Junior Tour of Northern California Crowns Winners During Fall Series IX Championship at San Juan Oaks Golf Club
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (October 12th, 2026) – The 2026-2027 Junior Tour of Northern California (JTNC) hosted its ninth tournament of the season, crowning champions during the Fall Series IX Championship at San Juan Oaks Golf Club in Hollister.
Christopher Bordonaro and Cathy Zhang win their respective divisions, with Bordonaro finishing at 7-under par 137 while Zhang secured her champions medal at 2-under par 142 - the Girls played to a course length of 6,059 yards while the Boys played the course at 6,778 yards.
In the Boy's division, Christopher Bordonaro (class of 2028 - Carmel, CA) wins his first tournament of the 2026-2027 JTNC season by one shot over the Boys field after consistent rounds of 69-68. Christopher left it all for the final 9-holes as he entered this point of the tournament with a one shot lead, needing to play to his strengths down the stretch to secure a winners medal. Christopher would go on to produce a stellar performance with six pars and three birdies to conclude his final nine holes while carding a 3-under 33, enough to see out runner-up Brian Yu. Christopher has been performing well in recent weeks on the Junior Tour after placing in the top-ten on five separate occasions, victory here at San Juan Oaks comes as no surprise and one that is well deserved for an emerging star of his talents! After Fall Series IX, Christopher moves up to 2nd on the JTNC Boys Player of the Year standings while being shy of the top ranked spot by 18 points.
Runner-up went to Brian Yu, class of 2027 from Palo Alto, who turned in rounds 71-67 earning himself his fist medal of the season. Brian can hang his hat on the fact that he lead the Boys field in birdies made over the weekend, 11 in total. Third place needed a card-off after two juniors were tied at 3-under par 141 with both Jacob Garibaldi and Drue Henry Sanchez. In the end it was Garibaldi's second round score of 70 enough to see out Sanchez's final round of 71, Garibaldi took home the final medal spot after rounds of 71-70 with a total of nine birdies. Drue took fourth place after missing out on a medal spot, he carded back to back under par rounds of 70-71 with a total of nine birdies.
In the Girls division, Cathy Zhang picked up right where she left off at the end pf the 2025-2026 season where she was awarded the JTNC Girls Player of the Year trophy. Cathy went on to win Fall Series IX by one shot over Elsa Hsieh after a strong final nine holes where she captured he first victory of the 2026-2027 JTNC season. It came down to the wire as both Cathy and Elsa caught fire during play of the final holes, in total the two combined for ten birdies and no bogeys! In the end it was Zhang's final nine holes of 3-under 33 that was enough to see herself crowned champion, she also carded rounds of 75-67 to finish at 2-under par 142. In total, Zhang had a co-tournament high of ten birdies and was one hole shy of having round two be a bogey-free outing. Heading into the middle of the JTNC season Zhang looks to make this year as memorable as the last, she currently sits inside the top ten for the 2026-2027 JTNC Girls Player of the Year standings with 300 points .
Runner-up went to Elsa Hsieh, class of 2027 from Fremont, who carded rounds of 76-67 for a 1-under 143. Elsa had a co-tournament high total of 10 birdies throughout the event making this her first medal of the 2026-2027 JTNC season. Third place went to Jenny Johnson of Pebble Beach at 3-over par 147, Jenny turned in rounds of 73-74 while carding five birdies during this event. Fourth place ended in a tie between Jingfei Liu and Evelyn Asher after the pair both posted final scores of 6-over par 150 - Jingfei produced rounds of 81-69 while Evelyn had rounds of 73-77.