IJGT Bridgestone Golf Tournament of Champions - Final Round Results

Mathison Dominates the Field at Grand Cypress

Vik Victorious in Girls Division   

ORLANDO, FLA. – A highly talented group of junior golfers came to compete in the season-ending 54-hole International Junior Golf Tour (IJGT) Bridgestone Golf Tournament of Champions. Monday’s final round was cut short due to dangerous weather and heavy rainfall associated with tropical storm Beryl. The tournament was played on the New Course and the East/North Course at Grand Cypress Resort, both of which were designed by Jack Nicklaus.

Peter Mathison of West Palm Beach, Fla., won the Boys 15-19 Division in convincing fashion after firing rounds of 3-under-par 69 and 4-under-par 68. Mathison started off the Tournament of Champions very well making birdie on his third hole. He gave one stroke back on the par-3 fifth hole, but quickly bounced back with two consecutive birdies to turn in 1-under-par 35. From there he played flawless golf making seven pars and two birdies to finish out his round. During Sunday’s round Mathison continued his great play making a birdie on his opening hole on the New Course at Grand Cypress Resort. On the back-nine, Mathison caught fire making five birdies to shoot a 5-under-par 31. Four of the five birdies came in his last five holes. On the weekend, Mathison played the par-4’s in 6-under-par. His tournament total of 7-under-par 137 was seven strokes ahead of his fellow competitors and gave him his first IJGT victory.

Mathison had a great mental approach that allowed him to maintain his lead throughout the tournament. "I just stuck to my game, minimized my mistakes, and stayed patient. I knew if I could make par I could stay in the lead,” commented Mathison.

Mathison’s final-round score of 4-under-par 68 earned him the Clazic Belts Low Final Round Award, which goes to the player who shoots the lowest score during the final round.

Finishing in a tie for second place in the Boys 15-19 Division were Willis Huynh of Syosset, N.Y., and Josh Fisher of Las Vegas, Nev., with a tournament total of even-par 144.

In the Boys 14 & Under Division, Rij Patel of Hunt Valley, Md., claimed his fourth and most prestigious IJGT title with a tournament total of 1-over-par 145. Patel, the 2011-2012 IJGT Player of the Year in the Boys 14 & Under Division, ended his season in style after shooting rounds of 2-under-par 70 and 3-over-par 75. During Saturday’s round, Patel took advantage of great iron play and made four birdies including three in a four hole stretch. His round on Saturday was his lowest round with the IJGT all season. On Sunday, Patel got off to a great start with a birdie on the first hole, but he gave a few strokes back with five bogeys during his round. Patel was not hitting many greens in regulation; however his putter kept him atop the leaderboard.  

For Patel this victory was special and extra satisfying because of the competition he faced. "The field was big and there was a ton of talent from players from all over the world so it really feels special to compete and beat these players," said Patel.

In second place with a tournament total of 148 was Gary McCabe of Collegeville, Pa. Finishing in third place was Zachary Hoskins of Orlando, Fla., with a tournament score of 149.

In the Girls Division, Susana Vik came out on top after putting together an impressive tournament total of 7-over-par 187. The Girls Division was a 45-hole tournament because every competitor finished at least nine holes in the division on Monday’s weather-shortened round.

Vik started the tournament off with a 2-under-par 70 on the New Course at Grand Cypress Resort, which was the lowest score in the Girls Division during the entire tournament. During that round she carded four birdies, two of which came on the par-3’s. This was Vik’s lowest round in an IJGT tournament this year, and it gave her a three stroke lead going into Sunday’s round on the East/North Courses. Scoring was more difficult on this course, but Vik maintained her lead after shooting a 6-over-par 78. The opening nine did not go well for Vik, but she closed strong with three birdies on her last nine holes to get back on track. Vik had a two stroke lead going into Monday’s round on the New Course, but she knew anything could happen with the weather forecast. Vik held steady under the strong winds and finished with a 3-over-par 39 to edge out Moyu Sasaki of Tokyo, Japan and Jackie Rogowicz of Yardley, Pa., by one stroke. This was Vik’s first IJGT victory of the season.    

Vik was hitting on all cylinders this weekend, but there were a couple areas of her game that allowed her to score very well in tough conditions. "My putting had gotten a lot better, but my driving was on. I hit the ball very long and straight so it left me a lot of wedges for my approach shots so this made my putting easier," answered Vik when asked what was working well for her this weekend. 

Isabella DiLisio of Hatfield, Pa., carded a 1-under-par 35 on Monday which was the lowest score in the Girls Division during the final round earning her the coveted Clazic Belts Low Final Round Award.

About the IJGT

The IJGT provides exceptional junior golfers with the opportunity to develop and showcase their competitive skills while setting high standards to preserve the traditions and integrity of the game.  As a tour that operates primarily throughout the academic year, the IJGT hosts approximately 60 tournaments annually. In addition, the IJGT hosts three international events.   Each event provides multi-day competition for junior golfers of all skill levels ages 9-19.  Players representing 45 states and 43 countries around the world regularly compete in events at venues such as TPC Sawgrass, Pinehurst, Bethpage State Park, and Harbour Town Golf Links.  Official partners of the IJGT include Bridgestone Golf, Quagmire Golf, KENTWOOL, CHAMP Spikes, Clazic Belts, AB Golf Designs, The First Tee, Golf Digest/Golf World, and Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy.

To obtain more information about the IJGT, please visit www.IJGT.com  or call (800) 792-9143.

ORLANDO, FLA. – Final round results of the IJGT Bridgestone Golf Tournament of Champions at Grand Cypress Resort (New/East/North Courses) conducted by the International Junior Golf Tour completed May 28, 2012. New Course: Boys 15-19 Division: Blue Tees – 6778 yards, par 72 (72.0/122). Boys 14 & Under Division: White Tees – 6309 yards, par 72 (69.6/116). Girls Division: Red Tees – 5871 yards, par 72 (71.9/118) East/North Courses: Boys 15-19 Division: Blue Tees – 6891 yards, par 72 (74.5/137). Boys 14 & Under Division: White Tees – 6323 yards, par 72 (71.2/133). Girls Division: Red Tees – 6000 yards, par 72 (75.8/136)

Weather:        Sunny with temperatures in the Low 90s and wind of 5-10 m.p.h.

                       Sunny with temperatures in the Low 90s and wind of 10-15 m.p.h.

                       Rain with temperatures in the Mid 80s and winds of 20-25 m.p.h.

International Junior Golf Tour Bridgestone Golf Tournament of Champions

Grand Cypress Resort – New/East/North Courses

Orlando, Fla.

May 26-28, 2012

Boys 15-19 Division – Blue Tees

Round 1 – East/North Courses, 6891 yards, Par 72

Round 2 – New Course, 6778 yards, Par 72

1. Peter Mathison, West Palm Beach, FL, *69-68--137

2. Josh Fisher, Las Vegas, NV, *73-71--144

2. Willis Huynh, Syosset, NY, *72-72--144

4. Ben Dietrich, Bluffton, SC, *75-72--147

5. Sam Buse, Cincinnati, OH, *78-70--148

5. Derrick Villarreal, Hartland, WI, *76-72--148

5. Rafael Miranda, Guayaquil, Ecuador *77-71--148

8. Kevin O'Brien, Wexford, PA, *73-76--149

9. Andrew Bieber, Shaker Heights, OH, *78-73--151

9. Zachary Boe, Bluffton, SC, *78-73--151

11. Shosei Inokawa, Atamishi, Japan, *78-74--152

12. Joey Lane, Great Falls, VA, *73-80--153

13. Connor Slane, Helena, AL, *80-74--154

13. Wilson Belk, Colorado Springs, CO, *80-74--154

13. Anthony Perrino, Mooresville, NC, *78-76--154

13. Gonzalo Martinez, Longs, SC, *78-76--154

17. Tom Nettles, McMurray, PA, *82-73--155

17. Caleb Chouinard, Mt. Airy, MD, *79-76--155

17. Matt Van Niekerk, Rochester, NY, *75-80--155

20. Jack Gianniny, Rochester, NY, *81-75--156

21. James Blackwell, North Tonawanda, NY, *82-75--157

21. Shota Ozaki, Tokyo, Japan, *82-75--157

21. Jasper Volver, Kolding, Denmark, *82-75--157

21. Andrea DeBono, Basiglio, Italy, *82-75--157

21. Harrison Holetz, Incline Village, NV, *79-78--157

21. Luis Fer Varela, Panama City, Panama *79-78--157

27. Andrew Burgess, Rancho Santa Fe, CA, *78-80--158

28. Evan Shapiro, Rockville, MD, *81-78--159

28. Kyle Kroen, Basking Ridge, NJ, *79-80--159

28. Francisco Hernandez, Cancun, Mexico, *77-82--159

28. Mos Bangpetch, Hilton Head Island, SC, *84-75--159

28. John Edler, Fair Haven, NJ, *84-75--159

33. Mark Folkwein, New Albany, OH, *80-80--160

34. Donnell Lynch, New Market, AL, *82-79--161

34. Nathan Halowell, Montgomery Village, MD, *87-74--161

34. Mickey Werenski, South Hadley, MA, *78-83--161

37. Austin Morrison, Charlotte, NC, *83-79--162

38. Maurizio DeBono, Basiglio, Italy, *81-82--163

38. Ted Badenhausen, Morristown, NJ, *81-82--163

38. Alex Patricio, Ruffsdale, PA, *86-77--163

38. Bernardo Martinez, Myrtle Beach, SC, *85-78--163

38. Sam Aronoff, Santa Monica, CA, *84-79--163

43. Douglas Kulikowski, Pittsford, NY, *81-84--165

43. Luke Miller, Venetia, PA, *84-81--165

43. Hartej Gill, Monroe Township, NJ, *84-81--165

43. Sense Chaowalit, Thanyaburi Patumthani, Thailand, *83-82--165

47. Grant Amerson, Goleta, CA, *90-76--166

47. Daniel Abraham, Maputo, Mozambique, *87-79--166

47. Chase Williams, Jasper, AL, *86-80--166

50. Michael Chanaud, Gambrills, MD, *88-79--167

50. Matthew Kemps, Palos Verdes Estates, CA, *88-79--167

52. Troy Berglund, Pittsburgh, PA, *92-76--168

52. Cody Dazen, Shamong, NJ, *87-81--168

54. Patrick McDonnell, Pittsburgh, PA, *92-77--169

54. Justin Shluker, Park City, UT, *86-83--169

54. Hank Kovalcik, Yardley, PA, *84-85--169

57. Alexandre Britsch-Idhammou, Paris, France, *94-77--171

57. Xuzhong Li, Fuzhou, *92-79--171

59. Taylor Simonsen, Beaufort, SC, *89-83--172

59. Hojae Lee, Oakton, VA, *88-84--172

59. Mo Hobbs, Tequesta, FL, *86-86--172

62. Takakazu Furukawa, Shiga, Japan, *96-77--173

62. Justin Nguyen, Mclean, VA, *86-87--173

64. Matthew McDonald, Celebration, FL, *91-83--174

65. Thomas Whelan, Smithtown, NY, *93-82--175

65. Wataru Koguchi, Fukuoka, Japan, *93-82--175

67. Ben Warner, Weston, MA, *91-85--176

68. Daiki Okada, Tokyo, Japan, *85-93--178

69. Colton Estevez, Phoenix, AZ, *100-88--188

70. Oliver Wade, New York, NY, *94-100--194

71. Thanaphol Chaiyaprom, Hilton Head Island, *119-121—240

DID NOT FINISH

Jake Gurock, West Windsor, NJ, *JWD

Boys 14 & Under Division – White Tees

Round 1 – New Course, 6309 yards, Par 72

Round 2 – East/North Course, 6323 yards, Par 72

1. Rij Patel, Hunt Valley, MD, *70-75--145

2. Gary McCabe, Collegeville, PA, *71-77--148

3. Zachary Hoskins, Orlando, FL, *75-74--149

4. Chase Roswall, Bristol, TN, *72-78--150

4. Walker Kirk, Lancaster, PA, *69-81--150

6. Shogo Ito, Tokyo, Japan, *73-79--152

6. Michael Pfeifer, Pforzheim, Germany, *71-81--152

8. Chandler Morris, Waterbury, CT, *73-80--153

9. Salil Ghamande, Evans, GA, *74-81--155

9. Masato Yoshitsugu, Aichi, Japan, *72-83--155

11. Kyle Cunningham, Sayville, NY, *78-78--156

11. Steve Cerbara, Langhorne, PA, *78-78--156

11. Roland Massimino, Lumberville, PA, *74-82--156

11. Eric Hall, Harwood, MD, *72-84--156

15. William Thomson, Pittsford, NY, *80-78--158

15. Marc Holzhauer, Clarence Center, NY, *75-83--158

17. Witchayapat Sinsrang, Hilton Head Island, SC, *78-81--159

18. Justin Clark, New Canaan, CT, *77-83--160

19. Paul Gunness-Bendetti, Calabasas, CA, *80-81--161

19. Blake Smith, Knoxville, TN, *80-81--161

19. Daulet Tuleubayev, Almaty, Kazakhstan, *77-84--161

22. Kevin Conners, Downingtown, PA, *79-83--162

22. Davis Mitchell, Wilmington, DE, *79-83--162

24. Mark Benevento, Somers Pt., NJ, *81-84--165

24. Tennoshin Ogawa, Ichinomiya-shi, Japan, *77-88--165

26. Ryan Skae, Old Tappan, NJ, *84-82--166

27. Ankur Malik, London, England, *81-86--167

28. Lohith Ramaraju, London, England, *84-84--168

29. Ryan Conner, Newtown, PA, *86-83--169

30. Prescott Butler, Locust Valley, NY, *86-88--174

30. Thomas Kaczan, Clark, NJ, *80-94--174

32. Ryan Rybicki, Remsen, NY, *84-91--175

33. Will Rand, Irvington, NY, *83-95--178

34. Mikee Ordona, Upland, CA, *94-98--192

35. Jose Vega, Tamaulipas, Mexico, *91-102--193

DID NOT FINISH

Peter Kelesis, Las Vegas, NV, *88-DQ (Rule 11-5)

Regan Shi, Beijing, China, *88-DQ (Rule 11-5)

Maiti Phuekhirun, Hilton Head Island, SC, *89-DQ (Rule 11-5)

Girls Division – Red Tees

Round 1 – New Course, 5871 yards, Par 72

Round 2 – Red Tees, 6000 yards, Par 72

Round 3 – New Course, 2910 yards, Par 36

1. Susana Vik, Greenwich, CT, *70-78-39--187

2. Moyu Sasaki, Tokyo, Japan, *73-77-38--188

2. Jackie Rogowicz, Yardley, PA, *78-74-36--188

4. Isabella DiLisio, Hatfield, PA, *78-77-35--190

5. Christina Wang, Guangzhou, China, *73-83-37--193

6. Kaeli Jones, Sumterville, FL, *80-77-40--197

7. Avery French, Laguna Niguel, CA, *78-83-37--198

7. Olivia Landino, Hermitage, PA, *77-83-38--198

7. Anina Ku, Basking Ridge, NJ, *79-78-41--198

10. Emily Mills, Farmingdale, NJ, *77-82-41--200

11. Luiza Altmann, Sao Paulo, Brazil, *78-85-38--201

12. Sabrina Hoskins, Orlando, FL, *82-81-41--204

13. Michelle Hanes, Elma, NY, *83-84-38--205

14. Christina Paulsen, Ridgewood, NJ, *80-81-45--206

15. Angelica Harris, Harvey, LA, *82-88-37--207

16. Stephanie Bosdosh, Clarksburg, MD, *84-86-39--209

17. Claire Serruto, Short Hills, NJ, *79-89-42--210

18. Alyssa Godfrey, New York, NY, *82-88-41--211

19. Jessica Staed, Green Bay, WI, *85-82-46--213

20. Kelsi McKee, The Woodlands, Texas, *86-84-44--214

21. Taneka Sandiford, Pensacola, FL, *84-90-43--217

22. Jordan Susce, Birmingham, AL, *93-95-39--227

23. Megan McLean, Lebanon, NJ, *95-89-45--229

24. Nicole Flores, Brambleton, VA, *83-103-45--231

25. Allie Gennaula, Clairton, PA, *90-99-45--234

26. Sydney Hoskins, Orlando, FL, *94-102-47--243

27. Victoria Nichols, Lowell, IN, *112-89-52--253

DID NOT FINISH

Gabby Weiss, Southern Pines, NC, *83-JWD