WESTFIELD CENTER, Ohio - The gallery wanted a shootout during the final round of the 2005 Westfield Junior PGA Championship, and they got one when Joe Monte, of Chantilly, Va., and Alex Volpenhein, of Edgewood, Ky., traded the lead back and forth over the final nine holes. But a little luck was on the Kentuckian's side, as Monte bogeyed holes Nos. 15 and 16 to lose the lead, which paved the way for Volpenhein to take home the Championship at the Westfield Group Country Club in Westfield Center, Ohio. Stephanie Kono, of Honolulu, managed to hold on to her lead as well, as she secured her girls' division Championship on hole No. 17.

"Of course, I was watching the leader board," said Kono, who finished her day with a 1-over-par 72, for a Championship total 3-under-par 281. "It's hard not to be aware of what your opponent is doing. I knew what (runner-up) Kristina (Wong) was shooting, and I knew what I had to do. I think making par down the stretch with a three-stroke lead really is not that easy on this golf course. I really wasn't comfortable, until I made that birdie on hole No. 17, which put me ahead by two."

Kristina Wong, of Vestal, N.Y., finished in second place, after making a valiant effort to try to take the lead from Kono.

"I looked at the leader board all the time, to see where I was," said Wong, who shot a final-round even-par 71, to finish the Championship at 1-under-par 283. "I tried to catch up, but she (Kono) played really well. I felt a lot more pressure coming through the last three holes, knowing I was still down. But I would rather be chasing, then holding the lead. I tried to play more aggressively, but my putts just wouldn't fall."

Grace Woo, of Burbank, Calif., Catherina Wang of Orlando, Fla., and Michelle Grilli, of Lutherville, Md., all finished in a tie for third place at 1-over-par 285.

The emotional boys' final came down to two bogey mistakes by Monte, who had taken the lead from Volpenhein on No. 11 with a birdie, after tying his competitor with an eagle on hole No. 10.

"I have never played under that amount of pressure in my life. It was tough to hold the lead," said Monte, with tears welling up in his eyes. Monte, who shot one stroke better in the final round than winner Volpenhein, finished the Championship with a 4-under-par 67, for a 72-hole total of 11-under-par 273. "I didn't let up on him (Volpenhein) at all. I just stopped making the shots. It just got tough to keep on grinding away and making birdies."

Volpenhein, who was also choked up with emotion after his victory, finished his Championship winning round at 3-under-par 68, with a birdie on No. 17, and a par on No. 18.

"Joe (Monte) played so good," said Volpenhein, who adds this victory to his other PGA win this summer at the Callaway Golf PGA Junior Series Tournament at Kearney Hill. "He made the birdie on No. 4, and then knocked in the 40-footer on No. 10 (for eagle). When you play like that, you usually win. I just stayed focused and really didn't worry about what he was doing, and it ended up in my favor. It was not that big of a deal when I went one-down, because there was so much golf left to be played that anything could have happened. I battled and stayed in it, and I ended up winning."

Judson Eustaquio of Lake Worth, Fla., was in the hunt for the Championship, after his final-round of 5-under-par 66, but ended in sole possession of third place, with his four-day total of 8-under-par 276.

"I got it rolling real quick on the front nine, by making four birdies in a row from hole No. 3 to No. 6," said Eustaquio, who finished in fourth place at Westfield a year ago. "I looked at the scoreboard, and I was 8-under for the Championship. Then, I saw the leaders were at 10- and 9-under, and I was like, 'Oh boy, I've got a shot at this.' I tried to keep the momentum going, but the last nine holes were pretty tough. After No.10, I didn't make another birdie until No. 18."

The Championship had been hampered by weather delays, with the second and third rounds having suspensions for more than two hours and forty minutes due to thunderstorms, but the final round was completed with no delays.

The Westfield Junior PGA Championship is The PGA of America's National Championship for boys and girls age 17 and younger. The 111 contestants for the Westfield Junior PGA Championship consisted of the junior boys' and girls' division Champions from each of The PGA of America's 41 sections, as well as special invitees. The Golf Channel will present a highlight show from the Westfield Junior PGA Championship on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005, at 6 p.m. EDT.

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2005 Westfield Junior PGA Championship
July 13-16, 2005
Westfield Group Country Club, Westfield Center, Ohio

Final-Round Scores

Boys' Division
Par-71, 6,530 yards
Alex Volpenhein, Edgewood, Ky. 67-70-67-68--272
Joe Monte, Chantilly, Va. 65-68-73-67--273
Judson Eustaquio, Lake Worth, Fla. 74-66-70-66--276
Matt Thompson, Battle Creek, Mich. 68-73-68-70--279
Tony Mapu Finau, Salt Lake City, Utah 68-69-68-75--280
Luke Guthrie, Quincy, Ill. 74-70-68-69--281
Miguel Camitoc, Hayward, Calif. 75-70-70-67--282
Chan Kim, Honolulu, Hawaii 71-67-72-72--282
David Ludlow, Burton, Ohio 72-72-68-71--283
Jordan Felts, Myrtle Beach, S.C. 70-70-72-72--284
Brady Keegan, Eau Claire, Wis. 66-73-69-76--284
Andrew Yun, Tacoma, Wash. 72-73-68-72--285
Maki Kobayashi, Newington, Conn. 74-69-70-73--286
Alexander Park, Lansing, N.Y. 72-68-72-74--286
George Bryan IV, Chapin, S.C. 69-75-71-72--287
Christopher DeForest, Cottekill, N.Y. 68-79-67-73--287
Blake Yu, Alameda, Calif. 70-71-72-74--287
Scott Clayton, San Bernardino, Calif. 72-72-75-69--288
Jerrett Hamilton, Richardson, Texas 78-76-69-66--289
Justin Kim, Champions Gate, Fla. 76-73-70-70--289
Tyler Tarney, Galena, Ohio 75-72-70-72--289
Kevin Kring, Springfield, Mo. 72-73-73-72--290
Caleb Marsh, Strawberry Plains, Tenn. 73-70-71-76--290
Gipper Finau, Salt Lake City, Utah 69-72-72-77--290
Danny Evelyn, Wellington, Fla. 72-69-70-79--290
Jason Millard, Murfreesboro, Tenn. 74-70-78-69--291
Adam McDonald, Franklin, Ky. 70-71-72-78--291
Matt Schneider, Grand Rapids, Minn. 74-71-69-78--292
James McGrath, Connellsville, Pa. 74-72-73-74--293
Nicholas Losole III, Scottsdale, Ariz. 73-78-71-72--294
Michael Hicks, Newnan, Ga. 74-78-70-73--295
Lowery Thomas, Auburn, Ala. 72-75-71-77--295
Cory Mehl, Seattle, Wash. 72-71-75-77--295
Gene Yang, E. Brunswick, N.J. 72-77-68-78--295
Nathan Leary, Waterloo, Iowa 76-72-75-73--296
Jimmy Hilaire, Fishkill, N.Y. 74-74-71-77--296
Mike Coatman, Lincoln, Neb. 74-72-76-75--297
Stephan Stallworth, San Diego, Calif. 74-70-76-77--297
Daniel Kinn, Greenville, N.Y. 76-80-74-68--298
Robert Plucienski, Slidell, La. 74-73-75-76--298
Alex Scott, N. Las Vegas, Nev. 75-73-75-77--300
Max Machado, Santa Fe, N.M. 76-76-76-75--303
Matthew Henson, Austin, Texas 75-78-76-75--304
Kyler Ferguson, Lake Forest, Ill. 73-74-79-78--304
Matt Stasiak, Clarence, N.Y. 75-77-77-76--305
Brett Cannaday, Elyria, Ohio 76-79-73-77--305
Rob Fust, Park City, Mont. 74-70-86-76--306
Craig Kublin, Needham, Mass. 75-75-81-77--308
David Wien, Orange Village, Ohio 74-73-85-76--308
Lynn Rowland, Bartlesville, Okla. 79-78-74-79--310
Tyler Haire, Churubusco, Ind. 78-84-73-80--315
Ricky Jones, Grover, Mo. 81-78-80-78--317
Daniel Maurer, Longmont, Colo. 77-81-80-80--318
Brandon Dalinka, Newtown, Pa. 87-81-84-86--338

Girls' Division
Par-71, 5,759 yards
Stephanie Kono, Honolulu, Hawaii 66-70-73-72--281
Kristina Wong, Vestal, N.Y. 72-69-71-71--283
Grace Woo, Burbank, Calif. 75-67-72-71--285
Catherina Wang, Orlando, Fla. 74-73-69-69--285
Michelle Grilli, Lutherville, Md. 73-73-70-69--285
Ashleigh Simon, South Africa 72-76-69-69--286
Kimberly Kim, Hilo, Hawaii 72-73-72-69--286
Candace Schepperle, Birmingham, Ala. 68-68-74-79--289
Ashley Freeman, Belleville, Ill. 72-75-74-69--290
Hana Young, Wesley Chapel, Fla. 72-75-72-73--292
Tessa Teachman, Webster, N.Y. 73-76-74-70--293
Andrea Ratigan, Tucson, Ariz. 73-75-76-72--296
Angela Gauck, Greensburg, Ind. 75-77-73-71--296
Christina Hirano, Pinole, Calif. 78-70-73-75--296
Andrea Watts, Lonetree, Colo. 73-71-72-80--296
Stacey Kim, Midland, Ga. 76-78-70-73--297
Laura Nochta, Cortland, Ohio 74-71-78-75--298
Lizette Salas, Azusa, Calif. 70-76-77-75--298
Kathleen White, Waukegan, Ill. 78-73-72-75--298
Katie Detlefsen, Eagan, Minn. 72-76-77-74--299
Jenna Moore, Renton, Wash. 76-74-73-76--299
Yu Young Lee, Staten Island, N.Y. 80-76-73-72--301
Lala Anai, Lexington, Mass. 78-73-75-75--301
Krista Burton, Jamestown, Ky. 77-74-73-77--301
Emily Street, Forest City, N.C. 75-74-74-79--302
Lauren Archer, Boise, Idaho 77-70-73-82--302
Ashley Cox, Anniston, Ala. 76-80-75-72--303
Meghan Gockel, Dallas, Texas 77-73-76-77--303
Ashley Bauer, Grand Blanc, Mich. 79-75-79-71--304
Marissa Cook, Edwardsville, Ill. 76-80-74-75--305
Meghan Martinek, Tempe, Ariz. 74-77-77-77--305
Jessica Smith, Louisville, Ky. 81-77-70-78--306
Jessica Hamilton, Rockville, Md. 71-79-75-81--306
Mia Kabasakalis, Alameda, Calif. 75-75-75-81--306
Marina Alex, Wayne, N.J. 75-77-78-78--308
Kelly Fuchik, Tulsa, Okla. 78-75-82-74--309
Carly Werwie, Kenosha, Wis. 73-76-79-81--309
Abbi Sunner, Ankeny, Iowa 84-72-70-84--310
Vicki Yi, Athens, Ga. 76-82-73-81--312
Seo Hee Moon, Mukilteo, Wash. 77-80-76-81--314
Andrea Buccilla, Dublin, Ohio 78-74-78-84--314
Melanie Kier, Orange, Conn. 81-74-78-82--315
Dakin Banta, Yuma, Ariz. 78-80-82-76--316
Meredith Kotowski, Marion, Mass. 82-78-82-74--316
Alexis Thompson, Coral Springs, Fla. 83-74-79-81--317
Camille Gardner, Salt Lake City, Utah 85-78-72-82--317
Rachel Rohanna, Waynesburg, Pa. 79-76-80-84--319
Anne O'Leary, Short Hills, N.J. 86-78-81-75--320
Nicole Crochet, Harahan, La. 89-79-81-76--325
Annemarie Kissane, Albany, N.Y. 83-78-77-88--326
Kayla Cline, Socorro, N.M. 88-82-81-80--331
Morgan Hale, Tullahoma, Tenn. 75-87-83-86--331
Stephanie Smith, The Woodlands, Texas 85-79-84-84--332
Madison Marcolla, Chillicothe, Mo. 78-88-82-85--333
Shelly McLaughlin, Lincoln, Neb. 85-84-79-87--335
Honesty Biggers, Orlando, Fla. 90-85-84-89--348
Cabriel Duren, Oviedo, Fla. 89-86-85-89--349