The East Team won the 9th Annual BallenIsles Junior Cup against the West Team 19 to 8 during a two-day, Ryder Cup-style tournament played. The tournament featured 24 male and 12 female junior golfers, ages 18 years and younger, representing the top junior players in South Florida.
Pictured above: Chapter student Tyler Mistretta hoists the BallenIsles Junior Cup.
For two of our students in singles of match play, it came down to the last putt on the last hole. Sebastian Nachilly and Tyler Mistretta have played golf together since they were eight years old. This was their last head-to-head match as juniors. Sebastian defeated Tyler one up by making a 10-foot putt for par on the 18th hole.
Chapter students Nick Estrada, Poppy Lee and Christiana Lee also were selected to play.
“It was fantastic to see so many of our students participate,” said Chapter Executive Carl Mistretta. “Many of them are now off to college to play golf. The members and staff of BallenIsles are so very generous to host this incredible event.”
