2018 FALL SEASON
CLOSE TO ANOTHER
CLEAN SWEEP FOR
BGGA AT THE FALDO
U.S. GRAND FINAL
Close to another clean sweep for BGGA of the four
age divisions at the Faldo U.S. Grand Final, with Petr
Hruby winning the older boys division with a final
total of -12 and a remarkable round of -8 on the final
day for a come from behind victory. Jack Turner won
in the younger boys division with a final score of -3,
and Anne Yu won the older girls division at -8. Yoko
Tai placed second in the younger girls with a score of
-2. BGGA had 16 students place in the Top-Ten. First
place finishers in their division win an all-expenses
paid trip to play in the Faldo Asian Grand Final
The 2nd Annual Faldo Series U.S. Grand Final
concluded in fantastic fashion over the weekend
at Bella Collina Golf Club in sunny Central Florida.
The Sir Nick Faldo design course was the perfect
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destination for some
of the game’s best
junior golfers, with
players representing
22 different countries
and 15 different
American states.
In the most
competitive division of
the weekend, the Boys
Under 19 Division was
highly contested with 9
players finishing their
weekend under Par
and a stellar comeback
to earn the first-place
finish. BGGA student
Petr Hruby stormed
back Sunday firing a
low-round total of 64
to secure top honors
as division champion.
Hruby, who hails
from Pilsen, Czech Republic, capped off his amazing
comeback climbing 5-spots on the leaderboard
Sunday afternoon. Hruby’s 64 on Sunday goes with
his 74 and 66 from the prior two rounds to finish
the weekend at 12-under Par. Hruby has signed his
letter-of-intent to play college golf at the University
of Washington.
For the Girls Under 19 Division, BGGA’s Anne Yu
stands alone as division champion after a solid
weekend at Bella Collina. Yu ended the weekend at
8-under Par after 3-consecutive rounds under Par
on the Sir Nick Faldo design course.
Another stellar performance and worthy champion
from an amazing weekend at Bella Collina, BGGA’s
Jack Turner took home the top honors in the Boys
Under 16 Division. A native of Saunderstown,
RI, Turner went wire-to-wire for the division
championship, finishing the weekend at 3-under Par
and a total of 213.