From Saturday, March 30 – Sunday, March 31, the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour held the Bay Area Junior Open at Metropolitan Golf Links in Oakland, CA. The tournament was made up of a 36-hole, two-day format and the field was made from four divisions that included the Tiger Woods Division Boys 16-18, Will Smith Division Boys 14-15, Justin Timberlake Division Girls 14-18, and the Justin Rose Division Girls 13 and Under.
Boys 16-18
Finn OΓÇÖKelly of Woodside, CA was the champion in the Tiger Woods Division, as he finished with a two-day total of 149 strokes. Mason Mancasola of Loomis, CA earned the silver with 161 strokes.
Boys 14-15
Leading off the Will Smith Division was Daniel Xu of Richmond, Canada, as he finished with 161 strokes. Just four strokes shy of Xu, there was a two-way tie for the silver. Charlie Farrell of San Francisco, CA and Arjun Aujla of Greenbrae, CA each finished with 165 strokes.
Boys 11-13
Girls 14-18
The champion of the Justin Timberlake Division was the one and only Sophie Dalfonsi of Bend, OR with 156 strokes. The silver went to Haley Wong of El Dorado, CA with 165 strokes. Rounding out the podium was Abigail Leighton of Santa Rosa, CA just one stroke behind Wong.
Girls U13
Shooting an 85 on Saturday and an 83 on Sunday caused Kathleen Xie of Los Altos Hills, CA to earn the gold in the Justin Rose Division.
Boys 10 Under
Weather
Tournament Yardages
About Hurricane Junior Golf Tour
The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour (HJGT) was founded in 2007 with the intention of providing junior golfers between the ages of 8-18 an opportunity to play exceptional courses in a competitive environment. The tour’s vision is to provide superb hospitality and make every event a memorable one. With play open to both males and females, nearly every junior golfer is eligible to participate on the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour. Currently the HJGT is the largest multi-day junior golf tour in the United States hosting more 2-day nationally ranked events than any other tour. The HJGT has been able to achieve this goal by running the most professional events and providing an exceptional value to all of our players and families over the last 14 years.
Based out of Orlando, FL, the HJGT administers events all across the country. In 2021, the HJGT will conduct events in Alabama, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Canada. Juniors will compete in 1 of 6 divisions which are: Boys 16-18, Boys 14-15, Boys 11-13, Boys under 10, Girls 14-18, and Girls Under 13. Click here to view approximate yardages for each division. The HJGT season is based on a calendar year and players earn points throughout the season towards year end honors beginning December 31, 2021.
For more information regarding the 2017 HJGT Tour, please visit our website at www.hjgt.org, call the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour headquarters at (407) 614-2962, or email info@hjgt.org.