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Local
Juniors Score at Glenwild Greens Tournament Bloomingdale, August 13, 2004 –
At the Glenwild Greens Par-3 Golf Course, nearly 60 local area youths
competed in the second of two junior tournaments held during the summer
of 2004. In the 14 & over bracket, John Cece of Wayne shot a 30 to eclipse Kevin Toohey of Kinnelon (32) and Kevin Fontanazza of Butler (35). Neither Cece nor Toohey scored worse than a bogey on any hole, while the victor highlighted his round with a birdie on the testy uphill sixth hole. Fontanazza mounted a charge after a double-bogey on the first hole, but another double at the sixth foiled his comeback bid.
(l. to r.) John Cece of Wayne (1st place), Kevin Toohey of Kinnelon (2nd) and Kevin Fontanazza of Butler (3rd) smile for the cameras after the Glenwild Greens Junior Open. Curtis Miezeiwski of Oakland and
Mike Fitzpatrick of Bloomingdale needed a playoff to determine who would
hoist the 12-13 age bracket trophy, after matching scores of 37 in the
tournament round. Fitzpatrick’s
tee shot on the first playoff hole skipped over the green, leaving him a
four-footer to extend the extra session.
Miezeiwski claimed the title when Fitzpatrick’s effort lipped
the cup and stayed above ground. With
a pair of 39’s, John Barney of Ridgewood and Justin Santillo of
Pompton Plains squared off for the third place honor.
Barney’s birdie putt on the second playoff hole was the
clincher.
(l.
to r.) Curtis Miezeiwski of Oakland (1st place), Mike Fitzpatrick of
Bloomingdale (2nd) and John Barney of Ridgewood (3rd) display their
wares in the winners circle of the 12-13 age group at the Tom Brigham of Bloomingdale
notched a birdie on the opening hole, which offset a disastrous score of
8 on the fourth hole to score a 40 and outlast defending champion
Griffin Abbott of Ridgewood by one stroke in the 9-11 age group.
Abbott recovered from a pair of triple-bogeys on the opening
holes to edge Ryan Hartline of Kinnelon, scoring a 41 and 42
respectively. Hartline had
the steadiest scorecard of the group, with no worse than a double-bogey
on any one hole. Close on
the heels of the leaders were Daniel Cece of Wayne (43), Niklas Goebel
of West Milford (47) and Tyler Crocco of Wyckoff (49).
(l.
to r.) Tom Brigham of Bloomingdale (1st place), Griffin Abbott of
Ridgewood (2nd) and Bloomingdale natives DJ
Escue and Kevin Fitzpatrick have played many a round together over the
past two summers. Their
matching scores of 40 for seven holes, propelled them into a
sudden-death playoff, won by Escue.
Other strong finishers in the peewee bracket were 6 year-old
Thomas Delli Santi of Nutley (42), Kuriko Tsukiyama of Englewood Cliffs
(44), and Anton Ferraro (44) and Evan Lutz (47), both from Kinnelon.
(l. to r.) DJ Escue and Kevin Fitzpatrick of Bloomingdale, with Thomas Delli Santi or Nutley and Kuriko Tsukiyama of Englewood Cliffs prepare to tee-off at the Glenwild Greens Junior Open. A season finale Pairs Scramble will be held on Saturday, August 21st. Adult and junior teams are welcome. Visit www.glenwildgreens.com for more information.
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