ELVERSON, Pa. -- Hojin Kang of Longwood, Fla., shot a course record-tying 64 en route to winning the Boys Division title by eight shots with a tournament total of 69-71-64 – 204. Sarah Brown of Stewartsville, N.J., carded a final-round 2-under-par 68 and won the Girls Division championship in a three-player playoff after a tournament total 73-75-68 – 216.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the CorseMax/Philadelphia Runner Junior was a 54-hole stroke-play event held at the par-70 Stonewall Links – North Course in Elverson, Pa. The 98-player field featured players from 19 states, Canada and Poland. The Boys Division played the event at 6,591 yards, while the Girls Division played at 5,646 yards.

Kang, who had nine birdies on the day, shot a 29 on the front nine and an even-par 35 on the back nine.

“After the front nine, I just tried to stay calm and cool,” he said. “I really wanted to not get ahead of myself. I had no idea that I had a chance at the course record until someone told me after the round. It’s a great feeling and a great way to end the summer.”

Dominic Bozzelli of Pittsford, N.Y., Robert Robertson of Philadelphia, and Brendan Doyle of Beverly Hills, Calif., tied for second with tournament totals of 212. Ryan Gay of Gardiner, Maine, Stephen Dressel of Malvern, Pa., and Stefan Brewer of Charlotte, N.C., all tied for fifth with tournament totals of 213.

In the Girls Division, Brown had four birdies on the day and was able to erase an eight-shot deficit to get into a playoff with Marina Alex of Wayne, N.J., and Laura Hildebrandt of Ancaster, Ontario. Brown birdied the first playoff hole to capture her first AJGA Open Championship.

“My dad has always told me that in a playoff, you win with a birdie,” she said. “I just kept telling myself that if I put it on the green, I will have a great shot to win. I always knew that I had the ability, but it feels great to finally get one under my belt.”

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.

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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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ELVERSON, Pa. — Final results from the CorseMax/Philadelphia Runner Junior conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Stonewall
Links – North Course. Par: Boys: 35-35—70; Girls: 35-35—70. Yardage: Boys: 6,591; Girls: 5,646. Rating/Slope: Boys: 72.1/130; Girls: 73.7/133.

BOYS DIVISION
Hojin Kang, Longwood, Fla. 69-71-64—204
Dominic Bozzelli, Pittsford, N.Y. 72-74-66—212
Robert Robertson, Philadelphia, Pa. 72-71-69—212
Brendan Doyle, Beverly Hills, Calif. 70-72-70—212
Ryan Gay, Gardiner, Maine 74-72-67—213
Stephen Dressel, Malvern, Pa. 68-75-70—213
Stefan Brewer, Charlotte, N.C. 71-71-71—213
Ryan Blair, Omaha, Neb. 74-73-67—214
Daniel Charen, Langhorne, Pa. 71-70-73—214
Mateusz Jedrzejczyk, Warsaw, Poland 70-76-69—215
Jay Mulieri, Silver Spring, Md. 74-69-72—215
Michael Murray, Bradenton, Fla. 71-66-79—216
Jason Chun, Virginia Beach, Va. 73-70-74—217
Brad Miller, Timonium, Md. 73-69-75—217
David Brown, Stewartsville, N.J. 73-69-76—218
Jason Burstyn, Miami, Fla. 74-70-75—219
Jacob Colley, Holly Springs, N.C. 70-73-76—219
Gene Yang, East Brunswick, N.J. 72-75-73—220
Christopher Orlando, Broomall, Pa. 68-75-77—220
Sam Mysock, Tulsa, Okla. 78-75-69—222
James Ellis, Greenville, N.C. 74-77-71—222
Austin Wolf, Lititz, Pa. 74-77-71—222
Robert Galbreath Jr., Huntingdon Valley, Pa. 76-70-76—222
Ben Bellville, Granger, Ind. 76-73-74—223
Chris Wellde, Ellicott City, Md. 69-75-79—223
Andrew Kim, Old Tappan, N.J. 71-76-77—224
Ben Vertz, Coral Springs, Fla. 72-75-77—224
Matthew Smith, Chester Springs, Pa. 75-78-72—225
Jonathan Renza, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. 77-74-74—225
Patrick Deichert, Dallas, Texas 70-81-74—225
Michael Young, Oakville, Ontario, Canada 75-73-77—225
Danny Kim, Fairfax, Va. 67-77-81—225
Justin Gabbert, Pleasanton, Calif. 71-79-76—226
Brian Dorfman, Greenwood Village, Colo. 73-74-79—226
Timothy Shield, Grosse Pointe Park, Mich. 78-77-72—227
Brad Cadigan, South Weymouth, Mass. 79-72-76—227
Quinn Gruber, Aptos, Calif. 72-78-77—227
Brian Hwang, Hauppauge, N.Y. 77-73-77—227
Mark Endres, Bryn Mawr, Pa. 80-76-72—228
Quin Trigg, Wilmington, Del. 77-78-73—228
David Denlinger, Lancaster, Pa. 73-80-75—228
Evan Beck, Virginia Beach, Va. 77-73-78—228
Siwol Chang, Nesconset, N.Y. 76-77-76—229
Alexander Andruskevich, New York, N.Y. 75-76-78—229
Steven Loer, Sarasota, Fla. 75-82-73—230
Brian Czarnecki, Greenwich, Conn. 76-79-75—230
Justin Deitz, Cllifton Park, N.Y. 73-81-76—230
Matthew Burkhart, Lancaster, Pa. 77-75-78—230
Matthew Cohen, Tenafly, N.J. 79-78-75—232
Joshua Burg, Willow Street, Pa. 79-77-76—232
Garrett Whitmore, Midlothian, Va. 77-77-78—232
Sean Kelly, Staten Island, N.Y. 76-78-78—232
Cory Muscara, Sayville, N.Y. 75-75-82—232
Erik Mayer, Appleton, Wis. 80-77-76—233
Chad Mozingo, Culpeper, Va. 72-80-81—233
Michael Ferranolo, Wellington, Fla. 77-80-78—235
Michael Cheng, Woodbury, N.Y. 78-79-78—235
Chip Culp, Philadelphia, Pa. 77-78-80—235
Ben Jessen, Simsbury, Conn. 81-74-80—235
Wade Wawner, Virginia Beach, Va. 80-79-77—236
Brendan Mohler, Bethlehem, Pa. 82-76-78—236
Cory Siegfried, Wayne, Pa. 78-79-79—236
Allan Day, Midlothian, Va. 76-79-81—236
Matthew Sizemore, Richmond, Va. 81-77-79—237
Alex Pompey, Clarks Summit, Pa. 80-77-81—238
Brandon Meltzer, Melville, N.Y. 76-77-85—238
Philip Doyle, McLean, Va. 79-86-76—241
Sean Keller, Babylon, N.Y. 77-86-78—241
Stephen Seeler, Victor, N.Y. 74-84-84—242
Nelson Hargrove, Haverford, Pa. 84-77-82—243
Oscar Neubauer, Bethlehem, Pa. 83-81-83—247
Jesse Bingaman, Nazareth, Pa. 80-81-87—248

Carl McCauley, Parkland, Fla. 77-77 DQ - Rule 6-3a (NS)
Parker Davis, Chadds Ford, Pa. 82 JWD
Jake Lebowitz, Huntingdon Valley, Pa. 81 JWD

GIRLS DIVISION
* Sarah Brown, Stewartsville, N.J. 73-75-68—216
Laura Hildebrandt, Ancaster, Ontario 72-68-76—216
Marina Alex, Wayne, N.J. 73-72-71—216
Courtney Gunter, Matthews, N.C. 72-72-73—217
Annie Park, Levittown, N.Y. 73-73-73—219
Pamela Burneski, Surrey, British Columbia 75-74-71—220
Stephanie Kim, Bayside, N.Y. 76-78-69—223
Meredith Swanson, Roanoke, Va. 74-76-76—226
Anne Ormson, Granger, Ind. 78-78-72—228
Christine Shimel, Kennett Square, Pa. 74-74-80—228
Kelly Lynch, Severna Park, Md. 73-81-78—232
Katelynn Mannix, Plattsburgh, N.Y. 78-81-75—234
Lynda Kwon, North Wales, Pa. 81-74-80—235
Suzie Lee, E. Northport, N.Y. 74-77-84—235
Elizabeth Brightwell, Nellysford, Va. 84-81-71—236
Alexis Holmes, West Chester, Pa. 79-86-73—238
Lauren Varnas, Chatham, N.J. 82-78-78—238
Alli Weaver, Lititz, Pa. 82-78-80—240
Emily Linn, Englewood, N.J. 84-84-76—244
Jacqueline Calamaro, Newtown Square, Pa. 82-78-86—246
Kristen Hill, Weston, Fla. 79-78-89—246
Taylor Orr, Skillman, N.J. 85-78-87—250
Taylor Slagle, Southlake, Texas 91-88-84—263

* Won Sudden-Death Playoff
** JWD=Justified WD