JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- Franco Castro of Alpharetta, Ga., finished the Final Round with a 6-under-par 66 to take the home the tournament trophy with a total of 72-66 - 138. Kelly Shon of Port Washington, N.Y., shot a 2-under-par 70 in the Final Round to earn top honors in the Girls Division with a tournament total of 67-70 - 137.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Aldila Junior Open was a 36-hole stroke play event held at The Country Club of the South. The tournament field consisted of 78 boys and girls, ages 12-18, from 21 states and Canada. The Boys Division played the par-72 course at 6,872 yards, while the Girls Division played at 6,130 yards.

Carding seven birdies on the day, Castro stayed consistent in his method. Using his driver, then wedges, and one putt on the green Castro was able to keep the competition behind him. The front nine was better for Castro as he made the turn 4-under. Missing only three greens throughout the day, Castro got up and down two out of the three and saved par. He struggled with the back nine's harder hole locations, but managed to stay ahead.

"The No. 17 par-3 was difficult, I missed the green left," said Castro. " But I got up and down and birdied No. 18, I just didn't let it get to me."

Tied for second with tournament totals of 142 were Jay Vandeventer of Bristol, Tenn., Jack Walsh of Lawrenceville, Ga., Tom Lovelady of Birmingham, Ala., and Billy Kennerly of Alpharetta, Ga.

Course management and a more positive attitude have been the keys to Shon's game this spring. Deciding between an eight and nine iron on the No. 1 fairway, Shon was 130 yards out and the flagstick was at the front of the green. She chose her nine iron and holed out for eagle. Shon had a better start today than yesterday and she believes the weather was the deciding factor.

"The rain made it easier," said Shon. "Yesterday the greens didn't receive the putts, today the rain made them stick."

Tanaporn Kongkiatkrai of Bradenton, Fla., scored a tournament total of 143 to finish in second. Tied for third with tournament totals of 147 were Amy Meier of Rochester Hills, Mich., Shannon Aubert of Orlando, Fla., and Austin Ernst of Seneca, 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 largest Association of its kind, the AJGA has a junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 50 states and 30 foreign countries.

AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. More than 200 former AJGA juniors currently play on the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiled more than 350 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.

Aldila enters its third year of support of the AJGA with title sponsorship of the Aldila Junior Open. The publicly-traded company was the leading graphite shaft manufacturer for new drivers, fairway woods and hybrid clubs for 2007 according to the Darrell Survey U.S. National Consumer Survey. For more information on the VooDoo®, DVS™, MOI Proto™, VS Proto™, and NV® shafts, visit Aldila on the Web at www.aldila.com.

For more information about the Aldila Junior Open please contact AJGA National Headquarters at 770-868-4200 or visit ajga.org.

BOYS DIVISION
1 Franco Castro, Alpharetta, Ga. (2010) 72-66—138
T2 Jay Vandeventer, Bristol, Tenn. (2009) 71-71—142
T2 Jack Walsh, Lawrenceville, Ga. (2010) 71-71—142
T2 Tom Lovelady, Birmingham, Ala. (2011) 70-72—142
T2 Billy Kennerly, Alpharetta, Ga. (2011) 70-72—142
T6 Parker Page, Louisville, Ky. (2010) 71-73—144
T6 Nicholas Reach, Moscow, Pa. (2011) 72-72—144
T6 Stephen Behr, Jr., Florence, S.C. (2011) 73-71—144
T6 Bo Andrews, Raleigh, N.C. (2009) 75-69—144
T10 John Varol, Weddington, N.C. (2010) 72-73—145
T10 Kevin Jorden, Juno Beach, Fla. (2011) 73-72—145
T12 Brian Langley, Blacksburg, Va. (2009) 69-77—146
T12 Seth Reeves, Duluth, Ga. (2009) 73-73—146
T12 Kevin Lee, Dacula, Ga. (2010) 75-71—146
T15 Oliver Schniederjans, Powder Springs, Ga. (2011) 66-81—147
T15 William Herring, Lillington, N.C. (2011) 76-71—147
T15 Michael Decker, Pebble Beach, Calif. (2013) 76-71—147
T18 Benjamin Greene, Duluth, Ga. (2009) 73-75—148
T18 Chun-Ji Kim, Chandler, Ariz. (2010) 74-74—148
T18 Ross Thomson, Marietta, Ga. (2009) 78-70—148
T21 Collin Pratt, Santa Fe, N.M. (2010) 72-77—149
T21 Clark Palmer, Augusta, Ga. (2009) 77-72—149
T23 Patrick Sawrey, Smithfield, N.C. (2010) 75-75—150
T23 Alex Carpenter, Little Rock, Ark. (2009) 76-74—150
T25 Sam Straka, Valdosta, Ga. (2011) 72-79—151
T25 Marcel Puyat, Bradenton, Fla. (2011) 74-77—151
T27 Austin Roberts, Carmichael, Calif. (2011) 77-75—152
T27 Keith Mitchell, Chattanooga, Tenn. (2010) 79-73—152
T27 Blaine Woodruff, Acworth, Ga. (2010) 80-72—152
T27 Hayden Anderson, Knoxville, Tenn. (2010) 80-72—152
T31 Myles Lewis, Metairie, La. (2011) 70-83—153
T31 Shawn Yim, Buford, Ga. (2009) 75-78—153
T31 Chad Bounds, Meridian, Miss. (2009) 76-77—153
T31 Richard Dearinger, Chapel Hill, N.C. (2010) 76-77—153
T31 Chun Hung Chan, Bradenton, Fla. (2009) 79-74—153
T31 James Ellis, Greenville, N.C. (2010) 79-74—153
T31 Mookie DeMoss, Duluth, Ga. (2010) 80-73—153
T38 Will Jones, Rome, Ga. (2010) 72-82—154
T38 Geoff Vartelas, Cromwell, Conn. (2012) 80-74—154
40 Wilson Day, Raleigh, N.C. (2011) 76-79—155
T41 Drew Czuchry, Auburn, Ga. (2010) 76-81—157
T41 Landon Lyons, Baton Rouge, La. (2010) 79-78—157
T43 Dykes Harbin, Augusta, Ga. (2009) 77-81—158
T43 John Beringer, Loveland, Ohio (2009) 81-77—158
T43 Patrick Grahek, Alpharetta, Ga. (2011) 82-76—158
46 Hojin Kang, Lake Mary, Fla. (2010) 75-84—159
47 Sean Hassell, Walhalla, S.C. (2010) 77-84—161
48 Cyrus Stewart, Raleigh, N.C. (2011) 76-86—162
49 Eddie Hjerpe, Barrington, R.I. (2009) 79-85—164
50 Austin Ujhelyi, Suwanee, Ga. (2010) 84-81—165
51 Jay Burlison, Salinas, Calif. (2013) 91-78—169
52 Mark Mumford, Rye, N.Y. (2009) 84-89—173
53 Will Snipes, Rocky Face, Ga. (2009) 98-90—188
Brandon Ng, Toronto, Ontario (2011) 79 DQ - Rule 6-6b (NC)

GIRLS DIVISION
1 Kelly Shon, Port Washington, N.Y. (2010) 67-70—137
2 Tanaporn Kongkiatkrai, Bradenton, Fla. (2011) 70-73—143
T3 Amy Meier, Rochester Hills, Mich. (2009) 74-73—147
T3 Shannon Aubert, Orlando, Fla. (2014) 74-73—147
T3 Austin Ernst, Seneca, S.C. (2010) 76-71—147
6 Mariah Stackhouse, Riverdale, Ga. (2012) 75-73—148
7 Simin Feng, Orlando, Fla. (2013) 78-71—149
T8 Harin Lee, Bayside, N.Y. (2010) 73-77—150
T8 Yueer Cindy Feng, Orlando, Fla. (2014) 74-76—150
T8 Augusta James, Tamworth, Ontario (2011) 73-77—150
11 Doris Chen, Bradenton, Fla. (2011) 78-74—152
T12 Lauren Kim, Los Altos, Calif. (2012) 73-80—153
T12 Hannah Collier, Birmingham, Ala. (2010) 78-75—153
T12 Christine Meier, Rochester Hills, Mich. (2010) 79-74—153
T12 Lauren Stratton, Spring Hill, Tenn. (2009) 80-73—153
16 Caitlin Pisciotta, Alpharetta, Ga. (2010) 78-76—154
17 Amelia Hill, Saint Simons Island, Ga. (2010) 80-76—156
T18 Melissa Edmonson, Coral Gables, Fla. (2010) 77-80—157
T18 Natalie Mitchell, Germantown, Tenn. (2010) 79-78—157
20 Taylor Manning, Brentwood, Tenn. (2011) 81-77—158
T21 Samantha Swinehart, Lancaster, Ohio (2010) 81-80—161
T21 Jessica Haigwood, Roswell, Ga. (2013) 82-79—161
23 Jamie Lavin, Deerfield, Ill. (2009) 88-77—165
24 Alice Choi, Whitestone, N.Y. (2010) 82-85—167

** NC=No Card