Grayson Murray of Raleigh, one of the region’s outstanding junior golfers, shot a final-round 69 and won the 19th annual Jack Ratz Jr. Memorial Golf Tournament played Aug. 4-5, 2008, at Wildwood Green Golf Club in Raleigh.
Murray finished with a two-day total of 140 to best a field of more than 70 male and female golfers ages 6-18.
The 9-and-under age group played six holes daily, the 10-11 group played nine daily and the 12-13, 14-15 and 16-18 groups played full 18-hole rounds each day, said Chris Ingram, the new head golf professional at Wildwood Green Golf Club. The girls division also played 18 holes.
Jack Ratz Jr. was a member of Wildwood Green Golf Club and a freshman at Cardinal Gibbons High School when he died in a car accident at age 15. His family donated $1,000 to his CGHS Memorial Scholarship Fund in the names of the tournament flight champions.
Over the years, 18 incoming Cardinal Gibbons freshman have received more than $39,000 in tuition assistance, said Ratz’s father, who is the tournament chairman and continues to organize the event each year. Besides the competition, a theme of the event is encouraging teenage driver safety and highlighting the catastrophic effects of even a few seconds of careless behavior, Ratz Sr. says.
The tournament has been sanctioned by the Triangle Junior Golf Association as a qualifying event. In 2007, 93 junior golfers participated. Trophies are awarded for first- through third-place positions in each flight. For information about future tournaments, contact Wildwood Green at (919) 846-8376.
BOYS
Age 9 and Under (six holes daily)
Chase Coker 44-41—83
Jelani Hedley 44-42—86
Max Bryn 44-45—89
John Schuster 41-52—93
Luke Baker 54-46—100
Age 10-11 (nine holes daily)
Will Minton 37-36—73
Adam Gross 39-39—78
Zachary Chapman 47-41—88
Michael McMahon 44-47—91
Keeton Glenn 50-57—107
J.B. Novak 60-54—114
Harry Betts 61-65—126
AGE 12-13 (18 holes daily)
Kendrick Vinar 70-67—137
Carter Jenkins 72-72—144
Zach Seabolt 72-73—145
Micah Alexander 73-73—146
Ben Griffin 76-76—152
Robbie Lavelle 81-73—154
Josua Girard 81-78—159
Reese Ivey 92-86—178
Sterling Price 96-87—183
Nicholas Mancini 121-114—235
John Lyle — DNF
Daniel Burnette — WD
AGE 14-15 (18 holes daily)
Scott Squires 68-81—149 (won playoff)
Kevin Muallaney 71-78—149
William Wright 76-78—154
Henry Nicholson 81-74—155
Michael DeMontbrun 78-79—157
Andrew Fowler 77-83—160
Austin Schaffer 80-81—161
Jake Britt 81-81—162
Pat Mosca 84-81—165
Katie Seymour 83-83—166
Mitch Webb 85-83—168
Phoebe Butcher 99-88—187
Paul Vandergrift 95-97—192
Eddie King 110-88—198
AGE 16-18 (18 holes daily)
Grayson Murray 71-69—140
Randy Brill 73-68—141
John Connors 73-69—142
Ryan Yarbrough 75-67—142
Sterling Bryant 75-68—143
Robb Saleeby 71-74—145
Steve Johnson 72-76—148
Matthew Conley 73-76—149
Ben O’Geary 71-78—149
Andrew Ganim 77-73—150
Alan Squires 75-76—151
Blaise Tirpak 76-81—157
Christopher Cox 81-76—157
Grant Houser 73-91—164
Hubert Papes 83-83—166
Megan Levy 79-89—168
GIRLS
All ages
1. Katie Seymour 83-83—166
2. Megan Levy 79-89—168
3. Jeda Borek 88-89—177
4. Phoebe Butcher 99-88—187
