June 2020 Philadelphia Junior Tour Month in Review

Philadelphia Junior Tour

2020 June In Review Presented by:

TOURNAMENT RESULTS— Pine Meadows Qualifier & Avalon GC

Pine Meadows Jr. PGA Qualifier

Avalon Golf Club

June 7, 2020

June 9, 2020

Boys 16-18

Boys 16-18

1st Place—Eric Miller (74)

1st Place—Ryan McCabe (72)

2nd Place—Elijah Ruppert (75)

2nd Place—Shane Lawler (76)

3rd Place—Luke Spangler (76)

3rd Place—Elijah Ruppert (77)

Boys 13-15 1st Place—Adrian Jordan (75) T-2nd Place—Michael Maslanka (79) T-2nd Place—Kevin Zheng (79) Girls 16-18 1st Place—Emma Schotsch (90) 2nd Place—Sophia Brubaker (103)

Girls 13-15 1st Place—Hayley Ekert (85)

Boys 13-15

1st Place—Matthew Vital (72) 2nd Place—Henry Stone (77) T-3rd Place—Daniel Donneily (80) T-3rd Place—Nathan Guertler (80) Girls 16-18 1st Place—Katrina Cabinian (85) 2nd Place—Molly Gregor (91)

2nd Place—Jillian Burks (87)

3rd Place—Sophia Brubaker (93)

3rd Place—Brynne Mushlin (123)

Girls 13-15

12 & Under

1st Place—Savannah Thompson (96)

1st Place—Davis Conaway (38)

2nd Place—Olivia Kury (101)

T-2nd Place—Miles McGinty (42)

3rd Place—Emily Mayo (105)

T-2nd Place—Avery O’Neill (42) T-2nd Place—Lawson Leeper (42)

12 & Under 1st Place—Trevor Sieben (39) 2nd Place—Savannah Laverty (41) 3rd Place—Davis Conaway (42)

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Wild Quail Jr. PGA Qualifier Boys 16-18

June 11-12, 2020

1st Place—Chad Kemmerer (72)

Boys 16-18 1st Place—Morgan Lofland (143)

T-2nd Place—Darren Nolan (73)

2nd Place—Ryan McCabe (147)

T-2nd Place—Evan Barbin (73)

T-3rd Place—Michael Fioravante (151)

Boys 13-15

T-3rd Place—Peyton Mussina (151)

1st Place—Griffin Gaughan (84)

Boys 13-15 1st Place—Matthew Homer (150)

T-2nd Place—Zachary Sandler (86)

2nd Place—Jeffery Homer (155)

T-2nd Place—Evan Gibhart (87)

3rd Place—Adrian Jordan (158)

Girls 16-18

Girls 16-18 1st Place—Ava O’Sullivan (157)

1st Place—Kayla Brosius (111)

2nd Place—Riley Quartermain (169)

Girls 13-15

3rd Place—Olivia Wirsching (176)

1st Place—Josephine Wellons (83)

Girls 13-15 1st Place—Evelyn Wong (163)

2nd Place—Avery McCrery (84) 3rd Place—Reagan Garnsey (115) 12 & Under

2nd Place—Kate Roberts (180) 3rd Place—Caroline Gola (182)

1st Place—Davis Conaway (42)

12 & Under 1st Place—Davis Conaway (80)

2nd Place—Avery O’Neill (44)

2nd Place—Lawson Leeper (87)

3rd Place—Declan Conner (46)

3rd Place—Ian Larsen (90) College Men’s 17-24 1st Place—Shea Murphy (155) 2nd Place—Nikita Romanov (164) 3rd Place—Noah Pfautz (191) College Women’s 17-24 1st Place—Casey Oppenheimer (172)

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TOURNAMENT RESULTS—Wild Quail Qualifier & Precision Pro at Hickory Valley

June 10, 2020

Precision Pro Golf Open Hickory Valley

TOURNAMENT RESULTS— Scotland Run Qualifier & Rehoboth Junior Open

Scotland Run Jr. PGA Qualifier

Rehoboth Junior Open

June 15, 2020

June 16, 2020

Boys 16-18

Boys 16-18

1st Place—Luke Watson (74)

1st Place—Morgan Lofland (73)

2nd Place—Kevin Deng (76)

2nd Place—Anthony Ciconte (76)

3rd Place—Ryan Horenci (77)

3rd Place—Matthew Miller (77)

Boys 13-15 1st Place—Jake Micewski (79) T-2nd Place—Evan Eichenlaub (80) T-2nd Place—Noah Moelter (81) Girls 16-18 1st Place—Clare Gimpel (79) 2nd Place—Paige Cerminaro (84)

3rd Place—Katrina Cabinian (87)

Boys 13-15

1st Place—Matthew Homer (75) 2nd Place—Preston Worch (77) 3rd Place—Tyler Debusschere (78) Girls 16-18 1st Place—Suzie Ahn (99) 2nd Place—Lily Wagner (100)

Girls 13-15

Girls 13-15

1st Place—Alexandra Schaul (87)

1st Place—Sawyer Brockstedt (74)

T-2nd Place—Curstan Bunch (88)

2nd Place—Kate Barber (80)

T-2nd Place—Hannah Puc (88)

3rd Place—Avery McCrery (88)

T-2nd Place—Hayley Ekert (88)

12 & Under

12 & Under

1st Place—Davis Conaway (43)

1st Place—Davis Conaway (38) 2nd Place—Trevor Sieben (40)

T-2nd Place—Kylie Yiengst (47) T-2nd Place—Anthony Proud (47)

3rd Place—Daniel Herzchel (44)

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Phoenixville 12 & Under

June 17, 2020

June 18, 2020

Boys 16-18

12 & Under

1st Place—Jake Maddaloni (72)

1st Place—Lawson Leeper (43)

T-2nd Place—James Ulsh (73)

T-2nd Place—Thomas Ploszay (44)

T-2nd Place—James Flickinger (73)

T-2nd Place—Ian Larsen (44)

Boys 13-15 1st Place—Connor Gherghel (72) T-2nd Place—Jake Micewski (80) T-2nd Place—Michael Vital (81) T-2nd Place—Ajeet Bagga (80) Girls 16-18 1st Place—Clare Gimpel (77)

2nd Place—Emma Schotsch (85) 3rd Place—Grace Sanborn (92) Girls 13-15 1st Place—Gwendolyn Powell (87) 2nd Place—Serena Bagga (91) 3rd Place—Kiran Bagga (97) 12 & Under 1st Place—Samuel Vinc (45) 2nd Place—Dariel Rozinsky (46) T-3rd Place—Anthony Proud (48) T-3rd Place—Miles McGinty (48) Click here to view results

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TOURNAMENT RESULTS— Southmoore Qualifier & Phoenixville 12 & Under

Southmoore Jr. PGA Qualifier

TOURNAMENT RESULTS— Boys Jr. PGA Championship & Indian Valley CC

Boys Jr. PGA Championship

Indian Valley Country Club

June 22, 2020

June 23, 2020

Boys 16-18

Boys 16-18

1st Place—Morgan Lofland (146)

T-1st Place—Drew Davenport (75)

T-1st Place—Jack Davis (146)

T-1st Place—Brendan Bauer (75)

T-1stPlace—Keller Mulhern (146)

3rd Place—Rocco Giannangeli (77)

Boys 13-15

Boys 13-15

1st Place—Nicholas Ciocca (145)

T-1st Place—Will Huntley (76)

2nd Place—Henry Stone (152)

T-1st Place—Scott Hughes (76)

T-3rd Place—Adrian Jordan (154)

T-3rd Place—Tyler Debusschere (79)

T-3rd Place—Matthew Homer (154)

T-3rd Place—Kyle Mauro (79) Girls 16-18 T-1st Place—Emma Shelby (84)

T-1st Place—Paige Cerminaro (84) 3rd Place—Ashley Ea (89) Girls 13-15 1st Place—Avery McCrery (79) 2nd Place—Rachel Joyce (83) 3rd Place—Clarissa Leung (88) 12 & Under 1st Place—Lawson Leeper (42) 2nd Place—Trevor Sieben (45) 3rd Place—Declan Conner (47)

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June 24-25, 2020

Medford Lakes Country Club June 29, 2020

Boys 16-18

Boys 16-18 1st Place—Dylan Gooneratne (148) T-2nd Place—Luke Corcoran (150) T-2nd Place—Jackson Tappen (150) Boys 13-15

T-1st Place—Noah Moelter (158) T-1st Place—Ajeet Bagga (158) T-1st Place—Scott Hughes (158) Girls 16-18 1st Place—Jade Gu (148)

1st Place—Jack Tarzy (72) 2nd Place—Carl Ernst (75) T-3rd Place—Ethan Finkelstein (77) T-3rd Place—Christopher Myers (77) Boys 13-15 1st Place—Matthew Normand (74) 2nd Place—Jack Rosen (75) 3rd Place—Jack Dare (78) Girls 16-18

2nd Place—Riley Quartermain (154)

T-1st Place—Sophia Brubaker (87)

3rd Place—Olivia Strigh (174)

2nd Place—Emma Schotsch (99)

Girls 13-15

Girls 13-15

1st Place—Evelyn Wong (153)

1st Place—Emma Li (91)

2nd Place—Kate Roberts (162)

2nd Place—Hannah Puc (94)

3rd Place—Kayley Roberts (169)

3rd Place—Danielle Higbee (98)

12 & Under

12 & Under

1st Place—Ravi Khanna (89)

1st Place—Davis Conaway (38)

2nd Place—Ian Larsen (90)

2nd Place—Kiersten Bodge (40)

3rd Place—Avery O’Neill (99)

3rd Place—Hank Kancher (42)

College Men’s 17-24 1st Place—Trevor Keaton (161) Click here to view results

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TOURNAMENT RESULTS— Precision Pro at Turtle Creek & Medford Lakes CC

Precision Pro Golf Open Turtle Creek

Upcoming PJT Tournaments

Upcoming PJT Tournaments July

Wednesday, July 15—Running Deer Golf Club (JGS w/ Ramblewood) Thursday, July 16—Ramblewood Country Club (JGS w/ Running Deer) Thursday, July 16—Merchantville Country Club - 12 & Under Only Tuesday, July 21—Junior Fourball Championship - Saucon Valley CC - Grace Wednesday, July 22—Skippack Golf Club

Thursday July 23-24—Precision Pro Golf Open - Hershey CC (JGS) Monday, July 27—Yardley Country Club Tuesday, July 28—Laurel Creek Country Club Wednesday, July 29—Landis Creek Golf Club Thursday, July 30—Chesapeake Bay Golf Club - Rescheduled

August Monday, August 3—Cedarbrook Country Club Tuesday, August 4—Harry Hammond Invitational Wednesday, August 5—Raven’s Claw Golf Club Thursday, August 6—Riverview Country Club Thursday-Friday, August 6-7—State College Junior Open - Rescheduled (JGS) Monday, August 10—Brookside Country Club (Pottstown) Tuesday, August 11—The Steel Club Wednesday, August 12—Paxon Hollow Country Club Thursday, August 13—Rock Manor Golf Club Friday, August 14—Indian Spring Country Club Monday, August 17—Junior Tour Championship @ White Manor CC

Know the Rules: What’s it all about? Rule 14.3c applies whenever a player must drop a ball in taking relief under a Rule.

How does it work? Anytime a player must drop either their original ball or another ball in a relief area it must be dropped in the right way. First the player must choose his or her reference point. Next the player will need to identify the relief area which is either one or two club lengths to either side of the reference point no nearer to the hole. Last the player must drop a ball straight down from knee height. Once the ball comes to rest in the relief area the player has completed taking relief.

Rule 14.3c In Action: John’s ball comes to rest on a sprinkler head in the middle of the fairway. He decides to take relief (Rule 16.1b) from this immovable obstruction. First, John marks his reference point directly behind the sprinkler head with a tee. He then takes his longest club other than his putter and measures one club length to the left and places another tee at the end of his club. Next he drops a ball straight down from knee height and it lands in his relief area but rolls closer to the hole. John picks his first dropped ball up and repeats his drop. This time the ball comes to rest within the relief area. John’s ball is now back in play and he has completed taking relief from the immovable obstruction. If John’s second drop also rolled forward of his reference point he would have had to place the ball within the relief area to complete taking relief (Rule 14.3c(2)).

Why is Rule 14.3c Important? Rule 14.3c is important because if you make a stroke at a ball that was dropped in the wrong way you will be assessed a 1 stroke penalty. Also if you make a stroke at a ball that rolls out of the relief area you are playing from the wrong place and will be assessed the general penalty of 2 strokes (Rule 14.7).

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14.3c: Ball Dropped in Right Way Must Come to Rest in Relief Area

2019 PJT Major Tournaments Cont.

2019 PJT Major Tournaments Junior Fourball Team Championship (Saucon Valley Country Club - Grace Course) 7/21/20 A new championship to debut in 2020, Saucon Valley CC will host the inaugural fourball championship on its venerable Grace course.

A first of its kind on the PJT Schedule, the championship will feature teams of two in a best-ball stroke play format. Teams will be made of either boys or girls and will compete for the title of Fourball champions in their respective genders. Sure to become a popular event on the schedule, this is one championship not to be missed!

Harry Hammond Invitational (Penn Oaks Golf Club) 8/4/20 A yearly tradition on the PJT, the Harry Hammond Invitational will be hosted by Penn Oaks GC. 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.

Philadelphia Junior Tour Championship (White Manor Country Club) 8/17/20 The PJT’s year end event and flagship event, the Tour Championship, is headed to White Manor Country Club for the first time. Redesigned in 2003, the par 71 Chester County layout will host the Tour Championship for the first time in 2020. This 18-hole event marks the end of the season and 2019-20 Player of the Year points race and Scoring Average leaders.

TOURNAMENT PICTURES

Join The PJT 12 & Under Caddie Program!

12 & Under Division Parents and Juniors, In the fall of 2017, the Philadelphia Junior Tour introduced the Caddie Program for the 12 & Under Division. This program has enhanced the enjoyment of PJT Tournaments for both parents and players. The program offers juniors in the 12 & Under Division assistance but ultimately allows players to make their own decisions and develop their golf skills independently.

The goal of the PJT Caddie Program is to help enable the growth of a player, gain valuable tournament experience, and prepare juniors to move up to the 13-15 Division where caddies aren’t permitted. If you are interested in caddying for your junior golfer this year, please read the notes below.

Who is Eligible?

A caddie can be anyone over the age of 18. We recommend the caddie be the parent or close family member of the competitor. Caddies must wear a PJT caddie bib and agree to follow the PJT Caddie Code of Conduct. Although juniors can only have one caddy during the event, multiple people can caddie for the same junior throughout the season as long as they have all signed the Code of Conduct form.

A caddie must agree to and sign the PJT Caddie Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct was created to ensure the enjoyment of all players and create guidelines for the do’s and don’ts of caddying at a PJT event.

Please click here to view the Caddie Code of Conduct. You may return the form by fax (215-646-3961) or by email to info@phillyjuniortour.com. Once we receive your form, we will notify you via email that you're able to register for the program.

Registration Caddies must register on the Philadelphia Junior Tour website prior to an event. There will be no day of event registration for caddies. A caddie must first sign and return the Caddie Code of Conduct and purchase a caddie bib. The caddie bib will be given to you the first time you caddie at a PJT event. Only one bib must be purchased. Once at the event, the caddie should check in with the PJT staff on property.

We hope you will take advantage of this program and help aid your junior's golf experience. Make sure to sign up today! Please click here to visit the PJT Caddie Program webpage. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

-Philly Junior Tour Staff

TOURNAMENT PICTURES

Caddie Code of Conduct

Fitness Routine for More Accurate Putting

Golf Fitness Routine for More Accurate Putting You 3 - Putted How Many Times?!

Published By: Fit Golf on March 30, 2020

How many times has poor putting cost you from shooting your desired score?

How often do you say, “I was striking the ball great, but I 3-putted X-amount of times?� Missing make-able putts is often the reason for inflated scores in what would otherwise feel like a great round of golf. Putting is not a simple science.

Experts have written books and spent careers focused on teaching the technicalities of putting. From a Golf Fitness prospective, when comparing putting to the full swing, it appears obvious that the physical demands of putting are much less than the full swing, which is true. However, there are some simple body fixes that you can use in your fitness routine to improve your consistency of putting and scoring.

First: Test Yourself Before I continue, I would like you to do a quick Golf Movement test. Put the phone down or get up from the desk and get into your putting posture. This test is best done in front of a full length mirror for visual feedback, but if you do not have a mirror available, I want you to keep your eyes on your knees. Begin to swivel your shoulders about 10-20 degrees right and left continuously without allowing your lower body to move AT ALL! I will venture to say that a vast majority of you cannot rotate your upper body AND keep your lower body 100% stable. All great putters keep their lower bodies rock solid through the putting stroke. The inability to keep the lower body stable as the upper body swings the putter will lead to poor consistency on the greens and will cost you strokes.

Tiger demonstrates what it looks like to remain stable in the lower body through the putt.

The key to effective movement in the putting stroke is lower body stability. Use these four exercises at home or in the gym to train the lower body to remain stable while putting.

Open Books

Clam Shells

Half-Kneeling Rotation

Shoulder Swivels

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Fitness Routine for More Accurate Putting

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