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.
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.
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.
Boys 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.
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.
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
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.