Hoisington; Kikuchi Add Names to Junior Amateur Trophies
Hoisington Fires 11-under Total to Run Away With Title
To say Braden Hoisington had 2 days to remember at St. Clair Country Club is about all you can say about the junior-to-be at Fort Zumwalt West. Hoisington hoisted the James M. Holtgrieve Trophy on Tuesday after rounds of 66-67-133 (-11), an impressive display of golf that included a bogey-free Round 2. Hoisington was tied after Monday’s opening round with Kolten Bauer. Braden would go out in 32 (-4) in Round 2 to separate himself from the field. That got him to -10 and a 7 shot lead with 9 to play. He added a birdie on the Par 5 14th to finish at the 11-under total.
Bauer would come in at Runner-up after an Even par round in Round 2. A 6-under total over 36 holes is nothing to sneeze at for the incoming freshman at Parkland College in Champaign, IL.
In the Girls’ Championship, Momo Kikuchi held her day 1 lead to solidly have her name added to the Barbara A. Berkmeyer Trophy. Kikuchi, with rounds of 80-82-162 (+18) will be a senior at Pattonville High School this fall. Briana McMinn, an O’Fallon High School product, would finish in Runner-up position on Tuesday. McMinn, with her sister and 2018 Girls’ Junior Amateur Champion Alyssa on the bag, had rounds of 84-83-167 to finish 5 back of Kikuchi.
The Boy’s Age 14-15 Division, Kal Kolar would come away with the title. Kolar, played in the final group on Tuesday after opening with a 2-under round of 70 Monday. He would finish up with 77 in Round 2 to beat out Cy Norman by 2 shot in the Division.
Finally, in the Age 12-13 Divisions. The McLaughlin family has some new hardware to display tonight. Avery McLaughlin won the Girls’ 12-13 Division with bookend 77’s over 2 days and Luke McLaughlin took Runner-up honors on the Boy’s 12-13 side.
For all of the 20th Metropolitan Junior Amateur results, click on the link below.
20th METROPOLITAN JUNIOR AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
RESULTS
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