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.
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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
