NAPERVILLE, Ill.— Players from three divisions competed in the two-round Summer Junior Elite at Springbrook Golf Club on July 15-16. Johnny Santucci (68-74–142) from Park Ridge won the Boys 12-15 division, Sophia Chen (78-76–154) of Willowbrook took first for the Girls 12-15 division, and Lake Forest’s John Haas (72-76–148) won the Boys 10-11 division.
THE TOURNAMENT:
- The Summer Junior Elite at Springbrook is a 36-hole stroke play event spanning two days. The contest is for juniors ages 10-15.
- Par for the course was 72. For the boys aged 12-15 the course played 6,021 yards. For the girls aged 12-15 and the boys aged 10-11 the course played 5,125 yards.
THE BOYS 12-15 LEADERBOARD:
- Santucci made five first round birdies to put up a score of four under in round one. This combined with a second round score of two over for a 36-hole score of two under.
- Braden Chung (72-73–145) of Naperville took second place for the boys with a two-round score of one over par. He shot even in round one and one over in round two.
- Hinsdale resident Constantine Verros (73-73–146) went one over in each round. He took third place with a two-round score of two over.
- The full leaderboard can be found here.
ROUND HIGHLIGHTS:
- Chung led the field with eight total birdies. Santucci put up seven birdies and Brayden Grummer and Mac Hrankowsky each made six.
- William Comiskey made a par on 26 of the 36 holes.
- Chung birdied five straight holes from hole seven to hole 11 in round one.
- William Hare went 21 straight holes bogey-free.
THE GIRLS’ LEADERBOARD:
- Chen made three birdies and finished the tournament at 10 over par. She went six over in round one and four over in round two.
- Taylor Miller (77-79–156) of Bolingbrook was the runner-up after shooting five over in round one and seven over in round two. She finished at 12 over par.
- Naperville resident Mina Shyam (81-76–157) took third with a 36-hole score of 13 over par. She shot nine over in round one and four over in round two.
- The full leaderboard can be found here.
ROUND HIGHLIGHTS:
- Shyam made six birdies through two rounds. Amelia Gambla and Lauren Jeon each made four birdies.
- Chen parred 22 of the 36 holes and Miller parred 20.
- Abigail Gizewicz, Miller, and Shyam each made back-to-back birdies during the tournament.
- Chen went eight holes in a row without a bogey.
THE BOYS (10-11) LEADERBOARD:
- Haas finished out round two with seven straight pars to win by 10 with a two-round score of four over par. He went even in round one and four over in round two.
- Joey Perrino (78-80–158) of Glen Ellyn took second place after putting up rounds of six over par and eight over par. His two-round score was 14 over par.
- Carter Lang (77-82–159) finished in third place with rounds of five over and 10 over. The Clarendon Hills resident posted a 36-hole score of 15 over par.
- The full leaderboard can be found here.
ROUND HIGHLIGHTS:
- Haas led the field with four birdies overall. Perrino made three birdies.
- Haas parred 24 of the 36 holes. Perrino made 22 pars and Lang, Luca Marinescu, and Chase Perez each made 19.
- Perrino made back-to-back birdies on holes 11 and 12 during round two.
- Haas went 12 straight holes bogey-free from holes five through 16 during round one.