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AJGA FIRST AMERICAN TITLE
AVILA JUNIOR CLASSIC QUALIFIER
Pebble Creek Golf Club
Tampa, Florida
June 29, 2003
TANG SHOOTS 71 TO EARN MEDALIST
HONORS
Durham and Fricton guide way in Girls Division at 76
TAMPA, Fla.-Timothy
Tang of North Charleston, S.C. leads the way in the Boys Division
for the AJGA First American Title Avila Junior Classic Qualifier
with an even par 71. In the Girls Division, Rebecca Durham
of St. Simons Island, Ga., and Mandy Fricton of Merritt Island,
Fla., received medalist honors with a 76.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association,
the AJGA First American Title Avila Junior Classic Qualifiers
featured 80 players, 59 boys and 21 girls from more than 12
states Paraguay and South Korea.
Although Tang, 16-years-old, played an even
par 71, he had some missed opportunities. He missed a 1-foot
putt for eagle on No. 9 after being 155-yards out and instead
tapped in for a birdie. Tang also carded a birdie on No. 11,
and back-to-back birdies on Nos. 16 and 17.
"I had a sloppy round, but I am happy
to qualify," Tang said.
Rounding out the Boys Division qualifiers
are Jeffery Dennis of Parkland, Fla., and Andrew Maronek of
Stillwater, Okla., at 72. Greg Williams of Lake Mary, Fla.,
Kyung Chong of Wesley Chapel, Fla., Mick Partridge of Los
Angeles, Calif., and Michael Blodgett of San Luis Obispo,
Calif., at 73. Chad Gates of Palm City, Fla., Youngmin Cha
of Wesley Chapel, Fla., and Kodi Merrell of West Palm Beach,
Fla., at 74. Sungwon Jeon of Wesley Chapel, Fla., Takeshi
Fuchigami of Tampa, Fla., James Whitehurst of Williston, Fla.,
and Ryan LeFevre of Boca Raton, Fla., at 75.
In the Girls Division, Durham relied heavily
on her short game and was consistent off the tee in qualifying
for her first AJGA event.
"I missed all the bunkers on the course,
so I was very happy with my play today, I really lucked out,"
Durham said.
Rounding out the Girls Division qualifiers
are Hannah Brabb of Maitland, Fla., at 77 and Yu-Jin Bang
of Bradenton, Fla., at 78.
The tournament field will feature 84 players,
63 boys and 21 girls from 16 states, New Zealand and Bermuda.
First-round tee times will begin at 7:30 a.m. off the Nos.
1 and 10 tees at the Avila Golf and Country Club on Tuesday.
For more information, contact tournament headquarters
at (813) 968-5285.
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