2014 Bridgestone Tournament of Champions Vol. 1 | Page 12

Ace Honors

Ana Paula Valdes

No. 4 at Savannah Quarters CC

Will Klein

No. 12 at Westfields GC

Clementina Rodriguez
No. 3 at Oldfield GC

Sophie Gui

Birdie Club

Most Eagles

59 total birdies

Three eagles in 29 IJGT
tournaments played

Sera Tadokoro
Geuntae Kim
57 total birdies

Yong Sherng Hui
56 total birdies

No. 13 at Oldfield GC

“When 54 holes wasn’t enough:
College Prep Playoffs”
At Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Victoria Parker and Synclaire
Kuhn of the Girls Division battled throughout the final round,
with Kuhn birdying No. 18 to force a playoff. Kuhn wasn’t done
after 54—but Parker remained determined. Bringing her best
into the first and only playoff hole, Parker’s perfect drive split
the fairway and landed her approach shot to within a foot of the
hole. A simple tap in for birdie was enough for Parker’s victory.
At Palmetto Hall Plantation, the final round came to a tie
between Brad Cook and Tennoshin Ogawa in the Boys 15-19
Division. Cook had a tremendous comeback posting a
1-under-par 71 in round three, with five birdies highlighting his
performance. The playoff was pushed to two holes after both
players carded pars on par-5 No. 15. Cook played it safe on
par-3 No. 16, hitting the left fringe and just missing his birdie
putt for a tap in par. Ogawa’s risk was too big for reward, as he
hit the greenside bunker and had a tough time recovering. Cook
walked away with his first ever IJGT victory.

“Putting for victory”

Sinking a 20-foot putt is an accomplishment. Sinking a
20-foot putt on the final hole of a tournament to force a
playoff for the potential title of Hershey Classic Champion
is a whole different story. James Nicholas of Scarsdale,
N.Y., did just that on No. 9 at Hershey CC. The result was
a four-hole playoff with Dylan Stein of Flemington, N.J. A
par on 183-yard par 3 No. 13 gave Nicholas the victory and
boosted him to the award of IJGT Player of the Year.

Luigi D’Amico