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Junior Tour of Northern California 2020 COVID-19 Tournament Guidelines
May 14, 2020
Junior Tour of Northern California 2020 COVID-19 Tournament Guidelines
The Junior Tour of Northern California is looking forward to the resumption of our season and having a great second half of the year. We want everyone to have a great time at our tournaments and certainly will do our best to make them as safe as possible. It is very important for all of us to follow these rules so that we will be able to continue to run events during these trying times.
Please Note – These guidelines are subject to change at any time. It is extremely important to read through the Player Information sheet and Local Rules for each event.
General Sanitation Guidelines for Participation in JTNC Events
- Absolutely no gathering or loitering at any location on the property before or after a round.
- Players must always maintain at least a six-foot distance minimum from other people (except for household members) while on property.
- Mask/facial coverings should be worn as required by government guidelines when a six-foot distance cannot be met.
- There will not be an awards ceremony. Players are required to leave as soon as possible after completing their round.
- Please do not arrive to the course more than 30 minutes prior to your tee time.
- Players need to arrive at their starting tee on time, however, please do not go to that tee until the group in front has cleared.
Scorecard procedures
An electronic scorecard will be used for JTNC Tournaments, no paper scorecards will be available. Procedures:
- Starter will have a list of Golf Genius ID numbers for groups. Group ID numbers for scoring will also be sent out with the pairings.
- Golf Genius Live Scoring Tutorial
- At least two players in each group must enter scores using mobile scoring.
- The full leaderboard will be available online for all players to check their hole by hole scores. This can and should be done during the round, but at a minimum upon completion of the round.
- After the marker has completed entering all 18-hole scores, the player has until one hour after the last group has completed their round to make any changes to their scores by contacting the tournament staff. Otherwise, the scorecard will be considered officially returned.
- All ties will be determined by USGA recommended method for matching scorecards.
Flagstick and Hole
- Touching of the flagstick is prohibited. The following Code of Conduct provision is in effect for JTNC events:
- The flagstick must not be removed or deliberately touched by hand during the round, including with a gloved hand or a towel wrapped around the flagstick. Any player who deliberately ignores this code of conduct policy will be considered guilty of Serious Misconduct (see Rule 1.2b), the penalty for which is disqualification.
- Working in concert with each individual facility, a device will be used to ensure players can retrieve the ball from the hole without touching the flagstick or hole. This may include:
- A foam insert allowing the ball to fall only part way into the hole,
- A hole with the liner turned upside down so the ball can fall only part way into the hole; or
- An approved flagstick attachment that allows a player to lift the ball from the hole with their club.
- When a device that does not allow the ball to fall fully into the hole is used, the device is treated as being attached to the flagstick and thus is part of the flagstick. Per Rule 13.2c and the Definition of Holed, if any part of the ball is below the surface of the putting green and is leaning/resting on that device the ball is treated as holed. A ball that hits the device and does not come to rest with any part of the ball within the hole is not holed.
Bunker Rakes
- Bunker Rakes will be removed from the course. Players are encouraged to smooth the surface of the bunker with their foot or club before exiting the bunker.
- JTNC will play Preferred Lies in Bunker: When a player’s ball lies in a bunker, the player may take free relief once by placing the original ball or another ball in and playing it from this relief area:
- Reference Point: Spot of the original ball
- Size of Relief Area Measured from Reference Point: One club-length from the reference point, but with these limits:
- Limits on Location of Relief Area:
- Must not be nearer the hole than the reference point, and
- Must be in the same bunker.
Starter Interaction and Material Distribution
- No starter box, only a clock. No markers for marking golf balls and tees no longer distributed
- Local Rules, Pace of Play, Hard Card, Hole Locations, and other paperwork will be emailed to players the evening before the event. No paperwork will be available at the starting hole.
- Hand sanitizer will be made available at the starter table.
- Starter directions given while spread 6 feet apart.
Social Distancing Policies for Practice/Warm-Up (When available)
- Practice range set up for safe distancing and request players arrive no earlier than 20 minutes prior to starting time and limit range time to 10 minutes to allow others the opportunity. Any stretching or other warm-up activities should be done beforehand at their car.
- The practice putting green is only available to players 10 minutes prior to their starting time. No holes will be available.
- All facilities will be different individual guidelines per facility will be given in the player information sheet. Some facilities will not have practice of any kind available.
Food and Beverage
- Food issued in accordance with county guidelines which includes consideration for touch points and social distancing guidelines.
- In some cases, food and beverage options may not be available.
- We will continue to try to provide JTNC water. These will be available only at the beginning of the round and will be handed out by our starter. Note: it is extremely important that players and spectators realize they will have water needs that JTNC cannot meet, they need to be responsible for this.
- We will do our best to make everyone aware of what food and beverage availability will be at each site.
Spectators
- Spectators must maintain at least six-foot distance minimum from people while on property. See individual tournament policies for additional guidelines. We request players to limit spectators to one person, preferably a household member.
Players or spectators that deliberately or repeatedly disregard these rules will be disqualified and or asked to leave property.
Please Click Here For a Printable PDF of the Guidelines
2020 JTNC Season Resumes June 6
June 2, 2020
Given the COVID-19 pandemic, in an abundance of caution, the JTNC previously made the decision to suspend all scheduled competitions and events through June 1, 2020. While the safety and well-being of our players, volunteers and staff is always of the utmost importance to us, we will be resuming the season June 6. with the Summer Series I Championship at The Reserve at Spanos Park.
The season will resume with new guidelines and tournament procedures. You’ll want to know those procedures, which can be found here.
We thank you for your patience and support during this unprecedented time and will keep you informed on any further updates.
JTNC’s Emily Hou Wins San Francisco City
March 1, 2020
JTNC’s Emily Hou Wins San Francisco City
Junior Tour of Northern California member Emily Hou is a champion of the annual San Francisco City Championship.
The No.12 seeded Hou, a Junior Tour of Northern California member from San Ramon, got the win via a 3 and 2 victory over No.14 Andrea Gomez. Hou would follow in the footsteps of Dougherty High teammate Danielle Suh, who won the title in 2019.
“Danielle was one of the first people to text me after the match,” a smiling Hou said.
48th Sally Pini Invitational
48th Sally Pini Invitational Results
Congratulations to overall champions Leonardo Vieira of Castro Valley and Kaleiya Romero of San Jose!
The JTNC is proud to support the annual Sally Pini Memorial Junior Invitational at Pasatiempo Golf Club and looks forward to supporting future events. We wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season!
Congratulations to all of the Girls’ champions!
Congratulations to all of the Boys’ champions!
Holiday Series III – Poppy Hills & Del Monte GC
Tournament Information , Tee Times, Pairings and Tournament Results
CIG-Sponsored Junior Golf Tour of Northern California Crowns Winners at Holiday Series III Championship at Del Monte Golf Course in in Monterey and Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (December 30, 2020) – Sponsored by Capital Insurance Group, the 2020-2021 Junior Tour of Northern California (JTNC) crowned champions Wednesday at the Holiday Series III Championship at Del Monte Golf Course and Poppy Hills.
Jaden Dumdumaya shot 1-under par 142 and Adora Liu shot 3-over par 146 to win their respective divisions at the Holiday Series III Championship held Tuesday and Wednesday at par-71 Poppy Hills and par-72 Del Monte.
Dumdumaya earned his first win of the 2020-2021 season thanks in part to a solid first round 3-under 69 at Del Monte that included five birdies to go against just 2 bogeys.
A day later at Poppy Hills, Dumdumaya was steady, posting a 73 to edge runner-up Mitchell Hoey by a stroke. Hoey had a second round 69 at Hills that included three birdies and just one bogey. He had a chance to tie Dumdumaya but had to settle for a par on the closing par-5 18th.
Third place went to Ian Gilligan at 145 after a final round 73. Zachery Pollo took fourth place at 146.
Both Matthew Kress and Jack Jerse were T-5 at 147.
In the Girls’ Championship, Liu notched her third win of the season thanks to steady play each day. She’d card identical 73’s at both courses, good enough to hold off co-runners-up Faith Low and Michelle Woo by a shot. Helping Liu was two clutch birdies on Del Monte’s front-nine.
Low, who had a final round 76, earned second place in a card-off. Woo would place third.
Fourth place went to Saanvi Kotti at 149, with Emily Luo taking fifth place at 151.
In the Boys’ First Flight Championship, Ian Vodopich shot a final round 81 to come in at 156 and defeat runner-up Ethan Lee by two shots. Lee had a final round 83.
Nathan Lee, Jake Barainca and Ray Zhang all finished T-3 at 159. Ray Zhang would earn third place in the ensuing card-off.
In the Girls’ First Flight Championship, Erin Lee shot a final round 83 to come in at 159 and defeat co-runners-up Ashlee Xu and Ashley Mo by four shots. Xu earned second place via a card-off.
Fourth place went to Alanna Lee at 166.
The event concluded the Holiday Series portion of the season. The next event on the JTNC calendar is Spring Series I Championship, to be held March 20-21 at Stockton G&CC and Elkhorn GC in Stockton.
Holiday Series I – Del Monte GC
Holiday Series I at Del Monte GC & Pacific Grove GL
Please note pairings will be available on Nov. 16th.
CIG-Sponsored Junior Golf Tour of Northern California Crowns Winners at Holiday Series I Championship at Del Monte Golf Course in in Monterey and Pacific Grove Golf Link
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (November 24, 2020) – Sponsored by Capital Insurance Group, the 2020-2021 Junior Tour of Northern California (JTNC) crowned champions Tuesday at the Holiday Series I Championship at Del Monte Golf Course and Pacific Grove Golf Links.
Max Thomas shot 2-under par 139 and defeated Zachery Pollo in a playoff and Natalie Vo shot 5-over par 146 and defeated Adora Liu and Sophie Thai in a playoff to win their respective divisions at the Holiday Series I Championship held Monday and Tuesday at par-69 PG Golf Links and par-72 Del Monte.
Thomas, who won in a card-off, was the only player to shoot under par both rounds. He’d open with a 68 at Pacific Grove GL and follow that up with a 71 at Del Monte. A closing birdie on the 18th got him into the playoff. Pollo also came in at 139 after a final round 74. At PG, he posted a 4-under 65.
James Watney finished in third place at 140 after a final round 71. Watney nearly got into the playoff, playing his last four holes at 2-under.
Ben Ragland and Edan Cui were T-4 at 141 after final rounds of 67 and 71, respectively.
In the Girls’ Championship, Vo notched her first win of the season in dramatic fashion, winning in a playoff. A day after carding a 76 at Del Monte, Vo posted a solid 1-over 70 at Pacific Grove GL to get the win.
Vo was clutch, scoring a birdie on the closing 18th to get into the playoff. Liu had a second round 74 after opening with a 72 at Del Monte. Thai also had a 70 to get into the playoff. Thai would earn second place in a card-off.
Fourth place went to Janna Andaya at 147 after a final round 67. Varnika Achanta took fifth at 150.
In the Boys’ First Flight Championship, Winston Pan shot a final round 68 to come in at 147 and defeat runner-up Joshua Kim by a stroke. Kim had a final round 73.
Third place went to Kevin Lee at 152, with Elias Moncrief and Alejandro Formosa tying for fourth at 153.
In the Girls’ First Flight Championship, Ashlee Xu shot a final round 84 to come in at 159 and win by two over three players—Ashlyn Johnson, Maya Dela Rama and Millie Wang.
Ashley Mo was fifth at 165.
The next event on the JTNC calendar is the JTNC Sally Pini Invitational, to be held Dec. 8 at Pasatiempo Golf Course in Santa Cruz.
Fall Series IX – Poppy Ridge
Fall Series IX at Poppy Ridge GC
Please note pairings will be available on Oct. 12th.
CIG-Sponsored Junior Golf Tour of Northern California Crowns Winners at Fall Series IX Championship at Poppy Ridge Golf Course in Livermore
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (October 19, 2020) – Sponsored by Capital Insurance Group, the 2020-2021 Junior Tour of Northern California (JTNC) crowned champions Sunday at the Fall Series IX Championship at Poppy Ridge Golf Course in Livermore.
Jackson Koivun shot 6-under 144 and Saanvi Kotti shot 1-under 143 to win their respective divisions at the Fall Series IX Championship held Saturday and Sunday at par-72 Poppy Ridge Golf Course.
Koivun captured his second win of the new season in dramatic fashion, defeating Ian Gilligan and William Walsh in a scorecard playoff. All three players came in tied at 138.
Koivun was fantastic in the final round, carding five birdies with zero bogeys. Gilligan, who took second place in another card-off with Walsh, also had five birdies in the final round.
Walsh had a second round 71. Fourth place went to Brandon Knight at 141. Fifth place went to Chanhee Ryu at 142 as all players in the top 5 finished under par.
In the Girls’ Championship, there was also drama, as Kotti defeated runner-up Kiana Briggs in a scorecard playoff. Kotti, who also earned her second win of the season, had rounds of 72-71.
Briggs shot rounds of 71-72. Third place went to Selena Tang at 144 after a solid second-round 3-under 69.
Fourth place went to Francesca Sumcad at 146. Adora Liu and Darla May Dela Torre tied for fifth at 147.
In the Boys’ First Flight Championship, Ray Zhang shot a final round 69 to come in at 143 and defeat runner-up Ben Friedman by three shots. Friedman had a final round 71.
Joshua Kim was third at 147. Enrico Diaz and Austin Wang finished T-4 at 148.
In the Girls’ First Flight Championship, Madeline Reed shot a final round 78 to come in at 154 and defeat runner-up Nika Gholami by a stroke. Gholami had a final round 77.
Third place went to Alanna Lee at 157. Fourth place went to Ashlee Xu at 159 and Millie Wang was fifth at 160.
Leonardo Vieira had the shot of the weekend, as he’d score an albatross on the par-5 9th of the Merlot Course.
The next event on the JTNC calendar is the Fall Series X Championship, to be held Oct. 31-Nov. 1 at Laguna Seca Golf Ranch in Monterey.
Fall Series VIII – Cypress Lakes (Formerly Windsor GC)
Cypress Lakes – Tournament Info, Pairings & Results
CIG-Sponsored Junior Golf Tour of Northern California Crowns Winners at Fall Series VIII Championship at Cypress Lake Golf Course in Windsor
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (October 12, 2020) – Sponsored by Capital Insurance Group, the 2020-2021 Junior Tour of Northern California (JTNC) crowned champions Sunday at the Fall Series VIII Championship at Cypress Lakes Golf Course in Windsor.
Dean Cavanna shot 1-under 143 and Cynthia Zhang shot 4-over 148 to win their respective divisions at the Fall Series VIII Championship held Saturday and Sunday at par-72 Cypress Lakes Golf Course.
Cavanna secured his first win of the season thanks in part to a solid second round 3-under 69 that featured five birdies and just two bogeys. In Saturday’s opener, he’d post two birdies with four bogeys.
Finishing in second place at 146 after a second round 71 was Zachery Pollo. Julian Monas was third at 149 after a final round 77.
Armanjot Bajwa, Christopher Gassner and Niall Shiels Donegan all tied for fifth place at 151.
In the Girls’ Championship, Zhang notched her first win of the season in dramatic fashion. A par on the 18th was good enough for a final round 76 and one-stroke win.
Darla May Dela Torre was fourth at 150. Kayln Noh was fifth at 151.
In the Boys’ First Flight Championship, Austin Wang shot a final round 74 to come in at 150 and defeat runner-up Kailer Stone by a shot. Stone had a final round 75.
Third place went to Russell Chiu at 153. Nathan Lee was fourth at 155.
In the Girls’ First Flight Championship, Madalyn Lee shot a final round 81 to come in at 165 and defeat runner-ups Millie Wang, Sohini Pillay and Renee Wahbeh by a shot.
Claire Addison Lee was fifth at 169.
The next event on the JTNC calendar is the Fall Series IX Championship, to be held Oct. 17-18 at Poppy Ridge Golf Course in Livermore.
Fall Series VII – Greenhorn Creek Resort
Fall Series VII at Greenhorn Creek Resort
Please note pairings will be available on Sep. 28th.
CIG-Sponsored Junior Golf Tour of Northern California Crowns Winners at Fall Series VII Championship at Greenhorn Creek Resort in Angels Camp
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (October 5, 2020) – Sponsored by Capital Insurance Group, the 2020-2021 Junior Tour of Northern California (JTNC) crowned champions Sunday at the Fall Series VII Championship at Greenhorn Creek Resort in Angels Camp.
Zachery Pollo shot 2-over 146 and Ellie Bushnell shot 3-over 147 to win their respective divisions at the Fall Series VII Championship held Saturday and Sunday at par-72 Greenhorn Creek Resort.
Pollo earned his first win of the 2020-21 season thanks in part to a sizzling second round 3-under 69 that included a birdie on the 17th and eagle on the closing par-5 18th hole. Overall, Pollo had eight birdies and an eagle over the weekend to win by three over runner-up Baron Szeto.
Szeto had rounds of 74-75 to come in at 149. Ryan Sear and Ryan Calcagno came in tied for third at 150. Sear was awarded third place in a card-off.
Jordan Dumdumaya was fifth at 151 after a final round 73.
In the Girls’ Championship, Bushnell notched her first win of the new season thanks to solid play both days. In the first round, she’d post a 75, following that up with a 72. Overall, Bushnell carded seven birdies and an eagle to defeat runner-up Faith Low by seven strokes.
Low, who opened with a 70, slipped back to a 76 to come in at 154. Amelia Rae Greenlee and Rachel Truong came in tied for third at 156. Greenlee was awarded third place following a card-off.
Iliana Rubio took fifth place at 157.
In the Boys’ First Flight Championship, Carson Mac shot a final round 76 to come in at 154 and defeat runner-up Ralph Griffin Smith by two shots. Smith had a final round 76.
Third place went to Landon Abalateo at 161, with Sean Madden taking fourth at 163. Isaac Chang was fifth at 165.
In the Girls’ First Flight Championship, Madalynn Lee shot a final round 79 to come in at 170 and defeat runner-up Ashlee Xu by two shots. Xu had a final round 79.
Third place went to Victoria Blanc at 177. Fourth place went to Syndey Craven at 178 and Zhuofan Xi was fifth at 181.
The next event on the JTNC calendar is the Fall Series VIII Championship, to be held Oct. 10-11 at Cypress Lakes Golf Course in Windsor.