TOURNAMENT RECAPS

Event: AJGA Fidelity Investments Junior Classic
Course: The International (Pines)
When: Aug. 10-12
Where: Bolton, Mass.
Winners: Cornelius Carroll, Windermere, Fla. (71-73-71--215)/ Catherina Wang, Orlando Fla. (74-73-76--223)
Runners-up: Michael Slovitt Winnetka, Ill. (74-75-70--219) and Jon Curran Hopkinton, Mass. (73-75-71--219)/Marika Lendl, Goshen, Conn. (76-73-76--225)
Skinny: Cornelius Carroll of Windermere, Fla., began the final round of the Fidelity Investments Junior Classic with a narrow lead, one shot better than his competitors. However, he shot ahead with a birdie on No. 2 and secured his second AJGA title. ''I was 1 under through the first two, but was happy to make the turn at even par,'' said Carroll, after the victory. ''I just wanted to come out here and hit fairways and greens.''
He continued to hold onto his lead throughout and made two 20-foot birdies on Nos. 13 and 14. ''I have been playing solid all summer, so it is very nice to have it end this way.''
Finishing at 3-over-par 219 were Jon Curran of Hopkinton, Mass., and Michael Slovitt of Winnetka, Ill. In fourth was Matt Giftos of Nashua, N.H.
In the girls' division, Catherina Wang, finished 7-over-par 223 and took home her third AJGA crown for the year. ''It got really close up there,'' said Wang, who was trailed closely by second-place finisher Marika Lendl, of Goshen, Conn. (225) ''I just hung in there and pulled it out.''
In third place were Lala Anai of Lexington, Mass., and Brittany Skoda of Chagrin Falls, Ohio, who tied at 11-over-par 227.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Event: Nike Golf Junior at Toftrees Resort
Course: Toftrees Resort
When: Aug. 9-12
Where: State College, Pa.
Winners: Timothy Kelly, Staten Island, N.Y. (69-76-78--223)/Natalie Sheary, West Hartford, Conn. (77-76-76--229)
Runners-up: William Miller, McMurray, Pa. (72-73-78--223)/Angela Oh, Maple Shade, N.J. (74-75-81--230)
Skinny: ''I didn't hit the ball too well today,'' said Timothy Kelly of Staten Island, N.Y. However, he played well enough to finish the Nike Golf Junior at Toftrees Resort tied for first with William Miller of McMurray, Pa. When the duo battled it out in a sudden-death playoff to determine who would be the boys' division champion, Kelly who carded his first birdie of the round took the title.
Martin Bunt of Pensacola, Fla., tied for third with Jed Dirksen of Hampton, Iowa, both at 224. Morgan Hoffman of Wyckoff, N.J., finished fifth at 229.
''It feels really great to win,'' he said. ''It's a huge load off of my shoulders.''
In the girls' division, the defending champion Natalie Sheary of West Hartford, safeguarded her title.
At the beginning of the final round, things looked shaky for Sheary as she was down four strokes to Angelo Oh of Maple Shade, N.J. However, when Sheary made par on No. 8, she took the lead and stayed ahead the rest of the round.
''It feels extremely good to come back and win,'' said Sheary who finished at 229, one stroke better than Oh. ''I'm glad that it reads my name as champion these past two years. I know that this win will help me in the future.''
Third place went to Hilary Lawson of Gaithersburg, Md., who finished with 232.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Event: AJGA Lockton Kansas City Junior
Course: Milburn CC
When: Aug. 9-13
Where: Overland Park, Kan.
Winners: Brent Potts, Broken Arrow, Okla. (72-69-71--212)/Shannon Yocum, Palos Verdes Estes, Calif. (77-72-70--219)
Runners-up: Jeffrey Chenn, Walnut, Calif. (69-71-76--216)/Jane Rah, Torrance, Calif. (77-74-73--224)
Skinny: Brent Potts had an amazing final round at the Lockton Kansas City Junior hosted by the AJGA. The Broken Arrow, Okla., resident made birdie on Nos. 7, 9, 15, 17 and topped it off with a 20-foot birdie on 18. ''I was really nervous off the first tee,'' said Potts who has only played in three AJGA tournaments this summer. ''But after that I was fine. I was just trying to two-putt and keep my ball straight.''
Finishing second was Jeffrey Chen of Walnut, Calif., with an even-par 216. Jace Long of Dixon, Mo., finished third with a 1-over-par 217.
Shannon Yocum of Palos Verdes Estes, Calif., finished first in the girl's division at 219 after a 2-under-par 70, five strokes better than fellow Californian Jane Rah of Torrance. ''The course played to my liking,'' said Yocum, who had six birdies in the final round. ''The greens were tough, but I finally got the hang of it. Getting familiar with them helped my game.''
In third was Lucy Nunn of Lawton, Okla., who finished with an 11-over-par 227.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Event: Nike Golf Junior at Haggin Oaks
Course: Haggin Oaks GC
When: Aug. 9-12
Where: Sacramento, Calif.
Winners: Andrew Patipaksiri, Cypress, Calif. (68-64-67--199)/ Sarah Salvo, Glendale, Calif. (71-68-70--209)
Runners-up: Alan Lee, Lima, Peru (70-71-67--208) Wonjoo Choi, Murrieta, Calif., (70-73-72--215)
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Event: Transamerica Junior at Hiwan
Course: Hiwan GC
When: Aug. 10-13
Where: Evergreen, Colo.
Winners: Richard Lee, Vancouver, British Columbia (70-78-70--218)/Stephanie Johns, Ashland, Ore. (76-77-75--228)
Runners-up: Jesse Barnsley, Albuquerque, N.M. (73-73-72--218) Ashley Tait, Littleton, Colo. (71-75-84--230)
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Event: Callaway Golf PGA Junior Series
Course: Tripoli CC
When: Aug. 9-10
Where: Milwaukee
Winners: Jake Brodhead, Warsaw, Ind. (71-76--147)/Christine Herzog, Detroit Lakes, Minn. (75-77--152)
Runners-up: Andrew Alexander, Rochester, Minn. (76-74--150), Craig Smith, Springfield Tenn. (74-76--150), Robbie Kelley, Minnetonka, Minn. (72-78--150)/Jessica Hauser, Harland Wis. (77-77--154)
Skinny: Jake Brodhead of Warsaw, Ind., captured the boys' 16-17 division title at the Callaway Golf PGA Junior Series at Tripoli Country Club, finishing with a 147 total. Brodhead, who started out solidly, made birdie on Nos. 1 and 5. However, he almost let go of his lead with bogeys on Nos. 6, 7 and 9.
''This was a sweet victory,'' Brodhead said. ''It was tough out there today. I made a few more bogeys than usual. I told myself that other people were making bogeys and I didn't need to get too upset. The weather didn't really bother me that much today, except for a couple of holes where the wind was a little rough.''
Andrew Alexander of Rochester, Minn., Robbie Kelley of Minnetonka, Minn., and Craig Smith of Springfield Tenn., finished in a three-way tie for second.
In the girls' 16-17 division, Christine Herzog, of Detroit Lakes, Minn., finished on top with a 152 total. On the front nine, she had two bogeys, a double bogey and a birdie, and on the back nine she made four bogeys and a birdie.
''I played pretty good today,'' said Herzog. ''It was pretty fun today, and I was playing with some great girls. It feels good to get the win, it was close until the end and I battled it out until the end.''
In second, two strokes behind Herzog, was Jessica Hauser with a 154, followed by Marci-Ann Hill of Middleton, Wis., at 156.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Event: CJGA B.C. Championship Series
Course: Sandpiper GC
When: Aug. 9-11
Where: Harrison Mills, British Columbia
Winners: Joel Johnson Portland, Ore., (77-70-74--221) /Christine Cho Kent, Wash. (76-77-76--229)
Runners-up: Jacob Hunt, Mission, British Columbia (78-75-69--222) /Fiona Wan, Richmond, British Columbia (78-80-90--248)
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Event: MJT Okanagan Junior Championship
Course: Okanagan GC
When: Aug. 8-10
Where: Kelowna, British Columbia
Winners: Jared Bragg, Abbotsford, British Columbia (79-71-75--225)/ Ahnna Kim, South Surrey, British Columbia (78-77-84--239)
Runners-up: Graeme Welsh, Comox, British Columbia, (86-71-72--229)/ Nari Kim, South Surrey, British Columbia (85-80-82--247)
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Event: CLGA Royale National Junior Girls' Championship
Course: Hillcrest Sports Centre
When: Aug. 9-12
Where: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Winner: In-Ah Park, Burnaby, British Columbia (70-74-73--217)
Runner-up: Jessica Potter, Coquitlam, British Columbia (77-72-69--218)
Skinny: In-Ah Park had what it took to land her first CLGA title. However, the victory didn't come easy; she and Jessica Potter battled it out in the final round. Going into the Day 3, Potter seemed to have no hope of a comeback, but she made eagle on No. 6 and birdies on Nos. 7 and 8to tie Park.
On No. 10 after Park bogeyed, Potter jumped ahead and held on until she relinquished her lead when she bogeyed No. 17, which put her back to being tied with Park. Finally, Park took charge and holed a 10-foot birdie putt on 18 to take the title.
''I honestly had no idea it was such a big putt,'' said Park. ''The whole round I just focused on my own score, and tried to play my game. I'm actually really glad I didn't know because I probably wouldn't have sunk it. I didn't know the importance of it.''
Potter finished second at 218, followed by Ashley Smith of Calgary, and Lindsay Caljouw of Nanaimo, British Columbia, both of whom finished at 221.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

HOGGARD: JUNIOR RYDER CUP
COMPOSED UNLIKE THE PROS

Watching U.S. Ryder Cup captain Hal Sutton tip-toe his way through his wild card picks Aug. 16 reminded me of a simple truth in golf and life -- winning matters.

After months of ''intentionally vague'' weaving, the big Louisianan with the smooth southern drawl came clean with his picks -- fiftysomething Jay Haas and straight-shooting Stewart Cink.

No need to read between the cliches, Sutton's picks were of the cold and calculating variety and have everything to do with regaining the Cup.
- For more, visit www.golfw eek.com/articles/2004/juniorgolf/boys/40113.asp

NEWS AND NOTES

* When Virada Nirapathpongporn won the U.S. Women's Amateur last year in Philadelphia she hugged a dejected Jane Park, who just lost, 2 and 1, in the 36-hole championship match, and told her that she would win next year.

Fifty-two weeks later at The Kahkwa Club Nirapathpongporn's prediction became reality when Park held off gritty Amanda McCurdy to win the 104th U.S. Women's Amateur, 2 up.
- For more, visit www.golfwee k.com/articles/2004/amateur/women/40098.asp

* Golfweek will hold the second annual Golfweek Junior Invitational presented by Aldila Oct. 15-17 at Sea Trail Golf Resort in Sunset Beach, N.C. The 54-hole event will feature the top-ranked players in the Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index. To be eligible, juniors must not have reached their 19th birthday by Sept. 16 and must be full-time high school students. For more information, call Golfweek tournament coordinator Eliza Folsom at 877-805-4653 or e-mail efolsom@golfweek.com.

* The United States built a 4-point cushion and cruised to victory at the World Junior Golf Cup Aug. 13 in St. Andrews, Scotland.

The U.S. squad led 7 1/2-4 1/2 heading into the final day's singles matches and secured the cup, 15-9, with a solid closing performance at St. Andrews Bay's Torrance Course.

''We kept on fighting and never gave up,'' said Richard Zokol, a PGA Tour player and captain of the Canadian team. ''But it was an uphill battle. The United States kept the pressure on us all day. I really commend our junior golfers. They tried hard against a very strong United States Team.''

* For a tentative list of 2004-05 Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index ranked events visit [Girls] or [Boys].

* To kick off the week at the Jeld-Wen Tradition, the Champions Tour's final major, Nike Golf will host the Nike Golf Challenge Aug. 23 at the Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club in Beaverton, Ore.

The event will include an area to demo Nike Golf equipment as well as a golf challenge. The challenge will feature three age groups (10 and under, 11-14 and 15-18) and putting, driving and chipping competitions.

Some of the area's top high school players also will get a chance to play alongside a Champions Tour player in a five-hole shootout. For more information, visit www.nikegolf.com.

* Short shots: The 22nd Virginias-Carolinas Junior Matches -- originally scheduled for Aug. 14-15 at Old North State Club in Badin Lake, N.C. -- were postponed because of heavy rains and inclement weather. The matches have been rescheduled for Aug. 28-29 at Old North State. . . . Eddie Olson, who will be a senior at Aptos High (Calif.) in the fall, shot a final-round 64 to win the Santa Cruz City Amateur Aug. 14. Olson, 17, trailed by three shots with nine holes to go but birdied five holes on the back side, including Nos. 15, 16, and 17, to finish at 9 under par. . . . Chrysler is giving club champions a chance to earn a spot in a PGA Tour event. Club champions at participating golf courses will be invited to compete in one of four sectional events during September. Sectional winners will be invited to a national championship at Westin-Innisbrook Golf Resort in Palm Harbor, Fla. The national final will be played the same week as the PGA Tour's Chrysler Championship (Oct. 28-31) and the top two finishers will earn a spot in the field of next year's Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. . . . Brad Valois defeated Matt Broome, 1 up, to win the Rhode Island Boys Junior Aug. 13 at Agawam Hunt Club in Providence.

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

AJGA
Aug. 16-19 -- AJGA Richmond Junior, Salisbury Country Club, Midlothian, Va.
Aug. 17-20 -- Family Toyota/Family Honda Junior, Coto de Caza G&RC (South), Coto de Caza, Calif.
Aug. 17-20 -- IRI Golf Group Tri-Cities Junior at Sun Willows, Sun Willows GC, Pasco, Wash.
Aug. 19-22 -- Ping Phoenix Junior, Moon Valley CC, Phoenix

CANADIAN JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION
Aug. 16-18 -- CJGA Alberta Championship Series
Aug. 16-19 -- CJGA Mizuno CJGA National Golf Championship

INDEPENDENT EVENTS
Aug. 15-17 -- New England Junior

GIRLS
1. Paula Creamer 68.52
2. In-Bee Park 69.51
3. Julieta Granada 69.57
4. Morgan Pressel 70.37
5. Esther Choe 71.12
6. Jennie Lee 71.28
7. Brittany Lincicome 71.33
8. Angela Park 71.70
9. Amanda Blumenherst 71.92
10. Mallory Hetzel 71.95
11. Tiffany Joh 72.09
12. Mina Harigae 72.13
13. Taylor Leon 72.55
14. Jennifer Pandolfi 72.68
15. Sydney Burlison 72.71
16. Nannette Hill 72.89
17. Catherina Wang 73.24
18. Selanee Henderson 73.35
19. Sooji Cho 73.42
20. Megan Grehan 73.44
21. Lauren Espinosa 73.63
22. Tiffany Chudy 73.70
23. Jennifer Osborn 73.87
24. Sukjin-Lee Wuesthoff 73.89
25. Marika Lendl 73.92
- For complete rankings, visit www.golfweek.com /juniorgolf/ratings/girls.asp

NUMBER CRUNCHING
Here is a list of last week's winners and their movement in the Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index:

BOYS
Hilton Head Junior Invitational -- Charlie Niland (Not Ranked)
MJT Okanagan Junior Championship -- Nick McKnight (Not Ranked)
Callaway Golf/PGA Jr. Series at Tripoli CC -- Jake Brodhead (Not Ranked)
AJGA Transamerica Junior at Hiwan -- Jesse Barnsley (Not Ranked)
AJGA Nike Golf Junior at Haggin Oaks -- Andrew Patipaksiri (Not Ranked)
AJGA Lockton Kansas City Junior -- Brent Potts (292nd to 221st)
AJGA Fidelity Investments Junior Classic -- Cornelius Carroll (159th to 150th)
AJGA Nike Golf Junior at Toftrees Resort -- Timothy Kelly (613th to 594th)

GIRLS
Canadian Junior Girls' Championship -- In-Ah Park (Not Ranked)
Callaway Golf/PGA Jr. Series at Tripoli CC -- Christine Herzog (242nd to 213th)
AJGA Transamerica Junior at Hiwan -- Stephanie Johns (186th to 167th)
AJGA Nike Golf Junior at Haggin Oaks -- Sarah Salvo (Not Ranked)
AJGA Lockton Kansas City Junior -- Shannon Yocum (77th to 64th)
AJGA Fidelity Investments Junior Classic -- Catherina Wang (Remained No. 17)
AJGA Nike Golf Junior at Toftrees Resort -- Natalie Sheary (128th to 118th)

RECRUITING CENTRAL
As anticipated, the NCAA Division I board of directors has put the finishing touches on an important set of proposals directed at fortifying the integrity of the recruiting process. Board members approved a six-proposal emergency-legislation package Aug. 5 in Indianapolis that was developed by the NCAA Task Force on Recruiting this spring and reviewed by the Division I Management Council two weeks ago.

The emergency legislation, which goes into effect immediately and will impact the 2004-05 recruiting season, includes measures that:

* Require institutions to establish CEO-approved official-visit policies applying to prospects, student hosts, coaches and other athletics administrators that prohibit the use of alcohol, sex and gambling in recruiting;

* Prohibit institutions from using private or chartered airplanes when providing air transportation to and from official visits;

* Prohibit the use of specialized vehicles for transporting prospects around campus during an official visit;

* Require prospects and parents or legal guardians to be housed in standard lodging available generally to all guests and be provided standard meals comparable to those given to student-athletes during the academic year;

* Require hosts used to entertain prospects during official visits to be current student-athletes from the prospect's sport, or designated in a manner consistent with the institution's policies for providing tours to prospective students (gender-specific groups still would be permitted if they are used in a manner consistent with the overall campus-visit experience);

* Prohibit personalized recruiting aids (for example, personalized jerseys, or personalized audio or video scoreboard presentations) or game-day simulations during official or unofficial visits.

Board members were enthusiastic about the proposals, though the prohibition of private or chartered airplanes did generate some debate. That particular proposal also has been the most debated among Division I members.

Various coaches have said the measure might have unintended consequences for institutions that are not in close proximity to a major airport, or for prospects who live in rural areas. Those concerns, however, did little to influence the Board, which defeated a motion to place that proposal into the legislative cycle rather than adopt it as emergency legislation.

''There are legitimate concerns from institutional personnel in rural areas that may feel disadvantaged by a restriction on private or chartered planes,'' said board chair Robert Hemenway, chancellor of the University of Kansas. ''On the other hand, there also is a general feeling that the use of private planes in the past has contributed to the culture of entitlement and perhaps has led to an unfair advantage for those institutions using the planes.

The Board felt the need to establish the proposal as a baseline and move forward. Certainly, we can monitor the effects of this legislation and consider amendments if in fact we discover that it creates unintended consequences.''

Two additional proposals in the recruiting package were introduced into the 2004-05 legislative cycle. One allows institutions to pay airfare for one parent or legal guardian to accompany the prospect during an official visit, and the other reduces the maximum number of official visits in football and men's and women's basketball from five to four. Because there was ample task force support for these measures but not necessarily a consensus, the task force recommended that they undergo membership review before consideration in April.
--Dean W. Frischknecht

- For more college recruiting information, visit the Ping American College Golf Guide at www.collegegolf.com/.

THIS WEEK IN GOLFWEEK
Check the Aug. 21 issue of Golfweek for a detailed look at launch monitors and a complete review of the 86th PGA Championship.

POLL QUESTION
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