FJT Innisbrook Open (13-15)

PALM HARBOR, Fla. - Arenui Faana and Mingbo Jiang prevailed to secure their first Florida Junior Tour wins of the year at Innisbrook Golf Club. Both Faana and Jiang earned wins in wire-to-wire fashion on Easter Sunday.

Boys (13-15)

The leaderboard was tight after round one on the Island Course at Innisbrook Golf Club. Mingbo Jiang, of Orlando, and Zi Ang (Josiah) Wang, of Windermere, finished tied for the lead at 1-over 73. Sitting one shot back were class of 2025 members, Conlin Bradshaw and Ronav Benak. With four birdies on the day, Mingbo would be striving for his first victory of the year and second FJT win overall.  

Wang moved into first place by three shots after the first hole of Sunday’s final round. Jiang fell to a double-bogey on the first hole, while Wang came out of the gate with a birdie. Despite a tough start, Jiang bounced back with birdies on the second, third and fifth, to take the lead at the turn by two strokes. Ocala native, Xavier Sahajpal, climbed up the leaderboard with steady golf and an even-par front nine.

Finishing with an impressive nine-straight pars, Wang secured victory with a final-round of 73 and 2-over 146 finish. Sahajpal erased a four-stroke deficit to finish three strokes back in second place, posting a final-round 73, three strokes better than round one. Benak remained tied for third place with Tristan Rhodenizer, of West Palm Beach, at 6-over 150.

Girls (13-15)

Arenui Faana, of Lake Mary, posted the only under-par round of the tournament on Saturday. Three birdies on the front nine and one birdie on the par-5 15th hole gave Faana the early lead at 1-under 71. Three-strokes back, tied for second, finished Ann-Sophie Bourgault and Elisabeth Boersheim.

The second round got off to a tough start for Faana, but she remained in the lead by one-stroke over Canada native, Bourgault. All pars and one bogey on Bourgault’s front-nine kept her in contention heading into the final nine holes.

Faana finished the round with another birdie on the par-5 15^th hole to finish with a 77 and first place win at 4-over 148. Bourgault remained steady and tied Faana’s final nine-hole score of 38 to claim second place, one-stroke back. Faana was overdue for a win after her first FJT victory in 2019. A highlight from the round came from Emma Lee and her first hole-in-one on the 17^th hole!

Divisions and Approximate Yardages

• Boys (13-15) - 6,700 yards (gross only)
• Girls (13-15) - 5,700 yards (gross only)

How Entries are Accepted

• Players with an unused FJT exemption will be accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis (if submitted before the entry deadline).
• Players without an FJT exemption - all other entries are held until the entry closing date.  Shortly after the closing date, a computer-generated random draw is performed to determine which entries are accepted, and the order of the alternates. All players are notified of their status after the random draw is conducted,
• An alternates list will be posted to the FSGA website under "Tee Times & Player Information".
• Entries submitted after the entry deadline will be added to the bottom of the alternates list or used to fill any openings in the field.

Schedule of Events

Saturday, April 16th

11:00 AM - 1:30 PM - Tournament Registration (near pro shop)

12:00 PM - 1:57 PM - Round one tee times off of the 1st and 10th tees

Sunday, April 17th 

7:45 AM - 9:42 AM - Round two tee times off of the 1st and 10th tees
Awards presentation immediately following the completion of play

How to Enter

Entries are submitted through the FSGA website. To enter, each player must create an FSGA account on this website (free to set-up), purchase a current Junior Membership ($40), and have an active Florida GHIN Handicap (included in membership if golfer does not already have one). To proceed, click the "Enter" button above once entries have opened.

Late Entry Fee: A late fee of $10 will be applied to entries submitted after the close of entries date. The entry fee and late fee will only be applied if the player gets accepted in to the tournament field.

Practice Rounds

Practice rounds are available one week prior to the tournament on a space-available basis. Tee times are only available after 12:00 noon the weekend prior.  The price for a practice round is $40.00 + tax. Please call (727)-942-2000 to arrange your practice round. The proper place to practice your golf swing is on the driving range, hitting multiple shots on the course, not filling divots, and not repairing ball marks are unacceptable and may cause removal from the tournament without a refund.

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Florida Junior Tour Policies

• Tournament & Entry Policies
• Hard Card
• Pace of Play
• Code of Conduct
• Spectator Policy

Host Hotel

Hampton Inn & Springs Tarpon Springs
39284 U.S. Hwy 19 N
Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
727-945-7755

Directions

Innisbrook Golf Club - Island Course
1402 Innisbrook Drive
Palm Harbor, FL 34683
727-942-2000

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