June 12 – 13, 2023
2023 Virginia Summer Junior Open
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Leading the boys 14-15 division was Carter Jillings from Bethesda, MD. He put up scores of 86 in round 1 and 81 in round 2 along with two birdies in the tournament. Jillings took the win with a total of 167 strokes. Carter has been playing with the HJGT since 2021 and frequently places in the Top 10, this week was his 11th top 10 finish. With a total of 171 strokes, Charlie O’Connor places as our runner up honors. O’Connor, from Silver Springs, MD is a newcomer to the HJGT, we’re excited to see how he does on tour in the future. George Sifakis from Alexandria, VA finishes up in the top three honors in his first HJGT tournament. Sifakis put up scores of 87 and 86 totaling 173 strokes.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Carter Jillings
+27 Total
No. 2 Rank
Charlie Oconnor
+31 Total
No. 3 Rank
George Sifakis
+33 Total
No. 4 Rank
Evan Lee
+34 Total
No. 5 Rank
Ethan Goldsborough
+35 Total
June 10 – 11, 2023
2023 Ballyowen Junior Open
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Kaiden Capurso from Bayport, NY was the first place finisher in the boys 14-15 division this past weekend. His scores of 77 in round 1 and 76 in round 2 brought him his first HJGT win of the year as well as his lowest score of 153 strokes. Capurso will participate next in July at the Trump Westchester Junior Open presented by Perfect Hands Golf. The runner up honors went to Brendan Gelnaw from Tequesta, FL. Gelnaw also brought in his best HJGT tournament score this weekend. With a round 1 score of 77 and 76 in round 2 he finished off the weekend with 156 strokes. Jake Aronson from Demarest, NJ finished up in the top three honors with scores of 77 and 82 totaling 159 strokes.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Kaiden Capurso
+9 Total
No. 2 Rank
Brendan Gelnaw
+12 Total
No. 3 Rank
Jake Aronson
+15 Total
No. 4 Rank
Randy Gu
+20 Total
No. 5 Rank
Ben Aronson
+23 Total
June 10 – 11, 2023
Summer College Prep Series at Iowa
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Leading the boys 14-15 division was Riley Christensen from Sioux Falls, SD. Christensen brought in an excellent scorecard this weekend. With four birides on the weekend, he brought in scores of 73 and 83. He finished off the weekend with 156 strokes to take home the champion title. This was Christensen’s second HJGT tournament along with his second win. Tied up for runner up honors was Carson Korver and Charlie Swift. Korver, from Orange City, IA brought in scores of 80 and 77 along with two birdies while Swift, from Harrisburg, MD brought in scores of 78 and 79 with four birdies. Both players finished the weekend with 157 strokes.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Riley Christensen
+12 Total
No. 2 Rank
Carson Korver
+13 Total
No. 3 Rank
Charlie Swift
+13 Total
No. 4 Rank
Henry Sobaski
+22 Total
No. 5 Rank
Jack Kelley
+24 Total
June 10 – 11, 2023
2023 Jacksonville Summer Junior Open
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Jonathan Brubaker from Ponte Vedra Beach, FL played in his first HJGT tournament this weekend and was our first place winner in the boys 14-15 division. Brubaker had three birdies on the weekend and scores of 74 and 75. He finished the weekend with a total of 149 strokes. With a total of 152, Jake Mason took home the runner up honors. Mason, from Ponte Vedra Beach, FL has been doing a great job so far this year and is within the Top 50 of HJGT point rankings. Finishing up top three honors was Brody Welch from St. Augustine, FL. Welch’s round 1 score of 90 and 89 for round 2 gave him a total of 179 strokes.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Jonathan Brubaker
+5 Total
No. 2 Rank
Jake Mason
+8 Total
No. 3 Rank
Brody Welch
+35 Total
No. 4 Rank
JD Spradlin
+37 Total
No. 5 Rank
William McClatchey
+42 Total
