PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Pete Kellermann of Jacksonville, Fla., carded a final-round 7-under-par 65 Thursday and finished with a three-day total of 12-under-par 204 to take home the championship in the Boys Division of the Jerry Pate/Andrews Institute Southern Junior. In the Girls Division, Haley Millsap shot a 1-under-par 71 Thursday to finish with a tournament-total 2-over-par 218 to notch her second AJGA victory of 2007.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Jerry Pate/Andrews Institute Southern Junior was a 54-hole stroke play event held at Pensacola County Club. The 83-player field featured players from 15 states. The par-72 course was played at 6,762 yards for the Boys Division and 6,043 yards for the Girls Division.
Kellermann, who led the field after Wednesday’s second round, made a strong statement in his AJGA debut by scattering eight birdies and an eagle in his final round.
“It feels great to come out and win, especially in my first event,” Kellerman said. “It was a great couple days of golf for me. I was driving well, had solid iron shots and was able to putt amazing all week.”
Despite being new to the AJGA, Kellermann, a mainstay on the Florida Junior Golf Tour, is no stranger to success. He finished tied for 7th at the Florida Boys Junior Championship that was held earlier in July.
David Zickler of Florence, Ala., and Zeyu He of Bradenton, Fla., finished tied for second in the Boys Division with three-day totals of 7-under-par 209. Minghao Wang of Reunion, Fla., carded a tournament total of 5-under-par 211 to finish in third. Gary Quinn of Anthem, Ariz., and Alex Frankel of Atlanta tied for fifth place with 4-under-par 212s.
Millsap, who was three shots off the lead at the start of Thursday’s round, didn’t get down on herself after a rough finish in the second round.
“I just went home and calmed down a little bit and that helped out a lot,” Millsap said. “I knew [the round] could go either way. Luckily for me I started playing well right away and just played solid golf the whole day.”
Notching her third junior victory of the summer, Millsap said she wasn’t fazed by all the attention being put on her as a local player with high expectations in this tournament.
“I actually think I do better if there is some pressure on me to impress people,” Millsap said. “It’s a comfortable feeling for me. It just feels good to win again.”
Jessica Schall of Lake Mary, Fla., carded a three-day total of 4-over-par 220 to finish in second place behind Millsap. Lauren Stratton of Spring Hill, Tenn., finished in third place with a tournament total of 6-over-par 222.
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PENSACOLA, Fla. — Final results from the Jerry Pate/Andrews Institute Southern Junior conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Pensacola Country Club. Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72. Yardage: Boys: 6,762; Girls: 6,043. Rating/Slope: Boys: 73.3/138; Girls: 74/138.
BOYS DIVISION
Pete Kellermann, Jacksonville, Fla. 70-69-65—204
David Zickler, Florence, Ala. 72-69-68—209
Zeyu He, Bradenton, Fla. 70-71-68—209
Minghao Wang, Reunion, Fla. 74-67-70—211
Gary Quinn, Anthem, Ariz. 70-73-69—212
Alex Frankel, Atlanta, Ga. 69-73-70—212
Diego Tamayo, Wesley Chapel, Fla. 71-72-70—213
Andrew Knox, Cary, N.C. 74-71-68—213
Shang Zhi, Bradenton, Fla. 70-70-73—213
Bobby Wyatt, Mobile, Ala. 71-72-71—214
William Bazzel, Jr., Atlanta, Ga. 72-71-71—214
Brian Fragakis, Royal Palm Beach, Fla. 70-74-70—214
Will Kelly, Northport, Ala. 72-72-70—214
Rafael Guerrero, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 69-73-73—215
Andrew Noto, Luling, La. 76-68-71—215
Eduardo Chavez, Hillsborough, Calif. 75-69-72—216
Matthew Ceravolo, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 68-76-72—216
Austin Gutgsell, Mandeville, La. 74-77-66—217
Britt Ritter, Ardmore, Okla. 73-73-71—217
Lewis Gruber, Tallahassee, Fla. 74-69-74—217
Patrick McCormick, Weston, Fla. 79-72-67—218
Alan Boutwell, Birmingham, Ala. 75-73-70—218
Ian McConnell, Riverview, Fla. 71-77-70—218
Justin Dorward, Port St. Lucie, Fla. 73-72-73—218
Ashton Pellicano, Albany, Ga. 75-73-71—219
Charlie Martin, Tampa, Fla. 77-74-70—221
Ryan Booth, Homestead, Fla. 76-71-74—221
Jeff Quinn, Anthem, Ariz. 71-74-76—221
Blake Olson, Pensacola, Fla. 73-80-69—222
Alexander Medinis, Ft. Myers, Fla. 78-75-69—222
Michael Smith, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 78-70-75—223
Carson Weinand, Naples, Fla. 77-70-76—223
Pierce McNamara, Roswell, Ga. 76-76-73—225
Joe Doramus, Little Rock, Ark. 78-75-72—225
Clinton Shepard, West Monroe, La. 76-75-74—225
Alec Ceravolo, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 77-74-74—225
Joshua Rabbit, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 75-74-76—225
Steven Loer, Sarasota, Fla. 73-80-73—226
Scott Wallace, Murfreesboro, Tenn. 76-74-76—226
Justin Dean, Jacksonville, Fla. 71-77-78—226
McKeehanon Rue, Athens, Tenn. 74-73-79—226
Craig Stevenson, Sarasota, Fla. 74-71-81—226
Joey Fontenot, Mobile, Ala. 77-73-77—227
Taylor Smith, Mansfield, Ga. 81-76-72—229
Blake Kelley, Mandeville, La. 73-83-73—229
Ryne Toole, Pickerington, Ohio 75-82-73—230
Key Young, Coppell, Texas 79-77-74—230
Mike Genovese, Pensacola, Fla. 76-80-75—231
Zi Ting Wang, Bradenton, Fla. 73-79-79—231
Corey Halsell, Lafayette, La. 80-78-74—232
Drew Mathews, Winter Haven, Fla. 80-78-75—233
T.J. Mitchell, Albany, Ga. 72-79-82—233
Komsith Huachai, Windermere, Fla. 76-83-75—234
Timothy Kim, Rome, Ga. 81-78-76—235
Jeff Goozee, Birmingham, Ala. 85-77-73—235
Gregory Della-Pietra, Stuart, Fla. 81-76-79—236
Grant McCormick, Gulf Breeze, Fla. 83-82-73—238
Stephen LaRouere, Northville, Mich. 74-82-82—238
Alexander Galliano, Baton Rouge, La. 76-87-76—239
Collin Ho, Albany, Ga. 81-76-83—240
Werlien Prosperie III, Houma, La. 81-83-79—243
Wayne Frank, Rockwall, Texas 87-80-77—244
GIRLS DIVISION
Haley Millsap, Pace, Fla. 70-77-71—218
Jessica Schall, Lake Mary, Fla. 74-70-76—220
Lauren Stratton, Spring Hill, Tenn. 76-72-74—222
Heather Lott, Baton Rouge, La. 73-77-73—223
Megan Pak, Kenner, La. 74-75-74—223
Whitney Wenglasz, Oldsmar, Fla. 74-74-79—227
Hannah Collier, Birmingham, Ala. 75-78-75—228
Jordyn Hage, Winter Park, Fla. 78-73-77—228
Maria Castellanos, Stuart, Fla. 71-76-81—228
Hannah Weathersby, Belvidere, Tenn. 75-76-79—230
Jennifer Hooper, Jacksonville, Fla. 78-78-75—231
Zakiya Randall, Atlanta, Ga. 75-80-76—231
Kristin Price, Dandridge, Tenn. 82-77-73—232
Lauren Salazar, Santa Clara, Calif. 75-81-76—232
Brighid Hourihan, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 78-80-76—234
Sarah Butts, Carrollton, Ga. 82-77-76—235
Sarah Hicks, Gulf Breeze, Fla. 81-80-75—236
Ana Garcia, Niceville, Fla. 81-78-78—237
Lauren Hassell, Seabrook, Texas 78-83-79—240
Tyler Etcheberry, Wesley Chapel, Fla. 82-86-80—248
Emily Matthews, Cape Girardeau, Mo. 84-86-89—259
