BLUFFTON, S.C. -- Wesley McClain of Diboll, Texas fired a final-round 3-under-par 69 to erase a two-shot deficit and capture a one-shot victory at the Heritage Junior Championship. In the Girls Division, Haley Stephens of Greer, S.C., held off an early charge from her pursuers and carded a 3-under-par 69 en route to a five-shot win.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Heritage Junior Championship was a 54-hole stroke play event being held at the Berkeley Hall - South Course. The tournament field consisted of 58 boys and 21 girls, ages 14 to 18 from 14 states, Canada and Argentina. The Boys Division played the par-72 layout at 7,056 yards, while the Girls Division played the course at 6,226 yards.

McClain quickly jumped to the top of the leaderboard on the front nine, carding four birdies in his first six holes on his way to an opening-nine 32. After a bogey on No. 17, McClain held a one-shot lead going into the final hole. His approach shot to 10 feet allowed him to two-putt his way to his first AJGA win with a 5-under-par 211 total.

"I'm stoked and surprised, it's been a long time coming," McClain said. "I knew I had to shoot under par. I thought even par, I'd get lapped. I came out and made a few putts early and just really got my round going."

Pete Kellermann of Jacksonville, Fla., finished in second place with a 4-under-par 212 total. Thomas Bradshaw of Columbia, S.C., fired a final-round 69 for a 213 total for a third-place finish. Zachery Sobel of Clearwater Beach, Fla., and Christian Hawley of Kernersville, N.C., finished in a tie for fourth at 2-under-par 214.

In the Girls Division, Stephens started on the back nine and quickly saw her four-shot lead reduced to two after two quick birdies from second-place finisher Collins Bradshaw. However, Stephens, who will attend the University of Texas in the fall, carded four birdies against only one bogey on her last 14 holes to card a 3-under-par 69 for a 54-hole total of 7-under-par 209.

"I wanted to maintain what I did throughout the first two days," Stephens said. "I started playing a little more aggressively to get a few strokes back. My game plan kind of changed throughout, it was conservative then it kind of moved toward a little more aggressive route."

Bradshaw of Columbia, S.C., finished in second after a 2-under-par 70 and 2-under-par 214 total. Mariah Stackhouse of Riverdale, Ga., rounded out the top three with a 2-over-par 218 total.

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 50 states and more than 30 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 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.

For more information about the Heritage Junior Championship, please contact AJGA National Headquarters at (770) 868-4200. or visit ajga.org.

BLUFFTON, S.C. -- Final results from the Heritage Junior Championship conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Berkeley Hall - South
Course.

Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72.
Yardage: Boys: 7,056; Girls: 6,226.
Rating/Slope: Boys: 74.1/136; Girls: 75.7/129.

BOYS DIVISION
Wesley McClain, Diboll, Texas 69-73-69—211
Pete Kellermann, Jacksonville, Fla. 71-71-70—212
Thomas Bradshaw, Columbia, S.C. 71-73-69—213
Zachery Sobel, Clearwater Beach, Fla. 70-70-74—214
Christian Hawley, Kernersville, N.C. 72-71-71—214
Blake Waller, West Des Moines, Iowa 74-69-72—215
John Varol, Weddington, N.C. 71-74-70—215
Jack Howard, Cartersville, Ga. 74-72-69—215
Alex Dienes, Jacksonville, Fla. 69-73-75—217
Christian Humber, Fayetteville, Ga. 74-68-75—217
James Yoon, Bradenton, Fla. 70-73-75—218
Davis Lee, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 76-67-75—218
Ben Fogler, Elgin, S.C. 71-74-73—218
Geoff Vartelas, Cromwell, Conn. 75-75-68—218
Patrick Grimes, Palo Alto, Calif. 70-77-72—219
Charles Valluzzo, Charleston, S.C. 75-72-72—219
James Ellis, Greenville, N.C. 73-72-74—219
Damon Postal, Blythewood, S.C. 73-74-73—220
Sean Jacklin, Bradenton, Fla. 72-75-73—220
Caulder Moore, Isle of Palms, S.C. 74-72-74—220
Wilson Day, Raleigh, N.C. 75-74-73—222
Kamito Hirai, Summerville, S.C. 77-73-72—222
Andrew Gain, Bradenton, Fla. 76-75-72—223
Reeves Zaytoun, Raleigh, N.C. 74-77-72—223
Will Ovenden, Spartanburg, S.C. 78-74-71—223
William Sigg, Augusta, Ga. 79-72-73—224
Will Murphy, Columbia, S.C. 71-77-76—224
Chenxiao Duan, Bradenton, Fla. 75-72-77—224
George Hirsch, Jr., Hilton Head Island, S.C. 73-78-74—225
Sam Bernstein, Riverdale, N.Y. 74-76-75—225
John Voetsch, New Vernon, N.J. 75-77-73—225
John Skeadas, Savannah, Ga. 77-72-77—226
Tobias Lacruz, Pilar, Argentina 76-74-76—226
Drew Aimone, Savannah, Ga. 77-72-77—226
George Perkovich, Blacksburg, Va. 73-78-75—226
Aaron Watson, Palm Harbor, Fla. 74-76-76—226
J. Forrest Riddle, Greenville, S.C. 74-76-76—226
Eric Eberspeaker, Rock Hill, S.C. 74-74-79—227
Raymond Gerow, Santa Barbara, Calif. 75-81-71—227
Paolo Addona, Montreal, Quebec, Canada 74-78-76—228
Charlie Kern, Mercer Island, Wash. 73-78-78—229
Davis Parker, Augusta, Ga. 75-76-79—230
Alex Perkins, Jacksonville, Fla. 82-76-72—230
Matthew Mierzejewski, Cumming, Ga. 79-77-74—230
Greg Schmaus, Upper Saddle River, N.J. 76-74-81—231
Joseph Gunerman, Yardley, Pa. 77-75-80—232
Preston Flick, Douglasville, Ga. 76-77-79—232
Yinchi Liu, Bradenton, Fla. 75-75-83—233
Zachary Grossman, Charleston, S.C. 73-88-73—234
Alex Palmer, Lancaster, Pa. 79-79-77—235
Coley Davis, Bluffton, S.C. 78-85-74—237
Ryan Fricke, Raleigh, N.C. 82-83-72—237
John Baur, Santa Barbara, Calif. 77-79-81—237
Tim Godshalk, Bluffton, S.C. 80-76-82—238
Taylor Welborn, LaGrange, Ga. 84-73-81—238
J.B. Suk, Hilton Head, S.C. 80-80-80—240
Brandon Hartranft, Lancaster, Pa. 81-82-83—246
Bryan Barach, Niskayuna, N.Y. 79-83 DQ - Rule 6-6b (NC)

GIRLS DIVISION
Haley Stephens, Greer, S.C. 72-68-69—209
Collins Bradshaw, Columbia, S.C. 71-73-70—214
Mariah Stackhouse, Riverdale, Ga. 70-77-71—218
Kendall Wright, Suwanee, Ga. 73-72-75—220
Juliet Vongphoumy, Providence, R.I. 74-76-74—224
Elizabeth Breed, Waynesboro, Pa. 76-77-73—226
Kelly Drack, Melbourne, Fla. 75-75-78—228
Kathryn Miranda, Lexington, S.C. 78-72-78—228
Jessica Schall, Lake Mary, Fla. 78-78-74—230
Ri HyangPark, Bluffton, S.C. 74-79-77—230
Louise Oxner, Greenville, S.C. 75-77-80—232
Anne Marie Covar, Edgefield, S.C. 79-76-77—232
Noriko Inoue, Bluffton, S.C. 77-77-78—232
Courtney Boe, Bluffton, S.C. 76-79-77—232
Maureen Dunnagan, Lexington, S.C. 78-83-76—237
Meredith Swanson, Roanoke, Va. 87-73-78—238
Yingzhou Yun, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 83-77-81—241
Emily Gimpel, Lafayette Hill, Pa. 80-83-81—244
Heather Wiquist, Bluffton, S.C. 81-84-83—248
Molly Plomaritis, Greensboro, N.C. 93-79-90—262
Lily Bartell, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 83 JWD

** NC=No Card
** JWD=Justified WD