Round 2 Recap

Frankenberg's First Win

Seventeen year old Ross Frankenberg of Barrington, IL (2009) fired an opening round of two under par 70 to lead all scores in the Boys 16-18 division of the Inverrary Open. Frankenberg carded 3 birdies and only one bogey on Saturday while he led this division in pars with 14. He began the final round with a 4 stroke advantage over Ryan Booth of Homestead, FL (2008).

On Sunday, Frankenberg, who has never found himself atop the leaderboard in an FCWT event, may have been a bit nervous. After nine holes he was +2. But on the back nine, he seemed to settle into his game and earned back those two strokes to finish at even par for the day and two under for the event. Thus earning his first FCWT title in 8 tries. With it he earns an invitation to the FCWT National Championship and exempt status for the remainder of the season. Ross led this division in pars with 28 for the weekend and finished 7 strokes ahead of his nearest competitor.

That second place finisher, Chun Hung Chan of Bradenton, FL (2009) matched Frankenberg's Low Round of 72. Chan began the day 7 strokes back of the leader after an opening round of 77. While Chan was unable to close the gap between he and Frankenberg, he was able to move up the leaderboard and earned his second Top 3 finish in as many events.

Ryan Booth and

Joey Garber of Petoskey, MI (2010), who won the PGA Golf Club Open in September, finished tied for 3rd at 152. Seiji Liu of Beverly Hills, CA (2010), Tae Lim of Seoul, KOREA (2009), and Luke Benford of Hampshire, ENGLAND (2008) finished tied for 5th at 155. Ethan Wang of Honolulu, HI (2008) led this division in birdies with 7 and finished T12, while Hayes Brown of Atlanta, GA (2008) and Nico Irrgang of Bavaria, GERMANY (2008) each carded an eagle on Sunday.

RODGERS becomes the first player to win 3 events this season at the Boys 13-15 level

Fifteen year old Patrick Rodgers of Avon, IN (2011) fired a 2 under par 70 to lead all scores on Saturday. Rodgers, who already had 2 wins this season coming into the Inverrary Open, was looking for win # 3 on Sunday when he started the final round with a 4 shot advantage over Nick McLaughlin of New Castle, NH (2012) and Eric Hallberg of Castle Rock, CO (2012).

On Sunday, Rodgers, who led this division in birdies with 6 for the weekend, did not have one of his most stellar rounds, in fact he carded his highest 18 hole total of the season. Fortunately for him, he had built himself enough of a lead that he was able to hold off a charged by

Chris Houston of Gilford, NH (2012) and become the first player in this division to win a 3rd event this season. Houston came on strong on Sunday, carding the Low Round of the day in this division with a 75. Houston came up one shot shy of a playoff with Rodgers, but did earn 2nd place outright by finishing one stroke ahead of the two players who finished tied for 3rd.

Nick McLaughlin and

Bennett Lavin of Deerfield, IL (2011) tied for third place after beginning the day tied for 2nd and 4th respectively. Lavin led this division in pars with 22 for the weekend.

Isabelle comes from 3rd to win 2nd event of the season

Sixteen year old Isabelle Lendl of Bradenton, FL (2009) started the final round of the Inverrary East Open in third place after opening with a round of 78. On Sunday, Isabelle carded the Low Round for this division, a 74, and moved to the top of the leaderboard, earning her 2nd win of the season. A 5th year FCWT player, this is the first time Isabelle has earned two wins in a single season. While always being competitive, Isabelle won once in 2004-2005 and once in 2006-2007. This second win earns her a nomination to first team FCWT All-American.

Finishing in 2nd place in the Girls 13-18 division was overnight leader

Tiffany Cheung of Bradenton, FL (2008), who led this division in birdies with 6. A tough round on Sunday for Cheung caused her to lose her 3 stroke advantage over 2nd place and opened the door for Isabelle.

Jamie Lavin of Deerfield, IL (2009) and

Monifa Sealy of TRINIDAD (2011), who led this division in pars with 26, finished tied for 3rd. Carly Goldstein of Coral Springs, FL (2013) carded the second best round on Sunday, a 77, a finished in 5th place at 160.