TOURNAMENT RECAPS

Event: FCWT Junior Golf Classic at Stow Acres
Course: North Course
When: April 17-18
Where: Stow, Mass.
Winner: Brent Paladino, Kensington, Conn. (74-75--149)
Runner-up: Timothy Kelly, Staten Island, N.Y. (76-76--152)
Skinny: Brent Paladino, 17, won the 16-18 division April 18, while his younger brother Cody took the boys 13-15 title. Brent posted two birdies for a final-round 75 and his first victory of the FCWT season. With the victory comes an automatic exemption into the National Championship. Also earning an exemption was 14 -year-old Timothy Kelly, who took second after rounds of 76.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Event: AJGA Ashworth Junior at Hot Springs
Course: Hot Springs CC (Majestic Course)
When: April 16-18
Where: Hot Springs, Ark.
Winners: Nuno Henriques, Bradenton, Fla. (70-75--145)/Tiffany Lua, Rowland Heights, Calif. (75-70--145)
Runners-up: Cole Fisher, Hot Springs, Ark. (77-69--146)/Kristin Ingram, Pasadena, Calif. (74-75--149)
Skinny: Tiffany Lua had a scorching front nine and coasted in on the back side to card a 2-under-par 70 and take medalist honors in the girls division of the Ashworth Junior at Hot Springs. Lua, who entered the final round one back, edged Kristin Ingram by four strokes. Lua's 70 was the only round under par in the girls division. In the boys division, Nuno Henriques' final-round 75 was good enough for a 145 total and a one-stroke victory. Finishing second was 15-year-old Cole Fisher.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Event: AJGA TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Junior at Chateau Elan
Course: Chateau Elan GC (Chateau Course)
When: April 10-11
Where: Braselton, Ga.
Winners: Patton Kizzire, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (67-69--136)/Mallory Hetzel, Summerville, S.C. (68-69--137)
Runners-up: Glenn Northcutt, Dothan, Ala. (69-68--137)/In-Bee Park, Eustis, Fla. (71-69--140)
Skinny: Patton Kizzire held off Glenn Northcutt by one shot to take the AJGA TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Junior at Chateau Elan April 11. Kizzire, a 2003 first-team Rolex Junior All-American who will attend Auburn University this fall, had rounds of 67-69 on the Chateau Course at Chateau Elan Golf Club for a 5-under-par 136 total. Northcutt had rounds of 69-68 to finish at 137. In the girls division, Mallory Hetzel went wire-to-wire, shooting rounds of 68-69 for a 5-under 137 total, which was good for a three-stroke victory over In-Bee Park. Hetzel's victory was her third AJGA title. Park finished with a final-round 69 after an opening 71.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Event: AJGA Heather Farr Classic
Course: Longbow GC
When: April 10-11
Where: Mesa, Ariz.
Winners: Rory Hie, Lakewood, Calif. (64-72--136)/Paula Creamer, Pleasanton, Calif. (72-68--140)
Runners-up: Tim Cha, Chino Hills, Calif. (68-74--142)/Angela Park, Torrance, Calif. (75-73--148)/Tiffany Joh, San Diego, Calif. (70-78--148)/Jennie Lee, Huntington Beach, Calif. (72-76--148)
Skinny: Paula Creamer reclaimed the No. 1 spot from Jennie Lee after winning her second consecutive s AJGA Heather Farr Classic title. Creamer overtook first-round leader Tiffany Joh early in the final round and never looked back. Creamer carded a final-round 68 at Longbow Golf Club to best Joh (78), Angela Park (73) and Lee (76) by eight strokes. In the boys division, Rory Hie followed his opening 64 with a 72 to capture his first national title. Tim Cha came in second at 142.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Event: AJGA TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Junior at The Woodlands
Course: The Woodlands Resort
When: April 10-11
Where: The Woodlands, Texas
Winners: Christopher Ward, McKinney, Texas (70)/Morgan Pressel, Boca Raton, Fla. (71-37--108)
Runners-up: Ryan Myers, Flint, Texas (70)/Stefanie Page, The Woodlands, Texas (74-38--112)
Skinny: Christopher Ward beat Ryan Myers in a playoff to win the rain-plagued AJGA TaylorMade-Adidas Golf Junior at The Woodlands. Ward parred the first extra hole to top Myers, who hit his approach at the first playoff hole into a water hazard guarding the green, after the pair finished tied at 70. Morgan Pressel, meanwhile, shot 71-37 to win by four shots over Stefanie Page in the girls division.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Event: IJGT Sam Snead Junior Invitational
Course: Greenbrier Resort and Spa
When: April 10-11
Where: White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
Winners: Michael Quagliano, White Plains, N.Y. (74-66--140)/Jennie Arseneault, Grinnell, Iowa (81-71--152)
Runners-up: Andreas Nottebaum, Dueneldorf, Germany (73-68--141)/Maddi Swaney, Marietta, Ohio (79-76--155)
Skinny: Michael Quagliano shot a tournament-low 66 April 11 to edge Andreas Nottebaum by one stroke at the IJGT Sam Snead Junior Invitational. In the girls division, Jennie Arseneault finished at 152 for a three-stroke victory over Maddi Swaney.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Event: IJGT at Kierland
Course: Kierland GC
When: April 10-11
Where: Scottsdale, Ariz.
Winners: Dean Tonneslan, Fresno, Calif. (73-68--141)/Taylore Karle, Scottsdale, Ariz. (69-67--136)
Runners-up: Luke Symons, Highlands Ranch, Colo. (72-70--142)/Brandin Cohen, Manhattan Beach, Calif. (71-71--142)/Jessica Yam, San Diego (73-72--145
Skinny: Dean Tonneslan's sizzling 68 on Day 2 propelled him to victory at the IJGT at Kierland Golf Club. The Californian edged Luke Symons (70) and Brandin Cohen (71) by one stroke. Taylore Karle dominated the girls division with an 8-under 136 total. The Scottsdale, Ariz., resident won with rounds of 69-67, while Jessica Yam finished second at 145.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Event: FCWT/Laura Diaz Mission Inn Junior Masters
Course: Mission Inn (El Campeon course)
When: April 9-11
Where: Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla.
Winners: Peter Uihlein, North Dartmouth, Mass. (72-72-73--217)/Lauren May, St. Charles, Ill. (74-76-72--222)
Runners-up: Josh An, Bradenton, Fla. (74-75-74--223)/Rafael Claux, Lima, Peru (73-73-77--223)/Tyler Hitchcock, Orlando, Fla. (77-70-76--223)/Isabelle Lendl, Goshen, Conn. (75-75-73--223)/Mayule Tomimbang, Kissimmee, Fla. (79-81-63-223)
Skinny: Peter Uihlein collected his first FCWT title April 11, shooting a final-round 73 for a 1-over-par 217 total at the Mission Inn Junior Masters. Uihlein captured the boys 16-18 division by six shots over Josh An, Rafael Claux and Tyler Hitchcock. Lauren May won the girls division, shooting a 9-over-par 222 for a one-stroke victory over Isabelle Lendl and Mayule Tominbang.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Event: Innisbrook Easter Classic
Course: Innisbrook Resort (Copperhead Course)
When: April 9-11
Where: Tampa, Fla.
Winners: Bobby Dyer (74-82-70--226)/Brittany Lincicome (68-69-69--206)
Runners-up: Chris Mickley (75-75-78--228)/Cameron Knight (77-77-74--228)/Dolores White (80-73-73--226)
Skinny: Bobby Dyer shot a final-round 70 to win the Innisbrook Easter Classic by two strokes over Chris Mickley, who closed with 78. Brittany Lincicome ran away with the girls division crown, shooting rounds of 68-69-69 for a 20-shot victory over Dolores White.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Event: Bank of Bermuda Foundation Mid Ocean Club International Junior
Course: Mid Ocean Club
When: April 8-10
Where: Hamilton, Bermuda
Winner: Ashish Patel, Schaumburg, Ill. (77-81-71--229)
Runner-up: David Marino, Cumberland, R.I. (81-78-74--233)
Skinny: Ashish Patel rebounded from a second-round 81 with an even-par 71 April 10 to take the Bank of Bermuda Foundation International Junior title. Patel, who had four birdies and four bogeys in his final round, won by four shots over David Marino.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Elliott: Series seeks
next Nick Faldo

The year was 1996 and Nick Faldo had just captured his third Masters and his sixth major championship. He earned roughly $1 million on the PGA Tour that season, but one highlight that went virtually unnoticed was the launch of the Faldo Series -- an event that ranks high on his list of achievements.

''The papers were talking who is going to be the next Nick Faldo, and I felt we needed to get something started and lay down a plan,'' said Faldo, who wanted to identify and nurture the next generation of champions. ''The mission was to give junior golfers an opportunity to play some great courses and also try to give them insight into the world of golf.''
- For more, visit www.golf week.com/articles/2004/juniorgolf/girls/38485.asp

NEWS AND NOTES

* Seventeen-year-old Brian Harman, No. 2 in the Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index, shot a 10-over 81 in the opening round of the MCI Heritage April 15, his first PGA Tour event.

Harman, from nearby Savannah, Ga., started his round on No. 10, and was 1 over through the first seven holes before consecutive double bogeys on Nos. 17, where he hit his ball in the water, and 18, where he four-putted. He followed with a quadruple-bogey 8 on No. 3 after his ball hit a tree, then bounced back and hit him for a two-stroke penalty.

''I just got overwhelmed a little bit,'' said Harman, who played the tournament on a sponsor exemption. ''I just started playing bad and didn't know what to do about it. . . . I didn't expect to play a perfect round, but I definitely thought I'd play better than that. It was pretty embarrassing. I played about as bad as I could play.''

He played much better in Round 2, with a 5-over 76 that allowed him to finish a stroke in front of one PGA Tour player, David Gossett (83-75). Harman birdied four of the six par 5s. He will get another chance at the Buick Championship Aug. 26-29 in Hartford, Conn.

* In-Bee Park had watched her peers test the LPGA waters and decided it was time to give the professional ranks a whirl.

The 15-year-old fulfilled a dream April 15-17 at the Takefuji Classic where she finished tied for eighth with Karen Stupples and Reilley Rankin after rounds of 71-72-71 at Las Vegas Country Club.

Heading into the event Park, the 2002 U.S. Girls' Junior champion, set a goal of simply making the cut. But after shooting 71 on Day 1, Park reset her goals to finish within the top 10.

After double-bogeying the par-3 17th in the final round, Park glanced at the scoreboard and noticed she was tied for 11th. Standing over her second shot on the par-5 18th, Park pulled out her 3-wood from 200 yards into the wind and launched the ball long into a greenside bunker. With the composure of a veteran, the Korean eased her third shot within 2 feet of the pin and closed with a birdie-4, clinching a top-10 showing.
- For more, visitwww.golf week.com/articles/2004/juniorgolf/girls/38486.asp

* Twenty of the 78 spots into September's First Tee Open at Pebble Beach will be awarded to members of The First Tee program.

To be eligible for the Champions Tour event, which will pair a junior with a member of the over-50 circuit, First Tee members must be between 13 and 18 years old, have a U.S. Golf Association handicap of 15 or better and a ''Par'' certification in the organization's Life Skills curriculum.

Each First Tee Chapter may nominate five juniors who will submit a resume and 500- to 700-word essay on how The First Tee has impacted their lives.

The list will be narrowed to 99 potential candidates who will be invited to a final selection July 25-26 at Kansas State University. From this list, based on interviews, golf course decorum and their golf proficiency, the final 20 players will be selected.

The remainder of the amateur field for the Sept. 3-5 event will consist of 50 juniors who will qualify via five regional open tournaments and the Monterey Peninsula Foundation will award eight sponsor exemptions.

* University of Arkansas coach Mike Ketcham has been named coach of the U.S. Junior World Cup team. Ketcham will guide the four-member U.S. team on Bear Paw's Golf Club's par-72, Mountain course outside of Shiga, Japan. The event will be played June 22-24.

The U.S. has won five team titles at the event, its last coming in 2000. To be eligible, a junior must be an incoming college freshman who has signed a letter of intent to compete on the college level and not reached his 19th birthday.

Arnold Palmer will serve as honorary captain.

* England's John Parry stands just 5-foot-6, 126 pounds, but the 17-year-old from Harrogate in northern England was head and shoulders above everyone else April 15 at the 24th Peter McEvoy Trophy.

No player has had four rounds under par (71) to win the McEvoy, an under-18 tournament, but Parry shot four successive 68s to take the title with relative ease.

Parry's 272 total smashed the previous record of 280 by eight shots to give him the trophy by three shots over Oliver Fisher.

Fisher, the youngest in the field at 15, had a final-round 69 to finish on 275.
- For more, visit www.golfw eek.com/articles/2004/juniorgolf/boys/38442.asp

* Short shots: Seo Hee Moon, a sixth-grader from Sudden Valley (Wash.), asked to move up to the 7th-9th grade division for last week's Bellingham Junior Open, a Northwest Junior Golf Tour event. Maybe she should have bolted directly to the top division. Her rounds of 79-82 were good enough to win any girls division, including the high school title. Vancouver's Tori Klettke took medalist honors in the high school division April 18 with a 166 total while Moon won the 7th-9th grade division by eight shots. . . . Richard Lee stole the show at the CJGA Mizuno North America Cup Qualifier held at Morgan Creek Golf & Country Club in South Surrey, British Columbia April 13. Lee dominated the course over the two days, taking advantage of hot, dry weather and flawless greens to win the boys 14 and under division. His rounds of 69 and 65 for a 10-under 134 total, earned him the Cleveland All-Star Award for low overall score and a spot on Team Canada.

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

AJGA
April 23-25 -- Ashworth Junior at Cannon Ridge, Cannon Ridge GC, Fredericksburg, Va.

IJGT
April 23-25 -- Seaview Marriott, Galloway, N.J.

NEXT WEEK'S SCHEDULE

AJGA
April 30-May 2 -- Nike Golf Junior at South Padre Island, South Padre Island (Texas) GC (Bay Course)

RECRUITING CENTRAL
High-school student-athletes intending to compete at NCAA Division I or II institutions must register with the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse that sends their academic eligibility status to any Division I or II college that requests it. The Clearinghouse will not send information at the request of the prospective student-athlete.

Prospects should register with the Clearinghouse after their junior-year grades are posted to their high-school transcript. Initial-eligibility certification pertains only to qualification to meet NCAA standards to compete as a freshman in Division I or II athletics and has no bearing on admission to the institutions. NCAA Division III, NAIA and two-year institutions do not require NCAA Clearinghouse registration for prospective student-athletes.
- For more college recruiting information, visit the Ping American College Golf Guide at www.collegegolf.com/.

THIS WEEK IN GOLFWEEK
In the April 24 issue of Golfweek Bradley S. Klein explores the psychology of target golf.

POLL QUESTION
Cristie Kerr's victory April 17 at the Takefuji Classic was the first in 2004 by an American. Who will be the top American on the LPGA this year?

Have an interesting junior note to report, or know an interesting junior we can profile? E-mail Golfweek assistant editor Graham Elliott at gelliott@golfweek.com.

Have a question about the Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index? E-mail rankings@golfweek.com.