RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. -- Playing in her final AJGA event, Kimberly Kim of Pahoa, Hawaii, proudly stands as the 2009 Rolex Girls Junior Champion by carding a 2-over-par 218 at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club. Jessica Korda of Bradenton, Fla. made a final-round charge, shooting 3-under-par 69 to force a playoff but fell short on the first playoff hole.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Rolex Girls Junior Championship was a 54-hole stroke play event held at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club. The tournament field featured 78 of the best junior girl golfers in the nation, ages 12-18, from 15 states, Colombia, Mexico and Canada. The par-72 course played at 6,207 yards.

Kim, a five-time Rolex Junior All-American, maintained her steady play all week to take home the victory. Winning her first AJGA tournament since the 2007 Thunderbird International Junior, she was happy to have the weight lifted off her shoulders.

"I haven't won in a long time," Kim said. "It always feels good to get a win after being in a drought."

Korda rallied on the back nine, recording four birdies to come home at 4-under-par 32 and post a three-day total 2-over-par 218 to take the clubhouse lead. Coming down the stretch Kim recorded a birdie on No. 17 to take the lead with one hole left to play. She stared at a three-foot putt on the 54th hole for the win but burned the edge to extend the tournament and head to a playoff.

In the playoff Korda reached the 513 yard par-5 18th hole in regulation while Kim just missed leaving her on the fringe with a 65-foot putt up and over a ridge.

"I just wanted to get it close," Kim said. "I actually guessed on the line but it ended up good."

She made a fantastic putt, leaving her two feet under the hole for par. After Korda missed her par putt Kim knocked the two-footer in the back of the cup for the win.

Tiffany Lua of Rowland Heights, Calif., and Hana Lee of Hacienda Heights, Calif., finished in a tie for third with a three-day total of 4-over-par 220. Finishing in a tie for fifth place was Doris Chen of Bradenton, Fla., and Tiffany Lim of San Jose, Calif., at 5-over-par 221.

Rolex Watch USA, which is in its third decade of support, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. Along with sponsoring the Rolex Girls Junior Championship, Rolex is also the title partner of the Rolex Tournament of Champions and the proprietors of the Rolex Junior All-America Teams.

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 AJGA, the largest Association of its kind, has an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 50 states and 25 foreign countries.

Titleist, the AJGA's National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association's success since 1989. 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 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.

For more information on the Rolex Girls Junior Golf Championship, contact AJGA National Headquarters at (770) 868-4200 or visit the Web sit ajga.org.

RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. -- Final results from the Rolex Girls Junior Championship conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Rancho Santa Fe Golf Club.

Par: 36-36—72.
Yardage: 6,207.
Rating/Slope: 77.4/141.

* Kimberly Kim, Pahoa, Hawaii 73-72-73—218
Jessica Korda, Bradenton, Fla. 73-76-69—218
Tiffany Lua, Rowland Heights, Calif. 73-75-72—220
Hana Lee, Hacienda Heights, Calif. 75-72-73—220
Doris Chen, Bradenton, Fla. 76-76-69—221
Tiffany Lim, San Jose, Calif. 70-78-73—221
Ani Gulugian, Irvine, Calif. 78-69-75—222
Grace Na, Oakland, Calif. 75-72-75—222
Victoria Tanco, Bradenton, Fla. 72-72-78—222
Alison Lee, Valencia, Calif. 71-75-76—222
Marika Liu, Beverly Hills, Calif. 80-74-69—223
Rachel Morris, Carlsbad, Calif. 76-73-74—223
Kelly Shon, Port Washington, N.Y. 73-80-71—224
Laura Camila Blanco Trujillo, Bogota, Colombia 76-74-74—224
Victoria Sungmin Park, Irvine, Calif. 76-73-75—224
Kristen Park, Buena Park, Calif. 72-75-77—224
Danielle Frasier, Encinitas, Calif. 76-74-75—225
Katie Sylvan, San Diego, Calif. 77-77-72—226
Portland Rosen, Sugar Land, Texas 78-76-72—226
Veronica Valerio, Temecula, Calif. 76-77-73—226
Bonnie Hu, Fremont, Calif. 77-76-73—226
Jennifer Johnson, La Quinta, Calif. 73-74-79—226
Nicole Zhang, Calgary, Alberta 75-76-76—227
Emilie Burger, Hoschton, Ga. 75-77-75—227
Danielle Kang, Thousand Oaks, Calif. 74-76-77—227
Tanaporn Kongkiatkrai, Bradenton, Fla. 72-80-76—228
Seo Hee Moon, Mukilteo, Wash. 77-74-77—228
Briana Mao, Folsom, Calif. 77-78-74—229
Maria Piccio, Bradenton, Fla. 76-79-74—229
Ashlan Ramsey, Augusta, Ga. 74-79-76—229
Devon Brown, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 74-79-76—229
Simin Feng, Orlando, Fla. 78-75-76—229
Jacqueline Chang, Paradise Valley, Ariz. 78-79-72—229
Luz Alejandra Cangrejo, Bogota, Colombia 75-76-78—229
Kyung Kim, Chandler, Ariz. 80-78-71—229
Emily Tubert, Burbank, Calif. 72-77-80—229
Emma Lavy, Fayetteville, Ark. 72-77-80—229
Erynne Lee, Silverdale, Wash. 76-78-76—230
Annie Park, Levittown, N.Y. 74-80-76—230
Esther Lee, Los Alamitos, Calif. 78-75-77—230
Karen Chung, Livingston, N.J. 79-77-74—230
Olivia Chang, San Lorenzo, Calif. 73-79-78—230
Austin Ernst, Seneca, S.C. 83-73-74—230
Lauren Kim, Los Altos, Calif. 79-75-78—232
Augusta James, Tamworth, Ontario 78-75-79—232
Shannon Aubert, Orlando , Fla. 78-79-75—232
Daffodil Sanchez, Mesa, Ariz. 74-80-79—233
Kyle Roig, Pembroke Pines, Fla. 78-77-78—233
A.J. Newell, Tampa, Fla. 79-78-76—233
Brittany Mai, Poway, Calif. 79-81-73—233
Yueer Cindy Feng, Orlando, Fla. 74-80-80—234
Katrina Hegge, Seattle, Wash. 77-79-78—234
Elizabeth Brightwell, Nellysford, Va. 81-75-78—234
Regina Alonso, Huixquilucan, Mexico 77-79-79—235
Tessa The, Los Altos, Calif. 76-80-79—235
Natalie Reeves, Fort Worth, Texas 79-77-79—235
Kelli Oride, Lihue, Hawaii 78-80-77—235
Lauren Weaver, Scottsdale, Ariz. 79-80-77—236
Cheyenne Hickle, Gilbert, Ariz. 79-79-80—238
Courtney McKim, Raleigh, N.C. 78-81-79—238
Kristina Nhim, Buena Park, Calif. 82-77-79—238
Alexandra Groetsema, Palo Alto, Calif. 78-85-75—238
Chessey Thomas, Spokane, Wash. 81-82-75—238
Michelle Yang, Los Angeles, Calif. 81-79-79—239
Alheli Moreno, Aguascalientes, Mexico 79-82-78—239
Christine Shimel, Kennett Square, Pa. 78-86-75—239
Desiree Dubreuil, Santa Ana, Calif. 78-82-80—240
Marisa Kamelgarn, Mahopac, N.Y. 82-76-83—241
Valentina Fontaine, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 80-80-81—241
Lauren Salazar, Santa Clara, Calif. 80-82-80—242
Ana Menendez, Atizapan De Zaragoza, Mexico 84-77-82—243
Ashley Armstrong, Flossmoor, Ill. 82-80-82—244
Maria Jose Benavides, Mexico City, Mexico 85-77-82—244
Beverly Vatananugulkit, Cerritos, Calif. 84-79-81—244
Gianna DiGrazia, Addison, Ill. 86-83-78—247
Michelle Butler, Dunedin, Fla. 88-82-81—251
Jenny Shin, Torrance, Calif. 69-80 JWD
Daniela Lendl, Bradenton, Fla. 81-85 JWD

* Won Sudden-Death Playoff
** JWD=Justified WD