Two wire-to-wire wins for first victories of the season.
The JGAA Fall Classic teed off November 2-3 with Jacob Tarkany of Scottsdale posting a wire-to-wire win in the Boys Championship division with an opening round 4-under-par 67 followed by a 3-under-par 68 in the final round to finish at 7-under-par 135. Contested at Lone Tree Golf Club, Tarkany edged out two players tied for second place at 6-under-par 136 by one stroke. CJ Martin (70-66) of Henderson, Nevada fired a tournament low 66 for a share of second place, and Kobe Valociek of Peoria turned in a pair of 68s to join him. The win marks Tarkany’s first of the season in seven events entered.
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- (left to right) CJ Martin, Kobe Valociek, Jacob Tarkany
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- (left to right) Carly Strole, Zoe Newell, Bailey Anderson
In the Girls Championship division, Avondale’s Carly Strole also led the pack from the beginning with a seesaw opening round 69 featuring a double bogey, three bogies and seven birdies. She shot 1-over-par 72 to finish two strokes clear of the field at 1-under-par 141. It was her first win in 14 events played this season. Zoe Newell (72-71) of Oro Valley came in second place at 1-over-par 143. And Bailey Anderson finished in third place, four strokes off the pace set by Strole, with rounds of 71 and 74 (144 +3).
J. Zachary Robinson of Goodyear and Carson Enright of Longboat Key, Florida tied for first place in the Boys 15-18 division at 1-under-par 141. Wyatt Chapman of Gilbert prevailed in the Boys 13-14 division at 5-under-par 137 (70-67) at Trilogy Golf Club at Power Ranch. At Augusta Ranch Golf Course, Dylan Boenning of Scottsdale took top honors in the Boys 11-12 division at 10-over par (68-64—132), and Ian Kennedy from Maricopa won the Boys 10 and Under division at 12-over par (38-34—72).
In the Girls 15-18 division, Ailis Tribolet of Chandler won at 6-over par (73-75—148). Raegan Capizzi of Scottsdale won the Girls 13-14 division at 6-over par (75-73—148). Natalia Lamadrid of Phoenix won the Girls 11-12 Division at 12-over par (69-65—134). Kaitlyn Moreland won in the Girls 10 and Under division at 6-over-par 66 (33-33).
