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Fall Series VII Championship–Windsor
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Junior Golf Tour of Northern California Crowns Winners at Fall Series VII Championship at Windsor Golf Club in Windsor
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (October 3, 2022) –The 2022-2023 Junior Tour of Northern California (JTNC) crowned champions Sunday at the Fall Series VII Championship at Windsor Golf Club in Windsor.
Austin Wang shot 1-under par 139 and Lily Peng shot even par 140 to win their respective divisions at the Fall Series V)I Championship at par-70 Windsor GC.
Wang notched his first win of the 2022-23 season thanks in part to a stellar second round 68 that featured three birdies and just one bogey. In Saturday’s opener, Wang was steady, posting three birdies to go against four bogeys.
Coming in tied for second at 141 were former Player of the Year Jaden Dumdumaya and Alejandro Formosa. Dumdumaya, who made a charge with a Sunday 67, was awarded second place in a card-off. Dumdumaya’s 67 included a front-nine 31. Formosa earned third place.
Michael Sorber and Arnold He finished tie for fourth at 142 after final rounds of 69 and 73, respectively.
In the Girls’ Championship, Peng earned her second win of the 2022-23 season thanks to a solid second round 67 that included five birdies and just two bogeys.
In Sunday’s opener, Peng opened with a 73. She’d go on to defeat runner-up Michelle Ho by eight strokes. Ho had a final round 74.
Third place went to Hayley Wong at 149. Five players—defending Girls’ Player of the Year Asterisk Talley, Emma Wang, Emily Luo, Amelia Garibaldi and Elizabeth Hang—finished T-5 at 150.
In the Boys’ First Flight Championship, Winston Pan carded a final round 69 to come in at 1-ovre 141, defeating runner-up Brian Yu by nine shots. Yu had a final round 74.
Barry Liu was third at 152, with Jaylen Jew placing fourth at 153. Jaxen Castillo and Keane Ponce were T-5 at 154.
In the Girls’ First Flight Championship, Hayley Fong had a final round 79 to come in at 155 and defeat runner-up Teresa Ho by five shots. Ho had a final round 81.
Cynthia Liu was third at 169. Anjali Sharma-Tiwali was fourth at 181 and Danica Hidayat was fifth at 182.
The next event on the JTNC calendar is the Fall Series VIII Championship, to be held Oct. 8-9 at Laguna Seca Golf Ranch in Monterey.
Fall Series VI Championship-Coyote Creek
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Junior Golf Tour of Northern California Crowns Winners at Fall Series VI Championship at Coyote Creek Golf Course in San Jose
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (September 26, 2022) –The 2022-2023 Junior Tour of Northern California (JTNC) crowned champions Sunday at the Fall Series VI Championship at Coyote Creek Golf Course in San Jose.
Truman Ashforth shot 7-under par 137 and Cathy Zhang shot 5-under par 139 to win their respective divisions at the Fall Series VI Championship at par-72 Coyote Creek GC.
Ashforth picked up his first win of the 2022-23 season thanks to two stellar rounds. On Saturday, he’d post a 68 that included four birdies and an eagle to go against just two bogeys.
A day later, Ashforth carded a bogey-free 3-under 69 with three birdies and 15 pars to knock off runner-up Nataniel Lee by three shots. Lee had a second-round 69 that featured seven birdies but also four bogeys.
Four players—Brandon Torres, William Musson, Cole Kroeker and Sam Higaki—all came in tied for third at 142. In a card-off, Torres placed third, with the other three placing T-4.
In the Girls’ Championship, Zhang won her third straight title, leaving her just two behind the JTNC Girls’ record of five in a row, set by Asterisk Talley in 2021.
Zhang had a first round 69 that featured five birdies and just two bogeys. On Sunday, she’d post a 70 with four birdies and a hole-out eagle on the par-4 5th. She’d also have four bogeys but still held off runner-up Sarah Lim by three shots. Lim had a final round 70.
Camille Thai and Lily Peng came in tied for third at 146 after final rounds of 71 and 72, respectively. Thai was awarded third place. Petra Yee placed fifth at 147.
In the Boys’ First Flight Championship, Winston Pan carded a final round 5-under 67 to come in at 135 and defeat runner-up Ethan Wang by 13 shots. Wang had a final round 75.
Three players—Carter Duncan, Brian Yu and Alexander Thu—tied for third at 149. Yu won the card-off for third place (low final round 74).
In the Girls’ First Flight Championship, Saisha Vibhute had a final round 78 to come in at 147 and defeat runner-up Victoria Cui by two shots. Cui had a final round 74.
Kayla Corcoran and Hayley Fong finished T-3 at 154. Fong won the card-off for third place. Caitlin Yang and Erin Le Nguyen finished T-5 at 155.
The next event on the JTNC calendar is the Fall Series VII Championship, to be held Oct. 1-2 at Windsor Golf Club in Windsor.
Fall Series IV Championship-Haggin Oaks
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Junior Golf Tour of Northern California Crowns Winners at Fall Series IV Championship at Haggin Oaks Golf Course in Sacramento
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (September 12, 2022) –The 2022-2023 Junior Tour of Northern California (JTNC) crowned champions Sunday at the Fall Series IV Championship at Haggin Oaks Golf Course in Sacramento.
Christopher Bettencourt shot 7-under par 137 and Cathy Zhang shot 5-under par 139 to win their respective divisions at the Fall Series IV Championship at par-72 Haggin Oaks GC.
Bettencourt picked up his first win of the 2022-23 season thanks in part to a final round 68 that included three clutch birdies on the back-nine on Sunday. A pair of birdies on No.15 and No.17 helped Bettencourt hold off co-runners-up Julian Monas and Hartej Grewal.
Over his 36 holes, Bettencourt posted 11 birdies. Monas and Grewal came in at 138 after final rounds of 68 and 71, respectively. Monas was awarded second place in a card-off. Both Monas and Grewal made late charges to try and catch Bettencourt, as each went birdie-birdie to finish their rounds.
Garrett Harrison and James Watney finished T-4 at 140 after final rounds of 70.
In the Girls’ Championship, Zhang got her first win of the 2022-23 season thanks to a stellar final round 68. Zhang would post five birdies to go against just one bogey to defeat a trio of players by three shots.
Over her 36 holes, Zhang carded eight birdies. She had recently finished third at another JTNC event.
Three players—Erica Villegas, Haley Wong and Amelia Garibaldi—finished T-2 at 142. Villegas had the low final round (69) of the three and was awarded second place. Wong was next lowest of the three with a 71 and earned third place.
Keira Howard was fifth at 143.
In the Boys’ First Flight Championship, Brandon Yeh shot a final round 70 to come in at 145 and defeat runner-up Ethan Cheng by a shot. Cheng had a final round 75.
Third place went to Amaan Khan at 147. Alexander Thu was fourth at 149 and Dylan Hidayat was fifth at 152.
In the Girls’ First Flight Championship, Nailah Jackson shot a final round 72 to come in at 152 and defeat runner-up Alyssa Quilao by 14 shots. Quilao had a final round 80.
Danica Hidayat was third at 177.
The next event on the JTNC calendar is the Fall Series V Championship, to be held Sept. 17-18 at Bay View Golf Club in Milpitas.
Fall Series III Championship–Baylands GL
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Junior Golf Tour of Northern California Crowns Winners at Fall Series III Championship at Baylands Golf Links in Palo Alto
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (September 6, 2022) –The 2022-2023 Junior Tour of Northern California (JTNC) crowned champions Sunday at the Fall Series III Championship at Baylands Golf Links in Palo Alto.
Joshua Galindo shot 3-under par 141 and Lily Peng shot 1-over par 145 and defeated Abigail Lin in a playoff to win their respective divisions at the Fall Series III Championship at par-72 Baylands GL.
Galindo picked up his first win of the new season thanks in part to a stellar second round bogey free 5-under 67 that included five birdies. In Saturday’s opener, Galindo posted a 74.
Adithya Venkataraghavan and Sam Baumuller tied for second at 144 after final rounds of 69 and 72, respectively. Venkataraghavan earned second place in a card-off (lower score on the day).
Ryan Pupach and Chase Kacher tied for fourth at 146 following final rounds of 70 and 74, respectively.
In the Girls’ Championship, Peng made a final round move in regulation with a solid 70 that featured five birdies. Peng was clutch coming in, playing her final seven holes at 3-under par. Lin, who had rounds of 72-73, had a clutch moment herself, making birdie on the 18th to get into the playoff.
Kara Lee and Cathy Zhang finished tied for third at 149 after final rounds of 74. Lee was awarded third place after a card-off.
Emily Luo and Claire Zhang came in tied for fifth at 152 after final rounds of 75 and 78, respectively.
The next event on the JTNC calendar is the Fall Series IV Championship, to be held Sept. 10-11 at Haggin Oaks Golf Course in Sacramento.
First Flight Championship–Shoreline Golf Links
September 6, 2022
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Champions were crowned Sunday at the JTNC First Flight Championship held at par-72 Shoreline Golf Links in Mountain View.
Justin Hu and shot 1-under 71 and Hailey Li shot 12-over 84 to win the Boys’ and Girls’ titles, respectively.
Hu posted three birdies to go against two bogeys. Dev Malik placed second with a 74.
Daniel Doan was third at 75. Amo Wehle, Logan Song and Jacob Vierneza all finished T-4 at 76.
Li defeated runner-up Danica Hidayat by four strokes.
Parker Parry was third at 95.
