FJT Lake Jovita (13-18) *Exempt Only*

Zhang & Lefebvre Pick Up Wins at Lake Jovita

DADE CITY, Fla. – Boyi (Barry) Zhang and Sabree Lefebvre came out on top on Sunday at Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club. Facing a strong exempt-only field, Zhang earned his second Florida Junior Tour win and Lefebvre picked up her third victory.

Boys 13-18

In just his third FJT start, Zhang picked up his second victory with a 6-under 138. He started the weekend with a 1-under 71 on Saturday, finishing the day with three-straight birdies to sit six-shots back of the leader.

The Lake Mary native got off to a hot start in the final round with a birdie on the second. He added back-to-back birdies to close out the front side. Zhang added four more birdies on the back nine, including a birdie on the 17th hole to take the outright lead. He finished the final round with a 5-under 67 to take home the two-shot win.

Three players finished the weekend in a tie for second place at 4-under 140: Alex Long, Nicholas Prieto and Reggie Zhu. Zhang, Zhu, Prieto and Shawn Coultoff were the only four players in the field to finish with two rounds under par.

James Hassell, who held the first-round lead, posted the low round of the weekend with a 7-under 65 in the first round. The Vero Beach native finished in a tie for seventh place with a 2-under 142.

Girls 13-18

Lefebvre used a strong first round to take home her first FJT win of the year, finishing the weekend at 1-over 145. She fired a 3-under 69 in the first round to take a one-shot lead over the field. Lefebvre birdied three-straight birdies to close out the front side on Saturday and finished the day with back-to-back birdies.

The Riverview native had a slow start to the final round with back-to-back bogeys to start the day. She turned around quickly and played the next seven holes bogey-free with a birdie on the 17th. Lefebvre headed to the final hole of the day in a tie for first with Kavya Ajjarapu at 2 over for the tournament.

Lefebvre birdied the final hole of the day to capture the victory with a final-round 76. Ajjarapu finished the tournament in a tie for second with Lauren Clark at 2-over 146.

Divisions and Approximate Yardages

How Entries are Accepted

• Players with full exemptions will be given priority and entered into the field on a first-come-first serve basis
• After that, if there is still space available in the field, entries will be accepted based on how many active exemptions a player has (most to least).
• If necessary, a random draw will be used to break exemption ties for the last available spots in the field.
• STEP exemptions only count towards the number of active exemptions if there is still space available to fill the field.

Schedule of Events

Saturday, February 27th

10:30 AM - 1:00 PM - Tournament Registration (near pro shop)
11:30 AM - 1:27 PM - Round one tee times off the 1st and 10th tees

Sunday, March 21st

7:30 AM - 9:27 AM - Final round tee times off the 1st and 10th tees
Awards presentation immediately following 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 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 $35.00 + tax. Please call (352) 588-9200 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.

National Rankings

AJGA Performance Based Entry (PBE)
Boys	Girls
Champion- TBD	Champion- TBD
Top Five- TBD	Top Three- TBD
Top Ten- TBD	Top Five- TBD

Florida Junior Tour Policies

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

Host Hotel

There is no host hotel.

Lake Jovita Golf & Country Club
12900 Lake Jovita Blvd
Dade City, FL 33525