Siyan Chen & Andrew Porter
Florida Junior Tour (16-18)
- The Forest Country Club
- Yardages and Rating
- Boys - 6,825 yds. 73.9/131
- Girls - 6,050 yds. 75.7/129
Boys' Division
Andrew Porter, of Neptune Beach, came from behind to earn his first win on the Florida Junior Tour. Porter started the final round at The Forest Country Club three strokes back of first place after a round one 74. Shobhit Gupta, of Bradenton, took the early lead with a one under-par 71, the only under-par round in the boys' division. Jeewon Park and James Nieporte tied for second lurking two strokes back of first after day one. Sunday's final round started with Porter playing strong making the turn at one under-par 35 while Gupta started to fall from first place finishing his final round with a 78 and tied for third place finish. Porter continued his great play finishing at even par to claim the lead by two shots with a 146 total. Roberto Nieves shot two strokes better in round two to finish in second place, 75-73--148. Jeewon Park fell to tie Gupta in third place with a 149 tournament total. Porter claimed his first FJT win and spot in the Tour Championship!
Girls' Division
Round one saw Brittany Shin, of Cape Coral, take the lead with an even par 72 before having to withdraw after four holes in round two. Siyan Chen, of Howey-in-the-Hills, started the final round in second place after a round one 75. An even par round on Sunday propelled Chen, Tour Championship winner in 2016, to win first place by two strokes at a 147 total. Greer Valaquenta, of Bradenton, carded an impressive one under-par 71 to finish in second place with a 149 total.
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