Medicus Juniors Roll at 32nd Annual Daily News Junior Classic July 18, 2011
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With 14 Medicus junior golfers entered in this past weeks 32nd Annual Daily News Junior Classic tournament expectations were quite high and we are proud to say our Medicus junior golfers did not disappoint. For the two days our juniors posted 19 rounds in the 70’s out od 28 rounds. Following are some of the highlights.
Brandon – With an opening round 67 Brandon positioned himself nicely to defend his boys overall title and following an even par 72 in the second round became a three-peat winner. With the Divot Derby this coming week Brandon will be ending one of the best, if not the best, junior golf careers in the panhandle.
Maddy – Going into the event Maddy was no doubt the favorite to win her age group as she is not only the dominating player in the group but also one of the top girl junior golfers for all ages. So Maddy lived up to the billing and won her age group but that is not the end of the story. Following a 3-putt bogey on the final hole of first round, Maddy posted an even par 72 and found herself 2 shots behind Sarah, who had won 3 of last 4 Daily News titles and will be playing this fall at Southern Miss.
The final round saw something that would have shook most players as Maddy topped her tee shot on the first hole. Maddy though demonstrated the typical resilience, focus and fight (I have come to expect) beyond her age of 14 by buckling down and at the turn had posted a 1-under 35 and had tied for the lead. With a final round 72 Maddy forced a sudden death playoff with Sarah and after 5 grueling playoff holes Maddy finshed in 2nd place for the overall title. What an event for her as personal bests were destroyed. She played 40 holes at even par.
Maddy also performed like I have seen no other junior perform. Not one time, and I mean not one time did she ever waiver from her pre-shot routine. If our junior golfers would copy Maddy’s attitude, how meticulous she is in pre-shot, work ethic, they would improve tremendously. It is machine like! Congrats Maddy and we are all very proud of you. You have positioned yourself quite nicely as one of the top, if not the top, girl golfer’s in the area for 2012.
Brock - It has been a great summer for Brock. Like Maddy, and at 13 years old, Brock has positioned himself to be one of the top boy golfers in our area for 2012 and that is for all ages. The proof of that is proven and began at Rocky Bayou where it took Brandon to beat Brock for the overall. We thought there was going to be a repeat this past week but in round 2 Brock came up short but still performed quite nicely.
After a final round 2-under 70, Brock again became paired with Brandon in the final group for the boys overall champion. With a final round 74, Brock finished 2nd in the boys 14-15 age group and tied for 4th for the boys overall title.
With this being Brock’s last event for the summer I would like to say it has been quite a year. Starting with our 7:30am chilly morning golf practices before school, followed by mom bringing Chick-filet biscuits, it was all good and fun! You have earned a well-deserved break. Very very proud coaches!
Personal Best and Special Mention
Tyler – In the 32 year history of the tournament, there has not been a hole in one. Tyler now holds the distinction of the first hole in one when his aced #12 with a pitching wedge. Tyler’s tournament scores were 78 – 81. Way to go T-man.
Ivey – After a layoff from tournament golf, and joining us about 5 weeks ago, Ivey knocked off the rust at the recent ECJRT at Stonebrook. Then at the Daily News, things began to click. With an opening round 74 Ivey posted her personal best tournament score. With a solid start in the final round Ivey was well placed but in the closing holes she had a couple of hiccups but still finished the event 74 – 78 to serve notice that she is back. Way to go Ivey and keep up the awesome work.
MJ – What a way to perform in one’s first tournament. After an opening round 82, Coach Chris and I were being updated on MJ’s fine play so we scurried over to MJ’s last hole to see him finish. Arriving just in time, we saw MJ pitch in from off the green to shoot a 75. Outstanding! Now this is setting the bar pretty high for future tournaments. HAHA!!! Great job MJ!
Hallie – Like Maddy, Hallie is one of our worker bees. With a work ethic that I have seldom seen, we have seen Hallie start with us and had not broken 120 in a one day event. I am so very proud to state that this is and has been destroyed this year and the icing on the cake was her Daily News performance. After a terrible break with a lost ball on the last tee shot (a triple), Hallie finished the event by shooting scores of 89-82. Ladies a gentleman that is a 171 and just blows her old scores from last year away! Hallie, congrats on a well-deserved personal best as you are the model for hard work! Interestingly, it pays off. Go figure!
Nate – After previous tournament struggles, we saw Nate posted his best tournament scores with an 81 – 79. Way to go Nate!!
Antonia – I did some digging to confirm but could not find anything that would refute that this was Antonia’s personal best two day event score wise. Antonia shot an 81 – 79. Nice positive momentum builder.
Congratulations and great job by all our juniors and we look forward to the balance of the summer season.
For more information about the Medicus Junior Development & Training Program, Adult Private Lessons, golf schools, how to use Medicus Products, or to arrange an interview, please contact Randy Sparks at:
rsparks@medicusgolfinstitute.com
1-850-685-1032
