Junior Amateur Match Play (Boys 13-15 & All Girls)

Boys 13-15

Jake Beber-Frankel, of Miami, dominated at Sugar Mill Country Club. Starting with the two rounds of stroke play, Jake was under-par in each of his six rounds and played as the number one seed in match play. The only match that Jake trailed behind was in his Semifinal match against Davis Lee, but that only lasted for two holes before he regained his lead. It was exciting to have the final match come down to the number one and two seeds, Jake Beber-Frankel and Jason Duff. Jake was two-up after the front-nine and moved to three-up heading into the homestretch. Jason had a 10-foot birdie putt on hole 14 to cut the lead to two-up but narrowly missed. On the 15th hole, both players missed their birdie putts and continued on to the par three 16th hole. Jake hit his tee shot eight feet short of the hole while Jason’s ball landed 15 feet from the flagstick. Jason and Jake both two putted for par and Jake walked off the 16th green with a three and two victory! Jake never made it to the 18th hole during match play, which he was happy about because he bogeyed that hole both rounds of stroke play. Beber-Frankel is a tough competitor in FJT events and this marks his first FSGA Championship win! 

Boys 13-15 Match Play Bracket

Girls 13-18

The Final match was set with Siyan Chen, number five seed, competing against Alexa Pano, number three seed. Alexa, of Lake Worth,  was one-up after nine holes and after a steady race the match turned to all square heading into the final four holes. Both girls made two birdies each up to this point in the match and are one under-par overall for the round. Pano barely missed a birdie putt on the 16th hole to make par followed by a par from Siyan. The girls both salvaged pars on the 17th hole, a tough par four uphill with water off the tee box. Alexa got up and down from a greenside bunker while Siyan two putted. After two pars on the 18th hole the match was extended to extra holes. The 19th hole determined the winner as Siyan Chen prevailed after making a par! Pano hit her approach shot in a green side bunker and failed to get up and down for par to extend the match further. Chen can add another Championship win to her 2016 resume. She won the Girls’ Junior Amateur Championship in June and has no followed it up with the Junior Match Play win! 

Girls Match Play Bracket

~ White and Red Courses ~

Match play is the oldest and most exciting format in golf, a format that is not commonly used in this day and age. The Junior Match Play allows juniors a chance to experience match play competition and put their skills to the ultimate test! The 2016 Junior Match Play will be held in New Smyrna Beach at Sugar Mill Country Club on the challenging white and red nines. For a look at the 2015 Championship results click here. 

Championship Format

• 84 player field size
• 36-hole stroke play prior to match play
• Stroke play portion ranked by Junior Golf Scoreboard
• Low 16 scores (Boys) and low 16 scores (Girls) advance to match play 

Eligibility

• Female or Male amateur golfer
• Florida Resident
• Female 13-18 years of age as of the last day of the Championship and male 13-15 years of age as of the last day of the Championship
• Entrant is not required to be a member of the FSGA
• All players must compete in the Age Division commensurate with their age as of the last day of the Championship - No players are allowed to play out of their Age Division
• Entrant must not have reached their 19th birthday as of the last day of the Championship and not attending college if graduated from high school. See exception here.

Entry Fee

• $110 GHIN Members or Foundation Member
• $120 Non-GHIN Members

Late entries are subject to a $10 late entry fee should the entrant gain acceptance into the field.

Entry Priority

Entries will be accepted based upon the order of receipt. Entries received after the competitive field is full or after the close of entries, will be placed on an alternates list. Alternates will be contacted in the order of receipt of entry, if and when, a spot becomes available.

Schedule of Events & Seeding

Monday, July 18th

• Tee times 8:00 - 9:57 AM off #1 and #10

• Round one of seeding round : 18-holes of individual stroke play

Tuesday, July 19th

• 8:00 AM Shotgun

• Round two of seeding round: 18-hole of individual stroke play

• The field is cut to the low 16 (Boys) and 16 (Girls).  The boys & girls will play their first round match in the afternoon off of #1 & #10.

• A playoff will be held immediately after the seeding round to determine the last qualifier's place in the Championship if necessary. Starting times will be posted on the scoreboard, players will have approximately 30 minutes before their matches

Wednesday, July 20th

• Quarterfinal Matches: Tee Times 7:30 - 8:45 AM off #1

• Semi-Final Matches: Tee Times 12:00 - 1:00 PM off #1
  

• All players winning their Round of 8 matches will advance to the Semi-Final matches in the afternoon

• Afternoon starting times will be posted on the scoreboard - Players will have approximately 30 minutes between their second and third round matches

Thursday, July 21th

• Tee Times 7:30 & 7:45 AM
  

• The Girl's and Boy's Final 18-hole match

Scheduling of matches may be adjusted due to weather and field sizes

Course Set-Up

The golf course will be set-up at approximately:

• 6,500-6,700 yards (Boys 13-15)
• 5,700-5,900 yards (All girls)

Brackets

• Boys 13-15 - Championship bracket of 16 players after the 36-hole stroke play qualifying rounds
• Girls 13-18 - Championship bracket of 16 players after the 36-hole stroke play qualifying rounds

Flight sizes may be adjusted to accommodate entries

World & National Rankings

The event is ranked by the World Amateur Golf Ranking (Girls only). The 36-hole stroke play portion of the Championship is ranked by Junior Golf Scoreboard (Boys & Girls).

AJGA Performance Based Entry (PBE)

Boys 13-15

• Champion and Runner-Up receive 2 performance stars

Girls 13-18

• Champion receives 8 performance stars
• Runner-Up receives 4 performance stars
• Semifinalists receive 1 performance star

Practice Rounds

Practice rounds are available one week prior to the championship.  Practice rounds may be played after 12:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday. The price for a practice round is $30.00 + tax. Please call (386) 426-5210 to arrange your practice round. The proper place to practice your golf swing is on the driving range, hitting multiple shots on the course is unacceptable.

Defending Champions

The 2015 Boys 13-15 Junior Amateur Match Play Champion was Tyler Wilkes who played steadily to earn a 3&1 victory in the final match over Joseph Pagdin.

Sydney Shrader was crowned the 2015 Girls 13-18 Junior Amateur Match Play Champion by defeating Ariel Yu 6&5 in the final match.

Exemptions Earned from this Tournament

Winner

• Next year's Boys' Junior Championship

Other Policies

• Spectators and Spectator Cart Policy - Click here.
• Caddies - Caddies are not allowed.
• Championship Pace of Play Policy - Click here.
• Local Rules and Conditions of Competition - Click here.
• Championship Policies - Click here to read the withdrawal, dress code, and other policies.
• Procedures for Alternates - Click here for information on how alternates may gain entry into this Championship.
• Conditions/ Schedule - The FSGA Championships Committee/on-site Rules Committee reserves the right to alter any of the conditions, provisions and/or schedules.  The decision of the Championships Committee/on-site Rules Committee in any matter will be final.

Host Hotel and Accommodations

Hampton Inn New Smyrna Beach
214 Flagler Avenue
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32169
$112 per room, plus tax, per night. 

Must book your reservation by July 1, 2016. Click here to book online or call 386-898-9444 and mention the FSGA in order to take advantage of this rate.

Payment

Sugar Mill Country Club accepts Visa/MasterCard for method of payment.

Directions

Sugar Mill Country Club
150 Clubhouse Circle
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
(386) 426-5210