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Family Victories at Parent Child

July 24, 2016

The Parent-Child Championship has become an annual event for many families. The tournament is open to everyone, including grandparents who want to play with a grandchild and professionals who want to compete with their child or grandchild. There is no maximum age limitation for the parent or child. The event consists of two divisions; junior and regular. In the junior division, the child must be between 6-12 years of age, and in the regular division the child must be 13 or older.

The regular divisions were split on the Palm, Magnolia, and Lake Buena Vista courses, as well as Grand Cypress Golf Club (North and South).  These teams played 36 holes of modified alternate shot.

In the 34 and older division, Gary and Andrew Saft captured the win by two strokes after two impressive rounds of 66, 132 total (-12). Len and Leonard Schonfeld tied 2015 31 and older Champions, Charles and Michael Kovaleski, for second place with a 134 total (-10). In fourth place alone finished Michael and Michael Craig Brown who posted rounds of 65-73—138. The 34 and older teams started the tournament on the Magnolia Course and finished on the Palm Course.

Jordan and Ray Wenck shot two rounds in red numbers, 70-71-141 (-3), to win the 23-33 division by two strokes. Mark and Tyler Wilkins posted an impressive 69 (-3) to finish in second place with 143 total (-1). The teams played the Palm Course Saturday and completed the tournament at Lake Buena Vista.

After two steady rounds of 72 and 70, the team of Edward and Nate Kosarich took home the trophies with a two under-par 142 total. Johnny and Michael Schlager played a spectacular second round at Grand Cypress carding a 67 for a 137 total (-7). Michael Schlager is a professional and is not eligible for prizes but can celebrate shooting the low total of the division. David and Austin Witt finished third with steady rounds of 71-72-143 (-1).  Lake Buena Vista was conquered first by this division followed by Grand Cypress.

In the 16 and younger division, Brian and Cooper Smith prevailed with a victory by a single stroke over Steve and Miles Albright. The Smith’s and Albright’s both posted a first round of 70 at Grand Cypress. Brian and Cooper stole the win after carding a 65 on the Magnolia Course for a 135 total (-9). After a second round of 66, Steve and Miles took second place with a 136 total. David and Joshua Perna scored an exciting second round of 65 to finish in third place, 137 total (-7).

Full Results 

The junior division played the Oak Trail executive course in nine holes of modified alternate shot format using the Stableford scoring each day.

Jon and Alex Veneziano (pictured left-center), the famous duo who won their division of the Parent Child Championship from 2012 to 2014, captured another win in the 10-12 division in 2016. Jon and Alex posted nine hole rounds of 30-28-58 to finish first by two points. Clayton and Carson Brewer finished second with two consistent rounds of 28 for 56 points.

In the 8-9 division Kevin and Griffin Henry (pictured left-above) won by seven points with a 61 total. Kevin and Sophia Dyer finished second with rounds of 26-28-54. Rob and Christian Koehn (pictured left-below) captured the 6-7 division after a great second round of 32 points, 24-32-56. Two points behind, in second place, was Andrew and Alexander Stewart who posted two rounds of 27 for 54 total points. 

9-Hole Results