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Former NYSGA Junior Champion Dominic Bozzelli fired a two-day total of four-under par at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Course in Ithaca to become only the third repeat NYSPHSAA champion. Bozzelli’s two-day total of 140 matches his score from the 2007 Junior Championship when he registered consecutive rounds of 70 to win the tournament.
Bozzelli carded three birdies and 15 pars on Monday for a 69 to go along with his one-under par 71 the day before. His performance was one stroke shy of recording the best showing at Cornell in the NYSPHSAA Tournament. 2007 Men’s Amateur Champion John Duthie and Mike Quagliano each shot a 139 when they competed in 2007 and 2004, respectively.
Also competing in the High School Championships were 2008 NYSGA winners Yaroslav Merkulov and Gavin Hall, who earned victories in the Junior and Boys Division Championships, respectively. Merkulov recorded the low-round of the day on Monday with a five-under par 67, giving him a 145 for the tournament which was good for second place. Meanwhile, eighth grader Gavin Hall finished in 13th with a 152 in a field that was dominated by high school juniors and seniors.
In 3rd place at the NYSPHSAA tournament there was a tie between two contenders from the NYSGA Junior Championship last year. Ryan Simpson and Andrew Lane both shot a +2 (146). Simpson posted the lowest score from Section II while Lane represented the third player from Section V to finish in the top four.
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