June 17 – 18, 2023
2023 Minnesota Kickoff
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Tony Kurn from Mahtomedi, MN is a newcomer to the HJGT and played in his first tournament this past weekend, he led the boys 16-18 division. With seven birdies on the weekend, Kurn brought in scores of 77 and 72. He took the win with a total of 149 strokes. With almost identical scorecards, Landon Rogala from Maple Grove, MN and Charlie Willette from Eden Prairie, MN tied for the runner up honors. Both boys put up scores of 78 in round 1 and 74 in round 2. They finished the weekend with a total of 152 strokes.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Tony Kurn
+5 Total
No. 2 Rank
Landon Rogala
+8 Total
No. 3 Rank
Charlie Willette
+8 Total
No. 4 Rank
Nolan Witham
+11 Total
No. 5 Rank
Hank Detlie
+12 Total
June 17 – 18, 2023
2023 New Jersey Summer Junior Open
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In the boys 16-18 division, Hank Kancher from Philadelphia, PA and Tommy Marshall from Marlton, NJ tied for first place. Kancher with scores of 77 and 72 had four birdies on the weekend. Marshall had scores of 75 and 74 with six birdies on the weekend. Both players ended with a total of 149 strokes. This was Kanchers 3rd first place win of the year and Marshall’s first. Top three honors went to Scott Dillon from Dublin, Ireland. With scores of 75 and 76, Scott had a weekend total of 151 strokes.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Hank Kancher
+7 Total
No. 2 Rank
Tommy Marshall
+7 Total
No. 3 Rank
Scott Dillon
+9 Total
No. 4 Rank
Justin Forman
+12 Total
No. 5 Rank
Matthew Hurchalla
+12 Total
June 12 – 13, 2023
2023 Virginia Summer Junior Open
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First place in the boys 16-18 division went to Andrew Hwang from McLean, VA. This was Hwang’s first HJGT tournament of the year, he did an outstanding job on the course. With a total of nine birdies, he brought in scores of 71 for round 1 and 73 for round 2. He was able to secure the win with a total of 144 strokes. Leo Perez from Falls Church, VA took home the runner up honors. Leo’s round 1 score of 75 and 79 in round 2 gave him a total of 154 strokes, his best HJGT tournament score since joining in 2022. Finishing up top three honors, Collin Ferrell from Upper Marlboro, MD scored a 79 for both days totaling 158 strokes.
Rank
Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Andrew Hwang
+4 Total
No. 2 Rank
Leo Perez
+14 Total
No. 3 Rank
Collin Ferrell
+18 Total
No. 4 Rank
Syan Garg
+21 Total
No. 5 Rank
Noah Reasbeck
+22 Total
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
