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Sixteen year old Michael Cromie of Cary, NC (2010) won the 2007 Sawgrass event last season at the Boys 13-15 division on the Valley Course. This year he is looking for the Champion's Title on the Stadium Course here at Sawgrass. Cromie , a two-time FCWT All-American, just "stumbled" upon an FCWT tournament in Delaware two seasons ago while visiting relatives. He was 13 at the time and won his first FCWT event at the 13-15 level and finished 3rd overall in the Boys 13-18 division. Since then he has won twice each season and been named a first team All-American twice. This weekend, he is looking for his first win of the season after finishing tied for 6th at Bermuda Run in November. Michael will need his "A game" on Sunday as he tees it up with Gregory Della-Pietra of Stuart, FL (2008) and Paul McNamara III of Palos Verdes Estates, CA (2009). Della-Pietra was one of 2 players to card an eagle on Saturday. His came on the par 5, 16th hole. The other eagle posted in this division was on the par 4, 4th hole by Taylor Koser of Rice Lake, WI (2009). Richard Lamb of South Bend, IN (2009) will start the final round in 4th place at 74. Four players will begin the final round tied for 5th at 75: Wilson Bowen of Winnetka, IL (2008), a 5th year FCWT player headed to Stanford in the fall; Brant DeLongy of Winter Park, FL (2009), a 4th year FCWT player who finished 3rd at Tiburon a couple of weeks ago; Sean Dale of Jacksonville, FL (2008), a 4th year FCWT player who has won both events he played so far this year and will be heading to Mississippi in the fall; and Jordan Lewis of West Frankfurt, IL (2008), a 4th year FCWT player who led this division in birdies with 6. Eight players are tied for 9th at 76, just four shots back: Michael Hebert of Orlando, FL (2009), Rick Kittelstad of Lutz, FL (2008), Chase Sargent of Orlando, FL (2008), John Boehme of Jacksonville Beach, FL (2012), Joshua Eure of Crofton, MD (2009), Marcel Puyat of PHILIPPINES (2011), John Conners of Apex, NC (2009), the only player to match Cromie in pars with 14 and Will Holdridge of Bellingham, WA (2009). Four players are tied for 17th at 77, 5 strokes back of our leader. |
