THREE NEW CHAMPIONS CROWNED IN THE SECOND EVENT OF THE WINTERNATIONAL JUNIOR SERIES AT PINEHURST

VILLAGE OF PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA

The Winternational Junior Series held its second event of its fourteenth season this weekend at the world renowned Pinehurst Resort.  Blustery and cold weather greeted contestants as 54 high school age boys and girls tackled two of the Resort’s eight courses.  Round one was held at the Centennial Pinehurst No. 8, a Tom Fazio design, and Sunday’s final round was held on the Ellis Maples’ classic, Pinehurst No. 5.  With temperatures rarely reaching 50, scoring was difficult and the conditions were challenging.

In the Freshman/Sophomore Division, it took 37-holes to determine the Champion.  Dylan Harris, of nearby Southern Pines, NC, and Ben Simpson, of Lexington, KY completed play tied at 154 strokes.  Harris, the overnight leader, struggled early in his final round and quickly lost his advantage after the second hole.  Simpson, the new leader, made the turn to the final nine holes with a one shot lead.  Simpson and Harris battled back and forth for the remaining nine holes but neither could best the other in regulation.  In the playoff Harris’ par 4 on the first hole proved enough to hold of Simpson who made bogey.  In the third position and only one shot out of first, was Beau Cutts, of Henderson, NC.  Rounding out the top-5 were Alex Pope, of Chapel Hill, NC and Jim Liu, of Smithtown, NY.

In the Junior/Senior Division, Series newcomer Jonathan McCurry, of Sanford, NC trumped the field with a fine two round total of 75-70--145.  The only player to shoot under par this weekend, McCurry’s final round was highlighted by four birdies, offset by only two bogies.  McCurry began his final round with four pars, but found himself trailing eventual runner-up Warren Paul Taylor.  Taylor, of Newtown, PA began his final round with two pars and two birdies to distance himself from the field and overcome overnight leader Jeff Headman, of Conneaut, OH, who struggled early.   Through 27-holes, McCurry and Taylor found themselves tied for the lead.  McCurry briefly succumbed to Taylor on the 30th hole but quickly rebounded to grab the lead with back-to-back birdies.  Taylor never looked back and finished 7-shots clear of Taylor.  In third position was Zach Edmondson, or Morrisville, NC.  In fourth was 2006-07 Winternational All-American Michael McGowan, of Southern Pines, NC and in fifth was Nicholas Ricci, of Charlotte, NC.

FULL LEADERBOARD

Junior/Senior Division
Pinehurst No. 8, 6698 yards, Par 72
Pinehurst No. 5, 6593 yards, Par72

1	Jonathan McCurry	Sanford, NC	75-70--145
2	Warren Paul Taylor	Newtown, PA	76-76--152
3	Zach Edmondson	Morrisville, NC	78-75--153
4	Michael McGowan	Southern Pines, NC	77-78--155
5	Nicholas Ricci	Charlotte, NC	78-79--157
6	Jeff Headman	Conneaut, OH	73-85--158
T7	Chris McKay	Columbus, OH	81-78--159
T7	Brandon Jobe	Fayetteville, NC	79-80--159
T7	Colton Carter	Lumber Bridge, NC	81-78--159
10	Bryan Rainey	Henderson, NC	84-76--160
11	Mike Widman	Greensboro, NC	80-81--161
12	Dalton Leonhardt	Asheboro, NC	79-83--162
T13	Stratten Waldt	Durham, NC	83-80--163
T13	Matthew Perry	Weddington, NC	80-83--163
15	Josh Mulvehill	Harrisburg, NC	84-81--165
16	Joseph Nichols	Laurinburg, NC	92-77--169
17	Joey Pizetoski	Davidson, NC	87-85--172
18	Blake Armstrong	Santee, SC	85-88--173
19	Douglass Johnson	Pinehurst, NC	90-93--183
20	Zac Jones	Florence, SC	93-91--184
21	Justin Evans	Pinehurst, NC	78-WD

Freshman/Sophomore Division
Pinehurst No. 8, 6698 yards, Par 72
Pinehurst No. 5, 6593 yards, Par72

1	Dylan Harris	Southern Pines, NC	74-80--154
	Ben Simpson	Lexington, KY	79-75--154
3	Beau Cutts	Henderson, NC	81-74--155
4	Alex Pope	Chapel Hill, NC	80-76--156
5	Jim Liu	Smithtown, NY	80-77--157
T6	Max Markley	Lookout Mountain, TN	81-77--158
T6	Evan Danchenka	Harrisburg, NC	79-79--158
8	Kyle Kochevar	Glen Ellyn, IL	76-83--159
9	Cameron Pratt	Fuquay-Varina, NC	84-76--160
10	Daniel Pizetoski	Davidson, NC	79-83--162
11	Davis Saul	Mt. Pleasant, SC	84-79--163
12	Eddie McCrossen	Ambler, PA	86-79--165
T13	Lushen Evans	Ridgeville, SC	85-83--168
T13	Ben Jaklin	Riverwoods, IL	88-80--168
T13	Jack Keefe	Fayetteville, NC	88-80--168
T13	Ryan Ennis	Daniel Island, SC	82-86--168
17	Nick Blackburn	West Lake, OH	88-82--170
T18	Jesse Channell	Cary, NC	92-85--177
T18	Joe Outen	Wingate, NC	89-88--177
20	Weston Bell	Piedmont, SC	90-88--178
T21	Ryan Reynolds	Lugoff, SC	94-85--179
T21	Spencer Harris	Fayetteville, NC	92-87--179
23	Kevin Dearth	Twinsburg, OH	94-90--184
24	Danny Jaklin	Riverwoods, IL	103-82--185
25	Kyle Clemmons	Morganton, NC	92-96--188
26	Dylan Jordan	Clinton, NC	109-100--209

Girls Division
Pinehurst No. 8, 5177 yards, Par 72
Pinehurst No. 5, 5248 yards, Par 71

1	Brooke Kochevar	Glen Ellyn, IL	83-87--170
2	Alexandra Battle	Honeoye Falls, NY	90-83--173
3	Kate Larimore	Greensburg, KY	82-92--174
4	Kerry Radigan	Southern Pines, NC	94-90--184
5	Abby Shipley	Mooresville, NC	95-90--185

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