BROKEN ARROW, Okla. -- Cody Kent of Castle Rock, Colo., held off fellow competitors to win the Boys Division of the Scissortail Junior Championship by one-stroke with a six-foot par putt on No. 18. In the Girls Division, Alexandra Stewart of Peoria, Ariz., conquered the field with a nine-stroke victory at 2-under-par 214 for the tournament.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Scissortail Junior Championship was a 54-hole stroke play event held at Emerald Falls Golf Club. The field consisted of 97 players, 74 boys and 23 girls, from 14 states and Taiwan. The Boys Division played the par-72 course at 7,004 yards and the Girls Division at 6,094 yards.
Kent used a strong mentality to hold his own throughout the final round.
“Coming back after bad shots is what got me through today,” Kent said. “I only had two birdies today and they were on the front nine. Luckily it was enough to post a decent round.”
In second was Brock Wilson of Beaumont, Texas at 1-under-par 215. Tied for third at even-par 216 were Jesse Droemer of Sealy, Texas and Nathan Chambers of Purcell, Okla. John Cassidy, a local from Tulsa, was fifth at 2-over-par 218.
Stewart led the event wire-to-wire resulting in her 2-under-par 214 total.
“I just had a really good week out here and was able to play very steady golf,” Stewart said. “I played it safe when I could and was aware of where I was, and it all worked out.”
Rounding out the top-three in a close decision was Kayli Quinton of Cypress, Texas at 7-over-par 223 in second and Taylor Ramsey of Augusta, Ga., at 8-over-par 224 finishing 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 an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of more than 5,000 junior golfers from 49 states and more than 25 foreign countries.
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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.
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BROKEN ARROW, Okla. -- Final results from the Scissortail Junior Championship conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Emerald Falls Golf Club. Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72. Yardage: Boys: 7,004; Girls: 6,094. Rating/Slope: Boys: 74.9/138; Girls: 77/139.
BOYS DIVISION
Cody Kent, Castle Rock, Colo. 69-71-74—214
Brock Wilson, Beaumont, Texas 72-72-71—215
Nathan Chambers, Purcell, Okla. 76-70-70—216
Jesse Droemer, Sealy, Texas 75-69-72—216
John Cassidy, Tulsa, Okla. 70-74-74—218
Greg O'Connor, Edmond, Okla. 74-73-72—219
Jade Scott, Daingerfield, Texas 76-76-68—220
Chris Worrell, Enid, Okla. 71-72-77—220
Ben Peacock, Caledonia, Mich. 70-74-77—221
Alex Ellis, Austin, Texas 73-71-78—222
Colton Staggs, Tulsa, Okla. 76-75-72—223
Seiji Liu, Bradenton, Fla. 72-72-79—223
Johannes Veerman, Sugar Land, Texas 79-75-71—225
Tucker Wadkins, Dallas, Texas 76-73-76—225
Christopher Muriana, Stillwater, Okla. 75-74-76—225
Sean Romero, Texarkana, Ark. 74-75-76—225
Gregory Yates, Mansfield , Texas 78-68-79—225
Scott Newton, Carrollton, Texas 76-75-75—226
Jeffrey Juillerat, Tyler, Texas 82-72-73—227
Curtis Yonke, Overland Park, Kan. 78-75-74—227
Jimmy Elliott, Katy, Texas 75-77-75—227
Charlie Saxon, Tulsa, Okla. 83-74-71—228
James DeLaGarza, Irving, Texas 74-80-74—228
Nathan Anderson, Burleson, Texas 74-78-76—228
RayVaun Christenson, Ozark, Mo. 81-75-73—229
Raine Copeland, Carrollton, Texas 78-76-75—229
Kaleb Yates, Edmond, Okla. 79-77-74—230
Jan Vincent Jaro, Jacksonville, Fla. 74-81-75—230
Curtis Donahoe, League City, Texas 77-76-77—230
Matt O'Connor, Fulshear, Texas 76-74-80—230
Ryan Ennis, Benton, Ark. 79-75-77—231
Nathan Watson, Huntsville, Texas 72-78-81—231
Patrick Burke, Houston, Texas 77-81-74—232
John Becker, League City, Texas 75-83-74—232
Tyler Holmes, Richardson, Texas 80-76-76—232
Ben Bankhead, McKinney, Texas 77-80-76—233
Jordan Perceful, Muskogee, Okla. 75-80-78—233
K.C. Chang, Taipei, Taiwan 76-77-80—233
Cole Billings, Tulsa, Okla. 81-77-76—234
Adam Sterling, Springfield, Mo. 73-84-77—234
Brad Mason, Dallas, Texas 78-75-81—234
Alex Carney, Wichita, Kan. 80-72-82—234
Ben Lyons, Centennial, Colo. 75-75-84—234
Zachary Collings, Fort Worth, Texas 85-74-76—235
Matthew Seligmann, Houston, Texas 73-86-77—236
Tyler Norton, Texarkana, Texas 78-79-79—236
Austin West, Burleson, Texas 77-79-80—236
Hunter Brown, Richardson, Texas 78-76-82—236
Noah Moran, McKinney, Texas 77-76-83—236
Karsten Majors, Bixby, Okla. 77-84-76—237
Austin Weaver, Flower Mound, Texas 84-78-75—237
Tyler DuBay, Frisco, Texas 83-78-76—237
Eric Mode, Derby, Kan. 76-80-81—237
Ryan Prasad, The Woodlands, Texas 80-82-76—238
Hale Furey, Newport Beach, Calif. 82-82-75—239
Joe Lynch, Shawnee Mission, Kan. 82-76-81—239
Blake Wilson, League City, Texas 73-82-84—239
Glenn Payne, Ardmore, Okla. 77-77-85—239
Richard Hearden III, Green Bay, Wis. 78-74-87—239
Henry Todd, Trophy Club, Texas 82-84-75—241
Eric Coatney, Tulsa, Okla. 78-81-83—242
Landon Morgan, Edmond, Okla. 73-83-86—242
Evan Greenwood, Hot Springs , Ark. 79-80-84—243
Connor Ligon, Richardson, Texas 80-82-82—244
Corbin Wallace, Tulsa, Okla. 85-82-78—245
Marcus Opheim, San Marcos, Texas 84-80-81—245
Hayden Witte, Denton, Texas 85-80-82—247
Michael Varner, Coweta, Okla. 82-80-85—247
A.J. Gebert, Wichita, Kan. 81-80-86—247
Ryan Hadash, Katy, Texas 83-84-82—249
Kyle Peters, Charleston, S.C. 84-90-79—253
Ted Monhollon, Tulsa, Okla. 82-79-92—253
John Herrera, Houston, Texas 82-84-88—254
Travis Arnold, Edmond, Okla. 93-87-89—269
Blake Chase, Colleyville, Texas JWD
GIRLS DIVISION
Alexandra Stewart, Peoria, Ariz. 71-72-71—214
Kayli Quinton, Cypress, Texas 71-82-70—223
Taylor Ramsey, Augusta, Ga. 74-76-74—224
Marika Liu, Bradenton, Fla. 76-75-75—226
Kyndall Ardoin, Gibsland, La. 77-74-76—227
Brittany Mai, Poway, Calif. 72-77-79—228
Amelia Hill, Saint Simons Island, Ga. 80-76-76—232
Julia Thead, Poway, Calif. 74-80-79—233
Ashlan Ramsey, Augusta, Ga. 82-77-77—236
Sandra Lee, Carrollton, Texas 81-74-83—238
Taylor Howard, Ada, Okla. 84-78-79—241
Brooke Bailey, Abilene, Texas 81-83-82—246
Karisma Smith, Montgomery, Texas 80-78-88—246
Ashton Collier, Tulsa, Okla. 88-81-80—249
Catherine Herrera, Houston, Texas 83-79-87—249
Hannah Martin, Salina, Kan. 86-78-85—249
Samantha Stewart, Peoria, Ariz. 83-85-82—250
Katie Paxton, Spring, Texas 84-83-84—251
Melanie White, Colleyville, Texas 83-86-83—252
Alexandriana Park, Southlake, Texas 81-82-92—255
Jinny Kim, Coppell, Texas 81-87-88—256
Brynn Donovan, Southlake, Texas 90-79-90—259
Julie Wortham, Altus, Okla. 94-89-94—277
** JWD=Justified WD
