AJGA ROLEX TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS
The Westin Innisbrook Resort, Island and Copperhead Courses
Tarpon Springs, Fla.
July 9-13, 2001

NA, WITTENBERG FIGHT OFF RAINS TO LEAD AFTER TWO ROUNDS
Blasberg continues to lead Girls Division at 2-under-par 141

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. - Kevin Na of Diamond Bar, Calif., and Casey Wittenberg of Memphis, Tenn., were able to withstand over a three hour rain delay Wednesday to lead after two rounds at the AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions at 6-under-par 137.

In the Girls Division, Erica Blasberg of Corona, Calif., has a one-stroke lead after shooting a 3-over-par 74 on the Copperhead Course at The Westin Innisbrook Resort.

The Rolex Tournament of Champions, conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, features 170 players from 33 states and five foreign countries, and includes 56 Polo Golf Junior All-Americans. The Rolex Tournament of Champions is one of the AJGA's longest standing tournaments.

Na, who has made just one bogey in 36 holes, shot a 4-under-par 68 on the Island Course with 14 pars and four birdies.

"I hit the ball well, not as good as yesterday, though," Na said. "I made a lot of saves, but could have made more birdie putts."

Wittenberg fired a 5-under-par 66 on the Copperhead Course, only one stroke off his career best.

"The first two days is just about positioning," the 16-year-old said. "I played well after getting off to a rough start yesterday."

Wittenberg hit 16 greens in regulation and played bogey-free golf with 13 pars and five birdies for the day.

"I knew it was going to be a long day with the rains, so I just wanted to stay patient and hit greens," Wittenberg added.

Chasing Na and Wittenberg is Raleigh, N.C., native Webb Simpson. Simpson fired a 4-under-par 67 on the Copperhead course for a two-day total of 139. Jeff Overton of Evansville, Ind., and Jeff Bell of Plano, Texas, are tied at 2-under-par 141. Overton, an Indiana University signee, and Bell, the AJGA all-time 54-hole scoring record holder, both shot 1-over-par 72s on the Copperhead course.

In the Girls Division, Blasberg carded nines of 40-34 en route to a 2-under-par 141 two-day total.

Nicole Melton (71-71) of San Antonio, Texas, Whitney Wade (72-70) of Glasgow, Ky., and Lisa Ferrero of Lodi, Calif., are tied at 1-under-par 142, one stroke behind Blasberg.

Ferrero, the reigning U.S. Girls Junior Champion, shot the low round of the day with a 4-under-par 68 on Island Course.

"I hit the ball pretty well today and started making some putts," she said. "I hope to play the best I can and just keep playing solid the rest of the way."

Ferrero had 12 pars, five birdies and one bogey for the round.

For more information on the AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions, contact tournament headquarters at (727) 942-2000, ext. 2889.

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TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. -- Second-round results from the AJGA ROLEX TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at The Westin Innisbrook Resort, Copperhead and Island Courses. Copperhead Course, Par: 36-35--71. Yardage: 7,084. Island Course, Par: 36-36--72. Yardage: 6,881.

BOYS DIVISION

Made Cut
Casey Wittenberg (2004) Memphis, Tenn.* 71-66--137
Kevin Na (2002) Diamond Bar, Calif.* 69-68--137
Webb Simpson (2004) Raleigh, N.C.* 72-67--139
Jeff Overton (2001) Evansville, Ind.* 69-72--141
Jeff Bell (2002) Plano, Texas* 69-72--141
Ben Goforth (2003) Shelby, N.C.* 67-75--142
Henry Liaw (2003) Rowland Heights, Calif.* 69-74--143
Drew Pigg (2002) Plano, Texas* 74-69--143
Ryan Baca (2001) Richmond, Texas* 71-72--143
Brendon Todd (2003) Cary, N.C.* 69-74--143
Kevin Kisner (2002) Aiken, S.C.* 70-74--144
Matt Brooks (2001) Mesa, Ariz.* 71-73--144
Benjamin Spitz (2002) Norwell, Mass.* 72-72--144
Ryan Cochran (2002) Paducah, Ky.* 74-70--144
Kevin Silva (2002) New Bedford, Mass.* 75-70--145
Jesse Mueller (2001) Mesa, Ariz.* 74-71--145
Brett Carter (2002) Phoenix, Ariz.* 71-74--145
Charlie Santaularia (2001) Lawrence, Kan.* 72-73--145
Matthew Rosenfeld (2002) Plano, Texas* 71-74--145
Ryan Sypniewski (2003) Radford, Va.* 74-71--145
Colby Beckstrom (2002) North Muskegon, Mich.* 73-72--145
Anthony Kim (2003) La Quinta, Calif.* 73-72--145
Butler Melnyk (2001) Jacksonville, Fla.* 77-69--146
Jeremy Alcorn (2003) Brownwood, Texas* 75-71--146
Stuart Moore (2001) Gainesville, Ga.* 74-72--146
Taylor Wood (2002) Laguna Niguel, Calif.* 71-75--146
Roberto Castro (2003) Alpharetta, Ga.* 72-74--146
Zack Robinson (2001) Fort Worth, Texas* 74-72--146
Tatsuya Sato (2003) Chiba, Japan* 76-70--146
Craig Trahan (2001) Marrero, La.* 73-74--147
Garrett Chaussard (2001) Millbrae, Calif.* 74-73--147
Chad Wilcox (2003) Peoria, Ariz.* 75-72--147
Joel Gibbons (2001) Ocala, Fla.* 72-75--147
Ryan Keeney (2002) Redmond, Wash.* 73-74--147
Jay Choi (2002) Buena Park, Calif.* 74-73--147
Jonathan Moore (2004) Portland, Ore.* 77-70--147
Kyle Metzler (2002) Rancho Murieta, Calif.* 77-70--147
Troy Denton (2001) Dallas, Texas* 71-76--147
Randy Lowry (2005) Spring, Texas* 74-74--148
Jason Louth (2002) Victoria, Texas* 74-74--148
Matt Kern (2001) Castro Valley, Calif.* 72-76--148
Alex Wilson (2002) Coral Gables, Fla.* 75-73--148
Nathan Lashley (2001) Scottsbluff, Neb.* 76-72--148
Kevin Larsen (2003) Santa Barbara, Calif.* 75-73--148
Derek Abel (2001) Plano, Texas* 73-75--148
John Poucher (2001) Santa Barbara, Calif.* 72-76--148
Matt Every (2002) Daytona Beach, Fla.* 73-75--148

Missed Cut
Banks Wood (2001) Charlotte, N.C.* 74-75--149
Hector Diaz-Ceballos (2003) Bradenton, Fla.* 73-76--149
Daniel Im (2004) La Mirada, Calif.* 77-72--149
Ryan Blaum (2002) Coral Gables, Fla.* 77-72--149
Tommy Lopez (2001) College Station, Texas* 75-74--149
Jonathan Taruc (2003) Las Vegas, Nev.* 75-75--150
Clay Ogden (2003) West Point, Utah* 77-73--150
Chris Elliott (2002) Plano, Texas* 76-74--150
Ryan Posey (2002) Dallas, Texas* 73-78--151
Luke List (2003) Ringgold, Ga.* 75-76--151
Stewart Dodson (2001) Perryton, Texas* 74-78--152
Tom Lefebvre (2001) Camp Lejeune, N.C.* 74-78--152
Danny Allen (2001) Palm Harbor, Fla.* 77-75--152
Kyle Gentry (2002) Carmel, Calif.* 77-75--152
James Dickey (2003) Pembroke Pines, Fla.* 74-78--152
Brad Tilley (2002) Chappaqua, N.Y.* 79-73--152
Chris Wheeler (2001) Allen, Texas* 75-77--152
Russell Helson (2003) Georgetown, Texas* 79-74--153
Ted Smith (2002) Westlake, Ohio* 76-77--153
Sean Szerencsits (2002) Coplay, Pa.* 78-75--153
Breene Murphy (2001) Los Alamitos, Calif.* 80-73--153
Marc Mazza (2002) Elmira, N.Y.* 79-75--154
Tyler Leon (2003) Dallas, Texas* 81-73--154
Josh Bargfrede (2001) Rochester, Minn.* 81-73--154
Evan O'Donnell (2002) Palestine, Texas* 75-79--154
Mark Donnell (2001) Mobile, Ala.* 76-79--155
Tyler Ley (2002) Santa Barbara, Calif.* 76-79--155
Dana Wade (2001) Las Vegas, Nev.* 81-74--155
Pat Moore (2001) Phoenix, Ariz.* 75-80--155
Brian Edick (2002) Valencia, Calif.* 79-76--155
Jake Hermes (2004) Durango, Colo.* 83-73--156
Jason Overton (2001) Palm Harbor, Fla.* 79-77--156
Daniel Kush (2002) Tustin, Calif.* 83-74--157
Jeff Bopp (2001) Katy, Texas* 82-75--157
Will Dodson (2002) Tulsa, Okla.* 86-72--158
Pansing Singhaseni (2002) Beverly Hills, Calif.* 73-85--158
John Fizer (2001) Trenton, N.J.* 83-75--158
Mitch Carlson (2002) Las Vegas, Nev.* 84-75--159
Jace Strandberg (2003) Greensboro, N.C.* 83-77--160
Will Armstrong (2002) Austin, Texas* 80-81--161
Sonny Nimkhum (2002) Cerritos, Calif.* 81-82--163
Doug Kingston (2001) Bethlehem, Pa.* 82-82--164
Tarik Can (2004) New York, N.Y.* 86-79--165
Kaito Niki (2003) Kouchi-Shi, Japan* 84-83--167
Hochul Kim (2003) Clearwater, Fla.* 80-DQ (Rule 6-3a)
Darren Lundgren (2001) Ballwin, Mo.* 84-WD (Injury)
Jake Lambert (2003) Jackson, Miss.* 87-WD (Injury)

GIRLS DIVISION

Made Cut
Erica Blasberg (2002) Corona, Calif.* 67-74--141
Nicole Melton (2001) San Antonio, Texas* 71-71--142
Whitney Wade (2003) Glasgow, Ky.* 72-70--142
Lisa Ferrero (2001) Lodi, Calif.* 74-68--142
Mallory Code (2003) Tampa, Fla.* 72-72--144
Elizabeth Janangelo (2002) West Hartford, Conn.* 72-72--144
Allison Martin (2003) Bakersfield, Calif.* 73-73--146
Lani Elston (2001) Spokane, Wash.* 73-73--146
Stella Lee (2001) Irvine, Calif.* 74-72--146
Cindy Shin (2003) Coppell, Texas* 75-72--147
Jane Lee (2004) Palm Desert, Calif.* 71-76--147
Paula Creamer (2005) Pleasanton, Calif.* 73-74--147
Mary Ellen Grzebien (2001) Narragansett, R.I.* 79-69--148
Aimee Cho (2002) Orlando, Fla.* 74-74--148
Perry Swenson (2001) Charlotte, N.C.* 71-77--148
Whitney Welch (2002) Las Vegas, Nev.* 74-75--149
Lisa Tyler (2002) Lighthouse Point, Fla.* 76-73--149
Jackie Beers (2002) Midlothian, Va.* 76-73--149
Ashley Hoagland (2001) Palmetto, Fla.* 78-72--150
Brittany Lincicome (2004) Pinellas Park, Fla.* 76-74--150
Julieta Granada (2005) Bradenton, Fla.* 73-77--150
Seiko Onoue (2002) La Habra, Calif.* 74-77--151
Anna Grzebien (2003) Narragansett, R.I.* 75-76--151
Alejandra Diaz (2003) Mexico City, Mexico* 73-78--151
May Wood (2002) Signal Mountain, Tenn.* 74-77--151
Maria Eugenia Martinez (2001) Zulia, Venezuela* 76-76--152
Dana Je (2003) Orlando, Fla.* 79-73--152
Erica Battle (2002) Columbia, S.C.* 78-74--152
Jane Park (2005) La Crescenta, Calif.* 74-78--152
Yunny Cho (2001) Bradenton, Fla.* 76-76--152
Brittany Lang (2003) McKinney, Texas* 76-76--152
Darby Sligh (2001) North Augusta, S.C.* 79-73--152
Eom Ji Park (2003) Vancouver, British Columbia* 78-75--153
Candy Herrera (2002) Apple Valley, Calif.* 78-75--153
Whitney Code (2001) Tampa, Fla.* 77-76--153
Dayna Burleigh (2002) Horsham, Pa.* 76-77--153

Missed Cut
Erin Tone (2001) Gilbert, Ariz.* 75-79--154
Kelly Husted (2002) Sarasota, Fla.* 77-77--154
Hwanhee Lee (2001) Cerritos, Calif.* 74-80--154
Irene Cho (2002) La Habra, Calif.* 78-77--155
Elena Kurokawa (2002) Redondo Beach, Calif.* 76-79--155
Marci Turner (2004) Tompkinsville, Ky.* 77-78--155
Morgan Pressel (2006) Boca Raton, Fla.* 75-80--155
Alexis Wooster (2001) Winnetka, Ill.* 79-77--156
Devan Andersen (2002) Guadalajara, Mexico* 85-72--157
Priscilla Park (2002) Santa Ana, Calif.* 82-75--157
Jennifer Karr (2001) Scottsdale, Ariz.* 78-80--158
Becky Berzonski (2001) North East, Pa.* 81-77--158
Nicole Hage (2003) Coral Springs, Fla.* 81-77--158
Courtney Mahon (2002) Topeka, Kan.* 80-79--159
Taylor Leon (2005) Dallas, Texas* 79-80--159
Courtney Jones (2002) Lake Quivira, Kan.* 80-79--159
Emma Stachowicz (2002) Pacific Palisades, Calif.* 84-75--159
Christine Fernandez (2002) Henderson, Nev.* 80-79--159
Calais Gardner (2002) Southlake, Texas* 77-82--159
Christy Larrimore (2002) Severna Park, Md.* 80-80--160
Ali Kicklighter (2002) Deland, Fla.* 84-77--161
Erin Long (2001) Napa, Calif.* 79-82--161
Sunny Oh (2002) Torrance, Calif.* 80-81--161
Sukjin Lee (2005) Toms River, N.J.* 79-82--161
Ashley Rollins (2003) Austin, Texas* 82-80--162
Jaclyn Stelzer (2003) Allen, Texas* 80-82--162
Alice Kim (2003) Los Angeles, Calif.* 81-82--163
Nikki Hadd (2001) Crestview, Fla.* 84-79--163
Ashley Knoll (2003) The Woodlands, Texas* 81-83--164
Erin Andrews (2002) Las Vegas, Nev.* 80-84--164
Sara Jones (2002) Valencia, Calif.* 86-79--165
Stephanie Lue (2002) Houston, Texas* 78-88--166
Alissa Kuczka (2002) Phoenix, Ariz.* 83-83--166
Kingsley Barrett (2001) Gainesville, Ga.* 86-81--167
Laura Caniff (2004) Russell, Ky.* 82-86--168
Rachel Overstreet (2002) Pace, Fla.* 83-93--176
Sarah O'Neill (2002) Potomac, Md.* 93-93--186
Yvonne Choe (2001) Temple City, Calif.* 77-WD (Personal)
Mickey Cho (2002) Wesley Chapel, Fla.* 83-WD (Illness)
Andrea Vander Lende (2001) Longwood, Fla.* 84-WD (Injury)