Playoffs ruled the day at today’s conclusion of the Erie Sport Store Junior Stroke Play Championship at Country Meadows Golf Course in Venango, PA. In all, three of the five age groups had to be decided via extra holes, and in one case, it was three players vying for the trophy. The 2016 Junior Match Play Champion, Ryan Peters, made it back to back junior majors when he bested Mark Majewski and Alec Hite in a playoff for the Boys 16 and Older division. Majewski was eliminated after the first playoff hole and Peters shut the door on the second versus Hite.

In the girls 16 and older division, it was Villa’s Kymmy Henry winning in a playoff against Tori Berlin.

The final playoff saw Braden Hilditch better Kyle Westfall in the boys 10 to 12 age group.

The final two divisions saw much less drama as 2016 Girls Match Play Winner, Natalie Brosig, ran away from the Girl’s 15 and Under division with a pair of matching rounds of 82 enroute to a 21 stroke victory.

Finally, the round of the day belonged to Isaiah Swan who blistered the boys 13 to 15 age group with a phenomenal round of three under par 69. His round put him 5 stroke ahead of Zach Henry, earning the division trophy.

Complete results are available here. Final Results

UPDATED TOUR STANDINGS ARE AVAILABLE BELOW.
Tour Standings 6 21 17

Results are available here. Results

ALSO, tour standings after week one are available here. Junior Tour 2017

What: Children’s Care Fund Junior Golf Tournament – a stop on the Erie District Golf Association’s Flagship City Junior Tour

Where: Lake Shore Country Club
Tuesday June 13, 2017
10:30 Shotgun Start

Why: • Earn tour points for the season
• 6 players will advance to the Junior Pro-Am at the LECOM Health Challenge of the Web.com Tour, to be held July 3, 2017 at Peak n Peak
• The top player in each age group plus the largest fundraiser for the Children’s Care Fund are the 6 player to advance to the Junior Pro-Am
• Help other kids, improve your golf game and have fun!

Entry: Entries for the 2017 Flagship Junior Golf Tour can be found at edga.org/flagship_city_junior_tour This will be the opening event of the 2017 season.

Age Groups: Girls 10 – 15, Girls 16 – 18, Boys 10 – 12, Boys 13 – 15, Boys 16 – 18
**Players will be placed in the age group that corresponds to their age on August 8th, the date of the Tour Championship**
The participant who raises the most money for the Children’s Care Fund will be awarded the 6th spot at the Junior Pro-Am without regard to age or gender.

Participants are invited to raise money for the Children’s Care Fund by collecting donations prior to the event or by using CauseVox to support fund raising on line.

The Children’s Care Fund at Hamot Health Foundation supports babies, children and their families in times of serious medical treatments by easing financial burdens of travel and care, by providing equipment that improves results in young patients through distraction therapy, and through providing support to local programs focused on the health of children such as Community Schools and playground development in underserved neighborhoods. FOR INFORMATION ON SETTING UP YOUR CAUSEVOX, PLEASE CONTACT MICHELLE ROBERTSON AT (814)877-4969 or Robertsonmm2@upmc.edu

The 2017 schedule is complete.

June 5th, 9th-11th: Marquette Savings Bank Match Play Championship – Erie Golf Course
Monday June 12th: Streeter Cup Senior Better Ball – Lawrence Park Golf Club
Tuesday June 13th: Junior Tour – Lakeshore Country Club
Tuesday June 20th – Wednesday June 21st: Junior Stroke Play – Country Meadows Golf Course
Tuesday June 27th: Junior Tour – Beechwood
Monday July 10th: Men’s Mid-Amateur – Venango Valley
Tuesday June 11th: Junior Tour – Harbor Ridge
Tuesday June 18th: Junior Tour – Mound Grove
Monday July 24th: Two Man Better Ball – Whispering Woods
Tuesday July 25th: Junior Tour – Green Meadows
Tuesday August 1st: Thursday August 3rd: Junior Match Play – Riverside Golf Course
Monday August 7th: JC Martin Senior Stroke Play – The Kahkwa Club
Tuesday August 8th: Junior Tour Championship – The Kahkwa Club
Friday August 11th – Sunday August 13th: Marquette Savings Bank Amateur Championship – Lakeshore County Club

For more details, see the links to the left.

Chris Kupniewski sweeps the summer “majors” as the Mecryhurst University senior took home top honors at the 2016 Erie Sport Store Amateur Championship. His final round matched his tournament total as Kupniewski posted the only sub-par cumulative score of the tournament, three under par. Playing with a hot putter, Kupniewski birdied both par threes on the back nine enroute to a 3 shot victory over familiar foe Mike Garcia. Garcia tied former Meadville standout and East Tennessee State University freshman to be Zach Ford who shared the lead with Kupniewski as late as the 14th hole. Both Garcia and Ford finished the tournament at even par. Mike Newcomer was one behind and the leader coming into Sunday, Cory Smith, finished the tournament at +2, good for a fourth place finish, tying with Penn State Behrend’s Shawn Sculley.

The final prize pool for the tournament is being determined with merchandise credit available at the Lawrence Park pro shop by Wednesday. All players who played Sunday will receive some amount of merchandise credit.

Final results are available HERE