WENATCHEE, Wash. -- It took three holes of a sudden-death playoff to crown a champion in the Girls Division of the AJGA Junior at Wenatchee Friday. Erynne Lee of Silverdale, Wash., took home the trophy after defeating Tiffany Lim of San Jose, Calif., on the par-4 No. 12 at Wenatchee Golf & Country Club. In the Boys Division, Charlie Hughes of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, walked into the scoring tent with a tournament total of 6-under-par 210 and walked out with a win in his first AJGA event.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the AJGA Junior at Wenatchee was a 54-hole stroke-play competition held at the Wenatchee Golf & Country Club. The tournament field consisted of 74 boys and 24 girls, ages 12-18, from 12 states, Canada, New Zealand, Taiwan, and South Africa. The Boys Division played the par-72 course at 6,383 yards while the Girls Division played at 5,985 yards.
Lee, who is currently ranked eighth in the Polo Golf Rankings, led by a three-stroke margin when final-round play began. It was a nerve-racking day, according to Lee, who said Lim was putting pressure on her during each hole. At the end of regulation, each girl had a tournament total of 6-over-par 222.
“We were battling every single hole and every single shot,” the 15-year-old said. “It was really tough out there.”
Heading into the par-4 No. 18, Lee held a two-stroke lead. After Lee sliced her tee shot right and carded a bogey on the hole, Lim was able to capitalize on the window of opportunity by sinking a birdie putt and forcing a play-off.
“It was a great birdie putt,” Lee said of Lim’s play. “It really put tension on me.”
The two girls went shot-for-shot through the first two holes of the play-off, but Lee was able to make par on the third to seal a hard-earned victory.
Behind Lee and Lim in third was Seo Hee Moon of Mukilteo, Wash., who recorded a 12-over-par 228.
Hughes, who led after round one, began the day tied for second. It was a hard-fought round for the rising senior, who pulled closer to second-round leader Jonny Baxter of Pleasanton, Calif., by recording birdies on three holes of the front nine. It was on the par-4 No. 11 where he first took the lead and never looked back.
“It was tough competition from the start,” Hughes said. “It seemed like even after I had the lead in my group, I didn’t know what the group ahead of me had done so I was just trying to make as many birdies as I could.”
Six birdie putts fell for Hughes during the final round, giving him the tournament win and the low final-round score of 4-under-par 68.
Tied for second with tournament totals of 3-under-par 213 were second-round leader Baxter and Chien Yao Hung of Sinjuang City, Taiwan. Standing alone in fourth was Gerrit Chambers of Brush Prairie, Wash., who recorded a 1-under-par 215. Tied for fifth were R. Jordan Skyles of Eagle, Idaho, and Justin Haase of Spokane, Wash., each having carded an even-par 216.
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.
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 Junior at Wenatchee, please contact AJGA National Headquarters at (770) 868-4200 or visit the AJGA Web site at ajga.org.
WENATCHEE, Wash.-- Final results from the AJGA Junior at Wenatchee conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Wenatchee Golf and Country Club. Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72. Yardage: Boys: 6,383; Girls: 5,985. Rating/Slope: Boys: 71/128; Girls: 75.1/133.
BOYS DIVISION
1 Charlie Hughes, Maple Ridge, British Columbia (2009) 65-77-68—210
T2 Jonny Baxter, Pleasanton, Calif. (2009) 69-71-73—213
T2 Chien Yao Hung, Sinjhuang City, Taiwan (2010) 69-73-71—213
4 Gerrit Chambers, Brush Prairie, Wash. (2009) 72-71-72—215
T5 R. Jordan Skyles, Eagle, Idaho (2009) 71-76-69—216
T5 Justin Haase, Spokane, Wash. (2010) 73-72-71—216
7 Carl Jonson, Bainbridge Island, Wash. (2011) 75-71-71—217
T8 Jarrett Foote, Woodinville, Wash. (2010) 73-74-71—218
T8 Niall Platt, Santa Barbara, Calif. (2010) 72-75-71—218
T8 Taeksoo Kim, Wailuku, Hawaii (2009) 71-73-74—218
T11 Bjorn Kallerud, Moraga, Calif. (2010) 73-74-72—219
T11 Gregory Fehrman, Rothschild, Wis. (2009) 71-73-75—219
T13 Jim Liu, Smithtown, N.Y. (2013) 69-79-72—220
T13 Kyle Hurt, Bainbridge Island, Wash. (2009) 74-74-72—220
T13 Henry Park, Waikoloa, Hawaii (2009) 76-71-73—220
T13 Pace Johnson, Fresno, Calif. (2009) 76-71-73—220
T17 Matt Rawitzer, Bellingham, Wash. (2009) 76-73-72—221
T17 Andy Yang, Coquitlam, British Columbia (2010) 72-73-76—221
T19 Michael Yiu, Laguna Hills, Calif. (2009) 79-73-70—222
T19 Justin Shin, Maple Ridge, British Columbia (2009) 71-74-77—222
T21 Tyler Kato, Seattle, Wash. (2010) 76-77-70—223
T21 Jens Bracht, Lake Forest Park, Wash. (2008) 79-73-71—223
T21 Ryan Tetrault, Orange, Calif. (2011) 76-72-75—223
T21 Brett Komoto, Honolulu, Hawaii (2011) 73-72-78—223
25 Johnathan Scott, Mill Creek, Wash. (2009) 77-74-73—224
26 Chris Olmstead, Puyallup, Wash. (2009) 76-75-74—225
T27 Brady Parsons, East Wenatchee, Wash. (2009) 77-78-71—226
T27 Will Holdridge, Bellingham, Wash. (2009) 78-75-73—226
T27 Bobby Monaco, Eugene, Ore. (2010) 76-76-74—226
T27 Dalan Refioglu, Foster City, Calif. (2010) 74-77-75—226
T27 Joe Rosenthal, Malibu, Calif. (2009) 75-77-74—226
T27 Jordan Cuthbert, Camarillo, Calif. (2009) 79-72-75—226
T27 Jon VanDyk, Eagle, Idaho (2011) 73-76-77—226
T34 Bryan Lichimo, North Vancouver, British Columbia (2010) 76-75-76—227
T34 K.C. Chang, Taipei, Taiwan (2009) 76-74-77—227
T36 Kyohei Itamura, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. (2010) 78-73-77—228
T36 Shayne Yoon, Chandler, Ariz. (2009) 74-75-79—228
T38 Drew Reinland, College Place, Wash. (2010) 79-79-71—229
T38 Jonathan Rego, San Dimas, Calif. (2010) 76-80-73—229
T38 Nolan Sand, Hoquiam, Wash. (2010) 75-79-75—229
T41 Yuki Kato, Las Vegas, Nev. (2010) 81-75-75—231
T41 Brian Jung, Maple Ridge, British Columbia (2011) 76-81-74—231
T41 Li Wang, Sammamish, Wash. (2013) 78-76-77—231
T41 Randall Zeck, Cross Plains, Wis. (2008) 75-77-79—231
T45 Reid Fredrickson, Newcastle, Wash. (2011) 76-79-77—232
T45 Garrett Howard, Spokane, Wash. (2010) 76-79-77—232
T45 James Feutz, University Place, Wash. (2012) 80-75-77—232
T45 Jacob Ready, Meridian, Idaho (2010) 76-79-77—232
T45 Sarosh Adi, Frisco, Texas (2011) 75-79-78—232
T45 David Smith, San Diego, Calif. (2010) 73-80-79—232
T45 Sam Bell, Park City, Utah (2009) 78-71-83—232
52 Scott Kim, Richland, Wash. (2011) 76-74-83—233
T53 Ryann Ree, Redondo Beach, Calif. (2012) 76-78-80—234
T53 Bradley Yosaitis, Honolulu, Hawaii (2009) 75-77-82—234
T53 Will Thurman, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (2009) 76-75-83—234
56 Alex Harding, Portland, Ore. (2009) 83-74-80—237
57 Brian Lee, University Place, Wash. (2009) 77-83-78—238
T58 Greg Garcia, Whittier, Calif. (2009) 80-80-79—239
T58 Tyler Torano, Chula Vista, Calif. (2010) 75-82-82—239
T58 Pureum Lee, North Vancouver, British Columbia (2009) 78-79-82—239
T58 Nick Russell, Vancouver, British Columbia (2011) 77-79-83—239
T62 Samuel Shin, Auckland, New Zealand (2008) 74-89-77—240
T62 O'Neill Cowan, Long Beach, Calif. (2009) 81-78-81—240
64 Rob Seibly, Spokane, Wash. (2009) 81-79-82—242
T65 Darren Saqui, Cerritos, Calif. (2009) 80-81-83—244
T65 Mac Kimura, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. (2010) 79-78-87—244
T67 Kyle Jensen, East Wenatchee, Wash. (2010) 83-82-80—245
T67 Nicholas Lee, Chino Hills, Calif. (2009) 86-80-79—245
69 Brent Duclos, Moorpark, Calif. (2008) 82-88-76—246
T70 Samuel Marney, East Wenatchee, Wash. (2009) 84-85-79—248
T70 Michael Johnson, Eagle, Idaho (2011) 81-85-82—248
T70 Alex Street, Medford, Ore. (2009) 83-79-86—248
T70 Garik Kosai, Renton, Wash. (2009) 76-86-86—248
74 Kavin Dvorak, Bismarck, N.D. (2010) 83-86-81—250
Sean Ko, West Vancouver, British Columbia (2010) 70-77 DQ (6-6D)
GIRLS DIVISION
1 * Erynne Lee, Silverdale, Wash. (2011) 74-74-74—222
2 Tiffany Lim, San Jose, Calif. (2011) 76-75-71—222
3 Seo Hee Moon, Mukilteo, Wash. (2010) 80-76-72—228
4 Chessey Thomas, Spokane, Wash. (2010) 76-75-78—229
T5 Gabriella Then, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (2013) 79-78-75—232
T5 Katrina Hegge, Seattle, Wash. (2009) 75-82-75—232
T5 Bonnie Hu, Fremont, Calif. (2010) 78-76-78—232
8 Amy Beth Simanton, Lake Oswego, Ore. (2009) 79-75-79—233
9 Desiree Dubreuil, Santa Ana, Calif. (2009) 73-81-81—235
10 Rui Li, Kent, Wash. (2010) 84-76-76—236
T11 Victoria Choi, Langley, British Columbia (2010) 77-85-76—238
T11 Georgiana Salant, Encinitas, Calif. (2010) 82-78-78—238
T11 Katia Joo, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. (2011) 79-79-80—238
14 Lauren Sewell, Renton, Wash. (2010) 84-82-75—241
T15 Michele Chun, Chino Hills, Calif. (2011) 81-79-82—242
T15 Elizabeth Doty, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. (2013) 78-79-85—242
17 Amanda Baker, Nanaimo, British Columbia (2009) 83-80-80—243
18 Simone Strauss, Rancho Mirage, Calif. (2009) 79-81-84—244
19 A Ram Choi, Surrey, British Columbia (2010) 82-80-86—248
20 Victoria Fallgren, Lakewood, Calif. (2009) 81-87-82—250
21 Jennifer Yang, Coquitlam, British Columbia (2011) 86-83-82—251
22 Clair Choo, Los Angeles, Calif. (2009) 85-92-79—256
23 Emily Guthrie, Snohomish, Wash. (2009) 79-95-89—263
24 Christine Cook, Yakima, Wash. (2009) 91-87-91—269
* Won Sudden-Death Playoff
