Southeast Florida Junior Shootout
From May 14-15, 2022, the Hurricane Junior Golf Tourheld the Southeast Florida Junior Shootout. The tournament was made up of a36-hole format with a field of five divisions that included the Boys 16-18Division, Boys 14-15 Division, Boys 11-13 Division, Girls 14-18 Division, andGirls Under 13 Division.
boys 16-18
Haris Khan from West Palm Beach, Florida was the first-place finisher this weekend. Haris brought in scores of 77 and 75 for acombined total of 152 for the weekend. Jonathan Elter from Naples, Florida was the runner up for the weekend with scores of 79 and 79 for a combined total of158. Matthew Kawohl finished the top three honors with scores of 83 and 77 for a weekend total of 160.
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Player
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No. 1 Rank
Haris Khan
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No. 2 Rank
Jonathan Elter
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No. 3 Rank
Matthew Kawohl
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boys 14-15
In the boys 14-15 division, Yuanzhou Ye from Weston, FL placed first. He scored an 84 and 80, made par 16 times with five birdies for a weekend total of 164. Borja Friend from Key Biscayne, FL brought in scores of 78 and 86, Friend had a total score of 164 for the weekend putting him as the runner up. Finishing up top three honors is Inigo Friend from Key Biscayne, FL with scores of 84 and 80 for a total of 164. Yuanzhou won in the playoffs.
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Player
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No. 1 Rank
Yuanzhou Ye
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No. 2 Rank
Inigo Friend
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boys 11-13
In the boys 11-13 division, Xeve Perez from Evans, GA and Cole Laffere from Miami, FL both brought in total scores of 152 for the weekend. Perez scored a 75 and 77, he made par 25 times with two birdies and won first place in the playoff. This is his second first place win with HJGT, he placed first in the 2022 54 hole Augusta Junior Open. Laffere scored a 78 and 74 making him runner up for the weekend.
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Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Xeve Perez
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No. 2 Rank
Cole Laffere
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girls 14-18
Grace Carter from Jupiter, FL made par 25 times with five birdies and brought in scores of 72 and 73 for a combined total of 145 for the weekend. Carter placed first in the girls 14-18 division, this is her 39th first place win. Runner up went to Abigail Smith from Port Saint Luicie, FL she scored an 84 and 74 totaling 158 for the weekend. Finishing up top three honors, Genesie Rivera from West Palm Beach, FL scored a 112 and 101 for a total of 213.
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Player
Total
No. 1 Rank
Grace Carter
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No. 2 Rank
Abigail Smith
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No. 3 Rank
Genesie Rivera
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girls 13 & under
Girls under 13 division first place, Alyssa Cleckley from West Palm Beach, FL made par two times and brought in scores of 106 and 102 giving her a weekend total of 208. This was Cleckley’s second tournament with HJGT and her first win.
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Player
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No. 1 Rank
Alyssa Cleckley
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