TOURNAMENT RECAPS
* IJGT at The Wigwam, Litchfield Park, Ariz.

Trey Todd of Abilene, Texas, improved each day by one shot as he posted 72-71-70 respectively for a 213 total at the IJGT event at The Wigwam Oct. 14. Todd finished one shot in front of Steve Saunders of Albuquerque, N.M., who carded a tournament-low 67.

In the boys 13-15 division, Jin Song of Scottsdale, Ariz., won by one stroke after a final-round 74. His 219 total was one better than fellow Scottsdale resident Drew Kittleson, Parker Houston of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., won the boys 11-12 division.

In the girls 15-19 division, Tiarra Honce of Kelowna, British Colombia, posted rounds of 77, 76, and 78 for a comfortable victory. Her 231 tournament total was eight shots better than Sue Gleeson of Peterborough, Ontario.
- For complete results visit www.golfweek.com/amateur/

* IJGT at Grandover, Greensboro, N.C.

James Browning of Hilton Head Island, S.C., shot a final-round 68 to take the title Oct. 14 at the IJGT event at Grandover. His 217 total was three better than Michael Quagliano of White Plains, N.Y., and Tully Coyle of Charlotte, N.C.

Peter Uihlein of North Dartmouth, Mass., shot 74, 73, and 71 for a 218 total and a seven-stroke victory in the boys 13-15 division.

Brinson Paolini of Virginia Beach, Va., won the boys 11-12 division.

International Junior Golf Academy student Rhai Nair of India followed her first- and second-round scores of 84 and 80 with a final-round 87. Her 251 tally was good for a three-stroke victory in the girls 11-19 division.
- For complete results visit www.golfweek.com/amateur/

* FCWT TPC Shootout at Deere Run, TPC Deere Run, Quad Cities, Iowa

Minneapolis' Luke Gaskins closed with 82 for his first victory Oct. 20 at the TPC Shootout at Deere Run. Carroll Cornelius from Saint Simons Island, Ga., finished second thanks to a second-round 70.
- For complete results visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

* FCWT Sooner Shootout, Oklahoma University, Norman, Okla.

Matt Best from Pauls Valley, Okla., shot a final-round 8-under 64 to win the FCWT Sooner Shootout at Oklahoma University Oct. 13. His 210 total was five-shots better than Matthew Bortis (215). Best's final-round 64 set a new course record at the University of Oklahoma Course. ''All I wanted was to play a bogey-free round,'' Best said.

Bradley Nelligan from Tulsa Okla., had rounds of 73 and 75 to claim the boys 13-15 division title, while Jordan McLaurin from Ironton, Mo., won the boys 11-12 division.
- For complete results visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

* FCWT Irish Junior Shootout, Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind.

Mina Harigae won the FCWT Irish Junior Shootout at Notre Dame Oct. 20 by 21 shots. Harigae had rounds of 78, 77, and 75 for a 230 total. Alexandrea Schulte finished alone in second at 251.
- For complete results visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

* PJGT Winn Grips Gateway Junior Classic, The Rail GC, Springfield, Ill.

Joe Gross of Laplata, Md., shot a final-round 77 to take the title Oct. 20 at the PJGT Winn Grips Gateway Junior Classic. His 148 total was two better than Mark Schmitz of St. Louis, Mo., and Steve Osborne of Ballwin, Mo.

Marissa Cook of Granite, Ill., followed her first-round 74 with a closing 85 to edge Calle Nielson of Nashville, Tenn., by three strokes in the girls division. Nielson had rounds of 76 and 86.
- For complete results visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Klein: Caddies in loop
more than bag-toters

Sad to say, but most golfers today will go through their lives (i.e. ''playing careers'') without knowing the joys of caddying. Forget about them ever working as a caddie. In all likelihood, they'll never even hire someone to carry their bag for a round. That's a great loss for the game.

I grew up caddying and loved it. The weekend of the Woodstock music festival in 1969, I was toting two bags 36 holes per day at Woodmere (N.Y.) Golf Club on Long Island û or $6 per bag per round. Working for wealthy people taught me valuable life lessons, namely that rich people could be total fools, too, and that I never needed to be awed or insecure in the company of allegedly successful folks.
- For more, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

NEWS AND NOTES
* The 2002-03 Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index list of ranked tournaments has been compiled.

To be ranked throughout the season a player must have played in a minimum number of tournaments (two tournaments by Jan. 1, three by May 1, four by June 30, five by July 29). To be included in the year-ending rankings a player must have played in six events from September 2002 to September 2003.
- For all of the boys' ranked events, visit: www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/
- For all of the girls' ranked events, visit: www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

* Changes are in store for the Pepsi Little People's Golf Championships, which will be played June 16-18 at five Quincy, Ill., area golf courses. Under the new format, boys and girls 3-5 will play five par-3 holes daily, boys and girls 6-7 will play nine par-3 holes daily, boys and girls 8-9 will play nine shortened holes each day and boys and girls 10-11 will play 18 holes from the forward tees per day. Boys and girls in the 12-13, 14-15 and 16-17 age brackets will continue to play 18 holes a day.

Play will be on the same five courses as in 2002: 3-5 and 6-7 age groups at Knights of Columbus Par-3 in Quincy; 8-9 and 10-11 boys at River Valley in Canton, Mo.; 8-9, 10-11, 14-15, and 16-17 girls, and 14-15 boys at Westview Golf Course in Quincy; 12-13 boys and girls at Indian Trails in Camp Point, Ill., and 16-17 boys at Spring Lake Country Club in Quincy.

''These changes will be in line with the other major junior tournaments in the country,'' said Nan Ryan, the tournament's executive director.

* After completing its fourth season The Golf Channel's Drive, Chip & Putt Junior Golf Skills Competition will return to Central Florida for its national finale Nov. 2 at Celebration Golf Club - site of the first event in 2002. The junior golf program hosted 100 events, including 18 regional championships in 36 states and Canada, and will register 54 regional finalists for the national championship.

* Short Shots: The Southeastern Junior Golf Tour announced it will play events at the TPC Tampa Bay, TPC at Myrtle Beach and TPC at Sawgrass in 2003. Tour membership forms can be obtained at www.sjgt.com. . . . Chantilly High School senior Jenny Suh became the first girl to win a Virginia AAA golf championship Oct. 8. She defeated a field of 71 boys at Elizabeth Manor Country Club in Portsmouth, Va. Suh shot 2-under-par 138 in the two-day event, defeating Matt Watson of Western Branch High in Chesapeake, Va., by a stroke. Suh shot a final-round 73 thanks to a 6-foot birdie putt on the 18th. She had finished fourth in the state last year, 11th in 2000 and ninth in 1999.

PLAYER TO WATCH
Name: Eric Beringer
Age: 18
Golfweek/Titleist Ranking: 242^nd (final 2001-02 ranking)
Residence: Bryn Mawr, Pa.
The Skinny: Although he was named the IJGT's boys 16-19 Player of the Year last year, Eric Beringer is still waiting for his breakthrough victory. The 18-year-old from Bryn Mawr, Pa., has had numerous second- and third-place finishes, but has yet to find the winner's circle.

His best finish this season is a 10th-place showing at ChampionsGate Golf Course in Kissimmee, Fla., where he posted rounds of 81-72-74.

Beringer, who is in his second year at the International Junior Golf Academy in Hilton Head Island, S.C., says his most memorable golf moment came two summers ago when he holed his second shot on a par 4 at a U.S. Amateur qualifier at Philadelphia Country Club, his home course.

The high school senior did, however, get a taste of success on the tennis courts. As a freshman at Harriton High School, Beringer won the high school state championship in doubles tennis.

Beringer cites Rich Beem, the 2002 PGA Champion, as his favorite PGA Tour player. ''I read Bud, Sweat and Tees after he won the Kemper Open,'' he said. ''I just like that he quit golf, and then came back to it and got even better.''

Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index
BOYS

The first edition of the 2002-03 Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index will be published in early December.
- For final 2001-02 rankings, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

GIRLS

The first edition of the 2002-03 Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index will be published in early December.
- For final 2001-02 rankings, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

WINNER'S MOVEMENT
The first edition of the 2002-03 Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index will be published in early December.

RECRUITING CENTRAL
In a recent newsletter, the NCAA reviewed its drug-testing program which has been in effect since 1986. Golfers participating in intercollegiate competition at NCAA institutions are included in the drug-testing program and should be prepared to sign a drug-testing consent form prior to practice and competition. Failure to sign the consent form shall result in the student-athlete's ineligibility for practice or competition until the student-athlete has signed the form.

Non-recruited student-athletes in sports not in the year-round testing program (the year-round testing program only includes Division I and II football and Division I track and field) may participate in preseason practice activities prior to the team's first date of competition without signing the drug-testing consent form.

The NCAA's banned drugs includes a specific list of stimulants, anabolic steroids, diuretics and street drugs including heroin and marijuana.
- For more college recruiting information, visit the Ping American College Golf Guide at www.collegegolf.com/.

THIS WEEK IN GOLFWEEK
Be sure to check out the Oct. 26 issue of Golfweek which features a story on the NCAA proposal to reduce competition and practice. Log on to golfweek.com and participate in the ''It's Your Honor'' poll question. This week: Who gets your vote for Buy.com Tour player of the year?

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

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