Round 2 Recap

Boehme comes from tied for 6th to win his first FCWT 16-18 Title

The Planation Inn Open got off to a late start on Saturday after a morning rain that put tee times about three and a half hours behind. All players were on the course by early afternoon, and enjoying the warm temperatures (upper 70s). While much of the country had winter woes, spring feels right around the corner in Florida.

In the Boys 16-18 division, Seiji Liu of Beverly Hills, CA (2010) fired a near flawless round of 5 under par 67, making only one bogey on the day. Fifteen year old Liu began the final round with a 3 stroke advantage over Jordan Duffy of Calgary, AB, and Joey Garber of Petoskey, MI (2010). Duffy and Liu both carded 6 birdies on Saturday to lead this division. Two players started the final round tied for 4th at 71: Jan Ryba of CZECH REPUBLIC and Grant Gaugler III of Bradenton, FL (2008). Five strokes back of the leader and tied for 6th place at the beginning of Round Two were John Boehme of Jacksonville Beach, FL (2012) and Motin Yeung of CHINA (2012). Boehme was one of three players to card an eagle during Round One. The other 2 were Se Myung Jeon of KOREA (2009) and Tae Lim of KOREA (2009). Yeung tied Richard Lamb of South Bend, IN (2009) and Lucas Leibel of Toronto, ON (2008) for the most pars in this division on Saturday. Each player carded 14.

On Sunday, Boehme began the day going par-par-bogey, then made his second eagle of the event on the par 5, 485-yard 5th hole, making him the only player to card 2 eagles in this division. Three birdies on the back nine helped John finish at 2 under par on the day and 2 under for the event, which gave him the win by 2 strokes over Chung Hung Chan of Bradenton, FL (2009) who carded a final round of 1 under par to move up the leaderboard, and Jan Ryba of CZECH REPUBLIC, who began the day tied for 4th. Ryba led this division in birdies for the event with 9 while Chan led in pars with 28 for the weekend. Finishing one stroke back of Chan and Ryba at +1 for the event were overnight leader Seiji Liu and Richard Lamb of South Bend, IN (2009), who tied Boehme for the Low Round of the day with a 2 under par. Lucas Leibel of Toronto, ON (2008), who carded the only other sub-par round on Sunday with a -1, finished in 6th place, 5 shots back of our winner Boehme.

Kelly leads wire-to-wire in the Boys 13-15 division; earns second win of the season

In the Boys 13-15 division, Sean Kelly of Staten Island, NY (2011) took the first round lead with an even par 72. Kelly, who led this division in birdies on Saturday with 5, started the final round with a 3 stroke lead over Beau Teal of Myrtle Beach, SC (2011). Fourteen year old Teal was one shot ahead of Brandon Baerwaldt of Bradenton, FL (2010) and Dylan Murray of Westport, CT (2010) at the beginning of Round Two.

On Sunday, Kelly had a near perfect round (only one bogey) firing a 2 under par 70 and pulling away from the pack. He finished 8 strokes ahead of second place as he clinched his 2nd victory of the season, which earns him a nomination to 2nd team FCWT All-American honors.

Teal carded a second consecutive round of 75 to earn 2nd place outright and Dylan Murray also carded a final round of 75 to pull away from Baerwaldt and take home 3rd place in his second FCWT event. Baerwaldt finished in 4th place at 153, followed by Eric Hallberg of Castle Rock, CO (2012) who improved his second round score by 5 strokes to finish in 5th.

Jaramillo earns his 4th win in the Boys 11-12 division

In the Boys 11-12 division, Daniel Jaramillo of Colombia (2014) carded an opening round of 78 to lead all scores. Eleven year old Jaramillo started Round Two with a 5 stroke lead over Charles Padial of Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (2014). Jaramillo and Padial each carded a birdie on Saturday. Jaramillo added 10 pars to his scorecard, while Padial carded 9 pars. On Sunday, Jaramillo carded the Low Round for this division, a 75, and took home his 4th title of the season leading this division in pars with 21 and tying Padial for the most birdies with 3 apiece. Padial earned 2nd place and Jeffrey Cheung of Palos Verdes Estates, CA (2015) finished in 3rd place at 171.

Ardina comes from one stroke back to earn 2nd win

In the opening round of the Girls 13-18 division at the Plantation Inn Open, Victoria Bauman of River Hills, WI (2009) fired a 3 under par 69 to lead all scores. She led this division in birdies on Saturday with 6 and began the final round with a one stroke advantage over Dottie Ardina of the PHILIPPINES (2012). On Sunday, Miss Ardina was able to post the Low Round of 73 (+1) and earn her 2nd victory of the season, which nominates her for first team FCWT All-American. Dottie led this division in pars for the weekend with 27 while Miss Bauman led in birdies with 8. Caroline Pinneger of GERMANY (2009), who opened with a 76, carded a final round of 74 to move from 5th place to 3rd on Sunday. Suzie Lee of Long Island, NY (2010) finished one stroke back of Pinneger at 151 and finished 4th. Jacqueline Yanch of Ontario, CANADA (2009), the only player in this division to card an eagle on Saturday, carded two consecutive rounds of 77 to finish in 5th. Miss Yanch's eagle came on the par 5, 475 yard, 16th hole.

On Saturday in the Girls 11-14 division, Gudrun Peturndottir of ICELAND (2013) opened with an 83 to lead by 2 strokes over Stephanie Liu of St. Albans, MO (2015). On Sunday, Gudrun improved her round score by one stroke and pulled away to win her first FCWT event. Miss Liu finished in 2nd place and Courtnie Yanch of Ontario, CANADA (2013) was 3rd. Miss Yanch carded the only birdie in this division on the par 4 6th hole on Saturday, while Gudrun led in pars with 17.