Under Armour® / Steve Marino Junior All-Star Championship- Round2

Curbelo and Snyder join the leaders at The Ritz-Carlton Members Golf Club
Celano and Patrick remain atop the leaderboard

SARASOTA, Fla. — Bernardo Curbelo of Bradenton, Fla., Ryan Celano of Naples, Fla., and David Snyder of McAllen, Texas, share the lead with a two-day total 5-under-par 139. Katharine Patrick of West University Place, Texas, continues to lead the Girls Division holding a four-stroke lead into the final day.

The Under Armour® / Steve Marino Junior All-Star Championship is one of 10 events in the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series. Specifically designed for boys and girls ages 12-15, the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series presents opportunities for younger players to develop their skills and earn entry into AJGA Open tournaments. The Series concludes with the Montverde Academy Junior All-Star Invitational over Columbus Day weekend for winners and top finishers in Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series events.

Curbelo stayed consistent during his round by hitting fairways and greens. He made six birdies and credits the round to his strong putting.

“I played pretty solid today and didn't miss many shots,” Curbelo said. “My misses weren't that big and that helped me a lot because I didn't make bogey and my putting overall was key for me today.”

First-round leader, Celano, stays atop the leaderboard carding 1-under-par 71 in the second round with three birdies.

“The start of my back nine was solid because I made a couple birdies,” Celano said. “I made a lot of greens today and I'll just stay aggressive and hope the putts fall tomorrow.”

Snyder's patience was key in the second round. He had back-to-back birdies on Nos. 12 and 13 and posted six birdies overall.

“I started off a little slow then made a couple birdies,” Snyder said. “I stayed patient and just kept hitting greens and close shots including back-to-back birdies on the back nine.”

Tyler McDaniel of Manchester, Ky., is in fourth place after 36 holes with a 4-under-par 140. Tied for fifth place are Jordan Batchelor, St. Johns, Fla., Sean Murphy of Decatur, Ga., and Sam Rosenberg of Dallas, with a two-day total 2-under-par 142.

Patrick attributes her lead to the consistency of her drives over the past two rounds.

“My drives have really helped me and I've been striking them solid where they have been going down the middle,” Patrick said. “I'm glad I could stay consistent today and I felt that my mental game was pretty steady. I never really got down if I had a bad hole. I tried not to think about the past or the future but to stay in the present and hit each shot just my best.”

In the Girls Division, Jamie Freedman of Miami, Fla., is in second place with even-par 144 and Taylor Tomlinson of Gainesville, Fla., is in third place carding a 2-over-par 146.

About Under Armour®

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About the Gary Gilfchrist Golf Academy

GARY GILCHRIST GOLF ACADEMY, a full-time signature golf instruction program located in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., began as an Official Partner of the AJGA in 2009. The partnership features an endowment of an Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant and naming rights to the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series for juniors ages 12-15.

About the AJGA

The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The AJGA provides valuable exposure for col¬lege golf scholarships, and has an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 49 states and more than 40 countries. To ensure scholarship opportunities for all junior golfers who have the skill, the AJGA created the Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant program to provide financial assistance to young players in need.

Titleist, the AJGA's National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association's success since 1989. Rolex, which is in its third decade of AJGA support, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. In 2007, after 12 years of support, Polo Ralph Lauren became the AJGA's second Premier Partner.

AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. Former AJGA juniors have compiled more than 500 victories on the PGA and LPGA Tours. AJGA alumni include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Stewart Cink, Cristie Kerr, Paula Creamer and Morgan Pressel.

The final round of The Under Armour® / Steve Marino Junior All-Star Championship will start at 7:30 a.m. off Nos. 1 and 10 tees. For more information about the Under Armour® / Steve Marino Junior All-Star Championship, please contact tournament headquarters at (678) 571-7994 or visit the AJGA website at ajga.org.

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