LOUDON, Tenn. -- Brian Langley of Blacksburg, Va., won the AJGA Knoxville Junior Open with a three-round total of 7-under-par 209 at Tennessee National Golf Club. Victoria Kiser of Orlando, Fla., notched her third AJGA victory of 2008 with a score of 5-under-par 211.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the AJGA Knoxville Junior Open was a 54-hole stroke play event held at Tennessee National Golf Club. The tournament field consisted of 75 boys and 23 girls, ages 12-18, from 17 states and Italy. The Boys Division played the par-72 course at 7,210 yards, while the Girls Division played at 6,187 yards.
Langley earned his first-career AJGA title with a round of 2-under-par 70 on Thursday that included three birdies on the final five holes.
“It’s pretty cool right now; it hasn’t really sunk in,” Langley said. “It proves a lot, and it lets me know that I can do it.”
Finishing in a tie for second place at 5-under-par 211 were Marshall Talkington of Jackson, Tenn., and Jacob Everts of Ooltewah, Tenn. Colin Chapman of Franklin, N.C., finished in fourth place at 4-under-par 212. Rounding out the top-five was John Skeadas of Savannah, Ga., at 3-under-par 213.
Kiser fired a round of even-par 72 on Thursday, tying for low-round of the day in the Girls Division. In addition to this title, Kiser captured the First American Title Junior Classic and The Club Car Junior hosted by Charles Howell III earlier this summer.
“I knew coming into the year that if I played my best I could win every week I played,” Kiser said.
Erica Popson of Davenport, Fla., finished in second place at 2-over-par 218. In third place at 4-over-par 220 was Haley Stephens of Greer, S.C.
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 AJGA, the largest Association of its kind, has an annual 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 on the AJGA Knoxville Junior Open, please call AJGA National Headquarters at (770) 868-4200, or visit the AJGA Web site, ajga.org.
LOUDON, Tenn. -- Final results from the AJGA Knoxville Junior Open conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Tennessee National Golf Club. Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72. Yardage: Boys: 7,210; Girls: 6,187. Rating/Slope: Boys: 75.1/133; Girls: 75.8/135.
BOYS DIVISION
Brian Langley, Blacksburg, Va. 71-68-70—209
Marshall Talkington, Jackson, Tenn. 72-69-70—211
Jacob Everts, Ooltewah, Tenn. 71-69-71—211
Colin Chapman, Franklin, N.C. 66-76-70—212
John Skeadas, Savannah, Ga. 69-70-74—213
Jordan Jennings, Jefferson City, Tenn. 72-71-71—214
Keith Mitchell, Chattanooga, Tenn. 74-73-68—215
Rocky Khara, Sebring, Fla. 72-70-73—215
Shawn Yim, Buford, Ga. 70-71-74—215
Clark Palmer, Augusta, Ga. 74-73-69—216
Eric Park, Chapel Hill, N.C. 71-70-76—217
Pete Kellermann, Jacksonville, Fla. 74-75-69—218
Rich Leeper, Chapel Hill , N.C. 76-73-69—218
Andrew Garner, Peachtree City, Ga. 74-74-71—219
Robbie Taylor, Brentwood, Tenn. 74-71-74—219
Trevor Cone, Concord, N.C. 73-76-71—220
Chad Bounds, Meridian, Miss. 72-77-71—220
Billy Stevens, Venice, Fla. 69-77-74—220
Seth Reeves, Duluth, Ga. 70-73-77—220
Davis Bunn, Knoxville, Tenn. 76-75-70—221
Ryan Thornton, Chattanooga, Tenn. 74-76-71—221
John Boehme, Jacksonville Beach, Fla. 70-75-76—221
Nathan Kerns, Ironton, Ohio 67-75-80—222
Grant Milner, Knoxville, Tenn. 78-77-68—223
Dylan Shepard, Crestwood, Ky. 75-74-74—223
Will Snipes, Rocky Face, Ga. 72-72-79—223
Chung Lee, Suwanee, Ga. 75-75-74—224
Logan Knebels, Alpharetta, Ga. 78-71-75—224
Benjamin Greene, Duluth, Ga. 75-73-76—224
Taylor Welborn, LaGrange, Ga. 73-78-74—225
Michael Montgomery, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 76-73-76—225
Greg O'Connor, Edmond, Okla. 73-75-77—225
Sean Hassell, Walhalla, S.C. 73-74-78—225
William Wiseman, Salisbury, Md. 76-78-72—226
Myles Lewis, Metairie, La. 77-77-72—226
Beau Cutts, Henderson, N.C. 81-74-71—226
Andrew Ramsey, Seymour, Tenn. 74-80-73—227
Andrew Knox, Cary, N.C. 77-76-75—228
Brandon Rodgers, Knoxville, Tenn. 77-75-76—228
Hunter Brown, Richardson, Texas 74-77-77—228
Patrick Thomas, Farragut, Tenn. 79-77-73—229
Christian Hawley, Kernersville, N.C. 78-72-79—229
Aron Zemmer, Siusi (BZ), , Italy 76-75-78—229
Will Jones, Rome, Ga. 79-78-73—230
Alex Dienes, Jacksonville, Fla. 80-77-73—230
Dean Hester, Dublin, Ga. 79-78-73—230
Nick York, Kingsport, Tenn. 75-79-76—230
Hunter Arnold, Lenoir City, Tenn. 78-75-77—230
Drew Aimone, Savannah, Ga. 75-77-78—230
Austin Barreras, Peachtree City, Ga. 77-71-82—230
Matt Harman, Roanoke, Va. 76-73-82—231
Patrick Rudebeck, Lilburn, Ga. 76-73-82—231
Ben Fogler, Elgin, S.C. 77-78-77—232
William Sigg, Augusta, Ga. 75-78-79—232
Kory Webb, Knoxville, Tenn. 75-78-79—232
Ryan Nagy, Raleigh, N.C. 76-75-81—232
Michael Manakides, Hoover, Ala. 79-76-79—234
Mike Markiewicz, Knoxville, Tenn. 81-80-74—235
Daniel Dippel, Mills River, N.C. 80-78-77—235
Scott Wallace, Murfreesboro, Tenn. 80-72-83—235
Adam Castro, White House, Tenn. 76-77-83—236
Paul Ganske, Lakeville, Minn. 77-75-84—236
Patrick Leisure, Charlottesville , Va. 79-78-80—237
Thomas Payne, Mills River, N.C. 74-88-76—238
Richard Powell Jr., Hixson, Tenn. 81-79-78—238
Nick Reardon, Dublin, Ohio 78-79-81—238
Jack Yancey, Rome, Ga. 77-77-86—240
Lucas Armstrong, Church Hill, Tenn. 84-74-85—243
Matthew Porter, Cortland, N.Y. 81-80-83—244
Daniel Pizetoski, Davidson, N.C. 87-69-89—245
Austin Kramer, Knoxville, Tenn. 83-79-84—246
Chris House, Raleigh, N.C. 77-85-87—249
Lee Whitehead, Knoxville, Tenn. 86-90-86—262
Jonathan Dreitlein, Knoxville, Tenn. 89-93-93—275
Spencer Lawson, Raleigh, N.C. JWD
GIRLS DIVISION
Victoria Kiser, Orlando, Fla. 72-67-72—211
Erica Popson, Davenport, Fla. 70-75-73—218
Haley Stephens, Greer, S.C. 74-70-76—220
Vanessa Koechli, Greer, S.C. 73-76-72—221
Megan Murphy, Ooltewah, Tenn. 74-75-75—224
Kendall Martindale, Jefferson City, Tenn. 75-77-74—226
Carlie Yadloczky, Casselberry, Fla. 73-75-79—227
Marissa Chow, Honolulu, Hawaii 76-80-72—228
Taylor Manning, Brentwood , Tenn. 79-72-77—228
Brandi Rodriguez, Orlando, Fla. 80-75-77—232
Leigh Henderson, Knoxville, Tenn. 76-71-86—233
Alyssa Randolph, Knoxville, Tenn. 81-73-81—235
Jessica Schall, Lake Mary, Fla. 81-76-79—236
A.J. Newell, Tampa, Fla. 82-77-77—236
Jordan Britt, Chattanooga, Tenn. 81-81-77—239
Shelby Gilbert, Hixson, Tenn. 79-82-83—244
Alexa Payne, Dandridge, Tenn. 85-89-84—258
Ryan Ashburn, Seminole, Fla. 91-88-83—262
Teleri Hughes, Knoxville, Tenn. 90-89-83—262
Maggie Siddons, Acworth, Ga. 92-83-91—266
Savanna Schubert, Oak Ridge, Tenn. JWD
Caroline Prebul, Signal Mountain, Tenn. 84 QWD
Lauren Judson, Roswell, Ga. 92-84 JWD
** JWD=Justified WD
** QWD=Questionable WD
