Hicks, McCormick win golf tournaments

Courtesy Photo Grant McCormick (left) won the recent Panhandle Junior Golf Tour event at Tiger Point. He beat Logan Goodson (right) by one stroke.

Sarah Hicks of Gulf Breeze wins the girls overall title in the 28th Annual Marvin Debolt Daily News Junior Classic, played at the Pines course in Fort Walton July 12-13.

The 14-year-old shot a 74 on the first day to lead the 12 - 14 yr age group by 14 strokes. On the 2nd day final round she shot a 2 under par 70 for a total of 144 for the two day tournament.

The Gulf Breeze High School freshman to be won her age division by 34 strokes and tied the girls 16-18 yr age division winner Niceville's Ana Garcia for a sudden death play off for the girls overall winning title.

Starting on #17 a par 5, Sarah won the coin toss and she chose to tee off first with a huge drive hugging the corner on the left side landing perfectly in the fair way leaving a short iron shot to the green and landing her second shot pin high just right of the green and with a smooth chip shot she left herself a 12 inch putt for her birdie.

Garcia missed her 15-foot birdie putt, leaving Sarah with the girls overall title. Sarah was very pleased with the overall title but it was also the first time she shot under par which made the title even more sweet.

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Defending champion Kristen Dorsey a senior at Gulf Breeze HS shot a two day total of 147 coming in second in the 16-18 age division.

Jake Bradley of Pace shot a 140 to win the boys overall win. The tournament was held to sponsor The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Emerald Coast.

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GBHS senior Grant McCormick shot a 76 on his home course to win the Panhandle Junior Golf Tour's event June 23-24 at Tiger Point.

McCormick shot a two-day total of 158, edging Melbourne's Logan Goodson by one shot. Goodson shot an 81 on day two.

Morgan Dzwonkowski took third with a 171 (85-86), while T.J. Jordan was fifth with a 184 (90-94). Andrew Antonetti was sixth (106-111 - 217), while Cory Beals was seventh (119-102 - 221) and Randy Haislip eighth (126-124 - 250).

In the boys' 14-15 year old division Zachary Billingsley was second, shooting a two-day total of 177 (90-87). Evan Smith was third (98-84 - 182), while David Schachner was fifth (105-99 - 204).

Bobby Radcliffe was fifth in the 12-13 year old division (110-108 - 218), while Ashleigh Ryals took second in the girls division (91-86 - 177). Cori Linville was fourth (97-91 - 188) and Angela Whidby sixth (110-111 - 221).

The PJGT was at The Club at Hidden Creek July 14-15. Zach Willers won the boys' 16-18 year old division with a twoday score of 166 (81-85). Jordan (89-86 - 175), Beals (110-112 - 222) and Haislip (139-139 - 278) were fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively.

Billingsley was fourth in the boys' 14-15 year old division with a score of 190 (98-92). Schachner was fifth with a 201 (95-106).

Connor Bray was fifth in the 12-13 year old division (132-139). Ryals was second in the girls division (81-83 - 164), while Whidby was fifth (120-110 - 230).

The PJGT will be at Glen Lakes in Foley this Saturday and Sunday. For more information, call either 916-9129 or 934- 1002 or by email at pjgt@bellsouth.net.

Jason Thompson contributed to this report.