FLOSSMOOR, Ill. -- Claiming victory in his first AJGA event, Brendan Leonard of Cambridge, Ontario, broke away from a three-way tie to take home the crown at the AJGA Flossmoor Junior Open after carding a tournament total of 2-over-par 218. In the Girls Division, Banchalee Theinthong of Bangkok emerged victorious from a three-hole playoff with Ashley Armstrong of Flossmoor, Ill., to claim her first AJGA victory with an 8-over-par 227 tournament total.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the AJGA Flossmoor Junior Open was a 54-hole stroke play event held at Flossmoor Country Club. The tournament field featured 74 boys and 23 girls, ages 14-18, from 14 states, Canada, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico and Thailand. The Boys Division played the par-72 course at 6,999 yards, while the Girls Division played the layout at par-73, 6,155 yards.

Leonard started the day strong, registering birdies on Nos. 1, 5, and 6 to finish the front at 1-under-par 35. However, after a two-hour rain delay forced players from the course, Leonard carded two bogeys in a three hole span before again finding his rhythm to finish the back at 2-over-par 38. He credited his one-stroke victory to a solid short game and strong focus.

"My swing was gone all tournament, and I was just grinding it out," Leonard said. "It forced me to use my short game, which was definitely the strongest this week. I just stayed focused on every shot and it all came out okay."

Finishing one stroke back of Leonard in second place was Jack Watson of Lincolnshire, Ill., with a three-day total of 3-over-par 219. JaMichael Jones of Chicago, and Ryan Tetrault of Orange, Calif., tied for fourth at 4-over-par 220, while Brett Tomfohrde of Hinsdale, Ill., and Jack Wilkes of Roanoke, Va., came in fifth at 5-over-par 221.

Theinthong's first AJGA victory came following a final round that included two birdies and nines of 38-37. It was a battle on the backside, however, the Bangkok native kept herself in position to claim the title. With Armstrong leading heading into No. 17, Theinthong registered an eagle to cut the lead to one, and a tap-in for par at the 18th sent the duo to a sudden-death playoff.

"I didn't want to think about leading this morning," Theinthong said. "I just stayed focused and did my best; this is a really hard course. This is my first time winning in America, my hands are still shaking."

Armstrong, carding the low round of the day with a 1-over-par 74, finished in second at 8-over-par 227. Alyssa Elliott of Madison, Wis., claimed third with a tournament total of 16-over-par 235.

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 on the AJGA Flossmoor Junior Open, please call AJGA National Headquarters at (770) 868-4200, or visit ajga.org.

FLOSSMOOR, Ill. -- Final results from the AJGA Flossmoor Junior Open conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Flossmoor Country Club.

Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-37—73.
Yardage: Boys: 6,999; Girls: 6,070.
Rating/Slope: Boys: 74.9/143; Girls: 76.4/140.

BOYS DIVISION
Brendan Leonard, Cambridge, Ontario 70-75-73—218
Jack Watson, Lincolnshire, Ill. 76-71-72—219
JaMichael Jones, Chicago, Ill. 77-72-71—220
Ryan Tetrault, Orange, Calif. 70-75-75—220
Brett Tomfohrde, Hinsdale, Ill. 77-69-75—221
Jack Wilkes, Roanoke, Va. 74-71-76—221
Tanner Kesterson, Plano, Texas 79-71-73—223
Patrick Kennedy, Orland Park, Ill. 78-72-74—224
Alexander Burge, Bloomington, Ill. 75-73-76—224
Guillermo Pereira Jr., Santiago, Chile 73-76-75—224
Brent McKenzie, Cambridge, Ontario 77-78-70—225
Rocky Khara, Sebring, Fla. 75-78-72—225
Derek Fribbs, Castle Rock, Colo. 76-77-72—225
Chris Cunningham, Milford, Mich. 75-74-76—225
Sean Marquardt, Willowbrook, Ill. 77-78-71—226
Jose Rolz, Guatemala City, Guatemala 77-76-73—226
Sean Jones, Chicago, Ill. 78-75-73—226
John Callahan, Hinsdale, Ill. 78-71-77—226
Jordan Fletcher, Portage, Mich. 76-73-77—226
Corey Konieczki, Rockford, Ill. 74-75-77—226
Parker Page, Louisville, Ky. 77-71-79—227
Kyle English, Bloomington, Ill. 78-77-73—228
Benjamin Simpson, Lexington, Ky. 76-78-74—228
Scott Cahill, Chicago, Ill. 79-75-75—229
Steven Barbour, East Grand Rapids, Mich. 78-76-75—229
Andrew Dorn, West Chester, Ohio 78-76-75—229
Bryce Emory, Aurora, Ill. 78-76-75—229
Matthew Felsenfeld, West Bloomfield, Mich. 79-77-74—230
Garrett Newman, Pleasant Prairie, Wis. 75-82-73—230
AJ Cadamagnani, Athens, Ohio 80-74-76—230
Charlie Marshall, Lake Forest, Ill. 76-76-78—230
Kyle Wilshire, Georgetown, Ky. 79-77-75—231
Ben-Marvin Egel, Kokomo, Ind. 76-79-76—231
Jacob Stapp, Des Moines, Iowa 76-79-76—231
Wes Bowman, Fishers, Ind. 78-75-78—231
McCormick Clouser, Bluffton, Ind. 78-78-76—232
Steve Skurla, Wheaton, Ill. 83-73-78—234
Mills Rendell, Winnetka, Ill. 77-78-79—234
Michael Zausmer, West Bloomfield, Mich. 81-74-79—234
Dylan Lee, Hinsdale, Ill. 77-78-79—234
Sam Jandel, Dayton, Ohio 78-77-80—235
Nicholas Grubnich, Crown Point, Ind. 78-83-76—237
Matthew Haller, Winnetka, Ill. 81-79-77—237
Kevin Workman, Burr Ridge, Ill. 77-81-79—237
Ryan Grassel, Chesterton, Ind. 82-76-79—237
Collin Myers, Ottawa, Ill. 83-78-77—238
Jack Rider, Vicksburg, Mich. 83-78-77—238
Gabriel Ormachea, Aventura, Fla. 81-79-78—238
Matt Hageman, Dixon, Ill. 77-82-79—238
William Wright, Winnetka, Ill. 83-75-80—238
Shane McGowan, Mokena, Ill. 84-76-79—239
Timmy Johnson, DeKalb, Ill. 82-79-79—240
Matthew Vitale, Elk Grove Village, Ill. 77-80-83—240
Brenten Blakeman, Burr Ridge, Ill. 76-82-83—241
Peter Marshall, Lake Forest, Ill. 81-79-82—242
Jon Christ, Kalamazoo, Mich. 83-81-79—243
Michael Grayson, Highland Park, Ill. 81-81-81—243
Anthony Burdi, Carol Stream, Ill. 82-83-79—244
Elliot Shin, Franklin, Tenn. 84-81-80—245
Jonathan Lewis, Hinsdale, Ill. 80-85-80—245
Travis Smyczynski, Barrington, Ill. 80-83-82—245
Kyle Henning, Brookfield, Wis. 83-79-83—245
Kyle Geist, Naperville, Ill. 78-83-84—245
Scott Simpson, Morrison, Ill. 85-79-82—246
Andrew Klein, Lexington, Ky. 86-78-83—247
John Thomas, Frankfort, Ill. 86-82-80—248
Tommy Pendy, Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. 84-79-85—248
Kevin Curliss, Madison, Wis. 80-81-87—248
Parker Sheppard, Fortville, Ind. 85-84-81—250
Patrick Doyle, Chicago, Ill. 84-84-85—253
Joe Jensen, Naperville, Ill. 84-79-91—254
Kyle Bank, Highland Park, Ill. 88-81-87—256
Peter Vrdolyak, Flossmoor, Ill. 85-81-90—256
John Boyle, Lake Forest, Ill. 83 JWD
Jimmy Slovitt, Winnetka, Ill. 82-79 JWD

GIRLS DIVISION
*Banchalee Theinthong, Bangkok, Thailand 79-73-75—227
Ashley Armstrong, Flossmoor, Ill. 77-76-74—227
Alyssa Elliott, Madison, Wis. 77-77-81—235
Maria Jose Benavides, Mexico City, Mexico 79-80-78—237
Alexis Nelson, Mason, Ohio 84-78-77—239
Michelle Mayer, Flossmoor, Ill. 80-79-80—239
Amira Alexander, Alpharetta, Ga. 82-73-85—240
Han Wu, Norwalk, Calif. 82-83-78—243
Taylor Bickell, Napa, Calif. 86-80-77—243
Taylor Quinn, Barrington Hills, Ill. 90-78-76—244
Sophie Hayashi, Carmel, Ind. 82-84-80—246
LisbethBrooks, Waunakee, Wis. 83-82-81—246
Kristin Wright, Winnetka, Ill. 88-78-81—247
Anna Gleixner, Greenwood, Ind. 82-84-81—247
Lauren Dawson, Flossmoor, Ill. 87-83-79—249
Elizabeth Gilley, Flossmoor, Ill. 84-80-86—250
GraceKingdom, Wilmette, Ill. 86-82-84—252
Rachel Oberheide, Park Ridge, Ill. 89-85-80—254
Kayla Stueland, Geneva, Ill. 87-86-87—260
Ariana Furrie, St. Charles, Ill. 90-84-87—261
Alicia Weber, Northville, Mich. 91-85-86—262
Katy O'Malley, Wilmette, Ill. 88-98-91—277
Lisa Nations, Winnetka, Ill. 100-88-90—278
Somy Kim, Chicago, Ill. 93 DQ - Rule 6-3a (NS)

** NS=No Show
** JWD=Justified WD
* Won via sudden-death playoff