Golf News for Tuesday, August 21, 2007 | Tournaments

Larry Han captures his first-ever victory at the Junior All-Star

PETERSBURG, Va. -- Larry Han of Raleigh, N.C., shot a 4-under-par 68 Thursday to take home a victory with a three-day total of 9-under-par 207. Tessa The of Los Altos, Calif., finished first in the Girls Division with a 2-under-par 214 tournament total.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Junior All-Star at Petersburg was a 54-hole stroke play event held at The Country Club of Petersburg. The 93-player field featured juniors from 26 states and Belgium. The course played at 6,778 yards in the Boys Division and 5,924 yards in the Girls Division.

Han, in his first-ever AJGA event, entered this week with a personal goal of shooting 10 under par for the tournament. He came close, finishing one shot off, after just missing a 10-foot birdie putt on No. 18, his final hole in the shotgun start final round.

“On my last putt, I was trying to make a birdie to get to 10-under,” Han said. “I guess that just didn’t work for me, but that was alright. I tapped the second putt in for the win.”

Han entered the final round where he began the second – in third place. But set on winning, Han knew he had to shoot low to break through and gain first place. He said he focused on shooting a good number and paying attention to his competitors’ play and decision-making.

“I was putting great, and I knew the putts would just keep on dropping,” Han said. “I feel like this win ends a good season. My game has gotten better over the summer. I knew if I could play well at this tournament it would all come together, and it did.”

Han made the turn at 2-under-par 34 and later gained a one-shot lead on No. 13. He said everything came down to the par-5 15th hole, which he was the only one in his group to birdie, expanding his lead to two shots.

Also in the Boys Division, Grayson Murray of Raleigh, finished in second place with a tournament total of 7-under-par 209. In third place, Tucker Wadkins of Dallas, shot an even-par final round to finish at 6-under-par 210.

In the Girls Division, The said she went into Thursday’s round relaxed, yet focused. She began the day with an unanticipated birdie on No. 10 and finished with her first-ever AJGA win.

“On the first hole, I just wanted to hit the fairway and make a decent second shot for par,” The said. “Instead, I birdied it.”

She went on to birdie two more holes on the back nine and three on the front. The said that every aspect of her game was on in Thursday’s final round

“I kept getting better everyday,” The said. “It feels good to win. I flew across the country for this. It still hasn’t sunk in yet.”

Also in the Girls Division, Michelle Ahn of Chapel Hill, N.C., finished in second place with a 4-over-par 220 tournament total. Kaitlyn Rohrback of Crofton, Md., came in third place with a 221 tournament total.

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 Junior All-Star at Petersburg, please contact AJGA National Headquarters at (770) 868-4200, or visit ajga.org.

PETERSBURG, Va. — Final results from the Junior All-Star at Petersburg conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at The

Country Club of Petersburg. Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72. Yardage: Boys: 6,778; Girls: 5,924. Rating/Slope: Boys: 72.7/137;

Girls: 75/135.

BOYS DIVISION

Larry Han, Raleigh, N.C. 69-70-68—207

Grayson Murray, Raleigh, N.C. 67-71-71—209

Tucker Wadkins, Dallas, Texas 67-71-72—210

Andrew Knox, Cary, N.C. 72-71-68—211

Ryan Simpson, Mechanicville, N.Y. 70-70-72—212

Billy Kennerly, Alpharetta, Ga. 74-69-71—214

Robert Register, Burlington, N.C. 69-72-74—215

M.J. Maguire, St. Augustine, Fla. 71-75-70—216

Christian Hawley, Kernersville, N.C. 72-74-71—217

Bryce Chalkley, Chester, Va. 69-74-74—217

Eli Juren, Austin, Texas 72-76-70—218

Boomer Boyd, Wilmington, N.C. 75-70-75—220

Chung man Choe, Bradenton, Fla. 74-72-74—220

William Herring, Lillington, N.C. 75-73-72—220

Kyle Wilshire, Georgetown, Ky. 74-74-73—221

Thomas Payne, Arden, N.C. 73-75-73—221

Chris Contreras, San Antonio, Texas 76-77-69—222

Jeffrey Wibawa, Encino, Calif. 74-72-77—223

Matt Ball, Richmond, Va. 77-69-77—223

Robert Chiste, Boynton Beach, Fla. 75-74-74—223

Motin Yeung, Orlando, Fla. 77-73-73—223

Ben Heisey, New Bern, N.C. 79-74-70—223

Ian Bangor, Moon Township, Pa. 75-72-77—224

Blake Morris, Waterbury, Conn. 80-70-74—224

Ryan Fricke, Raleigh, N.C. 74-75-75—224

Rocky Khara, Sebring, Fla. 77-76-71—224

Ryan Nagy, Raleigh, N.C. 76-72-77—225

Myles Lewis, Metairie, La. 74-79-72—225

Preston Standley, Dallas, Texas 77-74-75—226

Jack Maguire, St. Augustine, Fla. 77-74-75—226

Michael Werenski, South Hadley, Mass. 74-78-74—226

Jake Mondy, Blacksburg, Va. 74-78-74—226

Edward Waller, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 79-74-73—226

Nick McLaughlin, New Castle, N.H. 76-78-73—227

Alberto Sanchez, Nogales, Ariz. 75-78-75—228

Jim Liu, Smithtown, N.Y. 76-71-82—229

Geoff Vartelas, Cromwell, Conn. 79-71-79—229

Brian Schmidt, San Diego, Calif. 72-77-80—229

Layton Truax, Savannah, Ga. 74-76-79—229

Kevin Jorden, Juno Beach, Fla. 75-76-78—229

Corey Hayford, Friendswood, Texas 76-75-78—229

Beau Cutts, Henderson, N.C. 76-78-75—229

Jesse Jr. Perkins, North Babylon, N.Y. 76-75-79—230

Nicholas Torrance, East Lyme, Conn. 77-75-78—230

Josh Lee, Orange Park, Fla. 75-75-81—231

Jay Pinkos, Clifton, Va. 79-78-74—231

Brandon Liu, St Albans, Mo. 71-80-81—232

Joo-Young Lee, Hilliard, Ohio 74-79-79—232

Bo Lustig, Belle Vernon, Pa. 79-79-74—232

Henry Todd, Trophy Club, Texas 80-73-80—233

Brett Ochsenreiter, Destin, Fla. 76-81-76—233

Christopher Ingham, Pinecrest, Fla. 79-76-78—233

Easton Renwick, Punxsutawney, Pa. 77-80-76—233

Samuel Echikson, Brussels, , Belgium 76-78-80—234

Steven Barbour, East Grand Rapids, Mich. 77-84-73—234

Blake Jones, Camas, Wash. 74-76-85—235

Sam Bernstein, Riverdale, N.Y. 76-81-78—235

Adam Ball, Richmond, Va. 78-78-80—236

Jerrell Parrish, Glenn Dale, Md. 84-74-79—237

Suk Ho Kang, Flushing, N.Y. 78-85-74—237

Austin Wilson, Eden Prairie, Minn. 78-78-82—238

Bhuvan Potluri, Irvine, Calif. 74-86-79—239

Han Kim, Vernon Hills, Ill. 78-79-83—240

Dermot McElhennon, New Bern, N.C. 80-80-80—240

John Pendy, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. 79-82-79—240

John David Sanderson, Suffolk, Va. 85-79-76—240

Spencer Lawson, Raleigh, N.C. 83-79-82—244

Teddy Tollin, Bethesda, Md. 85-85-76—246

Matt Hancock, Fuquay-Varina, N.C. 82-86-80—248

Chipper Hughes, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 88-84-80—252

John Voetsch, New Vernon, N.J. 85-84-88—257

David Lee, Houston, Texas 78-79 JWD

GIRLS DIVISION

Tessa The, Los Altos, Calif. 74-71-69—214

Michelle Ahn, Chapel Hill, N.C. 69-77-74—220

Kaitlyn Rohrback, Crofton, Md. 73-75-73—221

Harin Lee, Bayside, N.Y. 76-76-73—225

Chessey Thomas, Spokane, Wash. 75-74-76—225

Michele Chun, Ontario, Calif. 77-77-74—228

Sarah Almond, Albemarle, N.C. 76-79-74—229

Brigitte Baker, McLean, Va. 75-77-80—232

Blair Lewis, La Mesa, Calif. 78-80-74—232

Karen Chung, Livingston, N.J. 79-79-75—233

Jennifer Hahn, Henderson, Nev. 84-78-73—235

Katia Joo, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. 80-82-74—236

Victoria Newbury, Williamsburg, Va. 81-76-79—236

Christina Vosters, Bethany Beach, Del. 80-80-78—238

Nichole Corpus-Massucci, Henderson, Nev. 79-85-80—244

Gabriella Dimarco, West Chester, Pa. 83-80-84—247

Ji In Park, Cupertino, Calif. 89-82-78—249

Alex White, Haymarket, Va. 83-85-83—251

Alexa Payne, Dandridge, Tenn. 86-87-80—253

Elizabeth Rexon, Haddonfield, N.J. 84-87-85—256

Carolyn Chandler, Phoenix, Md. 87-88-91—266

** JWD=Justified WD



 
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