ABILENE, Texas -- Brian Swanson of Katy, Texas, fired a final-round 4-under-par 68 to move up from four strokes back and take the crown at the Dodge/Bob Estes Abilene Junior. Lauren Weaver of Scottsdale, Ariz., carded a 3-over-par 75 to increase her lead and claim the Girls Division title by 11 strokes.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Dodge/Bob Estes Abilene Junior was a 54-hole stroke play event being held at Abilene Country Club. The tournament field consisted of 89 boys and 30 girls, ages 12 to 18, from 10 states, Mexico, Japan and British Columbia. The Boys Division played the par-72 course at 7,041 yards, while the Girls Division played the course at 6,155 yards.
Swanson sat tied for eighth entering the final round, but rapidly made his way up the leaderboard. His four birdies on the front nine gave him momentum making the turn and helped him to finish the day strong. With six total birdies on the day, Swanson posted a tournament total 3-under-par 213 to take victory in only his third ever AJGA event.
“My goal was just to not worry about what other people were doing and play my own game,” Swanson said. “It’s great to compete against such a good field and come out on top with all these players.”
In second place was Tim Mitchell of Austin, Texas, at a tournament total 1-over-par 217. Colton Staggs of Tulsa, Okla., followed in third at 3-over-par 219. Finishing tied for fourth, all at 4-over-par 220, were Kyle Souza of Livermore, Calif., True Graves of Odessa, Texas, and Joe Doramus of Little Rock, Ark.
In the Girls Division, Weaver controlled the lead throughout the tournament, finishing at a three-day total even-par 216. Weaver did not allow playing with the lead to affect her game, recording three birdies and 28 putts in the first AJGA win of her career.
“This means a lot to me,” the 2007 HP Scholastic Junior All-American said. “I only have a couple years left [playing in the AJGA], and I just wanted to get a win in my pocket.”
Victoria Vela of Mansfield, Texas, finished in second place at 11-over-par 227. Tied for third were Talia Campbell of Dallas, and Shelby Hardy of San Saba, Texas, each at 13-over-par 229.
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ABILENE, Texas -- Final results from the Dodge/Bob Estes Abilene Junior conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Abilene Country
Club - Fairway Course. Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72. Yardage: Boys: 7,041; Girls: 6,155. Rating/Slope: Boys: 74.4/130; Girls: 75.3/130.
BOYS DIVISION
Brian Swanson, Katy, Texas 72-73-68—213
Tim Mitchell, Austin, Texas 72-70-75—217
Colton Staggs, Tulsa, Okla. 71-71-77—219
Kyle Souza, Livermore, Calif. 72-73-75—220
True Graves, Odessa, Texas 72-72-76—220
Joe Doramus, Little Rock, Ark. 68-73-79—220
Greg Carrier, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 73-71-77—221
Jes Sanders, Rogers, Ark. 72-70-79—221
Curtis Reed, Castroville, Texas 71-75-76—222
Scott Stark, San Antonio, Texas 70-75-77—222
Raine Copeland, Carrollton, Texas 77-74-72—223
Hayden Stephens, Georgetown, Texas 73-75-75—223
Ramon Trevino, Monterrey, Mexico 73-73-77—223
John Cassidy, Tulsa, Okla. 71-72-80—223
Garett Fisher, Keller, Texas 76-76-72—224
Will Archibeque, Portales, N.M. 75-75-74—224
Ben Troester, Boerne, Texas 76-73-75—224
Jeffrey Juillerat, Tyler, Texas 71-78-75—224
Ryan Kelley, The Woodlands, Texas 71-77-76—224
Yuki Kato, Las Vegas, Nev. 77-70-77—224
John Duke Hudson, Sonora, Texas 76-71-77—224
Riley Goff, Irving, Texas 76-72-77—225
Lane Hulse, Fordyce, Ark. 80-76-70—226
Alex Carpenter, Little Rock, Ark. 79-74-73—226
Chris Contreras, San Antonio, Texas 73-78-75—226
Chase Anderson, San Antonio, Texas 76-74-76—226
Kyle Dickerson, Anson, Texas 75-75-76—226
Jordan Rumora, Houston, Texas 73-76-77—226
Shang Zhi, Bradenton, Fla. 73-75-78—226
Austin Rising, Albuquerque, N.M. 74-79-74—227
Taylor Meadows, Boerne, Texas 76-73-78—227
Thomas Birdsey, The Woodlands, Texas 69-79-79—227
Marcus Opheim, San Marcos, Texas 76-76-76—228
Marcos Martinez, The Woodlands, Texas 79-73-77—229
Neil Dufford, Midland, Texas 77-75-77—229
Luke Thacker, Southlake, Texas 73-76-80—229
Brandon Wilhide, Richmond, Texas 73-76-80—229
Hayden Witte, Denton, Texas 80-75-75—230
Kyle Huett, Bulverde, Texas 77-75-78—230
Taylor Ohlhausen, Abilene, Texas 78-83-70—231
Will Handley, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 77-81-73—231
Trey Oswald, ArcherCity, Texas 76-77-78—231
Sam Smith, ArcherCity, Texas 75-79-77—231
Kaleb Yates, Edmond, Okla. 76-76-79—231
Matthew Seligmann, Houston, Texas 76-76-79—231
Mike Kuoni, The Woodlands, Texas 74-76-81—231
Adam Carpenter, Little Rock, Ark. 79-78-75—232
Patrick Burke, Houston, Texas 81-76-75—232
Curtis Vaughan, IV, San Antonio, Texas 76-79-77—232
Johannes Veerman, Sugar Land, Texas 76-73-83—232
JackShores, Corpus Christi, Texas 76-82-75—233
Ryan Conner, Fort Worth, Texas 79-77-77—233
Collin Ward, Amarillo, Texas 76-79-78—233
Ian Evans, Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas 75-79-79—233
Ryan Hadash, Katy, Texas 79-73-81—233
Colin Buckley, Ennis, Texas 81-76-77—234
Taylor Mihok, Aledo, Texas 73-84-78—235
Ethan Fine, Albuquerque, N.M. 79-77-79—235
Parker Hensley, San Antonio, Texas 79-80-77—236
Thomas Tatum, Dallas, Texas 77-81-78—236
Andrew Wilcox, Duncan, Okla. 69-83-84—236
Hunter Mobley, Rogers, Ark. 83-80-74—237
Jimmy Lu, Surrey, British Columbia 76-81-80—237
Tyler Russell, Elk City, Okla. 75-75-87—237
James Clingman, San Antonio, Texas 71-77-89—237
Steven Nguyen, Bradenton, Fla. 78-82-78—238
Michael Williams, Purcell, Okla. 81-78-79—238
JisooPark, Dix Hills, N.Y. 81-77-80—238
Miguel Macias, Sante Fe, N.M. 78-79-81—238
Steven Slocum, Fairfax Station, Va. 84-84-71—239
Justin Wileman, Southlake, Texas 83-76-80—239
Jimmy Marino, Plano, Texas 82-81-79—242
Brandon Pederson, Austin, Texas 82-80-81—243
Hayden McClelland, Olney, Texas 81-83-80—244
Elliott House, London, Ky. 85-76-84—245
Scooter Ransbottom, Midlothian, Texas 85-86-75—246
Trey Bearden, Abilene, Texas 79-81-86—246
Luke Carpenter, Little Rock, Ark. 79-83-85—247
Kyle Bodin, Austin, Texas 85-77-85—247
Miles Hutchens, Houston, Texas 76-84-88—248
Brett Holly, Andrews, Texas 81-86-82—249
Rafael Gomez, Lerma, Mexico 83-83-83—249
Austin Galván, San Antonio, Texas 81-85-83—249
Jeran Smith, Windcrest, Texas 81-86-83—250
Robert Davis, San Antonio, Texas 85-82-83—250
Jay Cox, Paris, Texas 80-84-86—250
Michael Koetting, San Antonio, Texas 84-81-85—250
Tyler Thompson, Katy, Texas 94-82-82—258
Jared Street, Lake Dallas, Texas 79-83 JWD
GIRLS DIVISION
Lauren Weaver, Scottsdale, Ariz. 72-69-75—216
Victoria Vela, Mansfield, Texas 75-75-77—227
Talia Campbell, Dallas, Texas 77-78-74—229
Shelby Hardy, San Saba, Texas 74-77-78—229
Brooke Bailey, Abilene, Texas 77-71-82—230
Katie Paxton, Spring, Texas 72-77-81—230
Jacqueline Chang, Paradise Valley, Ariz. 81-77-73—231
Jane Yoo, Cerritos, Calif. 76-74-81—231
Mariah Montoya, Lubbock, Texas 78-75-79—232
April McCoy, Carrollton, Texas 76-77-81—234
Jade Staggs, Oklahoma City, Okla. 78-74-83—235
Kendra Whittley, San Angelo, Texas 78-75-82—235
Kaylin Terry, Austin, Texas 79-76-81—236
Jessica Borth, San Antonio, Texas 80-79-79—238
Susannah Grunden, Krum, Texas 79-79-80—238
Chelsea Michalek, Glenview, Ill. 77-81-81—239
Libby Avery, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 78-80-84—242
Kalie Presti, Southlake, Texas 83-79-81—243
Sinae Montoya, Lubbock, Texas 79-79-85—243
Elizabeth Stone, Southlake , Texas 78-81-86—245
Kristine Gutzman, San Antonio, Texas 81-81-84—246
Erin Jang, College Station, Texas 81-86-81—248
Rachel Mulkey, Flower Mound, Texas 83-84-82—249
Erin Perry, Seabrook, Texas 80-82-94—256
Katie Grady, Mansfield, Texas 87-86-86—259
Kailey Glenn, Grapevine, Texas 85-88-89—262
Stephanie Tran, Fort Smith, Ark. 87-84-95—266
Mei Liu, Austin, Texas 88-94-89—271
Lauren Taylor, Universal City, Texas 89-92-91—272
Elisa Aoki, Nagoya City, Japan 76-78 DQ - Rule 6-6b (NC)
** NC=No Card
** JWD=Justified WD
