Round 2 Recap

Queen Victoria

Fifteen year old Victoria "Tori" Kiser of Orlando, FL (2010) entered Sunday's round looking to become the first FCWT player of the season to earn 3 wins.  On Saturday Miss Kiser opened the Grand Cypress event with a round of +1 73, carding 4 birdies along the way to lead this division.  She had a one stroke advantage over

12 year old Annie Park of Levittown, NY (2013), who was playing her first event of the season.  On Sunday, Miss Kiser achieved her objective by adding 3 birdies to her total for the weekend and posting a final round of 74 that gave her a 3 stroke victory over Miss Park. Miss Park who began the day two strokes ahead of

12-year old Karen Chung of Livingstone, NJ (2013) held that margin and finished in 2nd with Miss Chung just 2 shots back and earning her second Top 3 finish of the season.  Miss Chung also led this division in pars with 25.  Melissa Edmonson of Miami, FL (2010) posted a final round of 75 to finish tied for 4th with  Yueer "Cindy" Feng of Orlando, FL (2014).

Sean's Second Stanza ~ victory # 2 of the season

The weather was great for the 36 holes of the Grand Cypress Classic.  The course was in excellent condition.  The players were ready - especially one young man.  On the PGA some players choose to take the week off before or after a major event - to "work out the kinks" or to rest.  The same is not always the case in the younger echelons of golf - case in point:  Sean Dale. 

Sean Dale of Jacksonville, FL (2008) played in the POLO Junior Golf Classic last week at the nearby Ginn Reunion Resort.  After finishing tied for 16th in stroke play, Dale advanced in the match play rounds all the way to the final match where he finished runner-up to Bjorn Akesson of Malmo , Sweden. But instead of taking the week off, he arrived here ready to play this weekend.  An opening round of 72 put him outside of the Top 5, but Sean has been playing golf long enough to know there is always tomorrow.  So on Sunday, he fired a three-under par 69 to finish 2 strokes ahead of

 Fatehbir Dhaliwal of Chandigarh, INDIA (2008).  Of his four seasons playing the FCWT, Sean says "I wouldn't be where I am in junior golf if it wasn't for the FCWT . . . It has challenged me for over 3 years to improve and be the best I can be."  On Sunday, Sean's best was a second win for the current season and a third season as an FCWT All-American.

For Dhaliwal finishing tied for 2nd with

Devin Patel of Celebration, FL (2008), was his best finish to date.  Both young men carded rounds of 71-72 to finish at 143.  Overnight leader Blake Biddle of St. Charles, IL (2010) , who co-led this division in pars with 28, finished in 4th place at 144, just ahead of Ryan Thornton of Chattanooga, TN (2009).  Daniel Walker of Earlysville, VA (2009) carded the second best round of the day, 71, to move up to 6th place.  Two-time winner Oscar Sharpe of Cheltenham, ENGLAND (2010), carded a final round of even par to move into a tie for 12th.

In the Boys 13-15 division, 15 year old Pablo Serna of Armenia, COLOMBIA (2009) led wire-to-wire to win his first FCWT event!  On Saturday he opened with a 73, even after an 8 on the par 5 2nd hole.  He led this division in birdies with 5 on Saturday.  On Sunday, he carded a 76 which was just enough to hold off Bennett Lavin of Deerfield, IL (2011) who began the day in 3rd place but carded a final round of 75 to move up to 2nd. 

Christopher Melvin of Medfield, MA (2010) really moved up the leaderboard on Sunday as he fired the Low Round for this division, 72, and moved into a tie for 3rd place with

Tanapol Vattanapisit of Rayong, THAILAND (2011), who led this division in pars on Saturday with 15.

Special Congratulations to Bailey Truesdell of Grand Blanc, MI (2012) who had his first ace on hole 3 on the South course: a one hop 8-iron in the hole.