DANBURY, Conn. -- Jeff Hatten of Farmington, Conn., won the Fidelity Investments Junior Championship at Richter Park firing a 3-under-par 213 tournament total. Sarah Brown of Stewartsville, N.J., also came from behind to win the Girls Division posting a 5-over-par 221 tournament total.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Fidelity Investments Junior Championship at Richter Park was a 54-hole stroke play event held at Richter Park Golf Course. The 86-player field featured players from 15 states and Canada. The course played at 6,695 yards in the Boys Division and 6,045 yards in the Girls Division.
Hatten said he was trying to play three solid rounds this week, and the fact that he won was quite a shock to him.
“I hit my first 16 greens,” Hatten said. “Winning makes me feel good to know that I can compete out here.”
After a birdie on No. 1, Hatten said it helped him feel more confident to be two down before the tournament even really started. Hatten also made birdies on Nos. 6, 7 and 16 to lead him to a 3-under-par 69 for the day. But it was a slippery 20-foot par putt on No. 18 in front of the large gallery that sealed the victory.
Max Bichsel of Cranbury, N.J., finished second posting a 2-under-par 214 tournament total. Niall Platt of Santa Barbara, Calif., came in third with an even-par 216, while Tommy Higham of Shelley, Idaho finished fourth recording a 2-over-par 218. Tied for fifth were Eric Frazzetta of Long Beach, Calif., and Ryan Gay of Pittston, Maine, both carding 4-over-par 220 tournament totals.
In the Girls Division, Brown said she did not think that her 2-over-par 74 Thursday, would put her atop the leaderboard.
“After No. 15, I saw my Dad was excited so I knew something must be up,” Brown said. “I didn’t think I had a chance but I guess I did.”
Brown and Marina Alex of Wayne, N.J., then went into a sudden-death playoff. Brown then birdied the first playoff hole to seal the win.
“I wanted to win an Open this season,” Brown said. “But winning two certainly makes me feel good.”
Alex finished alone in second at 5-over-par 221 tournament total. Julie Yang of Phoenix, and Brittany Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ontario tied for third recording 7-over-par 223 tournament totals.
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 more than 5,000 junior golfers from 49 states and more than 25 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 Fidelity Investments Junior Championship at Richter Park, please contact National Headquarters at (770) 868-4200, or visit ajga.org.
DANBURY, CT — Final results from the Fidelity Investments Junior Championship at Richter Park conducted by the American Junior Golf
Association at Richter Park Golf Course. Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72. Yardage: Boys: 6,695; Girls: 6,045. Rating/Slope: Boys:
73.1/134; Girls: 75.8/138.
BOYS DIVISION
Jeff Hatten, Farmington, Conn. 73-71-69—213
Max Bichsel, Cranbury, N.J. 75-70-69—214
Niall Platt, Santa Barbara, Calif. 65-76-75—216
Tommy Higham, Shelley, Idaho 74-69-75—218
Eric Frazzetta, Long Beach, Calif. 75-75-70—220
Ryan Gay, Pittston, Maine 73-78-69—220
Kyle Souza, Livermore, Calif. 75-73-73—221
Erik Mayer, Appleton, Wis. 72-75-74—221
Stephen Scialo, New City, N.Y. 77-72-73—222
David Pastore, Greenwich, Conn. 73-74-75—222
Cameron Wilson, Rowayton, Conn. 77-69-76—222
Ryan Blair, Center Valley, Pa. 80-71-72—223
Brian Hwang, Hauppauge, N.Y. 76-73-75—224
Hunter Stone, South Deerfield, Mass. 72-77-75—224
Barrett Kelpin, Kalamazoo, Mich. 71-75-78—224
Paul McConnell, Garland, Texas 74-75-76—225
Bernard D'Amato, Weston, Conn. 74-81-70—225
Mark Mumford, Rye, N.Y. 73-74-78—225
Curtis Thompson, Coral Springs, Fla. 74-72-79—225
Christopher Rendler, Manhattan Beach, Calif. 75-75-76—226
Jonathan Renza, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. 78-74-74—226
Micah Jacobsen, Fernandina Beach, Fla. 72-74-80—226
Dominic Bozzelli, Pittsford, N.Y. 71-75-80—226
Philip Gieseker, Saline, Mich. 76-77-74—227
Curtis Loop, New Canaan, Conn. 80-74-75—229
James Smith, Middlebury, Conn. 77-77-75—229
Devin Komline, Dorset, Vt. 72-83-74—229
Jens Bracht, Lake Forest Park, Wash. 80-72-78—230
Michael Cheng, Woodbury, N.Y. 77-77-76—230
Alexander Andruskevich, New York, N.Y. 78-72-81—231
Adam Vaccari, Winsted, Conn. 77-75-79—231
Daniel Ellis, Negaunee, Mich. 79-78-74—231
David Zhang, South Glastonbury, Conn. 71-81-80—232
Sam Weiss, Rye, N.Y. 78-78-76—232
Andrew Cho, Howey in The Hills, Fla. 78-78-76—232
Branden Chicorka, Enfield, Conn. 75-77-81—233
Michael Sorenson, Hartland, Wis. 73-78-83—234
Brian Hughes, Fairfield, Conn. 80-75-79—234
Darren Saqui, Cerritos, Calif. 80-75-79—234
Steve Crain, Wellsville, Pa. 80-76-78—234
Charlie Von Arentschildt, Greenwich, Conn. 78-77-80—235
Dave Ellis, Negaunee, Mich. 84-76-75—235
Doug Kleeschulte, Kingston, N.Y. 80-83-72—235
Matthew Porter, Cortland, N.Y. 76-77-83—236
David Brown, Stewartsville, N.J. 83-72-81—236
Cory Siegfried, Wayne, Pa. 82-73-82—237
Scott Landreth, Stratford, Ontario 78-79-80—237
Tain Lee, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. 84-72-82—238
Richard Werenski, South Hadley, Mass. 81-85-72—238
Nick Harris, Marlborough, Mass. 87-75-78—240
Chun-Ji Kim, Chandler, Ariz. 87-76-77—240
Kyle Sargis, Lexington, Mass. 77-82-83—242
Matt Fuller, Clarkston, Mich. 77-83-82—242
Bradford Thomas, San Anselmo, Calif. 83-87-73—243
Robert Schmidt, Coral Springs, Fla. 79-82-84—245
John Lessing, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. 81-89-77—247
Danny Blumberg, White Plains, N.Y. 89-83-75—247
Michael Coriasso, Grand Blanc, Mich. 76-86-86—248
Brandon Van Goethen, Huntington Beach, Calif. 84-80-86—250
Robert Blaker, Newcastle, Ontario 84-84-84—252
Michael Oudyk, Oshawa, Ontario 90-85-79—254
Aaron Sherry, Fort Myers, Fla. 82 JWD
GIRLS DIVISION
* Sarah Brown, Stewartsville, N.J. 73-74-74—221
Marina Alex, Wayne, N.J. 72-74-75—221
Julie Yang, Phoenix, Ariz. 71-74-78—223
Brittany Henderson, Smiths Falls, Ontario 75-70-78—223
Nicole Zhang, Calgary, Alberta 71-76-77—224
Kelly Shon, Port Washington, N.Y. 77-73-78—228
Jennifer Kirby, Paris, Ontario 75-80-75—230
Casey Ann Kennedy, Venice, Fla. 76-78-78—232
Ani Gulugian, Irvine, Calif. 80-75-78—233
Stacy Kim, Yorba Linda, Calif. 78-78-79—235
Demi Frances Runas, Torrance, Calif. 77-76-82—235
Brittany Altomare, Shrewsbury, Mass. 75-85-76—236
Daffodil Sanchez, Mesa, Ariz. 80-79-78—237
Stephanie Kim, Bayside, N.Y. 84-75-79—238
Marisa Kamelgarn, Mahopac, N.Y. 78-76-84—238
Desiree Dubreuil, Costa Mesa, Calif. 89-71-79—239
Nicole Vandermade, Brantford, Ontario 80-80-80—240
Lynda Kwon, North Wales, Pa. 80-75-86—241
Harin Lee, Bayside, N.Y. 82-79-84—245
Christine Shimel, Kennett Square, Pa. 86-80-84—250
Lindsey Thomka, Springfield, Mass. 85-89-87—261
Michelle Winkler, East Granby, Conn. 82-88-93—263
Angela Villela, Sylmar, Calif. 77 JWD
Ginger Howard, Bradenton, Fla. 90-81 JWD
* Won Sudden-Death Playoff
** JWD=Justified WD
