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| Conklin Takes Match Play Championship, Boudman Award |
| July 30, 2009 |
| By Jeff Ranck |
Hummels Wharf, Pa – Cody Conklin continued his dominant play this summer as he cruised to the NCPGA Junior Tour Match Play Championship today at the Susquehanna Valley Country Club. With a day of rest in between Tuesday’s two matches, the left hander from Three Ponds capped off his summer with a 3 and 2 victory in the championship finals this afternoon over Williamsport Country Club’s Andrew Krout.
It was Conklin’s steady play that made him so hard to beat. In the afternoon final match, he offset two bogeys with two birdies, the second one coming on the final hole of the match where he hit his approach shot to within a foot of the hole. It was a similar story in the morning semi-finals where Conklin again forced his opponent, Nick Butto of
Dominant all summer in the NCPGA Junior Tour’s six stroke play tournaments, Conklin won three of those events and posted a 72.25 stroke average and nailed down the Boudman Award for the low scoring average on the junior tour. The Boudman award is given every year in memory of late Al Boudman of In the consolation bracket, Clinton Country Club’s Brayden Shipman defeated Susquehanna Valley Country Club’s Derrick Geedy 1 up and Adam James of Susquehanna Valley Country Club defeated
This was the final event of the summer season for the junior golfers on the NCPGA Junior Tour before the start of the high school season. The NCPGA will conduct a season finale next Wednesday, August 5th at the Eagles Mere Country Club with the seventh annual Parent Child Tournament. Originally organized as a father-son tournament, the NCPGA expanded the eligibility requirement to include any combination of family members including grandparents, grand child, mother daughter etc. Competition will be by age groups and in various categories and each two person team will compete in the “Chapman” format, where each player drives on each hole, the players then hit each others tee ball and after the seconds shots are played, the team then plays alternate shots from that point on until the ball is holed.
Following play on Wednesday, the players will enjoy dinner together and the NCPGA will award their annual scholarship awards and recognize the season’s champions.
The NCPGA is a non-profit organization of member golf clubs dedicated to the promotion and preservation of the game of golf in North Central Pennsylvania. Founded in 1981, the association conducts a highly successful junior tour, men’s and women’s amateur championships, a senior tournament series, U.S. Open local qualifying and provides handicapping services to member clubs which is the major source of revenue to the association. NCPGA volunteers also rate golf courses and conduct educational seminars for handicap chairmen, rules clinics and supports the USGA Turf Advisory Program. Participating clubs in the NCPGA are Bucknell G.C., Lewisburg,; Shade Mountain G.C., Middleburg; Susquehanna Valley C.C., Hummels Wharf; Corey Creek Country Club, Mansfield; Tyoga Country Club, Wellsboro; Wynding Brook Golf Club., Milton; White Deer G.C., Allenwood; Belles Springs G.C., Mackeyville; Clinton Country Club, Lock Haven; Eagles Mere Country Club, Eagles Mere; Mill Race Golf Club, Benton; Liberty Valley Golf Club, Danville; Lewistown Country Club, Lewistown; Knoebels Three Ponds Golf Club, Elysburg; Nittany Country Club, State College; Timber Trails Golf Club, Pocono Pines; Pocono Manor Golf Club, Pocono Manor, and Williamsport Country Club, Williamsport.
Susquehanna Valley Country Club
July 30, 2009
Semi Finals (Championship Bracket)
Andrew Krout of
Cody Conklin of Three Ponds defeated Nick Butto of Liberty Valley 3 & 2.
Semi Finals (Consolation Bracket)
Brayden Shipman of
Adam James of SVCC defeated Jeff Brunozzi of Liberty Valley 3 & 2.
Finals (Championship Bracket)
Cody Conklin defeated Andrew Krout 3 & 2
Finals (Consolation Bracket)
Adam James of SVCC defeated Brayden Shipman 3 & 2 to win the Beatens.
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