LOSOLE OVERCOMES FOUR-STROKE DEFICIT TO WIN MEDALIST HONORS
Hagy earns second with a 143 while seven boys tie for third at 144
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif.- Beginning the day in a six-way tie for 13th, Nicholas Losole III of Scottsdale, Ariz., overcame a four-stroke deficit to win medalist honors at the Medicus Preseason Junior at Rancho Mirage in California. For the 36-hole event, Losole shot 73-69 for a tournament total of 142.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Medicus Preseason Junior at Rancho Mirage was held at The Westin Mission Hills Resort on the Gary Player Signature Course in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The par-72 course was set up at 6,883 yards. The tournament field consisted of 84 boys representing 11 states and Canada, including 61 from the state of California.
Losole shot a 2-under-par 34 on the front nine of his final round, which included three birdies and one bogey.
“Going into today I thought a 66 would give me the win,” said Losole. “Because of my slow start today I didn't think I was going to win, I was just hoping for a top 10 finish.”
The 15-year-old proceeded to par the next eight-out-of-nine holes to card a 1-under-par 35 on the back nine, posting a 69, the low round of the day. After his first AJGA tournament, Losole is looking forward to his next event.
“This win gives me a good outlook on my game,” continued Losole. “I now have a lot more optimism for my future in the AJGA.”
Brandon Hagy of Westlake Village, Calif., placed second in the event with a two-day total of 70-73 — 143, while seven boys tied for third at 144, two strokes behind the leader. Those boys include Dusty Craddock of Boulder City, Nev., Brandon Lang of Ramona, Calif., Gavin Foster of North Tustin, Calif., Matthew Siporin of Tarzana, Calif., Niall Platt of Santa Barbara, Calif., Ramsey Sahyoun of Reseda, Calif., and James Albert of San Bernardino, Calif.
Thomas Moore of Huntington Beach, Calif., rounds out the top 10, shooting a 1-over-par 145 throughout the two-day event.
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RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. — Final round results from the Medicus Preseason Junior at Rancho Mirage that was conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at The Westin Mission Hills Resort — Gary Player Signature Course. Par: Boys: 36-36—72. Yardage: Boys: 6,883. Rating/Slope: Boys: 71.3/124.
BOYS DIVISION
1 Nicholas Losole III, Scottsdale, Ariz. 73-69-142
2 Brandon Hagy, Westlake Village, Calif. 70-73-143
T3 Matthew Siporin, Tarzana, Calif. 72-72-144
T3 Dusty Craddock, Boulder City, Nev. 73-71-144
T3 Brandon Lang, Ramona, Calif. 73-71-144
T3 Gavin Foster, North Tustin, Calif. 72-72-144
T3 Niall Platt, Santa Barbara, Calif. 71-73-144
T3 James Albert, San Bernardino, Calif. 69-75-144
T3 Ramsey Sahyoun, Reseda, Calif. 70-74-144
10 Thomas Moore, Huntington Beach, Calif. 72-73-145
T11 DJ Milligan, Cedar Ridge, Calif. 74-72-146
T11 Joseph Stewart, Palm Desert, Calif. 74-72-146
T11 Blake Parker, Placentia, Calif. 72-74-146
T11 David Marshall, St. Louis, Mo. 71-75-146
T15 Niko Bain, Glendale, Ariz. 74-73-147
T15 Mark Alvarez, Pomona, Calif. 73-74-147
T15 Connor Fehmel, Agoura Hills, Calif. 72-75-147
T15 Ty Chambers, Brush Prairie, Wash. 76-72-148
T15 Daniel Lee, Valencia, Calif. 76-72-148
T15 Matthew Ouimet, Coto De Caza, Calif. 76-72-148
T15 Ben Itterman, Carlsbad, Calif. 75-73-148
T15 Greg Poos, Fremont, Calif. 75-73-148
T15 Jordan Bucy, El Paso, Texas 74-74-148
T15 Neal McCarty, Sierra Vista, Ariz. 74-74-148
T15 Mark Hicks, Bermuda Dunes, Calif. 71-77-148
T15 Alex Macaluso, Valencia, Calif. 74-75-149
T15 Samuel Krause, Whitefish, Mont. 73-76-149
T15 Sean Jarvis, Vancouver, British Columbia 72-77-149
T29 Tommy Fonseca, San Dimas, Calif. 76-74-150
T29 Josh Ziska, Camarillo, Calif. 78-72-150
T29 Kent Crymes, Athens, Ga. 75-75-150
T29 John Catlin, Carmichael, Calif. 78-72-150
T29 Christopher Russo, Westlake Village, Calif. 78-72-150
T29 Ross Hutchason, Apple Valley, Calif. 75-75-150
T29 Rak Cho, Los Angeles, Calif. 73-77-150
36 Michael Tuel, Dalton, Minn. 76-75-151
T37 Chase Patten, Simi Valley, Calif. 76-76-152
T37 Jack Wesche, Calgary, Alberta 78-74-152
T37 Kurtis Kuida, Redondo Beach, Calif. 78-74-152
T37 Sean Harris, Santa Monica, Calif. 75-77-152
T37 Jeffrey Eggen, Mesa, Ariz. 74-78-152
42 Wyatt Amend, Ojai, Calif. 77-76-153
T43 Robert DeHuff, Coto de Caza, Calif. 77-77-154
T43 Brendan Doyle, Beverly Hills, Calif. 76-78-154
T43 Ryan Irish, Gold River, Calif. 79-75-154
T43 John Elsaesser, South Pasadena, Calif. 79-75-154
T47 Benjamin Lein, Diamond Bar, Calif. 76-79-155
T47 Cole Pensanti, Oak Park, Calif. 74-81-155
T49 Jake Katz, Thousand Oaks, Calif. 77-79-156
T49 Bradley Kohlrus, Sammamish, Wash. 78-78-156
T49 Brandon Van Goethen, Huntington Beach, Calif. 79-77-156
T49 Alexander Choi, Beverly Hills, Calif. 80-76-156
T49 Daniel Covrig, Modesto, Calif. 80-76-156
T49 Charlie Marusiak, Phoenix, Ariz. 80-76-156
T49 Darius Estrada, Henderson, Nev. 82-74-156
T56 Luke Vivolo, Carmel, Calif. 77-80-157
T56 Jay Lim, Stevenson Ranch, Calif. 76-81-157
T56 Stephen Nelson, Huntington Beach, Calif. 82-75-157
59 Robert Quick, Littleton, Colo. 77-81-158
T60 Steven Cooney, San Rafael, Calif. 80-79-159
T60 Dan Dhimdis, Lake View Terrace, Calif. 80-79-159
T60 Conor Salcido, San Jose, Calif. 80-79-159
T60 Justin Haase, Spokane, Wash. 82-77-159
T64 Kyle Gyermek, Hidden Hills, Calif. 79-81-160
T64 David Rohrs, Los Altos, Calif. 83-77-160
T66 Ahron Valverde, Whitter, Calif. 78-83-161
T66 Craig Wolfman, Manhattan Beach, Calif. 80-81-161
68 Ryan Chan, Carson, Calif. 82-80-162
T69 Alex Bender, Manhattan Beach, Calif. 85-78-163
T69 David Dwyer, Sherman Oaks, Calif. 85-78-163
T71 Brian Schmidt, San Diego, Calif. 81-84-165
T71 Kevin Fuchs, Garden City, N.Y. 83-82-165
T71 Merritt Blanks, Tucson, Ariz. 86-79-165
T71 Ryan Choi, Carlsbad, Calif. 86-79-165
T75 Thomas Steiner, Lakewood, Colo. 77-89-166
T75 Rex Laird, San Diego , Calif. 85-81-166
T75 Andrew Roberts, Carmichael, Calif. 87-79-166
T78 Joseph Filia III, Big Bear Lake, Calif. 83-85-168
T78 Travis Bregman, Newhall, Calif. 85-83-168
T80 Benjamin Davis, Lakewood, Colo. 83-89-172
T80 Johnny Marusiak, Phoenix, Ariz. 87-85-172
T80 Jordan Malinoff, Calabasas, Calif. 89-83-172
83 Matthew Fitzgerald, Riverside, Calif. 89-85-174
Nolan Clark, Coto de Caza, Calif. 76-DQ |
