SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Leading by only two strokes going in to the final round on Thursday, Adam Sumrall, 18, of South Bend, Ind., carded a tournament low 5-under-par 66 to take the title in the Boys Division. Ashley Armstrong, 16, of Flossmoor, Ill., overcame a nine stroke deficit carding a final round even-par 71 to take home Girls Division title.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the AJGA Notre Dame Junior Open was a 54-hole stroke play event held at Warren Golf Course at Notre Dame. The tournament field consisted of 75 Boys and 24 Girls, ages 12-18, from 15 states and four foreign countries. The par-71 course was played at 6,908 yards for the Boys Division and 5,888 yards for the Girls Division.

Sumrall started off his round shaky making bogey on the first hole, but was able to turn it around soon after. Sumrall caught fire by carding an eagle on the 515 yard par-5 No. 5 after driving down the left side of the fairway, using a 5-wood to get on the green, and making a long 35 foot putt. Sumrall later added another eagle on the par-5 491 yard No. 10 by making a 20 foot putt and added birdies on Nos. 7, 9, and 15.

"I was really happy with my putting today. Being able to not miss the short putts really helped me shoot low today," Sumrall said. "Making the longer putts allowed me to build my momentum going forward."

Sumrall finished with a 7-under-par 206 to take the victory by seven strokes. This is Sumrall's first AJGA victory since taking the title at the 2005 Nike Golf Junior at Fox Hills.

Corey Ziedonis of Indianapolis, finished the day in second carding an even-par 213. In third was Theodore Lederhausen of Hinsdale, Ill., at 1-over-par 214. Jack Watson of Lincolnshire, Ill., wound up in fourth after carding a 2-over-par 215. Rounding out the Boys Division in fifth was Jordan Niebrugge of Mequon, Wis., at 5-over-par 218.

Armstrong's astounding come-from-behind victory comes on the heels of a three-hole playoff loss to Banchalee Theinthong of Bangkok, Thailand, only one week ago at the AJGA Flossmoor Junior Open. This week, it was Armstrong who came out on top after carding a tournament total 10-over-par 223. Coming into the day trying to play everything safe and keep the ball in the fairway, Armstrong carded birdies on Nos. 2 and 16, and made par on fourteen holes enroute to a one stroke victory.

"My dad always said to play against the course and not the other competitors," Armstrong said. "Anything can happen in golf, and today showed how that can happen."

Theinthong placed second at 11-over-par 224. Michelle Mayer of Flossmoor, rounded out the Girls Division in third at 13-over-par 226.

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 AJGA Notre Dame Junior Open, please contact AJGA National Headquarters at (770)868-4200 or visit ajga.org.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Final results from the AJGA Notre Dame Junior Open conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Warren Golf
Course at Notre Dame.

Par: Boys: 35-36—71; Girls: 35-36—71.
Yardage: Boys: 6,908; Girls: 5,888.
Rating/Slope: Boys: 74.1/134; Girls: 74.2/129.

BOYS DIVISION
Adam Sumrall, South Bend, Ind. 70-70-66—206
Corey Ziedonis, Indianapolis, Ind. 69-73-71—213
Theodore Lederhausen, Hinsdale, Ill. 71-71-72—214
Jack Watson, Lincolnshire, Ill. 74-69-72—215
Jordan Niebrugge, Mequon, Wis. 70-76-72—218
AJ Cadamagnani, Athens, Ohio 73-73-73—219
Paul McNamara III, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. 72-73-74—219
Peter Callas, Moline, Ill. 74-73-73—220
David Payne, Louisville, Ky. 73-75-73—221
Charlie Phillips, Mount Vernon, Ohio 70-76-75—221
Kyle Kmiecik, Avon, Ohio 72-70-79—221
Tim Crouch, Mt.Vernon, Ohio 78-73-71—222
Zach Yinger, Sidney, Ohio 73-78-71—222
McCormick Clouser, Bluffton, Ind. 76-73-73—222
Wes Bowman, Fishers, Ind. 72-74-76—222
Nicholas Grubnich, Crown Point, Ind. 74-79-70—223
Mark Sanchez, Mississauga, Ontario 75-73-75—223
Logan Jones, Dublin, Ohio 78-75-71—224
Jordan Stein, Glencoe, Ill. 73-75-76—224
Nicholas Palladino, Highland Heights, Ohio 75-74-75—224
Andrew Fogg, Greenwood, Ind. 72-75-77—224
Morgan Dobbins, Jackson, Ohio 71-71-82—224
Luke Vivolo, Carmel, Calif. 72-79-74—225
Alexander Carpenter, Westerville, Ohio 73-77-75—225
Ben-Marvin Egel, Kokomo, Ind. 75-79-72—226
David Janney, Avon, Ind. 74-79-73—226
Steven Sorenson, Hartland, Wis. 74-77-75—226
Perry Johnson, Lake Forest, Ill. 77-73-76—226
Kyle Henning, Brookfield, Wis. 75-76-75—226
Michael Zausmer, West Bloomfield, Mich. 76-76-75—227
David Klaudt, Dallas, Texas 78-73-76—227
Peyton Vitter, New Orleans, La. 74-83-71—228
Niall Platt, Santa Barbara, Calif. 76-77-75—228
James Tria, Miami, Fla. 72-80-76—228
Parker Hensley, San Antonio, Texas 78-73-77—228
David Christian, Oconomowoc, Wis. 78-75-76—229
Eddie Hjerpe, Barrington, R.I. 78-73-78—229
Bradley Klune, Itasca, Ill. 72-78-79—229
Elliot Shin, Franklin, Tenn. 83-73-74—230
John Callahan, Hinsdale, Ill. 79-77-74—230
Nick Thomas, Westlake Village, Calif. 73-80-77—230
Chris Noble, Niles, Mich. 79-78-74—231
Tanner Rabb, Zionsville, Ind. 80-75-76—231
Chad Merzbacher, Dublin, Ohio 79-76-76—231
Alex Di Palma, Waite Hill, Ohio 79-75-77—231
Brian Bullington, Frankfort, Ill. 73-77-81—231
Colin Stelljes, Mason, Ohio 76-80-76—232
Matthew Gerard, Rocky River, Ohio 79-76-77—232
Kyle Geist, Naperville, Ill. 77-77-79—233
Chase Hahne, Ramsey, Minn. 81-79-74—234
Ian Bangor, Moon Township, Pa. 80-77-77—234
Shawn Foley, Pewaukee, Wis. 83-77-75—235
Sam Weber, Hartland, Wis. 81-77-77—235
Trent Davison, Rockford, Mich. 80-74-81—235
Josh Reinertson, Gibbon, Neb. 82-77-77—236
Nick Huggins, Marietta, Ohio 79-80-77—236
Connor O'Neal, Carmel, Ind. 75-84-77—236
Daniel Simonsen, Mequon, Wis. 80-76-80—236
Louis Gleixner, Greenwood, Ind. 78-78-80—236
Dylan Lee, Hinsdale, Ill. 83-80-74—237
Daniel Wiegandt, Hilliard, Ohio 77-82-78—237
Nicholas Adkins, Ashland, Ohio 79-78-80—237
Ryan Grassel, Chesterton, Ind. 76-78-83—237
Sean Van Aken, Monroe, Mich. 80-84-74—238
Paul Wolf, Southlake, Texas 77-82-80—239
Sam Reber, Rosemount, Minn. 82-76-81—239
John Weyenberg, Menasha, Wis. 79-86-75—240
Sam Stark, Hartland, Mich. 75-81-84—240
Elliot Horst, Rockford, Ill. 77-85-79—241
Jackson Stevens, Greenwood, Ind. 82-77-83—242
John Thomas, Frankfort, Ill. 85-77-85—247
Patrick Alfieri, Akron, Ohio 84-82-83—249
Nathaniel Khachaturian, Champaign, Ill. 87-92-78—257
Ryan Tetrault, Orange, Calif. 76-78 JWD
David Rohrs, Los Altos, Calif. 79-77 JWD

GIRLS DIVISION
Ashley Armstrong, Flossmoor, Ill. 75-77-71—223
Banchalee Theinthong, Bangkok, Thailand 68-75-81—224
Michelle Mayer, Flossmoor, Ill. 75-78-73—226
Jordan Lippetz, Bradenton, Fla. 76-73-78—227
Jamie Lavin, Deerfield, Ill. 74-80-75—229
Talia Campbell, Dallas, Texas 76-81-73—230
Maria Jose Benavides, Mexico City, Mexico 74-77-79—230
Christine Meier, Rochester Hills, Mich. 79-76-76—231
Kaela Klune, Itasca, Ill. 77-77-78—232
Yang Li, Perrysburg, Ohio 77-75-80—232
Han Wu, Norwalk, Calif. 75-80-78—233
Bernice Sitompul, Jakarta, Indonesia 78-79-77—234
Meghan Potee, Noblesville, Ind. 82-79-75—236
Anne Ormson, Granger, Ind. 80-75-81—236
Laura Murray, Tipp City, Ohio 77-76-85—238
Aubrie Nelson, Edina, Minn. 81-80-80—241
Kathy Sterling, Mokena, Ill. 75-82-84—241
Regina Alonso, Huixquilucan, Mexico 80-83-80—243
Anna Gleixner, Greenwood, Ind. 79-81-83—243
Deanna Song, Granger, Ind. 79-86-81—246
Somy Kim, Chicago, Ill. 80-86-81—247
Margaret Willenbrink, Granger, Ind. 85-78-85—248
Taylor Bickell, Napa, Calif. JWD
Kari Bellville, Granger, Ind. DQ

** JWD=Justified WD