Senior Tyler Wooldridge of Carefree, AZ, carded a near perfect round on Saturday for the first 18 holes of the Wigwam Open. Wooldridge had only one bogey when he signed his scorecard and finished at 2 under par 70. His 14 pars led this division and he'll have a one shot lead heading into Sunday's final round. Matthew Miller of Pleasanton, CA (2008) is just one stroke back at 71 (-1) as both players will be looking for their first win. They will have to bring their "A" games on Sunday as there is a 3some tied for third at even par: fourteen year old Trace Libby of Glendale, AZ (2011), a 2006-07 FCWT All-American; senior Charlie Marusiak of Phoenix, AZ, who finished T3 at La Cantera; and 16 year old William Skinner of Boulder, CO (2009), who led this division in birdies with 6 on Saturday. Fifteen year old Sam Saunders of Albuquerque, another 2006-07 FCWT All-American, is in 6th place at 73. Sam finished 2nd at Bear Creek West earlier this season, so he is not out of contention. Two players are tied for 7th at 74: Jordan Lowery of Gilbert, AZ (2010) and Brandon Jaffe of Scottsdale, AZ (2009). FCWT newcomer Tyler Rizzo of Glendale, AZ (2009) opened with a 75 and will start just 5 strokes back of our leader. Three players are at 76 and tied for 10th: Brennan Dolan of Boulder, CO (2009), Chun Ji Kim of Chandler, AZ (2010), and Erik Peterson of Palantine, IL (2008).
In the Boys 13-15 division, Evan Markley of Scottsdale, AZ (2011) fired a bogey-free round of 4 under par 68 to lead all scores. Evan, 14, won the Grayhawk event in December and fired a 67 at the Tahquitz event where he finished 2nd. He leads David Lowe of Paradise Valley, AZ (2011) by 3 strokes. Lowe, who won the ASU Open, carded the only other sub-par round in this division with a one under par 71. Markley will have his work cut out for him on Sunday as he seeks his 2nd win of the season. The third member of the final pairing in this division will be 15 year old Sean Jones of Charlotte, NC (2010), playing in his first FCWT event. Jones will start the final round in 3rd place, just 4 strokes back. Nick Russell of Vancouver, BC (2011) will start 5 shots back at +1, in 4th place.
In the Boys 11-12 division, Christopher Petefish of Danville, CA (2014) leads Randy Ross of Phoenix, AZ (2014) by 3 strokes.
Fourteen year old Paige Spiranac of Monument, CO (2011) will be looking for her third win of the season on Sunday as she tees it up for the final round of the Wigwam Open. On Saturday, Paige led the Girls 13-18 division by carding a round of 75 (+3). Miss Spiranac tied Shelby Martinek for the most pars on Saturday with 11. Miss Martinek will start the final round in 3rd place at 77. Another Shelby, Shelby Phillips of Gilbert, AZ (2011) will begin in 2nd place at 76 in her 2nd FCWT event. Miss Phillips finished T4 in the Sun Devil Classic in November. Seventeen year old Jordan Ontiveros of Alamo, CA (2009) will start the final round in 4th place at 78. Miss Ontiveros has a 3rd and a 4th place finish already this season. Elizabeth Nagel of DeWitt, MI (2009) and Ashley McKenney of Scottsdale, AZ (2008) will start tied for 5th place at 82. |
