FORT WORTH, Texas -- Gregory Yates of Mansfield, Texas, fired a final round 7-under-par 65 to take the win at the Elbit Systems of America Junior Golf Classic with a tournament total of 7-under-par 209. Lauren Kim of Los Altos, Calif., carded a 1-under-par 71 to come from behind and force a playoff to win the Girls Division at Southern Oaks Golf Club.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Elbit Systems of America Junior Golf Classic was a 54-hole stroke play event with a 36-hole cut held at Southern Oaks Golf Club. The tournament field featured 143 boys and girls, ages 12-18, from 13 states, Mexico, Canada and New Zealand. The Boys Division played the par-72 course at 7,154 yards, while the Girls Division is played it at 6,084 yards.

Yates started the day with a two-day total of even-par 144 and seven shots back of first and second-round leader Alejandro Villasana of Hacienda Las Misiones, Mexico. As Yates teed off No. 1 in the third to last group, the thought crossed his mind that if he shot well enough he might have a chance at winning his first AJGA title. Little did he know he would start the day by carding birdies on four of his first five holes, consecutive from Nos. 2 - 5. The 18-year-old hit his tee shot on the par-3 No. 3 to one foot from the flagstick and tapped it in for birdie to get his round rolling. After making the turn with a 4-under-par 32, Yates continued to make birdies on the back nine and walked up to No. 17 looking for a bit of redemption.

"I had bogeyed Nos. 17 and 18 all week," Yates said. "I was able make pars on both today. I was really proud of the way I played and I was able to finally figure out the greens here at the course. Winning feels great."

Villasana finished in second with a 6-under-par 210. Tied for third at 4-under-par 212 were Andrew Presley of Fort Worth, Texas, and Kolton Crawford also of Mansfield. Rounding out the Boys Division leaderboard in a four-way tie for fifth was Ryan Howard of The Woodlands, Texas, Scott McAlpine of Auckland, New Zealand, Brandon Lau of Sugar Land, Texas, and Eli Mattioli of Fayetteville, Ark., each with a 1-over-par 217.

In the Girls Division, Kim began the day two shots back of second-round leader Marijosse Navarro of San Antonio. The 14-year-old did not find herself in the best position sitting 3-over par after six holes. However, she found a way to keep herself calm and focused and carded four birdies between Nos. 7 and 15. Kim used her putting, her weapon for the day, to record two more birdies on Nos. 17 and 18 to tie with Navarro going into the scoring tent, each with a tournament total of 1-under-par 215.

"I didn't even know how I was doing compared to her," Kim said. "My dad informed me as I was walking into the tent, but I was still kind of unsure."

As Kim and Navarro set out for a playoff on No. 10, Kim was able to keep the nerves from getting to her and told herself to just stick it on the green and trust that her putting would take over. Kim had no idea how much she would have to trust the one thing that she felt worked for her all day.

"We both made the green in two and my ball was sitting about 30 feet from the hole," Kim said. "It was a downhill putt and I actually hit it harder than I meant to. I was so nervous because it was going so fast but the next thing I knew it dropped in for birdie and my heart just jumped. It was such a lucky putt."

Navarro parred the playoff hole and took home second. Kaira Martin of Paradise Valley, Ariz, and Kayli Quinton of Cypress, Texas, tied for third each with 3-over-par 219s respectively.

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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 30 foreign countries.

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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 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.

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FORT WORTH, Texas -- Final results from the Elbit Systems of America Junior Golf Classic conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Southern Oaks Golf Club.

1Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72.
Yardage: Boys: 7,154; Girls: 6,084.
Rating/Slope: Boys: 74.9/132; Girls: 76.3/139.

BOYS DIVISION
Gregory Yates, Mansfield, Texas 73-71-65—209
Alejandro Villasana, Hacienda Las Misiones, Mexico 66-71-73—210
Kolton Crawford, Mansfield, Texas 73-70-69—212
Andrew Presley, Fort Worth, Texas 71-68-73—212
Ryan Howard, The Woodlands, Texas 76-70-71—217
Eli Mattioli, Fayetteville, Ark. 70-76-71—217
Brandon Lau, Sugar Land, Texas 75-70-72—217
Scott McAlpine, Auckland, New Zealand 74-68-75—217
Ford Fischer, Dallas, Texas 70-76-72—218
Nathan Anderson, Burleson, Texas 73-68-77—218
Luke Carpenter, Little Rock, Ark. 70-73-75—218
Brian Smith, Corpus Christi, Texas 73-77-69—219
William Dusenbury, League City, Texas 76-73-70—219
Michael Culin, Plano, Texas 75-70-75—220
Joe Doramus, Little Rock, Ark. 75-72-73—220
Kyle Lewis, Shawnee, Okla. 71-76-73—220
Daniel Northington, Austin, Texas 68-77-76—221
Jeremy Sanders, Chatsworth, Calif. 74-75-72—221
Zachary Collings, Fort Worth, Texas 76-73-72—221
William Zalatoris, Plano, Texas 74-75-72—221
Robert Perry, Fort Worth, Texas 74-72-76—222
Tyler Russell, Elk City, Okla. 71-75-76—222
Bryan Lichimo, North Vancouver, British Columbia 75-73-74—222
Alex Carpenter, Little Rock, Ark. 75-73-74—222
Colt Melton, Amarillo, Texas 74-73-76—223
Kyle Bodin, Austin, Texas 74-74-75—223
Blake Waller, West Des Moines, Iowa 69-72-82—223
Trevor McInroe, Plano, Texas 72-78-74—224
Curtis Reed, Castroville, Texas 75-75-74—224
Ryan Prasad, The Woodlands, Texas 76-74-74—224
Ben Dowling, Southlake, Texas 76-74-74—224
Drue Thompson, Irving, Texas 77-74-74—225
Blake Wilson, League City, Texas 73-78-74—225
Matthew Seligmann, Houston, Texas 78-74-74—226
Michael Varner, Coweta, Okla. 75-77-74—226
Mitchell Griffin, Driftwood, Texas 71-79-77—227
Matt Gilchrest, Southlake, Texas 74-75-78—227
Michael Kuoni, The Woodlands, Texas 72-78-77—227
Brandon Pederson, Austin, Texas 76-76-75—227
RayVaun Christenson, Ozark, Mo. 78-72-78—228
Nicholas Burns, Peachtree City , Ga. 80-71-77—228
Sam DeStefano, Bryan, Texas 70-81-77—228
Charlie Saxon, Tulsa, Okla. 71-74-83—228
Thomas Birdsey, Trophy Club, Texas 73-75-80—228
Preston Standley, Plano, Texas 73-75-80—228
Ryan Conner, Fort Worth, Texas 80-72-78—230
Corbin Wallace, Tulsa, Okla. 73-70-87—230
Andrew Carreon, San Antonio, Texas 78-74-79—231
Austin Struble, Aledo, Texas 71-81-80—232
Cole Kennedy, Texarkana, Texas 75-75-82—232
Cole Horowitz, Dallas, Texas 75-75-83—233
Richard Kalteyer, Dallas, Texas 74-78-85—237

MISSED THE CUT
Cade Storey, Dallas, Texas 78-75—153
Austin West, Burleson, Texas 75-78—153
Davis Rison, Ardmore, Okla. 78-75—153
Ricky Lee, Tucson, Ariz. 78-75—153
Kevin Foley, The Woodlands, Texas 75-78—153
Charles Ewing, Dallas, Texas 77-76—153
Tyler Thomas, Beaumont, Texas 76-78—154
Jeffrey Lee, Overland Park, Kan. 75-79—154
Benjamin Carrier, McKinney, Texas 80-74—154
Greg Schmaus, Upper Saddle River, N.J. 79-76—155
Colin Buckley, Ennis, Texas 80-75—155
Henry Todd, Trophy Club, Texas 81-74—155
Vincent Anagnos, Round Rock, Texas 79-76—155
Nicko Dodd, Sugar Land, Texas 76-80—156
Taylor Mihok, Aledo, Texas 78-78—156
Andrew Flesher, Little Rock, Ark. 82-75—157
Kevin Marusiak, Phoenix, Ariz. 77-80—157
Sarosh Adi, Frisco, Texas 78-79—157
Trey Neck, Baton Rouge, La. 77-81—158
Don Voss, Siloam Springs, Ark. 80-79—159
Ryan Donahue, Paradise Valley, Ariz. 79-81—160
Taylor Miller, The Woodlands, Texas 76-84—160
Dan Wagner, Dallas, Texas 77-83—160
Kevin Kim, Torrance, Calif. 84-77—161
Colby Webb, Burleson, Texas 82-79—161
Parker Hensley, San Antonio, Texas 84-78—162
David Smith, San Diego, Calif. 79-83—162
Connor Lowrance, Waxahachie, Texas 80-82—162
Hunter Gathright, San Antonio, Texas 75-87—162
Ben Layman, Arlington, Texas 80-82—162
Chilton Mcknight, Willow Park, Texas 84-78—162
Judson Keel, Houston, Texas 85-78—163
Landon Morgan, Edmond, Okla. 84-79—163
Chi Kim, The Colony, Texas 87-76—163
Chris Han, Carrollton, Texas 86-78—164
Paden Peek, Texarkana, Texas 87-78—165
Austen Klauser, Trophy Club, Texas 84-82—166
Parker Houston, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 88-78—166
Baxter Woosley, Little Rock, Ark. 78-88—166
Brandon Sledge, Longview, Texas 79-88—167
Jake McCall, Southlake, Texas 86-81—167
Collin Ward, Amarillo, Texas 83-87—170
Shehzad Hafiz, The Woodlands, Texas 85-85—170
Ken McAvoy, Southlake, Texas 83-87—170
James Schenk, Driftwood, Texas 86-85—171
Marcos Martinez, The Woodlands, Texas 82-93—175
Roger Chang, Carrollton, Texas 98-87—185

Conner Ribble, Texarkana, Ark. JWD
Nathan Weant, Hallsville, Texas 78 DQ (6-6d)
Brandon Liu, St. Albans, Mo. 82 JWD

GIRLS DIVISION
* Lauren Kim, Los Altos, Calif. 72-72-71—215
Marijosse Navarro, San Antonio, Texas 72-70-73—215
Kayli Quinton, Cypress, Texas 76-73-70—219
Kaira Martin, Paradise Valley, Ariz. 73-72-74—219
Sandra Lee, Carrollton, Texas 73-78-69—220
Chaney Uhles, Fort Worth, Texas 74-71-77—222
Marguerite Swearingen, Livermore, Calif. 73-72-78—223
Bethany Wu, Diamond Bar, Calif. 75-76-73—224
Melanie White, Colleyville, Texas 72-80-75—227
Christine Lin, Austin, Texas 75-78-74—227
Erin Jang, College Station, Texas 76-74-78—228
Christina Cantu, Houston, Texas 72-74-82—228
Grace Choi, Dallas, Texas 76-79-75—230
Talia Campbell, Dallas, Texas 76-74-81—231
Katy Cardno, Sugar Land, Texas 77-78-76—231
Lakareber Abe, Angleton, Texas 71-79-83—233
Lauren Draganza, Costa Mesa, Calif. 78-77-79—234
Courtney Ferguson, Houston, Texas 77-77-81—235
Lauren Falley, Topeka, Kan. 77-75-85—237
Katie Grady, Mansfield, Texas 78-77-84—239

MISSED THE CUT
Taylor Newlin, Frisco, Texas 78-78—156
Ashton Collier, Tulsa, Okla. 76-80—156
Blair Best, Bulverde, Texas 77-80—157
Summar Roachell, Conway, Ark. 78-79—157
Hannah Arnold, Lufkin, Texas 78-79—157
Audrey Yowell, McPherson, Kan. 78-80—158
Chelsea Mocio, Fort Worth, Texas 76-82—158
Sarah Schmelzel, Phoenix, Ariz. 81-78—159
Lindsey Eisenreich, Fenton, Mo. 80-81—161
Claire Kinsey, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 78-84—162
Kortnie Maxoutopoulis, Pleasanton, Calif. 79-83—162
Maddie Szeryk, Allen, Texas 78-84—162
Brianna Murray, Southlake, Texas 79-86—165
Patricia Lee, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 82-83—165
Taylor Renfro, Keller, Texas 86-81—167
Ryanne Haddow, Sugar Land, Texas 83-84—167
Carolina Garza, San Clemente, Calif. 84-90—174
Kelly Gonyea, Harker Heights, Texas 91-86—177
Katelin Walker, Plano, Texas 94-85—179
Lauren Salazar, Santa Clara, Calif. 74 JWD
Ariana Patterson, Carmel, Calif. 82 JWD

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