Austin Wiggerman, The Next Step, the PGA

Way to go Austin!  1st Place finish this week, 3rd last week, and placed 14th out of 156 kids at the GT Series.  Austin shot 77, 77, 78, 79, and 79 last five rounds.  Congratulations & Keep up the GREAT work!!!

ALGONQUIN – Austin Wiggerman knows the greens at the Golf Club of Illinois can be harsh and unforgiving.

On Wednesday, the Crystal Lake South senior put his expertise on display with a 6-over-par 77 to win the senior boys division of the McHenry County Junior Golf Association’s GCI Open. Tyler Cundiff and Anthony Cardelli both carded 82, and Cundiff took second in a playoff by default.

Wiggerman also won the GCI Open last year, but in the junior division. He improved his score in the tournament by five strokes.

“I play here quite a bit, so I’m pretty comfortable,” Wiggerman said. “It’s really tough because there are no trees, so once the wind starts picking up it affects the ball a lot.”

Wiggerman’s only birdie of the day came on the par-5 15th hole. After a long, straight drive, he was able to place the ball where he wanted with a 7-iron and then chipped to within 3 feet of the pin with a wedge.

But even Wiggerman’s extensive course experience couldn’t prevent a frustrating four-putt that ended in a double-bogey on the par-4 third hole.

“My second putt [on the third hole] was my worst putt of the day,” Wiggerman said. “I just put it way past and then two-putted from there, which is weird because I was putting really well all day.”

Cundiff, a Woodstock North graduate, also was troubled by the greens. On the par-4 seventh hole, Cundiff’s second stroke put him within 15 feet of the hole, but he was forced to settle for par after a two-putt.
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“I kept the ball on the green, but my putting was terrible,” said Cundiff, who’s now in his fifth season of MCJGA play. “I just couldn’t read the greens at all.”

Ann Bandolik, a senior at Crystal Lake Central, won the senior girls division with a 10-over 45 on the front nine. She snagged first place in a playoff by default after Danielle Roulo also shot a 45. Bailey Bostler finished three strokes back to take third.

Larisa Luloff won the junior girls division with an 11-over 47 on the back nine. Emily Jean (49) was second, and Gillian Young (55) took third.

Bandolik was pleased with recoveries, and glad to have the practice for the upcoming fall preps season.

“I surprised myself in the fact that I had a good recovery on some of the holes. I was just being consistent and staying with it even when I had a bad shot.” Bandolik said. “It’s early in the season, and I just want to get as much practice in as I can.”

Ethan Farnam turned in the second-best round of the tournament, a 79, to win the junior boys division. Hunter Simonini (80) took second, and Cameron Karney (85) finished third.

Farnham, 13, a student at Hannah Beardsley Middle School in Crystal Lake, parlayed a 230-yard opening drive into a birdie on the par-4 first hole and picked up the first win of his MCJGA career.

“I hit the ball really well today,” Farnham said.

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