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FJT Everglades Open (16-18)

Key & Huang Earn First-Time Wins

NAPLES, Fla. – Mother Nature challenged the players with several long suspensions causing only half of the field to finish the first round on Saturday. An early Sunday morning start allowed all players to finish round one and crowned Jingxiu Huang and James Key Florida Junior Tour winners at the Golf Club of the Everglades.

Boys 16-18

First-time FJT winner, Key posted two red numbers despite battling weather suspensions. The Palm Beach Gardens native started the first round on fire with an eagle on the par-5 first hole. Key never faltered and finished the first round with three birdies and 14 pars for a 5-under 67. Two other red numbers highlighted the round-one leaderboard. Trey Diehl finished two strokes behind in second place and Max Barile rounded out the top three at 1-under 71.

The final round was another display of impressive golf and a late-weather suspension. Key posted one birdie on the front nine to turn at 1-under and followed up with two birdies on the back nine to finish with a 70. A final 7-under 137 earned Key his first win by three strokes. Barile, of Land O’ Lakes, was a birdie machine in the final round, making six birdies to finish with a 69. Barile remained in second place while Trey Diehl and Alexander Dalmau tied for third, six strokes back, at 143.

Girls 16-18

Two impressive rounds of golf earned Huang her first FJT win in wire-to-wire fashion. The Lakewood Ranch resident tied Addison Klonowski for first after the first round. Klonowski finished Saturday with two birdies, while Huang carded three birdies to finish tied at the top at 1-under 71. Amelia Alcantara finished three strokes behind, in third place, after day one.

Despite Alcantara’s steady play on the back nine, narrowing Huang’s lead to one, Huang hoisted her first FJT trophy on Sunday. Alcantara, of Naples, gained some ground on the back nine in the final round, posting one birdie and one bogey, but could not catch Huang at the top. Huang held onto the lead posting a birdie on the eighth hole to finish with a 76 and 147 total for victory. Two 74’s and a 148 total secured a second place finish for Alcantara. Klonowski finished tied for third with Makenna Rodriguez, Kelly Shanahan, and Annie Zhang at 6-over 150.


Tournament Summary

Format: 36 holes, individual gross stroke play

Eligibility: Boys and Girls 16-18 (age calculated from the last day of the event)
- FJT Membership
- GHIN Handicap required (24.0 or less)

Entry Fee: $110

Field Determination: Random Draw, 84 player field

Practice Round Information: $30 +tax


Divisions and Approximate Yardages

  • Boys 16-18 Age Division - 7,000 yards (gross only)
  • Girls 16-18 Age Division - 6,000 yards (gross only)

How Entries are Accepted

  • Players with an unused FJT exemption will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis (if submitted before the entry deadline).
  • Players without an FJT exemption - all other entries are held until the entry closing date.  Shortly after the closing date, a computer-generated random draw is performed to determine which entries are accepted, and the order of the alternates. All players are notified of their status after the random draw is conducted,
  • An alternates list will be posted to the FSGA website under "Tee Times & Player Information".
  • Entries submitted after the entry deadline will be added to the bottom of the alternates list or used to fill any openings in the field.

Schedule of Events

Saturday, August 8th

10:30 AM - 1:30 PM - Tournament Registration (near pro shop) 12:00 PM - 1:57 PM - Round one tee times off the 1st and 10th tees

Sunday, August 9th

7:30 AM - 9:27 AM - Final round tee times off the 1st and 10th tees
Approximately 2:30 PM - Awards presentation

How to Enter

Entries are submitted through the FSGA website. To enter, each player must create an FSGA account on this website (free to set-up), purchase a current Junior Membership ($40), and have an active Florida GHIN Handicap (included in membership if golfer does not already have one). To proceed, click the "Enter" button above once entries have opened.

Late Entry Fee: A late fee of $10 will be applied to entries submitted after the close of entries date. The entry fee and late fee will only be applied if the player gets accepted in to the tournament field.

Practice Rounds

Practice rounds are available one week prior to the tournament on a space-available basis. Tee times are only available after 12:00 noon the weekend prior.  The price for a practice round is $30.00 + tax. Please call (239) 354-4727 to arrange your practice round. The proper place to practice your golf swing is on the driving range, hitting multiple shots on the course, not filling divots, and not repairing ball marks are unacceptable and may cause removal from the tournament without a refund.

National Rankings

    AJGA Performance Based Entry (PBE

    Boys Girls
    Champion- 8 stars Champion- 8 stars
     Top Five- 4 stars Top Three- 4 stars
     Top Ten- 1 star

    Top Five- 1 star

Florida Junior Tour Policies


Host Hotel

Ritz Carlton Naples - Click Here to View Rates

Directions

Golf Club of the Everglades
8835 Vanderbilt Beach Road
Naples, FL 34120

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