Jennifer Seo cruises to five-stroke win.
(left to right) Taber Anderson, Harry Cavanaugh, Brayden Bozak, Jennifer Seo, Darryl Berger, Anthony Francisco and Dave King
The first round of the Thunderbird Invitational teed off March 12 with Philip Kench of Del Mar, California putting up an incredible 5-under 67 to lead the pack. In the second round it was Chandler’s Vincent Cervantes who shot 67. He added it to a first round 76 to take a share of second place at -1 for the tournament alongside Kench who cooled off with a second round 76. A steady Chase Gorder of Anthem shot rounds of 71-72 to enter the three-way tie for second place.
In a wild ride, Brayden Bozak – bound for UNLV – came in first place after shooting rounds of 72-70 in an up-and-down performance before ending up at even par and 2-under, respectively, each day. The tight race ended with Bozak as champion after shooting the deciding 3-under final nine holes for the one-stroke victory over Cervantes, Gorder and Kench.
In the Girls Championship division, Jennifer Seo of Chandler jumped out to the first round lead after shooting 1-over-par 73, with Anna Huang of Coto de Caza, California and Sammie Olson of Phoenix trailing behind by a stroke. Seo then improved by two strokes the next day, 71, to win the tournament by five shots at even par. Two players came in second place: Brynn Kort of Henderson, Nevada shot rounds of 75-74; and Huang followed with a 75.
