DiLeo scores win at JGA tour stop held on Cranbury Golf Course

Manalapan's Patrick DiLeo carded a 77 to win the Junior Golf America (JGA) tournament played at the Cranbury Golf Course.

DiLeo, who will be a junior at Manalapan High School in the fall, topped the 16-18-year-old Master's Division of the JGA field by four strokes to pick up the win last week. Michael Voitovich of Hillsborough was runner-up after his 81, and David Lynch of Rising Sun, Md., was third (82), one stroke back.

Brooklyn, N.Y.'s Bryan Albert captured the 16-18 Player's Division with an 82. Joey Caiola of Manalapan, who plays for Freehold Township High School, was runner-up, only a stroke off the winning score with his 83. Rumson-Fair Haven senior Shelby Glass won the Girl's 16-18 Division with an 83. A birdie on the third hole set up her day. Yeilee Wood, of Edison and J.P. Stevens, was second (90) and Kinga Wang, of Flemington and Rutgers Prep, took third (92).

David Santiago from nearby Allentown, won the 14-15 Master's Division, firing a 76, thanks to a pair of birdies. Norwood N.Y.'s Hyung Mo Kim, an eighth-grader, was second with an 81.

The 14-15 Player's Division was won by Steven Wilf, of Newark Academy and Livingston. He completed the 18-hole course in 86 strokes. Christian Drappi, of Colts Neck, was second with a 93 and Denis Dotson, of Yardley, Pa., and Pennsbury High School, was third after a 96.

Mendham Township's Frank Szucs won the 12-13 Master's Division with an 80. Cody Dazen, of Shamong via St. Mary of the Lakes School, was second at 82.

The Player's Division was captured by Brian Dempster, of Robbinsville, who shot an 80. Alexander Max, of Berkeley, and Lucas Ludgate, of Summit, were second and third, carding an 84 and 87 respectively.

In the 10-11 division, Kuriko Tsukiyama, a fifth-grader from Bogota, finished first, followed by Marlboro's Justin Markowitz and Eric Monticello, of Monroe Township.

Junior Golf America's 2007 Summer Tour's next stop is the Colts Neck Golf Course, today. On Monday, the Peddie School in Hightstown will be the first stop on a two-day event. Miry Run in Robbinsville will complete the two-day event on Tuesday.

Knob Hill in Manalapan will host a tournament on July 26.

The tour concludes with the Year End Championship Aug. 29-30 at Fiddlers Elbow in Bedminster.

The JGA, now in its eighth year, serves young golfers from ages 8-18.

For more information or to register with the JGA, call (732) 683-9042 or log on to www.jrgolfamerica.com.