Archbishop Spalding Scrimmage

The first "match" of the season we faced Spalding at Lake Presidential and we were very rusty. The course was in good shape given that it was March 16th so there were no excuses for the high scores. We shot 210, Spalding 215.
Denny McCarthy - 39
Nate Cohan - 40
Greg Bourdon - 41
Justin Butler - 45
Chris Rolle - 45
Brendan O'Hare - 47
Joey Brigatti - 55
Sam Spikell hurt his hand (broke it) just before the match. There were a number of stories circulating but the guys all think it happened when he slammed his fist on a desk because of a grade he received in Math. Don't know how long he will be out; hopefully, he can make it back before IACs. He got sick right before the IAC tournament started last year and had to withdraw after 4 holes.
Rough start for the Hoyas almost 21 stokes above their average last season.
An interesting note: the boys from Spalding were excited that they came close to beating Denny. He will have a target on him all season, and beating him will make some kid's highlight for the year!

End of Year Awards - 2010

Polo Junior All-Americans
Denny McCarthy was selected to the first team All-American Squad, the first player from Maryland ever to be so selected since the program began in 1979. Andrew Lister (Haymarket) was chosen for Honorable Mention. Tyler Wingo (Paul VI) was tapped for the H-P Scholastic All-American team in part because he was ranked #2 in his class. Congratulations to all three.
Washington Metropolitan Golf Association
For the third year in a row Denny McCarthy was picked to be the WMGA Junior Player of the Year - the first time that has happened.Denny won the first two tournaments of the junior summer circuit and then dominated the field at the Williamson Cup in Ontario in August.
Maryland State Golf Association Player of the Year
Denny McCarthy finished second in the race for POY to Chris Baloga of Hillendale who tied for 8th in the final event to eke out a close win.
Maryland State Public School Golf Championship
Kudos to the Hawks of Urbana HS of Frederick CO who edged out Damascus HS by just three shots in the two day event at University of Maryland Golf Course. Kyler Rose led Urbana with a 149 to finish in a tie for 8th in the individual standings. Brett Myers finished tied for fourth (147)to post low score for the Hornets of Damascus. Bart George led Broadneck to a third place team total of 628. Not certain why Churchill was not given third place? Their four-man squad was only one shot behind Damascus.
Top Ten Individuals at Public School States:
1) Connor Tendall (Wooton) 143
2t) Bart George (Broadneck) 145
2t) Cas Dickerson (McDonough) 145
4t) Brett Myers (Damascus) 147
4t) Ryan Cole (Linganore) 147
4t) Ryan Triller (North Harford) 147
4t) Austin Doerr (Northern - Garrett) 147
8t) Chris Yoo (Marriotts Ridge) 149
8t) Eric Sawchuck (North Point) 149
8t) Kyler Rose (Urbana) 149
Other Montgomery County Top 20 Finishers:
11) Nathan Tenpas (BCC) 150
15t) Bradley Rotter (Churchill) 153
15t) Phillup Ahn (Churchill) 153
15t) Andrew Barth (Walt Whitman) 153

Montgomery County Districts (Public Schools)
In a closely contested tournament, Bradey Rotter (Churchill) took first place in the District tourney to lead Churchill to a tie for first place with Damascus. Both teams posted 317 and qualified for States. Walt Whitman came in third with 321

Top 10 Individuals at Districts:
1)Bradley Rotter (Churchill) 72
2) Evan Hughes (Quince Orchard) 73
3) Connor Tendall (Wootton) 75
4) James Lillie (Walter Johnson) 76
5t) Cody Pestun (Damascus) 77
5t) Brandon Eng (Walter Johnson) 77
5t) Nick Ponafala (Paint Branch) 77
5t) Nathan Tenpas (Bethesda Chevy Chase) 77
5t) Pat Moriarty (Rockville) 77
5t) Phillup Ahn (Churchill) 77

St. Andrews claims MAC Title in 4-peat

Tim Gregg led St. Andrews to an upset win in the MAC conference championship with a one stroke victory over Flint Hill 326 - 327. Potomac finished third (337)and Sidwell Friends came in fourth (358). The MAC counts the top 4 out of 6 players and St. Andrews needed their #6 player Jacob Reiskin to post his best ever score to pull out the narrow win. Reiskin shot 90 with a par on the last hole.

MCG Tourney
Robert Balaban and Ralph Blasey both from Landon tied for first (72) in this invitational held at Falls Road GC even though Landon is NOT supposed to play any fall events because their season is in the Spring. Balaban won a playoff on the first extra hole. Connor Tendall upheld public school honors with a third place finish just one shot off - 73.
Here is the top ten:
1) Robert Balaban (Landon) 72*
2) Ralph Blasey (Landon) 72
3) Connor Tendall (Wootton) 73
4) Michael Fuller (St. Andrews) 75
5t) Andrew Barth (Walt Whitman) 76
5t) Joey Berkinshaw (Northwest) 76
5t) Alex Kosh (Northwest) 76
9) Jeremy Ponafala (Paint Branch) 77
10t) Alex Lu (Churchill) 78
10t) Sam Pastorila (Walt WHitman) 78
10t) Taylor Powell (Gaithersburg) 78
10t) Austin Sanquist (Damascus) 78
10t) Brandon Spiegel (Churchill) 78

The Coach's Top 15 for 2010

These are final overall individual results from performances in the 6 major junior golf tournaments conducted during the summer for the WMGA, MAGA, and MSGA (Frank Emmet Schoolboy Championship, Maryland State Junior, Middle Atlantic Junior Boys, Bobby Gorin, Bob Riley Junior Open, and Dewey Ricketts Memorial)All of these tournaments are conducted at stroke play with the one exception of the Gorin which is a match play contest.
20 points is awarded for a first place finish; 18 for second place; 16 for third; 15 for fourth down to 9 points for tenth.

1) Jordan Sweet (DeMatha) 69 pts. -
Jordan won both the Mid-Atlantic and Bobby Gorin, 2nd - MD Junior, 8th - Emmet
2) Bart George (Broadneck) 50 pts -
Bart: 6th - Emmet,8t - Mid-Atlantic, quarters - Gorin, 3t - Riley.
3) Alex Taylor (Glenelg) 48 pts -
Alex won the Riley, 3rd - Ricketts, quarters - Gorin
4) Keegan Boone (Gonzaga) 46.5 -
Keegan: 7th - Emmet, 2nd - MidAtlantic, 3t - MD State
5) Denny McCarthy (Georgetown Prep) 40 pts -
Denny won both the Emmet and the MD State.
6) Brian McCormick (Gonzaga) 39.5 pts -
Brian: 4th - MidAtlantic, qualified - Gorin, 3rd - Ricketts
7) Thomas Curley (Vienna, VA) - 31 pts.
Tom : 2nd - Riley, 7th - Ricketts
8) Ryan Cole (Linganore, MD) - 30 pts
Ryan: 2nd at Emmet, 7th - MD State
9) Greg Bourdon (Georgetown Prep) - 29.5 pts
Greg: 9th - Emmet, 10th - MD State, quarters - Gorin
10)Ralph Blasey (Landon) - 28.5 pts
Ralph: 8t - MD State, 2nd - Gorin
11)Sam Stewart ( Gilman) - 26.5 pts
Sam: 8t - MD State, 3rd - Mid Atlantic
12)Joe Simpson (Langley) - 26 pts
Joe: 8t - Riley, Semifinals - Gorin
13)Mason Short (St. Mary's Ryken) - 24.5 pts
Mason: 6t - MidAtlantic, quarters - Gorin
14)Kyler Rose (Urbana, MD) - 23 pts
Kyler: 10th - Emmet, 5th - Ricketts
14)Brian Petrosky (Crofton, MD) - 23 pts
Brian: 10th - MidAtlantic, 3t at Riley

Tourney Winners:

Frank Emmet Schoolboy - Denny McCarthy
Maryland State Junior - Denny McCarthy
Middle Atlantic Junior - Jordan Sweet * won playoff
Bobby Gorin - Jordan Sweet
Bob Riley Junior Open - Alex Taylor * won playoff
Dewey Ricketts Memorial - Bradley Rotter * won playoff

Final Comment

Congratulations to all the winners and everyone who competed during the year. This may have been one of the more competitive years for junior golf in this area topped by the showing of McCarthy, Sweet, George, and Boone at the Williamson Cup in Ontario, Canada. McCarthy posted 63-65 - 138 and yet the team was so strong that Jordan, Bart, and Keegan would have won without Denny's scores!
McCarthy distinguished himself on the national level this past year with a semifinal appearance at the USGA Juniors and qualifying for the match play portion of the USGA Men's Amateur. He also qualified to be a member of the US Junior Ryder Cup by virtue of winning the Junior PGA Championship in August. He finished the season ranked 3rd in the Nation by Polo Junior Rankings.
Ben Warnquist (135), Ryan Cole (139), Alex Church (185), Connor Tendall (212), Christopher Hickman (214), Nate Cohan (422), Jordan Sweet (424), and Ralph Blasey (498) all from Maryland made it into the top 500 Juniors in the country. From Virginia - Andrew Lister (56) Tyler Wingo (64), Noori Hyun (142), Ji Soo Park (168), Jay Pinkos (209), and Andrew Brenneman (490) were ranked in the top 500.
The Montgomery County Gazette released its All-Gazette Golf team in November of this year. And yet again it left out deserving players from private schools. What I don't understand is that they included someone on the first team based solely on his finish in the MCG Invitational but his team was not playing this season. And they did not include his Landon teammate who tied and then lost in a playoff. If the Gazette's argument in making selections is that private schools play in the spring while public schools play in the fall, then why take any private school players? Or certainly not ones who play in the spring!
Connor Tendall deserves his selection as POY because he finished first in the MD State Public School Championship and third in Districts and third in the MCG.
The Gazette will not identify who makes the selections or the criteria they use. Their counterpart in Prince George's County makes a team selection in the spring that includes private school players as well as public school players. Why can't the sports writers at the Montgomery Gazette do the same? It is frustrating to see so many private school golfers who performed so well over the year not be recognized.
Thank goodness golfers know who the better players are and have a pretty good notion who are the very best players in the area. Scores in tournament golf are clear cut indicators and very hard to debate.
Well, the Gazette won't change and life will go on. Looking forward to the spring and more good golf.

Spikell fires 3-under to defeat Landon 188-200

4/22/10

Sam Spikell striped his tee ball at #7 on the front side of Norbeck CC right down the middle, but he was disappointed when his second shot came up short and right of the green. He faced a tricky, left-to-right sharply breaking chip to get up and down to salvage par. His demeanor exuded confidence as he calmly left his chip within easy tap-in range for his 4. As he walked off the green, Sam acknowledged that he was 3-under par through 7 and that the closest pursuer in his group was 8 shots back. Baring disaster on the last two holes the match was well in hand.
Sam made par on the last two holes to post another 33 in another big match against another big rival. He was playing in the third foursome of the day. Denny McCarthy (34) and Wes Strang (40) managed to tie their Landon counterparts - Ralph Blasey and Robert Balaban while Greg Bourdon (39) and Nate Cohan (42) coaxed a three-shot lead over Teddy Tollin and Nathan Bubes. So the final margin of victory came down to Sam's under par round as the Little Hoyas defeated Landon 188-200.
Denny started off on the first hole with a 35' putt that he drained for birdie. He got an unfortunate break when his tee ball on #4 landed in an aeration hole and his second shot was short of the green. He then made a 12-footer on the par - 3 sixth hole for a 2 and followed that with 3-footer for eagle on the short par-5 eighth hole to get to three-under. He hit a good drive on 9 and his second was left of the pin about 30' away. Unfortunately, he left his first putt a good five feet short and missed the second for a three-putt bogey. This was his fourth under-par round this season.
Wes and Nate both struggled through the first five holes as they each were five-over. Wes birdied #5 and made par on the rest for his four-over score while Nate finished with a bogey for a six-over score. Greg opened with two pars and hit his tee ball onto the third green but almost 90' away. His first putt charged past the cup and off the green almost 30' away on his way to a "four-putt". He recovered from his horrifying experience with birdies on both par 5s. He might have been lower but two more three-putt greens on 7 and 9 hurt his chances.
Devin Drewyer, Sam's playing partner, got off to an even rougher start than Nate and Wes as he tripled the first and then doubled the second. He finished at 44. The two Landon players Drew Mickum (42) and Constantine Valanos (43) closed out the scoring for the Bears.
Sam's scorecard was strikingly similar to one he fashioned against Gonzaga at Bethesda CC. He sandwiched three birdies in a row between two sets of three pars. On #4 Sam hit his approach to within 4 feet and then after a monstrous drive on the par-five fifth (almost 330 yards) he hit his chip to within 2 feet for an easy birdie. On the sixth hole he sank a 20 footer for his third birdie in a row.
Alternates Justin Butler and Tom Horton were relegated to playing by themselves when the Landon coach sent his alternates out ahead of our arrival at the course with one of his many assistant coaches. Despite a triple bogey seven on the first hole after hitting his tee ball out of bounds, Justin regrouped with 4 pars, three bogeys, and one birdie for a five over 41. Tom played a steady bogey round on his way to a 44.
With this win the team moves to 3-0 in the league with St. Albans on Monday, April 26 and Bullis, May 3, still to go. Of course, there is also the IAC tournament on Tuesday, April 27th. Landon has now lost two league matches on the season and needs a strong showing in the tournament to secure a spot in the Metros.
There was a hint of schadenfreude around the ninth green as the players discovered how well Sam was playing and that it meant that they were assured the win. Beating Landon is always refreshing especially when the boys fire under-par rounds. But the victory was shortly savored as a number of juniors headed back to school to see the Spring Musical for extra-credit.

Mid Season Updates

Strang leads team in win over Paul VI

4/20/10

A much anticipated showdown with Paul VI (one of the four teams to make the Metros last season) failed to live up to expectations in part because the Panther line-up from last year suffered too many losses. Prep won handily in the 8 count 5 match by a score of 193 - 215 on the front nine at Argyle CC.
Wes Strang fired an even-par 36 with a birdie on 3 and a bogey on 9. Denny McCarthy chipped in with a one-over 37 after making birdie on the first and then back-to-back bogeys on 5 and 6. They both topped PVI's #1 Tyler Wingo who was done in by a triple-bogey on the short 5th after he yanked his short iron off the tee way left into the pond. He did make birds on 4 and 7 after nearly driving both greens on the short par fours to sandwich the bogeys on 5 and 6. Chris Abbott posted a 46.
Devin Drewyer (38) recovered after a poor chip and three putts on #3 cost him a double bogey by dropping long putts for birdie on 4 and 7. His playing partner Sam Spikell (42) struggled all day with the hard greens trying to get his ball to stay on them as well as putt them. Greg Bourdon (40) had one birdie to offset five bogeys and Nate Cohan (42)had a rough patch from holes 3 -7. He too had trouble putting the greens.
Justin Butler (46) and Tom Horton (47) both had their share of troubles.
Panther Scorers:
Tyler Wingo - 39
Brandon Luxenburg - 39
Jonathan Patch - 43
Chris Abbott - 46
Joe Murry - 49
JP - 48
Henson Peters - 51
Connor Keating - 52
Prep improved to 8-0 and 2-0 in the league with Landon looming on Thursday at Norbeck CC. This is a must win for both squads.

McCarthy Sets New School Record with a 29

4/19/10

Denny McCarthy calmly stalked his putt on the last hole from all sides as he sized up the tricky 10' downhiller with a 4" left to right break. His putting touch was velvet this day and the ball never deviated from the perfect line as he sank the birdie putt for a new school record 29 in a 9 hole match. His 7-under par round featured 11 putts, 8 greens, 7 birdies, 5 fairways, and 2 pars. His 29 easily led all players in the team's 187-227 win over St. Stephens & St. Agnes.
Greg Bourdon (38) made two birds but also two bogeys and a double. Devin Drewyer (39), playing over his home course (Norbeck CC) tallied a double and two bogeys to offset his birdie on #16. The boys played the back side for this match.
Nate Cohan (40) closed with a three putt for his round of four-over right after making birdie on #17. Justin Butler (41) made a very nice birdie on the final hole when he hit his second shot from behind some pine trees to within 8 feet after driving through the fairway. This was a welcome relief compared to his last two finishes. Sam Spikell (46) fought a balky putter all through the round. Tom Horton shot 39 as an alternate. IAC League matches count the low 5 of 6 players.
Saints scorers:
Holt Mountcastle - 42
Alex Freedman - 44
David Budway - 44
Marshall Hughes - 45
Peter Page - 52
Parker Paterson - 62
Prep improves to 2-0 in the IAC and 7-0 overall.
McCarthy's record tops the 30 previously set by Mike Mitchell ('96) against SSSA at Army-Navy and tied by Greg Carlin ('04) at Indian Springs against Landon and Kevin Vollmer ('04) in the IAC Championships at Shenandoah Valley CC.

McCarhy's three-under 33 leads Hoyas to win at Lake Presidential

4/15/10

Denny McCarthy birdied holes 2,3,4, and 7 with a bogey on #6 at the beautiful Lake Presidential Course in Upper Marlboro in the rematch of last year's bout with Archbishop Spalding as the team won 193-210.
Sam Spikell (37) made birds on #2 and 4 but bogey on #3 after driving into the trees on the right and taking a drop, another on #6 and a three putt closing bogey on the difficult par three #9 over the water. Devin Drewyer (39) fired three beautiful shots in a row to make eagle on the par 5 third hole but then made a triple on #6 and then finished #9 with a bogey.
Nate Cohan (42) posted 5 pars, 2 bogeys and 2 doubles as he struggled with his short game. Justin Butler (42) once again came a cropper on the last hole with a triple bogey 6 after hitting his tee shot in the lake. He had one birdie to offset three bogeys. Greg Bourdon (43) struggled throughout his round especially with his short game and managed just three pars on the day. Wes Strang (44) left early to go to the opening NHL Playoff game between the Capitals and the Canadiens. A quad on #4 did him in early in the round as he pumped two into the trees. He thought it was out of bounds but the scorecard clearly indicates the tree line is to be treated like a lateral hazard.
Charlie Garner (49) in just his second appearance of the season made a lovely birdie on #3 and his eagle putt stopped inches short right in the heart.The rest of the round caused him problems.
Cavalier Scorers:
Alex Eaker (39)
Max Farrington (42)
Mikey Collins (41)
Brian Petrosky (44)
Eric Baptsteller (44)
Foster Rankin (47)
Kent Philbin (47)
Jeff Mellin (49).
The Little Hoyas won their sixth straight this season in this 8 count 5 match.

Spikell's 33 helps Prep stave off Gonzaga 184-192


4/12/10

Sam Spikell remained quite cool throughout his round at Bethesda CC as he had his wedge working. Sam hit tight shots on #4, 5, and 6 for three consecutive birdies and held on after a bogey on #8 with a smart par on the par-three 9th. His score proved the difference in the overall match with the Eagles.
Nate Cohan (36) and Greg Bourdon (37) matched their counterparts throughout as they won by two shots. Nate had birdies on 2 and 4 and bogeys on 1 and 3 before finishing with a bogey on #9. Greg also birdied #2 but bogeyed on 4,5,and 9.
Denny McCarthy (39) and Wes Strang (39) both had uncharacteristic days as they each slipped to four-over but they were only one shot back of their opponents at the end. Neither of them had any birdies on the day but a double each and two bogeys. For the second time this season the top 5 scorers all finished under 40.
Justin Butler (42) was two-over par after three putting #8 only to watch the wheels fall off on #9 as he hit his tee ball out of bounds on his way to a quadruple bogey. Despite this Justin and partner Sam Spikell managed to beat their opponents by six shots.
Devin Drewyer (42) had difficulty getting out of the blocks as he posted doubles on #2 and #3. Tom Horton (44) got on the bogey train early and just could not get off as they played in the last group of this 8 count 5 match.
Leading scorers for the Purple Eagles were:
Keegan Boone - 36
Max Ruge - 36
Will Byrne - 39
Addison Coll - 40
Joe Marvin - 41
Brian McCormick - 41
Kevin Keehan - 42
Tyler Winters - 43
The 8 stroke margin of victory has been the closest of the season so far as the team moves to 5-0.

McCarthy's even par tops field in win over WFS

4/10/10

On a breezy day at The Members Club at Four Streams in Beallsville, Denny McCarthy fired an even par 47 with 8 pars, 2 bogeys and 2 birdies in a steady round. Noted was his string of four straight threes in the middle of the front side. Nate Cohan (49) got off to a rough start and was three over after 4 holes before he stuck one close on #5 and then ran six straight pars to finish at two-over. They sparked a rare win over Woodberry Forest School of Orange, VA. Prep tied them a few years back but it has been since 1992 that the Hoyas defeated the Tigers.
Wes Strang (52) had a real roller coaster of a round: birdie, bogey, triple, birdie,
par, birdie, bogey, birdie, bogey, par, double, bogey!!Justin Butler (54) got off to a rough start with 5 consecutive bogeys but made pars on 5 of the remaining 7 holes.
Greg Bourdon (55) played well for 11 of the 12 holes but the blind #11 cost him dearly as he ballooned to a quintuple bogey 9 after he lost several tee balls. Sam Spikell (56) had trouble with his errant tee shots on #3 and #9 on his way to 7s there. He managed to hang on to post his nine over score.
Tom Horton (59) and Chris Rolle (60)completed the lineup for the Little Hoyas in this 8 count 5 match.
Tiger Scorers:
Shep Hardison - 52
Bennet DuPont - 52
Tyler Grills - 53
Jack Dalrymple - 54
Charles Moore - 55
Charles Blaydes - 58
Timothy Walter - 62
David Lee - 72
With this rare win over WFS the Little Hoyas move to 4-0 on the season.

Forest Fire Rages while Prep Wins

4/7/10

For the first time in over 33 years of Prep Golf, the team was sidetracked by a forest fire in the mountains right next to the White Tail Golf Resort in Mercersburg, PA, where the Hoyas defeated the Blue Storm of Mercersburg Academy by the final score of 189-214 in an 8 count 5 match.
Denny McCarthy shot an even par 36 as he was helped by a 30 yard pitch shot that took one hop and dove into the cup for an eagle on the par 5 #9. Since we started with a shot gun format due to the delay that the forest fire caused, this was Denny's sixth hole. This shot offset a bogey on #8 and his last hole #3. Nate Cohan (37) fired his way to two-under with two holes to go on the strength of birds on #4, 7, and 9 but his short game let him down on #1. After driving within 20 yards on the 378 yard hole (it was down wind, and downhill!), Nate stumbled to a double bogey, followed by a bogey on #2. Sam Spikell (38) continued some solid golf as he matched two bogeys on 3 and 5 with back-to-back birdies on 6 & 7 only to trip on his last two holes #1 and 2 with some errant driving.
Wes Strang (39) played steadily with just three bogeys on #3,4,and 5 to go with 6 pars. In his first start of the season, Greg Bourdon (39)kept up his steady play as he had 6 pars, one birdie, one bogey and a disastrous triple on #6. This hole was closest to the fire but Greg couldn't put out the flame. This was the first time this season that the top five scorers all posted numbers below 40.
Tom Horton (43), Chris Rolle (43) and Devin Drewyer (43) each took different routes to their respective scores. Devin nearly holed out on #7 for a double eagle but then promptly got into trouble on #8 on his way to a quad. Chris drained a fifty footer on his very first hole for a birdie 2 but hit a string of bogeys after that. Tom made his first par on #6 and his last on #9 all the rest were bogeys.
Blue Storm scorers:
Chuck Mellott - 38
Harrison Brink - 40
Julian Zschocke - 42
Otto Bunjapamai - 45
Paul Suhey - 48
Eli Woodworth - 48
Sam Schadt - 49
Sam Hook - 53
The minibus was within sight of the golf course only to be turned around by the firemen who said the road was impassable because of the fire "apparatii". This meant we had to drive 45 minutes back and around the mountain to come in from the North. This was the first ever golf match between Georgetown Prep and Mercersburg Academy.
Coach Galley paid the team a nice compliment when he said he thought we were the strongest they faced all season.

McCarthy Wins Williamson Cup at Oak Hill; WMGA Takes Second

Agust 15, 2009
Oak Hill Cc
Rochester, NY

Denny McCarthy played two exceptional rounds of golf on the two courses of the historic Oak Hill complex in Rochester, NY to take the individual Williamson Cup title while leading the WMGA Junior Team to a second place finish(McCarthy (67-70--137), Greg Bourdon (74-78--152), Alex Church (73-80--153) and Jordan Sweet (74-80--154). The low three of four scores count in each round of the competition.

Denny's opening 67 tied him with Gavin Hall and Yarik Merkulov over the West Course. In the afternoon Denny bogeyed the first two holes and completed the front nine in 3-over. Hall and Merkulov were both one-over. After bogeys by Hall (11) and Merkulov (12) their lead was down to one. Then Denny got hot and birdied 13, 14,and the difficult 17th while his opponents both made two bogeys on the final few holes.
Greg had his troubles with the big numbers in the afternoon as he recorded a triple and 2 doubles. He tied for 14th.


Results:

Team
Rochester District GA 205-221--426

Washington Metropolitan GA 214-228--442

Pennsylvania GA 220-225-445

Metropolitan (NY) GA 219-227--446

Ontario GA 221-230--451

Delaware GA 217-238--217-238--455

GA of Philadelphia 227-229-456

Western Pennsylvania GA 224-235--459

Syracuse GA 228-231--459

Quebec GA 234-233--467

Individual:

Denny McCarthy (WMGA) 67-70--137

Gavin Hall (RDGA) 67-72--139

Yarik Merkulov (RDGA) 67-74--141

Nicholas Reach (PGA) 70-73--143

Corey Connors (OGA) 72-71-143

Andrew Baldo (DGA) 69-78--147

Dillon Corbo (MGA) 70-77--147

Joe Colosi (RDGA) 71-76--147

Mark Reilly (MGA) 74-74--148

Nicolas Fortin (QGA) 75-76--151

Eric Edmunds (SGA) 74-77-151

Ryan McCormick (MGA) 75-76--151

Andrew Feldman (PGA) 74-77-151

Vince Boyle (GAP) 77-75--152

Garrett Browning (WPGA) 72-80--152

Stephane Dubois (OGA) 74-78--152

Greg Jarmas (GAP) 70-82--152

Greg Bourdon (WMGA) 74-78--152

Alex Church (WMGA) 73-80--153

Aaron Burton (DGA) 74-79--153

Kevin Ellison (PGA) 78-75--153

Darren Simmons (WPGA) 76-77--153

Jordan Sweet (WMGA) 74-80--154

Tommy Leech (PGA) 76-78-154

Benton Kircher (RDGA) 79-75--154

Ryan McGinnis (SGA) 78-77--155

Easton Renwick (WPGA) 77-78--155

Peter Kim (MGA) 78-78--156

Jeff Baldetti (SGA) 76-80--156

Bradley Graham (OGA) 75-82--157

Mike Amole (GAP) 82-76--158

Kyle Raudenbush (GAP) 80-78--158

Christopher Hickman (DGA) 77-81--158

Erik Davis (SGA) 82-77--159

Jack Sedgwick (OGA) 78-81--159

Dominic Brabant (QGA) 80-79--159

Tyler Scarborough (DGA) 74-86--160

Ryan Prokay (WPGA) 76-87--163

Marc-Olivier Paliement (QGA) 85-78--163

Hugo Vincent (QGA) 79-91--170

Brown & Bourdon Tie for Sixth at Riley

August 3-4, 2009

Belle Haven CC

Matt Brown opened the first round of the Bob Riley Open (formerly the Washington Metro Junior Open) with a 73 that put him in a tie for third behind Garrett Fitzgerald (71) and Justin Butler (72); Greg Bourdon shot an opening 76 that tied him 10th. I should point out that Justin Butler is a rising junior at Prep but he plays tennis during the school season and golf during the summer.
Fitzgerald duplicated his 71 as he cruised to an easy 7 stroke win with a 142. Matt slipped to a 79 (152) while Greg shot another 76 for his 152. Justin tumbled way down the board with an 87 for 159.

Results:
1) Garrett Fitzgerald 71 - 71 = 142
2) Tim Gregg 77 - 72 = 149
3) Morgan Hill 76 - 74 = 150
4) Garrett Harding 78 - 73 = 151
4) Brian McCormick 75 - 76 = 151
6) Matt Brown 73 - 79 = 152
6) Greg Bourdon 76 - 76 = 152
6) Marc Youngentob 78 - 74 =152
6) Robert Lobban 76 - 76 = 152
6) Max Ruge 75 - 77 = 152
6) Brennan Wallman 75 - 77 = 152
12) Bart George 75 - 78 = 153
12) Robert Zehnder 73 - 80 = 153
14) Casey Taylor 78 - 76 = 154
15) Chris Soderlund 78 - 77 = 155
16) Garrett Burke 78 - 78 = 156
17) Ryan Lee-Young 78 - 79 = 157
18) Nathan Bubes 76 - 83 = 159
18) Justin Butler 72 - 87 = 159
20) Alex Taylor 78 - 84 = 162
20) Evan Hughes 75 - 87 = 162
20) Richie Steinwand 75 - 87 = 162

McCarthy Falters in Second Round at US AM; Strang, Cohan, & Bourdon Tie in AJGA

August 24, 2009
Southern Hills CC

Denny McCarthy came up short of making the cut for the match play portion of the USGA Amateur at Southern Hills CC in Tulsa, OK. He fired a three-over 73 on the very tough Southern Hills course on Monday but slipped on the longer but seemingly easier scoring Cedar Ridge course today. He closed with a double bogey on 17 and a bogey on 18 for a 78 = 151. There will be a playoff for four slots tomorrow am for all those who shot 148.
He was the low individual from the local area and he tied for 7th among all the juniors who played in the field of 312. He tied for 122.
In the AJGA tournament at Kingsmill this week Wes Strang, Nate Cohan, and Greg Bourdon all shot 76 to finish tied for 37th. There a number of local players in this field including Jordan Sweet (69), Tyler Wingo (73), Mason Short (73), Jerrel Parrish (75), Connor Tendall (77), and Jay Pinkos (83). There are two more days to play