Kyle Boyd (Willoughby) won the overall championship with rounds of 77-71=148. His second-round 71 was very impressive. He parred #1, doubled the par 4 #2, then he was 2 under for the next 16 holes. He birdied 15 & 16 and parred all the rest. Great playing! Jack Watson (Chagrin Falls) had 5 birdies on the Weiskopf course in round 2 to finish 2nd with 79-73–152. Marcus Berrios (Concord) and Ethan Olszowy (Avon) tied at 163 and after a scorecard playoff to decide ties under the USGA method, Ethan won 3rd place with the lower back nine score on the final round.
Wren Spires (Medina) had 78-82–160 to win the Boys 15 and under division. Wren had 6 birdies over the 36-hole competition. Lincoln Miller (Concord)was 2nd with 80-85–165. Aiden Curtis (Mentor) was 3rd with 83-87–167.
Elena Varga (Hudson) wins the Girls 19 & Under division with 82-79–161.Elena had a strong finish playing the last 5 holes 1 under par. She eagled the par 5 15th in the stretch. Macey McGhee (Independence) was 2nd with 89-87–176.
Preston Tolnar (Canfield) had a 38-40–78 on the Weiskopf course from 5,800 yards at age 10 (shown in the champions photo above). Preston made the finals of the 2024 Drive, Chip & Putt. The finals are hosted annually at the Augusta National in conjunction with the The Masters Tournament. He has already made it through the first stage of qualifying for 2025 and hopes to make it back to Augusta National again next year.
FINAL RESULTS:
2024 North Coast Junior Tour Championship
Quail Hollow Country Club, Concord
Weds, July 23 – Thur, July 24, 2024
Boys 16-19
Kyle Boyd, 2025 (Ping/Cleveland/Srixon) 77-71–148
Jack Watson, 2026 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 79-73–152
Ethan Olszowy, 2027 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 82-81–163
Marcus Berrios, 2023 (Titleist/Callaway) 80-83–163
Jack Phillips, 2024 (Mizuno/Bridgestone) 87-80–167
Owen Adelman, 2026 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 83-85–168
Jimmy Hoose, 2024 (Ping/Cleveland/Srixon) 79-89–168
Mario Daher, 2025 (Ping/Cleveland/Srixon) 89-84–173
Andrew Betz, 2024 (Titleist/Callaway) 87-87–174
Boys 15&U
Wren Spires, 2027 (Mizuno/Bridgestone) 78-82–160
Lincoln Miller, 2027 (Titleist/Callaway) 80-85–165
Aiden Curtis, 2028 (Titleist/Callaway) 83-84–167
Noah Risman, 2027 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 84-84–168
Will Cody, 2027 (Ping/Cleveland/Srixon) 84-85–169
Kian Caster, 2027 (Mizuno/Bridgestone) 87-92–179
Austin Funk, 2027 (Mizuno/Bridgestone) 91-92–183
William Mylen, 2027 (Ping/Cleveland/Srixon) 93-102–195
Hamilton Miller, 2029 (Titleist/Callaway) 104-102–206
Liam Siko, 2028 (Titleist/Callaway) 127-126–253
Girls 19&U
Elena Varga, 2027 (Mizuno/Bridgestone) 82-79–161
Macey McGhee, 2025 (Mizuno/Bridgestone) 89-87–176
Laina Gilliam, 2028 (Titleist/Callaway) 116-131–247
Mini Tour 12&U
Preston Tolnar, 2032 (Mini-Tour) 38-40–78
The Team Championship
The Mizuno/Bridgestone Team wins the season-long Team Championship. The final results from the Tour Championship was the clincher for the Mizuno/Bridgestone Team, with 4 scores from each team counting. Wren Spires 160, Elena Varga 161, Jack Phillips 167 and Macey McGhee 176 were the final scores to pull the team to victory.
The Mizuno/Bridgestone Team Members (minimum of 2 events played for prizes):
- Wren Spires (Medina)
- Austin Funk (Medina)
- Elena Varga (Hudson)
- Macy McGhee (Independence)
- Lila Beebe (Brecksville)
- Megh Upadhyay (Reminderville)
- Jack Phillips (Twinsburg)
- Koen Van Scoy (Hudson)
- Matthew Contipelli (Solon)
- Kian Caster (North Royalton)
- Haram Yoo (Hudson)
- Luke Chluda (Hudson)
- Nate Hazard (Olmsted Falls)
The Classic Cup Winners
The Classic Cup is the player of the year award. Here are the winners:
- Boys 16-19 – Kyle Boyd (Willoughby) 133 pts
- Boys 15 & Under – Lincoln Miller (Concord) 268 pts
- Girls 19 & U – Elena Varga (Hudson) 40 pts
- Mini-Tour – Preston Tolnar (Canfield) 6 pts
