MARBLEHEAD, Mass. -- Thomas McCarthy of Tolland, Conn., won the Boys Division at Tedesco Country Club firing a 5-over-par 215 tournament total. Eunae Jo of Ridgewood, N.J., took home the trophy in the Girls Division by posting a 74-80-76 – 230 tournament total.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Fidelity Investments Junior Classic was a 54-hole stroke play event held at Tedesco Country Club. The 89-player field featured players from 16 states and British Columbia. The par-70 course played at 6,433 yards for the Boys Division and 5,796 for the Girls Division.
McCarthy, who was in the lead throughout the first and second rounds, said his strategy for the final round was to play the same and hit the ball well.
“I scrambled well and recovered from bad shots,” McCarthy said. “I was falling apart halfway through the round but somehow finished on top.”
Making birdies on Nos. 4 and 18, McCarthy finished with an even-par 34 on the front nine and a 3-over-par 39 on the back nine, giving him a 3-over-par 73 on the day. This was his first AJGA win.
Michael Kania of Haverford, Pa., and Mark Pollak of San Antonio tied for second place carding 6-over-par 216 tournament totals. David Zhang of South Glastonbury, Conn., Bernard D’Amato of Weston, Conn., Benjamin Cohen of Pittsburgh and Gene Yang of East Brunswick, N.J., all tied for fourth posting 9-over-par 219 tournament totals.
Playing in her first AJGA tournament, Jo parred No. 1 in a sudden-death playoff with Kaitlin Drolson of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., to seal the win.
“My chip in the playoff was crucial and I really had to focus,” Jo said. “I knew I was under pressure and had to make putts because someone was tied with me.”
Jo kept her round consistent by recording seven pars on the front nine for a 2-over-par 36 and five pars on the back nine, posting a 4-over-par 40 for a 6-over-par 76 on the day.
Drolson finished in second place with a 230 tournament total. Isabel Han of Lake Mary, Fla., came in third place shooting a 231 tournament total.
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MARBLEHEAD, Mass. — Final results from the Fidelity Investments Junior Classic conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at
Tedesco Country Club. Par: Boys: 34-36—70; Girls: 34-36—70. Yardage: Boys: 6,433; Girls: 5,796. Rating/Slope: Boys: 72/129; Girls:
74.1/129.
BOYS DIVISION
Thomas McCarthy, Tolland, Conn. 70-72-73—215
Mark Pollak, San Antonio, Texas 70-75-71—216
Michael Kania, Haverford, Pa. 76-68-72—216
David Zhang, South Glastonbury, Conn. 77-73-69—219
Bernard D'Amato, Weston, Conn. 74-72-73—219
Benjamin Cohen, Pittsburgh, Pa. 73-73-73—219
Gene Yang, East Brunswick, N.J. 70-75-74—219
Doug Kleeschulte, Kingston, N.Y. 75-73-72—220
David Pastore, Greenwich, Conn. 73-73-74—220
Eric Lodge, Houston, Texas 71-73-76—220
Michael Cheng, Woodbury, N.Y. 73-77-71—221
Bradley Kushner, Mendham, N.J. 73-73-75—221
James Pleat, Nashua, N.H. 74-74-74—222
Robert DeMaio, Weston, Fla. 77-77-70—224
Garrett Arnold, Concord, Mass. 76-69-79—224
Drew Baity, Greenwich, Conn. 76-73-76—225
Hunter Stone, South Deerfield, Mass. 79-73-73—225
Ryan Gay, Pittston, Maine 78-75-72—225
Johnny Hayes, IV, Cape Elizabeth, Maine 74-73-78—225
Austin Wolf, Lititz, Pa. 78-72-76—226
James Buchanan, Loudonville, N.Y. 75-74-77—226
Joshua Briere, Newport, Vt 77-75-74—226
Stephen Kozlowski, Meredith, N.H. 76-79-71—226
Evan Harmeling, North Reading, Mass. 81-77-68—226
Jeff Hatten, Farmington, Conn. 73-76-78—227
Chase Lovett-Woodsum, Boston, Mass. 78-72-78—228
Andrew Kay, Pittsford, N.Y. 73-78-77—228
Brandon Parker, Auburn, Mass. 75-77-76—228
James Smith, Middlebury, Conn. 80-72-76—228
Andrew Marler, Delmar, N.Y. 77-78-73—228
Max Campion, Brookline, Mass. 76-75-79—230
Alexander Andruskevich, New York, N.Y. 74-78-78—230
Donald DeNyse III, Albany, N.Y. 75-78-77—230
Connor Wielgus, Bethesda, Md. 81-78-71—230
Connor Wentzell, Worcester, Mass. 77-72-82—231
Tim Prey, Baltimore, Md. 79-76-76—231
Michael McCarthy, Tolland, Conn. 76-77-79—232
Devin Bibeau, Upton, Mass. 74-79-79—232
Richard Werenski, South Hadley, Mass. 80-75-77—232
Adam Vaccari, Winsted, Conn. 79-76-77—232
Mark Endres, Bryn Mawr, Pa. 79-78-75—232
Branden Chicorka, Enfield, Conn. 76-73-84—233
Michael Mullavey, Dunstable, Mass. 77-74-83—234
John Harris, Manchester, Mass. 78-80-76—234
Manny Tulumaris, Burlington, Conn. 74-79-82—235
Scott Wheeler, Hopewell Junction, N.Y. 82-80-73—235
Spencer Bova, Avon, Conn. 78-79-79—236
Bryan Otis, Yarmouth, Maine 80-79-78—237
Kurt Voss, Rochester, N.Y. 81-80-76—237
Danny Blumberg, White Plains, N.Y. 77-84-77—238
Alex Pompey, Clarks Summit, Pa. 78-82-80—240
Richard Campiola, Windham, N.H. 79-81-80—240
Brian Murphy, Wilton, Conn. 80-80-80—240
Tyler Fay, Barrington, R.I. 82-76-83—241
Jamison Sindelar, Horseheads, N.Y. 81-80-82—243
Kevin Benstead, Boxford, Mass. 86-73-85—244
Taylor Griffin, Torrington, Conn. 82-84-78—244
Parker Bova, Avon, Conn. 81-77-87—245
Robert Jorgensen, New Hartford, N.Y. 80-82-83—245
John Lessing, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. 83-80-83—246
Robert Williams, Jr., Harrison, N.Y. 80-85-85—250
Robert Quick, Littleton, Colo. 85-87-79—251
Matthew Broome, Barrington, R.I. 74-85 JWD
GIRLS DIVISION
* Eunae Jo, Ridgewood, N.J. 74-80-76—230
Kaitlin Drolson, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 78-77-75—230
Isabel Han, Lake Mary, Fla. 80-77-74—231
Christine Cho, La Crescenta, Calif. 79-73-84—236
Harin Lee, Bayside, N.Y. 77-76-83—236
Kristen Hamel, Chesterfield, Mo. 81-79-78—238
Jane Lee, Alamo, Calif. 83-78-78—239
Alexis Holmes, West Chester, Pa. 77-82-81—240
Pamela Burneski, Surrey, British Columbia 80-76-84—240
Elizabeth Brightwell, Nellysford, Va. 80-80-81—241
Kate Durnan, Mendham, N.J. 76-82-83—241
Caroline Sweet, Bowie, Md. 77-86-79—242
Alice Choi, Whitestone, N.Y. 85-79-83—247
Brooke Stepanek, Guilford, Conn. 84-81-83—248
Sara Jackson, Sound Beach, N.Y. 86-82-83—251
Elizabeth Monty, North Granby, Conn. 85-82-85—252
Annemarie Kissane, Albany, N.Y. 84-87-82—253
Maggie Boberg, Littleton, Colo. 88-86-86—260
Laura Monty, North Granby, Conn. 91-84-99—274
Natalie Sheary, West Hartford, Conn. JWD
Dani Mullin, West Islip, N.Y. 80 JWD
* Won Sudden-Death Playoff
** JWD=Justified WD
