Delaware Junior Championships include Cape Region golfers

Written by Fritz Schranck. Posted in Golf Column

July 17, 2026

The Golf Association of Philadelphia held the 75^th Annual Boys and 44^th Annual Girls Junior Championships at Wild Quail Golf & Country Club in Kent County July 8-9.

Valerie Danby of Fieldstone GC in Wilmington won the Girls’ event with a 2-under par total in the 36-hole contest.

Ellie Walls of Indian River High finished twelfth and Gabby Hamstead of Cape Henlopen High finished thirteenth.

William Johnson of White Manor CC near Philadelphia won the Boys’ championship with a 9-under par performance.

The Cape Region junior boys and their order of finish included Jake Hollerback (T-11), Cole Martin and Lucas Skonieczki (T-22), Jack Tunnell (T-62), Nick DeEmedio (T-84), and Joseph Neumann (89).

Interclub Pro-Am results

Heritage Shores hosted the 10^th Delaware Interclub Pro-Am July 13.

Each of the 17 teams included three members with a club pro. The first part of the competition used best 3-of-4 scores gross and net after 18 holes. The four lowest-grossing teams then played a three-hole, alternate shot shootout.

Rick McCall, Jr. and Rehoboth Beach CC members Jay Whitby, Ed Brown, and Kevin Tehan won low gross. Brian Rashley of Bayside Resort combined with members Joe Fields, Rick Kohr, and Kevin Klee for low net.

Eric Onesi of DuPont CC with members Robert Clemens, Chase Miller, and Rob Courtney took first place in the shootout. Onesi also won the top pro purse of $400.

Club pro Greyson Rossi with Matt Hall, Roy Kiscaden, and Michael Polise of The Peninsula Golf and Country Club finished second.

Other Cape Region players competed, including Baywood Greens club pro Jake Shockley with Jim Mahoney, Pete McCaffrey, and Brandon Laigle.

Should have taken the hint

I watched LPGA golfer Bianca Pagdanganan warm up at the Seaview Resort range before her May 31 round at the 2026 ShopRite LPGA powered by Wakefern.

At one point, Pagdanganan rested an arm against her trainer, swinging her legs back and forth.

I should have taken the hint.

A few weeks ago, I walked up to the first tee at The Rookery with no warmup. I hit a nice opening drive but pulled a hip muscle on the next shot.

It took about a week to recover.

Stitch

Stitch is a high-end golf equipment and apparel company. The privately held North Carolina company makes and sells nicely appointed golf bags, travel luggage, and accessories, along with men’s and boys’ clothing. It also appears to be completely unapologetic about the prices it charges.

That’s fine. Not every golf company must broaden its appeal to the widest possible buying audience.

Stitch golf bags, such as its best-seller SL2 Gen 2 model, use the company’s Touring Fabric. The marketing copy says it has the strength of leather but is more durable, water resistant, and lighter, at only 5.5 pounds for the stand-cart version. It retails for $398, but this year there are intriguing options with respect to the shoulder straps.

In collaboration with Bushnell, the Link Strap double set features a Bushnell mini-speaker set at the X-point in the back, with a Bushnell GPS device tucked into the front right-side strap. For single strap fans, the two devices are set within the same padded strap, with the speaker on the back and the GPS on the front.

Choosing either Link Strap adds $350 to the price tag. If you love your current bag and just want the Link Strap, Stitch offers a set of adapter clips for $20 – however, the clips don’t work with all golf bags, so be careful.

I liked several luggage items I saw at Stitch’s PGA Show booth, including the Multi-Use Traveler bag ($398 SRP). A single zipper can convert a large roller duffle bag into a full-size golf travel bag to hold your golf bag, clubs, and other items. The purchase comes with a torsion bar for additional protection for the clubs.

For the color conscious, the choices are black or dark blue.

Another convertible bag ($298 SRP) goes from duffle-sized to a garment bag that holds two suits, plus shoes and other items. The color options include light grey, dark blue, black, and light blue.

The Birdie Bag backpacks ($298 SRP) will fit in the storage cage of a golf cart. They include a removable shielded cooler insert, along with a work device insert suitable for laptops. Removing both inserts converts it into a smaller-sized duffle bag for light travel.

Local club competition results

The Mulligan’s Pointe Ladies played a hit-the-most-fairways game July 14.

Donna Dulce won first place, while Joann Foster and Tammy Bresnahan tied for second.

The Kings Creek LGAs held a combined Red, White, and Blue Scramble July 9.

Hope Adams, Donna Deely, Kim Kavchok, and MaryLou Kupfer won first place overall gross, with Marianne Delorenzo, Kelly Sabol, Donna Romer, and Darci Whitehead winning first place overall net.

Maureen Gutenstein, Estes Jewell, Den Sills, and Lynn Sweeney won first net, with Dina McCullough, Margaret Moore, Deborah Ward, and Juanita Wilson taking second net.

Allison Sapka, Sharon Denny, Jeannine Doane, and Anne Farley won third net, with Ann Barry, Kathleen Irwin, Kathleen Wood, and Francie Young finishing fourth net.