Tournaments Andrew Levitt wins Stockton Sports Commission Junior Classic

2009-09-02

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STOCKTON, Calif. -- Andrew Levitt of Laguna Niguel, Calif., posted a 1-under-par 71 to finish at 5-under-par 211, to claim back-to-back AJGA victories at the Stockton Sports Commission Junior Classic. In the Girls Division, Paige Spiranac of Monument, Colo., claimed her first AJGA victory after firing a final-round even-par 72 to finish at 1-over-par 217.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Stockton Sports Commission Junior Classic was a 54-hole stroke play event held at The Reserve at Spanos Park. The tournament field featured 72 boys and 27 girls, ages 12-18, from five states, Mexico, China, Japan and Canada. The Boys Division played the par-72 course from 7,039 yards, while the Girls Division played at 6,246 yards.

Levitt began his final round hot making birdies on three of the first four holes but struggled on the back nine making bogeys on Nos. 12, 13, 14, and 15. After missing an up and down on No. 15, Levitt had to clear his head and finished strong going 1-under-par on the final three holes.

"I had to literally step away from the course and just chill out," Levitt said. "I hit it to the back of No. 16 green and my eagle chip just lipped out and I made birdie."

Tomohiro Umeyama of Mooka-City, Japan, came in second finishing with a three-day total of 2-under-par 214. Robert Jacobsen of Racine, Wis., and Ryann Ree of Redondo Beach, Calif., each finished at 1-under-par 215. Rounding out the top five, finishing with 1-over-par 217's were Charlie Benell of Pacific Palisades, Calif., Peter Gullickson of Spokane, Wash., and Jae Kang of Irvine, Calif.

In the Girls Division, Spiranac continued her steady play recording four birdies and four bogeys on the day. Three of her birdies came on par-5's which helped her to remain calm for the more challenging holes.

"I played the par-5's well," Spiranac said. "It helped me stay relaxed going into harder holes especially Nos. 17 and 18."

Seo Hee Moon of Mukilteo, Wash., finished second with a three-day total 6-over-par 222. In a tie for third at 8-over-par 224 were Erynne Lee of Silverdale, Wash., and Casie Cathrea of Livermore, Calif.

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, the largest Association of its kind, has an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 50 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 200 former AJGA juniors currently play on the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiled more than 350 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 Stockton Sports Commission Junior Classic call National Headquarters at (770) 868-4200 or visit the Web site ajga.org.

STOCKTON, Calif. -- Final results from the Stockton Sports Commission Junior Classic conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at The
Reserve at Spanos Park. Par: Boys: 36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72. Yardage: Boys: 7,039; Girls: 6,246. Rating/Slope: Boys: 74.1/131; Girls: 75.3/128.

BOYS DIVISION
Andrew Levitt, Laguna Niguel, Calif. 68-72-71—211
Tomohiro Umeyama, Mooka-City, Japan 71-73-70—214
Robert Jacobsen, Racine, Wis. 71-74-70—215
Ryann Ree, Redondo Beach, Calif. 74-71-70—215
Charlie Benell, Pacific Palisades, Calif. 72-75-70—217
Peter Gullickson, Spokane, Wash. 74-74-69—217
Jae Kang, Irvine, Calif. 73-77-67—217
John Young Kim, Los Alamitos, Calif. 75-72-71—218
Bobby Monaco, Eugene, Ore. 73-72-74—219
Robert Palacios, Chino Hills, Calif. 72-73-74—219
Richard Sunghee Jeong, Arcadia, Calif. 72-72-75—219
Andrew Cho, La Crescenta, Calif. 77-73-70—220
James Feutz, University Place, Wash. 77-71-72—220
Alfred Castro, La Quinta, Calif. 72-71-77—220
Patrick Sanchez, Mazatlan, Mexico 76-72-73—221
Robin Jang, Los Angeles, Calif. 74-71-76—221
Brian Jung, Coquitlam, British Columbia 77-72-72—221
John Lee, Los Alamitos, Calif. 77-72-72—221
Alexander Forss, Temecula, Calif. 75-77-69—221
Matthew Ogden, Salinas, Calif. 78-69-74—221
Patrick Grimes, Palo Alto, Calif. 73-75-74—222
Brandon Hortt, San Diego, Calif. 76-70-77—223
Jeff McNeil, Nipomo, Calif. 74-72-78—224
Macgregor Hoobery, Santa Maria, Calif. 73-75-76—224
Bjorn Kallerud, Moraga, Calif. 78-76-70—224
Byron Meth, San Diego, Calif. 76-70-79—225
Mark Wyllie, San Jose, Calif. 78-74-73—225
Roberto Sanchez, Mazatlan, Mexico 76-76-73—225
Zak Griffiths, Red Deer, Alberta 76-74-75—225
Carl Jonson, Bainbridge Island, Wash. 73-76-77—226
Jake Hutton, Long Beach, Calif. 75-78-73—226
Matthew Seramin, San Geronimo, Calif. 75-76-75—226
Cory McElyea, Santa Cruz, Calif. 77-76-74—227
Dalan Refioglu, Foster City, Calif. 77-74-76—227
Fredrik Palmer, Modesto, Calif. 76-70-81—227
Mark Jensma, Aliso Viejo, Calif. 75-81-72—228
Samuel Buchman, Los Angeles, Calif. 72-76-80—228
Chen-Lin Liu, Beaumont, Calif. 74-80-74—228
Jonathan Sanders, Chatsworth, Calif. 79-77-72—228
Michael Decker, Pebble Beach, Calif. 78-77-73—228
Jay Burlison, Salinas, Calif. 81-75-72—228
Lawrence Ree, Redondo Beach, Calif. 72-78-78—228
Scott Lowe, Calgary, Alberta 75-75-79—229
Chris Doyle, Thousand Oaks, Calif. 76-78-75—229
Joshua Park, Diamond Bar, Calif. 77-75-78—230
James Taylor, Santa Ana, Calif. 80-72-78—230
Matthew Stewart, Lodi, Calif. 77-74-79—230
Shuai Wu, Beijing, China 80-77-74—231
Marco Fortades, Glendale, Calif. 79-73-79—231
JT Harper, Pebble Beach, Calif. 76-78-77—231
Jackson Giro, Fort Collins, Colo. 76-76-79—231
Kentaro Aono, Kyoto, Japan 83-73-76—232
Charlie Kern, Mercer Island, Wash. 83-76-74—233
Seong Kim, Murrieta, Calif. 76-79-78—233
Jarrett Foote, Woodinville, Wash. 77-77-79—233
Jeremy Sanders, Chatsworth, Calif. 82-73-79—234
Chase Dinsmore, Ladera Ranch, Calif. 83-75-77—235
Ryan Niu, Pleasanton, Calif. 79-77-79—235
Jeffrey Wells, Redondo Beach, Calif. 83-72-81—236
Jonny Baxter, Pleasanton, Calif. 76-78-82—236
Jeff Moeser, Santa Ana, Calif. 82-71-83—236
Nick Russell, Vancouver, British Columbia 78-77-81—236
Joseph Zakaria, San Luis Obispo, Calif. 81-78-77—236
Kevin DeHuff, Coto de Caza, Calif. 82-80-75—237
Jason Semthiti, Los Angeles, Calif. 85-76-76—237
Alex Bungert, Orange, Calif. 80-81-78—239
Kevin Kim, Torrance, Calif. 78-85-76—239
Aaron Bronis, Livermore, Calif. 81-72-86—239
Jonathan Park, Denver, Colo. 79-77-83—239
Li Wang, Sammamish, Wash. 80-79-82—241
Bradley Harrelson, Snoqualmie, Wash. 81-83-86—250
Alex Kang, Tigard, Ore. 84-93-78—255

GIRLS DIVISION
Paige Spiranac, Monument, Colo. 72-73-72—217
Seo Hee Moon, Mukilteo, Wash. 76-73-73—222
Erynne Lee, Silverdale, Wash. 71-79-74—224
Casie Cathrea, Livermore, Calif. 73-76-75—224
Grace Na, Oakland, Calif. 70-81-74—225
Bonnie Hu, Fremont, Calif. 75-75-75—225
Rui Li, Kent, Wash. 78-76-75—229
T.J. Kliebphipat, Panorama City, Calif. 75-71-83—229
Blair Lewis, La Mesa, Calif. 75-77-77—229
Esther Lee, Los Alamitos, Calif. 77-74-82—233
Monica Petchakan, Encino, Calif. 80-80-74—234
Minjia Luo, San Diego, Calif. 76-78-80—234
Amy Alston , Mission Viejo, Calif. 75-81-79—235
Linda Brown, San Leandro, Calif. 79-80-76—235
Somin Lee, Denver, Colo. 78-74-83—235
Dorothy Schwartz, San Jose, Calif. 79-83-76—238
Alice Lee Kwon, Buena Park, Calif. 83-77-79—239
Rika Inoue, Ibaragi, Japan 83-78-78—239
Cassidy Stelzmiller, Placerville, Calif. 84-78-77—239
Aliea Clark, Carlsbad, Calif. 82-77-81—240
Layney Silva, Stockton, Calif. 76-81-83—240
Saki Okamura, Tokushima, Japan 80-83-79—242
Tiffany Nichols, Castro Valley, Calif. 81-80-82—243
Katie Park, La Crescenta, Calif. 85-86-77—248
Michele Chun, Torrance, Calif. 87-86-78—251
Maya Reddy, Redding, Calif. 83-90-79—252
Katherine Guo, Arcadia, Calif. 88-82-85—255