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Now in its 9th year, the US Kids World Championship returned to Pinehurst, NC. Kyle was able to
secure 2nd place with a 3 day total of 109; shooting rounds of 38-35-36.
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| Kyle's tee shot on the final hole - final day |
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We were able to dodge the rain that hit on the first day but the heat and humidity
were unrelenting. The water, gatorade and umbrellas were everywhere and Kyle was wearing white in effort to keep cool
and even Paul had started wearing a hat. It was a closely contested contest. On the first day, one golfer had the lead with 35, 7 were in with a 37 and Kyle was tied with 10 others at 38.
After round two, three golfers were tied with 37-35 and Kyle was one stroke back, tied with last year's winner.
So, for the final round, Kyle was in the second to the
last group, teeing off at 1:35. He bogeyed the first hole but settled down to play par golf until the 7th hole when
he got his first birdie of the round putting him just one stroke behind Galvan, last year's winner. Galvan made his
birdie early in the match but bogeyed the 7th hole and both boys made pars on the last hole - meaning they finished tied with
a 36. The scorecard playoff looked at the last 6 holes and gave 2nd place to Kyle.
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| Kyle signs the scorecard from final round |
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Once again - Team South
Central won the team championship. Digraj Gill from Boys 6 placed 4th overall; Rondarius Walters from Boys 7 was 14th
overall; David Snyder from Boys 10 finished 10th; William Zalatoris from Boys 11 finished 4th and Connor Black - Boys 12 was
Champion. It was the third time
that the boys from Texas came home with the Team trophy - the 2nd time for Kyle to be on the team. Placing 2nd in his
division guarantees his slot for next year for Boys 9. Rondarius and William will stay on the team, Brad Dalke will
return for Boys 11 and Scott Roden wins the Boys 7 slot.
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| Kyle tees off on the 375 yd par 5 first hole |
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On the 2nd round, we all received a very special surprise. Tom and Betty Anderson arrived to watch
Kyle play. We first met them 2 years ago when Kyle was on the driving range at Knollwood and he invited them to watch
his 2nd round at Midland CC when he was competing for Boys 6. That day, Kyle shot his best round, a 32, on the way to
winning the tournament. They were so gracious, asking Kyle to sign their hats and we were so excited to see them again
and Tom was wearing the very hat that Kyle signed 2 years ago. They followed us at Mid Pines and again, Kyle shot his
best round: 35.
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| Tom & Betty Anderson with their son |
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