Isleta Eagle Golf Course
Albuquerque, N.M.
May 29-June 1, 2001
LASHLEY CARDS 5-UNDER TO WIN SOUTHWESTERN
JUNIOR CLASSIC
Cho tallies AJGA Junior Classic victory on impressive
2001 resume
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-Nathan Lashley carded a 5-under-par 67 in the final round to earn his first AJGA victory in the Southwestern Junior Classic at Isleta Eagle Golf Course. Lashley finished 7-under-par 209 after rounds of 68-74-67. In the Girls Division, first-team Polo Golf Junior All-American Aimee Cho escaped the field with a 3-over-par 219 to win her first victory of the 2001 season.
The tournament field for the 18th annual Southwestern Junior Classic, conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, included 81 boys and 22 girls from 20 states.
Lashley, 18, stepped up his game on the back nine at Isleta Eagle Golf Course. The Scottsbluff, Neb., native birdied four of the first five holes on the back to bring him into contention for the victory.
"I hit the ball really well today," Lashley said. "I knew I needed to make a few birdies today to catch everyone and luckily I did that."
The University of Arizona signee was in fifth place after two rounds on the par-72 layout.
"There are a lot of good players in this field and I thought going into No. 18 I was tied with Thornburg," Lashley said. "I just watched all of those putts and knew they were to tie me and I really didn't want to go into a playoff. This is definitely my biggest win ever."
Lashley was the Class C Nebraska High School State Champion, and plans on playing in the AJGA Las Vegas Founders Legacy tournament later in mid-June.
"I hope I can play like I did here when I play at Vegas," Lashley said. "I just want to keep improving and playing better."
The Boys Division played out to an exciting finish with Andrew Dresser, Casey Fowles and Casey Jones tying for second place at 6-under-par 210. Dresser, a Carrollton, Texas, native, had rounds of 72-68-70. Fowles, first round co-leader, ended with 68-70-72 and Jones, who hails from Granbury, Texas, carded rounds of 69-70-71. Thornburg, an Albuquerque native and second round leader, finished tied for fifth with Chad Wilcox of Peoria, Ariz., with 211.
Cho, who finished Friday's action with a 1-under par 71, has fared well in 2001. The 17-year old qualified for the LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Championship in May, finished second in last week's AJGA Thunderbird International Junior Championship and was the champion of this week's Southwestern Junior Classic.
"I'm hitting the ball very well for this point of the season," Cho said. "I look at the pin and it goes there.
"I have a lot of confidence right now. A lot of time your head gets in your way and tells you that you can't do something and you can't. But, I think playing in the LPGA tournament really helped me and gave me a boost."
Second place in the Girls Division went to January Romero, an Albuquerque, N.M., star, who carded scores of 72-77-73 for a 6-over par 222. Shannon Johnson, a Sioux Falls, S.D., native and University of New Mexico signee, had rounds of 74-74-75 for a 7-over par 223, which was good for third place.
For more information on the AJGA Southwestern
Junior Classic please visit the AJGA website at www.ajga.org.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Final results from the AJGA SOUTHWESTERN JUNIOR CLASSIC conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Isleta Eagle Golf Course. Par: 36-36--72. Yardage: Boys: 6,909 Girls: 5,834
BOYS DIVISION
|
Pos. |
Name |
Class |
City |
State |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Rd3 |
Total |
| 1 |
Nathan Lashley |
(2001) |
Scottsbluff |
Neb. |
68 |
74 |
67 |
209 |
| T2 |
Andrew Dresser |
(2002) |
Carrollton |
Texas |
72 |
68 |
70 |
210 |
|
Casey Jones |
(2002) |
Granbury |
Texas |
69 |
70 |
71 |
210 |
|
|
Casey Fowles |
(2002) |
Delta |
Utah |
68 |
70 |
72 |
210 |
|
| T5 |
Chad Wilcox |
(2003) |
Peoria |
Ariz. |
74 |
70 |
67 |
211 |
|
Brian Thornburg |
(2001) |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
68 |
69 |
74 |
211 |
|
| T7 |
Shane Sigsbee |
(2003) |
McKinney |
Texas |
71 |
75 |
68 |
214 |
|
Tyler Symons |
(2001) |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
74 |
72 |
68 |
214 |
|
|
Shaun Melville |
(2001) |
Lubbock |
Texas |
72 |
69 |
73 |
214 |
|
| T10 |
Pat Moore |
(2001) |
Phoenix |
Ariz. |
75 |
70 |
71 |
216 |
|
Ryan Posey |
(2002) |
Dallas |
Texas |
72 |
71 |
73 |
216 |
|
| T12 |
Troy Denton |
(2001) |
Dallas |
Texas |
75 |
72 |
70 |
217 |
|
Cale Barr |
(2003) |
Versailles |
Ky. |
73 |
74 |
70 |
217 |
|
|
Ryan Rainer |
(2001) |
Norman |
Okla. |
70 |
76 |
71 |
217 |
|
|
Jason Sigler |
(2001) |
Ft. Leavenworth |
Kan. |
74 |
71 |
72 |
217 |
|
| T16 |
Jeremy Alcorn |
(2003) |
Brownwood |
Texas |
73 |
74 |
71 |
218 |
|
Stephen Newren |
(2002) |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
71 |
75 |
72 |
218 |
|
|
Michael Unger |
(2002) |
Edmond |
Okla. |
72 |
74 |
72 |
218 |
|
|
Brett Myers |
(2003) |
Broken Arrow |
Okla. |
70 |
74 |
74 |
218 |
|
| T20 |
Dean Rodgers |
(2001) |
Lake Jackson |
Texas |
77 |
71 |
72 |
220 |
|
Dustin Mills |
(2001) |
Arvada |
Colo. |
72 |
75 |
73 |
220 |
|
|
Davis Nordell |
(2002) |
El Paso |
Texas |
72 |
75 |
73 |
220 |
|
|
Brian Fitzpatrick |
(2001) |
Harrison |
N.Y. |
75 |
70 |
75 |
220 |
|
| T24 |
Ben Dowell |
(2001) |
Scottsdale |
Ariz. |
74 |
75 |
72 |
221 |
|
Leo Corrigan |
(2002) |
Dallas |
Texas |
74 |
75 |
72 |
221 |
|
| T26 |
Aaron Weston |
(2002) |
Lone Tree |
Colo. |
80 |
74 |
69 |
223 |
|
Daniel Ponder |
(2003) |
Lonetree |
Colo. |
76 |
76 |
71 |
223 |
|
|
Thomas Oh |
(2001) |
Englewood |
Colo. |
77 |
72 |
74 |
223 |
|
|
Matt Best |
(2003) |
Pauls Valley |
Okla. |
72 |
77 |
74 |
223 |
|
|
Ryan Henry |
(2003) |
Broken Arrow |
Okla. |
75 |
73 |
75 |
223 |
|
|
Adam Wainio |
(2002) |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
74 |
73 |
76 |
223 |
|
| T32 |
Spencer Dennis |
(2001) |
Arroyo Grande |
Calif. |
74 |
77 |
73 |
224 |
|
Jake Lambert |
(2003) |
Jackson |
Miss. |
76 |
74 |
74 |
224 |
|
|
Eddie Rowe |
(2001) |
Monahans |
Texas |
76 |
73 |
75 |
224 |
|
| T35 |
Tim Connors |
(2001) |
Rye |
N.Y. |
72 |
77 |
76 |
225 |
|
Scooter Jefferson |
(2003) |
Montgomery |
Texas |
74 |
72 |
79 |
225 |
|
| T37 |
Caleb Etheredge |
(2002) |
Victoria |
Texas |
78 |
78 |
70 |
226 |
|
Brian Grossman |
(2002) |
Mansfield |
Texas |
76 |
76 |
74 |
226 |
|
|
Adam Young |
(2002) |
Stephenville |
Texas |
78 |
74 |
74 |
226 |
|
|
Cole Kuykendall |
(2001) |
Sour Lake |
Texas |
74 |
74 |
78 |
226 |
|
| T41 |
Chase Cooper |
(2003) |
Guymon |
Okla. |
80 |
78 |
69 |
227 |
|
Matt Amen |
(2002) |
Anaheim |
Calif. |
77 |
78 |
72 |
227 |
|
|
Casey Caldwell |
(2004) |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
83 |
71 |
73 |
227 |
|
|
Darren Lundgren |
(2001) |
Ballwin |
Mo. |
77 |
76 |
74 |
227 |
|
|
Chad Follett |
(2003) |
El Paso |
Texas |
77 |
76 |
74 |
227 |
|
|
Ryan Shaver |
(2003) |
Alto |
N.M. |
78 |
74 |
75 |
227 |
|
|
Luke Antonelli |
(2002) |
Silt |
Colo. |
78 |
73 |
76 |
227 |
|
| T48 |
Kenny Coakley |
(2002) |
Lakewood |
Colo. |
79 |
75 |
74 |
228 |
|
Cameron Kulbeth |
(2002) |
Lubbock |
Texas |
75 |
78 |
75 |
228 |
|
|
Jonathan Henderson |
(2002) |
Mobile |
Ala. |
73 |
78 |
77 |
228 |
|
| T51 |
Josh Hatch |
(2002) |
Phoenix |
Ariz. |
77 |
80 |
72 |
229 |
|
Jordan Williams |
(2002) |
Aurora |
Colo. |
77 |
76 |
76 |
229 |
|
|
Jesse Barnsley |
(2004) |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
76 |
75 |
78 |
229 |
|
|
Josh Wilburn |
(2003) |
Tulsa |
Okla. |
79 |
72 |
78 |
229 |
|
| T55 |
Michael Martin |
(2002) |
Littleton |
Colo. |
78 |
76 |
76 |
230 |
|
Craig Trahan Jr. |
(2001) |
Marrero |
La. |
81 |
72 |
77 |
230 |
|
|
Marcus Martinez |
(2002) |
Santa Fe |
N.M. |
75 |
77 |
78 |
230 |
|
| T58 |
Tyler Romero |
(2003) |
Lake Havasu City |
Ariz. |
74 |
76 |
81 |
231 |
|
Nathan Piller |
(2001) |
Duncanville |
Texas |
78 |
72 |
81 |
231 |
|
| T60 |
Marcus Molina |
(2003) |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
81 |
79 |
72 |
232 |
|
Tyler Sanders |
(2002) |
Scottsdale |
Ariz. |
79 |
75 |
78 |
232 |
|
| T62 |
Matt Savage |
(2003) |
Scottsdale |
Ariz. |
81 |
80 |
72 |
233 |
|
Doug Kingston |
(2001) |
Bethlehem |
Pa. |
77 |
80 |
76 |
233 |
|
|
Steve Saunders |
(2005) |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
79 |
74 |
80 |
233 |
|
|
Zach Fullerton |
(2005) |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
79 |
73 |
81 |
233 |
|
| T66 |
Marc Johnson |
(2003) |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
76 |
80 |
78 |
234 |
|
Louie Morgan |
(2002) |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
74 |
81 |
79 |
234 |
|
|
Jake Grodzinsky |
(2003) |
Cornville |
Ariz. |
83 |
73 |
78 |
234 |
|
|
Derek Allen |
(2002) |
Phoenix |
Ariz. |
75 |
78 |
81 |
234 |
|
| T70 |
Johan Willhoite |
(2001) |
Palm Desert |
Calif. |
82 |
77 |
76 |
235 |
|
Daniel Hernandez |
(2002) |
Chandler |
Ariz. |
77 |
80 |
78 |
235 |
|
| 72 |
Chris Curran |
(2002) |
Sapulpa |
Okla. |
82 |
78 |
77 |
237 |
| 73 |
Jason Myers |
(2002) |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
81 |
78 |
79 |
238 |
| 74 |
Alex Bidelman |
(2001) |
Cornelius |
N.C. |
76 |
84 |
80 |
240 |
| T75 |
A.J. Bowers |
(2002) |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
81 |
82 |
78 |
241 |
|
Blake Barnett |
(2002) |
Wichita Falls |
Texas |
76 |
83 |
82 |
241 |
|
| 77 |
Daniel Scholz |
(2002) |
Scottsdale |
Ariz. |
84 |
74 |
84 |
242 |
| T78 |
Elliott Paull |
(2002) |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
84 |
80 |
79 |
243 |
|
Jarryd Foreman |
(2002) |
Odessa |
Texas |
77 |
84 |
82 |
243 |
|
| 80 |
Brian Petri |
(2002) |
Westminster |
Colo. |
80 |
87 |
81 |
248 |
| 81 |
Austin Wetsch |
(2002) |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
87 |
83 |
81 |
251 |
GIRLS DIVISION
|
Pos. |
Name |
Class |
City |
State |
Rd1 |
Rd2 |
Rd3 |
Total |
| 1 |
Aimee Cho |
(2002) |
Orlando |
Fla. |
70 |
78 |
71 |
219 |
| 2 |
January Romero |
(2002) |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
72 |
77 |
73 |
222 |
| 3 |
Shannon Johnson |
(2001) |
Sioux Falls |
S.D. |
74 |
74 |
75 |
223 |
| 4 |
Alyssa Otero |
(2003) |
Santa Fe |
N.M. |
74 |
74 |
78 |
226 |
| 5 |
Christine Fernandez |
(2002) |
Henderson |
Nev. |
72 |
79 |
76 |
227 |
| T6 |
Brooke Todare |
(2004) |
Paradise Valley |
Ariz. |
76 |
76 |
76 |
228 |
|
Candy Herrera |
(2002) |
Apple Valley |
Calif. |
79 |
73 |
76 |
228 |
|
| 8 |
Natascha Lorenz |
(2001) |
North Miami Beach |
Fla. |
75 |
75 |
80 |
230 |
| 9 |
Maggie Ramirez |
(2002) |
Albuquerque |
N.M. |
77 |
77 |
77 |
231 |
| T10 |
Jaclyn Stelzer |
(2003) |
Allen |
Texas |
76 |
77 |
79 |
232 |
|
Alana Johnson |
(2003) |
Litchfield Park |
Ariz. |
79 |
72 |
81 |
232 |
|
| 12 |
Jennifer Pandolfi |
(2004) |
Navarre |
Fla. |
75 |
79 |
79 |
233 |
| T13 |
Dana Je |
(2003) |
Apopka |
Fla. |
80 |
76 |
78 |
234 |
|
Symantha Mendenhall |
(2002) |
Phoenix |
Ariz. |
78 |
75 |
81 |
234 |
|
| 15 |
Lindsay Hulwick |
(2001) |
Littleton |
Colo. |
76 |
82 |
78 |
236 |
| 16 |
Leslie Wall |
(2003) |
Dallas |
Texas |
83 |
78 |
77 |
238 |
| 17 |
Aimee Tjelmeland |
(2002) |
Ft. Collins |
Colo. |
80 |
77 |
84 |
241 |
| 18 |
Kelli Van Winkle |
(2002) |
Roswell |
N.M. |
83 |
77 |
82 |
242 |
| 19 |
Treas Nelson |
(2001) |
Lawton |
Okla. |
78 |
85 |
82 |
245 |
| T20 |
Amber Coleman |
(2001) |
Tucson |
Ariz. |
85 |
86 |
80 |
251 |
|
Janet Degroat |
(2002) |
El Paso |
Texas |
88 |
83 |
80 |
251 |
|
| 22 |
Laurie Neill |
(2002) |
Roswell |
N.M. |
89 |
81 |
88 |
258 |