BEAUMONT, Calif. -- J.J. Holen of Castaic, Calif., fired a 67-77—144 tournament total to take medalist honors in the Boys Division at the Preseason Junior at Oak Valley. Bethany Wu of Diamond Bar, Calif., carded a 69-70-139, to run away from the pack in the Girls Division.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Preseason Junior at Oak Valley was a 36-hole stroke-play event held at Oak Valley Golf Club. The tournament field consisted of 72 boys and 24 girls, ages 12-18, from nine states and Canada. The Boys Division played the par-72 course at 6,909 yards, while the Girls Division played at 5,892 yards.

Holen, 16, has his first AJGA victory under his belt. He approached the final round trying to stay composed and collected throughout the round as he faced his toughest competition. As the leader, he didn't know if he would be able to handle the pressure and stay mentally strong.

"I played the day like I was playing in match play," Holen said. "I felt like if I could just stay a couple shots ahead of everybody in my group I would be where I am now."

One-stroke behind Holen in second place, was Keenan Nelson of Murrieta, Calif., with a 72-73—145. Tied for third place at 2-over-par 146 was Chen-Lin Liu of Beaumont, Calif., and Joseph Kim of Irvine, Calif. Rounding out the top five in the Boys Division is Scott Lowe of Calgary, Canada with a 71-76—147.

Wu, 12, came in to this weekend just wanting to stay calm and have fun. She finished the weekend with nine birdies and a smile on her face. Her first birdie of the day came on her fourth hole as she drained a 25-foot putt. She carded three more for the round.

"I was just making my putts and hitting some great shots," Wu said. "I am working to be No. 1 in the Polo Golf Rankings."

In the Girls Division finishing in second was Morgan Thompson of Tualatin, Ore., with a 74-74—148. Coming in third place was Yang Yue Hill of Palm Desert, Calif., with a 74-75—149.

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BEAUMONT, Calif. -- Final results from the Preseason Junior at Oak Valley conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Oak Valley.
Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72.
Yardage: Boys: 6,909; Girls: 5,892.
Rating/Slope: Boys: 73.4/139; Girls: 75.1/134.

BOYS DIVISION
1 J.J. Holen, Castaic, Calif. (2011) 67-77—144
2 Keenan Nelson, Murrieta, Calif. (2010) 72-73—145
T3 Chen-Lin Liu, Beaumont, Calif. (2011) 73-73—146
T3 Joseph Kim, Irvine, Calif. (2011) 75-71—146
5 Scott Lowe, Calgary, Alberta (2010) 71-76—147
6 Kevin Allen, San Clemente, Calif. (2011) 72-76—148
T7 Jonathan Sanders, Chatsworth, Calif. (2012) 72-77—149
T7 Clayton Thatch, Valencia, Calif. (2010) 76-73—149
T9 Christian Alfaro, Spokane, Wash. (2010) 75-75—150
T9 Josh Haynes, Ramona, Calif. (2010) 76-74—150
11 Matthew Fitzgerald, Riverside, Calif. (2009) 74-77—151
12 Kevin Kim, Torrance, Calif. (2010) 78-74—152
T13 Jon Poole, Oxnard, Calif. (2010) 74-79—153
T13 Erik Jarvey, Auburn, Wash. (2010) 76-77—153
T15 Carson Curtis, Santa Barbara, Calif. (2012) 79-75—154
T15 Jack Chung, Claremont, Calif. (2012) 77-77—154
T15 Andrew Welch, Phoenix, Ariz. (2010) 76-78—154
T15 Brian Mull, Newport Beach, Calif. (2012) 76-78—154
T15 Will Scarlett, Woodland, Calif. (2011) 73-81—154
T15 Shearn Chua, Beaumont, Calif. (2012) 78-76—154
T21 Erik Long-Goheen, Phoenix, Ariz. (2010) 76-79—155
T21 David Kim, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (2012) 77-78—155
T21 Jeremy Sanders, Chatsworth, Calif. (2010) 76-79—155
T24 John Louie, Salinas, Calif. (2011) 75-81—156
T24 Matt Record, Scottsdale, Ariz. (2010) 81-75—156
T26 Richard Maloof, La Canada, Calif. (2011) 78-79—157
T26 Kyle Demshki, Calabasas, Calif. (2010) 78-79—157
T26 Andrew Sirowy, Antioch, Calif. (2011) 80-77—157
T29 Drew Miller, Thousand Oaks, Calif. (2012) 80-78—158
T29 Jonathan Lai, Arcadia, Calif. (2013) 77-81—158
T31 Dane Running, Alamo, Calif. (2010) 76-83—159
T31 Jarrett Smith, McKinney, Texas (2010) 76-83—159
T31 Joseph Ahn, Camarillo, Calif. (2012) 77-82—159
T34 Joshua Yang, Northridge, Calif. (2010) 78-82—160
T34 Christian Veluz, Los Angeles, Calif. (2010) 79-81—160
T34 Kenny Duford, Kingman, Ariz. (2011) 80-80—160
T34 Brandon Mai, Poway, Calif. (2014) 80-80—160
T38 Brendan Frasier, Encinitas, Calif. (2013) 81-80—161
T38 Lawrence Tu, Irvine, Calif. (2014) 77-84—161
T40 Matthew Fliss, Bellflower, Calif. (2011) 76-86—162
T40 Adam Vasilakis, Colorado Springs, Colo. (2010) 78-84—162
T40 Bobby Griffin, Bainbridge Island, Wash. (2011) 84-78—162
T40 Bret Walberg, Santa Maria, Calif. (2010) 82-80—162
T40 Drew Ferguson, Belgrade, Mont. (2011) 87-75—162
T45 Taylor Patridge, San Diego, Calif. (2011) 80-83—163
T45 Carson Torchia, San Diego, Calif. (2011) 80-83—163
T45 Ryan Burgess, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. (2012) 87-76—163
T45 Owen Taylor, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (2011) 81-82—163
T45 Angelo Galletti, Van Nuys, Calif. (2011) 80-83—163
T50 Sean Panomchai, North Hills, Calif. (2011) 81-83—164
T50 Kyle Kanda, Olympia, Wash. (2010) 81-83—164
T50 Tyler Spitler, Las Vegas, Nev. (2010) 78-86—164
T53 Edwin Yi, Redondo Beach, Calif. (2014) 75-90—165
T53 Eric Taylor, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. (2011) 81-84—165
T53 Robert Eyvazzadeh, Pebble Beach, Calif. (2011) 82-83—165
T56 Jonathan Lin, Fremont, Calif. (2012) 81-85—166
T56 Jordan Beals, Enumclaw, Wash. (2010) 82-84—166
T56 Brenton Hirao, Cypress, Calif. (2013) 83-83—166
T59 Ryan Hamm, Danville, Calif. (2010) 81-86—167
T59 Charlie Hanafin, Seattle, Wash. (2011) 81-86—167
61 Scott Morrison, Tucson, Ariz. (2012) 89-79—168
T62 Steven Bruno, Newport Beach, Calif. (2010) 86-83—169
T62 Woo Kim, Irvine, Calif. (2010) 83-86—169
T62 Cole Pocock, Tustin, Calif. (2010) 81-88—169
65 Jared Tan, Irvine, Calif. (2012) 84-86—170
T66 Stuart Becker, Danville, Calif. (2010) 84-88—172
T66 Kyle Leonard, Bainbridge Island, Wash. (2011) 89-83—172
68 Brian Song, Torrance, Calif. (2010) 88-86—174
69 Michael Ondrejko, Thousand Oaks, Calif. (2012) 84-92—176
70 David Dworsky, Los Angeles, Calif. (2011) 95-83—178
71 Kevin Chien, Bellevue, Wash. (2011) 89-90—179
72 Robert MacFarlane, Santa Barbara, Calif. (2012) 94-92—186

GIRLS DIVISION
1 Bethany Wu, Diamond Bar, Calif. (2015) 69-70—139
2 Morgan Thompson, Tualatin, Ore. (2011) 74-74—148
3 Yang Yue Hill, Palm Desert, Calif. (2012) 74-75—149
4 Meng-Chu Chen, Beaumont, Calif. (2012) 74-77—151
5 Ya-Ting Yang, Beaumont, Calif. (2011) 77-76—153
6 Alicia Binneboese, Carmel, Calif. (2012) 78-78—156
7 Jocelyn Chia, La Crescenta, Calif. (2014) 79-81—160
T8 Riley Leming, Murrieta, Calif. (2012) 77-84—161
T8 Katelyn Reynolds, Los Angeles, Calif. (2014) 86-75—161
10 Arica Rodriguez, Whittier, Calif. (2010) 82-80—162
11 Connie Chen, Beaumont, Calif. (2010) 81-83—164
12 Stephanie Gibri, Sunnyvale, Calif. (2010) 84-81—165
13 Lydia Choi, Beverly Hills, Calif. (2014) 82-86—168
14 Aaren Ziegler, Canby, Ore. (2011) 81-88—169
T15 Samantha Crouch, Park City, Utah (2010) 84-87—171
T15 Keegan Dominguez, Salinas, Calif. (2010) 84-87—171
17 Emily Stephens, Henderson, Nev. (2012) 88-86—174
T18 Lindsay McGetrick, Highlands Ranch, Colo. (2011) 87-89—176
T18 Taylor Dominguez, Salinas, Calif. (2010) 88-88—176
T18 Kelly Miller, Federal Way, Wash. (2011) 90-86—176
21 Stephanie Lau, Fullerton, Calif. (2015) 89-91—180
22 Hilary Pauli, Las Vegas, Nev. (2012) 94-90—184
23 Alexa De La Torre, San Pedro, Calif. (2013) 99-98—197

Taylor Bickell, Napa, Calif. (2011) JWD

** JWD=Justified WD