MISSION HILLS, Kan. -- Joseph Winslow of Overland Park, Kan., maintained his three-day lead at the Lockton Kansas City Junior, finishing at 2-under-par 208 for his tournament total. Jordan Lippetz of Bradenton, Fla., claimed the Girls Division lead by one stroke at Kansas City Country Club with a 216 tournament total.
The Lockton Kansas City Junior was a 54-hole stroke play tournament conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Kansas City Country Club in Mission Hills, Kan. The tournament field featured 99 boys and girls ages 12-18 from 16 states and Thailand. The Boys Division played the par-70 course at 6,764 yards while the Girls Division played at 6,054 yards.
Winslow entered and closed the final round with a 4-stroke lead but said sticking to his game plan was more difficult due to his putting. Despite carding four bogies en route to a 2-over-par 72, Winslow hit every fairway except for No. 16, helping him gain opportunities to make par. He said winning an AJGA event close to home meant a lot to him and the competitive field prepared him for the rest of the summer.
"I knew if I made a good number I would get it done," Winslow said about his strategy. "I wasn't trying to make a bunch of birdies, I was trying to play smart and hit the right positions on the green."
Harry Higgs of Overland Park, Kan., and Michael Decker of Pebble Beach, Calif., tied for second at 2-over-par 212 for the tournament. Donald Stimble of Shell Knob, Mo., and Charlie Saxon of Tulsa, Okla., finished in fourth and fifth place, respectively, each carding the low final rounds of 71.
In the Girls Division, Lippetz said the key to her round was setting good approach shots for birdies and capitalizing on them, as she did on Nos. 1, 7 and 8. After trailing one stroke behind the lead in the first two rounds, Lippetz was anxious going into the final round of her first AJGA-event win.
"I felt a lot more pressure today but I knew I wanted to go out there and have a solid round," the 2009 Rolex Junior All-American said. "I practiced my putting a lot yesterday and I had a lot of good shots today."
Sarah Schmelzel of Phoenix, Ariz., carded the women's course record at Kansas City Country Club with a 2-under-par 68 in the final round, placing her in second place at 217 for her tournament total. Carly Ragains of Highland Village, Texas and Patricia Lee of Lone Tree, Colo., tied for third at 218.
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MISSION HILLS, Kan. -- Final results from the Lockton Kansas City Junior conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Kansas City Country Club. Par: Boys: 35-35—70; Girls: 35-35—70. Yardage: Boys: 6,764; Girls: 6,054. Rating/Slope: Boys: 74.2/137; Girls: 70.3/121.
BOYS DIVISION
Joseph Winslow, Overland Park, Kan. 69-67-72—208
Harry Higgs, Overland Park, Kan. 70-70-72—212
Michael Decker, Pebble Beach, Calif. 70-70-72—212
Donald Stimble, Shell Knob, Mo. 75-67-71—213
Charlie Saxon, Tulsa, Okla. 73-70-71—214
Andrew Marks, Warrensburg, Mo. 75-72-72—219
Rylee Reinertson, Gibbon, Neb. 76-71-72—219
RayVaun Christenson, Ozark, Mo. 76-68-75—219
Jacob Fair, Monett, Mo. 74-74-72—220
Conner Schrock, Mission Hills, Kan. 76-72-72—220
Ian Vandersee, West Des Moines, Iowa 72-73-75—220
Danny Summers, Mission Hills, Kan. 75-74-73—222
Taylor White, Dakota Dunes, S.D. 70-76-76—222
Josh Edison, Springfield, Ill. 76-74-73—223
Zachary Coats, Springdale, Ark. 76-73-74—223
Brandon Bowman, Parkville, Mo. 78-72-74—224
John Cassidy, Tulsa, Okla. 73-75-76—224
Dane Worley, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 73-76-75—224
Caston Roberts, Gilbert, Ariz. 73-78-74—225
David Catt, Shawnee, Kan. 76-73-76—225
Mitchell Rutledge, St. Louis, Mo. 75-77-75—227
Ryan Haxel, St. Louis, Mo. 80-72-75—227
Jared Cohen, Ozark, Mo. 75-73-79—227
Caleb Barker, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 76-80-72—228
Carr Vernon, Poplar Bluff, Mo. 76-80-72—228
Robert Hughey, Overland Park, Kan. 78-77-73—228
Joseph Lambert, Leawood, Kan. 78-76-74—228
Ben Hogan, Ozark, Mo. 77-75-76—228
Gordie Hamilton, Shawnee Mission, Kan. 69-82-77—228
Chase Hanna, Leawood, Kan. 75-82-72—229
Collin Foster, Clive, Iowa 79-73-77—229
William Byrne, Overland Park, Kan. 77-74-78—229
Michael Zausmer, West Bloomfield, Mich. 75-74-80—229
Tony Simons, Overland Park, Kan. 72-76-81—229
Steve Connell, Thornton, Colo. 77-71-81—229
Brian Waterhouse, Fresno, Calif. 76-77-77—230
Austin Wilson, Eden Prairie, Minn. 78-75-77—230
Cy Moritz, Owensville, Mo. 72-78-80—230
Andrew Buchanan, Los Altos Hills, Calif. 82-73-76—231
Cameron Probst, Parkville, Mo. 74-79-78—231
Byong Joon Park, Glenview, Ill. 75-79-78—232
Joey Johnson, Ozark, Mo. 76-83-74—233
Henry Simpson, Mission Hills, Kan. 75-83-75—233
Tucker Johnson, Olathe, Kan. 77-78-79—234
Kurt Martin, Story City, Iowa 74-79-81—234
Nick Winston, St. Charles , Mo. 76-77-82—235
Andrew Cornella, Colorado Springs, Colo. 78-75-82—235
Kevin DeHuff, Coto de Caza, Calif. 75-86-75—236
Blake Basham, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 81-80-75—236
Brendan Frasier, Encinitas, Calif. 75-82-79—236
Justin Andrade, Olathe, Kan. 79-82-76—237
Dylan Baker, Eden Prairie, Minn. 78-80-79—237
Max Mcgreevy, Edmond, Okla. 79-75-83—237
Skyler Arbuckle, Greenwood, Mo. 78-74-85—237
Scott Hamel, Chesterfield, Mo. 81-78-79—238
Greg Graves Jr., Stilwell, Kan. 79-85-75—239
Wyatt Robson, Ada, Okla. 79-81-79—239
Tyler Woodruff, Tucson, Ariz. 82-75-82—239
Patrick Haggerty, Elmhurst, Ill. 79-78-82—239
Charlie Netzel, Western Springs, Ill. 77-79-83—239
David Krahl, Oklahoma City, Okla. 87-75-78—240
Logan Coffman, Lake Quivira, Kan. 75-81-84—240
Kee-Socrates Fryxell, Davenport, Iowa 85-78-78—241
Christian Hallman, Sugar Land, Texas 86-77-78—241
Jonathan Gerrard, Highland Park, Ill. 85-81-76—242
Brandon Straeb, Clarkson Valley, Mo. 85-73-84—242
Tyler Hirlinger, Overland Park, Kan. 86-82-81—249
Robert Turley III, Overland Park, Kan. 86-82-81—249
Dakota Clark, Overland Park , Kan. 93-83-86—262
Matthew Donnell, Leawood, Kan. 96-85-91—272
Macon Suckow, Lenexa, Kan. 93-93-96—282
Brandon Liu, Fernandina Beach, Fla. 80-82 JWD
GIRLS DIVISION
Jordan Lippetz, Bradenton, Fla. 71-71-74—216
Sarah Schmelzel, Phoenix, Ariz. 75-74-68—217
Carly Ragains, Highland Village, Texas 77-70-71—218
Patricia Lee, Lone Tree, Colo. 71-73-74—218
Sara Detlefsen, Eagan, Minn. 70-71-80—221
Stephanie Liu, Fernandina Beach, Fla. 71-75-77—223
Mayko Chwen Wang, Hacienda Heights, Calif. 74-73-77—224
Ashley Armstrong, Flossmoor, Ill. 77-75-73—225
Gianna Misenhelter, Overland Park, Kan. 76-73-76—225
Michelle Woods, Manhattan, Kan. 77-72-77—226
Aliea Clark, Carlsbad, Calif. 75-78-74—227
Pimploy Thirati, Patumthani, Thailand 79-80-70—229
Rosanna Lederhausen, Hinsdale, Ill. 76-77-76—229
Cassie Wang, Lenexa, Kan. 75-78-79—232
Joni Purvis, Camdenton, Mo. 74-75-83—232
Bailey Hopper, Overland Park, Kan. 74-85-79—238
Lauren Falley, Topeka, Kan. 79-79-80—238
Beth Wagner, Ankeny, Iowa 73-83-84—240
McCall Christopher, Lee's Summitt, Mo. 78-78-85—241
Andrea Slane, Temecula, Calif. 81-82-79—242
Meghan Mueller, Columbia, Mo. 77-83-83—243
Isabella Baldacci, Norfolk, Neb. 81-83-82—246
Alison Kruse, Overland Park, Kan. 82-84-80—246
Francie Reintjes, Shawnee Mission, Kan. 86-81-82—249
Anne Willman, Prairie Village, Kan. 88-84-82—254
Lindsey Eisenreich, Fenton, Mo. 85-86-86—257
Gabriella Dimarco, West Chester, Pa. 77-75 QWD
** JWD=Justified WD
** QWD=Questionable WD
