Leader up by 23 strokes in 14-over division after shooting a
tournament-low 66 at Gavilan GC
GILROY – So what if it was the first time he had ever played a round at Gavilan College Golf Course.
It didn’t seem to matter to Stephen Freeth during Wednesday’s second round of the Gilroy City Junior Golf Tournament.
He continued his domination of the field, expanding his lead to a whopping 23 shots after firing a tournament-low 66. For the second straight day, no one in the 14-and-over division came within 10 shots of the Gilroy High varsity golfer.
“I didn’t putt as well today,” said Freeth, who is playing in his first city tournament. “But overall, I guess I’m still playing pretty well.”
Freeth, with a two-day total of 143, leads GHS teammate Jordan Miller (166), who notched a 78 at Gavilan. Vinny DeLorenzo (169) and Matt Warnock (187), who shot a second-best 77 yesterday, round out the top four.
In the 13-and-under group, pacesetter Sean O’Grady increased his lead after posting a 37 over nine holes. O’Grady, with an overall score of 87, upped his advantage to 11 shots over Gene Park (98) and Max Perkins (98), who shot a second-round 40.
Meanwhile, it’s a logjam at the top of 10-and-under leaderboard. Bryant Park (90) still stands in first, but his eight-shot lead has been trimmed to one with Steven Hebert (91) and Bret Hartl (91) trailing closely behind.
As expected, scoring among the field of 28 decreased dramatically as the golfers moved from Eagle Ridge Golf Club to Gavilan.
In the 14-and-over group, the average improvement was 24 strokes. Justin Burgess improved his score from 148 to 92 – a mind-boggling 56 shots.
Just how obvious was the difference in the two courses?
Said Freeth: “Well, the fairways were flatter. The greens were flatter. There weren’t as many bunkers. And there weren’t as many hazards.
“So yeah, just a bit different.”
Now the setting gets a bit tougher, though.
The field moves to Gilroy Golf and Country Club today for the tournament’s final round.
“I’ve played there a lot,” Freeth said. “I’d say it’s right in between Gavilan and Eagle Ridge.”
Junior Results
14-and-over (18 holes)
RD1 RD2 TOTAL
Stephen Freeth 77 66 – 143
Jordan Miller 88 88 – 166
Vinny DeLorenzo 90 79 – 169
Matt Warnock 110 77 – 187
Kristen Campos 109 84 – 193
Andrew Heinzen 107 99 – 206
Devin Rottler 120 97 – 217
Allan Hoshida 136 94 – 230
Justin Burgess 148 92 – 240
13-and-under (9 holes)
Sean O’Grady 50 37 – 87
Gene Park 54 44 – 98
Max Perkins 58 40 – 98
Alex Bassi 60 47 – 107
A.J. Been 64 47 – 111
Justin Wheat 68 43 – 111
Dominic Filice 73 42 – 115
Jeff Smith 68 50 – 118
Jacob Aldridge 68 50 – 118
Tyler Hartman 70 49 – 119
Robbie Filice 72 53 – 125
Andrew Lanier 71 78 – 149
10-and-under (9 holes)
Bryant Park 37 53 – 90
Bret Hartl 45 46 – 91
Steven Hebert 49 42 – 91
Mitchell Pasek 49 57 – 106
Winston Vankuela 53 63 – 116
James Benson 55 61 – 116
