BEAUMONT, Calif. -- Chan Kim of Honolulu shot a three-day total of 8-under-par 208 to win the inaugural TomatoBank Southern California Classic. In the Girls Division, Danielle Frasier of Encinitas, Calif., carded a 2-under-par 70 in the final round Thursday to claim the victory in the Girls Division at Oak Valley Golf Club.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the TomatoBank Southern California Classic was a 54-hole stroke play event featuring 101 boys and 42 girls, ages 12-18. Nine states and four foreign countries were represented, with 117 juniors from California. The event was staged on the par-72 Oak Valley Golf Club course with boys tees set at 6,894 yards and girls tees at 6,079 yards. A cut was made after the second round, leaving 58 boys with scores of 154 or better, and 22 girls with scores of 153 or better.
Kim had the lead going into the final round Thursday, and said his plan was to match each score his competitors shot to stay atop the leader group. A 1-under-par 71 on the final day of play was enough to get his first AJGA victory.
“It feels really good to finally say I won an AJGA event,” Kim said. “I can’t believe that it has finally happened, and I now have the opportunity to play in Invitationals.”
Tied for second place were Nicholas Losole III of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Philip Chian of Covina, Calif., at 6-under-par 210. Kevin Lim of Fullerton, Calif., Cheng-Tsung Pan of Upland, Calif., and Bobby Lange of Sherman Oaks, Calif., all tied for fourth place at 4-under-par 212.
In the Girls Division, Frasier took her second win of the year in AJGA tournament play in a two-hole sudden-death playoff against Tzu-Chi Lin of Hacienda Heights, Calif. A long time member of the AJGA, Frasier carded three birdies on the back nine for a final-round score of 2-under-par 70 and a three day total of 5-under par 211.
“My goal was to shoot under par for the whole tournament, which I did,” Frasier said. “When it came time for the playoff I just planned to play my game and hope Tzu-Chi would make a mistake.”
Rounding out the top three spots were Lin who took second place at 5-under-par 211 and Victoria Sungmin Park of Irvine, Calif., in third place at 2-over-par 218.
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.
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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.
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BEAUMONT, Calif. — Final results from the TomatoBank Southern California Classic conducted by the American Junior Golf
Association at Oak Valley Golf Club. Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72. Yardage: Boys: 6,894; Girls: 6,079. Rating/Slope: Boys:
73.3/139; Girls: 76.5/151.
BOYS DIVISION
Chan Kim, Honolulu, Hawaii 65-72-71—208
Nicholas Losole III, Scottsdale, Ariz. 70-72-68—210
Philip Chian, Covina, Calif. 71-68-71—210
Kevin Lim, Fullerton, Calif. 74-71-67—212
Cheng-Tsung Pan, Upland, Calif. 72-71-69—212
Bobby Lange, Sherman Oaks, Calif. 72-71-69—212
Jake Sarnoff, Manhattan Beach, Calif. 71-72-70—213
Ji Park, Fullerton, Calif. 74-69-70—213
Samuel Shin, Auckland, New Zealand 72-70-71—213
JJ Spaun, San Dimas, Calif. 76-69-70—215
Mark Alvarez, Pomona, Calif. 71-69-75—215
Shuai Wu, Beijing, China 75-71-70—216
Daniel Lee, Valencia, Calif. 77-71-68—216
Benjamin Bauch, Trabuco Canyon, Calif. 73-74-69—216
Benny Santa Maria, Orange, Calif. 77-75-67—219
Macgregor Hoobery, Santa Maria, Calif. 76-72-71—219
Jordan Epstein, Carlsbad, Calif. 70-77-72—219
Chien Yao Hung, Sinjhuang City, Taiwan 74-72-74—220
Daniel Chian, Covina, Calif. 76-75-69—220
Alexander Forss, Temecula, Calif. 74-76-70—220
Diwen Chen, Coto De Caza, Calif. 67-77-76—220
Brandon Hagy, Westlake Village, Calif. 76-73-71—220
Paul Lim, Torrance, Calif. 72-75-73—220
Travis Bregman, Newhall, Calif. 77-77-67—221
Chris Capo, Woodland Hills, Calif. 72-73-76—221
Jeremy Wendelken, Sammamish, Wash. 72-73-76—221
Jordan Lee, Tarzana, Calif. 76-74-71—221
Jason Peters, Atascadero, Calif. 77-69-76—222
Thomas Tatum, Dallas, Texas 74-72-76—222
Trevor Guthrie, Fresno, Calif. 81-70-71—222
Joshua Crowder, Murrieta, Calif. 78-72-72—222
Kevin Smith, Upland, Calif. 80-73-70—223
Nick Lerner, Playa del Rey, Calif. 69-78-76—223
BK Sobhani, Kobe, Japan 78-74-72—224
Benjamin Lein, Diamond Bar, Calif. 82-68-74—224
Chris Watters, San Diego, Calif. 75-74-75—224
Michael Yiu, Laguna Hills, Calif. 78-74-73—225
Finley Ewing IV, Dallas, Texas 75-76-75—226
Ryan Niu, Coto De Caza, Calif. 80-74-73—227
Cole Seeger, Thousand Oaks, Calif. 78-76-73—227
Sean Ouhyun Yoon, Corona, Calif. 79-74-74—227
Joseph Stewart, Palm Desert, Calif. 77-74-76—227
Joey Toulon, Vista, Calif. 77-77-74—228
Jay Lim, Stevenson Ranch, Calif. 74-80-74—228
Julian Ramirez, Brea, Calif. 75-78-75—228
Chris Russo, Westlake Village, Calif. 75-77-76—228
Brendan Doyle, Beverly Hills, Calif. 76-75-77—228
Trace Libby, Oceanside, Calif. 74-75-79—228
Jason Choo, Hacienda Heights, Calif. 81-71-77—229
Chris Gilbert, Simi Valley, Calif. 76-78-76—230
Michael Kamargo, Bethesda, Md. 74-80-76—230
Seungrok Cheon, Indio, Calif. 78-75-77—230
Kevin Fernando, Yorba Linda, Calif. 78-74-78—230
Robert Nicanor, San Diego, Calif. 76-74-80—230
Christopher Anderson, Culver City, Calif. 72-75-83—230
Kevin Fitzgerald, Valencia, Calif. 80-74-77—231
Wayne Yoon, Carson, Calif. 79-75-77—231
J.D. Archibald, Simi Valley, Calif. 79-74-81—234
JJ Brown, Austin, Texas DQ (Rule 6-6d)
Robert Rovner, Danville, Calif. DQ - Rule 6-3a (NS)
Michael Casca, Camarillo, Calif. DQ - Rule 6-3a (NS)
David Sztrom, San Diego, Calif. 99 JWD
MISSED THE CUT
Alex Bungert, Orange, Calif. 77-78—155
Yi Keun Chang, Walnut, Calif. 76-79—155
Bret McGaughey, Laguna Beach, Calif. 75-80—155
Joshua Granger, Monrovia, Calif. 73-82—155
Casey Weaver, San Clemente, Calif. 76-80—156
JP Park, La Habra, Calif. 76-80—156
Corey Lind, Saugus, Calif. 76-80—156
Alexander Choi, Beverly Hills, Calif. 80-76—156
Marco Fortades, Glendale, Calif. 81-75—156
Seiji Liu, Beverly Hills, Calif. 79-78—157
Ryan Barry, Del Mar, Calif. 83-74—157
Alexander Kamargo, Bethesda, Md. 81-77—158
Miles Cole, Los Alamitos, Calif. 81-77—158
Mel Simmons, Buckeye, Ariz. 82-76—158
Hasan Doxey, Altadena, Calif. 85-74—159
Hunter Hullett, Scottsdale, Ariz. 81-78—159
Jeffrey Stevens, Del Mar, Calif. 81-78—159
Bogart Strauss, Rancho Mirage, Calif. 85-75—160
Fletcher Sams, La Canada, Calif. 80-81—161
Jirasak Soukchareon, Downey, Calif. 80-82—162
Minsuk Kim, Los Angeles, Calif. 80-82—162
Justin Yu, Montrose, Calif. 84-78—162
Patrick Gocklin, Manchester, N.H. 82-81—163
Kenneth Kaberlein, Long Beach, Calif. 86-77—163
Kevin Henry, Jr., Indio, Calif. 83-80—163
Jay Hwang, Rowland Heights, Calif. 84-79—163
Bradford Thomas, San Anselmo, Calif. 82-81—163
Eli Cole, Beverly Hills, Calif. 88-75—163
Eugene Lee, Temecula, Calif. 83-82—165
Mason Davis, Ewa Beach, Hawaii 84-81—165
Bobby McCracken, Sparks, Nev. 87-79—166
Taylor Nash, Temecula, Calif. 84-82—166
Michael Liu, Tustin, Calif. 84-82—166
Robert Garske, Santa Barbara, Calif. 85-82—167
Rex Laird, San Diego, Calif. 87-82—169
Colin Murphy, Irvine, Calif. 86-85—171
David Caplinger, Indio, Calif. 90-81—171
Connor Covington, Villa Park, Calif. 88-87—175
Andong Pan, Shanghai, China 93-92—185
GIRLS DIVISION
* Danielle Frasier, Encinitas, Calif. 69-72-70—211
Tzu-Chi Lin, Hacienda Heights, Calif. 70-67-74—211
Victoria Sungmin Park, Irvine, Calif. 72-71-75—218
Chelsea Stelzmiller, Placerville, Calif. 74-75-70—219
Kylie Fuller, Temecula, Calif. 79-73-68—220
Doris Chen, Bradenton, Fla. 75-74-72—221
Won Joo Choi, Temecula, Calif. 77-74-71—222
Cheyenne Hickle, Gilbert, Ariz. 78-69-75—222
In-Ah Park, Las Vegas, Nev. 73-77-73—223
Alice Kim, Diamond Bar, Calif. 77-74-73—224
Veronica Valerio, Temecula, Calif. 76-73-75—224
Eunice Yim, La Canada, Calif. 76-77-72—225
Nara Kim, Diamond Bar, Calif. 77-74-75—226
Brianna Espinoza, Phoenix, Ariz. 74-77-75—226
Sarah Salvo, Glendale, Calif. 79-71-76—226
Michelle Piyapattra, Corona, Calif. 76-71-79—226
Demi Frances Runas, Torrance, Calif. 80-72-75—227
Michelle Park, Los Angeles, Calif. 74-75-78—227
Beverly Vatananugulkit, Cerritos, Calif. 75-72-80—227
Justine Chen, Lake Forest, Calif. 77-75-76—228
Kaitlin Drolson, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 77-76-77—230
Ashley Johnson, Bellflower, Calif. 78-74-79—231
MISSED THE CUT
Noelle Zavaleta, Lakewood, Calif. 78-76—154
Katie Wonji Choi, Corona, Calif. 76-80—156
Mayko Chwen Wang, Taipei, Taiwan 78-78—156
Monica Petchakan, Encino, Calif. 79-78—157
Denyse Neville, Riverside, Calif. 79-78—157
Hana Lee, Hacienda Heights, Calif. 80-78—158
Casey McIntosh, Rancho Mirage, Calif. 80-80—160
Lady Samson, Valencia, Calif. 77-83—160
Daniela Okino, Elk Grove, Calif. 81-79—160
Jennifer Hahn, Henderson, Nev. 83-78—161
Raychelle Santos, La Quinta, Calif. 82-80—162
Esther Lee, Los Alamitos, Calif. 85-78—163
Janelle Song, Oxnard, Calif. 82-81—163
Katia Joo, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. 86-79—165
Rochelle Chan, Carson, Calif. 84-81—165
Grace Nam, Canyon Country, Calif. 83-83—166
Desiree Dubreuil, Costa Mesa, Calif. 87-83—170
Monica Villarreal, Yorba Linda, Calif. 89-81—170
Brenna Keegan, Bakersfield, Calif. 86-87—173
Alexandra Borcherts, Las Vegas, Nev. 89-93—182
* Won Sudden-Death Playoff
** NS=No Show
** JWD=Justified WD