AJGA MARSH KANSAS CITY JUNIOR
Milburn Country Club
Overland Park, Kansas
August 6-9, 2001

HENRY GETS FULL RELIEF FROM A 66
Ashley Rollins takes narrow lead in Girls Division

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - When Ryan Henry of Broken Arrow, Okla., left the scoring tent at the AJGA Marsh Kansas City Junior with a 6-under-par 66 under his belt, the only thing he had left was a sigh and a small smile. His 66 placed him atop the Boys Division leaderboard with four other players following him with rounds under par. The Girls Division has Ashley Rollins of Austin, Texas, in the lead coming in with a 2-over-par 74.

The 54-hole event, conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at the par-72 Milburn Country Club, features 99 players representing 15 states and includes 21 Kansas natives.

Henry, who placed 5th in this event last year and 4th at the AJGA Golfweek Chicago Junior in June, is happy to be the man to beat. Being the leader will be a new experience for Henry, but a position he's more than willing to accept.

"I've had signs of a good round like this," Henry said. "I finally put it all together. The key is to do the same tomorrow and Thursday."

Henry got off to a good start by slamming home a 40-foot birdie putt on the par-5, 2nd hole. That putt got him headed in the right direction.

"It really set the pace for the whole day," he said. "I just need to repeat it. But whatever happens, happens. I've tried too hard to go kicking myself at this point."

Chasing Henry and his hot putter will be Brian Vahlberg of Norman Okla., at 69, Chris Mabry of Leawood, Kan., at 70 and both Martin Piller of Duncanville, Texas, and Barrett Martens of Platte City, Mo., at 71.

Rollins was also in the running at last year's Marsh Kansas City Junior by placing 3rd. Earlier in the season, she placed 2nd at the AJGA Texace San Antonio Shootout and 4th at the AJGA Lucent Technologies Girls Junior Championship.

Although she has been towards the top of the leaderboard before, she wants to make sure she stays grounded in order to finish strong.

"I'm going to go out and think that I'm not the leader," Rollins said. "One day is one day and one shot is one shot. If I mess up a hole, I know where to miss it. Each day I'm getting more confident."

Following Rollins in the Girls Division is Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana of Long Beach, Calif., at 75, and Stephanie Ruiz of Edmond, Okla., and Courtney Jones of Lake Quivira, Kan., at 76.

Second-round action begins on Wednesday with tee times running from 7:30 a.m.-12:18 p.m. off the No. 1 tee.

For more information on the AJGA Marsh Kansas City Junior, please contact our tournament headquarters at (913) 432-0490.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- First-round results from the AJGA MARSH KANSAS CITY JUNIOR conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Milburn Country Club. Par: 36-36--72. Yardage: Boys: 6,785 Girls: 5,954.

BOYS DIVISION

Ryan Henry (2003) Broken Arrow, Okla.* 33-33--66
Bryan Vahlberg (2002) Norman, Okla.* 35-34--69
Chris Mabry (2002) Leawood, Kan.* 35-35--70
Martin Piller (2004) Duncanville, Texas* 36-35--71
Barrett Martens (2002) Platte City, Mo.* 36-35--71
Steven Rist (2002) Jenks, Okla.* 33-39--72
Charlie Santaularia (2001) Lawrence, Kan.* 35-37--72
Shane Sigsbee (2003) McKinney, Texas* 35-37--72
Michael Unger (2002) Edmond, Okla.* 37-35--72
Ross Hamann (2002) Lakeville, Minn.* 36-37--73
Chase Cooper (2003) Guymon, Okla.* 37-36--73
Parker LaBarge (2002) St. Louis, Mo.* 40-33--73
Phillip Telliard (2003) Riverside, Calif.* 38-36--74
Landon Ewing (2003) Montgomery, Texas* 38-36--74
Andrew Ahlering (2003) St. Louis, Mo.* 38-36--74
Brent Holmes (2002) Glen Carbon, Ill.* 37-37--74
Judd Cornell (2002) Omaha, Neb.* 34-40--74
Jeremy Reed (2003) Houston, Texas* 38-36--74
T.J. Redding (2002) Creston, Iowa* 39-35--74
Jesse Schulte (2002) Hutchinson, Kan.* 37-38--75
Eric Chang (2002) Chino Hills, Calif.* 37-38--75
Tyler Dunn (2003) Godfrey, Ill.* 39-36--75
Taylor Palmer (2002) Edmond, Okla.* 37-38--75
Vincent Aicale (2002) Orinda, Calif.* 38-37--75
Daniel Kush (2002) Tustin, Calif.* 39-36--75
Scott Weber (2002) Lake Forest, Ill.* 39-36--75
Scott Gustafson (2002) Eden Prairie, Minn.* 38-37--75
Devon Wegner (2003) Kearney, Neb.* 37-38--75
Tyler Docking (2002) Overland Park, Kan.* 39-36--75
Monte Hertach (2001) Hutchinson, Kan.* 36-39--75
Brett Myers (2003) Broken Arrow, Okla.* 36-40--76
John Kelly (2003) St. Louis, Mo.* 39-37--76
Drew Stoltz (2002) Fort Collins, Colo.* 39-37--76
Tyler Symons (2001) Albuquerque, N.M.* 38-38--76
Matthew Ellis (2002) Ponca City, Okla.* 41-35--76
Tim Zande (2002) Overland Park, Kan.* 38-38--76
Gary Woodland (2002) Berryton, Kan.* 38-38--76
Michael Park (2002) La Crescenta, Calif.* 39-37--76
Joe Colbert (2002) Ardmore, Okla.* 38-39--77
Eric Deutsch (2002) Rochester, Minn.* 39-38--77
Spencer Wilson (2002) Lawrence, Kan.* 37-40--77
Brett Barkelar (2001) Schofield, Wis.* 39-38--77
Adam Betz (2001) Manchester, Mo.* 41-36--77
Ryan Beachler (2002) Omaha, Neb.* 40-38--78
Preston Lancaster (2002) Dallas, Texas* 41-37--78
Zane Burgess (2002) Richland, Mo.* 40-38--78
Jon Deines (2002) Beatrice, Neb.* 38-40--78
Derek Smith (2003) Elk City, Okla.* 41-37--78
Alexander Downing (2002) Lee's Summit, Mo.* 39-39--78
Conner McNair (2002) Fayetteville, Ark.* 39-39--78
Paul Jabour (2001) Clive, Iowa* 38-41--79
Robert Rice (2003) Wichita, Kan.* 40-39--79
Chris Myers (2003) Southlake, Texas* 37-42--79
Ryan Davis (2002) Overland Park, Kan.* 40-39--79
Steve Gray (2001) Lee's Summit, Mo.* 40-39--79
Justin Setser (2002) Eldon, Mo.* 42-38--80
Will Hanna (2002) The Woodlands, Texas* 40-40--80
Nathaniel Spencer (2004) Lawrence, Kan.* 38-42--80
Scott Seibert (2002) Chesterfield, Mo.* 40-40--80
John Newcomer (2003) Topeka, Kan.* 39-41--80
Cole Chmielewski (2003) Shawnee, Kan.* 42-39--81
Dean Merrill (2004) Kansas City, Mo.* 40-41--81
Jeff Delaney (2002) Bartlesville, Okla.* 41-40--81
Brandon Graspointner (2002) Turlock, Calif.* 44-37--81
Mike Lueders (2001) St. Louis, Mo.* 42-39--81
Yuta Kajiyama (2003) Palm Springs, Calif.* 40-41--81
Brad Gershon (2004) Overland Park, Kan.* 43-39--82
Michael Robben (2003) Overland Park, Kan.* 42-40--82
Jay Kerrigan (2002) Oklahoma City, Okla.* 44-38--82
Drew Reynolds (2002) Lee's Summit, Mo.* 42-40--82
Craig Fisher (2003) Overland Park, Kan.* 41-42--83
Cliff Ward (2002) Troy, Ill.* 42-42--84
Scott Bennett (2003) Pueblo West, Colo.* 44-40--84
Matt Warnock (2002) Liberty, Mo.* 41-43--84
Dodge Kemmer (2005) Wichita, Kan.* 45-41--86
Jay Burkhardt (2002) Tulsa, Okla.* 46-41--87
Andrew Nieland (2003) Edina, Minn.* 44-43--87
Kyle Hattock (2003) Raymore, Mo.* 46-42--88
Blake Olney (2002) Wichita, Kan.* 47-42--89
Hiroaki Hirai (2002) Ibaraki, Japan* WD (illness)

GIRLS DIVISION

Ashley Rollins (2003) Austin, Texas* 36-38--74
Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana (2003) Long Beach, Calif.* 38-37--75
Stephanie Ruiz (2001) Edmond, Okla.* 39-37--76
Courtney Jones (2002) Lake Quivira, Kan.* 38-38--76
Dana Je (2003) Orlando, Fla.* 39-38--77
Jane Lee (2004) Torrance, Calif.* 39-39--78
Courtney Mahon (2002) Topeka, Kan.* 41-39--80
Jessica Lovell (2002) Birmingham, Ala.* 40-40--80
Mary Ellen Jacobs (2003) Godfrey, Ill.* 42-39--81
Ashley Kelley (2002) Edmond, Okla.* 43-41--84
Lindsey Letzig (2002) Richmond, Mo.* 40-44--84
Whitney Stromgren (2002) Topeka, Kan.* 41-43--84
Jennifer Pokrzywinski (2002) Lakeville, Minn.* 40-44--84
Lauren Dodge (2003) Montgomery, Texas* 42-42--84
Emily Hoeper (2003) Kansas City, Mo.* 40-46--86
Lauren Phlegar (2001) Lawrence, Kan.* 43-45--88
Annie Giangrosso (2004) Prairie Village, Kan.* 45-49--94
Kelli Strubinger (2002) Weldon Spring, Mo.* DQ (Rule 6-3a)