By Rob Potter
SULLIVAN COUNTY — July 6, 2004 – The Catskill Junior Tour (CJT) recently kicked off its 2004 golf season with a pair of tournaments.
For the past several years, the CJT has conducted a series of events at area golf courses in an effort to introduce boys and girls ages 7 and 17 to the popular sport.
The first event of the 2004 CJT season, the Berger & Solomon Junior Tournament, was held on June 9 at Shawangunk Country Club in Ellenville.
On June 24, dozens of young golfers competed in the second event of the season, the Ellenville Lumber Jr. Tournament, at the Nevele Grande Resort in Ellenville.
The young golfers played nine holes at each course.
“We hold two nine-hole events at the beginning of the season just to get things going before we get in to full swing with our 18-hole events,” CJT President Tom DuPlessis said.
Anyone looking for more information about the program is encouraged to visit the Web site www.cjtour.org. or call the CJT office at 434-5211.
Results from the two tournaments are as follows
(Note: A * indicates that a playoff determined that place in the final standings, while ** means that a match of cards was used for placement.)
Berger & Solomon
Jr. Tournament
Boys Ages 15-17
Tyler Coates, Pine Bush, 40, Champion
Kevin Sabbagh, Goshen, 41, 1st Runner-Up
Christopher Connell, Newburgh, **45, 2nd Runner-Up
Scott Wheeler, Hopewell Junction, **45, 3rd Runner-Up
Michael Coopersmith, Ellenville, 46, 4th Runner-Up
Andrew DelRosso, Thompson Ridge, **48, 5th Runner-Up
Michael Haber, Wayne, NJ, **48, 6th Runner-Up
Joseph Schirrman, Pine Bush, 54, 7th Runner-Up
Sam Lunham, Pine Bush, 61, 8th Runner-Up
Girls Ages 12-14
Kaitlin Sabbagh, Goshen, 53, Champion
Boys Ages 12-14
Scott McWatters, Monroe, 41, Champion
Nicholas Urso, Ellenville, 42, 1st Runner-Up
Justin Armstrong, Livingston Manor, 43, 2nd Runner-Up
Joshua Goldstein, Liberty, 44, 3rd Runner-Up
Douglas Kleeschulte, Kingston, 45, 4th Runner-Up
David McDonald, Grahamsville, 51, 5th Runner-Up
Brendan Sabbagh, Goshen, 57, 6th Runner-Up
Elijha Davis, Middletown, 59, 7th Runner-Up
Girls Ages 9-11
Aquasia Lewis, Middletown, 63, Champion
Boys Ages 9-11
Andrew Kleeschulte, Kingston, 51, Champion
Eric Reiher, Milford, Pa., 53, 1st Runner-Up
Alexander Urso, Ellenville, 55, 2nd Runner-Up
Emmet Spiegel, Kingston, **62, 3rd Runner-Up
Cody Cox, Milford, Pa., **62, 4th Runner-Up

Ellenville Lumber
Jr. Tournament
Boys Ages 15-17
Scott Wheeler, Hopewell Junction, 36 Champion
Christopher Connell, Newburgh, 38, 1st Runner-Up
Nick Schiavo, Warwick, 39, 2nd Runner-Up
Jeff Smith, Warwick, 40, 3rd Runner-Up
Patrick Breslin, Warwick, 44, 4th Runner-Up
Ryan Johnson, Chester, **45, 5th Runner-Up
Michael Haber, Wayne, NJ, **45, 6th Runner-Up
Kevin Sabbagh, Goshen, 47, 7th Runner-Up
Tyler Coates, Pine Bush, **49, 8th Runner-Up
Michael Coopersmith, Ellenville, **49, 9th Runner-Up
Joseph Schirrman, Pine Bush, 51, 10th Runner-Up
Andrew DelRosso, Thompson Ridge, **52, 11th Runner-Up
Sam Lunham, Pine Bush, **52, 12th Runner-Up
Matthew T. Lee, Pine Bush, **52, 13th Runner-Up
Girls Ages 12-14
Kaitlin Sabbagh, Goshen, 53, Champion
Boys Ages 12-14
Scott McWatters, Monroe, 41, Champion
Joshua Goldstein, Liberty, 43, 1st Runner-Up
Justin Armstrong, Livingston Manor, 44, 2nd Runner-Up
Nick Vallone, Roscoe, **48, 3rd Runner-Up
David McDonald, Grahamsville, **48, 4th Runner-Up
Elijha Davis, Middletown, **50, 5th Runner-Up
Brendan Sabbagh, Goshen, **50, 6th Runner-Up
Corey France, Barryville, 51, 7th Runner-Up
Girls Ages 9-11
Aquasia Lewis, Middletown, 57, Champion
Chelsea Smith, Warwick, 86, 1st Runner-Up
Nicole Episalla, Rock Hill, 131, 2nd Runner-Up
Boys Ages 9-11
Eric Reiher, Milford, Pa., 47, Champion
Andrew Kleeschulte, Kingston, 57, 1st Runner-Up
Gregory Swarthout, Neversink, 61, 2nd Runner-Up
Erik Raymond, Neversink, **76, 3rd Runner-Up
Emmet Spiegel, Kingston, **76, 4th Runner-Up
Kelsey France, Barryville, 105, 5th Runner-Up
Tyler Lopez, Woodbourne, 109, 6th Runner-Up
Girls Ages 7-8 (6 Holes)
Lena Episalla, Rock Hill, 122, Champion
Boys Ages 7-8 (6 Holes)
Darren Young, Bloomingburg, 25, Champion
Justin Swarthout, Neversink, 50, 1st Runner-Up