From Saturday, April 6 – Sunday, April 7, the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour held the Major Championship at Bulle Rock at Bulle Rock Golf Club in Havre de Grace, MD. The tournament was made up of a 36-hole, two-day format and the field was made from six 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 10 and Under, 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 ended up on top in the Tiger Woods Division, as he finished with 146 strokes. Nicholas Hano of Warrington, PA earned the silver with 153 strokes. Just one stroke shy of second was Evan Owan of Germantown, MD.
Will Smith Boys 14-15
The gold medal for the Will Smith Division went to Michael Snyder of Fredrick, MD, who finished out the two-day tournament with 162 strokes. Luke Lombardo of Severna Park, MD earned second with 167 strokes. Rounding out the division was Jack Ross of Medford Lakes, NJ with 170 strokes.
Ernie Els 11-13
Leading off the Ernie Els Division was Benjamin Chamberlin of Germantown, MD, who finished out the tournament with 169 strokes. Daniel Shin of Horsham, PA earned second with 174 strokes. Just one stroke behind Shin was third-place finisher Colby Baran of Wading River, NY.
Justin Timberlake Girls 14-18
Consistent play both days allowed Vynie Chen of Centreville, VA to become the champion of the Justin Timberlake Division. Chen finished out the weekend with a two-day total of 155 strokes. There was a two-way tie for the silver. Olivia Schwandt of Wilmington, DE and Kiera Bartholomew of Westampton, NJ each finished with 164 strokes.
Justin Rose Girls U13
Honorine Nobuta Ferry of Pinehurst, NC was the champion of the Justin Rose Division, as she finished with 162 strokes. Just two strokes behind her was second-place finisher Megan Kirkpatrick, of Glenwood, MD. There was a two-way tie for the bronze. Jolie Pastoick of Rydal, PA and Skye Two Hawks Skenandore of De Pere, WI each finished with 168 strokes.
Boys 10 Under
Shooting a 72 on Saturday and a 79 on Sunday caused Carson Higginbotham of Clarksburg, WV to take home the gold in the Bryson DeChambeau Division.
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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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