BGGA Claims One Win and Five Top Finishes at HJGT Orlando Junior Shootout
At the HJGT Orlando Junior Shootout , Hiroshi Tai won the Boys 14-15 Division and five other students claimed top-3 finishes on Sunday , March 5 at Timacuan Golf & Country Club in Orlando , Fla .
Tai took the top spot on the leaderboard with a first-round 75 and held onto the win with a secondround 79 . Tai ’ s 10-over 154 finish was seven strokes better than BGGA ’ s Egor Zotov in second place .
In the Boys 11-13 Division , John Daly II finished in second place , six shots behind the leader . Daly ’ s 7-over 151 consisted of rounds of 76 and 75 . Daly has finished second or better in all his starts so far in 2017 .
Kim Kang also finished second but in the Boys 16-18 Division . Kang shot 6-over 150 = 70-80 , just four shots behind the winner .
In the Girls 14-18 Division , two BGGA students , Anika Veintemilla and Maria Beatriz Arizuga , shared third place at 10-over 154 in the Girls 14-18 Division . Veintemilla had rounds of 75 and 79 , while Arizaga shot 76 and 78 , only two shots behind the winner .
Overall , 13 BGGA students competed in the event and battled the windy conditions .