AUSTIN, Texas -- A wire-to-wire victory at his home course was nothing short of expectations. Stratton Nolen of Austin, Texas, fired a 5-under-par 67 in the final round of the Stars of Texas Junior All-Star to finish the tournament at 10-under-par 206. Taylor Coleman of San Antonio shot a final round 4-over-par 76 to claim her first AJGA Championship, finishing with a tournament total of 15-over-par 231.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Stars of Texas Junior All-Star was a 54-hole stroke play event, held at Grey Rock Golf Club in Austin, Texas. The 77-player field featured 63 boys and 14 girls from 14 states, Mexico, Brazil, China, and Argentina. The boys played the course at 6,606 yards, and the girls played the course at 5,859 yards.

The Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series is a collection of 10 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 Academy Junior All-Star Invitational over Columbus Day weekend for winners and top finishers in the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series events.

After making a double-bogey and losing his two-stroke lead after the first hole, Nolen managed to reel off three straight birdies to increase his lead back to two strokes and never looked back. He had seven birdies on the day, thanks in large part to his putting.

"Today was my best putting day of the tournament," Nolen said. "I made almost all my putts, if not all of them, inside of five feet. Knowing the grain of the grass out here helped my putting alot."

Because he had been playing tournaments for most of the summer, Nolen was unable to play Grey Rock Golf Club as much as normal, but still proved to be an advantage throughout the three rounds.

"I feel like this being my home course really was not that much of an advantage," Nolen said. "Being gone most of the summer playing in other tournaments, I haven't had a chance to play that much on the course. I guess, though, that it being my home course still provides somewhat of an advantage."

Finishing seven strokes behind Nolen was Landon Hearnes of Mayflower, Ark., with a 3-under-par 213. In a tie for third place was William Martinez of Austin, Texas, and John Rafael of Corpus Christi, Texas, with an even-par 216. Colin Frizzell of Nacogdoches, Texas, finished at 1-over-par 217 for a fifth place finish.

After making a triple bogey on No. 11, Coleman stayed focused and finished strong to cap off her come-from-behind victory, her first AJGA Championship.

"I didn't get upset," Coleman said. "I just kept playing my game and pretended like it never happened."

After struggling for most of the summer, winning her first AJGA Championship was really special for her.

"It feels good to finally win and end the summer on a good note after not playing very well my past few events," Coleman said. "It will give me a lot of confidence going into my next tournaments knowing that I can play well and win.

Brooke McDougald of The Woodlands, Texas, and Tianyi Wang of Beijing, China, finished four strokes behind Coleman with a tournament total 19-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 AJGA provides valuable exposure for college golf scholarships, and has an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 49 states and 30 countries. To ensure scholarship opportunities for all junior golfers who have the skill, the AJGA created the Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant program to provide financial assistance to young players in need.

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. Former AJGA juniors have compiled more than 400 victories on the PGA and LPGA Tours. AJGA alumni include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Stewart Cink, Cristie Kerr, Paula Creamer and Morgan Pressel.

For more information about the Stars of Texas Junior All-Star, please contact AJGA National Headquarters at (770)868-4200 or visit the AJGA website at ajga.org.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Final results from the Stars of Texas Junior All-Star conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Grey Rock Golf
Club. Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72. Yardage: Boys: 6,606; Girls: 5,859. Rating/Slope: Boys: 72.2/129; Girls: 73.7/123.

BOYS DIVISION
Stratton Nolen, Austin, Texas 68-71-67—206
Landon Hearnes, Mayflower, Ark. 73-68-72—213
William Martinez, Austin, Texas 71-72-73—216
John Rafael, Corpus Christi, Texas 72-71-73—216
Colin Frizzell, Nacogdoches, Texas 69-76-72—217
Bernardo Curbelo, Bradenton, Fla. 72-71-76—219
Chester Wang, The Woodlands, Texas 75-73-71—219
James Leadbetter, Bradenton, Fla. 76-70-74—220
Donald Stimble, Shell Knob, Mo. 72-73-76—221
Tyler Moore, Escondido, Calif. 73-74-74—221
Austin Duhon, Orange, Texas 74-74-73—221
Julian Lerda, Buenos Aires, Argentina 74-69-79—222
Alex Levy, Austin, Texas 70-74-79—223
Rigel Fernandes, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 76-74-74—224
Kevin Cullen, Venice, Calif. 74-73-77—224
Andrew Paysse, Temple, Texas 73-72-79—224
Taylor MacKay, Houston, Texas 73-77-75—225
Maxwell Miller, College Station, Texas 72-69-84—225
Trey Kidd, Honolulu, Hawaii 79-68-79—226
Frederick Wedel, The Woodlands, Texas 75-76-75—226
Scott Jaster, Bryn Mawr, Pa. 74-78-74—226
Aaron Guanlao, Haslet, Texas 76-75-75—226
Klein Klotz, Austin, Texas 78-73-76—227
Caulen Coe, Gulfstream, Fla. 79-75-73—227
Andrew Morgan, Long Beach, Calif. 77-73-77—227
Kyle Francis, San Antonio, Texas 73-78-77—228
Sam Humphreys, Edmond, Okla. 73-77-78—228
Jonathan Vasquez, Bryan, Texas 73-74-81—228
Cody Byford, Round Rock, Texas 72-76-81—229
Corbin Kasten, Southlake, Texas 80-77-72—229
Lonnie Smith, Bellaire, Texas 77-79-74—230
Luke Park, Fullerton, Colo. 80-75-76—231
Dennis Godoy, Jr., Hideaway, Texas 77-77-78—232
Grady Bourguignon, Yuma, Ariz. 78-77-77—232
Patrick Rhodes, Cypress, Texas 77-73-82—232
Leonardo Kitahara, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 79-72-81—232
Lucas Schlossberg, Surfside, Fla. 72-78-83—233
Brendan Frasier, Encinitas, Calif. 82-75-76—233
Troy Vela, Mansfield, Texas 75-79-79—233
Jalen Ledger, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 81-75-78—234
Michael Hodson, Amarillo, Texas 75-82-77—234
Dylan Patscot, Wales, Wis. 82-74-78—234
Rodrigo Munoz, Bradenton, Fla. 75-76-84—235
Jordan Batchelor, St. Johns, Fla. 79-76-80—235
Bakari Bolden, Santa Monica, Calif. 76-82-77—235
Jacob Veerman, Sugarland, Texas 74-81-81—236
Joey Hearn, Austin, Texas 81-77-78—236
Collin Morikawa, La Canada Flintridge, Calif. 78-80-80—238
Barrett Hennington, Seabrook, Texas 75-78-86—239
Anthony Infante, Miami, Fla. 75-83-82—240
Kyle Hodges, Argyle, Texas 75-77-89—241
Sibo Yan, San Diego, Calif. 80-81-82—243
Andrew Scamardo, College Station, Texas 82-83-79—244
Abb Cauthorn, Del Rio, Texas 86-79-79—244
Carter Patterson, The Woodlands, Texas 87-79-79—245
Ernesto Gonzalez, San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico 82-76-
Gustavo de la Garza , Monterrey, N.L., Mexico 82-83-81—246
William Woods, East Sandwich, Mass. 82-85-85—252
Curtis Brady, Houston, Texas 87-88-85—260
Jake Budde, Lakeway, Texas 85-87-98—270
Reed Schnake, Houston, Texas 91-91-92—274
Michael Herrera, Houston , Texas 88-98-90—276
Jeffery Cheung, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. 81-83 JWD

GIRLS DIVISION
Taylor Coleman, San Antonio, Texas 82-73-76—231
Tianyi Wang, Beijing, China 78-77-80—235
Brooke McDougald, The Woodlands, Texas 76-78-81—235
Kayla Jones, Alpharetta, Ga. 74-79-83—236
Kirsten Pike, Ovilla, Texas 84-82-75—241
Cheyenne Knight, Spring, Texas 81-80-80—241
Mackenzie Perez, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. 74-82-87—243
Libby Thomas, Midland, Texas 79-82-84—245
Kristen Miller, Austin, Texas 82-80-83—245
Emily Gilbreth, Bellaire, Texas 86-79-82—247
Courtney Dow, Frisco, Texas 81-81-86—248
Kristen Gillman, Lakeway, Texas 84-80-85—249
Robin Tan, Austin, Texas 94-91-104—289
Lana Hodge, Monroe, La. 86-87 QWD

** JWD=Justified WD
** QWD=Questionable WD