MCKINNEY, Texas -- Andrew Presley of Fort Worth, Texas, birdied No. 18 to card a 3-under-par 69, in the Boys Division at the Under Armour / Hunter Mahan Championship. His 54-hole total of 5-under-par 211, landed him his first victory. Bonnie Hu of Fremont, Calif., carded a final-round score of 73 to finish at 2-over-par 218 in the Girls Division.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Under Armour® / Hunter Mahan Championship featured 48 boys and 24 girls — ages 12-18 — from 13 states and Canada. The Boys Division played the course at 7,052 yards while the Girls Division played the course at 6,104 yards.
Presley approached this week's tournament with the determination to play well. He knew with the competitive field he would have to focus on hitting his targets and not focus solely on scores.
"I was playing the golf course and not the players," Presley said. "Today with the wind I just took it one shot at a time and that really helped my game a lot."
Presley, 17, finished second in both the Medicus Preseason Junior at Texarkana in 2007 and the Stars of Texas Junior present by Horseshoe Bay Resort last year.
In the Boys Division, tied for second place are Alberto Sanchez of Nogales, Ariz., and Anton Arboleda of La Canada, Calif., who carded 2-under-par 214. In forth is Michael Kim of Del Mar, Calif., who finished at even-par 216. Rounding out the top five at 1-over-par 217 are Gregory Yates of Mansfield, Texas and Mario Clemens of Beverly Hills, Calif.
Hu, 17, had a strong round today, making solid putts that scored her five birdies on Nos. 6,8,9,10 and 14. Her strategy was to combat the wind today with a conservative game, avoiding hazards at all costs.
"Today was a big day for me considering I have never finished first in an AJGA event," Hu said. "My long birdie putts really helped me on the front nine and I just tried to remind myself to play consistent golf despite the weather conditions."
In the Girls Division, Hana Lee of Hacienda Heights, Calif., shot a three-round-total of 219 for second place. Tied for third are Emily Tubert of Burbank, Calif., Jade Staggs of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Rachel Morris of Carlsbad, Calif., who carded a three-round-total 224.
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The 1999 Rolex Junior Player of the Year and three-time Rolex Junior All-American has provided the AJGA with more than $20,000 of Under Armour® merchandise in addition to his financial support of the tournament. Mahan was on site during the event and met the next generation of junior golfers.
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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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MCKINNEY, Texas -- Final results from the Under Armour® / Hunter Mahan Championship conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at
TPC Craig Ranch.
Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72.
Yardage: Boys: 7,052; Girls: 6,104.
Rating/Slope: Boys: 74.8/144; Girls: 78.3/145.
BOYS DIVISION
Andrew Presley, Fort Worth, Texas 68-74-69—211
Alberto Sanchez, Nogales, Ariz. 71-70-73—214
Anton Arboleda, La Canada, Calif. 72-70-72—214
Michael Kim, Del Mar, Calif. 67-77-72—216
Gregory Yates, Mansfield , Texas 72-74-71—217
Mario Clemens, Beverly Hills, Calif. 74-71-72—217
Jesse Droemer, Houston, Texas 74-72-72—218
Marcel Puyat, Bradenton, Fla. 71-77-71—219
Joe Doramus, Little Rock, Ark. 75-72-72—219
Johnathan Schnitzer, Houston, Texas 71-74-74—219
Sean Romero, Texarkana, Ark. 71-76-73—220
Drew Dorsey, Edmond, Okla. 73-75-72—220
Richard Lamb, South Bend, Ind. 75-74-71—220
Spencer Lawson, Raleigh, N.C. 72-74-76—222
Colton Staggs, Tulsa, Okla. 74-75-73—222
Mitchell Griffin, Driftwood, Texas 75-76-71—222
Jack Perry, Santa Barbara, Calif. 71-77-75—223
Mark Mumford, Rye, N.Y. 73-75-75—223
Brad Mason, Dallas, Texas 76-71-76—223
Josh Alford, Marion, Ark. 73-78-72—223
Johannes Veerman, Sugar Land, Texas 77-77-70—224
Tyler Dunlap, Westlake, Texas 76-73-75—224
Ben Itterman, Carlsbad, Calif. 75-75-74—224
David Rohrs, Los Altos, Calif. 74-77-73—224
Blake Waller, West Des Moines, Iowa 76-77-72—225
Patrick Cantlay, Los Alamitos, Calif. 76-76-73—225
Stewart Hagestad, Newport Beach, Calif. 75-76-74—225
AJ McInerney, Henderson, Nev. 75-78-73—226
Chipper Hughes, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 73-79-74—226
Thomas Birdsey, The Woodlands, Texas 75-75-76—226
David Klaudt, Dallas, Texas 75-76-75—226
Paul McNamara III, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. 76-75-75—226
True Graves, Odessa, Texas 78-74-75—227
Brad Lyle, Richardson, Texas 77-75-76—228
Brandon Dalinka, Newtown, Pa. 71-76-81—228
Matthew Mabrey, Little Rock, Ark. 79-74-76—229
Marcus Opheim, San Marcos, Texas 75-73-81—229
Chris Capo, Woodland Hills, Calif. 79-78-73—230
Chris Contreras, San Antonio, Texas 72-77-81—230
Niall Platt, Santa Barbara, Calif. 79-80-73—232
Shane Lebow, Santa Barbara, Calif. 77-78-78—233
Brant DeLongy, Winter Park, Fla. 77-80-76—233
Collin Pratt, Santa Fe, N.M. 78-76-81—235
Jeff Wibawa, Encino, Calif. 77-77-83—237
Brandon Ng, Toronto, Ontario 81-77-79—237
Kevin DeHuff, Coto de Caza, Calif. 79-80-78—237
Trey Kaahanui, Tempe, Ariz. 82-78-77—237
Matthew Seligmann, Houston, Texas 78-75-85—238
GIRLS DIVISION
Bonnie Hu, Fremont, Calif. 68-77-73—218
Hana Lee, Hacienda Heights, Calif. 76-73-70—219
Emily Tubert, Burbank, Calif. 76-76-72—224
Jade Staggs, Oklahoma City, Okla. 76-72-76—224
Rachel Morris, Carlsbad, Calif. 73-75-76—224
Emma Lavy, Fayetteville, Ark. 79-74-72—225
Kayli Quinton, Cypress, Texas 73-75-77—225
Alexandra Groetsema, Palo Alto, Calif. 72-77-77—226
Amy Ruengmateekhun, Garland, Texas 74-77-75—226
Casey Grice, College Station, Texas 75-78-74—227
Mary Michael Maggio, Conway, Ark. 70-77-80—227
Nicole Zhang, Calgary, Alberta 74-78-76—228
Mariana Sims, Austin, Texas 79-74-78—231
Lauren Kim, Los Altos, Calif. 76-77-78—231
Marijosse Navarro, San Antonio, Texas 77-80-74—231
Taylor Newlin, Frisco, Texas 80-75-79—234
Talia Campbell, Dallas, Texas 83-76-75—234
Michelle Piyapattra, Corona, Calif. 78-77-80—235
Lakareber Abe, Angleton, Texas 74-81-81—236
Pamela Burneski, Surrey, British Columbia 78-79-79—236
Sierra Sims, Austin, Texas 81-81-78—240
Mei Liu, Austin, Texas 81-80-81—242
Katie Paxton, Spring, Texas 81-78-84—243
Sandra Lee, Carrollton, Texas 90-79-77—246
