McKINNEY, Texas -- Rolex Junior All-American Cody Gribble of Dallas shot a 5-under-par 67 for an 11-under-par 205 tournament total in the final round to win the Boys Division of the Wellstone Communities Junior at Craig Ranch. In the Girls Division, fellow Rolex Junior All-American Rachel Morris carded a 3-under-par 69 for a 2-over-par 218 tournament total to earn the victory by four strokes at TPC Craig Ranch.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Wellstone Communities Junior at Craig Ranch is a 54-hole stroke play event held at TPC Craig Ranch. The 72-player field featured players from 15 states, Australia and Canada. The Girls Division played TPC Craig Ranch at 6,076 yards, while the Boys Division is played from 7,000 yards.
Gribble went wire-to-wire to take home his first trophy of the season Sunday. After stepping into the final round with a seven-stroke lead, Gribble stayed consistent to take the win by eight shots. Gribble hit 16 greens to achieve his tournament-best six birdies.
“I have been working on my putting a lot,” said Gribble. “I had a lesson this past week on it. It’s starting to show up and starting to pay off.”
Patrick Reed of Baton Rouge, La., seized second place in the Boys Division after shooting a 4-under-par 68 in the final round for a tournament total of 213. Josh Jones of The Colony, Texas, followed with a third-place finish at 217. Austyn Karle of Scottsdale, Ariz., shot a 218 to take fourth place, while Andrew Yun of Tacoma, Wash., carded a 219 for the fifth spot.
In the Girls Division, Morris improved her first and second round scores by five and six strokes, respectively. Morris, who started out the 2007 season strong with a tie for second place at the ReBath Heather Farr Classic over Easter Weekend, made three birdies in the final round on the way to her third-ever AJGA victory.
“My putting was solid,” said Morris. “I didn’t have any bogies, so that was good. My chipping was good. I had a lot of chances for birdies and that made it a lot easier.”
Megan Grehan of Mamaroneck, N.Y., finished four strokes behind with a 222 tournament total to grab second place. Kimberly Kim of Pahoa, Hawaii, maintained her position in third place and ended the tournament with a 223.
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Titleist, the AJGA's National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association¹s 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 160 former AJGA juniors currently play on the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiled more than 300 wins. AJGA alumni include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Stewart Cink, Davis Love III, Cristie Kerr, Pat Hurst, Paula Creamer, Brittany Lincicome and Morgan Pressel.
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MCKINNEY, Texas — Final results from the Wellstone Communities Junior at Craig Ranch conducted by the American Junior Golf
Association at TPC Craig Ranch. Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72. Yardage: Boys: 7,000; Girls: 6,076. Rating/Slope: Boys:
74.6/147; Girls: 78.1/145.
BOYS DIVISION
Cody Gribble, Dallas, Texas 70-68-67—205
Patrick Reed, Baton Rouge, La. 73-72-68—213
Josh Jones, The Colony, Texas 72-75-70—217
Austyn Karle, Scottsdale, Ariz. 75-72-71—218
Andrew Yun, Tacoma, Wash. 75-74-70—219
Travis Klutts, Lake Kiowa, Texas 74-76-70—220
Bryan Harris, Rancho Mirage, Calif. 71-74-75—220
Anthony Paolucci, Dallas, Texas 74-78-69—221
Alex Shi Yup Kim, Fullerton, Calif. 75-75-71—221
Max Do, Lakewood, Calif. 79-73-70—222
Michael Jae Woo Im, Fullerton, Calif. 76-73-73—222
Alex Moon, Dallas, Texas 79-76-68—223
Cameron Peck, Olympia, Wash. 74-79-70—223
John Peterson, Fort Worth, Texas 78-74-71—223
Talor Gooch, Midwest City, Okla. 77-75-72—224
Jordan Frye, Colleyville, Texas 77-75-73—225
Mark Johnson, Tulsa, Okla. 78-79-69—226
Michael Lee, Corinth, Texas 78-72-76—226
Luke Guthrie, Quincy, Ill. 75-76-75—226
Ryan Smith, Ardmore, Okla. 74-77-75—226
Ryan Sirman, Tyler, Texas 77-73-76—226
Philip Chian, Covina, Calif. 76-77-74—227
Aaron Fitzpatrick, Orlando, Fla. 74-76-77—227
Jeffrey Kang, Fullerton, Calif. 78-78-72—228
James Field, Jr., Pinecrest, Fla. 79-74-75—228
Case Cochran, Paducah, Ky. 81-77-71—229
Will Appleby, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 77-73-79—229
Brooks Bankhead, McKinney, Texas 78-76-76—230
Cabe Prieskorn, Texarkana, Texas 80-79-72—231
Daniel Wood, Leander, Texas 81-74-76—231
Kelly Kraft, Denton, Texas 76-78-77—231
Nathan Chambers, Purcell, Okla. 73-80-78—231
Benjamin Bauch, Trabuco Canyon, Calif. 79-78-75—232
Brett Spencer, Plano, Texas 80-78-75—233
Andrew Green, Edmond, Okla. 81-79-74—234
Trent Sanders, Scottsdale, Ariz. 79-77-79—235
Landon Tujague, Dallas, Texas 78-78-79—235
Samuel Chavez, Hillsborough, Calif. 81-81-74—236
Austin Green, Frisco, Texas 79-79-78—236
Ryan Conner, Fort Worth, Texas 83-78-76—237
Anton Arboleda, La Canada, Calif. 79-80-80—239
Zachary Blair, Ogden, Utah 77-83-80—240
Skyler Hong, San Diego, Calif. 80-78-83—241
Elliott Sullivan, Queensland, Australia 81-84-77—242
Martin Bunt, Pensacola, Fla. 80-72 DQ - Rule 6-6b (NC)
GIRLS DIVISION
Rachel Morris, Carlsbad, Calif. 75-74-69—218
Megan Grehan, Mamaroneck, N.Y. 75-71-76—222
Kimberly Kim, Pahoa, Hawaii 73-75-75—223
Taylore Karle, Scottsdale, Ariz. 77-76-71—224
Diane Kwon, Fremont, Calif. 74-73-77—224
Brianna Do, Lakewood, Calif. 73-78-74—225
Tiffany Lua, Rowland Heights, Calif. 76-76-73—225
Kristen Park, Buena Park, Calif. 76-79-71—226
Kyndall Ardoin, Gibsland, La. 79-75-72—226
Danielle Frasier, Encinitas, Calif. 81-73-74—228
Chelsey Cothran, Springdale, Ark. 75-79-74—228
Kristen Schelling, Mesa, Ariz. 78-75-75—228
Calle Nielson, Nashville, Tenn. 75-80-76—231
Amelia Lewis, Jacksonville, Fla. 78-81-73—232
Gabriella Dominguez, Chilton, Texas 82-76-74—232
Jenny Shin, Torrance, Calif. 80-78-75—233
Christine Song, Fullerton, Calif. 80-77-76—233
Joy Trotter, Chino Hills, Calif. 80-79-76—235
Alexandra Bodemann, Palm City, Fla. 81-76-78—235
Jessica Wallace, Langley, British Columbia 80-79-78—237
Sara Hemingway, Kingwood, Texas 82-80-76—238
Lila Barton, Dallas, Texas 79-82-77—238
Lalita Patipaksiri, Cypress, Calif. 83-78-77—238
Aimee Neff, Carmel, Ind. 82-83-75—240
Amy Ruengmateekhun, Garland, Texas 85-76-80—241
Kelsey Kirkpatrick, Golden, Texas 83-86-79—248
Jamie Yam, San Diego, Calif. 78-81-90—249
** NC=No Card
