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AJGA SOUTHWESTERN JUNIOR CLASSIC
Isleta Eagle Golf Course
Albuquerque, N.M.
May 29-June 1, 2001
LASHLEY CARDS 5-UNDER TO WIN SOUTHWESTERN
JUNIOR CLASSIC
Cho tallies AJGA Junior Classic victory on impressive
2001 resume
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-Nathan Lashley carded a 5-under-par
67 in the final round to earn his first AJGA victory
in the Southwestern Junior Classic at Isleta Eagle Golf
Course. Lashley finished 7-under-par 209 after rounds
of 68-74-67. In the Girls Division, first-team Polo
Golf Junior All-American Aimee Cho escaped the field
with a 3-over-par 219 to win her first victory of the
2001 season.
The tournament field for the 18th annual Southwestern
Junior Classic, conducted by the American Junior Golf
Association, included 81 boys and 22 girls from 20 states.
Lashley, 18, stepped up his game on the back nine at
Isleta Eagle Golf Course. The Scottsbluff, Neb., native
birdied four of the first five holes on the back to
bring him into contention for the victory.
"I hit the ball really well today," Lashley
said. "I knew I needed to make a few birdies today
to catch everyone and luckily I did that."
The University of Arizona signee was in fifth place
after two rounds on the par-72 layout.
"There are a lot of good players in this field
and I thought going into No. 18 I was tied with Thornburg,"
Lashley said. "I just watched all of those putts
and knew they were to tie me and I really didn't want
to go into a playoff. This is definitely my biggest
win ever."
Lashley was the Class C Nebraska High School State
Champion, and plans on playing in the AJGA Las Vegas
Founders Legacy tournament later in mid-June.
"I hope I can play like I did here when I play
at Vegas," Lashley said. "I just want to keep
improving and playing better."
The Boys Division played out to an exciting finish
with Andrew Dresser, Casey Fowles and Casey Jones tying
for second place at 6-under-par 210. Dresser, a Carrollton,
Texas, native, had rounds of 72-68-70. Fowles, first
round co-leader, ended with 68-70-72 and Jones, who
hails from Granbury, Texas, carded rounds of 69-70-71.
Thornburg, an Albuquerque native and second round leader,
finished tied for fifth with Chad Wilcox of Peoria,
Ariz., with 211.
Cho, who finished Friday's action with a 1-under par
71, has fared well in 2001. The 17-year old qualified
for the LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Championship in May,
finished second in last week's AJGA Thunderbird International
Junior Championship and was the champion of this week's
Southwestern Junior Classic.
"I'm hitting the ball very well for this point
of the season," Cho said. "I look at the pin
and it goes there.
"I have a lot of confidence right now. A lot of
time your head gets in your way and tells you that you
can't do something and you can't. But, I think playing
in the LPGA tournament really helped me and gave me
a boost."
Second place in the Girls Division went to January
Romero, an Albuquerque, N.M., star, who carded scores
of 72-77-73 for a 6-over par 222. Shannon Johnson, a
Sioux Falls, S.D., native and University of New Mexico
signee, had rounds of 74-74-75 for a 7-over par 223,
which was good for third place.
For more information on the AJGA Southwestern
Junior Classic please visit the AJGA website at www.ajga.org.
#AJGA#
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Final results from the
AJGA SOUTHWESTERN JUNIOR CLASSIC conducted by the American
Junior Golf Association at Isleta Eagle Golf Course.
Par: 36-36--72. Yardage: Boys: 6,909 Girls: 5,834
BOYS DIVISION
|
Pos.
|
Name
|
Class
|
City
|
State
|
Rd1
|
Rd2
|
Rd3
|
Total
|
| 1 |
Nathan
Lashley
|
(2001)
|
Scottsbluff
|
Neb.
|
68
|
74
|
67
|
209
|
| T2 |
Andrew
Dresser
|
(2002)
|
Carrollton
|
Texas
|
72
|
68
|
70
|
210
|
|
Casey
Jones
|
(2002)
|
Granbury
|
Texas
|
69
|
70
|
71
|
210
|
|
Casey
Fowles
|
(2002)
|
Delta
|
Utah
|
68
|
70
|
72
|
210
|
| T5 |
Chad
Wilcox
|
(2003)
|
Peoria
|
Ariz.
|
74
|
70
|
67
|
211
|
| |
Brian
Thornburg
|
(2001)
|
Albuquerque
|
N.M.
|
68
|
69
|
74
|
211
|
| T7 |
Shane
Sigsbee
|
(2003)
|
McKinney
|
Texas
|
71
|
75
|
68
|
214
|
|
Tyler
Symons
|
(2001)
|
Albuquerque
|
N.M.
|
74
|
72
|
68
|
214
|
|
Shaun
Melville
|
(2001)
|
Lubbock
|
Texas
|
72
|
69
|
73
|
214
|
| T10 |
Pat
Moore
|
(2001)
|
Phoenix
|
Ariz.
|
75
|
70
|
71
|
216
|
| |
Ryan
Posey
|
(2002)
|
Dallas
|
Texas
|
72
|
71
|
73
|
216
|
| T12 |
Troy
Denton
|
(2001)
|
Dallas
|
Texas
|
75
|
72
|
70
|
217
|
|
Cale
Barr
|
(2003)
|
Versailles
|
Ky.
|
73
|
74
|
70
|
217
|
|
Ryan
Rainer
|
(2001)
|
Norman
|
Okla.
|
70
|
76
|
71
|
217
|
|
Jason
Sigler
|
(2001)
|
Ft.
Leavenworth
|
Kan.
|
74
|
71
|
72
|
217
|
| T16 |
Jeremy
Alcorn
|
(2003)
|
Brownwood
|
Texas
|
73
|
74
|
71
|
218
|
| |
Stephen
Newren
|
(2002)
|
Salt
Lake City
|
Utah
|
71
|
75
|
72
|
218
|
| |
Michael
Unger
|
(2002)
|
Edmond
|
Okla.
|
72
|
74
|
72
|
218
|
| |
Brett
Myers
|
(2003)
|
Broken
Arrow
|
Okla.
|
70
|
74
|
74
|
218
|
| T20 |
Dean
Rodgers
|
(2001)
|
Lake
Jackson
|
Texas
|
77
|
71
|
72
|
220
|
|
Dustin
Mills
|
(2001)
|
Arvada
|
Colo.
|
72
|
75
|
73
|
220
|
|
Davis
Nordell
|
(2002)
|
El
Paso
|
Texas
|
72
|
75
|
73
|
220
|
|
Brian
Fitzpatrick
|
(2001)
|
Harrison
|
N.Y.
|
75
|
70
|
75
|
220
|
| T24 |
Ben
Dowell
|
(2001)
|
Scottsdale
|
Ariz.
|
74
|
75
|
72
|
221
|
| |
Leo
Corrigan
|
(2002)
|
Dallas
|
Texas
|
74
|
75
|
72
|
221
|
| T26 |
Aaron
Weston
|
(2002)
|
Lone
Tree
|
Colo.
|
80
|
74
|
69
|
223
|
|
Daniel
Ponder
|
(2003)
|
Lonetree
|
Colo.
|
76
|
76
|
71
|
223
|
|
Thomas
Oh
|
(2001)
|
Englewood
|
Colo.
|
77
|
72
|
74
|
223
|
|
Matt
Best
|
(2003)
|
Pauls
Valley
|
Okla.
|
72
|
77
|
74
|
223
|
|
Ryan
Henry
|
(2003)
|
Broken
Arrow
|
Okla.
|
75
|
73
|
75
|
223
|
|
Adam
Wainio
|
(2002)
|
Albuquerque
|
N.M.
|
74
|
73
|
76
|
223
|
| T32 |
Spencer
Dennis
|
(2001)
|
Arroyo
Grande
|
Calif.
|
74
|
77
|
73
|
224
|
| |
Jake
Lambert
|
(2003)
|
Jackson
|
Miss.
|
76
|
74
|
74
|
224
|
| |
Eddie
Rowe
|
(2001)
|
Monahans
|
Texas
|
76
|
73
|
75
|
224
|
| T35 |
Tim
Connors
|
(2001)
|
Rye
|
N.Y.
|
72
|
77
|
76
|
225
|
|
Scooter
Jefferson
|
(2003)
|
Montgomery
|
Texas
|
74
|
72
|
79
|
225
|
| T37 |
Caleb
Etheredge
|
(2002)
|
Victoria
|
Texas
|
78
|
78
|
70
|
226
|
| |
Brian
Grossman
|
(2002)
|
Mansfield
|
Texas
|
76
|
76
|
74
|
226
|
| |
Adam
Young
|
(2002)
|
Stephenville
|
Texas
|
78
|
74
|
74
|
226
|
| |
Cole
Kuykendall
|
(2001)
|
Sour
Lake
|
Texas
|
74
|
74
|
78
|
226
|
| T41 |
Chase
Cooper
|
(2003)
|
Guymon
|
Okla.
|
80
|
78
|
69
|
227
|
|
Matt
Amen
|
(2002)
|
Anaheim
|
Calif.
|
77
|
78
|
72
|
227
|
|
Casey
Caldwell
|
(2004)
|
Albuquerque
|
N.M.
|
83
|
71
|
73
|
227
|
|
Darren
Lundgren
|
(2001)
|
Ballwin
|
Mo.
|
77
|
76
|
74
|
227
|
|
Chad
Follett
|
(2003)
|
El
Paso
|
Texas
|
77
|
76
|
74
|
227
|
|
Ryan
Shaver
|
(2003)
|
Alto
|
N.M.
|
78
|
74
|
75
|
227
|
|
Luke
Antonelli
|
(2002)
|
Silt
|
Colo.
|
78
|
73
|
76
|
227
|
| T48 |
Kenny
Coakley
|
(2002)
|
Lakewood
|
Colo.
|
79
|
75
|
74
|
228
|
| |
Cameron
Kulbeth
|
(2002)
|
Lubbock
|
Texas
|
75
|
78
|
75
|
228
|
| |
Jonathan
Henderson
|
(2002)
|
Mobile
|
Ala.
|
73
|
78
|
77
|
228
|
| T51 |
Josh
Hatch
|
(2002)
|
Phoenix
|
Ariz.
|
77
|
80
|
72
|
229
|
|
Jordan
Williams
|
(2002)
|
Aurora
|
Colo.
|
77
|
76
|
76
|
229
|
|
Jesse
Barnsley
|
(2004)
|
Albuquerque
|
N.M.
|
76
|
75
|
78
|
229
|
|
Josh
Wilburn
|
(2003)
|
Tulsa
|
Okla.
|
79
|
72
|
78
|
229
|
| T55 |
Michael
Martin
|
(2002)
|
Littleton
|
Colo.
|
78
|
76
|
76
|
230
|
| |
Craig
Trahan Jr.
|
(2001)
|
Marrero
|
La.
|
81
|
72
|
77
|
230
|
| |
Marcus
Martinez
|
(2002)
|
Santa
Fe
|
N.M.
|
75
|
77
|
78
|
230
|
| T58 |
Tyler
Romero
|
(2003)
|
Lake
Havasu City
|
Ariz.
|
74
|
76
|
81
|
231
|
|
Nathan
Piller
|
(2001)
|
Duncanville
|
Texas
|
78
|
72
|
81
|
231
|
| T60 |
Marcus
Molina
|
(2003)
|
Albuquerque
|
N.M.
|
81
|
79
|
72
|
232
|
| |
Tyler
Sanders
|
(2002)
|
Scottsdale
|
Ariz.
|
79
|
75
|
78
|
232
|
| T62 |
Matt
Savage
|
(2003)
|
Scottsdale
|
Ariz.
|
81
|
80
|
72
|
233
|
|
Doug
Kingston
|
(2001)
|
Bethlehem
|
Pa.
|
77
|
80
|
76
|
233
|
|
Steve
Saunders
|
(2005)
|
Albuquerque
|
N.M.
|
79
|
74
|
80
|
233
|
|
Zach
Fullerton
|
(2005)
|
Albuquerque
|
N.M.
|
79
|
73
|
81
|
233
|
| T66 |
Marc
Johnson
|
(2003)
|
Albuquerque
|
N.M.
|
76
|
80
|
78
|
234
|
| |
Louie
Morgan
|
(2002)
|
Albuquerque
|
N.M.
|
74
|
81
|
79
|
234
|
| |
Jake
Grodzinsky
|
(2003)
|
Cornville
|
Ariz.
|
83
|
73
|
78
|
234
|
| |
Derek
Allen
|
(2002)
|
Phoenix
|
Ariz.
|
75
|
78
|
81
|
234
|
| T70 |
Johan
Willhoite
|
(2001)
|
Palm
Desert
|
Calif.
|
82
|
77
|
76
|
235
|
|
Daniel
Hernandez
|
(2002)
|
Chandler
|
Ariz.
|
77
|
80
|
78
|
235
|
| 72 |
Chris
Curran
|
(2002)
|
Sapulpa
|
Okla.
|
82
|
78
|
77
|
237
|
| 73 |
Jason
Myers
|
(2002)
|
Albuquerque
|
N.M.
|
81
|
78
|
79
|
238
|
| 74 |
Alex
Bidelman
|
(2001)
|
Cornelius
|
N.C.
|
76
|
84
|
80
|
240
|
| T75 |
A.J.
Bowers
|
(2002)
|
Albuquerque
|
N.M.
|
81
|
82
|
78
|
241
|
|
Blake
Barnett
|
(2002)
|
Wichita
Falls
|
Texas
|
76
|
83
|
82
|
241
|
| 77 |
Daniel
Scholz
|
(2002)
|
Scottsdale
|
Ariz.
|
84
|
74
|
84
|
242
|
| T78 |
Elliott
Paull
|
(2002)
|
Albuquerque
|
N.M.
|
84
|
80
|
79
|
243
|
|
Jarryd
Foreman
|
(2002)
|
Odessa
|
Texas
|
77
|
84
|
82
|
243
|
| 80 |
Brian
Petri
|
(2002)
|
Westminster
|
Colo.
|
80
|
87
|
81
|
248
|
| 81 |
Austin
Wetsch
|
(2002)
|
Albuquerque
|
N.M.
|
87
|
83
|
81
|
251
|
GIRLS DIVISION
|
Pos.
|
Name
|
Class
|
City
|
State
|
Rd1
|
Rd2
|
Rd3
|
Total
|
| 1 |
Aimee
Cho
|
(2002)
|
Orlando
|
Fla.
|
70
|
78
|
71
|
219
|
| 2 |
January
Romero
|
(2002)
|
Albuquerque
|
N.M.
|
72
|
77
|
73
|
222
|
| 3 |
Shannon
Johnson
|
(2001)
|
Sioux
Falls
|
S.D.
|
74
|
74
|
75
|
223
|
| 4 |
Alyssa
Otero
|
(2003)
|
Santa
Fe
|
N.M.
|
74
|
74
|
78
|
226
|
| 5 |
Christine
Fernandez
|
(2002)
|
Henderson
|
Nev.
|
72
|
79
|
76
|
227
|
| T6 |
Brooke
Todare
|
(2004)
|
Paradise
Valley
|
Ariz.
|
76
|
76
|
76
|
228
|
|
Candy
Herrera
|
(2002)
|
Apple
Valley
|
Calif.
|
79
|
73
|
76
|
228
|
| 8 |
Natascha
Lorenz
|
(2001)
|
North
Miami Beach
|
Fla.
|
75
|
75
|
80
|
230
|
| 9 |
Maggie
Ramirez
|
(2002)
|
Albuquerque
|
N.M.
|
77
|
77
|
77
|
231
|
| T10 |
Jaclyn
Stelzer
|
(2003)
|
Allen
|
Texas
|
76
|
77
|
79
|
232
|
| |
Alana
Johnson
|
(2003)
|
Litchfield
Park
|
Ariz.
|
79
|
72
|
81
|
232
|
| 12 |
Jennifer
Pandolfi
|
(2004)
|
Navarre
|
Fla.
|
75
|
79
|
79
|
233
|
| T13 |
Dana
Je
|
(2003)
|
Apopka
|
Fla.
|
80
|
76
|
78
|
234
|
| |
Symantha
Mendenhall
|
(2002)
|
Phoenix
|
Ariz.
|
78
|
75
|
81
|
234
|
| 15 |
Lindsay
Hulwick
|
(2001)
|
Littleton
|
Colo.
|
76
|
82
|
78
|
236
|
| 16 |
Leslie
Wall
|
(2003)
|
Dallas
|
Texas
|
83
|
78
|
77
|
238
|
| 17 |
Aimee
Tjelmeland
|
(2002)
|
Ft.
Collins
|
Colo.
|
80
|
77
|
84
|
241
|
| 18 |
Kelli
Van Winkle
|
(2002)
|
Roswell
|
N.M.
|
83
|
77
|
82
|
242
|
| 19 |
Treas
Nelson
|
(2001)
|
Lawton
|
Okla.
|
78
|
85
|
82
|
245
|
| T20 |
Amber
Coleman
|
(2001)
|
Tucson
|
Ariz.
|
85
|
86
|
80
|
251
|
| |
Janet
Degroat
|
(2002)
|
El
Paso
|
Texas
|
88
|
83
|
80
|
251
|
| 22 |
Laurie
Neill
|
(2002)
|
Roswell
|
N.M.
|
89
|
81
|
88
|
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