Six teams captured state championships at the FSGA Parent-Child Championship hosted by the Walt Disney World Golf Resort and Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando on July 25-26.
The Parent-Child is the largest Florida State Golf Association administered event and the state’s largest Championship. Since 1997, the Walt Disney World Resort has hosted the Parent-Child Championship. Recently this year, Grand Cypress was added to the rotation of courses played which also included Lake Buena Vista, Palm, and Oak Trail.
In the 31 and Older division, the father and son pair of Charles Kovaleski and Michael Kovaleski posted back-to-back rounds of 68 for a tournament total of six-under par 136 to win the Championship by an impressive five strokes. Tied for second place were the teams of Gary and Justin Onorati and 2014 
Champions, Leonard II and Leonard III Schonfeld. Both teams shot the exact same scores each round consisting of 73-68—141.The Onorati team had the highlight of the tournament with a hole-in-one on the par 3 17th hole! In the First Flight duo Gerald and Jason Camp captured first place while in the Second Flight, Brian and John Mallonee took the win. The 31 and Older division started the tournament at Lake Buena Vista and finished at Grand Cypress.
The 19-30 division, saw mother and son pair of Lisa and Michael Jarnot fire fantastic rounds of 68-66 for an eight-under par 134 and five stroke victory. Johnny and Brandon Ward started out strong on Grand Cypress with a six-under par 66 and finished with a 73 on the Palm course to come in second place with a tournament total of 139. Kolby and Shannon McWilliams won first place in the First Flight and Kris and Steve Brant finished first in the Second Flight. The shot of the day in this division occurred on hole number 15 at Grand Cypress when Jordan McDavid hit his mother, Maria’s, drive into the hole for a double-eagle!
The Palm Course hosted the 18 and Younger division first followed by Lake Buena Vista where the team of Chase and Chad Ibbotson were crowned winners 
with a rounds of 70-64 for a one-stroke victory, 134 tournament total. Two low rounds were posted by second place winners, David and Joshua Perna to finish is second place, 68-67—135. In the First Flight Cade and Joe Alfieri shot a tournament total 144 to win. The team of John Hill and Jeff Palmer finished first in the Second Flight after a comeback second round and tournament total 159.
After a one hole play-off, Jon and Nicholas Veneziano prevailed to win the 10-12 division with 54 stableford points. There was a three-way tie for first place after day two including the teams of David III and David IV Ragan and Tim and Max Haug. The division was played on the Oak Trail Course in stableford format.
Mark and Sean Adamczyk stole first place in the 8-9 division at the Oak Trail Course by one point over Kevin and Griffin Henry with 55 points. The 6-7 division was won by one point as well, by Kevin and Sophia Dyer who finished with 53 points.
The Parent-Child Championship has become an annual event for many families. The tournament is open to everyone, including grandparents who want to play with a grandchild and professionals who want to compete with their child or grandchild. There is no maximum age limitation for the parent or child. The event consists of two divisions; junior and regular. In the junior division, the child must be between 6-12 years of age, and in the regular division the child must be 13 or older.
Full Championship Results
