VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. -- Patrick Grimes of Palo Alto, Calif., carded a 3-over-par 75 in the final round of the Junior All-Star at Marshallia Ranch to claim his first ever AJGA win, with a tournament total of 2-over-par 118. Yueer Cindy Feng of Orlando, Fla., shot a 4-over-par 76 to win the Girls Division tournament title by two stokes.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Junior All-Star at Marshallia Ranch was a 54-hole stroke play event held at the Marshallia Ranch Golf Course. The tournament field consisted of 93 boys and 27 girls, ages 12-15, from 13 states and Canada. Eighty-seven hailed from the home state of California. The Boys Division played the par-72 layout at 6,743 yards, while the Girls Division played at 5,669 yards.
Grimes continued his second round strategy of not using his driver as much on tee shots because of the windy conditions.
“My tee time today was a big change from the last two days, so I had to adjust,” said Grimes. “I finally got comfortable on the back nine, and I knew that if I avoided any big mistakes, I’d be okay with the lead that I had.”
Grimes tallied three birdies, including a 20-foot putt for birdie on No. 1 to start his day.
Cameron Palmer of Gilbert, Ariz., finished two stokes behind Grimes, in second place with a tournament total of 4-over-par 220. Jake Katz of Thousand Oaks, Calif., and Beau Hossler of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., both shot 5-over-par 221s to tie for third. Nicholas Schafer of Rocklin, Calif., carded a 6-over-par 222 on the week to put himself in the fifth place spot in the Boys Division.
Feng, 12, said that she wasn’t keeping track of scores until she got to No. 17.
“I had four bogies on the front nine so I tried to erase that from my mind once I got to No. 10,” Feng said. “I had a great drive on No. 10 and my second shot ended up being two feet from the hole. I putted for birdie and that helped me get going on the back nine.”
Ma Andrea Unson of Murrieta, Calif., shot a 5-over-par 77 in her final round for a tournament total of 12-over-par 228, putting her in second place. Marissa Borja of Spring Valley, Calif., and Rochelle Chan of Carson, Calif., both carded tournament totals of 14-over-par 230s to tie for third in the Girls Division.
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VANDENBERG AFB, Calif. -- Final results from the Junior All-Star at Marshallia Ranch conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at
Marshallia Ranch. Par: Boys: 35-37—72; Girls: 35-37—72. Yardage: Boys: 6,743; Girls: 5,669. Rating/Slope: Boys: 72.9/129; Girls: 74/127.
BOYS DIVISION
Patrick Grimes, Palo Alto, Calif. 70-73-75—218
Cameron Palmer, Gilbert, Ariz. 78-71-71—220
Beau Hossler, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. 77-70-74—221
Jake Katz, Thousand Oaks, Calif. 75-72-74—221
Nicholas Schafer, Rocklin, Calif. 76-71-75—222
Brian Campbell, Irvine, Calif. 73-76-74—223
Austin Roberts, Carmichael, Calif. 74-75-74—223
Bjorn Kallerud, Moraga, Calif. 74-79-73—226
Patrick-Reilly McMahon, Santa Maria, Calif. 72-74-80—226
Preston Valder, Yorba Linda, Calif. 75-74-77—226
Nick Thomas, Westlake Village, Calif. 77-73-77—227
Jason Chen, Brea, Calif. 78-72-77—227
Zachary Wright, Phoenix, Ariz. 74-74-79—227
Troix Tonkham, Arleta, Calif. 78-75-75—228
Michael Decker, Dallas, Texas 84-75-70—229
Li Wang, Sammamish, Wash. 78-75-76—229
Brian Alle, Pacific Palisades, Calif. 76-77-76—229
Matt Crawford, Redwood City, Calif. 77-77-75—229
David Lee, Houston, Texas 80-75-75—230
Paul Smith, Turlock, Calif. 83-74-74—231
Matthew Borja, Spring Valley, Calif. 78-73-80—231
Byron Meth, San Diego, Calif. 76-77-78—231
Ryann Ree, Redondo Beach, Calif. 79-75-78—232
Michael Culin, Plano, Texas 81-73-78—232
Grant Natori, Honolulu, Hawaii 78-76-78—232
Richard Sunghee Jeong, Arcadia, Calif. 78-75-79—232
Joseph Choi, Bakersfield, Calif. 77-76-79—232
Crescencio Ancheta III, Lancaster, Calif. 76-71-85—232
Michael Lai, Redlands, Calif. 80-76-77—233
Kevin Carnegie, Oceanside, Calif. 71-79-83—233
Preston Walker, Oak Park, Calif. 81-77-75—233
Kraig Mcleod, Pebble Beach, Calif. 74-80-80—234
Robert Palacios, Chino Hills, Calif. 81-75-78—234
Michael Schoolcraft, Englewood, Colo. 80-77-77—234
Chris Babcock, Shoreline, Wash. 85-75-74—234
Nick Tremps, San Antonio, Texas 74-80-80—234
Robert Ricci III, Carlsbad, Calif. 79-77-78—234
Thomas Lim, Moorpark, Calif. 81-82-72—235
Andrew Cornella, Colorado Springs, Colo. 82-77-76—235
Charlie Kern, Mercer Island, Wash. 81-80-76—237
Alex Angard, Encino, Calif. 84-77-76—237
Connor Kurtz, Edmond, Okla. 83-76-79—238
Bhuvan Potluri, Irvine, Calif. 81-78-79—238
Gregory Rochna, Houston, Texas 78-79-81—238
Danny Angelucci, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 81-77-80—238
Chris Han, Carrollton, Texas 77-82-80—239
Jay Burlison, Salinas, Calif. 79-80-80—239
Michael Johnson, Birmingham, Ala. 81-80-78—239
Jonathan Garrick, Atherton, Calif. 81-78-81—240
Chase Dinsmore, Ladera Ranch, Calif. 87-78-75—240
Daryl Suharli, Fullerton, Calif. 83-78-80—241
Ki Taek Lee, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada 81-83-78—242
Michael Johnson, Eagle, Idaho 83-83-77—243
Kalena Preus, Honolulu, Hawaii 81-85-77—243
Lawrence Fu, Piedmont, Calif. 81-80-83—244
David Gazzolo, Riverside, Calif. 78-86-80—244
Lawrence Ree, Redondo Beach, Calif. 81-82-82—245
Nick Russell, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 80-84-81—245
Elliot Horst, Rockford, Ill. 85-81-79—245
Kyan Palmer, Gilbert, Ariz. 84-79-84—247
Justin Choi, Torrance, Calif. 85-82-80—247
Michael Yi, Goleta, Calif. 76-81-90—247
Brandon Liu, St. Albans, Mo. 82-80-85—247
Brian Song, Beverly Hills, Calif. 83-81-83—247
Nicolo Galletti, Clayton, Calif. 82-82-84—248
Kyle Code, Mercer Island, Wash. 82-78-88—248
Peter Olah, Sherman Oaks, Calif. 86-79-83—248
Jeremy Choi, Bakersfield, Calif. 87-79-83—249
Michael Clapp, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. 83-80-86—249
Spencer Rowley, San Luis Obispo, Calif. 84-83-82—249
Walker Huddy, Studio City, Calif. 89-81-82—252
Michael Haeri, Huntington Beach, Calif. 85-84-84—253
Jacob Knapp, Costa Mesa, Calif. 82-85-86—253
Jason Kuo, Milpitas, Calif. 80-84-89—253
Kevin Weber, Coto De Caza, Calif. 88-83-83—254
Ernie Zaferis, Los Angeles, Calif. 85-87-83—255
Jefferson Yee, Honolulu, Hawaii 86-83-87—256
Kyle Bowser, Danville, Calif. 88-84-84—256
Edward Lin-Wattanachai, Arcadia, Calif. 89-91-79—259
James Wallace, Orange, Calif. 84-88-87—259
Spencer Mikles, Santa Barbara, Calif. 84-89-89—262
Richard Le, Bellaire, Texas 88-93-81—262
Scott Owen, Irvine, Calif. 88-86-89—263
Kevin Liu, St Albans, Mo. 82-83-100—265
Rob Puskedra, Ogden, Utah 87-93-88—268
Gary Clifton, Trabuco Canyon, Calif. 89-92-88—269
Tyler Henry, Indio, Calif. 87-92-90—269
Michael Hong, Fullerton, Calif. 103-86-82—271
Alan Hong, San Marino, Calif. 91-84-97—272
JJ Qualkenbush, La Quinta, Calif. 84-95-93—272
Neal Donahue, Coto de Caza, Calif. 89-94-91—274
Anton Arboleda, La Canada, Calif. 85-85 DQ - Rule 6-3a (NS)
GIRLS DIVISION
Yueer Cindy Feng, Orlando, Fla. 74-76-76—226
Ma Andrea Unson, Murrieta, Calif. 77-74-77—228
Rochelle Chan, Carson, Calif. 75-78-77—230
Marissa Borja, Spring Valley, Calif. 75-78-77—230
Jessica Vasilic, Anaheim Hills, Calif. 81-77-74—232
Tiffany Lim, San Jose, Calif. 79-75-78—232
Joyce Kim, Carlsbad, Calif. 81-75-78—234
Amanda Corr, Newhall, Calif. 82-78-75—235
Courtney Hooton, Del Mar, Calif. 80-83-76—239
Sarah Baek, Encinitas, Calif. 78-79-82—239
Caroline Beebe, Daphne, Ala. 78-81-81—240
Han Wu, Norwalk, Calif. 80-82-80—242
Dana Finkelstein, Chandler, Ariz. 80-85-77—242
Alice Lee Kwon, Buena Park, Calif. 82-83-78—243
Sarah Schmelzel, Phoenix, Ariz. 82-81-82—245
Taylor Yoshitake, Playa del Rey, Calif. 80-78-88—246
Kristen Rue, Gig Harbor, Wash. 82-83-85—250
Makayla Mier, Santa Maria, Calif. 81-80-89—250
Pei-Chun Chen, Los Angeles, Calif. 87-86-79—252
Kendall Dusenberry, Newhall, Calif. 88-82-82—252
Tiffany Nichols, Castro Valley, Calif. 85-85-84—254
Monica Umpant, Cerritos , Calif. 88-83-84—255
Lauren Diaz-Yi, Thousand Oaks, Calif. 83-89-83—255
Sara Handa, Poway, Calif. 84-86-90—260
Mareon Smit, Santa Maria, Calif. 86-99-88—273
Ellen Handa, Poway, Calif. 100-95-92—287
Katherine Pimpanit, Corona, Calif. 93-97-100—290
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