LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- At the Las Vegas Founders Junior Golf Championship presented by Meadow Gold Dairy, consecutive birdies gave Ryan Sheffer of Tucson, Ariz the lead he needed to finish the tournament with a 10-under-par 203 and take the championship title. Sarah Salvo of Glendale, Calif., won by one stroke with a 10-over-par 223 to claim her first victory at an American Junior Golf Association open tournament.
Conducted by the AJGA, The Las Vegas Founders Junior Golf Championship presented by Meadow Gold Dairy was a 54-hole stroke play event held at Angel Park Golf Club – Mountain Course. The 84-player event featured 63 boys and 21 girls, 48 of them from California and 14 from Arizona. The boys tees played from 6,680 yards and the girls played from 5,902 yards.
Sheffer’s shot out of the bunker to three feet on No. 17 earned him his third birdie and first lead of the day. The two-shot cushion allowed him to relax and concentrate on his tee shot off No. 18, where he carded his fourth birdie for the round.
“I aimed at the bunker and hit a decent second shot,” Sheffer said of the par-5 on No. 17. “After I finished No. 17 I felt pretty good about my chances of winning.”
Tied for second place in the tournament was Michael Gideon of Lancaster, Calif., Tyler Weworski of Carlsbad, Calif., and Nicholas Losole III of Scottsdale, Ariz. with 7-under-par 206. Kevin Collignon of Las Vegas, Nev. rounded out the Boys Division with 6-under-par 207.
It was a head-to-head competition in the Girls Division between Salvo and Lindy LaBauve of Scottsdale, Ariz., but it was Salvo who claimed the championship by one stroke after saving par on Nos. 17 and 18.
“I knew that I needed the putt on No. 17 to stay alive,” Salvo said. “It was going to come down to the last hole, so I kept telling myself that I’ve done this before.”
Tied for second place in the Girls Division were LaBauve and Robyn Kim of Cypress, Calif., at 11-over-par 224.
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 49 states and more than 25 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 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, Morgan Pressel and Julieta Granada.
For more information about the Las Vegas Founders Junior Golf Championship presented by Meadow Gold Dairy, please contact AJGA National Headquarters at (770) 868-4200, or visit ajga.org.
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Final results from the Las Vegas Founders Junior Golf Championship presented by Meadow Gold Dairy conducted by
the American Junior Golf Association at Angel Park Golf Club - Mountain Course. Par: Boys: 35-36—71; Girls: 35-36—71. Yardage: Boys:
6,680; Girls: 5,902. Rating/Slope: Boys: 69.9/130; Girls: 73.4/123.
BOYS DIVISION
Ryan Sheffer, Tucson, Ariz. 67-69-67—203
Michael Gideon, Lancaster, Calif. 70-68-68—206
Tyler Weworski, Carlsbad, Calif. 67-66-73—206
Nicholas Losole III, Scottsdale, Ariz. 72-63-71—206
Kevin Collignon, Las Vegas, Nev. 71-69-67—207
E.J. Kahn, Los Angeles, Calif. 71-69-69—209
Derek Ernst, Clovis, Calif. 70-70-69—209
Rak Cho, Torrance, Calif. 68-70-72—210
Zachary Blair, Ogden, Utah 71-69-70—210
Ji Park , Fullerton, Calif. 68-71-71—210
Max Homa, Valencia, Calif. 72-68-71—211
Coy Breen, San Antonio, Texas 69-68-74—211
Daniel Miernicki, Santee, Calif. 72-68-71—211
John Huh, Montrose, Calif. 69-71-71—211
Justin Spray, Colorado Springs, Colo. 71-68-72—211
Beau Schoolcraft, Englewood, Colo. 70-69-72—211
Benjamin Lein, Diamond Bar, Calif. 70-71-71—212
Ramsey Sahyoun, Reseda, Calif. 72-70-70—212
Troy Anderson, Paradise Valley, Ariz. 72-70-70—212
Matt Carroll, Heathrow, Fla. 74-73-68—215
Sam Smith, Turlock, Calif. 68-74-73—215
C.J. Kim, Chandler, Ariz. 72-71-72—215
Bobby Lee Robinson, Fountain Hills, Ariz. 71-75-71—217
Eric Kim, San Jose, Calif. 73-71-73—217
Mark Pollak, San Antonio, Texas 74-69-74—217
Johnny Mac Arthur, Santa Clarita, Calif. 74-66-77—217
Dustin Rhone, Culver City, Calif. 73-73-72—218
Marco Fortades, Glendale, Calif. 71-74-73—218
Dillon Hakes, Coronado, Calif. 74-78-67—219
Andrew Haggen, Walnut Creek, Calif. 76-75-68—219
Sean Madera, Houston, Texas 72-72-75—219
Christopher Plappert, Las Vegas, Nev. 72-76-71—219
Dennis Carson, Burlingame, Calif. 76-71-72—219
Henry Park, Waikoloa, Hawaii 70-77-73—220
Justin Lee, Tarzana, Calif. 76-73-71—220
Kevin Stratton, Las Vegas, Nev. 73-72-75—220
Chris Ortiz, Rio Rancho, N.M. 70-75-75—220
Jason Peters, Atascadero, Calif. 73-73-74—220
Ryan Dagerman, Dallas, Texas 76-72-73—221
Dusty Craddock, Boulder City, Nev. 75-74-73—222
Glen Scher, Agoura Hills, Calif. 74-74-74—222
Jeffrey Stevens, Del Mar, Calif. 81-71-70—222
Jin Song, Scottsdale, Ariz. 76-71-76—223
Kaleb Mahanes, Erie, Colo. 74-77-72—223
Matthew Siporin, Tarzana, Calif. 76-76-72—224
Robert Perrott III, Rio Rico, Ariz. 76-71-77—224
Brian O'Regan, Walnut Creek, Calif. 77-72-75—224
Hunter Hullett, Scottsdale, Ariz. 79-74-71—224
Niall Platt, Santa Barbara, Calif. 75-72-77—224
Tom Callahan, Sierra Vista, Ariz. 76-74-74—224
Gordon Webb, Malta, Mont. 74-75-77—226
Zak Carroll, Las Vegas, Nev. 74-75-77—226
Skyler Hong, San Diego, Calif. 78-72-77—227
Kevin Lim, Las Vegas, Nev. 75-73-79—227
Daniel Lee, Valencia, Calif. 75-77-75—227
Seungrok Cheon, Indio, Calif. 77-76-75—228
Ty Spinella, Aledo, Texas 73-80-76—229
Kory Harrell, Colorado Springs, Colo. 75-74-80—229
Zachary Baker, Scottsdale, Ariz. 78-73-81—232
Michael Mueller, Mesa, Ariz. 77-78-80—235
Raymond Gillip II, Las Vegas, Nev. 75-82-79—236
Taylor Meadows, Boerne, Texas 78-82-76—236
Robert Nicanor, San Diego, Calif. 82-80-78—240
GIRLS DIVISION
Sarah Salvo, Glendale, Calif. 72-76-75—223
Lindy LaBauve, Scottsdale, Ariz. 79-70-75—224
Robyn Kim, Cypress, Calif. 76-75-73—224
Grace Chung, Fullerton, Calif. 79-71-75—225
Kelsey Vines, St. George, Utah 76-74-75—225
Alice Kim, Diamond Bar, Calif. 74-76-75—225
Beverly Vatananugulkit, Cerritos, Calif. 84-71-72—227
Michelle Piyapattra, Corona, Calif. 80-74-73—227
In-Ah Park, Las Vegas, Nev. 73-81-74—228
Sehee Kim, Maricopa, Ariz. 75-74-82—231
Katie Allare, Scottsdale, Ariz. 76-81-74—231
Kelsey Conway, Ventura, Calif. 79-80-77—236
Lauren Oh, Pleasanton, Calif. 83-78-77—238
Rachel Kim, Diamond Bar , Calif. 84-75-79—238
Bethany Glassford, Henderson, Nev. 79-79-81—239
Sydnee Mack, Las Vegas, Nev. 80-81-80—241
Jennel Alexander, Gardena, Calif. 82-76-84—242
Kristen Hagan, Charlotte, N.C. 82-81-81—244
Janelle Song, Oxnard, Calif. 82-82-80—244
Alexandra Borcherts, Las Vegas, Nev. 85-81-85—251
Cristina De Tomasi, Lafayette, Calif. 97-93-96—286
