MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Sam Braver of Roswell, Ga., fired a final-round low 2-under-par 69 Thursday to take home the championship in the Boys Division of the David Gossett Junior Championship presented by Stanford Financial Group, finishing with a three-day total of 2-under-par 211. In the Girls Division, Kendall Martindale of Jefferson City, Tenn., carded an even-par 72 to finish with a tournament total of 5-over-par 218, claiming her first AJGA victory.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the David Gossett Junior Championship presented by Stanford Financial Group was a 54-hole stroke play event held at TPC Southwind. The 82-player field featured players from 19 states, Taiwan and Canada. The par-71 course was played at 6,835 yards for the Boys Division and 6,000 yards for the Girls Division.
Braver, who led the tournament from start to finish and had a two-stroke lead coming into the day, again credited solid play and focus to his success. He finished with five birdies, one bogey and a double bogey on the day as he shot 34 and 35 on the front and back nines, respectively.
“Just another solid day out here with my game,” Braver said. “For me it has been hitting the ball well lately, but today I was able to make more putts as well.”
The win was the third of Braver’s AJGA career, including his victory at last week’s Heritage Junior Championship.
“I had no problems out here,” Braver said. “I took a little rest at home after last week and came out here Monday to get it going again. I just feel great.”
Tommy Chung Hao Mou of Taipei, Taiwan finished in second with a three-day total of 3-over-par 216. In third was Jack Belote of Bartlett, Tenn., finishing with a tournament-total of 4-over-par 217. Robert Burrow of Charlotte, N.C., and Ian McConnell of Riverview, Fla., finished tied for fourth with 8-over-par 221s.
In the Girls Division, the 14-year-old Martindale, who was the youngest girl in the tournament field, overcame a three-stroke deficit at the beginning of the round to win in her first AJGA open event. It came down to the wire for her as she was caught up with second-round leader Lauren Stratton of Spring Hill, Tenn., on No. 13 and stayed tied with her at 5-over-par until No. 18.
“I knew I just had to go chip it close, make par and make her hit a shot,” Martindale said. “It was good that nothing major happened out there to me, good or bad.”
Martindale finished her day with three birdies and four bogeys. She takes home the victory after finishing in the top ten of every AJGA event that she has played.
“It feels really good,” Martindale said. “It is good to get my first win out of the way while I am a little younger,” Martindale said.
Finishing in second place was Lauren Stratton of Spring Hill, Tenn., who finished with a three-day total of 6-over-par 219. Brooke Beeler of Butler, Ill., finished in third with a tournament-total of 9-over-par 222.
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 AJGA, the largest Association of its kind, has an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 49 states and 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 on the David Gossett Junior Championship presented by Stanford Financial Group, please contact National Headquarters at (877) 373-2542 or visit ajga.org.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Final results from the David Gossett Junior Championship presented by Stanford Financial Group conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at TPC Southwind. Par: Boys: 36-35—71; Girls: 36-35—71. Yardage: Boys: 6,835; Girls: 6,000. Rating/Slope:
Boys: 74.1/134; Girls: 75.1/133.
BOYS DIVISION
Sam Braver, Roswell, Ga. 70-72-69—211
Tommy Chung Hao Mou, Taipei, Taiwan 72-72-72—216
Jack Belote, Bartlett, Tenn. 75-69-73—217
Robert Burrow, Charlotte, N.C. 76-73-72—221
Ian McConnell, Riverview, Fla. 75-73-73—221
Ryan Thornton, Chattanooga, Tenn. 74-72-76—222
Jordan McLaurin, Ironton, Mo. 76-73-74—223
Jeremy Self, Belden, Miss. 74-74-75—223
Alex Frankel, Atlanta, Ga. 71-76-76—223
Thomas Birdsey, The Woodlands, Texas 78-70-76—224
Namsub Padungsiriseth, North Augusta, S.C. 73-74-77—224
Gabriel Costa, Tequesta, Fla. 73-71-80—224
Tyler Mitchell, Cadiz, Ky. 75-75-75—225
Matt Emery, Murfreesboro, Tenn. 78-72-75—225
Cole Wiederkehr, Tulsa, Okla. 77-78-70—225
Grant Milner, Knoxville, Tenn. 73-75-78—226
Shay Womack Jr., Marietta, Ga. 76-73-77—226
Brent Whitehead, Marietta, Ga. 79-75-72—226
Logan Knebels, Alpharetta, Ga. 73-81-72—226
Keith Mitchell, Chattanooga, Tenn. 78-75-73—226
Will Nixon, Jefferson City, Mo. 79-70-78—227
Blake Johnson, Brownwood, Texas 73-75-79—227
Hunter Kraus, Germantown, Tenn. 81-70-77—228
Jordan Frye, Colleyville, Texas 80-70-78—228
Case Cochran, Paducah, Ky. 81-74-73—228
Jacob Crowl, Collierville, Tenn. 80-77-72—229
Jay Mulieri, Silver Spring, Md. 79-77-73—229
Payne Denman, Riverwatch, Tenn. 79-74-76—229
Luke Daily, Paducah, Ky. 75-76-78—229
Patrick Willey, Conway, Ark. 75-76-79—230
Dane Voss, Jonesborough, Tenn. 79-76-76—231
William Meason III, Alpharetta, Ga. 81-76-75—232
Bobby Short, Nashville, Tenn. 73-84-75—232
Mason Jacobs, Metropolis, Ill. 74-82-77—233
Patrick Blunt, Ruston, La. 78-78-77—233
Collier Jones, Little Rock, Ark. 77-71-85—233
Tyler Smith, Brentwood, Tenn. 76-78-79—233
Daniel Brown, Memphis, Tenn. 79-73-81—233
Justin Harding, Fredericksburg, Va. 71-80-82—233
Robert Mills, Houston, Texas 78-80-76—234
Matt Ramage, Jenks, Okla. 82-70-82—234
David Tepe, Liberty Township, Ohio 80-73-81—234
McKeehanon Rue, Athens, Tenn. 79-78-78—235
Austin Gutgsell, Mandeville, La. 73-80-83—236
Niko Bain, Glendale, Ariz. 82-76-79—237
Christopher Gordon, Cohutta, Ga. 82-76-79—237
Mark MacDonald, Dublin, Ohio 77-80-81—238
Joshua Rabbit, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 82-82-75—239
Peyton Vitter, New Orleans, La. 84-75-80—239
Zachary Choate, Mayfield, Ky. 77-81-81—239
Chris Burke, Jacksonville, Fla. 77-80-82—239
Connor Barry, Jupiter, Fla. 83-80-78—241
Werlien Prosperie III, Houma, La. 79-78-84—241
Blake Kelley, Mandeville, La. 75-89-78—242
Efrim Moore Jr, Stone Mountain, Ga. 77-87-78—242
John Boehme, Jacksonville Beach, Fla. 84-74-85—243
Blake Meyrowitz, Alpharetta, Ga. 82-83-79—244
Bryan Boaz, Tulsa, Okla. 84-79-81—244
Travis Scarbrough, Marietta, Ga. 82-83-88—253
Taylor Lucas, Collierville, Tenn. 81-82-92—255
Drew Frisby, Memphis, Tenn. 79-90-88—257
Blake Redmond, Sugar Land, Texas 77 JWD
Matt Bernstein, Alpharetta, Ga. 87 JWD
GIRLS DIVISION
Kendall Martindale, Jefferson City, Tenn. 73-73-72—218
Lauren Stratton, Spring Hill, Tenn. 75-68-76—219
Brooke Beeler, Butler, Ill. 73-76-73—222
Mary Michael Maggio, Conway, Ark. 75-70-78—223
Haley Sanders, Rogers, Ark. 75-71-78—224
Rebecca Durham, St. Simons Island, Ga. 78-75-74—227
Lauren Spurlock, Germantown, Tenn. 74-78-82—234
Olivia Garard, Columbine Valley, Colo. 75-83-78—236
Leigh Henderson, Knoxville, Tenn. 80-79-79—238
Anna Keith, Moultrie, Ga. 81-82-78—241
Christina Miller, Bradenton, Fla. 80-77-84—241
Elizabeth Wells, El Dorado, Ark. 77-84-83—244
Kelsey Kirkpatrick, Golden, Texas 84-77-86—247
Sydney Bell, Franklin, Tenn. 89-79-80—248
Tiffany Cheung, Bradenton, Fla. 84-86-79—249
Ana Garcia, Niceville, Fla. 85-84-82—251
Ahnna Kim, British Columbia, Canada 82-80-90—252
Brienna Heinzler, Palm Harbor, Fla. 81-83-88—252
Blaire Minter, Marietta, Ga. 84-88-83—255
Sara Jones, The Colony, Texas 86-88-83—257
Amanda Martin, Memphis, Tenn. 92-77-90—259
JWD=Justified WD
