WINTERNATIONAL JUNIOR SERIES CONCLUDES FOURTEENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR AT PINEHURST RESORT

VILLAGE OF PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA

The Winternational Junior Series held its seventh and final event of its fourteenth season this past weekend at the famed Pinehurst Resort.  Nearly 70 members convened to challenge two of Donald Ross’ earliest designs.  Saturday’s first round was held on the short but daunting No. 3 course and Sunday’s final round was held on the world famous No. 2 course, home to two United States Open Championships.  The players were greeted with relatively mild February conditions with temperatures approaching 60 degrees all weekend.

In the Junior/Senior Division, Apex, NC native John Conners, won his second event of the seven tournament series.  The 6’5” 220 pound high school junior shot 72-74—146 for a 1-shot victory over runner-up Michael McGowan of Southern Pines, NC.  Conners 72 in Saturday’s first round gave him a 1-shot lead over Jonathan McCurry of Sanford, NC.  The eventual champion withstood a late charge by runner-up McGowan who played his last 12 holes in 2-under par.  In third place with a sterling 2-under par final round, which included four birdies, was Brandon Jobe of nearby Fayetteville.  Fourth place was captured by Noah Ratner of Asheville, NC, and Troy Spencer of Archdale, NC and Hunter Howell of Raeford, NC tied for fifth.

The Freshman/Sophomore Division found a familiar name at the top of the leader board after two rounds.  The sophomore from Henderson, NC, Beau Cutts, won his third title of the seven tournament series with a 74-79—153 total.  Runner-up position was garnered by Trevor Cone of Concord, NC, whose 80-75—155 total included a fine even par back-nine in Sunday’s final round.  Third place was won by Eddie McCrossen of Ambler, PA with a 75-82—157 which was 1-shot better than solo fourth place finisher Andrew Knox, of Cary, NC. 

The Girls’ Division saw a huge turnaround after Saturday’s initial 18-holes.  Brooke Kochevar, from Glen Ellyn, IL, trailed  by 8-shots going in to Sunday’s finale on the famed No. 2 layout, but pulled even after 11-holes and went on to record a 3-shot victory.  Kochevar shot 92-82—174 to defeat Brianna Clemmons, of Oak Ridge, NC, who registered an 84-93—177.
               
The Winternational Junior Series at Pinehurst will return for its fifteenth season in November.  For additional information, please contact Peter DeYoung, series chairman and founder, at (910) 295-5661.

FULL LEADERBOARD

Junior/Senior Division
Pinehurst No. 3, 5682 yards, Par 70
Pinehurst No. 2, 6767 yards, Par 72

1	John Conners	Apex, NC	72-74--146
2	Michael McGowan	Southern Pines, NC	75-72--147
3	Brandon Jobe	Fayetteville, NC	80-70--150
4	Noah Ratner	Asheville, NC	74-77--151
5	Troy Spencer	Archdale, NC	76-77--153
	Hunter Howell	Raeford, NC	75-78--153
7	Zach Capps	Easley, SC	78-79--157
8	Andrew Heiser	London, KY	78-80--158
	Warren Paul Taylor	Newtown, PA	76-82--158
10	Zach Edmondson	Morrisville, NC	80-79--159
11	Stratten Waldt	Durham, NC	81-80--161
	Bryan Rainey	Henderson, NC	78-83--161
	Jonathan McCurry	Sanford, NC	73-88--161
14	Jeff Headman	Conneaut, OH	79-83--162
15	Colton Carter	Lumber Bridge, NC	81-85--166
16	Jamie Moore	Sanford, NC	83-84--167
17	Siddharth Pandit	Gibsonia, PA	85-83--168
	Billy Barnhart	Cottage Grove, MN	90-78--168
19	Chris McKay	Columbus, OH	85-84--169
	Miller Watson	Charlotte, NC	89-80--169
21	David Goldense	Westlake, OH	84-86--170
	Benny James Smith	Concord, NC	85-85--170
23	Adam Kersey	Sophia, NC	83-88--171
24	Nicholas Ricci	Charlotte, NC	87-85--172
25	Kyle Corbin	Findlay, OH	91-83--174
26	J.C. Cartee	Oak Ridge, NC	87-88--175
	Alec Kessler	Waynesboro, PA	89-86--175
	Joseph Nichols	Laurinburg, NC	91-84--175

Freshman/Sophomore Division
Pinehurst No. 3, 5682 yards, Par 70
Pinehurst No. 2, 6767 yards, Par 72

1	Beau Cutts	Henderson, NC	74-79--153
2	Trevor Cone	Concord, NC	80-75--155
3	Eddie McCrossen	Ambler, PA	75-82--157
4	Andrew Knox	Cary, NC	75-83--158
5	Stuart McGoogan	Charlotte, NC	77-82--159
	Alex Wise	Eden, NC	77-82--159
	Sam Packard	Pinehurst, NC	74-85--159
8	Ben Cook	Anderson, SC	80-80--160
	James Bramlett	Charlotte, NC	77-83--160
10	Joe Outen	Wingate, NC	82-79--161
	Robert D. Boyce	Raleigh, NC	77-84--161
	Drew Thompson	Charlotte, NC	76-85--161
13	Charles Valluzzo	Mount Pleasant, SC	81-81--162
	Al Dickens	Charlotte, NC	78-84--162
15	Dylan Harris	Southern Pines, NC	83-80--163
16	Evan Danchenka	Harrisburg, NC	79-85--164
	Jack Keefe	Fayetteville, NC	79-85--164
18	Kyle Kochevar	Glen Ellyn, IL	80-87--167
	Kevin Brown	Indianapolis, IN	80-87--167
20	Weston Bell	Piedmont, SC	81-87--168
	Spencer Harris	Fayetteville, NC	83-85--168
	Kyle Clemmons	Morganton, NC	85-83--168
	Clay Holland	Burlington, NC	86-82--168
24	Lee Ramsey	Charlotte, NC	86-84--170
25	Will Dull	Winston-Salem, NC	81-90--171
26	Matthew Leary	Chapel Hill, NC	86-86--172
27	Michael Popovec	Findlay, OH	85-89--174
28	Ryan Reynolds	Lugoff, SC	86-89--175
	Kenan Bateman	Charlotte, NC	88-87--175
30	Ben Jaklin	Riverwoods, IL	84-92--176
31	Ryan Brown	Riverwoods, IL	84-93--177
32	Andrew Kersey	Sophia, NC	84-95--179
33	Parks Brown	Gainesville, GA	87-93--180
	Danny Jaklin	Riverwoods, IL	89-91--180
35	Evan Gurtis	Sanford, NC	85-97--182
36	Dylan Jordan	Clinton, NC	91-103--194
37	Carson Brown	Gainesville, GA	104-104--208

Girl’s Division
Pinehurst No. 3, 5232 yards, Par 71
Pinehurst No. 2, 5045 yards, Par 72

1	Brooke Kochevar	Glen Ellyn, IL	92-82--174
2	Brianna Clemmons	Oak Ridge, NC	84-93--177

PHOTO GALLERY

Beau Cutts and John Conners, Players of the Year in the Freshman/Sophomore and Junior/Senior Divisions

John Conners, Junior/Senior Player of the Year won the final event of the season

Beau Cutts, Freshman/Sophomore Player of the Year won the final event of the year.

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