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Willow Valley Golf Course (Lancaster, PA) hosted the Philadelphia PGA Junior Tour for the first time on Saturday, May 22, 2010. Cooler then expected temperatures welcomed   47 players to Amish country to tackle the par 66, 4,382 yards long golf course. Russell “R.J.” Wren (Morgantown, PA) posted the low score in the 9 Hole Division (Boys & Girls 10-12) with a 38 (+5). Wren finished his round off in style with a birdie at the par 3 9th. Dawson Anders (Telford, PA) finished in 2nd place with a round of a 42 (+9) which bettered 3rd place finisher William Mirams (Stroudsburg, PA) by 2 shots.

 

4/25/10:   Good Honeybrook showing at Chesapeake Bay (Rising Sun Course) on Sunday!  In the US Kids Tournament there RJ Wren won the 11 year old division with a 79 and Jake Gray finished 3rd in the 13 year old division with an 88!

 



Congratulations RJ!

 

The A.W. Tillinghast designed Galen Hall Golf Club welcomed 60 junior golfers to the Par 72/73, 6,271/5,869/5,464 yards long golf course. Temperatures in the upper 50’s along with breezy winds on top of small and fast greens made scoring difficult. 

In the 9 Hole Division (Boys & Girls 10-12) Russell “R.J.” Wren (Morgantown, PA Honeybrook GC) earned his 2nd victory in as many tournaments on tour with a 47 (+10). 3 shots off Wren’s pace was Franca Hurtado (Macungie, PA) with a front nine score of a 50 (+13) which bettered Christian Ritondo (Newtown, PA) by 2 shots.
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                  RJMiddletownThe Philadelphia Section PGA Junior Tour kicked off the 2010 season at Middletown Country Club (Langhorne, PA) on Saturday, April 3rd. The par 69 ~ 6,123 / 5,860 / 5,175 yards long golf course welcomed 76 junior golfers from the Tri-State area who were delighted to see highs in the mid 70’s and all of the snow melted from the winter. 

 

 

 

In the 9 Hole Division (Boys & Girls 10-12), Russell “R.J.” Wren (Morgantown, PA, Honeybrook GC) posted the low front nine score of a 42 (+7) to record his first ever win in the 9 Hole Division. The key to Wren’s 1st place title was steady play and staying away from double bogeys. 2 shots off the pace of Wren and finishing in 2nd place was Franca Hurtado (Macungie, PA). Rounding out the top 3 was Luca Jezzeny (Furlong, PA, Lookaway CC) with a score of 45 (+10).