Golf News for Monday, August 6, 2007 | Tournaments

Chan Kim wins at first TomatoBank Southern California Classic

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.

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 about the TomatoBank Southern California Classic or the AJGA, please contact AJGA National Headquarters at (770) 868 4200, or visit ajga.org.

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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