McKenzie Gustas and Ryan Sam tackled Tam O’Shanter Golf Course and The Greatest Golfer field Thursday in the ‘Joe’ Dickey Electric Junior Golf Championship qualifier.
Gustas, the 2020 winner of the ‘Joe’ Dickey u17 division, was playing in her first Greatest of the season having been playing a more regional schedule this summer. She carded a 77 in the Magnolias on the Green u17 Girls play to earn her place in the July 23-24 finals. The Hickory High student has Tam O’ as her home course.
She was ahead of Wilmington’s Kaitlyn Hoover at 86, and Canfield’s Jocelyn Zhao at 89.
Boardman’s Sam carded the day’s best — 73 — to win the Joseph Nohra Insurance u17 Boys field. Just two shots behind him were Aidan Enoch of Hickory and Rocco Turner of Cardinal Mooney.
In the Kreps Drywall Boys u14, it was CJ Brew of Hubbard earning a finals bid with an 87. The top scores of the day were another battle of Alexander Eckstein and Mick Ambrose. The last time they squared, it was Eckstein 77 to 78. Thursday at Tam O’ it was Ambrose leading 78 to 80. They both already qualified in previous events.
In u14 Girls Ambrose Family Eye Care play, it was Kendall Johnson of Canfield earning a finals bid with a 120. The day’s best round belonged to West Middlesex’s Kate Sowers, who shot 78. She previously qualified at Pine Lakes.
‘Joe’ Dickey Greatest Golfer is a part of the Greatest Golfer championship golf series for amateurs ages 12 to 80. The Dickey series is 10 events for boys and girls in ages 15-17 and 12-14 from May to July at some of the Youngstown area’s top family-owned courses. The top performers play in the championship July 23-24 at Avalon Lakes.
Three GG Junior qualifiers remain: July 13 at Tamer Win, July 16 at Olde Dutch and July 20 at Avalon Lakes.
FINAL RESULTS: The Greatest Golfer
2021 Joe Dickey Electric Junior Golf Qualifier
Tam O’Shanter Golf Course, Hermitage, PA
Thursday, July 8, 2021
U17 Boys
1 Ryan Sam 73 F
T2 Aidan Enoch 75 F
T2 Rocco Turner 75 F
4 Nathan Kelly 76 F
5 Landen Cameron 77 F
T6 Luke Rupeka 81 F
T6 Zack Ross 81 F
8 Luke Eyster 83 F
9 Bryce Van Horn 84 F
10 Nolan Williard 85 F
11 Matthew Morelli 87 F
12 Paul Litrenta 88 F
13 Ryan Brown 94 F
14 Robert Lucarell 99 F
15 Jake DeLisio 118 F
16 Nicolas Folsom 121 F
U17 Girls
1 McKenzie Gustas 77 F
2 Kaitlyn Hoover 86 F
3 Jocelyn Zhao 89 F
4 Samantha Calderone 91 F
5 Olivia See 95 F
6 Johnna Shaw 103 F
U14 Boys
1 Mick Ambrose 78 F
2 Alexander Eckstein 80 F
3 CJ Brew 87 F
4 Ray McCune 98 F
5 Braeden Sallee 100 F
U14 Girls
1 Kate Sowers 78 F
2 Lindsey Hoover 93 F
3 Sophia Rivera 97 F
4 Courtney A. Williams 106 F
5 Kendall Johnson 120 F
