CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. -- Ty Spinella of Aledo, Texas, won the Boys Division after carding a competitive course record, 5-under-par 67, giving him a 4-under-par 212 tournament total. Katie Sylvan of San Diego won the Girls Division by one stroke after posting a 12-over-par 228.
Conducted by the AJGA, the Dalhousie Junior Championship was a 54-hole stroke play event held at Dalhousie Golf Club. The 144-player field featured players from 28 states and Canada. The course was played as a 6,970-yard par 72 for the Boys Division and a 6,063-yard par 72 in the Girls Division.
After coming into the final round three strokes behind Wednesday’s leader, Spinella said his plan was to get off to a good start early. He made three birdies on the front nine, posting a 2-under-par 34 and four birdies on the back nine giving him 3-under-par 33.
“I knew I had to attack the flagsticks and make my putts,” Spinella said. “There are plenty of birdies out there.”
With a brand new set of irons and a good strategy, Spinella said he had a lot of motivation and gave it all he had on the course to win his first AJGA event.
Second-place awards were given to Tyler Mitchell of Cadiz, Ky., and William Hunt of Paducah, Ky., posting 3-over-par 219 tournament totals. Coming in fourth was Drew Miller of Clarksville, Tenn., shooting a 4-over-par 220. In fifth place was Anthony Aicher of Wausau, Wis., coming in with a 5-over-par 221.
Approaching No. 18, Sylvan was two strokes behind the leader, Emma Talley, when she made a long chip for birdie. A gallery of about 50 people cheered loudly as Sylvan stole the lead.
“The adrenaline helped get my tempo going and kept me patient,” Sylvan said. “It feels good to win. There was so much support in Cape Girardeau.” Sylvan birdied Nos. 1 and 18 and said after a few bad putts on the front nine, she told herself to focus after the turn. She finished the back nine 1-under-par 35. This is Sylvan’s second AJGA win.
Coming in second place was Talley of Princeton, Ky., carding a 13-over-par 229 tournament total. Finishing third in the Girls Division was Stephanie Wagstaff of Asheville, N.C., firing a 15-over-par 231.
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 a junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 49 states and 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 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 Dalhousie Junior Championship, please contact National Headquarters at (877) 373-2542 or visit the AJGA Web site ajga.org.
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — Final results from the Dalhousie Junior Championship conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at
Dalhousie Golf Club. Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72. Yardage: Boys: 6,970; Girls: 6,063. Rating/Slope: Boys: 72.8/129; Girls:
73.7/129.
BOYS DIVISION
Ty Spinella, Aledo, Texas 74-71-67—212
Tyler Mitchell, Cadiz, Ky. 74-72-73—219
William Hunt, Paducah, Ky. 72-75-72—219
Drew Miller, Clarksville, Tenn. 70-75-75—220
Anthony Aicher, Wausau, Wis. 76-74-71—221
Chase Lovett-Woodsum, Boston, Mass. 73-73-76—222
Adam Dolezal, Lake Forest, Ill. 70-82-70—222
Michael McGee, Kansas City, Mo. 77-72-73—222
Tyler Brown, Lee's Summit, Mo. 70-72-80—222
Bradley Moody, Jefferson City, Mo. 76-73-74—223
Ryan Sirman, Tyler, Texas 75-73-76—224
Ben Heisey, New Bern, N.C. 76-75-73—224
Nathan Fredrick, Springfield, Mo. 77-75-72—224
Nick Langley, St. Louis, Mo. 76-76-73—225
Jack Belote, Bartlett, Tenn. 76-73-77—226
Ryan Kelley, The Woodlands, Texas 78-76-73—227
Paul McConnell, Garland, Texas 76-74-77—227
Cole Pensanti, Oak Park, Calif. 77-77-73—227
Will Nixon, Jefferson City, Mo. 75-77-76—228
Michael Yiu, Laguna Hills, Calif. 78-76-74—228
Matthew Schovee, Cherry Hills Village, Colo. 77-77-74—228
Ryan O'Rear, Salado, Texas 75-78-76—229
Matt Buse, Loveland, Ohio 80-74-76—230
Nicholas Sheppard, Springfield, Mo. 77-78-75—230
T.J. Vogel, Cooper City, Fla. 75-76-79—230
Patrick McCormick, Weston, Fla. 74-77-80—231
Luke Daily, Paducah, Ky. 76-78-77—231
Jeremy Self, Belden, Miss. 74-82-75—231
Wesley Carver, Bartlett, Tenn. 78-74-79—231
Eric Lodge, Houston, Texas 73-77-81—231
J. Erik Hearnes, Mayflower, Ark. 77-74-81—232
Sam Mysock, Tulsa, Okla. 81-73-78—232
Eric Straub, Paducah, Ky. 82-78-72—232
Ryan Dagerman, Dallas, Texas 79-75-79—233
Brad Beeson, Aledo, Texas 75-79-79—233
Austin Beck, Coppell, Texas 82-78-74—234
Severiano Smith, Webb City, Mo. 80-73-81—234
Matthew Ledom, Leawood, Kan. 80-78-77—235
Bryan Boaz, Tulsa, Okla. 77-78-80—235
Cameron Thomas, Germantown, Tenn. 80-79-77—236
Derek Baade, St. Joseph, Mo. 73-85-78—236
Thomas Welk, Bismarck, N.D. 80-79-77—236
Trent Hillis, Poplar Bluff, Mo. 82-77-78—237
Steven Loer, Sarasota, Fla. 82-77-79—238
Chase Anderson, San Antonio, Texas 78-82-78—238
Ryan Berra, Chesterfield, Mo. 81-74-83—238
Clay Myers II, Memphis, Tenn. 77-81-80—238
John Sabio, Saint Louis, Mo. 82-77-79—238
Steven Pfeiffer, Aberdeen, S.D. 78-80-80—238
Ryan Ellis, Ballwin, Mo. 83-76-81—240
Ryan Gay, Pittston, Maine 82-78-80—240
Joshua Rabbit, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 82-76-82—240
John Sievers, Lee's Summit, Mo. 81-79-80—240
Alex Knoll, Westphalia, Mo. 82-78-82—242
Jared King, Lawson, Mo. 79-80-85—244
Robert Tunberg, Moline, Ill. 82 JWD
GIRLS DIVISION
Katie Sylvan, San Diego, Calif. 81-72-75—228
Emma Talley, Princeton, Ky. 77-75-77—229
Stephanie Wagstaff, Asheville, N.C. 76-74-81—231
Courtney Harter, Clearwater, Fla. 73-79-80—232
Devon Brown, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 81-75-77—233
Olivia Garard, Columbine Valley , Colo. 79-77-78—234
Anne Ormson, Granger, Ind. 86-76-81—243
Taylor Manning, Brentwood , Tenn. 80-81-82—243
Hanule Seo, St. Louis, Mo. 85-79-80—244
Katie Allare, Scottsdale, Ariz. 82-79-84—245
Courtney McKim, Raleigh, N.C. 78-87-80—245
Ahnna Kim, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada 89-79-79—247
Lindsey Eisenreich, Fenton, Mo. 82-82-86—250
Claire Costello, Wilmette, Ill. 86-83-82—251
Rachel Mulkey, Flower Mound, Texas 84-84-83—251
Kelsey Conway, Ventura, Calif. 85-83-88—256
Carolyn Schorgl, Leawood, Kan. 83-84-90—257
Chelsea Silvers, Martinsville, Ind. 86-83-89—258
Jordyn Hage, Winter Park, Fla. 88-81-91—260
Ginger Howard, Bradenton, Fla. 79-84 JWD
Carleigh Silvers, Martinsville, Ind. JWD
** JWD=Justified WD
