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PRESEASON JUNIOR AT OCALA
HOSTED BY OCALA-MARION SPORTS COMMISSION
Golden Hills Golf & Turf Club
Ocala, Fla. • April 16 - 18

Media Score OCALA, Fla. -- First Round results from the Preseason Junior at Ocala hosted by Ocala-Marion Sports Commission conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Golden Hills Golf & Turf Club.
Boys Par: 36-36--72. Yardage: 6949. Rating: 73.8. Slope: 133
Girls Par: 36-36--72. Yardage: 5929. Rating: 75.5. Slope: 136
Boys Division
Name
Grad
Hometown
Score
1 Harley Abrams
2012
 Boca Raton, Fla. 34-34--68
T2 Chandler Vilcheck
2011
 Bluffton, S.C. 38-35--73
2 Byoung Jun Chung
2011
 (South Korea) Rosario, Argentina 36-37--73
T4 Jeffrey Meltzer
2012
 Bradenton, Fla. 35-40--75
4 Will Davenport
2011
 Palm City, Fla. 39-36--75
4 Jeffrey Pearce
2011
 Jacksonville, Fla. 39-36--75
4 John Jonas
2012
 Jacksonville, Fla. 37-38--75
4 Simon Proverbs
2010
 Howey in the Hills, Fla. 36-39--75
T9 Tolver Dozier
2011
 Dothan, Ala. 40-36--76
9 Collin Engelhardt
2012
 Orlando, Fla. 38-38--76
9 Alex Slaton
2010
 Gainesville, Fla. 40-36--76
T12 Kentaro Toyota
2011
 Tampa, Fla. 40-37--77
12 Bryan Odaiyar
2010
 Ocala, Fla. 38-39--77
12 Jimmy Pitenis
2015
 Daytona Beach, Fla. 40-37--77
12 Ethan Wagner
2013
 Port Orange, Fla. 39-38--77
T16 Jimmy Stanger
2013
 Tampa, Fla. 41-37--78
16 Maxime Blandin
2012
 (Martinique (French)) Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla. 39-39--78
16 Gary Buffington,III
2011
 Tampa, Fla. 39-39--78
16 Cory Howard
2011
 Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 38-40--78
16 Keith Greene
2011
 DeBary, Fla. 39-39--78
T21 Russell Rigg
2011
 Maysville, Ky. 40-39--79
21 Erick Alonso
2014
 Haworth, N.J. 39-40--79
21 Charlie Bull
2010
 Orlando, Fla. 41-38--79
21 Connor Lynch
2013
 Bradenton, Fla. 38-41--79
21 Danny Walker
2014
 Bradenton, Fla. 40-39--79
21 David Gonsoulin
2011
 Pensacola, Fla. 39-40--79
T27 Davis Hall
2011
 Windermere, Fla. 37-43--80
27 Michael Manceri
2011
 Boca Raton, Fla. 40-40--80
27 Edward McQuiston
2011
 Amherst, Mass. 41-39--80
27 Osten Waite
2012
 Ocala, Fla. 41-39--80
T31 Thomas McLaughlin
2010
 Fargo, N.D. 39-42--81
31 Ryan Benevides
2011
 Hamilton, Bermuda 39-42--81
31 Billy Toupin
2011
 Jupiter, Fla. 38-43--81
31 John Coughlin
2012
 Hunting Valley, Ohio 39-42--81
31 Matt DeGiorgio
2011
 Mansfield, Mass. 39-42--81
31 Michael Visacki
2012
 Sarasota, Fla. 38-43--81
31 Evan Byrd
2013
 Ocala, Fla. 43-38--81
31 Oliver Vaidis
2012
 (Czech Republic) Bradenton, Fla. 42-39--81
T39 Matthew Taylor
2011
 Naples, Fla. 43-39--82
39 Patrick Harris
2010
 Birmingham, Ala. 39-43--82
39 Jeffrey Heinicka
2011
 Pinellas Park, Fla. 40-42--82
39 Gustavo Chuang
2011
 Bradenton, Fla. 42-40--82
39 Nick Quintessenza
2011
 St. Petersburg, Fla. 41-41--82
T44 Anthony Phipps II
2011
 Winter Garden, Fla. 42-41--83
44 Ian Shapiro
2013
 Milton, Ga. 43-40--83
44 Chris Thurman
2011
 Altamonte Springs, Fla. 37-46--83
44 Michael Boss
2011
 Lewiston, N.Y. 40-43--83
44 Christian Tepley
2011
 Palm City, Fla. 42-41--83
44 Bradley Andersen
2011
 Weston, Fla. 42-41--83
44 Alex Purdom
2011
 London, Canada 41-42--83
T51 Halley Lewis
2012
 Tallahassee, Fla. 45-39--84
51 Hayden Jones
2010
 Orlando, Fla. 45-39--84
51 Tyler Calderone
2011
 Longwood, Fla. 40-44--84
51 Parker Jones
2011
 Gainesville, Fla. 45-39--84
51 Baldonick Fernandez Jr.
2011
 Pembroke Pines, Fla. 44-40--84
51 Spencer Ciesla
2012
 Naples, Fla. 42-42--84
T57 Kelly Sun
2016
 Bradenton, Fla. 43-42--85
57 Skylar Estes
2011
 Tampa, Fla. 42-43--85
T59 Harrison Winger
2012
 Orlando, Fla. 40-46--86
59 Connor Burfeind
2011
 Falmouth, Maine 42-44--86
59 Leonardo Kitahara
2013
 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 44-42--86
59 Ryan Lamer
2010
 Stuart, Fla. 42-44--86
59 Anibal Kim
2011
 (Paraguay) Bradenton, Fla. 42-44--86
59 Anthony Quintessenza
2014
 Saint Petersburg, Fla. 43-43--86
T65 Victor Jewell
2011
 Hazard, Ky. 46-41--87
65 Page Smith
2011
 Satellite Beach, Fla. 44-43--87
65 Johann Gabler
2012
 Jacksonville, Fla. 44-43--87
65 Samuel Murphy
2012
 Fort Myers, Fla. 45-42--87
65 Clayton Spilman
2014
 Belleair, Fla. 47-40--87
T70 Walter Kerr
2011
 Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 43-45--88
70 Austin Collins
2010
 Winter Garden, Fla. 47-41--88
70 Joe Duncan
2011
 Vero Beach, Fla. 45-43--88
70 John Bacic
2011
 Tecumseh, Ontario 48-40--88
74 John Edwards
2014
 Paducah, Ky. 46-44--90
75 William Reitan
2011
 Chagrin Falls , Ohio 46-47--93
76 Charles Sun
2016
 Bradenton, Fla. 51-45--96
         
Girls Division
Name
Grad
Hometown
Score
1 Kristine Odaiyar
2013
 Ocala, Fla. 37-37--74
2 Kristin Swindell
2011
 Bradenton, Fla. 36-39--75
3 Shannon Pak
2011
 Kenner, La. 38-39--77
T4 Viktoria Lager
2011
 Longboat Key, Fla. 41-37--78
4 Mary Fran Hillow
2012
 Orlando, Fla. 39-39--78
4 Lucy Robson
2013
 (Great Britain) Stuart, Fla. 41-37--78
T7 Gemma Dryburgh
2011
 Bradenton, Fla. 40-39--79
7 Clara Teixeira
2011
 Bradenton, Fla. 39-40--79
9 Madison Lellyo
2014
 Windermere, Fla. 37-43--80
T10 Anna Newell
2014
 Tampa, Fla. 42-39--81
10 Alexandria Ramirez
2013
 Naples, Fla. 40-41--81
12 Yvonne Zheng
2013
 (China) Bradenton, Fla. 44-38--82
13 Mariana Nule Galofre
2014
 Bradenton, Fla. 43-40--83
14 Lisa Combs
2011
 Amissville, Va. 43-42--85
15 Ann Buersmeyer
2014
 Naples, Fla. 44-44--88
16 Samantha Krage
2012
 St. Augustine, Fla. 46-43--89
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Alice Barbieri
2012
(Italy) Windermere, Fla.
80-DQ 20-7
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Marianna Mia Zanghetti
2013
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
96-JWD
 

ABRAMS LEADS THE GANG IN PRESEASON JUNIOR AT OCALA
Odaiyar Paces Girls Division on Familiar Course at Golden Hills Golf & Turf Club

OCALA, Fla. — Harley Abrams of Boca Raton, Fla., cruised to a 5-shot lead at the Preseason Junior at Ocala Hosted By Ocala-Marion County Sports Commission with a 4-under-par 68. Kristine Odaiyar of Ocala, Fla., shot 2-over-par 74 at her home course, Golden Hills Golf & Turf Club, to take the lead in the Girls Division by one stroke.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, The Preseason Junior at Ocala hosted By Ocala-Marion County Sports Commission is a 36-hole stroke play event being held at Golden Hills Golf & Turf Club. The 94-player field features players from 13 states, and five foreign countries. The Boys Division is playing Golden Hills Golf & Turf Club at 6,979 yards, while the Girls Division is playing at 5,842 yards.

The Preseason Junior at Ocala is one of eight events held as part of the Golf Academy of America Preseason Junior Series. The Golf Academy of America Preseason Junior Series is a series designed specifically for first-time AJGA members or those members who have not yet been accepted to or participated in an AJGA event in the current calendar year and/or the previous calendar year.

After Abrams went 2-under-par on the front nine, he used a streak of three birdies on the back nine to separate himself from the field. He dropped a 25-foot putt for birdie on No. 11 that also got him going for the next two holes. On No. 12 he knocked a 4-iron from 185 yards to within a foot and followed that up by sticking a wedge from 85 yards also within a foot on No. 13. He made both birdie putts.

“It would be amazing,” Abrams said, when asked about what it would mean to finish on top in his first AJGA event. “It's exactly what I came here to do. It would be the best possible feeling.”

Byoung Jun Chung of Rosario, Argentina, and Chandler Vilcheck of Bluffton, S.C., share second place in the Boys Division after shooting 1-over-par 73. Jeffrey Pearce and John Jonas, both of Jacksonville, Fla., Jeffrey Meltzer of Bradenton, Fla., Will Davenport of Palm City, Fla., and Simon Proverbs of Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., are knotted in fourth place at 3-over-par 75.

It was a family affair for Odaiyar—with her parents in attendance, her shot of the day was a long drive on No. 10 that landed near her brother, Bryan, and his group who were playing in front of her. She went on to birdie the hole.

“It is an advantage, because you know parts of the course that other people don't know about,” Kristine Odaiyar said of playing on her home course. “Tomorrow I want to have fun and hit good shots. I haven't been playing as well as I would like here lately so there is definitely room for improvement.”

Kristin Swindell of Brandenton, Fla., shot a 3-over-par 75 and sits in second place in the Girls Division. Shannon Pak of Kenner, La., is in third place after carding a 5-over-par 77.

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The final round of the Preseason Junior at Ocala hosted By Ocala-Marion County Sports Commission begins Sunday at Golden Hills Golf & Turf Club with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. For more information about the Preseason Junior at Ocala hosted By Ocala-Marion County Sports Commission, call Tournament Headquarters at (352) 629-7981 — ask for the Saratoga Room.

 
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