LONG GROVE, Iowa -- Alexander Forss of Temecula, Calif., finished with a 7-under-par 137 to win the Boys Division of the John Deere Classic Junior All-Star Thursday at Glynns Creek Golf Course. Michelle Chun of Ontario, Calif., made it a clean sweep for the state of California, pulling away to win the Girls Division with a 4-under-par 140.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the John Deere Classic Junior All-Star was held at Glynns Creek Golf Course. Due to inclement weather, the tournament was shortened from a 54-hole event to a two-day, 36-hole shotgun event. The tournament field consisted of 82 boys and 13 girls from 25 states and one foreign country. The Boys Division played the course at 6,789 yards, while the Girls Division played at 5,748 yards.
Forss, who fired a 4-under-par 68 in the first round, continued his strong play, carding a 3-under-par 69 in the final round. Forss said he wasn’t nervous to play with the leader group because he feels he plays his best under that kind of pressure. He said he felt good all day and used his short game to give himself a chance to pick up the win.
“Usually my short game is where I can compete and I was comfortable with it today,” Forss said. “Nothing felt overly spectacular, I was just able to hit greens and sneak a few putts in.”
Richard Werenski of South Hadley, Mass., Kyle Kmiecik of Avon, Ohio, Thomas Bradshaw of Columbia, S.C., Kramer Hickok of Plano, Texas, and Nick Langley of St. Louis, finished tied for second with 5-under-par 139s.
In the Girls Division, Chun said she was excited to pick up her second victory of the year, especially knowing how good her competition was. Chun felt comfortable with her irons and hit them well, giving her opportunities to make birdies. Chun carded a 3-under-par 69 in the final round to go with her 1-under-par 71 Wednesday to win by seven strokes.
“I really have no feeling right now because I can’t believe it,” Chun said. “I just played my game today and executed really well. I’ve worked harder on my game recently and it feels good to know it’s working out.”
Ember Schuldt of Sterling, Ill., finished second, recording a two-day total of 3-over-par 147. Casey Grice of College Station, Texas, finished third with a 7-over-par 151.
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LONG GROVE, Iowa — Second-round results from the John Deere Classic Junior All-Star conducted by the American Junior Golf
Association at Glynns Creek Golf Course. Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72. Yardage: Boys: 6,789; Girls: 5,748. Rating/Slope: Boys:
72.2/120; Girls: 72.3/119.
BOYS DIVISION
Alexander Forss, Temecula, Calif. 68-69—137
Richard Werenski, South Hadley, Mass. 69-70—139
Kyle Kmiecik, Avon, Ohio 70-69—139
Thomas Bradshaw, Columbia, S.C. 67-72—139
Kramer Hickok, Plano, Texas 71-68—139
Nick Langley, St. Louis, Mo. 72-67—139
Blake Biddle, St. Charles, Ill. 71-69—140
Motin Yeung, Orlando, Fla. 69-73—142
Daniel Stringfellow, Roselle, Ill. 69-74—143
Yuki Kato, Las Vegas, Nev. 69-74—143
Will Pearson, Memphis, Tenn. 70-73—143
Sam Frank, Oconomowoc, Wis. 71-72—143
Mills Rendell, Winnetka, Ill. 73-70—143
Korey Ward, West Chester, Ohio 69-75—144
Harrison Higgs, Overland Park, Kan. 72-72—144
Jes Sanders, Rogers, Ark. 72-72—144
Kyohei Itamura, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. 73-71—144
Alexander McMahon, Naples, Fla. 72-72—144
Sean Kelly, Staten Island , N.Y. 72-73—145
John Baur, Santa Barbara, Calif. 72-73—145
Kyle Wilshire, Georgetown, Ky. 74-71—145
Chris Contreras, San Antonio, Texas 74-71—145
Ben-Marvin Egel, Kokomo, Ind. 74-71—145
Brandon Liu, St Albans, Mo. 75-70—145
Sean Marquardt, Lemont, Ill. 71-75—146
Stephen Powers, Naperville, Ill. 72-74—146
Shane Convery, Raymond, Ill. 73-73—146
Kevin Bell, St. Louis, Mo. 73-73—146
Robert Jacobsen, Racine, Wis. 75-71—146
Trent Hillis, Poplar Bluff, Mo. 76-70—146
Bennett Lavin, Deerfield, Ill. 72-75—147
McCoy Willey, St. George, Utah 73-74—147
Bradley Klune, Itasca, Ill. 73-74—147
Hunter Lewis, Lawson, Mo. 74-73—147
Jonathan Park, Denver, Colo. 74-73—147
Brandon Dalinka, Newtown, Pa. 75-72—147
Paul Shoji, Honolulu, Hawaii 75-72—147
David Catt, Shawnee, Kan. 76-71—147
Peter Marshall, Lake Forest, Ill. 73-75—148
Andrew Flesher, Little Rock, Ark. 73-75—148
Hunter Kraus , Germantown, Tenn. 73-75—148
Ben Esparza, Tucson, Ariz. 74-74—148
Tad Murray, La Quinta, Calif. 73-76—149
Brandon Wilhide, Richmond, Texas 75-74—149
Sarosh Adi, Frisco, Texas 77-72—149
Patrick Rodgers, Avon, Ind. 73-77—150
Chad Minard, Clive, Iowa 74-77—151
Joseph Carlson, Inverness, Ill. 75-76—151
David Mills, Evansville, Ind. 76-75—151
Peter Callas, Moline, Ill. 76-75—151
Joseph Winslow, Overland Park, Kan. 77-74—151
Theodore Lederhausen, Hinsdale, Ill. 71-81—152
John Callahan, Hinsdale, Ill. 76-76—152
John Cassidy, Tulsa, Okla. 80-72—152
Han Kim, Vernon Hills, Ill. 73-80—153
Steven Sorenson, Hartland, Wis. 75-78—153
Hogan Vaughn, Huntsville, Ala. 75-78—153
Joe Jensen, Naperville, Ill. 76-77—153
Alex Ferman, Thousand Oaks, Calif. 79-74—153
Matthew Haller, Winnetka, Ill. 79-74—153
Dane Worley, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 79-74—153
Corey Hayford, Friendswood, Texas 75-79—154
Brandon Baerwaldt, Bradenton, Fla. 80-74—154
Grant Rogers, Mission Hills, Kan. 74-81—155
Alexander Burge, Bloomington, Ill. 78-77—155
Brett Draxler, Plymouth, Minn. 78-77—155
Joe Atkisson, Springfield, Mo. 79-76—155
Brandon Pederson, Austin, Texas 77-79—156
Beau Titsworth, Avon, Ohio 79-78—157
David Klaudt, Dallas, Texas 76-82—158
Michael Coopman, Georgetown, Texas 79-79—158
Connor Nelson, Roscoe, Ill. 79-80—159
Michael Werenski, South Hadley, Mass. 80-79—159
Samuel Hockfield, Gladwyne, Pa. 83-76—159
Kyle Smith, Kearney, Mo. 83-76—159
Henry Todd, Trophy Club, Texas 76-85—161
Lehman Godwin, Springfield, Mo. 80-81—161
Jack Watson, Lincolnshire, Ill. 77-85—162
Jackson Borgardt, New Berlin, Wis. 87-84—171
Matthew McIntire, Lenexa, Kan. 87-91—178
Pat Mathewson, Winnetka, Ill. 90-91—181
Alec Palen, Rogersville, Mo. 94-89—183
GIRLS DIVISION
Michele Chun, Ontario, Calif. 71-69—140
Ember Schuldt, Sterling, Ill. 74-73—147
Casey Grice, College Station, Texas 73-78—151
Mayko Chwen Wang, Taipei, Taiwan 76-76—152
Lauren English, Bloomington, Ill. 76-77—153
Gianna Misenhelter, Overland Park, Kan. 77-77—154
Nichole Corpus-Massucci, Henderson, Nev. 80-77—157
Emily Ransone, Hilliard, Ohio 81-77—158
Jacqueline Calamaro, Newtown Square, Pa. 83-78—161
Sara Detlefsen, Eagan, Minn. 82-81—163
Abbie Horan, Antioch, Ill. 85-80—165
Mariel Curran, St. James, N.Y. 84-88—172
Katy O'Malley, Wilmette, Ill. 83-92—175
