March/April 2018 - PJT Month in Review

Philadelphia Junior Tour

March/April In Review Presented By:

The Vineyards

TOURNAMENT RESULTS - THE VINEYARDS

March 17, 2018

Boys 16-18 1st Place—Cole Shew (73) 2nd Place—Jackson Paradee (74) T-3rd Place—Patrick Sheehan (76) T-3rd Place—Finnian McGarry (76) T-3rd Place—Troy Kelleher (76) Boys 13-15 1st Place—James Vinson (80) T-2nd Place—Kevin Motil (82) T-2nd Place—Adrian Jordan (82) Girls 16-18 1st Place—Kayla Gutierrez (84) Girls 13-15 T-1st Place—Riley Quartermain (85) T-1st Place—Sydney Yermish (85) 3rd Place—Victoria Kim (86) 12 & Under T-1st Place—Nicholas Gross (40) T-1st Place—Michael Maslanka (40) 3rd Place—Hunter Probst (41) Click here to view Full Press Release

Blue Heron Pines Golf Club

Boys 16-18 1st Place—Patrick Sheehan (68) 2nd Place—Michael Mitnick (72) 3rd Place—Connor Bekefi (74) Boys 13-15 1st Place—Jack Tarzy (77) 2nd Place—Luke Watson (78) 3rd Place—Franklin Zhu (80) Girls 16-18 1st Place—Kayla Gutierrez (91) Girls 13-15 1st Place—Angelina Tolentino (78) 2nd Place—Natasha Kiel (79) T-3rd Place—Olivia Strigh (87) T-3rd Place—Sydney Yermish (87) 12 & Under T-1st Place—John Keba (39) T-1st Place—Nicholas Gross (39) 3rd Place—Michael Maslanka (41) Click here to view Full Press Release

TOURNAMENT RESULTS - BLUE HERON PINES GOLF CLUB

March 18, 2018

Heritage Hills Golf Resort

TOURNAMENT RESULTS - HERITAGE HILLS GOLF RESORT

March 30, 2018

Boys 16-18 T-1st Place—Shaun Fedor (73) T-1st Place—Morgan Lofland (73) 3rd Place—Brandon Simmons (75) Boys 13-15 T-1st Place—John Olsen (76) T-1st Place—Luke Thompson (76) 3rd Place—Karl Frisk (78) Girls 16-18 1st Place—McKylie Boreman (97) Girls 13-15 1st Place—Kathleen Mark (84) 2nd Place—Riley Quartermain (88) 3rd Place—Ava O’Sullivan (92) 12 & Under T-1st Place—Tyler Fortney (42) T-1st Place—Michael Maslanka (42) T-3rd Place—Mason Tucker (49) T-3rd Place—Isaak Bloom (49) Click here to view Full Press Release

Olde Homestead Golf Club

Boys 16-18 1st Place—Bobby Lugiano (77) 2nd Place—William Mirams (78) T-3rd Place—Ryan D’Ariano (82) T-3rd Place—Thomas Butler (82) Boys 13-15 1st Place—Connor Ghergel (80) 2nd Place—Jackson Debusschere (80) T-3rd Place—James Vinson (87) T-3rd Place—Stephen Butler (87) Girls 16-18 1st Place—Helen Shaw (116) Girls 13-15 1st Place—Natasha Kiel (88) 2nd Place—Kathleen Mark (89) 12 & Under 1st Place—John Keba (39) 2nd Place—Michael Maslanka (41) 3rd Place—Jillian Burk (55) Click here to view Full Press Release

TOURNAMENT RESULTS - OLDE HOMESTEAD GOLF CLUB

March 31, 2018

Middletown Country Club

TOURNAMENT RESULTS - MIDDLETOWN COUNTRY CLUB

April 7, 2018

Boys 16-18 1st Place—Dylan Gooneratne (73) 2nd Place—Ryan D’Ariano (78) 3rd Place—Ethan Finkelstein (82) Boys 13-15 1st Place—Jake Shmonov (80) T-2nd Place—Adam MacMillian (82) T-2nd Place—Luke Watson (82) Girls 16-18 1st Place—Isabella McCloskey (97) Girls 13-15 1st Place—Kathleen Mark (92) 2nd Place—Gwendolyn Powell (96) 3rd Place—Riley Mulhern (108) 12 & Under 1st Place—John Keba (40) 2nd Place—Michael Maslanka (41) T-3rd Place—Ethan Martin (48) T-3rd Place—Rhianna Gooneratne (48) Click here to view Full Press Release

Five Ponds Golf Club

Boys 16-18 1st Place—Garrett Engle (71) 2nd Place—Alex Mulrooney (73) T-3rd Place—Ryan D’Ariano (80) T-3rd Place—Nick Martin (80) T-3rd Place—Kyle Rogers (80) T-3rd Place—Caleb Ryan (80)

Boys 13-15 1st Place—Win Thomas (72) 2nd Place—Joshua Ryan (78) 3rd Place—Matthew Normand (79)

Girls 16-18 1st Place—Christina Carroll (81) 2nd Place—Isabella McCloskey (87) 3rd Place—Olivia Wirsching (88)

Girls 13-15 1st Place—Natasha Kiel (78) 2nd Place—Clare Gimpel (79) 3rd Place—Chaela Barnett (82)

12 & Under 1st Place—Lola Barnett (43) T-2nd Place—Sammi Yeselavage (45) T-2nd Place—Nicholas Joyce (45) Click here to view Full Press Release

TOURNAMENT RESULTS - FIVE PONDS GOLF CLUB

April 14, 2018

Galen Hall Golf Club

TOURNAMENT RESULTS - GALEN HALL GOLF CLUB

April 21, 2018

Boys 16-18 T-1st Place—Shane Angle (77) T-1st Place—Sebert Walker (77) T-3rd Place—Brock Fassnacht (81) T-3rd Place—Logan Hess (81)

Boys 13-15 1st Place—Chase Cohen (79) 2nd Place—Jackson Debusschere (81) 3rd Place—Jacob Sokalsky (86)

Girls 16-18 1st Place—Lily Byrne (104) T-2nd Place—Sara Hall (108) T-2nd Place—Anna McCormick (108)

Girls 13-15 1st Place—Angelina Tolentino (81) 2nd Place—Kayla Maletto (96) 3rd Place—Jaclyn Santaguida (142)

12 & Under 1st Place—Michael Maslanka (44) 2nd Place—Nicholas Gross (45) 3rd Place—Isaak Bloom (55) Click here to view Full Press Release

Morgan Hill Golf Course

Boys 16-18 1st Place—Calen Sanderson (71) 2nd Place—Logan Paczewski (74) 3rd Place—Nicholas Hano (76) Boys 13-15 T-1st Place—Win Thomas (76) T-1st Place—Luke Watson (76) 3rd Place—Henry Stone (81) Girls 13-15 1st Place—Jade Gu (79) 2nd Place—Riley Quartermain (82) 3rd Place—Madilyn Suita (90) 12 & Under 1st Place—Nicholas Gross (34) 2nd Place—John Keba (37) 3rd Place—Michael Maslanka (38) Click here to view Full Press Release

TOURNAMENT RESULTS - MORGAN HILL GOLF COURSE

April 22, 2018

Indian Spring Country Club

TOURNAMENT RESULTS - INDIAN SPRING COUNTRY CLUB

April 28, 2018

Boys 16-18 T-1st Place—Alex Mayernik (82) T-1st Place—Noah Petracci (82) T-1st Place—Andrew Koh (82)

Boys 13-15 1st Place—Jack Ross (74) 2nd Place—Jack Reid (75) 3rd Place—Jack Tarzy (80)

Girls 16-18 1st Place—Lily Byrne (108)

Girls 13-15 1st Place—Jenna Han (81) 2nd Place—Angelina Tolentino (83) 3rd Place—Olivia Strigh (86)

12 & Under 1st Place—Ajeet Bagga (42) 2nd Place—Justin Forman (48) 3rd Place—Michael Dignazio (52) Click here to view Full Press Release

Iron Valley Golf Club

Boys 16-18 1st Place—Caleb Ryan (78) 2nd Place—Blake Stephano (79) 3rd Place—Calen Sanderson (81)

Boys 13-15 1st Place—James Ulsh (78) 2nd Place—Win Thomas (80) T-3rd Place—Derek McGlaughlin (81) T-3rd Place—Luke Watson (81)

Girls 16-18 T-1st Place—Jessica McClellan (89) T-1st Place—Casey Oppenheimer (89) 3rd Place—McKylie Boreman (95)

Girls 13-15 1st Place—Jade Gu (86) 2nd Place—Abagail Lynn (87) 3rd Place—Amanda Gerrish (88)

12 & Under T-1st Place—Michael Maslanka (43) T-1st Place—John Keba (43) 3rd Place—Rhianna Gooneratne (44) Click here to view Full Press Release

TOURNAMENT RESULTS - IRON VALLEY GOLF CLUB

April 29, 2018

CONGRATS JACK, NICHOLAS, AND SAWYER

Congratulations!

Jack Farkas Nicholas Gross Sawyer Brockstedt

2018 Drive, Chip, and Putt Finalists!

Local Qualifiers Saturday, May 19—Penn State Golf Courses Sunday, June 10—Seaview Resort Saturday, June 16—Moselem Spring Golf Club Tuesday, June 19—Trump National Golf Club—Philadelphia Saturday, June 23—Bent Creek Country Club Thursday, June 28—Schuylkill Country Club Tuesday, July 3—Sunnybrook Golf Club Wednesday, July 18—White Clay Creek Country Club Monday, July 23—Carlisle Country Club Wednesday, July 25—Brookside Country Club (Allentown)

Sub-Regional Qualifiers Tuesday, August 7—The ACE Club Tuesday, August 14—Applebrook Golf Club

2018 DRIVE, CHIP, AND PUTT SCHEDULE

2018 Drive Chip and Putt Schedule

UPCOMING PJT TOURNAMENTS

Upcoming PJT Tournaments May Saturday, May 5—Chesapeake Bay Golf Club Sunday, May 6—Buena Vista Country Club Sat., May 12—Sun., May 13—Back Creek Golf Club Saturday, May 19—JGS State College Series Sunday, May 20—JGS State College Series Sunday, June 3—Philly PGA Chapter Championship

June Tuesday, June 5—Avalon Golf Club Monday, June 11—Bent Creek Country Club Tuesday, June 12—Hanover Country Club (PA) Wednesday, June 13—Wild Quail Golf & Country Club Thursday, June 14—Indian Hills Golf Club Thurs., June 14—Fri., June 15—Precision Pro Open @ Hickory Valley GC Monday, June 18—JGS Rehoboth Beach Series—Rehoboth Junior Open Tuesday, June 19—JGS Rehoboth Beach Series—Kings Creek Country Club Wednesday, June 20—Bayside Resort Golf Club Thursday, June 21—Girls Jr. PGA Championship @ Riverton Country Club Friday, June 22—12 & Under Jr. PGA Championship at Flourtown Country Club Monday, June 25—Wyncote Golf Club Tuesday, June 26—Downingtown Country Club Wed., June 27—Thurs., June 28—Precision Pro Open at Turtle Creek GC

Know the Rules What’s it all about? Rule 3-3 comes in handy in stroke play when you come across a situation where you aren’t sure what you’re supposed to do and there is no rules official immediately available to help.

How does it work? After you assess the situation and you aren’t sure what to do, but before taking any further action, tell your fellow competitor you wish to play two balls under Rule 3-3.

Tell him or her which ball you prefer to count if the Rules permit. Then, play both golf balls until they are holed. Afterwards, you must report the facts of the situation to the Committee before returning your scorecard and the Committee will make a ruling on your situation. Failure to do this results in disqualification. You MUST report the facts of the situation even fi you get the same score with both balls.

Rule 3-3 In Action: Elise’s ball lands in a near a fence. She isn’t sure whether or not the fence is considered an immovable obstruction, since it may or may not define out of bounds. Elise tells her fellow competitor that she wishes to play two balls under Does this fence Rule 3-3. The original ball will be define out of bounds? Or is it an immovable obstruction? played as it lies. The second ball Since I don’t know, I will use will be dropped in the correct Rule 3-3. place to take relief from an immovable obstruction (Rule 24-2).

Elise finds her nearest point of relief from the fence and drops the ball within one-club length of that point, but take the nearest point of relief from the fence, no closer to the hole. She tells her fellow competitor she wishes to use the second ball for her score if the Rules permit. She then completes the hole with both golf balls. After she completes play and before turning in her scorecard, Elise reports the facts of the situation to the Committee. where she finds that the fence did not indicate out of bounds and the ball she chose (the second ball) will count for her score. Had the fence indicated out of bounds, Elise’s original ball would have counted for her score.

Why is Rule 3-3 Important? Rule 3-3 allows competitor’s in stroke play to continue a round, with minimal impact on pace of play, when doubtful situations arise and no rules official is immediately available. By using Rule 3-3 and playing two golf balls, players may also protect themselves from disqualification in a tournament.

KNOW THE RULES—RULE 3-3

3-3: Doubt As to Procedure (Stroke Play)

2018 PJT MAJORS PREVIEW

2018 PJT Major Tournaments 2018 Philadelphia Girls Jr. PGA Championship (Riverton Country Club, Cinnaminson, NJ) 6/21/18—Riverton CC is the host for this years Philly Girls Jr. PGA Championship. This one day, 36 hole event is a qualifier to the national Girls Junior PGA Championship which will be held later in July at Kearney Hills Golf Links in Lexington, Kentucky. The top-2 girls will claim the qualifying spots to the national event. The par-71 New Jersey course was originally designed by Donald Ross and recently went under a restoration in late 2017. This is the first time Riverton has hosted the Philadelphia Girls Jr. PGA Championship and it should prove to be a great host site for the event.

2018 Philadelphia 12 and Under Championship (Flourtown Country Club, Flourtown, PA) 6/22/18—Usually played in conjunction with the Girls Jr. PGA Championship, the Philadelphia 12 and Under Championship will be played as its own event in 2018. Flourtown CC, which was the original site of Sunnybrook GC, will host the 2018 event. The PJT is excited to be able to bring a championship event to our 12 and Under members. Although the 12 and Under division usually plays 9 holes, this event will be contested as an 18-hole event.

Championships hosted in the Philadelphia Section is taking place at The Springhaven Club. The Philly Boys Jr. PGA Championship is visiting Delaware county’s oldest club in July. The Springhaven Club has been a regular fixture on the PJT schedule but will now host one of the biggest events on the tournament calendar for 2018. The top 2 boys will advance on to the national Junior PGA Championship to be held in late July and will take place at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.

2018 Harry Hammond Invitational (Penn Oaks Golf Club, West Chester, PA) 8/7/18—A yearly tradition on the PJT, the Harry Hammond Invitational will be hosted by Penn Oaks GC where the tournaments namesake serves at the Director of Golf.

The event, which is an invitational, is open to any PJT member aged 16-18 who has finished 1st or 2nd in their age division in a PJT tournament in the last 2 years.

Harry Hammond is a past Philadelphia Section Golf Professional of the Year (1991), past Section President (1986) and past Junior Golf Chairman.

2018 Philadelphia Junior Tour Championship (Old York Road CC, Spring House, PA) 8/13/18— The PJT’s year end event and flagship event, the Tour Championship, is headed to Old York Road CC for the first time. A historic club, the par 71 Montgomery County layout will host the Tour Championship for the first time in 2018. This 18-hole event marks the end of the season and 2017-18 Player of the Year points race.

2018 MAJORS PREVIEW, CONT.

2018 Philadelphia Boys Jr. PGA Championship (The Springhaven Club, Wallingford, PA ) 7/9/18—The second of the Jr. PGA

OUR Sponsors