Winternational Junior Series finally completes Event #6
(posted 3/7/2010)

Sam Packard, a former Winternational All American from Pinehurst, came from two shots back after the first round to capture the Event 6 Junior/Senior championship (completed after a one month weather related delay) with a 72-70=142. Bryan Stewart, who shot a brilliant 35-32-67 in the final round, fionished second with 77-67=144. Trevor Cone finished third with a 70-78=148 total. Summer Barmore (85-78=163) edged out Elizabeth Hall (89-80=169) to take the Girl’s Division title. Barmore and Hall are now tied in the season-long points race. Ben O'Geary (73-73=146) birdied the 17th hole to seal his Freshman/Sophomore division victory. Peter Harrill tied for second with Stanhope Johnson of Greensboro (75-73=148).

related links: Full recap :: Points Race

NOTICE TO ALL MEMBERS
(posted 2/25/2010)

THE MAKE-UP EVENT FOR EVENT #6 WILL TAKE PLACE ON COURSE #1 ON MARCH 6 AND 7 WITH THE OPTIONAL PRACTICE ROUND ON MARCH 5 ( also on #1 course ). AS ALWAYS, ALL MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE AND GUARANTEED ENTRY IN THIS EVENT. PLEASE ENTER ONLINE OR, IF YOU ARE OWED A REFUND, PLEASE EMAIL peter@juniorgolfpinehurst.com AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THIS EVENT WILL PRECEDE OUR LAST EVENT ( MARCH 20 AND 21). THE EVENT ON COURSE #2 WHICH WAS SNOWED OUT WILL NOT BE RESCHEDULED AS THERE WERE NO DATES AVAILABLE. PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND OUR ALL AMERICAN TEAM WILL BE DETERMINED BY THEIR FOUR BEST FINISHES IN THE SEASON. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL IN MARCH.

Event #8 Tightens Points Race
(posted 2/21/2010)

Clay Holland captured the Junior-Senior Division title with a 75-74=149. Austin Dunlap was second. Justin Roberto (80-74=154) and Charles Valuzzo (79-75+154) tied for second. Elizabeth Hall (94-83=177) won a thriller in the girls division when she rallied to beat Summer Barmore (88-90=178) by one shot. Christian Cichan sunk an 18 foot putt on the sixth hole of a sudden death playoff to capture the Junior-Senior title. Both Chican and Joshua Martin shot 74-48=152 in regulation play. Sam Kosich of Pinehurst took third with a 79-74=153.

related links: Full recap :: Points Race

Event #5 Impacted by Weather
(posted 1/17/2010)

Austin Dunlap battled tough weather and a strong field to secure his third victory in the Junior/Senior Division with a 68-77--145. Kane Wilkerson was secondd with a 75-75--150. Alex Ehlert was third with a 74-78--152.Summer Barmore claimed her second victory after posting a 91-95--186. Elizabeth Hall finished second, six shots behind. Weston Bell came from five shots back to capture his first Freshman/Sophomore Division Championship. Bell's 78-70--148 was enough to edge out two-time winner Joshua Martin, who posted a 73-76--149.

related links: Full recap :: Points Race

Event #4 Cut Short by Weather
(posted 12/20/2009)

Austin Dunlap fired a 37-34--71 to take the weather sshortened junior/series prize.  Bryan Stewart and Lee Ramsey tied for second with 73s.  In the Freshman/Sophomore Division, Kyle Kochevar claimed his first victory of the season with a one under-par 37-33--70. Chris Hickman and Erik Benson tied for second with 76.  Summer Barmore claimed her first victory finishing with an 81, three shots ahead of second place Brooke Kochevar.

related links: Full recap :: Points Race

Kochevar, Maudlin, and Borton Tame Pinehurst #2 in Event 3
(posted 12/6/2009)

Brooke Kochevar took the Girls Division title with a two-day score of 89-80--169. Summer Barmore finished second. Gregory Mauldin won the Freshman/Sophomore division with a 72-78--150.  Mauldin shot even par on both the front and back of Pinehurst No. 2. Jackson Spires finished second with a 74-77=151. The Junior-Senior division went two extra holes in order to crown its champion.  Michael Borton won a two-hole playoff with two regulation pars over Sam Packard. Both players shot 148 totals for the 36-hole regulation play.  The playoff was necessary after Borton birdied the final hole of regulation to make up two shots on Packard. Jack Keefe finished third, two shots off the leaders' pace.  

related links: Full recap :: Points Race

Familiar Faces Claim Event #2 Trophies
(posted 11/8/2009)

51 teenage boys and girls competed in the second event of the Winternational Junior Series. Kane Wilkerson (76-73--149) took the Junior/Senior title with a sudden death playoff victory over Richard Fountain (74-75--149). Austin Dunlap and Zachery Munroe tied for third, a stroke off the winners’ pace. Joshua Martin took the Freshman/Sophomore Division trophy for the second consecutive event with a 74-73--147 total. Jonathan DiIanni finished second with a 75-74--149. Erik Benson finished third.  Elizabeth Hall was again victorious in Girls Division. Katherine Connell finished second, and Summer Barmore finished third.

related links: Full recap :: Points Race

Upcoming Speakers at Winternational Events
(posted 11/23/2009)

Hank Thompson, an official from the USGA, will be the featured speaker at our 8:00 pm meeting on Friday, November 27 at the Carolina Hotel. Hank,a golf professional, has served in many capacities of the golf business including Director of Golf Competitions at Pinehurst. He is now living in the Washington D.C. area working on the management and presentation of the 2011 U S Open at Congressional Country Club. Our speaker for our third event, December 4, will be Terrence Stewart, men's golf coach at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

related links: Tournament schedule :: Points Race

Local Teens Dominate Event #1
(posted 11/8/2009)

Local teens dominated the first event of the 16th Annual Winternational Junior Series at Pinehurst. In the Junior/Senior Division, Winternational veteran Austin Dunlap captured victory with a one over par total of 141 on rounds of 69-72--141. Andrew Fowler (73-69--142) and Alex Wise (70-72=142) tied for second. Fowler won in a scorecard playoff. Elizabeth Hall’s 77-77--154 took the first place prize in the Girls Division. Joshua Martin, a seventh grader, won the inaugural Freshman/Sophomore Division Championship by eight shots with 68-68--72.

related links: full recap

Welcome to the Winternational Junior Series at Pinehurst
(Posted 6/30/2009)

Dear Junior Golfer,

We invite you to become a member of the SIXTEENTH ANNUAL WINTERNATIONAL JUNIOR SERIES AT PINEHURST. This tournament series consists of nine 36 hole stroke play events from November through March. All events are played at the historic Pinehurst Country Club and our schedule includes six of the resort courses including the famed number 2 course (twice) which has hosted two US OPENs in the past eight years and will play host to the 2014 US Mens and Womens Open... keep reading to learn how you can become a member

What They're Saying about the Winternationals
(posted 6/30/2009)

JOHNSON WAGNER Charlotte, NC PGA Tour Member; Winner of the 2008 Shell Houston Open; Winternational member in 2000 “I never won an event at Pinehurst but the years I played were great for me because I learned so much about myself as a competitor.  I never gave up, never quit, and through the season gained so much confidence.  I truly love Pinehurst and believe the Winternationals were a cornerstone to the success I am experiencing now.”

Winternational Junior Series Announces Players of the Year
(posted 2/22/2009)

Players of the Year: David M. Kostyal II, Sarah Almond, Michael McGowan

At the close of play on Sunday, the Winternational Junior Series named Players of the Year in its Freshman/Sophomore, Junior/Senior, and Girls Division. The Winternationals also named 13 players to its All-American team. Read more to see who was chosen.

related links: full recap :: Event 7 results :: points race :: photo gallery

Cutts, O'Geary, and Kirk capture titles in Event 7
(posted 2/22/2009)

Beau Cutts defeated Stratten Waldt, in a sudden death playoff to capture the Junior/Senior Division title of the final event of the season. Michael McGowan finished third. Fourth place was captured by Alex Wise. Freshman Ben O’Geary posted a 71-79—150 to beat out runner-up Robert Boyce of Raleigh, by one stroke to capture the Freshman/Sophomore Division. Trevor Cone finished in third place. The Girls’ Division saw Katie Kirk of Davidson, NC break Sarah Almond’s six-event winning streak.  Kirk posted a 74-77--151.

related links: full recap :: full leaderboard :: photo gallery :: points race