West Bloomfield- When Andrew Stevens (Northville), Kyle Rybicki (OLSM) and Drew Kocoves of West Bloomfield qualified as co-leaders at the Top 50 Junior Tour qualifier each shooting 79, there is no way they dreamed their scores would hold up as co-leaders going into day two of the event. On a day when mid-90's temperatures at Shenandoah Country Club made players sweat on both sides of their hats, scores rose as the sun became a factor for the players. The boys 16 to 18 division was tightly contested as three players shared the lead. Kyle Rybicki played as an at-large qualifier at the State Division 2 tournament for OLSM and continued his string of fine play carding a 79 with a birdie at the 420-yard par four 18th. This last hole birdie gave him a three way share of the qualifying lead. He was inconsistent posting six bogeys and a double but it was his ten pars that gave him the chance to share the lead after day one.
Andrew Stevens began play with a par but a string of seven bogey and no birdies. His consistency on a day where golfers battled the heat and a tough golf course gave him a consistent scorecard and the 79 finish. Alex Watson, a senior at Walled Lake Northern (Commerce Township) summed it the heat. "It was so bad," It was really hot out there, he said. " I came in here (the scorer's tent) thinking it was going to be a 110 and it was not as bad as I thought it would be but it was bad."
It was not bad for Drew Kocoves of West Bloomfield. He got into his comfort zone right away. Playing the 500 yard par five, he kept all three approach shots in play and nailed his birdie putt. "I think I hit maybe four good shots and made my putt," said Kocoves. He needed that birdie. Four bogeys and two double bogeys gave him a share of the lead.
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| Amanda Graham of Rochester Hills- a 2012 Grad. will play D3 golf at St. Mary's near Notre Dame. |
For the age 16-18 girls, Amanda Graham, a 2012 graduate of Rochester High School is using this tournament as her second high school graduation party and she is using her sweet swing to gift herself an 86. Graham admitting she had an up and down round but pulled it together for score that was five shots better than Victoria Li (Grosse Pointe, Woods). She birdied the 510 yard par five 16th and in front of the Oakland Press cameras birdied the 367 yard 18th hole by nearly holing a gap wedge from about 100 yards. "On the back I had two birdies. I was birdying and making bogeys but could not make a par. I kept my score down a little bit. The course is in really great shape." Reporters are not supposed to be a part of the story but Graham said the camera captured her turnaround. "I had a birdie on 18 and it gave me a jumpstart." Her improved play gave her a five stroke qualifying victory. Only six golfers were within 14 shots of Graham.
While the Top 50 Junior Tour has several 36 hole tournaments, this tournament resets the scores at Shenandoah and the golfers will start out with clean scorecards tomorrow. That is not good for the leaders but for everyone else, the heat and the competition will be tough at the finale at Edgewood on Friday and the chasers are grateful for that.
Video Interviews including Graham's birdie are on the online Oakland Press.
Top 50 Junior Tour - Southeast MichiganShenandoah Golf & Country Club (Qualifier)6/28/2012 - 6/28/2012 | Boys 16 to 18 DivisionShenandoah Country Club | Gold TeesPar: 72 / Yardage: 6593 | Slope: 137 / Rating: 72.2
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| Division: | |||||||||||
| Pos | Total | Player | Hometown | Class | Today | Thru | R1 | Strokes | |||
| + | T1 | +7 | Stevens, Andrew | Northville, MI | 2014 | +7 | F | 79 | 79 | ||
| + | T1 | +7 | Rybicki, Kyle | White Lake, MI | 2013 | +7 | F | 79 | 79 | ||
| + | T1 | +7 | Kocoves, Drew | West Bloomfield, MI | 2013 | +7 | F | 79 | 79 | ||
| + | 4 | +8 | Badgley, Nicholas | Clarkston, MI | 2014 | +8 | F | 80 | 80 | ||
| + | T5 | +11 | Hund, Eric | Rochester Hills, MI | 2013 | +11 | F | 83 | 83 | ||
| + | T5 | +11 | Woo, Jon | Troy, MI | 2012 | +11 | F | 83 | 83 | ||
| + | T5 | +11 | Weddell, Matt | Farmington Hills, MI | 2013 | +11 | F | 83 | 83 | ||
| + | T5 | +11 | Smith, David | Highland, MI | 2013 | +11 | F | 83 | 83 | ||
| + | T9 | +12 | Charette, Connor | Walled Lake, MI | 2014 | +12 | F | 84 | 84 | ||
| + | T9 | +12 | Zoulek, Nathan | Commerce Township, MI | 2012 | +12 | F | 84 | 84 | ||
| + | T9 | +12 | Mai, Philip | Rochester, MI | 2014 | +12 | F | 84 | 84 | ||
| + | 12 | +13 | Genter, Alec | Clarkston, MI | 2013 | +13 | F | 85 | 85 | ||
| + | T13 | +14 | Minniear, Bradley | Northville, MI | 2014 | +14 | F | 86 | 86 | ||
| + | T13 | +14 | Watson, Alex | Commerce Township, MI | 2013 | +14 | F | 86 | 86 | ||
| + | T15 | +16 | Schulz, Kyle | Wixom, MI | 2013 | +16 | F | 88 | 88 | ||
| + | T15 | +16 | Wrocklage, Alex | Plymouth, MI | 2013 | +16 | F | 88 | 88 | ||
| + | T15 | +16 | Macks, Gary | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 2013 | +16 | F | 88 | 88 | ||
| + | T18 | +18 | Thomas, Phillip | Farmington Hills, MI | 2012 | +18 | F | 90 | 90 | ||
| + | T18 | +18 | Alli, Jack | Clarkston, MI | 2013 | +18 | F | 90 | 90 | ||
| + | T18 | +18 | Craven, Tj | Waterford, MI | 2014 | +18 | F | 90 | 90 | ||
| + | 21 | +19 | Petroff, Andrew | Northville, MI | 2013 | +19 | F | 91 | 91 | ||
| + | T22 | +20 | Wang, Jason | Troy, MI | 2012 | +20 | F | 92 | 92 | ||
| + | T22 | +20 | White, Drew | Auburn Hills, MI | 2012 | +20 | F | 92 | 92 | ||
| + | T24 | +23 | McGwire, John | W. Bloomfield, MI | 2014 | +23 | F | 95 | 95 | ||
| + | T24 | +23 | Robinson, Matthew | Rochester Hills, MI | 2013 | +23 | F | 95 | 95 | ||
| + | T24 | +23 | O'Dette, Chase | Walled Lake, MI | 2014 | +23 | F | 95 | 95 | ||
| + | T27 | +25 | Narens, Johnny | Westbloomfield, MI | 2014 | +25 | F | 97 | 97 | ||
| + | T27 | +25 | Settecerri, Andrew | Bloomfield Hills, MI | 2013 | +25 | F | 97 | 97 | ||
| + | 29 | +26 | Walters, Chris | Waterford, MI | 2013 | +26 | F | 98 | 98 | ||
| + | 30 | +28 | Kohut, Brad | Grosse Pointe, MI | 2013 | +28 | F | 100 | 100 | ||
| + | 31 | +33 | Lizardo, Jonathan | Novi, MI | 2014 | +33 | F | 105 | 105 | ||
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| Division: | |||||||||||
| Pos | Total | Player | Hometown | Class | Today | Thru | R1 | Strokes | |||
| + | 1 | +14 | Graham, Amanda | Rochester Hills, MI | 2012 | +14 | F | 86 | 86 | ||
| + | 2 | +19 | Li, Victoria | Grosse Pointe, MI | 2013 | +19 | F | 91 | 91 | ||
| + | 3 | +22 | Laginess, Holly | Carleton, MI | 2012 | +22 | F | 94 | 94 | ||
| + | 4 | +24 | Greulich, Anna | Novi, MI | 2013 | +24 | F | 96 | 96 | ||
| + | 5 | +25 | Goshorn, Jessica | Novi, MI | 2014 | +25 | F | 97 | 97 | ||
| + | 6 | +26 | Schmitt, Elizabeth | Commerce Township, MI | 2014 | +26 | F | 98 | 98 | ||
| + | 7 | +30 | Wagenberg, Hannah | Novi, MI | 2014 | +30 | F | 102 | 102 | ||
| + | 8 | +36 | McGuire, Madison | Clarkston, MI | 2013 | +36 | F | 108 | 108 | ||
| + | 9 | +44 | Fleming, Shelby | Clarkston, MI | 2013 | +44 | F | 116 | 116 | ||
| + | 10 | +45 | Henry, Lauren | Novi, MI | 2013 | +45 | F | 117 | 117 | ||
| + | 11 | +50 | Bozimowski, Natalie | Commerce Township, MI | 2014 | +50 | F | 122 | 122 | ||
| + | 12 | +54 | Wenner, Alise | Waterford, MI | 2014 | +54 | F | 126 | |||
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