Granger Goes Low ~ Grabs Title
Joshua Granger of Monrovia, CA (2009) started the final round of the PGA West Classic in 4th place after posting a 74 on Saturday on the TPC Stadium Course. On Sunday he tied
Trevor Simsby of Carlsbad, CA (2010) for Low Round honors with his round of 71 on the Nicklaus Tournament Course. His total of 144 Even par for the event was enough to allow him to win by one stroke over the overnight leader
Ben Itterman of Carlsbad, CA (2010)/. Itterman, the defending Champion of this event, set the pace when he fired a 2 under par 70 on Saturday to take the lead. Itterman finished tied for 2nd with
Chris Russo of Westlake Village, CA (2009). Russo, who carded the only eagle on Saturday in this division, earned his second Top 10 finish of the season after a T7 at the Mission Hills Challenge in December. Trevor Simsby's Low Round allowed him to finish tied for 4th with
Chris Gilbert of Simi Valley, CA (2009). Gilbert, a 3rd season FCWT player, finished T3 at the Classic Club earlier this season.
Other notables: Tad Murray of La Quinta, CA (2010) carded a final round of even par to finish in the Top 10. Granger and Russo each carded an eagle in this event. Pete Fernandez Jr. of Bakersfield, CA (2010) led this division in birdies with 8. Simsby led in pars with 26.
Koo conquers "Wild" West ~ wins by 3 over Kit Carson and Tex-eira
Thirteen year old Peter Kyo Won Koo of Chandler, AZ (2014) is in his first FCWT season, but is quickly establishing himself as a force to contend with on the FCWT. Peter has played 5 events this season and has finished in the Top 5 every time except one, when he finished 6th. Sunday marked his 2nd win of the season after winning at Grayhawk in December. After starting the final round in 3rd place, Koo posted a final round of 74 and won by 3 strokes over Kit Carson of Galt, CA (2012). On Saturday the players teed it up on the TPC Stadium Course, but on Sunday they moved to the Nicklaus Course and some found it more challenging. Koo carded rounds of 75-74, making him one of the only players in the entire field who was able to manage both courses equally well - thus earning him the title. Peter led this division in pars with 27, while Ben Steinen of La Quinta, CA (2011) led in birdies with 7.
Carson, who started the day tied for 8th, also posted a final round of 74 to move into a tie for 2nd with
Jonah Texeira of Solano Beach, CA (2014) who started the final round tied for 5th. Overnight leader,
Ben Doyle of San Diego, CA (2014) finished in 4th place. Jonathan Keedy of Newport Beach, CA (2012) earned the 5th spot with a final round of 76.
Thirteen year old Rico Thome of GERMANY (2011), playing in his first FCWT event, already made a name for himself. Thome carded the only eagle in this division on Saturday on the par 4, 9th hole, which, by the way, is the # 1 handicap hole on the Stadium course card. On Sunday, he again carded the only eagle in this division with a 3 on the par 5, 11th hole on the Nicklaus Course. Rico finished in 6th place.
Boys 11-12 division.
Tyler Moore of Escondido, CA (2015) fired a one under par round of 71 to lead all scores on Saturday and carded the Low Round for this division on Sunday with a 76. Some of Tyler's competitors may be wondering "when will this young man age up?" In time, but not this season, as Moore hasn't been 12 for long. In any case, Moore has proven he is a force with which to be reckoned winning 5 times in 7 events. Moore led this division in birdies with 7 and took the title with ease.
Tiger Lee of Queensland, AUSTRALIA (2015), who carded the only eagle in this division - a 2 on the 10th hole of the Nicklaus Course, posted 2 rounds of 78 to earn 2nd place for the second time in as many events.
Gavin deFisser of Gilbert, AZ (2015) finished in 3rd place, just 2 strokes back of Lee.
Harper wins Girls 13-18 division
At the end of Saturday's Round at the PGA West Classic,
Nichole Corpus-Massucci of Henderson, NV (2010) and Lori Harper of Manhattan Beach, CA (2010) were tied for the lead with 18 holes left to play in the PGA West Classic. As they moved from the TPC Stadium Course to the Nicklaus Tournament Course, Lori, who was playing in her first FCWT event, got off to a solid start making a couple of pars to set the pace. As the day ended Lori had tied for the Low Round at 75 with Ashleigh Albrecht of Murrieta, CA (2009). Lori's Low Round gave her the title by 2 strokes over Nichole. Ashleigh's round allowed her to take home 3rd place. Danielle Gillaspy of Santa Maria, CA (2011), Shannon Lubar of Littleton, CO (2012), who led this division in birdies with 3 on Saturday, and Sarah Baek of Encinitas, CA (2011) finished tied for 4th place. | 
