Konieczki leads boys at Midwest Juniors golf
Corey Konieczki of Rockford took an early one-shot lead at the Midwest Junior Players Championship with a 3-under-par 69 Wednesday at Pine Meadow Golf Club in Mundelein.
Christine Lin of Austin, Texas, and Bernice Sitompul of Jakarta, Indonesia, are tied for the lead in the Girls Division at 1-over-par 73.
The Midwest Junior Players Championship is a 54-hole stroke play tournament conducted by the American Junior Golf Association. The tournament field features 57 boys and 21 girls, ages 12-18, from 16 states, Canada, Taiwan, Thailand and Indonesia.
The Boys Division is playing the par-72 course at 7,131 yards while the Girls Division is playing at 6,198 yards.
Finishing the round with five birdies and an eagle, Konieczki credited his successful round to putting.
"My short game was on today," Konieczki said.
"My chip in on Nos. 5 and 9 gave me the confidence to finish the round strong."
In the Boys Division, Scott Cahill of Carpentersville and KK Limbhasut of Loma Linda, Calif., are tied for second at 2-under-par 70. Sean Jones of Hoffman Estates and Tyler Gentilella of Parkland, Fla., are tied for fourth at even-par 72.
Lin was consistent on the front nine and kept a strong mental game throughout the round to card a 1-over-par 73 in the Girls Division. Sitompul said she started off rough, but her game picked up on the back nine after a good birdie shot on No. 12.
Midwest Junior Players Championship
BOYS DIVISION
Corey Konieczki, Rockford, Ill. 34-35-69
Scott Cahill, Carpentersville, Ill. 33-37-70
KK Limbhasut, Loma Linda, Calif. 34-36-70
Sean Jones, Hoffman Estates, Ill. 36-36-72
Tyler Gentilella, Parkland, Fla. 37-35-72
Jordan Wetsch, St. Charles, Ill. 35-38-73
Jay Pinkos, Clifton, Va. 38-35-73
Michael Grayson, Highland Park, Ill. 36-37-73
Theodore Lederhausen, Hinsdale, Ill. 35-38-73
Jack Watson, Lincolnshire, Ill. 38-35-73
Quinlan Quinn Prchal, Glenview, Ill. 38-35-73
Michael Nutter, Kildeer, Ill. 37-36-73
Kevin Workman, Burr Ridge, Ill. 39-34-73
Other local players:
Blake Biddle, St. Charles, Ill. 38-36-74;
John Callahan, Hinsdale, Ill. 40-34-74
Perry Johnson, Lake Forest, Ill. 36-38-74
Scott Mann, Highland Park, Ill. 37-37-74
Landon Kowalski, Buffalo Grove, Ill. 36-39-75
Bennett Lavin, Deerfield, Ill. 38-37-75
Jonathan Gerrard, Highland Park, Ill. 39-36-75
Nick Robles, Crystal Lake, Ill. 37-38-75
Tommy Schofield, Mundelein, Ill. 38-37-75
Nickolas Schiavi, Barrington Hills, Ill. 36-40-76
Jordan Stein, Glencoe, Ill. 39-37-76
Sean Marquardt, Willowbrook, Ill. 38-38-76
Steven Petchenik, Glenview, Ill. 37-40-77
Jason Plepel, Wheaton, Ill. 36-41-77
Philip Purcell, Winnetka, Ill. 40-37-77
Daniel Kaplan, Highland Park, Ill. 41-36-77
Greg Conrad, Barrington, Ill. 40-38-78
Jimmy Jaskoske, Addison, Ill. 40-39-79
Tee-k Kelly, Wheaton, Ill. 40-39-79
Matt Murphy, Winnetka, Ill. 39-40-79
Thomas O'Bryan, Aurora, Ill. 41-39-80
Eric Winters, Elgin, Ill. 43-37-80
Weston Apple, St. Charles, Ill. 42-42-84
GIRLS DIVISION
Christine Lin, Austin, Texas 37-36-73
Bernice Sitompul, Jakarta, Indonesia 37-36-73
Han Wu, La Mirada, Calif. 39-35-74
Mayko Chwen Wang, Taipei, Taiwan 38-37-75
Vivian Tsui, Markham, Ontario 37-38-75
Jacqueline Chulya, Bangkok, Thailand 38-37-75
Kathy Sterling, Mokena, Ill. 39-36-75
Kaira Martin, Paradise Valley, Ariz. 38-38-76
Lauren English, Bloomington, Ill. 41-36-77
Jessica Chulya, Bangkok, --, Thailand 37-40-77
Heather Proctor, Silver Spring, Fla. 39-39-78
Anna Gleixner, Greenwood, Ind. 38-40-78
April Ohlendorf, Wales, Wis. 37-41-78
Elizabeth Szokol, Winnetka, Ill. 42-37-79
Kari Bellville, Granger, Ind. 39-40-79
Anna Laorr, Eden Prairie, Minn. 39-41-80
Stephanie Miller, Wauconda, Ill. 41-41-82
Taylor Quinn, Barrington Hills, Ill. 41-42-83
Isabelle Kane, Winnetka, Ill. 43-40-83
Elizabeth Doty, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. 44-41-85
Nicole Feierberg, Highland Park, Ill. 45-43-88