Golf News for Monday, August 27, 2007 | Tournaments

Dong Su captures Lessing’s AJGA Classic at The Woodmere Club

WOODMERE, N.Y. -- Dong Su of Richmond, British Columbia won the Boys Division at the Lessing’s AJGA Classic by firing a 5-under-par 135 tournament total. Kelly Shon of Port Washington, N.Y., won in the Girls Division with a 1-over-par 141 tournament total.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Lessing’s AJGA Classic was a 36-hole stroke play event held at The Woodmere Club. The 98-player field featured players from 22 states and 3 countries. The par-70 course played at 6,269 yards for the Boys Division and 5,725 yards for the Girls Division.

Su said he used his driver to hoist him atop the leaderboard this week. Hitting the green from the tee on the par-4 No. 7, Su eagled the hole and used that momentum to win the tournament.

“I just came out to play the best I can,” Su said. “I hit my driver pretty good and played pretty solid, so it worked out.”

Su birdied Nos. 2, 3, 5, and eagled No. 7 for a 3-under-par 32 on the front nine. He then drove the green again on No. 10 en route to birdie for a back nine score of 1-over-par 36 and a 2-under-par 68 on the day.

Michael Kania of Haverford, Pa., finished in second place with a 4-under-par 136 tournament total. Minghao Wang of Reunion, Fla., placed third carding a 1-under-par 139 tournament total, while Cameron Wilson of Rowayton, Conn., finished fourth posting an even-par 140. Tied for fifth recording 2-over-par 142 tournament totals were Brendan Doyle of Beverly Hills, Calif., and Juan Pablo Hernandez of Mexico City.

In the Girls Division, Shon said after changing putters last week, she must have made the right decision.

“I haven’t had two days of 28 putts in a long time,” Shon said.

With birdies on Nos. 7, 8, 10, and 17, Shon said she was consistently playing well, finishing with an even-par 70 final-round total.

Brittany Altomare of Shrewsbury, Mass., finished in second posting a 3-over-par 143 for the week. Marina Alex of Wayne, N.J., recorded a 7-over-par 147 two-day total to finish third.

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 a junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 49 states and 30 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 Lessing’s AJGA Classic, please contact National Headquarters at

(770) 868-4200, or visit ajga.org.

WOODMERE, N.Y. — Final results from the Lessing's AJGA Classic conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at The Woodmere

Club. Par: Boys: 35-35—70; Girls: 35-35—70. Yardage: Boys: 6,269; Girls: 5,725. Rating/Slope: Boys: 71.4/130; Girls: 73/125.

BOYS DIVISION

Dong Su, Richmond, British Columbia 67-68—135

Michael Kania, Haverford, Pa. 67-69—136

Minghao Wang, Reunion, Fla. 70-69—139

Cameron Wilson, Rowayton, Conn. 73-67—140

Brendan Doyle, Beverly Hills, Calif. 72-70—142

Juan Pablo Hernandez, Mexico City, Mexico 69-73—142

Mateusz Jedrzejczyk, Warsaw, Poland 74-69—143

Andrew Tursky, Hillsborough, N.J. 70-74—144

Michael Coriasso, Grand Blanc, Mich. 76-69—145

Anthony Aloi, Plainsboro, N.J. 73-72—145

Dane Voss, Jonesborough, Tenn. 71-74—145

Josh Bamberger, Waterloo, Ontario 75-71—146

Stephen Scialo, New City, N.Y. 72-74—146

Joseph Lovas, Manhasset, N.Y. 71-76—147

Alexander Andruskevich, New York, N.Y. 74-74—148

Chandler Smith-Stetson, Albuquerque, N.M. 74-74—148

Donald DeNyse III, Albany, N.Y. 71-77—148

Drew Baity, Greenwich, Conn. 78-71—149

Devin Komline, Dorset, Vt. 75-74—149

Gene Yang, East Brunswick, N.J. 74-75—149

Brian Czarnecki, Greenwich, Conn. 72-77—149

Mark McMillen Jr., Smithfield, N.C. 73-76—149

David Pastore, Greenwich, Conn. 76-74—150

Brian Murphy, Wilton, Conn. 74-76—150

Michael Furci, Sayville, N.Y. 80-71—151

Bryce Chalkley, Chester, Va. 75-76—151

Andrew Cho, Howey in The Hills, Fla. 76-75—151

Darren Saqui, Cerritos, Calif. 74-77—151

Gabriel Lainez, Fairfax, Va. 80-72—152

Kyle Stucklen, Sayville, N.Y. 78-74—152

Matthew Porter, Cortland, N.Y. 78-74—152

Michael Cheng, Woodbury, N.Y. 76-76—152

John David Hunter, Bluefield, Va. 77-76—153

Karsten Majors, Bixby, Okla. 73-80—153

Max Bichsel, Cranbury, N.J. 78-76—154

John Lessing, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. 78-77—155

Joshua Goldstein, Liberty, N.Y. 78-77—155

Tom Shin, Moorestown, N.J. 78-77—155

Richard Sung, Closter, N.J. 76-79—155

John Nurczynski, Newtonville, Mass. 77-78—155

James Pleat, Nashua, N.H. 81-75—156

Hunter Stone, South Deerfield, Mass. 79-77—156

Rand Araskog, Locust Valley, N.Y. 78-78—156

Justin Deitz, Cllifton Park, N.Y. 78-78—156

Daniel Walker, Earlysville, Va. 75-81—156

Russell Burke, Pinehurst, N.C. 78-79—157

Tyler Brown, Lee's Summit, Mo. 78-79—157

Michael McCarthy, Tolland, Conn. 77-80—157

Nick Urso, Lake Worth, Fla. 81-77—158

Chris Ortiz, Rio Rancho, N.M. 81-77—158

Brandon Meltzer, Melville, N.Y. 80-78—158

Jisoo Park, Dix Hills, N.Y. 79-79—158

Timothy Rosenhouse, Dix Hills, N.Y. 82-77—159

Chris Ferraro, Hurley, N.Y. 74-85—159

Jordan Meltzer, Melville, N.Y. 77-83—160

Neil Dufford, Midland, Texas 77-83—160

Hudson Hansard, Austin, Texas 84-77—161

Connor Monaghan, Garden City, N.Y. 78-83—161

Oscar Neubauer, Bethlehem, Pa. 78-83—161

Bobby Krueger, Denville, N.J. 83-79—162

Sean Van Aken, Monroe, Mich. 80-82—162

Sam Weiss, Rye, N.Y. 85-78—163

Nicholas Gunthorpe, Ovid, Mich. 84-80—164

Michael Kamargo, Bethesda, Md. 79-85—164

Matthew Broome, Barrington, R.I. 78-86—164

Sean Hogan, Moorestown, N.J. 87-78—165

Kurt Brey, Farmingdale, N.Y. 85-81—166

Harry Russell, Lawrence, N.Y. 83-83—166

Kevin Doyle, Coto De Caza, Calif. 83-84—167

Mark Alvarez, Pomona, Calif. 81-86—167

Scott Busch, West Lafayette, Ind. 83-85—168

Brooks Price, Worthington, Ohio 81-87—168

Christopher Critelli, Garden City, N.Y. 91-84—175

Tom Gliozzo, Colts Neck, N.J. 85 JWD

GIRLS DIVISION

Kelly Shon, Port Washington, N.Y. 71-70—141

Brittany Altomare, Shrewsbury, Mass. 70-73—143

Marina Alex, Wayne, N.J. 72-75—147

Amelia Lewis, Jacksonville, Fla. 72-76—148

Julie Yang, Phoenix, Ariz. 77-72—149

Doris Chen, Bradenton, Fla. 74-75—149

Annie Park, Levittown, N.Y. 72-78—150

Sarah Brown, Stewartsville, N.J. 73-77—150

Sara Jackson, Sound Beach, N.Y. 76-75—151

Nara Shin, Avon, Conn. 78-75—153

Christine Cho, La Crescenta, Calif. 77-77—154

Hunter Ross, Manakin-Sabot, Va. 74-80—154

Tracy Martin, Tyngsboro, Mass. 78-78—156

Marisa Kamelgarn, Mahopac, N.Y. 80-76—156

Victoria Fallgren, Lakewood, Calif. 82-77—159

Dani Mullin, West Islip, N.Y. 82-77—159

Eunae Jo, Ridgewood, N.J. 78-82—160

Michele Chun, Ontario, Calif. 82-79—161

Kelly Rohrbach, Greenwich, Conn. 85-79—164

Caroline Sweet, Bowie, Md. 85-81—166

Kaitlin Coons, Wilbraham, Mass. 85-82—167

Sarah Guarascio, East Setauket, N.Y. 88-82—170

Christina Hall, Wall, N.J. 86-87—173

Michelle Winkler, East Granby, Conn. 84-92—176

** JWD=Justified WD



 
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