On Saturday, June 30 – Sunday, July 1, 2018, the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour hosted the St. Louis Summer Junior Open in Sunset Hills, Missouri. The two-day, thirty-six-hole tournament that took place on The Tapawingo Golf Club-Meramec/Woodlands consisted of players from four of our divisions, including the Tiger Woods Boys 16-18 Division, Will Smith Boys 14-15 Division, Ernie Els Boys 11-13 Division, and the Justin Timberlake Girls 14-18 Division.
Tiger Woods Boys 16-18
Case Englehart of Jackson was the champion in the Tiger Woods Boys 16-18 Division as he finished the two-day tournament at +3. He made 7 birdies and led the playing field with the lowest scoring average (73.5) and the lowest Par 3 average (2.8). St. Louis native, Ray Winter, placed second after shooting 151 strokes for a +7 finish. As for third-place, there was a two-way tie between Thomas Bell (St. Charles) and Cole Elling (Kansas City, MO) as they both shot +11 on the weekend.
Will Smith Boys 14-15
In the Will Smith Boys 14-15 Division, Jack Guyot of Chesterfield, Missouri, walked off the course with the first-place trophy as he finished +6. He led his playing field with the lowest scoring average (75) and the most birdies (7). Andy Hennen and Jon Huber, both of St. Louis, tied for second as they each shot 151 strokes through the thirty-six holes to finish at +7. Hennen had the lowest Par 3 average in the playing field at 3, while Huber made 4 birdies.
Ernie Els 11-13
Chance Rinkol of Leawood, Kansas was victorious in the Ernie Els Boys 11-13 Division as he finished E through the thirty-six holes. He led his playing field with the lowest scoring average (72), the most birdies (6), and the lowest Par 3 average (3). Second-place finisher was Colby Noblitt of St. Louis who shot 156 strokes for a +12 finish on the weekend.
Justin Timberlake Girls 14-18
In the Justin Timberlake Girls 14-18 Division, it was Mary Li of Beijing who captured the victory as she finished E on the weekend. She led her playing field with the lowest scoring average (72), the lowest par 3 average (3.1), the most birdies (9), and the longest birdie or better streak (3). Second-place finisher was Koranis Boonmadee of Nonthaburi, Thailand who shot 156 strokes for a +12 finish. Sarah Lawson of Shawnee, Kansas finished +29 with 173 strokes through the thirty-six holes to claim the third-place spot.
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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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