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Top junior golfers from around the globe arrived in San Diego County last week aiming to win one of 12 divisions in the Junior World Golf Championships. As has been the case in recent years, there was a strong international flavor among the champions, with foreign golfers accounting for eight of the 12 titles. The 15-17 groups played 72 holes, and all other age groupings played 54 holes. Here is a recap of each division: Boys 15-17: Fifty-eight players made the cut at the South Course at Torrey Pines, but only three managed to post scores under par. Canada’s Adam Svensson was the steadiest of all, totaling a 6-under-par 282 to defeat Jorge Fernandez Valdes of Argentina by a single stroke. Valdes began the final round three shots ahead of Svensson but struggled with a 4-over 76 in the last round. Top local finishers: Jake Katz (Thousand Oaks) fired a 3-under-par 69 in the third round that propelled him to a fourth-place finish at 1-over. Rancho Santa Fe’s Danny Ochoa tied for fifth at 3-over par, and Kevin Techakanokboon of Cerritos finished was one of four golfers to share eighth place at 5-over. Complete scores Girls 15-17: The girls played the North Course at Torrey Pines as a par-74 test, and Mexico’s Gabriela Lopez outclassed the field with a 14-under-par total and a seven-stroke victory. A highlight of her performance was a hole-in-one on the scenic par-3 sixth hole in the third round. Seven different countries (United States, Mexico, Canada, Philippines, Argentina, Japan and Singapore) were represented among the top 13 finishers. Top local finishers: San Diego’s Hee Wook Choi, who won the American Junior Golf Association’s Sean O’Hair Junior All-Star Championship earlier this month, finished in third at 5-under par. Another San Diegan, Minjia Luo, tied for 16th at 4-over. Complete scores Boys 13-14: India’s Viraat Badhwar held off a final-round charge from Rico Hoey (Rancho Cucamonga) to seize the title at Riverwalk Golf Club. Badhwar, one of the longest-hitting players in the field, posted a 4-under-par 68 in the final round en route to an 8-under total — one better than Hoey, whose 6-under 66 included three closing birdies in a row. It would have been the third Junior World title for Hoey, who won the 9-10 title in 2006 and the 11-12 crown in 2008. Other top local finishers: After opening with a share of the lead, Northridge’s Jonah Texeira ended up tying for third at 1-under par. Ben Doyle of La Jolla finished fifth at even-par. Complete scores Girls 13-14: At Sycuan Resort’s Oak Glen Course, Eimi Koga of Honolulu, Hawaii recorded an even-par score of to win the title by one stroke over Princess Mary Superal (Philippines). Top local finishers: Jennifer Peng (San Diego) was seventh at 5-over par, and Amy Lee of Brea tied for eighth at 6-over. Complete scores Boys 11-12: Fifty-four holes wasn’t enough to decide this grouping at the Country Club of Rancho Bernardo, as three players — Norman Xiong (San Diego), Brad Dalke (Mansfield, Tex.) and Ruperto Zaragosa (Philippines) — finished regulation tied for the lead at 5-under par. Zaragosa went on to win the playoff. Other top local finishers: Fullerton’s Ryan Rhee tied for fifth at 3-under par. Hunter Epson of Long Beach tied for seventh at 2-under par. Complete scores Girls 11-12: In what proved to be the most convincing victory of the 2010 Junior World, Lilia Vu of Fountain Valley posted a 9-under-par total at the Country Club of Rancho Bernardo to win by nine shots over Allisen Corpuz of Honolulu, Hawaii. Vu was flawless on Rancho Bernardo’s back nine throughout the week, making 10 birdies, an eagle and no bogeys over 27 holes. Other top local finishers: Arcadia’s Angel Yin closed the tournament with a 2-under 71 to jump into fourth place at 4-over par. Alexia Gariepy tied for sixth at 6-over par. Complete scores Boys 9-10: The top four players at Welk Resort’s Fountains Course all hailed from Asia, as Thailand’s Phuwit Anupansuebsai registered a 7-under-par total to defeat Japan’s Taiga Sugihara by a stroke. Another Japanese competitor, Shinnosuke Tanaka, was third a 3-under, while China’s Dian Dian Hu was fourth at 2-under. Top local finishers: Glendale’s Daniel Son tied for seventh at 3-over par, and James Song of Rancho Santa Fe finished tied for 11th at 7-over. Complete scores Girls 9-10: Aided by a 3-under-par 53 in the second round, Canada’s Sumie Francois posted an 8-over-par total at Lomas Santa Fe Executive Course to win by two strokes over Jade Isra Siphomsay of Alta Loma. Other top local finishers: San Diego’s Waverly Whiston tied for third at 14-over par. Another San Diegan, Cecelia DeMatteo, tied for fifth at 15-over. Complete scores Boys 7-8: Japan’s Kota Murakami, who won his age division at last year’s U.S. Kids Golf World Championship, added to his budding resume with a one-shot victory at Sycuan Resort’s Pine Glen Course. His 2-over-par total in the 54-hole format bested Xu Andi of China by one and John Jerome Dimalaluan of Los Angeles by two. Other top local finishers: Andrew Jung of San Diego tied for fifth at 10-over par, and Brad Simon Calubid tied for ninth at 14-over par. Complete scores Girls 7-8: A hole-in-one proved to be the difference for Escondido’s Karah Sanford, whose ace on the 15th hole in the final round at Sycuan’s par-3 Pine Glen track ultimately helped her to a two-stroke victory over Francesca Bernice Olivarez-Ilas (Philippines). Other top local finishers: Brianna Navarossa of San Diego posted an 18-over-par total to finish 11th, and Valentina Bosch of Chula Vista ended in 14th place after carding 21-over. Complete scores Boys 6-and-under: Jeevan Sihota of Canada shot a 1-over-par 55 in the final round at Colina Park Golf Course to come from behind and win the grouping at 10-over par, one stroke better than Jed Dy of the Philippines. Fellow Canadian Jason Xie, who held the 36-hole lead, was third at 16-over. Top local finishers: Four Southern Californians finished in the top 10 — Jaden Huggins of Murrieta (fourth, 18-over), Jonas Appel of Encinitas (sixth, 22-over), Edwin Lam of Huntington Beach (seventh, 23-over) and Ian Maspat of San Diego (tied for eighth, 25-over). Complete scores Girls 6-and-under: Riverside’s Amari Avery defeated New Zealand’s Silvia Brunotti in a playoff for the title. The two finished regulation with a 27-over-par total at Colina Park. Avery is already an accomplished junior golfer who recently was featured on Golf Channel’s “Golf in America.” Complete scores ALSO SEE: Junior World Golf Championships return to San Diego 2009 Junior World Golf Championships results |
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Well - She does it again!
On week after winning Junior World in San Diego...
The Taylor-Made World Masters of Junior Golf Championship in Las Vegas!
Karah Sanford... With a 3 day total of 6 under par wins by a stroke over Natasha Andrea Oon from Malaysia and day 2 leader Francesca Bernice Olivarez-ilas from the Philippines.
Karah finished her final 18 holes with 1 bogey and 8 birdies!
This is the 5th international victory in a row for Karah since January!
*San Diego Jr Amateur
*Callaway FCG World Championship
*San Diego Jr Masters
*Junior World
*Taylor-Made World Masters of Jr Golf
Next Stop... Pinehurst!!
-caddie daddy
www.karahsanford.com
| Comment at 7/26/2010 |
