From Saturday, April 13 – Sunday, April 14, the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour held the TPC Deere Run Junior Open at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, IL. 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, Bryson DeChambeau Boys 10 and Under, and the Justin Timberlake Division Girls 14-18.
Tiger Woods Boys 16-18
Leading off the Tiger Woods Division was Nathan Kraynyk of Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, as he finished with 151 strokes. Hunter Johnson of Ankeny, IA and Alex Eickhoff of Hillsboro, IL, tied for the silver as they each finished with 158 strokes.
Will Smith Boys 14-15
It was a tight race in the Will Smith Division, as there was a tie for first place. Grant Greazel of Marshalltown, IA and Owen Mullen of Nova Scotia, Canada both earned the gold as they finished with 158 strokes each. Thomas Sutherland of Nova Scotia, Canada rounded out the podium a she finished with 163 strokes.
Ernie Els 11-13
Shooting a grand 67 the first day and 75 the second day allowed Aidan Gutierrez of Valparaiso, IN to earn the top spot in the Ernie Els Division. Chance Rinkol of Leawood, KS earned second with 152 strokes. Just four strokes behind Rinkol was third-place finisher James Ackerman of Leawood, KS
Justin Timberlake Girls 14-18
Claire Solovic of Imperial, MO earned the gold in the Justin Timberlake Division, as she finished out the tournament with 152 strokes. The silver went to Piper Hill of Medford, MN with 167 strokes. There was a tie for third, as Ananda Zhai of Woodbury, MN and Gabby Tremblay of Hayward, WI each finished out the weekend one stroke behind Hill.
Justin Rose Girls U13
Boys 10 Under
The champion in the Bryson DeChambeau Division was Sam Carraher of Crown Point, IN, with 164 strokes. Caden Fehr of Wildwood, MO earned second with 170 strokes. Rounding out the division was Aidan Antony of Milwaukee, WI with 213 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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