FJT Sandridge Open (13-15)

Vero Beach, Fla. - Arenui Faana and Tristan Wieland came out on top at the difficult Sandridge Golf Club this weekend. As reflected in the scores, the course showed it's teeth over the two days, but these two prevailed through the windy conditions.

Boys 13-15

The leaderboard was tight after Round 1 as Wieland & Asher Joseph both came in with a 73 (+1). Entering Round 2, the tournament was up for grabs, and it came down to the last few holes on Sunday afternoon.

After completing the front nine, Wieland found himself one shot ahead of Joseph, looking to hold onto his lead throughout the final nine holes. After both making par on 10 & 11, Wieland double bogeyed the 12th, forfeiting his one shot lead to Joseph, making them tied heading to the 13th tee.

Wieland quickly regained his lead with a bounce back birdie on the 13th, and never looked back, resulting in a two shot victory over both Asher Joseph & Mingbo Jiang. Although being 7 shots back heading into Round 2, Jiang's impressive round of 71 (-1) allowed him to claw his way all the way back for T-2 finish. This marks Wieland's first FJT Victory of the 2022 season, and the second of his FJT career.

Girls 13-15

Arenui Faana, was the only player in the field to shoot even par or better on Saturday, which resulted a favorably large lead of four shots heading into Sunday. With two birdies, two bogeys, and 14 pars, Faana was the definition of consisteny despite the difficult conditions.

Madison Lowenstein of Boca Raton, made things interesting after an opening nine of even par in Round 2, gaining two shots on Faana. Despite Lowenstein's best efforts and finishing with two closing birdies, Faana was able to take care of business on the back nine, to capture a three shot victory. Rounding out the top three was Hannah Hall who moved up five spots in Round 2 with the low final round in the Girls Division of 74 (+2).

Faana continues her impressive 2022 season by earning titles in back-to-back starts, and hopes to keep this hot streak going at Palm Harbor GC in a few weeks.

Divisions and Approximate Yardages

• Boys (13-15) Age Division - 6,700 yards (gross only)
• Girls (13-15) Age Division - 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 30th

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM - Tournament Registration (near pro shop)
12:00 PM -  1:57 PM - Round one tee times off the 1st and 10th tees

Sunday, May 1st

7:30 AM - 9:26 AM - Final round tee times off the 1st and 10th tees
Approximately 2:30 PM - Awards presentation

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 $30.00 + tax. Please call (772) 770-5000 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

Spring Hill Suites Vero Beach
5115 Indian River Road
Vero Beach, FL 32967
(772) 978-9292

Directions

Sandridge Golf Club
5300 73rd Street
Vero Beach, FL 32967
772-770-5000

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