Shim Sweeps Last Two Rounds 14-under-par
Kay wins first AJGA event

ROME, Ga. — Andy Shim of Duluth, Ga., shot a low final round of 5-under-par 66 to finish the Burgett H. Mooney, Jr. Rome Classic with a total of 14-under-par 199. Marissa Kay, of Delray Beach, Fla., shot an even-par 213, for a four-stroke victory in the Girls Division.

The Burgett H. Mooney, Jr. Rome Classic is a 54-hole stroke play event conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Coosa Country Club in Rome, Ga. The tournament field consisted of 72 boys and 24 girls, ages 12-18, from ten states, Brazil, Venezuela and Mexico. The Boys Division played the par-71 course at 6,823 yards and the Girls Division played at 6,030 yards.

Shim has not won an AJGA event since 2010 at the AJGA National Qualifier - Ringgold, and hopes to continue the winning streak. He had six birdies during the final round, four coming on the front nine.

“I putted really great,” Shim said. “My putting was not as good last year, but I worked on it over the winter and my putts got much better.”

Ethan Wagner of Port Orange, Fla. finished the tournament in second place with a total of 7-under-par 206. Greyson Sigg of Augusta, Ga. scored a 6-under-par 207 for a third place finish. Max Greyserman of Boca Raton, Fla., Austin Padova of Hudson, Fla., and Arjuna Anday of Murfreesboro, Tenn. tied for fourth with a score of 4-under-par 209.

Kay won her first AJGA tournament with a total of 13 pars and three birdies in the final round. Kay posted two of the three birdies on the back nine. She said her best hole was on the par-4 No. 18 where she hit the ball a foot from the hole before closing the tournament with a birdie for the win.

“I didn't know how anyone else was doing,” Kay said. “I felt like I had a good chance of winning and I played the best I could, so I have to be happy with that.”

Tied for second were Sarah Harris of Hermitage, Tenn., Sophia Schubert of Oak Ridge, Tenn., and Chelsey Couch of Ware Shoals, S.C. The girls finished with a three day total of 4-over-par 217.

The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The AJGA provides valuable exposure for college golf scholarships, and has an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 49 states and more than 40 countries. To ensure scholarship opportunities for all junior golfers who have the skill, the AJGA created the Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant program to provide financial assistance to young players in need.

Titleist, the AJGA's National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association's success since 1989. Rolex, which is in its third decade of AJGA support, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. In 2007, after 12 years of support, Polo Ralph Lauren became the AJGA's second Premier Partner.

AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. Former AJGA juniors have compiled more than 500 victories on the PGA and LPGA Tours. AJGA alumni include Stewart Cink, Matt Kuchar, Hunter Mahan, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr, Inbee Park and Morgan Pressel.

For more information about the Burgett H. Mooney, Jr. Rome Classic, please contact the AJGA National Headquarters at (770) 868-4200.