First Flight

First Flight In the First Flight Final, Junior Boys’ Championship freshman Brendan Bell, Jr. of the Country Club of Scranton defeated Christopher Sung of Waynesborough Country Club in come-from-behind fashion, 1-up. 

“[Winning] means a lot,” Bell, 16, of Dickson City, Pa., said. “Just knowing that some of the hard work is paying off and that I’m playing good golf.”

Bell trailed during most of the Final against Sung. On No. 15 (par 3, 224 yards) his 3-wood landed 10 yards over the green. He nestled the chip to 3 feet resulting in a par. On No. 16, his 6-iron approach came up 20 yards short of the green. He put the pitch shot to 2 feet for a conceded birdie. Pars on Nos. 17 (par 3, 140 yards) and 18 (par 4, 346 yards) proved prudent against an out-of-position Sung. 

“I putted very well this week and that saved me in all of my matches,” Bell, a rising sophomore at Scranton Preparatory School, said.  

111th Junior Boys’ Championship: Day Three - The Golf Association of Philadelphia