PORT ORCHARD, Wash. -- After shooting 78-69 on the first two days of the tournament, Paul Mitzel of Mercer Island, Wash., fired an even-par 72 in Thursday’s final round for a three-day total of 219 to claim the victory in the Pacific Northwest International Junior presented by Jeff Troesch and bring home his first career American Junior Golf Association title. In the Girls Division, Tiffany Dong of Sacramento, Calif., also claimed her first AJGA victory, shooting even-par 72 for the final round and 75-71-72—218 for the tournament.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Pacific Northwest International Junior presented by Jeff Troesch was a 54-hole stroke play event featuring 57 boys and 21 girls. Included in the 78-player field were 18 players from Washington and 40 from California. The Boys Division played from tees set at 6,969 yards and the Girls Division plays from tees set 5,904 yards.

Mitzel said his stomach was in knots all day, but decided to take a risk and play his own aggressive game during the final round. It was that aggressive game that helped him tally five birdies on the day.

“The whole back-nine today was a turn-around for me,” Mitzel said. “I played aggressive through the whole tournament and just kept scrambling around. Things just really started working today.”

Jose Contreras of El Paso, Texas, and Zach MacDougall of Coquitlam, British Columbia finished the tournament tied for second place with tournament totals of 8-over-par 221. Tying for third place were Ty Chambers of Brush Prairie, Wash., and C.J. Kim of Chandler, Ariz., at 9-over-par 222.

In the Girls Division, a birdie on No. 14 put Dong in position to take the lead. She said she entered the final-round with a different mindset than she had the previous two rounds and kept reminding herself to have fun and enjoy the beautiful golf course.

“I kept score on every hole, but I wasn’t adding it up,” Dong said. “I didn’t really pay attention to what I had. I never really knew whether or not I was going to win. I just wanted to enjoy today.”

In the Girls Divison, Erynne Lee of Silverdale, Wash., finished second with a tournament total of 222. In third, Michelle Yang of Los Angeles, Calif., finished with a 225.

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 Pacific Northwest International Junior presented by Jeff Troesch, contact AJGA Headquarters at (770) 868-4200 or visit ajga.org.

PORT ORCHARD, Wash. — Final results from the Pacific Northwest International Junior presented by Jeff Troesch conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Trophy Lake Golf & Casting. Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72. Yardage: Boys: 6,969; Girls: 5,904. Rating/Slope: Boys: 73.8/134; Girls: 73.7/134.

BOYS DIVISION

Paul Mitzel, Mercer Island, Wash. 78-69-72—219

Jose Contreras, El Paso, Texas 74-74-73—221

Zach MacDougall, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada 72-75-74—221

Ty Chambers, Brush Prairie, Wash. 75-73-74—222

C.J. Kim, Chandler, Ariz. 73-71-78—222

Seungrok Cheon, Indio, Calif. 77-72-74—223

Max Do, Lakewood, Calif. 74-74-75—223

Jarred Bossio, Olympia, Wash. 71-74-78—223

Dong Su, Richmond, British Columbia 73-71-79—223

Dustin Zhang, Calgary, Alberta 73-76-75—224

John Catlin, Carmichael, Calif. 78-74-72—224

Ramsey Sahyoun, Reseda, Calif. 70-76-78—224

Troy Anderson, Paradise Valley, Ariz. 74-74-77—225

Tyler Raber, El Macero, Calif. 75-74-78—227

Andrew Haggen, Walnut Creek, Calif. 74-78-75—227

Spencer Fletcher, Los Altos, Calif. 74-78-75—227

Justin Lee, Tarzana, Calif. 72-78-77—227

Marshall Colby, Thousand Oaks, Calif. 76-74-77—227

Brian Lee, University Place, Wash. 76-80-72—228

Shane Lebow, Santa Barbara, Calif. 73-75-80—228

Chase Patten, Simi Valley, Calif. 74-75-80—229

Stefan Richardson, Renton , Wash. 77-75-77—229

Taylor Hulbert, Arvada, Colo. 75-76-78—229

Quinn Gruber, Aptos, Calif. 71-73-85—229

Cory Mehl, Seattle, Wash. 77-73-80—230

Max Bonk, Kamuela, Hawaii 73-79-79—231

John Olin, Redmond, Wash. 77-75-80—232

Tyler Kato, Seattle, Wash. 74-74-84—232

Chris Johnson, Nordland, Wash. 73-78-81—232

Jens Bracht, Lake Forest Park, Wash. 78-73-81—232

Michael Johansen, Vancouver, Wash. 75-79-79—233

Andrew Yun, Tacoma, Wash. 74-76-83—233

Brandon Hystad, Colorado Springs, Colo. 77-76-80—233

Kyle Holden, Simi Valley, Calif. 75-76-82—233

Colton Knedler, Honolulu, Hawaii 81-75-78—234

Chun-Ji Kim, Chandler, Ariz. 80-74-80—234

Bogart Strauss, Rancho Mirage, Calif. 82-71-82—235

Ben Itterman, Carlsbad, Calif. 76-75-84—235

Jacob Ready, Meridian, Idaho 79-76-81—236

Adam Kolojejchick-Kotch, Boise, Idaho 76-83-78—237

Quan Bui, Poway, Calif. 80-80-77—237

Benny Santa Maria, Orange, Calif. 77-75-85—237

Brian O'Regan, Walnut Creek, Calif. 77-80-81—238

David Min, Cerritos, Calif. 78-76-86—240

Brandon Hagy, Westlake Village, Calif. 83-80-79—242

Troy Basmajian, Manhattan Beach, Calif. 80-75-87—242

Cole Seeger, Thousand Oaks, Calif. 79-76-87—242

Stuart Martin, Spearman, Texas 80-78-85—243

Erick Henderson, Spokane, Wash. 77-77-89—243

Glen Scher, Agoura Hills, Calif. 79-85-80—244

Geoff Moore, Gig Harbor, Wash. 78-76-90—244

Adrian Guy, Pasadena, Calif. 78-78-89—245

Neil Dufford, Midland, Texas 83-77-86—246

Johnny Henno, Solvang, Calif. 83-80-84—247

Sean Kawaguchi, Los Altos, Calif. 82-77-88—247

Mathew Miller, Pleasanton, Calif. 90-79-83—252

Nick Jouflas, Seattle, Wash. 94-93 DQ - Rule 6-3a (NS)

GIRLS DIVISION

Tiffany Dong, Sacramento, Calif. 75-71-72—218

Erynne Lee, Silverdale, Wash. 77-73-72—222

Michelle Yang, Los Angeles, Calif. 75-78-72—225

Cheyenne Hickle, Gilbert, Ariz. 74-79-74—227

Hillary Packard, Thousand Oaks, Calif. 75-70-82—227

Kalyn Dodge, Irvine, Calif. 81-75-73—229

Lindy LaBauve, Scottsdale, Ariz. 79-74-77—230

Karinn Dickinson, Mukilteo, Wash. 78-76-77—231

Nicole Zhang, Calgary, Alberta 78-71-82—231

Katrina Hegge, Seattle, Wash. 74-76-82—232

Maggie Boberg, Littleton, Colo. 82-75-76—233

Victoria Nguyen, Santa Ana, Calif. 75-82-81—238

Desiree Dubreuil, Costa Mesa, Calif. 77-77-86—240

Emily Tubert, Burbank, Calif. 84-71-86—241

Nicole Ferrero, Lodi, Calif. 83-79-81—243

Simone Strauss, Rancho Mirage, Calif. 85-78-80—243

Jade Okamoto, Huntington Beach, Calif. 79-81-83—243

Denyse Neville, Riverside, Calif. 81-82-83—246

Clair Choo, Los Angeles, Calif. 82-83-86—251

Kristin Tan, Seattle, Wash. 82-84-86—252

Diane Amanti, Lynnfield, Mass. 94-84-85—263

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