| Newsmakers:
May 21, 2007
Junior Round-up
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Isabelle
Lendl |
Isabelle Lendl and John
Hahn were victorious at the Scott Robertson
Memorial. Lendl, the tournament's defending champion,
shot a 2-under-par 211, while Hahn posted an 11-under-par
202.
Ryo Ishikawa, 15 years
old, won the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup title on the
Japan Tour. He is the youngest player to ever win on
the Japan Tour.
College
Round-up
Georgia ran away with the Men's East
Regional, topping Florida by 12 strokes after posting
a team total 9-under-par 855. The Bulldogs were led
by Brendon Todd, who shared co-medalist
honors with Florida's Billy Horschel.
Both players shot matching 6-under-par 210s.
South Carolina won the Men's West Regional
with a team total 44-under-par 820. Benjamin
Alvarado of Arizona State captured the individual title with
a 18-under-par 198.
Tulsa took first place in the Men's
Central Regional with a team total 31-over-par 895. Wisconsin's
Dan Woltman tied for medalist honors
with Lamar's Dawie Van der Walt. Each player shot
a 1-under-par 215.
Amanda Blumenherst has
been named recipient of the eighth annual Nancy Lopez
Award, presented annually to the world’s most
outstanding female amateur golfer.
Professional
Round-up
Masters champion Zach
Johnson won the
PGA TOUR's AT&T Classic. Johnson defeated Ryuji
Imada with a birdie on the first playoff hole.
Lorena Ochoa won
the LPGA Tour's Sybase Classic with an 18-under-par
270. Ochoa took over the No. 1 spot in the rankings
last month.
Nick Flanagan won his second Nationwide
Tour event, the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs. Flanagan
fired a 15-under-par 217 to win by one stroke. One
more Nationwide Tour victory and he will be promoted
to the PGA TOUR.
*AJGA alumni denoted in bold.
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