Round Two Complete At Stow Acres

Stow, Mass., - At the second round of the 2010 PGA Junior Series event at Stow Acres Country Club in Stow, Mass., players faced a continued challenge out on the golf course.  With speedy greens and an increase in the wind, players had to deal with both the conditions of the course as well as the pressure of playing in a national junior event. 

In the Boys’ 16-18 Division, Tae Wan Lee of Howey In The Hills, Fla., remained in first place after shooting a 5-over-par 77 for a two-day total of 5-over-par 149.

Lee’s round was highlighted by his ability to take advantage of the par-5’s on the front nine with birdies on both of them.  He hopes to have a better putting day in the final round in order to win the Boys’ 16-18 Division. 

Lee has a one stroke advantage over Christopher Gentle of Lowell, Mass., and a three stroke lead over Dj Tozier of Clifton Park, N.Y., who shot the low round of the day in the division with a 1-over-par 73.

Colton Wiggins of Indiana, Pa., remained in the Boys’ 13-15 Division lead after firing a 4-over-par 76.  His two day total is 6-over-par 150.

After birdie’s on his first three holes, he was looking to go low but said he got ahead of himself and lost focus on taking it one shot at a time.

He has a four stroke lead over Jon Malloy of Laconia, N.H., who has a two-day total of 154.  This division throughout the summer has been known for players coming from behind to win on the final day.  It will be interesting to watch if Wiggins can stay consistent and take home the win.   

Round one leader Juliet Vongphoumy of Providence, R.I., continued her dominance in the Girls’ 16-18 Division after shooting an even-par-72 for a two-day total of 147.  Her 72 was the lowest round by anyone in the tournament in round two.

She got off to a fast start with four birdies on her opening nine-holes.  She has a twelve stroke lead over Brooke Beegle of Fortville, Ind.

Vongphoumy, who has already earned a spot at the 35^th Junior PGA Championship after winning the New England PGA Section Junior Championship, is playing consistent and looks unstoppable out on the course.

In the last Division, Danielle Fuss of Rochester, N.Y., took the first place lead after shooting the low round of the division in round two.  She shot a 6-over-par 78 for a two-day total of 160.

She has a two stroke lead over round one leader Elizabeth DiVincentis of Durham, Conn.

The final round starts tomorrow with all four divisions in the morning starting at 7:30a.m.  Two exemptions into the 35^th Junior PGA Championship held later this summer in Fort Wayne, Ind., at Sycamore Hills Country Club will be handed out tomorrow for the overall Girls’ winner and the Boys’ 16-18 winner.  

The tournament features 90 juniors from nine different states as well as Argentina and Italy.  This is the seventh stop of the 2010 PGA Junior Series schedule and our first time at Stow Acres Country Club.