Five Champions Crowned at Erie County Amateur
Kristopher Boyes, Gwendolyn Yarnall, PJ Alterio, Jack Tebeau and Claire Young each took home a trophy at the 2025 Erie County Amateur Championship, hosted at Grover Cleveland GC.
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In the Men’s Division, Boyes overcame a six-stroke deficit over the final 18 holes, turning in an unbelievable eight-under 61 bogey-free scorecard. He went out in 32, with birdies on holes five and seven. Then turned it up a couple notches on the back. With another birdie on 10, consecutive eagles on 15 and 16, and another birdie to end it on 18, Boyes’ back-nine 29 was easily enough to win by a comfortable four-stroke margin over the nearest chaser. With a 69 in the first round, Boyes finished at eight-under 130 overall.
Jacob Dantonio (66-68) finished second place at four-under, followed by Enzo Clerici (-4), Ty Kaufman (-4) and M Andrew Edbauer (-3) to round out the top five.
In the Women’s Division, Gwendolyn Yarnall emerged victorious with rounds of 76-71. She was the only person in her division to log a round under-par, which came in the second round. The Crag Burn GC member rolled in five birdies across her first six holes to start her second round, which all but put a bow on her championship title. She won by 17 strokes.
In the Men’s Senior Division, PJ Alterio got it done with a second-round 65 after finding himself four strokes off the lead after the first round. Despite posting a pair of bogeys in his first five holes of round two, Alterio went on a heater with birdies on eight and ten, an eagle on 12, then three consecutive birdies from holes 15-17. That sealed the deal, as Alterio finished at one-under overall for a two-stroke victory.
In the Boys’ Division, it was a two-man race between Jack Tebeau and Cole Jones. Tebeau shot a 62 on the first day to Jones’ 64. The two continued to go back and forth well into the second round. Tebeau converted eagles on 8 and 12, followed by birdies on 13 and 14. Jones eagled 8 then rattled off six birdies in his next eight holes. But it was Tebeau who displayed the clutch factor down the stretch. He knocked in the deciding birdie of the tournament on 18, while Jones bogeyed 17, which would eventually give Tebeau the victory. He finished at 13-under 125 overall, while Jones came in at 12 after shooting a 62 on the final day.
In the Girls’ Division, Claire Brady lapped the field with scores of 77 and 73. The East Aurora CC member logged two eagles and six birdies across her 36 holes to eventually win by 17 strokes. She finished at six-over 150 overall.
