Round 2 Recap (La Costa Resort & Spa - South Course)

Tyler Weworski of Carlsbad, CA (2009) closes strong at La Costa despite difficult weather conditions

The Boys 16-18 division at the La Costa Classic was a tightly contested battle after 18 holes of play. Fifty-four boys teed off on Saturday morning and at the end of Round One, three were tied for the lead at 2 under par.

First year FCWT player Mario Clemens of Beverly Hills, CA (2009) carded 4 birdies and 2 bogeys on his way to 2 under par. Senior Jens Bracht of Lake Forest Park, WA, carded 5 birdies on Saturday to put himself in a tie for the lead and rounding out the threesome of first round leaders was Namsub Padungsiriseth of North Augusta, SC (2009). Namsub had 4 birdies on the La Costa North Course during Saturday's round.

On Sunday play moved to the South Course and there ensued a leaderboard shuffle. Tyler Weworski of Carlsbad, CA (2009) who will be playing golf at Texas Tech University in the fall, began the final round in a tie for 4th with Johnny Henno of Solvang, CA (2009). Weworski, a 5th year FCWT player, finished T19 at this event last season, but on Sunday he fired a round of even par that gave him a 4 stroke victory. Tyler led this division in birdies with 8 and earned his second top 3 finish of the season.

John Catlin of Carmichael, CA (2009), practically came out of nowhere to finish in 2nd place. Catlin fired the only sub-par round on Sunday in conditions that were so wet the FCWT staff had to squeegie the greens at regular intervals just to keep play going. Catlin's bogey-free two under par 70 also earned him Low Round honors for this event.

Cameron Rappleye of Elk Grove, CA (2008),

Mario Clemens of Beverly Hills, CA (2009) and

Namsub Padungsiriseth of North Augusta, SC (2009) finished tied for 3rd.

Joshua Granger of Monrovia, CA (2009) and Bobby Lange of Sherman Oaks, CA (2009) finished tied for 6th at 149. Raymond Gillip II of Las Vegas, NV (2009), who co-led in pars with McNamara III 29 for the event, finished tied for 8th with

Cody Kent of Castle Rock, CO (2010). Junior Matt Rawitzer of Bellingham, WA, a third year FCWT player; and overnight co-leader Jens Bracht of Lake Forest Park, WA (2008), finished tied for 10th.

In the Boys 13-15 division,

Michael Decker of Dallas, TX (2013) began the final round two strokes of Parker Middleton of Phoenix, AZ (2010). All the boys in this division had a more difficult time scoring on Sunday, but Decker, who had won multiple times at the 11-12 division, was able to finish 2 strokes ahead of Kevin DeHuff of Coto de Caza, CA (2011). DeHuff carded the Low Round on Sunday, an 80, which moved him into 2nd place. Parker earned his fourth three top 3 in this his his rookie season with the FCWT. Luke Vivolo of Carmel, CA (2011) finished in 4th place at 166 followed by Tyler Lovato of Westminster, CO (2011) and Grant Natori of Honolulu, HI (2011) who finished tied for 5th.

Twelve year old Ben Doyle of San Diego, CA (2014) successfully defended his title this weekend. Last season, Doyle won this event and when he opened with a 72 on Saturday, everyone knew he planned to repeat. Sunday was a more difficult round for him as he carded an 86, but he had enough of a lead that the title was his nonetheless.

Twelve year old Andrew Rudy of San Diego, CA (2013) finished in 2nd place and eleven year old Randy Ross of Phoenix, AZ (2014) carded the Low Round on Sunday, an 84, that allowed him to finish in 3rd place.

Daniela "Crash" Lendl wins on 5th playoff hole

Georgiana Salant of Encinitas, CA (2010) carded a one over par 74 on Saturday to lead the Girls 13-18 division of the La Costa Classic. Miss Salant, 15, is a second year FCWT player who was looking for her first FCWT win on Sunday when she was paired with Daniela Lendl of Bradenton, FL (2011) and Maria Piccio of the PHILIPPINES (2009) who began the final round tied for 2nd at 77. Miss Lendl, a 4th year FCWT player, earned her first 13-18 division win on Sunday on her 41st hole of play in this 36 hole event. She now joins older sisters, Marika and Isabelle in the FCWT winners circle members. For Miss Salant, it was a demonstration of the fortitude of her game and that fortitude will one day soon put her in the winner's circle as well. Miss Piccio, a first year FCWT player who won the World Woods Open in October, finished in 3rd place just 3 strokes ahead of Mackinzie Kline of Encinitas, CA (2010), who finished 3rd in this event last season and finished T2 in January at PGA West. Monifa Sealy of TRINIDAD (2011), who won at Orange Lake in January, finished in 5th place at 164, 6 strokes back of Lendl and Salant.