CURRAN TAKES BOYS DIVISION HONORS WITH 1-UNDER 70

Gildea takes medalist honors in Girls Division with 77

AVON, Conn. Jon Curran of Hopkinton, Mass., fired a 1-under-par 70 Sunday at Blue Fox Run Golf Course to take medalist honors in the Boys Divison of the Pepsi Qualifier for the AJGA Greater Hartford Jaycees Junior Classic. Haley Gildea of East Greenwich, R.I., led the Girls Division with a 77.

The 14-year-old Curran used good putting touch and solid long-irons on the back nine to lead the Boys Division. Curran bogeyed holes No. 7, 9 and 15 but battled back with birdies on holes No. 11, 14, 17 and 18 to finish the day at 1-under-par.

"I was really taking advantage of the birdie opportunities I had on the back nine today," Curran said. "I played the long holes on the back nine well with some good long-irons. I was making the 10-15 footers I needed today."

Curran will look to improve on other high finishes in AJGA tournaments from earlier this year. He finished in a tie for fifth at the AJGA Compaq Junior All-Star Classic at Fieldstone and in a tie for eighth at the AJGA Compaq Junior All-Star Classic at Eagle Ridge.

"I¹m playing well right now and I think I can compete if I play my best this week."

Brent Herlihy of Glens Falls, N.Y., qualified by carding an even-par round of 71 while Brett Lange of Atlanta, Ga., carded a 1-over 72 to qualify. Benjamin Stranzl of Cherryville, Pa., Thomas Feldman of Washington, D.C., and Matt Demaro of Newburgh, N.Y., fired rounds of 73 to qualify.

David Larado of Sayville, N.Y., Erik Easton of Granby, Conn., and Rick Reissman of Suffern, N.Y., qualified by shooting 74. Logan Terry of Plymouth Meeting, Pa., carded a 75 but qualified by making a par on the fourth playoff hole to outlast Randal Hanke of New York, N.Y.

In the Girls Division, Haley Gildea fought off the challenge from 15 other girls to qualify. The 17-year-old Gildea overcame a quadruple bogey on No. 5 and got up-and-down from the trees on No. 6 to get back on the right track and post a 6-over round of 77.

"I putted really well today," Gildea said. "I made the putts when I needed and that was the difference today."

Gildea will try to top a fourth place finish at the AJGA Toldo Group Eastern Canadian Junior this week.

First-round action for the AJGA Greater Hartford Jaycees Junior Classic begins at 7 a.m. Tuesday morning at Wethersfield Country Club. For more information regarding the AJGA Greater Hartford Jaycees Junior Classic or other AJGA events, please contact tournament headquarters at (860) 563-2982 or visit our Web site at www.ajga.org.

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AVON, Conn. -- Qualifier results from the GREATER HARTFORD JAYCEES JUNIOR CLASSIC QUALIFIER conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Blue Fox Run Golf Course. Par: 35-36--71. Yardage: Boys: 6,779 Girls: 5,885

BOYS DIVISION

Qualified
Jon Curran, Hopkinton, Mass.* 37-33--70
Brent Herlihy, Glens Falls, N.Y.* 33-38--71
Brett Lange, Atlanta, Ga.* 35-37--72
Benjamin Stranzl, Cherryville, Pa.* 36-37--73
Thomas Feldman, Washington, D.C.* 35-38--73
Matt Demaro, Newburgh, N.Y.* 36-37--73
David Larado, Sayville, N.Y.* 37-37--74
Erik Easton, Granby, Conn.* 36-38--74
Rick Reissman, Suffern, N.Y.* 36-38--74
# Logan Terry, Plymouth Meeting, Pa.* 38-37--75

Failed to Qualify
Randall Hanke, New York, N.Y.* 39-36--75
Thomas Eckler, Pittsford, N.Y.* 38-38--76
Pete Alminas, East Longmeadow, Mass.* 36-40--76
Dan Gabel, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.* 37-39--76
Scott Chisholm, Essex Fells, N.J.* 37-39--76
Matt Uretsky, Linwood, N.J.* 37-40--77
Chris McCartin, Arlington, Va.* 38-39--77
Kyle Bilodeau, Manchester, Conn.* 40-37--77
Pat Kelly, Garden City, N.Y.* 34-43--77
Jordan Litt, Bethesda, Md.* 39-38--77
Billy Lacey, Old Tappan, N.J.* 38-39--77
Michael Stiller, Cambridge, Mass.* 38-39--77
Kevin Crawford, Lockport, N.Y.* 40-37--77
Matt Connolly, West Springfield, Mass.* 38-39--77
Jonathan Miller, Hauppauge, N.Y.* 39-38--77
Stephen Cotter, Trumbull, Conn.* 39-38--77
Brian McClure, White Plains, N.Y.* 38-40--78
Chris Walton, Simsbury, Conn.* 39-39--78
Sean Dzugan, Massapequa Park, N.Y.* 41-37--78
Mark Gately, Westfield, N.J.* 35-43--78
Matthew Burroughs, Manchester, N.H.* 39-39--78
Jamie Wallace, Moorestown, N.J.* 40-39--79
Lucas Tierney, Cummaquid, Mass.* 39-40--79
Stephen Krug, Phoenix, Md.* 39-40--79
Keith Rogers, Merrimack, N.H.* 37-43--80
Dan DiStefano, Northport, N.Y.* 38-42--80
Tommy Costanza, Upper Saddle River, N.J.* 39-41--80
Patrick Nakahara, Westport, Conn.* 42-38--80
Robert Sutphen, Wakefield, R.I.* 40-40--80
Chad Bellmare, Bedford, N.Y.* 39-41--80
Dan Chamberlain, South Dennis, Mass.* 39-41--80
William Sirignano, Waccabuc, N.Y.* 40-40--80
Nathaniel Hundt, Chevy Chase, Md.* 39-42--81
James O'Connell, Troy, N.Y.* 39-42--81
Colin Read, Paradise Valley, Ariz.* 37-44--81
Joseph Noah, Closter, N.J.* 40-41--81
Scott Peper, Grandview, N.Y.* 40-41--81
Ryan Gabel, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.* 41-40--81
Brent Paladino, Kensington, Conn.* 43-38--81
Evan Hahn, Sharon, Mass.* 41-40--81
John Murphy, Wilton, Conn.* 39-43--82
Justin Palmer, Cheshire, Conn.* 37-45--82
Justin Ostiguy, Cromwell, Conn.* 42-40--82
Maximilian Von Poelnitz, Mendham, N.J.* 42-40--82
Jay Pannone, East Greenwich, R.I.* 39-43--82
Andrew Burke, Rochester, N.Y.* 39-44--83
Joseph Choma, Granite Springs, N.Y.* 41-42--83
Jonathan Kirchner, Huntington, N.Y.* 37-46--83
Brian Chappell, Potomac, Md.* 42-42--84
Ryan Sullivan, Nashua, N.H.* 40-45--85
Michael Weiss, Sands Point, N.Y.* 40-45--85
Andy Girard, Winchendon, Mass.* 39-47--86
Russell Filipski, Short Hills, N.J.* 41-45--86
Andrew Van Leesten, Los Angeles, Calif.* 42-44--86
Brian Pietrantonio, Marshfield, Mass.* 45-42--87
Larry Haertel, Greenwich, Conn.* 40-47--87
Jake Hirschfeld, Huntington, N.Y.* 44-43--87
Harry Mirabile, Norristown, Pa.* 42-45--87
Seth Goudreau, Southbridge, Mass.* 44-44--88
Jonathan Swanburg, East Northport, N.Y.* 43-45--88
Michael Schwenk, Miller Place, N.Y.* 41-48--89
Chris McLaughlin, Northport, N.Y.* 41-48--89
Daniel Psinakis, East Meadows, N.Y.* 43-46--89
Jeff Wallace, Franklin, Mass.* 43-47--90
John Walton, Simsbury, Conn.* 45-46--91
Louis Adimando, Staten Island, N.Y.* 47-44--91
Will Strickler, Madison, Conn.* 45-46--91
Amar Anand, Shrewsbury, Mass.* 46-47--93
Gareth Foley, Danbury, Conn.* 45-48--93
Chris Buccino, Falmouth, Mass.* 46-48--94
Alex Kane, Simsbury, Conn.* 42-54--96
Mike Barbiere, Wyckoff, N.J.* WD (Illness)
Kevin Millard, Fairfield, Conn.* DQ (Rule 6-6b)

GIRLS DIVISION

Qualified
Haley Gildea, East Greenwich, R.I.* 39-38--77

Failed to Qualify
Ally Caffrey, Rumford, R.I.* 40-40--80
Meredith Godwin, Swarthmore, Pa.* 40-40--80
Janet Kim, Cliffside Park, N.J.* 39-41--80
Caitlin Sullivan, Medfield, Mass.* 42-41--83
Whitney Wolejko, Hatfield, Mass.* 43-41--84
Sasha Suzuki, Fort Lee, N.J.* 44-40--84
Chelsea Curtis, New Seabury, Mass.* 41-43--84
Kathrine Sundberg, Queensbury, N.Y.* 43-42--85
Laura Woolgar, Pearl River, N.Y.* 45-40--85
Jessica Steward, Mystic, Conn.* 42-47--89
Kristin Murphy, Branford, Conn.* 46-43--89
Alison Walshe, Westford, Mass.* 49-41--90
Elizabeth Cushing, Westwood, Mass.* 45-47--92
Britta Konary, Cotuit, Mass.* 48-45--93
Chrissy Gonzalez, Patuxent River, Md.* 49-46--95

# Qualified via playoff