From Saturday, March 23 – Sunday, March 24, the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour held the Laurel Hill Junior Open at Laurel Hill Golf Club in Loton, VA. 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.
Tiger Woods Boys 16-18
David Luo of Centreville, VA was the champion of the Tiger Woods Division, as he finished with 147strokes. It was a tight race for second, as there was a four-way tie. Meade Slonaker of Harrisonburg, VA, Bradford Chandler of Fairfax, VA, Shawn Colella of Marcellus, NY, and Carrter Morris of Sterling, VA all earned the silver trophy with 154 strokes.
Will Smith Boys 14-15
Leading off the Will Smith Division this past weekend was Benjamin Siriboury of Columbia, MD with 166 strokes. Charlie Schulman of Bethesda, MD earned second place, just two strokes behind the first-place finisher. Rounding out the podium was Clark Nemer of Hudson, OH, who finished just one stroke behind Schulman.
Ernie Els 11-13
There was a tight race in the Ernie Els Division, as there was a two-way tie for first place. Benjamin Newfield of Arlington, VA and George Siozos of Laval, Canada both finished at the top of their division with 155 strokes. They went into a playoff afterwards, where Newfield ended up on top. Ryan Slonaker of Harrisonburg, VA rounded out the podium with 161 strokes.
Justin Timberlake Girls 14-18
Taylor Miano of Dobbs Ferry, NY captured the first-place finish in the Justin Timberlake Division with a 2-day total of 145 strokes. With solid play both days, Miano was able to hold off second place finisher, Danielle Suh of Herndon, VA, who finished with 152 strokes. Just one stroke shy of second was Vynie Chen of Centreville, VA.
Justin Rose Girls U13
The champion of the Justin Rose Division was Julia Zigrossi of Spencerport, NY, as she finished out the weekend with 165 strokes. Just two strokes shy of first was Jolie Pastorick of Rydal, PA with 167 strokes. Rounding out the podium was Shelby Herbert of Charlotte Hall, MD with 176 strokes.
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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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