 4 Rank
Ian Norman
+10 Total
No. 5 Rank
Alex Hayes
+13 Total
June 10 – 11, 2023
2023 Major Championship at Birdsfoot
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In the boys 16-18 division, Thomas Caffarelli from Scottsdale, AZ finished the weekend as our champion. Caffarelli secured his victory after a playoff against Zachary Huscusson from Clinton, OH. Coming down the 18th fairway both players were neck and neck. After a par from Caffarelli and a birdie from Huscusson, the boys were forced into a playoff. Caffarelli took control of the playoff to be the champion for the weekend. This was Caffarelli’s second HJGT tournament of the year; earlier this month he placed 3rd at the Summer College Prep Series at Penn State. Huscusson finished the weekend with a scorecard of 143 strokes. We applaud his efforts in the playoff, his next tournament will be in July at the Cleveland Summer Junior Open.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Thomas Caffarelli
-1 Total
No. 2 Rank
Zachary Huscusson
-1 Total
No. 3 Rank
Michael Nardone
+3 Total
No. 4 Rank
Blake Bertolo
+4 Total
No. 5 Rank
Brayden Sheehan
+8 Total
