OXNARD, Calif. -- Thomas Lim of Moorpark, Calif., finished first at the Junior All-Star presented by CBIZ MHM after posting 3-over-par 75 to finish with a three-day total of 4-under-par 212. Lauren Diaz-Yi of Thousand Oaks, Calif., held onto her second-round lead to win the at River Ridge Golf Club. She shot 2-over-par 74 to bring her to a three-day total of 5-over-par 221.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Junior All-Star Presented by CBIZ MHM was a 54-hole stroke play event held on the Victoria Lakes Course at River Ridge Golf Club. The tournament field featured 75 boys and 21 girls, ages 12-15, from 11 states, Argentina, Mexico, Canada and Thailand. The Boys Division played the par-72 course at 6,831 yards, while the Girls Division played at 5,909 yards.
The Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series is a collection of 11 events specifically designed for boys and girls ages 12-15 and presents opportunities for younger members to develop their skills and earn entry into Open tournaments. The series concludes with the Montverde Junior All-Star Invitational over Columbus Day weekend for winners and top finishers in the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series events.
Lim started the round off slow with a bogey on No. 1 and a double bogey on No. 2, which put him in a tie with Andrew Levitt of Laguna Niguel, Calif. Lim kept his cool and rebounded on No. 3 with a birdie, where he regained the lead.
"I was more nervous today going into the round," Lim said. "The wait on No. 3 got me time to step back and calm down a bit and that's when I started to play my game."
Coming in second after posting a 2-under-par 70, the low final-round for the Boys Division, was Jonathan Sanders of Chatsworth, Calif., who finished with a 2-under-par 214. Levitt finished third after posting a three-day total of 1-over-par 217. Troix Tonkham of Arleta, Calif., Xander Schauffele of San Diego and Brandon Roberts of Clayton, Calif., tied for fourth after each finished with three-day totals of 6-over-par 222.
In the Girls Division, Diaz-Yi played a nearly flawless front nine recording two birdies against one bogey to finish at 1-under-par 35. She struggled a bit on the back nine, but managed to keep her head in the game, finishing three strokes ahead of Bethany Wu of Diamond Bar, Calif.
"I wanted to play safe on No. 18 because I knew that Bethany was right there with me." Diaz-Yi said. "I tried not to think about the score and just have a positive attitude."
Wu came in second after posting a three-day total of 8-over-par 224. Rounding out the top-3 was Katherine Guo of Arcadia, Calif., who finished with a three-day total of 15-over-par 231.
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.
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 Junior All-Star presented by CBIZ MHM, please contact Tournament Headquarters at (770) 868-4200 or visit the Web site ajga.org.
OXNARD, Calif. -- Final results from the Junior All-Star presented by CBIZ MHM conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at River Ridge - Victoria Lakes Course.
Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72.
Yardage: Boys: 6,831; Girls: 5,909.
Rating/Slope: Boys: 72.3/130; Girls: 75.1/128.
BOYS DIVISION
Thomas Lim, Moorpark, Calif. 70-67-75—212
Jonathan Sanders, Chatsworth, Calif. 72-72-70—214
Andrew Levitt, Laguna Niguel, Calif. 72-68-77—217
Troix Tonkham, Arleta, Calif. 75-73-74—222
Xander Schauffele, San Diego, Calif. 79-71-72—222
Brandon Roberts, Clayton, Calif. 72-72-78—222
Ryan Lloyd, Honolulu, Hawaii 77-73-73—223
John Davenport, Newport Beach, Calif. 75-71-77—223
Chase Dinsmore, Ladera Ranch, Calif. 73-76-74—223
Alex Angard, Encino, Calif. 79-72-73—224
Brian Kyunguk Song, Beverly Hills, Calif. 72-76-77—225
Brock Drogosch, Westlake Village, Calif. 75-74-76—225
Jason Chen, Brea, Calif. 72-71-82—225
Ryan Burgess, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 76-74-76—226
Walker Huddy, Studio City, Calif. 72-75-80—227
Jacob Knapp, Costa Mesa, Calif. 73-76-78—227
David Kim, Manhattan Beach, Calif. 75-79-74—228
Sulman Raza, Eugene, Ore. 74-77-77—228
James Wallace, Orange, Calif. 71-78-80—229
Daniel Frantz, Red Bluff, Calif. 75-74-80—229
Eric Sugimoto, San Diego, Calif. 75-74-80—229
Michael Yi, Goleta, Calif. 74-76-80—230
Christian De La Cruz, San Antonio, Texas 75-77-78—230
Hayden Shieh, Fremont, Calif. 81-76-75—232
Carson Curtis, Santa Barbara, Calif. 76-77-79—232
Colton West, Mesa, Ariz. 77-76-79—232
Robert Palacios, Chino Hills, Calif. 71-76-85—232
Charlie Benell, Pacific Palisades, Calif. 79-76-77—232
Eric Cech, Portland, Ore. 79-75-79—233
Daniel De La Garza, Monterrey, Mexico 76-77-80—233
Reed Platke, Whitefish , Mont. 78-75-80—233
Cody Mcmanus, Phoenix, Ariz. 77-77-80—234
Thomas Baik, Cordoba, Argentina 71-86-77—234
Kevin Cullen, Venice, Calif. 80-78-76—234
Jordan Gilmore, Sparks, Nev. 79-77-79—235
Chris Babcock, Shoreline, Wash. 78-79-78—235
Prem Samritpricha, Bradenton, Fla. 80-76-79—235
Cody Blick, Danville, Calif. 75-79-81—235
Andrew Burgess, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 81-77-78—236
Brandon Shaw, Westlake Village, Calif. 79-77-80—236
Brian Mull, Newport Beach, Calif. 80-75-81—236
Drew Miller, Thousand Oaks, Calif. 82-73-82—237
Jason Kuo, Milpitas, Calif. 77-78-82—237
Jared Tan, Irvine, Calif. 78-81-78—237
Daniel Yang, San Diego, Calif. 79-77-81—237
Joseph Ahn, Camarillo, Calif. 81-77-79—237
Clayton Yamaguchi, Los Angeles, Calif. 83-77-78—238
Brandon Hill, Mukilteo, Wash. 75-76-87—238
Jack Chung, Claremont, Calif. 83-79-77—239
Lawrence Fu, Piedmont, Calif. 83-77-79—239
Brian Fong, Diamond Bar, Calif. 78-80-82—240
Kenden Slattery, Henderson, Nev. 77-83-80—240
Kyle Bowser, Danville, Calif. 78-76-86—240
Jonathan Keedy, Newport Beach, Calif. 81-77-82—240
Max Greyserman, Boca Raton, Fla. 81-81-79—241
Remec Carlson, Porter Ranch, Calif. 84-78-80—242
Spencer Mikles, Santa Barbara, Calif. 79-80-84—243
David Stitt, Simi Valley, Calif. 84-79-80—243
Lawrence Tu, Irvine, Calif. 81-81-82—244
C.J. Wagner, Easton, Pa. 80-81-84—245
Jordan Green, Henderson, Nev. 84-79-82—245
Blake Fierro, Manhattan Beach, Calif. 79-88-78—245
Peter Olah, Sherman Oaks, Calif. 85-81-81—247
Aaron Wong, Chandler, Ariz. 84-79-85—248
Kabir Nanar, Henderson, Nev. 86-83-82—251
Blake Barens, Villa Park, Calif. 83-87-84—254
George Corpuz, Honolulu, Hawaii 87-89-80—256
Court Lewis, Yorba Linda, Calif. 89-85-83—257
Bradley Shiney, Newbury Park, Calif. 92-86-90—268
Brian Wipf, Ventura, Calif. 92-88-90—270
Brett Hagy, Westlake Village, Calif. 86-94-92—272
J. Kim, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. 90-90-102—282
Isaiah Rivera-Tubbs, Moorpark, Calif. 93-92-98—283
Edward Kwon, Chandler, Ariz. 93-98-104—295
Edwin Yi, Redondo Beach, Calif. 79-76 JWD
GIRLS DIVISION
Lauren Diaz-Yi, Thousand Oaks, Calif. 73-74-74—221
Bethany Wu, Diamond Bar, Calif. 73-75-76—224
Katherine Guo, Arcadia, Calif. 78-76-77—231
Jennifer Dilger, Palmdale, Calif. 83-75-74—232
Jisoo Keel, Coquitlam, British Columbia 75-77-80—232
Tisha Alyn Abrea, Murrieta, Calif. 75-78-80—233
Jocelyn Chia, La Crescenta, Calif. 80-76-80—236
Sophia Chen, Newbury Park, Calif. 79-81-82—242
Tracey Kim, Irvine, Calif. 83-77-85—245
Yingzhou Yun, Hilton Head Island, S.C. 83-85-79—247
Robynn Ree, Redondo Beach, Calif. 82-79-87—248
Jordanne Barr, Bakersfield, Calif. 85-82-82—249
Riley Leming, Murrieta, Calif. 81-80-88—249
Kendall Dusenberry, Newhall, Calif. 87-79-86—252
Stephanie Lau, Fullerton, Calif. 84-88-86—258
Mackenzie Perez, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. 91-87-88—266
Cynthia Smith, York, S.C. 101-89-84—274
Claire Baldal, Paso Robles, Calif. 95-98-102—295
Eugene Kim, Cupertino, Calif. 93-96-110—299
Samantha Wagner, Easton, Pa. 73 DQ - Rule 6-6b (NC)
Jacqueline Chulya, Bangkok, Thailand 87 DQ (6-1)
** NC=No Card
** JWD=Justified WD
