Four Take Home Wins at Rocky Bayou
VERO BEACH, Fla. – Four players captured Florida Junior Tour victories on Sunday at Rocky Bayou Country Club. Blake Rigdon was victorious in the Boys 16-18 Division, while Barry Boyi Zhang got the win in the Boys 13-15 Division. For the Girls, Madison Tenore came out on top in the 16-18 Division and Sabree Lefebvre won the 13-15 Division.
This is the first FJT victory for Rigdon and Zhang, while Tenore and Lefebvre picked up their second and third win, respectively.
Boys 16-18
Rigdon survived a playoff to take home his first FJT win with a birdie on the fourth playoff hole. In Saturday’s first round, he posted a 3-under 69, with five birdies, to sit one shot back of the leader heading into the final round.
The Destin native began Sunday with a 1-over front nine. After a bogey to start the back side, Rigdon played the rest of the day bogey free, adding two birdies, to post a final-round 72. He finished the day in a tie for first with Maxwell Page at 3-under 141. The pair both made pars on the first three playoff holes, before Rigdon birdied the fourth playoff hole to secure the win.
Page finished runner-up after rounds of 69-72 for the tournament. Campbell Kennedy took home a third-place finish at 2-under 142.
Boys 13-15
Zhang won his first FJT event in wire-to-wire fashion, ending the weekend with a 4-under 140. He fired a 4-under 68 in the first round to take a one-shot lead over the field, posting five birdies on Saturday.
The Lake Mary native had a rocky start to the final round, with two bogies and a double bogey. He turned it around with a bogey-free back nine with three birdies to post a final-round 72 and earn the seven-shot victory. Zhang was the only player in the field to finish under par for the two-day tournament.
Ian Lentz finished in second place at 3-over 147, with the only under-par round on Sunday (71), while Jaylen Abbas finished third at 5-over 149.
Girls 16-18
Tenore captured her third-straight win at this event with a 3-under 141 for the tournament. She posted the only under-par score in the first round to take a seven-shot lead at 3-under 69, with four birdies.
The Destin native got off to a strong start in the final round, playing the front nine bogey-free with three birdies. She ran into some trouble on the back side, bogeying three of the final four hole, but held on to post a final-round 72 and capture the six-shot victory.
Alia Scotka took home a runner-up finish at 3-over 147, while Makenna Rodriguez and Caroline Nemes finish tied for third at 12-over 156.
Girls 13-15
Lefebvre went wire-to-wire to earn her second-straight FJT win at 1-over 145. She carded an even-par 72 in the first round, the only under par or better round of the day, with two birdies and an eagle. The Riverview native held a one-shot lead heading into Sunday’s final round.
She got off to a hot start in the final round, birdieing three of the first four holes of the day. Lefebvre made the turn at 1 under, before posting a 2-over back nine to secure the victory.
