SJGT Championship Registration -- |
The SJGT Championship will take place August 3-5 (a three day tournament) on the Senator Course of the Robert Trent Jones Trails Capitol Hill in Prattville, Alabama (a few miles north of Montgomery). The Senator Course is the current host of the LPGAs Navistar Classic that is held each October. This course was also the host of the Nationwide Tour Championship from 2003-2005. The registration period for the Championship is June 23-July 7. All members may sign up for the Championship, but the SJGT will select the participants for this event based on the SJGT Points List (through the Fallen Oak Junior Classic).
On July 8th, we will look at the players who have signed up and select the top point leaders in each division from those who have signed up. We will announce how many players we are accepting in each division before July 7th. Based on previous Championships, the typical number of players selected has been: Female 12-14 Top 3, Female 15-19 Top 9, Male 12-13 Top 12, Male 14-15 Top 21, Male 16-19 Top 45. If anyone has any questions, you may e-mail us or call our office at (334)887-9465.
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Robertson and Hoang Win at West Lake -- |
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| Overall Champions Jessica Hoang and Robert Robertson |
Robert Robertson of Evans and Jessica Hoang of North Augusta, SC., won the Overall Male and Female Titles at the 2009 SJGT West Lake Junior Classic, which was held at West Lake Country Club in Augusta, Georgia.
Robertson entered the final round one shot behind the leader in the Male 16-19 Division after opening with a 71. Robert carded four birdies in the final round to shoot a 2-under 70, giving him a 141 total and a 2-shot victory. Evans natives Cody Shafer (73-70143) and Jonathan Lilly (76-72148) finished second and third respectively.
Hoang held the first-round lead in the Female 12-14 Division after recording a 77, but trailed by two shots in the Overall race. Jessica shot a final-round 80 to give her a 157 total to win her division and take the Overall title by one shot. Elizabeth Kim on Martinez, Ga., finished second with a 79-94173, while fellow Martinez native Megan Sabol took third with a 92-92184.
In the Male 14-15 Division, Evan Usry of Evans took the top spot with a 71-73144. Austin Vick, also of Evans, finished second with a 71-79150, while Martinez native Emmanuel Kountakis shot 77-75152 to finish third.
Lauren Smith of Powder Springs, GA took first in the Female 15-19 Division with a 75-83158. Mary Langdon Gallagher of Greenwood, Miss., was second with an 83-79162 and Taylor Blair of Roswell, Ga., was third with a 78-87165.
Evans native Will Watson won the Male 12-13 Division after carding a 73-82155, with Parker Derby of Columbus, Ga., finishing second with a 79-78157. Russell Sabol of Martinez took third with an 84-77161.
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First Round Leaders Skinner and Gallagher Claim Victory at Fallen Oak -- |
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| Mary Langdon Gallagher - Girls Champion |
Dalton Skinner of Birmingham and Mary Langdon Gallagher of Greenwood, Miss., won the Overall Male and Female titles at the Fallen Oak Junior Classic which was held in Saucier, Miss., at the Fallen Oak Golf Club which is affiliated with the Beau Rivage Resort.
Skinner held onto his first round lead to claim the Overall and Male 14-15 titles. Dalton fired a first-round 69 and followed that with a 76 for a 145 total. Robby Shelton of Wilmer, Ala., took second with a 79-72151, while Luke Miller of Mobile was third after shooting 78-74152.
Just a couple of days after finishing second at the West Lake event in Augusta, Ga., Mary Langdon took the Female 15-19 title at Fallen Oak with a 77-73150. Ashleigh Ryals of Gulf Breeze, Fla., and Gabi Oubre of Mobile finished tied for second with scores of 80-76156 and 81-75156, respectively. Ryals took the second-place trophy due to a scorecard playoff.
Extra holes were needed to determine the Male 16-19 Division, as Michael Ulmer (76-73) of Fairhope, Ala., and Cole McIsaac (73-76) of Marietta were deadlocked at 149. Ulmer made par on the first playoff hole to take the win. McIsaac was second and LaGrange, Ga., native Taylor Welborn took third with a 76-74150.
Steven Setterstrom, Jr. of Mobile shot 76-78154 to win the Male 12-13 Division. Alex Green of Point Clear, Ala., was second with an 82-76158 and Nathan Corchis of Ocean Springs, Miss., had a 79-81160 for third.
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For all of the Final Round Scores check out the 2009 Results Page.
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