The North Coast Junior Tour hosted an 18-hole event at the Punderson State Park Golf Course on Thursday, June 5.
Will Cody (Shaker Heights) bested the field in Boys 16 to 19 action. His included four birdie round enroute to a seven over par 79(43-36). After a slow start marked by par-double-double on holes 10, 11 and 12, Cody righted the ship playing his last 10 holes one under par. Cody’s round was one better than a pair of 80’s by Wren Spires (Medina) and Wednesday’s winner, Lincoln Miller (Concord).
Playing in only his second NCJT event, Tour newcomer Iulius Braho (University Heights) walked away a champion. In a highly competitive field where only four shots separated first through fourth place, Braho’s round of 39-40–79 was enough to outlast a pair of 81s by Aiden Curtis (Mentor) and Wednesday’s co-champion, Liam Siko (Mentor). Wednesday’s other co-champ Preston Tolnar (Canfield) was two strokes behind with an 83.
Elena Varga (Hudson) made it two wins in as many days as she backed up her win at Little Mountain with another at Punderson. Her four-over round 39-37–76 was eight better than Ava Solak (Chagrin Falls) who was runner-up. Elena had 7 pars and 2 birdies in her round, highlighted by a one-over par second nine. Maggie Kothera (Kirtland) was third in the field with a round of 90.
FINAL RESULTS: North Coast Junior Tour
2025 NCJT at Punderson
Punderson State Park Golf Course, Newbury, Ohio – Par 72
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Boys 16-19
Will Cody, 2027 (Ping/Cleveland/Srixon) 36-43–79
Lincoln Miller, 2027 (Titleist/Callaway) 39-41–80
Wren Spires, 2027 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 42-38–80
Samuel Variglotti, 2027 (Mizuno/Bridgestone) 42-40–82
Austin Funk, 2027 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 41-43–84
Ralph Zappola, 2027 (Ping/Cleveland/Srixon) 39-47–86
Tyler Hace, 2026 (Ping/Cleveland/Srixon) 46-49–95
Boys 15&U
Iulius Braho, 2027 (Ping/Cleveland/Srixon) 40-39–79
Liam Siko, 2028 (Titleist/Callaway) 40-41–81
Aiden Curtis, 2028 (Titleist/Callaway) 43-38–81
Preston Tolnar, 2032 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 42-41–83
Hamilton Miller, 2029 (Titleist/Callaway) 50-58–108
Girls 19&U
Elena Varga, 2027 (Mizuno/Bridgestone) 37-39–76
Ava Solak, 2027 (TaylorMade/Cobra) 42-42–84
Maggie Kothera, 2027 (Ping/Cleveland/Srixon) 48-42–90
Samantha Miller, 2026 (Mizuno/Bridgestone) 54-49–103
Taylor Wallingford, 2027 (Titleist/Callaway) 59-53–112
