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Junior Match Play Championship (Boys 16-18)

Wyndemere Country Club - Naples

July 25-28, 2012

Kevorkian Ousts Trim in  Final Match

Jake Kevorkian grabs his first state championship title

Jake Kevorkian IV, from Clearwater, faced off against Lucas Trim, from Tampa, in the finals of the Junior Match Play Championship at Wyndemere Country Club. They started their 18-hole match at 7:30 AM and it didn't take long to crown a champion.

Early nerves made both players struggle to find the solid play that got them to the finals. They halved the first hole with bogies and Kevorkian took a 1up lead with a par and the second hole. Trim birdied the par 5 third hole sending them all square to the par 3 fourth. The tees were moved up giving the players no more than a wedge to a hole tucked right over the water. Trim's tee shot came up a few yards short in the water leaving the door open for Kevorkian, however, he could not capitalize. Kevorkian would also find the water and the players halved the hole with 5's.

Trim birdied the 6th to go 1up, but a bogey on the 7th sent them back to all square. They would then tie the 8th and 9th holes before making the turn to the back nine.

Kevorkian tried to make pars as he could tell Trim didn't have his best today. Pars on the 10th and 12th holes would put Kevorkian 2up. A nearly holed chip and conceded par on the 14th moved him to 3up. Trim hit a wayward drive on the 15th which found the trees. He tried to pull off a miracle shot, but found the water. Kevorkian hit his approach to 15 feet and Lucas Trim conceded the hole and the match giving Jake Kevorkian the 2012 Junior Match Play Championship 4 & 3.

Kevorkian said "I held a three and four up lead in my last three matches through 12 holes and I let each player back in the match, so I tried not to make any big errors and hole onto the lead." This is his first state championship title for Kevorkian and makes him exempt for next year's Boys' Junior Championship and Amateur Match Play Championship.

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Penalty Helps Kevorkian Face Trim in Finals

Tee Information

Tee

Yardage / Info

Boys 16-18

6,748 yds. 73.8/148

Par: 72

Weather Information

Description

Temp

Sunny

Light Breeze

92 °F

Tournament Results

PosPosition Name Rd.1 TotalTotal Score Points
1 Jordan Miller 71 71 0
T2 Dominick Vennari 72 72 0
T2 Juan Santos 72 72 0
T2 Sean Mazzola 72 72 0
T5 Hunter Sagar 73 73 0
T5 Jalen Ledger 73 73 0
T5 Michael Colgate 73 73 0
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Entries Close Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Established by Gerald Livingston in 1981, Wyndemere Country Club is one of Naples' premier golf facilities. The challenging Arthur Hills-designed golf course offers scenic fairways lined with slash pines, lush foliage, and pristine water on 22 out of the 27 holes.

Tournament rounds are scheduled on the White & Gold nines with the White nine playing as holes 1-9 and the Gold nine as holes 10-18.

Eligibility

Male amateur golfers ages 16-18 as of July 28, 2012. 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

 

Entry Fee

$110 ($120 - players who do not have an active FSGA/GHIN Handicap).

 

Seeding and Championship Format 

**Players ride in carts for all rounds**

Wednesday, July 25th
18-hole seeding round. All players must return an 18-hole score. Players will be placed in brackets and seeded based on their seeding round score.

Championship bracket - Low 32 scores from the seeding round. A playoff will be held immediately after the seeding round to determine the low 32 players if necessary. All other players will be placed in a bracket based on seeding round scores and will compete in matches in that bracket only.

All ties for bracket determination (except Championship bracket) will be broken according to the USGA "matching scorecards" procedure as described in Appendix I of the Rules of Golf.

 

All ties for seeds within brackets will be determined randomly.

 

Championship Field Size

80 players

Thursday, July 26th

All players play a match in the morning unless they have a bye. Winners of the first round of matches will play the second round of matches that afternoon. Afternoon starting times will be posted on the scoreboard. Players will have at least 30 minutes between their first and second round matches.

Friday, July 27th

All remaining players play their third round of matches in the morning. All players winning their third round of matches will play in the afternoon (semi-finals for Championship Bracket and finals for other brackets). Afternoon starting times will be posted on the scoreboard. Players will have approximately 30 minutes between their first and second round matches.

 

Saturday, July 28th

Finals in the Championship Bracket.
The match will begin in the morning and is a 18-hole match to determine the Champion.

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

 

Brackets

Championship bracket of 32 and three brackets of 16. Flight sizes may be adjusted to accommodate entries.

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 (239) 263-1661 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 Champion

 

Dustin Dingus, from Palm Harbor, captured the Boys 16-18 age division at Lake Jovita Golf and Country Club by defeatingConnor Baldwin, 3 and 2, in the final match.

 

Championship Pace of Play

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Hard Card; Local Rules and Conditions of Competitions

Click here to read the Hard Card and additional Conditions of Competitions.

 

Championship Policies

Click here to read the withdrawal, dress code, caddie and spectator and other policies.

 

Spectators and Caddies

Spectators are always welcome at FSGA Championships. Spectators are allowed to ride and the cost of a spectator cart is $20 plus tax. Spectator carts will be very limited and are on a first-come, first-served basis. Spectators are not allowed to ride in players' carts.  Players are not allowed to employ a caddie. Click here for spectator policies.

Conditions; Schedules

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.

 

Accommodations

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Payment

Wyndemere Country Club accepts cash and Visa/MasterCard for method of payment.

Directions

Wyndemere Country Club
700 Wyndemere Way
Naples, FL  34105

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