Orlando, Fla..– The International Junior Golf Tour ended their 2015-2016 season in Orlando, Fla. with the Bridgestone Golf Tournament of Champions. This weekend the tour also celebrated the All IJGT Team, top ten players in each division, at The Groove at Universal City Walk. The IJGT had 24 countries and 18 states represent this weekend at Grand Cypress Resort. The three-day tournament had sunny skies and humid temperatures. Each player competed for AJGA Stars, and National Rankings.
In the Boys 15-19 Division, the Tournament of Champions had 7 boys under-par for tournament. Louis-Francois Charpentier, from Winter Garden, Fla., took the championship by one stroke. Charpentier had 12 birdies over the past three days, and carded a total of 208, (69, 66, 73). There was a tie for second place between Ryoto Furuya and Carlos Marrero. Marrero and Furuya shot a total of 209, one stroke behind the champion. Furuya, from Alpharetta, G.A., carded 67, 69, 73, for the three days with 15 birdies and an eagle. Marrero carded 70, 69, 70, with 11 birdies and also an eagle.

“It feels awesome to win my last junior tournament. I chose the IJGT as my last tournament because of the top venues and strong fields. The tournament this weekend was very well ran and the course was in great shape. I’m not surprised on how I played, I stayed patient and was pleased with the outcome. This summer I will be getting ready to play college golf at Rollins College and qualifying for the RBC Candian Open,” commented Charpentier.
The Boys 14 and Under Division had 12 players compete this weekend. Kaito Kitazoe, of Nara, Japan, shot even for tournament; a total of 216. He carded 73, 68, 75, with 10 birdies and an eagle. Behind Kitazoe was Grant Gobezie. Gobezie, from Hunting Valley, O.H., who shot a total of 221; 73, 77, 71. Coming in third was Alec Nachmann who shot a total of 224.

“I played really well, I played as best as I could this weekend. I liked how my 8 iron was working, I hit it far and it goes really high. The course was amazing, simply beautiful. The fairways were well manicured and the greens were challenging. I loved everything about this course,” said Kitazoe.
In the Girls Division, 29 girls competed for the Championship. Kayla Kozak, of Bluffton, S.C., kept the first place title for all three days, and she was also the IJGT Player of the Year. Kozak carded a total of 214 with 7 birdies and 3 eagles. Over the three days Kozak kept her scores under par by shooting 71, 72, 71. Behind Kozak was Ximena Gonzalez of Queretaro, Mexico. Gonzalez shot 72, 73, 75, a total of 220 Yukie Sasaki of Hiroshima, Japan, battled back to take the third place title this weekend. Sasaki carded a total of 221 with 13 birdies.

“I stayed with my process this weekend, I focused on not getting ahead of myself. The three-day tournament was very tiring, I was feeling really dehydrated. I made sure I drank a lot of water and got to bed early. The three day tournament was great preparation for college golf. This summer I’m going to focus on my process. I will take it one shot at a time and keep playing tournaments, I just will stay driven,” Kozak said.
Each tournament the IJGT recognizes the low final round, presented by Clazic Belts. For the Bridgestone Golf Tournament of Champions two players received the award.
Kayla Kozak: 71
Ryan Daughtery: 69
Final Results of the Bridgestone Golf Tournament of Champions at Grand Cypress were conducted by the International Junior Golf Tour on May 28-30.
Boys 15-19 Division: Black Tees- 6,698 par 72 (71.2/119). Boys 14 &Under Division: Blue Tees-6,205 (69.4/115). Girls Division: White Tees-5,880 (72.3/120).
Boys 15-19 Division
1. Louis-Francois Charpentier, Winter Garden, FL *69-66-73–208
2. Ryoto Furuya, Alpharetta, GA, *67-69-73–209
2. Carlos Marrero, Valencia, Venezuela, *70-69-70–209
4. Taisuke Ono, Tokyo, Japan *71-70-70–211
5. Sampson Zheng, Kissimmee, FL *70-72-70-212
6. Ian Peng, Chang Hua, Taiwan *71-72-71–214
7. HaoHua Zhang, Howey in the Hills, FL *75-70-70–215
8. Saptak Talwar, New Delhi, India *73-73-70–216
9. Kosuke Suzuki, Noda *72-70-75–217
9. Tennoshin Ogawa, Ichinomiya-shi, Japan *70-72-75–217
11. Luis Pons, Leon, Mexico *72-73-73–218
11. Connor Creasy, Abingdon, VA *76-70-72–218
11. Lino Galdin, Nesmy, France *78-70-70–218
14. Aniruddh Kedlaya, Bangalore, India *73-68-78–219
14. Lukas Clark, Holland, PA *74-71-74–219
14. Arjun Puri, New Delhi, India *76-70-73–219
17. Mashengjun Li, Shanghai, China *75-71-74–220
17. Blaise Vanitvelt, Flint, MI *72-74-74–220
19. Colin Caporal, Gainesville, VA *75-72-74–221
20. Dong Jin Park, Seoul, South Korea *75-77-70–222
20. Luigi Wong, Baguio City, Philippines *74-78-70–222
20. Gray Johnston, Saint Simons Island, GA *73-79-70–222
20. Tianyu Wu, Beijing, China *73-74-75–222
24. Colton Tanner, Park City, UT *75-72-76–223
25. Tristan Galant, Cape Town, South Africa *75-72-77–224
25. David Fu, Zhengzhou, China *75-72-77–224
27. Richard Riva III, Lancaster, PA *76-75-74–225
28. Won Jun Choi, Seoul, South Korea *79-68-79–226
28. Conor Byrne, Dublin, Ireland *76-74-76–226
30. Samuel Cudjoe, Bethel, Trinidad and Tobago *75-80-72–227
30. Brett Inserra, Upper Saddle River, NJ *77-77-73–227
32. Ryan Dougherty, Wexford, PA *82-77-69–228
32. Guodong Ji, Quing Dao, China *80-75-73–228
32. Jose Haces, Puebla, Mexico *75-78-75–228
32. Chun Yan Leong, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia *78-72-78–228
36. Gordan Brixi, Potomac, MD *80-75-74–229
36. Alejandro Guillen, Mexico City, Mexico *76-76-77–229
38. Feng Chen, Beijing, China *81-73-77–231
39. Jack O’Donovan, Pittsford, NY *76-79-77–232
39. Antonio Miguel, Puebla, Mexico *73-79-80–232
41. Jake Raichle, Bethlehem, NH *75-79-79–233
42. Chase Goff, Annapolis, MD *79-74-81–234
43. Marc Groenhuysen, West Chester, PA *82-79-74–235
44. Punya Khanna, Dubai, United Arab Emirates *82-77-77–236
44. Marc Sabria, Barcelona, Spain *82-75-79–236
44. Demetrius Johnson, Anchorage, AK *79-79-78–236
47. Luke Fayocavitz, Clarks Summit, PA *82-77-79–238
48. Philip Chen, Taiwan, Taipei *80-78-81–239
49. Daniel Song, Beijing, China *81-79-80–240
50. Trent Hope, Savannah, GA *79-83-79–241
50. Kevin Ying, Dallas, TX *78-84-79–241
52. Thomas Pfoestl, Schenna, Italy *88-80-74–242
52. Ryan Pongrac, Freehold, NJ *84-79-79–242
52. Max Castaneda, Mexico City, Mexico *85-75-82–242
52. Connor Downey, Franklin, TN *83-77-82–242
56. Connor McArdle, Oviedo, FL*90-78-77–245
57. Konosuke Takahashi, Tokyo, Japan *75-92-81-248
57. Jaydon Pang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia *83-83-82–248
57. Xiaofeng Hu, Qiang Dao, China *81-88-79–248
60. Will Klein, Bethesda, MD *84-83-83–250
61. Kotaro Nishimura, Tokyo, Japan *84-85-84–253
62. William Riva, Lancaster, PA *85-81-88–254
63. Adam Shilling, North Palm Beach, FL *85-87-83–255
64. Holden Neeves, Bradenton, FL *85-84-87–256
65. Greg Shen, Vancouver, Canada *92-82-86–260
66. Estevan Valdes, Wellington, FL *87-91-85–263
67. Rekgabile Nyhonyha, Johannesberg, South Africa *89-87-88–264
68. John McCallum, Saint Simons Island, GA *90-87-89–266
Girls Division
1. Kayla Kozak, Bluffton, SC *71-72-71–214
2. Ximena Gonzalez, Queretaro, Mexico *72-73-75–220
3. Yukie Sasaki, Hiroshima, Japan *73-76-72–221
4. Ankita Kedlaya, Bangalore, India *72-79-73–224
5. Claire Albrecht, Ormond Beach, FL *75-72-79–226
6. Wint Phoo Aung, Yangon, Myanmar *74-76-77–227
6. Siyan Chen, Hanzhou City, China *76-74-77–227
8. Jasmine Chee, Hong Kong, China *77-76-75–228
8. Tracy Lee, Seoul, South Korea *74-76-78–228
10. Melany Chong, Mississauga, Canada *79-79-73–231
11. Rou Yin, Zhejiang, China *77-74-81–232
12. Tiana Cruz, Kingston, Jamaica *76-77-80–233
12. Ananya Datar, Bluffton, SC *77-82-74–233
14. Renata Fierro, Yucatan, Mexico *79-76-80–235
15. Greer Valaquenta, Bradenton, FL *77-74-85–236
16. Suthisa Uenghiranpaisan, Bangkok, Thailand *78-76-84–238
17. Sarah Perine, Staten Island, NY *83-81-76–240
18. Julia Kashimura, Orlando, FL *85-77-81–243
18. Sophia Burnett, Bluffton, SC *82-84-77-243
20. Ananya Barthakur, Bluffton, SC *84-81-80-245 +29
21. Meredith Langs, Hilton Head Island, SC *83-85-81–249
22. Katya King, Celebration, FL *81-90-79–250
23. Angela Rivera, El Conchal, Alvarado *83-85-83–251
24. Haley Danford, Longwood, FL *83-86-91–260
25. Alle Galla, Palm Beach Gardens, FL *90-87-94–271
26. Camila Burnett, Bluffton, SC *94-94-85–273
27. Yiqing Gong, Upper Saddle River, NJ *88-94-92–274
28. Ava Marano, Jupiter, FL *96-90-91–277
29. Izzy Galla, Palm Beach Gardens, FL *103-91-87–281
Boys 14 and Under Division
1. Kaito Kitazoe, Nara, Japan *73-68-75–216
2. Grant Gobezie, Hunting Valley, OH *73-77-71–221
3. Alec Nachmann, Boca Raton, FL *75-71-78–224
4. Collier Curd, Bowling Green, KY *74-77-74–225
5. Mikee Ordona, Upland, CA *74-75-77–226
6. Alex Gu, Darien, CT *78-77-75–230
7. Johnny Wright, Orlando, FL *82-71-79–232
8. AJ Jaiswal, Wesley Chapel, FL *82-79-78–239
9. Luke Sample, New York, NY *85-79-76–240
10. Will Whittaker, Palm Beach Gardens *79-77-85–241
11. Chase Phillips, Hilton Head Island, SC *83-81-78–242
12. Amal Jha, Noida, India *92-87-84–263