Newsmakers: January 30, 2007

Junior Round-up


2006 Rolex Junior All-America Player of the Year Esther Choe.

2006 Rolex Junior All-America Player of the Year Esther Choe of Scottsdale, Ariz., and reigning U.S. Women's Amateur champ Kimberly Kim of Quail Creek, Ariz., have been extended invitations to play at this year's LPGA Kraft Nabisco Championship. Held at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, Calif., the event is the LPGA's first major of the season. Former AJGA standouts Jennie Lee, Taylor Leon and Stacy Lewis also received invitations to play.

Professional Round-up

Tiger Woods started his year off on the right foot winning the Buick Invitational on Sunday. It was the seventh straight PGA TOUR win for two-time Rolex Junior Player of the Year. Jamie Lovemark, who gained entry into the event in the Monday qualifier, finished in a tie for 30th with rounds of 66-74-73-72 for a tournament total 285.

 
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2
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3
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4
 Cody Proveaux
5
 Connor Black
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Bangkok, --
2
 Shannon Aubert
3
 Jaye Marie Green
4
 Alison Lee
5
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May 25- 28 Thunderbird International Junior
May 26- 28 Preseason Junior at Château Élan
Jun 1- 3 Preseason Junior at Nemacolin
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Jun 4- 7 Evitt Foundation RTC Junior All-Star
Jun 4- 7 AJGA Junior at Steelwood presented by AT&T
Jun 4- 7 Aspen Junior Golf Classic
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The Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant program provides financial assistance to junior golfers who wish to play in AJGA events. Its goal is to give top-flight golf opportunities to young golfers regardless of financial resources. This program helps to fulfill the AJGA’s mission of developing young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf.
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Leadership Links is a new program whereby the AJGA is able to further its mission to help develop young men and women by teaching charitable giving skills and service-oriented practices at an early age. This program gives juniors all the tools necessary to donate their time, talent and resources to local charities and the AJGA youth development programs. Please click here to learn more about the program and the different opportunities available.
Weekly Results
Preseason Junior at Cripple Creek
Boys
Total
1
Carey Bina
146
2
Eric Dargis
150
3
Tobias Ryan
152
Girls
Total
1
Danielle Dalessandro
156
2
Erin Lo
162
3
Elizaveta Freed
164
Preseason Junior at Prairie Landing
Boys
Total
T
1
Mark Whipple
70
T
1
Zach Gollwitzer
70
T
1
Phetnoy Siboupha
70
Girls
Total
1
Katie Sharp
73
2
Grace Kil
74
3
Alexis Biedrzycki
76
Junior All-Star at Cypress Ridge
Boys
Total
1
Cole Madey
140
2
Eddy Lai
142
3
Tyler Moore
143
Girls
Total
1
Haley Moore
141
2
Karen Arimoto
146
3
Diana Kim
147
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development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf.