Golf News for Tuesday, July 31, 2007 | Tournaments

Michael Jae Woo Im captures win at Core Realty Holdings Junior

SEAL BEACH, Calif. -- Michael Jae Woo Im of Fullerton, Calif., won the Boys Division of the CORE Realty Holdings Junior at Old Ranch Friday at 3-under-par 213 for his first AJGA victory. In the Girls Division, Piper Miller of Laguna Beach, Calif., shot 1-over-par 73 in the final round to win by two strokes with a three-day total of 1-over-par 217.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the CORE Realty Holdings Junior at Old Ranch was a 54-hole stroke play event featuring 63 boys and 21 girls, ages 12-18. Five states and two foreign countries were represented with 71 players from California. The event was held on the par-72 Old Ranch Country Club, with boys tees set at 6,772 yards and girls tees set at 5,873 yards.

Im’s road to victory at Old Ranch was not an easy one. He said his ball striking during the final round was the worst he has seen all summer, and Ramsey Sahyoun of Reseda, Calif., put pressure on Im with a 5-under-par 67 in the final round to force Im into a sudden-death playoff that lasted two holes.

“Overall I feel good, but it was the first two days that saved me,” Im said. “I was confident I could win here when the tournament began, but I only hit four fairways and ten greens today. I thank my parents for not giving up on me so I wouldn’t give up on myself.”

Sahyoun finished in second place with a 3-under-par 213, and Tyler Raber of El Macero, Calif., took third place at 2-under-par 214. Tied for fourth were Thomas Moore of Huntington Beach, Calif., Patrick Cantlay of Los Alamitos, Calif., and Tyler Weir of Carlsbad, Calif., at even-par 216.

In the Girls Division, Miller came into the final round tied with Nara Kim of Diamond Bar, Calif., at even-par, but two birdies on the front nine gave her the push she needed to hang on to the lead to the end. Miller, who will be attending Stanford University in the fall on a golf scholarship, said her junior golf career has taught her a lot about patience and character.

“You really know you’ve become a player when you can walk off the course after a 69 or an 84 and have the same attitude,” Miller said. “It feels like this win has been long due, but I’m just happy to finish my junior golf career and finally win one.”

Kim finished in second place at 3-over-par 219, and Veronica Valerio of Temecula, Calif., finished in third place at 7-over-par 223.

The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf.

The largest Association of its kind, the AJGA has an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of more than 5,000 junior golfers from 49 states and more than 25 foreign countries.

Titleist, the AJGA’s National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association’s success since 1989. Rolex Watch USA, which is in its third decade of AJGA support, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. In 2007, after 12 years of support, Polo Ralph Lauren became the AJGA’s second Premier Partner.

AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. More than 160 former AJGA juniors currently play on the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiled more than 300 wins. AJGA alumni include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Stewart Cink, Davis Love III, Cristie Kerr, Pat Hurst, Paula Creamer, Brittany Lincicome, Morgan Pressel and Julieta Granada.

For more information regarding the CORE Realty Holdings Junior at Old Ranch, please contact AJGA National Headquarters at (770) 868-4200, or visit ajga.org.

SEAL BEACH, Calif. — Final results from the CORE Realty Holdings Junior at Old Ranch conducted by the American Junior Golf

Association at Old Ranch Country Club. Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72. Yardage: Boys: 6,772; Girls: 5,873. Rating/Slope: Boys:

72.7/135; Girls: 74.8/138.

BOYS DIVISION

* Michael Jae Woo Im, Fullerton, Calif. 70-69-74—213

Ramsey Sahyoun, Reseda, Calif. 71-75-67—213

Tyler Raber, El Macero, Calif. 69-71-74—214

Thomas Moore, Huntington Beach, Calif. 75-72-69—216

Patrick Cantlay, Los Alamitos, Calif. 71-74-71—216

Tyler Weir, Carlsbad, Calif. 70-72-74—216

Michael Yiu, Laguna Hills, Calif. 71-71-75—217

Matthew Siporin, Tarzana, Calif. 69-78-72—219

Boris Stantchev, Long Beach, Calif. 73-70-76—219

Kevin Lim, Las Vegas, Nev. 73-75-72—220

Bryan Harris, Rancho Mirage, Calif. 72-74-74—220

Shuai Wu, Beijing, China 73-72-75—220

Tom Lo, Los Angeles, Calif. 71-72-79—222

AJ McInerney, Henderson, Nev. 74-75-73—222

Trace Libby, Oceanside, Calif. 73-75-75—223

Bryce Greeley, Newport Beach, Calif. 72-75-76—223

Daniel Lee, Valencia, Calif. 77-75-71—223

Grant Martens, Pittsburgh, Pa. 74-76-73—223

Bryan Sheridan, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 77-74-72—223

Steven Kearney, Carlsbad, Calif. 72-72-79—223

Jake Bieber, Alamo, Calif. 73-74-77—224

Paul McNamara III, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. 75-74-75—224

Andrew Perez, Oxnard, Calif. 77-78-70—225

Michael Gideon, Lancaster, Calif. 74-74-77—225

Jonathan Saunders, Los Alamitos, Calif. 73-71-81—225

Jordan Epstein, Carlsbad, Calif. 75-75-75—225

Vincent Stong, Potrero, Calif. 75-73-77—225

Michael Liu, Tustin, Calif. 72-77-76—225

Cole Pensanti, Oak Park, Calif. 79-73-74—226

Alberto Sanchez, Nogales, Ariz. 75-75-76—226

John Catlin, Carmichael, Calif. 75-75-76—226

Bryan Bergna, Riverside, Calif. 75-78-74—227

Brock Wilson, Beaumont, Texas 69-78-80—227

Justin Yu, Montrose, Calif. 77-74-76—227

Bobby Lange, Sherman Oaks, Calif. 77-72-78—227

Chris Watters, San Diego, Calif. 75-79-74—228

K.C. Chang, Taipei, Taiwan 75-72-81—228

Brandon Hagy, Westlake Village, Calif. 77-76-75—228

Dillon Hakes, Coronado, Calif. 74-77-77—228

Arthur Chung, Las Vegas, Nev. 74-79-76—229

Robert Nicanor, San Diego, Calif. 77-76-76—229

Seungrok Cheon, Indio, Calif. 75-74-80—229

Justin Edwards, Westlake Village, Calif. 80-75-76—231

Tain Lee, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. 74-79-78—231

Justin Morehead, Newport Beach, Calif. 79-77-76—232

David Min, Cerritos, Calif. 80-75-77—232

Reid Hutchinson, Encinitas, Calif. 79-77-77—233

Robert DeHuff, Coto de Caza, Calif. 82-75-76—233

Trent Sanders, Scottsdale, Ariz. 77-79-77—233

Jace Merlo, Fresno, Calif. 78-76-80—234

Alvin Cheung, La Quinta, Calif. 79-77-79—235

BK Sobhani, Kobe, Japan 82-77-77—236

Ronald Wood, Yuma, Ariz. 81-79-76—236

Darren Saqui, Cerritos, Calif. 74-80-82—236

Travis Bregman, Newhall, Calif. 76-77-83—236

Jonathan Rego, San Dimas, Calif. 82-81-74—237

Brent Duclos, Moorpark, Calif. 83-75-79—237

Eric Kim, San Jose, Calif. 81-76-80—237

Matthew Ouimet, Coto De Caza, Calif. 85-77-82—244

Taylor Keddington, Newport Beach, Calif. 77-86-81—244

Ryan Knapp, Costa Mesa, Calif. 84-82-79—245

Kevin Kennedy, Phoenix, Ariz. 85-83-81—249

** Blake Parker, Placentia, Calif. 86-80 JWD

GIRLS DIVISION

Piper Miller, Laguna Beach, Calif. 73-71-73—217

Nara Kim, Diamond Bar, Calif. 71-73-75—219

Veronica Valerio, Temecula, Calif. 72-76-75—223

Kylie Fuller, Temecula, Calif. 74-77-73—224

Alice Kim, Diamond Bar, Calif. 73-82-70—225

Stephanie Hu, Cerritos, Calif. 75-79-72—226

Robin Lee, Camarillo, Calif. 74-80-73—227

Whitney French, Laguna Niguel, Calif. 77-76-75—228

Ashley Johnson, Bellflower, Calif. 73-80-75—228

Brittany Mai, Poway, Calif. 77-74-80—231

Michelle Piyapattra, Corona, Calif. 75-77-79—231

Robyn Kim, Cypress, Calif. 75-80-78—233

Bethany Glassford, Henderson, Nev. 79-76-78—233

Jasmine Chean, Irvine, Calif. 79-76-79—234

MacKinzie Kline, Encinitas, Calif. 77-83-78—238

Victoria Fallgren, Lakewood, Calif. 80-86-77—243

Cherice Speckmeyer, Fountain Valley, Calif. 79-82-83—244

Denyse Neville, Riverside, Calif. 85-77-82—244

Dorothy Schwartz, San Jose, Calif. 79-80-86—245

Alexandra Borcherts, Las Vegas, Nev. 89-83-79—251

Jessica Oliver, Anaheim Hills, Calif. 88-90-85—263

* Won Sudden-Death Playoff

** JWD=Justified WD



 
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