AVON, Ohio -- Sean Michael Lombardo of Dublin, Ohio, Ian Erdman of Rocky River, Ohio, and David Graham of Cincinnati, Ohio, tied for medalist honors after carding even-par 72s in the Srixon Qualifier for the SAP Junior Open Sunday in the Boys Division at the Red Tail Golf Club. Jamie Lavin of Deerfield, Ill., shot a 3-over-par 75 in the Girls Division to take home medalist honors.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the SAP Junior Open Srixon Qualifier was an 18-hole shotgun held at Red Tail Golf Club. The tournament field consisted of 100 players, 85 boys and 15 girls, from nine states and one foreign country. The Boys Division was played at 6,758 yards and the Girls Division at 5,967 yards.
Lombardo said he had a great short game, hitting the ball well and carding mostly pars and one birdie.
“The course was a lot of fun today,” Lombardo said. “This course has great greens and was in great condition to play on.”
Erdman said he struggled a little with a triple bogey on No. 6, but still played strong recording six birdies on Nos. 2, 3, 9, 10, 12, and 18. Graham had a solid game as well, recording one birdie, one bogey and 16 pars to earn medalist honors.
Also qualifying in the Boys Division were John Beringer of Loveland, Ohio, Brooks Price of Worthington, Ohio, Kurtis Kincade of Toledo, Ohio, Michael Sorenson of Hartland, Wis., Dillon Klein of Delphos, Ohio, Drew Barnard of Greenwood, Ind., Alex Bennett of Rochester, Mich., Jared Dalga of Grand Rapids, Mich., Sean Keating of Cincinnati, Ohio, Scott Blosser of Upper Arlington, Ohio, Ryan Menafee of Bexley, Ohio, Jeffery Steiger of Stow, Ohio, Jordan Higgins of Vandalia, Ohio, and Zachary Bates of Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
Lombardo, Beringer, Price and Kincade all opted to take one AJGA Tournament Exemption in lieu of playing in this week’s event.
Lavin said she hit a lot of fairways and greens, but gives credit to her short game. She had four par putts fewer than 10 feet.
“I felt comfortable about my game,” Lavin said. “I was good at adding the yardages and paying attention to the fairways because the course was like a maze.”
In the Girls Division qualifiers were Shannon Warner of Livonia, Mich., Emily Riddle of St. Marys, Pa., and Samantha Swinehart of Lancaster, Ohio.
Lavin and Warner elected to opt out and take one AJGA Tournament Exemption in lieu of playing in this week’s event.
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First-round tee times will begin at 7 a.m. Tuesday off the No. 1 tee at Red Tail Golf Club. For more information about the SAP Junior Open, please contact tournament headquarters at (440) 937-6018 or visit ajga.org.
AVON, Ohio — Srixon Qualifier results from the SAP Junior Open conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Red Tail Golf
Club. Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72. Yardage: Boys: 6,758; Girls: 5,967. Rating/Slope: Boys: 72.3/129; Girls: 75.9/136.
BOYS DIVISION
QUALIFIED
# Ian Erdman, Rocky River, Ohio 38-34—72
David Graham, Cincinnati, Ohio 36-36—72
# Sean Michael Lombardo, Dublin, Ohio 36-36—72
# John Beringer, Loveland, Ohio 36-37—73
# Brooks Price, Worthington, Ohio 37-37—74
Michael Sorenson, Hartland, Wis. 37-37—74
# Kurtis Kincade , Toledo , Ohio 39-37—76
Dillon Klein, Delphos, Ohio 35-41—76
Drew Barnard, Greenwood, Ind. 39-37—76
Alex Bennett, Rochester, Mich. 37-40—77
Jared Dalga, Grand Rapids, Mich. 41-37—78
Sean Keating, Cincinnati, Ohio 37-41—78
Scott Blosser, Upper Arlington, Ohio 40-38—78
* Jeffrey Steiger, Stow, Ohio 42-37—79
* Jordan Higgins, Vandalia, Ohio 38-41—79
* Ryan Menafee, Bexley, Ohio 39-40—79
* Zachary Bates, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 35-44—79
Derek Baker, Waynesboro, Pa. 39-41—80
Richard Lamb, South Bend, Ind. DQ - Rule 6-3a (NS)
Robert Blaker, Newcastle, Ontario, Canada DQ - Rule 6-6b (NC)
Clayton Blankenship, Avon Lake, Ohio DQ - Rule 6-6b (NC)
FAILED TO QUALIFY
Ian Bangor, Moon Township, Pa. 36-38—74
Brandon Pompeani, Aliquippa, Pa. 36-41—77
Zachary Bird, Erie, Pa. 36-42—78
Drew Preston, Ada, Mich. 39-40—79
Kevin Lewis, Henrietta, N.Y. 38-41—79
Luke Bradford, Lake Forest, Ill. 38-41—79
Tom Ribelli, Kirtland, Ohio 41-38—79
Tyler Light, Massillon, Ohio 36-43—79
Sam Core, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 39-40—79
Andrew Cadamagnani, Athens, Ohio 39-40—79
Ryne Toole, Pickerington, Ohio 39-40—79
Joe Fransted, Novi, Mich. 41-38—79
Matthew Burkhart, Lancaster, Pa. 42-37—79
Peyton Vitter, New Orleans, La. 38-42—80
Michael Chudacoff, Glencoe, Ill. 42-38—80
Paul Hammerschmidt, Westerville, Ohio 38-42—80
Connor Cronkhite, Fairview, Pa. 38-42—80
David Tepe, Liberty Township, Ohio 39-41—80
David Denlinger, Lancaster, Pa. 38-42—80
Jake Lebowitz, Huntingdon Valley, Pa. 44-36—80
Sebastian Szirmak, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 37-43—80
Michael Richards, Jr., New Castle, Pa. 42-38—80
Matthew Gerard, Rocky River, Ohio 41-40—81
Ryan Frederick, Lockport, Ill. 40-41—81
Alexander Kamargo, Bethesda, Md. 42-39—81
Ryan Lucas, Aliquippa, Pa. 39-42—81
Cory Siegfried, Wayne, Pa. 39-42—81
Joshua Burg, Willow Street, Pa. 38-43—81
Andrew Haines, Kirtland, Ohio 41-41—82
Jason Lantz, Upper Arlington, Ohio 38-44—82
Brandon Stone, Clarkston, Mich. 37-45—82
Sean Finneran, Columbus, Ohio 42-40—82
Brendan Fogel, Cincinnati, Ohio 39-43—82
Zachary Coulson, Coopersburg, Pa. 38-45—83
Zack Vacovsky, Phoenix, Md. 42-41—83
Sam Malloy, Findlay, Ohio 42-41—83
Nicholas Mily, Plymouth, Mich. 39-44—83
Evan Watkins, Erie, Pa. 41-43—84
Brandon Marlowe, Strongsville, Ohio 42-42—84
Stephen Seeler, Victor, N.Y. 45-39—84
Beau Titsworth, Avon, Ohio 43-41—84
Alex Lowman, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 41-43—84
Brandon Rukin, Pepper Pike, Ohio 40-45—85
Michael Kamargo, Bethesda, Md. 40-45—85
Matt Milholland, Marysville, Ohio 42-43—85
Tim Crouch, Mt.Vernon, Ohio 38-47—85
Matthew Alessi, Bloomfield Hills, Mich. 42-43—85
Brock Pompeani, Aliquippa, Pa. 41-45—86
Reilly Bates, Avon Lake, Ohio 46-40—86
Caleb Chiero, Westerville, Ohio 44-42—86
Jonnie Wagner, Dublin, Ohio 41-45—86
Cameron Vitter, New Orleans, La. 39-48—87
Nathan March, Upper Arlington, Ohio 42-45—87
Michael Opsitnick, Avon, Ohio 42-45—87
Colin Crane, Cincinnati, Ohio 49-39—88
Kevin Koerbel, Gibsonia, Pa. 45-43—88
Eric Poplowski, Freedom, Pa. 44-44—88
Jake O'Connor, West Bloomfield, Mich. 44-44—88
Anthony Salomone, Medina, Ohio 40-49—89
Steven Doman, Birmingham, Mich. 40-50—90
Austin Collins, Twinsburg, Ohio 45-46—91
Elliot Fox, Avon Lake, Ohio 46-45—91
Nick Blackburn, Westlake, Ohio 46-46—92
Brian Hollins, Rockville, Md. 48-54—102
GIRLS DIVISION
QUALIFIED
# Jamie Lavin, Deerfield, Ill. 37-38—75
# Shannon Warner, Livonia, Mich. 39-37—76
Emily Riddle, St. Marys, Pa. 40-40—80
Samantha Swinehart, Lancaster, Ohio 40-40—80
Stani Schiavone, Bangor, Pa. DQ - Rule 6-3a (NS)
FAILED TO QUALIFY
Christie Tallent, Haverford, Pa. 37-44—81
Natalia Ghilzon, Windsor, Ontario, Canada 37-44—81
Lynda Kwon, North Wales, Pa. 37-45—82
Emily Ransone, Hilliard, Ohio 39-44—83
Tori Stock, Woodstock, Ill. 41-42—83
Jennifer Gorman, Long Grove, Ill. 43-44—87
Maria Battaglia, Uniontown, Pa. 44-45—89
Brooke O'Brien, Hilliard, Ohio 46-45—91
Meryl Weaver, Canton, Ohio 48-44—92
Lizzy Merk, Seven Hills, Ohio 45-47—92
* - Qualified via sudden-death playoff
# - Player opted to take one AJGA Tournament Exemption in lieu of playing in this
** NS=No Show
** NC=No Card
