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
