Three Juniors Victorious at Match Play

The juniors experienced wet course conditions, inclement weather and suspensions each day of the event. Southern Hills Plantation Club hosted the Boys’ 16-18 division while Carrollwood Country Club hosted the Boys’ 13-15 and Girls’ 13-18 divisions. 

Boys 16-18 Age Division
Tyler Dierwechter, number eight seed, faced number 12 seed, Colin Kresl in the Semifinals. It was a match full of pars that resulted in Dierwechter advancing to the Finals after a 2 and 1 win.  Manuel Girona, 19th seed, played Linus Lo, 10th seed, in a hard fought match. Girona was five down through six and played his way back to one down but could not overcome Lo. Lo advanced to the Finals with a 2 and 1 victory where he would go head-to-head with Dierwechter.

Dierwechter played strong on the front-nine in the Finals going four-up through five holes. After losing to Lo’s birdie on hole number seven, Tyler made the turn to the back nine three-up. Linus tried to fight off Dierwechter on the back nine but the duo halved every hole leading Tyler to a 3 and 2 win! Tyler, from Oldsmar, graduates high school this year with a Championship under his belt!
Boys 16-18 Bracket

Girls 13-18
The Semifinal Matches saw Ariel (Siqin) Yu and Sydney Shrader advance to the Finals. Ariel Yu snuck into the event the day before it began and won in a playoff to make it to match play as the 16th seed. She defeated Kelly Harris, number 12 seed, 2 and 1, to move forward. Sydney Shrader advanced to the finals for the second consecutive year after winning her match against Erika Smith 3 and 2.

Sydney Shrader entered the Finals seeking revenge. Last year, Shrader stood in the same spot but was defeated by Alyssa Lamoureux to finish runner-up. Fast forward a year and Shrader led the entire match against Ariel Yu. Yu seemed to run out of gas on the final nine holes and Shrader took advantage. She won holes 10, 12, and 13 en route to a 6 and 5 victory. Sydney, from Naples, is 17 years old and participates in many Florida Junior Tour events. This marks her first FSGA Championship win!
Girls 13-18 Bracket

Boys 13-15 Age Division
After conquering his Round of 16 and Quarterfinal matches, number one seed, Tyler Wilkes, defeated number four seed, Dhruv Patel, 3 and 1 in the Semifinals. Wilkes is a member at Carrollwood Country Club and will have home team advantage in the Finals. Alex (Kyuhyeop) Lee, number seven seed, prevailed to the Semifinals where he fell to Joseph Pagdin, number six seed. Pagdin, who recently won his division at the Future Masters Golf Tournament, won his match 6 and 5 to advance to the Finals. Hometown boy, Tyler Wilkes, dominated the Championship. In the Final match between Wilkes and Pagdin, Wilkes played strong to a 3 and 1 victory to claim his first FSGA Championship!
Boys 13-15 Bracket

Day 1 & 2 Recap

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