Leigh finishes in top 20 at golf tourney
Published 8:53 pm Thursday, July 29, 2010
Suffolk’s Preston Leigh finished in a tie for 17th Thursday at the 58th VSGA (Virginia State Golf Association) Junior Amateur Championship at Roanoke Country Club.
Leigh carded scores of 72, 73 and 74 at the par-71 course to finish six-over par.
Leigh, a recent graduate of Greenbrier Christian Academy, was a hole away from finishing with an even-par round to cap his tournament, but he made a triple-bogey seven on No. 18. Leigh birdied two holes Thursday for a total of eight birdies in his 54 holes.
Suffolk’s John David Sanderson finished tied for 67th with rounds of 81, 79 and 76 (23-over par). Eighty-eight players completed all three rounds.
Jake Mondy, a 17-year-old from Blacksburg, won the title by five strokes over Jack Adkins and Bryce Chalkley. Mondy shot 69, 65 and 68 for an 11-under par total. Mondy and Chalkley were co-leaders going into the final round.
During the high school season for GCA, Leigh led the Gators to the Tidewater Conference championship and Virginia Independent Schools Division II state championship, being the medalist in both tournaments.
58th VSGA Junior Amateur Championship
Roanoke Country Club (par 71, 6,480 yards)
Tuesday-Thursday, 54 holes
Top finishers
1. Jake Mondy (Blacksburg) 69-65-68 202 (-11)
2. Bryce Chalkley (Richmond) 64-70-73 207
2. Jack Adkins (Martinsville) 68-69-70 207
4. Ashton Newsom (Chesapeake) 71-70-71 212
5. Alex Lloyd (Virginia Beach) 70-69-74 213
5. Jack Wilkes (Roanoke) 72-70-71 213
5. Adam Ball (Richmond) 72-71-70 213
5. Justin Roberto (Williamsburg) 72-71-70 213
9. Chris O’Neill (Glen Allen) 71-72-72 215
9. Jason Schumacher (Glen Allen) 75-70-70 215
11. Zack Henry (Front Royal) 76-70-70 216
12. Blake Carter (Bassett) 77-74-66 217
12. Tim Ritter (Centreville) 70-74-73 217
12. Wesley Liu (Herndon) 72-75-70 217
15. Tanner Carbaugh (Pearisburg) 70-76-72 218
15. Mason Stutler (Fredericksburg) 68-75-75 218
17. Preston Leigh (Suffolk) 72-73-74 219
17. Matthew Ball, Jr. (Richmond) 69-76-74 219
17. Christopher Kapsak (Richmond) 69-76-74 219
17. Trey Smith (Virginia Beach) 73-67-79 219