CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. -- Alex Kang of Oak Park, Calif., earned his first AJGA victory with a three-day total of 10-under-par 203 in the TEE UP Junior Challenge at Industry Hills Golf Club. Sarah Salvo of Glendale, Calif., finished at 1-over-par 214 to win her second AJGA Open Championship event of the season.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, The TEE UP Junior Challenge was a 54-hole stroke play event featuring 60 boys and 24 girls, ages 12-18. Four states and one foreign country were represented, with 74 juniors from California. The event was staged on the Industry Hills Golf Club’s par-71 Zaharias Course with boys tees set at 6,635 yards and girls tees at 5,983 yards.

Kang entered the final round of the TEE UP Junior Challenge with a four-stroke lead and never looked back. He said he knew he was in the lead going into No. 18, and with a 5-stroke cushion, he played the hole with less apprehension and more gut.

“After I birdied Nos. 16 and 17 I knew I had a safe lead, so I tried to cut the corner on No. 18,” Kang said. “I hit the tree and ended up short. I’ve been putting well through the whole tournament so I knew I’d be fine.”

In a five-way tie for second place at 6-under-par 207 were Paul Mitzel of Mercer Island, Wash., Andrew Perez of Oxnard, Calif., Ramsey Sahyoun of Reseda, Calif., Michael Jae Woo Im of Fullerton, Calif., and Hyun Seok Lim of Fullerton Calif.

In the Girls Division, Salvo entered the final round tied at even par with Rachel Morris of Carlsbad, Calif., currently ranked No. 16 in the Polo Golf Rankings, and beat her on Friday by one stroke. The TEE UP Junior Challenge victory is Salvo’s fourth in her AJGA career.

“I did a lot better job during this final round to control myself and not freak out about what Rachel [Morris] was doing.” Salvo said. “After knowing I had a 2-stroke lead, I tried to play No. 18 smart, but not too conservative.”

Morris finished in second place at 2-over-par 215, and tied for third place were Jamie Yam of San Diego, Calif., and In-Ah Park of Las Vegas at 6-over-par 219.

The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth an 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 TEE UP Junior Challenge, please contact AJGA headquarters at (770) 868-4200, or visit ajga.org.

CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif. — Final results from the TEE UP Junior Challenge conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at

Industry Hills Golf Club - Zaharias Course. Par: Boys: 36-35—71; Girls: 36-35—71. Yardage: Boys: 6,635; Girls: 5,983. Rating/Slope:

Boys: 73.2/133; Girls: 77.1/137.

BOYS DIVISION

Alex Kang, Oak Park, Calif. 68-66-69—203

Paul Mitzel, Mercer Island, Wash. 71-68-68—207

Andrew Perez, Oxnard, Calif. 70-69-68—207

Ramsey Sahyoun, Reseda, Calif. 67-71-69—207

Michael Jae Woo Im, Fullerton, Calif. 65-72-70—207

Hyun Seok Lim, Fullerton, Calif. 66-71-70—207

Sam Chien, San Diego, Calif. 72-69-67—208

Steven Kearney, Carlsbad, Calif. 70-73-69—212

Evan Emerick, Oceanside, Calif. 69-73-70—212

John Huh, Montrose, Calif. 71-70-71—212

Christopher Cho, Kent, Wash. 72-73-68—213

JP Park, La Habra, Calif. 71-71-71—213

Ronnald Monaco, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. 69-72-72—213

Trevor Guthrie, Fresno, Calif. 72-73-69—214

Tom Lo, Los Angeles, Calif. 73-71-70—214

Philip Chian, Covina, Calif. 74-70-70—214

James Back, Brea, Calif. 69-72-73—214

Taylor Travis, Fremont, Calif. 75-72-69—216

Jeffrey Kang, Fullerton, Calif. 70-78-69—217

Rak Cho, Brea, Calif. 72-74-71—217

Boris Stantchev, Long Beach, Calif. 68-76-73—217

Samuel Shin, Auckland, New Zealand 71-73-74—218

Ben Itterman, Carlsbad, Calif. 73-71-74—218

Bobby Barajas, Santa Maria, Calif. 78-72-69—219

Tyler Davis, Santa Barbara, Calif. 69-75-75—219

Daniel Park, Los Angeles, Calif. 70-71-78—219

Bryce Greeley, Newport Beach, Calif. 73-78-69—220

Shuai Wu, Beijing, China 74-76-70—220

Benjamin Bauch, Trabuco Canyon, Calif. 71-79-70—220

Julian Ramirez, Brea, Calif. 76-70-74—220

Michael Casca, Camarillo, Calif. 70-75-75—220

Jordan Lee, Tarzana, Calif. 75-70-75—220

Brian Lee, University Place, Wash. 74-73-74—221

Michael Yiu, Laguna Hills, Calif. 74-70-77—221

Eugene Lee, Temecula, Calif. 73-72-77—222

Lawrence Hsu, West Covina, Calif. 75-75-73—223

Matthew Ouimet, Coto De Caza, Calif. 75-74-75—224

Chris Capo, Woodland Hills, Calif. 74-78-73—225

Macgregor Hoobery, Santa Maria, Calif. 74-74-78—226

Kevin Collignon, Las Vegas, Nev. 78-74-75—227

Colby Smith, Auburn, Calif. 74-76-77—227

Anton Arboleda, La Canada, Calif. 79-72-77—228

Davis Kirkland, Woodland Hills, Calif. 79-72-77—228

Tain Lee, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. 74-76-80—230

Seiji Liu, Beverly Hills, Calif. 76-82-73—231

Robert Nicanor, San Diego, Calif. 78-77-76—231

Matthew Siporin, Tarzana, Calif. 74-74-83—231

Jason Rosenkranz, Westlake Village, Calif. 80-78-74—232

Danny Cacho, Fairfield, Calif. 76-80-77—233

Clark Granum, San Diego, Calif. 78-79-77—234

David Caplinger, Indio, Calif. 74-79-81—234

Kyohei Itamura, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. 75-76-83—234

Benjamin Lein, Diamond Bar, Calif. 80-74-81—235

Vincent Stong, Potrero, Calif. 80-76-80—236

Yuki Kato, Las Vegas, Nev. 75-81-82—238

Wayne Yoon, Carson, Calif. 78-82-80—240

Michael Reed, Norco, Calif. 74-83-85—242

Daniel Inocencio, Baldwin Park, Calif. 83-82-89—254

Andrew Carlin, Kingman, Ariz. 91-83-85—259

Bradford Thomas, San Anselmo, Calif. 79-81 JWD

GIRLS DIVISION

Sarah Salvo, Glendale, Calif. 71-71-72—214

Rachel Morris, Carlsbad, Calif. 69-73-73—215

Jamie Yam, San Diego, Calif. 74-74-71—219

In-Ah Park, Las Vegas, Nev. 74-74-71—219

Won Joo Choi, Temecula, Calif. 78-71-72—221

Alison Lee, Valencia, Calif. 74-73-74—221

Emily Childs, Alameda, Calif. 76-70-76—222

Nara Kim, Diamond Bar, Calif. 74-79-70—223

Lalita Patipaksiri, Cypress, Calif. 76-76-71—223

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

Katrina Hegge, Seattle, Wash. 74-76-73—223

MacKinzie Kline, Encinitas, Calif. 78-70-77—225

Bethany Glassford, Henderson, Nev. 73-77-77—227

Robyn Kim, Cypress, Calif. 77-76-78—231

Brittany Mai, Poway, Calif. 78-74-79—231

Stephanie Hu, Cerritos, Calif. 79-77-76—232

Devon Brown, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 74-80-80—234

Marika Liu, Beverly Hills, Calif. 84-80-71—235

Emily Tubert, Burbank, Calif. 77-78-85—240

Piper Miller, Laguna Beach, Calif. 82-81-78—241

Casey McIntosh, Rancho Mirage, Calif. 83-82-77—242

Tiffany Koyano, Rowland Heights , Calif. 88-90-92—270

Michelle Yang, Los Angeles, Calif. 76 JWD

Eunice Yim, La Canada, Calif. 78-81 JWD

** JWD=Justified WD