From August 29-30, the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour held the Lake Buena Vista Junior Open. The tournament was made up of a 36-hole format with a field of five divisions that included the Tiger Woods Division Boys 16-18, Will Smith Division Boys 14-15, Ernie Els Division Boys 11-13, Bryson DeChambeau Division Boys Under 10, and the Justin Timberlake Division Girls 14-18.
Tiger Woods Boys 16-18
Aaron Williams from Owing Mills, MD was the first-place finisher this weekend. Williams brought in scores of 69 and 73 for a combined total of 142 for the weekend. Ricardo Matho from Argentina, FL was the runner up for the weekend with scores of 69 and 74 for a combined total of 143. Reinaldo Simoni from Orlando, FL finished the top three honors with scores of 74 and 73 for a weekend total of 147.
Will Smith Boys 14-15
Akshay Mandadapu from Lake Mary, FL was the first-place finisher this weekend. Mandadapu brought in scores of 79 and 77 for a combined total of 156 for the weekend. Nicky Riscica from Windermere, FLwas the runner up for the weekend with scores of 79 and 80 for a combined total of 159. Justin Rodriguez from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic finished the top three honors with scores of 87 and 82 for a weekend total of 169.
Ernie Els 11-13
Dallas Torres from Oviedo, FL was the first-place finisher this weekend. Torres brought in scores of 74 and 72 for a combined total of 146 for the weekend. Zi Ang (Josiah) Wang from Windermere, FL was the runner up for the weekend with scores of 75 and 74 for a combined total of 149. Nicklaus Downing from Windermere, FL and Gabriel Prisciandaro from Ovideo, Fl both tied for the top three honors. Downing finished with scores of 82 and 77 for a weekend total of 159. Prisciandaro finished with scores of 79 and 80 for a weekend total of 159.
Justin Timberlake Girls 14-18
Grace Suter from Oconomowoc, WI was the first-place finisher this weekend. Suter brought in scores of 76 and 75 for a combined total of 151 for the weekend. Sophia Hong from Windermere, FL was the runner up for the weekend with scores of 77 and 76 for a combined total of 153. Katie Yang from Orlando, FL finished the top three honors with scores of 80 and 81 for a weekend total of 161.
Justin Rose Girls U13
Boys 10 Under
Dallas Duffie from Palm Beach, FL was the first-place finisher this weekend. Duffie brought in scores of 78 and 83 for a combined total of 161 for the weekend. Lucas (Xuanmin) Lu from Lake Mary, FL was the runner up for the weekend with scores of 84 and 93 for a combined total of 177. Cyrus Kim from Rockledge, FL finished the top three honors with scores of 91 and 96 for a weekend total of 187.
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About Hurricane Junior Golf Tour
In 2017, The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour announced a partnership with Nexus, an international hospitality and entertainment company backed by financier Joe Lewis and Tavistock Group, golfing great Tiger Woods and musician and entertainer Justin Timberlake, which will further our collective goal of growing the game of golf, broadening the Tour’s reach across the U.S. and around the world.
The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour (HJGT) was founded in 2007 with the intent of providing junior golfers between the ages of 11-18, and now 10 and under, an opportunity to play exceptional courses in a competitive environment. Golfers who participate on the tour will compete in one of six age divisions: Boys 16-18, Boys 14-15, Boys 11-13, Boys U10, Girls 14-18, and Girls U13. Based out of Jacksonville, FL, the HJGT administers events all across the nation, with stops in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. In 2016, we have now expanded to the west coast and cover California, Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Washington, Nevada, and Oregon.
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.
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