From Saturday, April 27 – Sunday, April 28, the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour held the Bluffton Spring Junior Open at Palmetto Hall Plantation in Hilton Head Island, SC. The tournament was made up of a 36-hole, two-day format and the field was made from five divisions that included the Tiger Woods Division Boys 16-18, Will Smith Division Boys 14-15, Ernie Els Division Boys 11-13, Justin Timberlake Division Girls 14-18, and the Justin Rose Division Girls 13 and Under.
Boys 16-18
Tommy Lamb of Cary, NC was on his game this past weekend, as he became the champion of the Tiger Woods Division. He finished the two-day tournament with 145 strokes. Four strokes behind him were silver medalists Oliver Paddon of Sydney, Australia and Kevin Smith of Wallingford, PA. Rounding out the podium was Andrew Choi of Englewood Cliffs, NJ with 153 strokes.
Boys 14-15
The top spot in the Will Smith Division went to Luke Guthrie of Charlotte, NC, as he finished with 162 strokes. There was a tie for the silver as Miles Eubanks of Warrenville, SC and Yi Dong Wang of Foshan, China each finished with 166 strokes.
Boys 11-13
Andrew Messalle of Savannah, GA was the champion of the Ernie Els division. He finished out the weekend with a strong 148 strokes. The silver went to Will Guthrie of Hilton Head Island, SC with 155 strokes. Just one stroke shy of silver was bronze medalist Dallas Johnson of Mount Pleasant, SC.
Girls 14-18
The champion of the Justin Timberlake Division was the one and only Katharina Hesse of Bremen, Germany with 149 strokes. The silver went to Lucia Pantigozo of Lima, Peru with 154 strokes. The final podium spot went to Hannah Conroy of Cheswick, PA with 164 strokes.
Girls U13
Honorine Nobuta Ferry of Pinehurst, NC earned the top spot in the Justin Rose Division as she finished with 167 strokes. Ava Estrella of Brookville, NY earned the silver with 235 strokes.
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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.