Wildcats Reclaim Tournament Record at Bryan Gunter Memorial

In their fifth trip to the Winchester-based tournament, the Wildcats were not only able to defend their team title, but reclaim their 36-hole tournament record which was originally set in 2008, but then broken in 2009 by Loudoun Valley.

Round 1 was held at Rock Harbor (par 72) on August 18th, which is a rather difficult stretch of holes characterized by some severe elevation changes, rolling greens and not surprisingly, a number of very large rocks. Chris Song and Shaan Kololgi led the team by posting identical 1-over par 73s. Janice Kim recovered from a rough front 9 by making two birdies & one eagle on the back for a solid 76. Brett Green also grinded out two birdies on the back as well as some key one-putt pars for a 79. Brett's score was the last to be posted for the team and the score that kept the tournament record of 604 still in sight.

Leading by 23 strokes, the Wildcats played round 2 at Winchester Country Club (par 72). With a much more classic design, WCC is a much tighter with faster greens. Jae Jun was the first Wildcat to post a score for the day. Her 2-over 74 turned out to be team's second-lowest score of the day. Chris was able to equal his round one score with a 1-over 73. Shaan and Janice both posted a 5-over 77.

The team's 301 on day one plus the 301 on day 2 equaled 602 and set a new tournament record. The 36-stroke win also resulted in the team's third Gunter title in four years. Three Wildcats finished with 36-hole totals that secured them the second, third and fourth-place in the individual category. Chris shot 146 (73-73), Shaan, 150 (73-77) and Janice, 153 (76-77). The 36-hole totals for the rest of the team didn't have them far out of the picture: Jae, 158 (84-74), Brett, 165 (79-86) and Marria Cho, 169 (88-81).