TOURNAMENT RECAPS * International Junior Golf Tour: In the IJGT Pacific Coast Junior
Challenge, Ted Whitney was one of only two golfers in the field to
break 70 during the two-day event at the Sandpines Golf Club in Florence,
Ore.
Whitney backed an opening-round 69 with 72 for 141, four shots lower
than Colin Tucker and Blake Field. Field, meanwhile, was the
other player to break 70, as he followed an opening-day 76 with 69 to
finish at 145. * In Brewster, Mass., Louis-Pierre Godin made a final-round
charge to take the IJGT Cape Cod Junior Golf Challenge. Godin followed
rounds of 79-79 with a 1-under 71 to end the tournament with a one-shot
victory over Charles-Etienne Seguin. While Godin saved his charge
for the late stages of the event, Seguin moved backward on Day 3 -- he was
eight shots ahead of Godin at the beginning of play, but soared to a
final-round 80 over the Ocean Course at the Ocean Edge Golf Resort. * American Junior Golf Association: Finally, Mitchell McCaughan
shot the lowest score of the week in Junior golf, as the Sumner, Wash.,
resident shot a 4-under 68 at the MeadowWood Golf Course to tie for first
at the AJGA Preseason Junior.
Mitchell shared the top spot at even 144 with Nicholas Grigsby
and Jason Williams. Meanwhile, Jason Diamond, Daniel
Brutocao and Denny Bae all ended one shot behind to further
their hopes of gaining full-time access to the 2002 season.
* Future
Collegians World Tour: At the FCWT Hiawatha Junior Shootout, local-product
Dan Gabel shot a final-round 71 at The Links course in Apalachin,
N.Y., to win by one shot over Scott Comer. Gabel finished the
three-day event at 4-over-par 220.
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HOGGARD: TAKE STEPS NOW On the eve of the American Junior Golf Association's 2001 Preseason
Junior at Diablo Grande, Spencer Levin was scarcely a blip on the
national junior radar. Thirty-six holes and 144 strokes later the Elk
Grove, Calif., native changed all that.
While Levin's ascent from state prodigy to national heavyweight was the
feel-good story of the summer, his climb also demonstrates everything that
is right with the AJGA and during a recent interview with Peter
Ripa, the Braselton, Ga.-based association's chief operations officer,
Levin's name, and story, was dropped more than once.
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FOR STARS OF
TOMORROW
NEWS AND
NOTES The runner-up in last year's British Boys Championship at Ganton
equaled the best showing by an amateur in an official PGA European Tour
event, finishing tied for fourth. Other amateurs who have tied for fourth
in European Tour events are Gary Hallberg (1977 Scandinavian
Enterprise Open), Gordon Sherry (1995 Scottish Open) and Justin
Rose (1998 British Open).
Some are calling Cabrera the next Garcia, who, incidentally won the
Spanish Open by four strokes.
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* Golf 20/20 announced April 24 that JuniorLinks.com has relaunched,
with new content for the summer junior golf season, including a searchable
database of 550 of the nation's junior golf programs. The programs range
from camps and tournaments to year-round events. Program directors can
continue to register on the Web site to add to its growing database, and
parents and juniors can search for a program that best suits their needs.
Other new content on JuniorLinks.com includes college scholarship
information, tips from golf professionals and sports psychologists, as
well as information on equipment. Resources for program directors include
information on fund-raising, starting programs and organizing tournaments,
in addition to opportunities to share "best practices" on topics such as
obtaining course access, soliciting volunteers, and recruiting and
retaining new players.
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* Short shots: Nigeria has joined the list of countries
attending the Teens On The Green Individual and Team World Championships
May 24-27 at ChampionsGate Golf Resort in Orlando. Mexico, St. Kitts,
Puerto Rico, Trinidad, Peru, Colombia, Philippines, Jamaica, Bahamas,
Virgin Islands, Colombia, Argentina, Ecuador, Kenya, Costa Rica, Dominican
Republic, Canada and Paraguay also are attending. For details log onto The
Teens On The Green Web site at www.teensonthegreen.com. . . .
LPGA Tour player Kris Tschetter will be recognized by the U.S.
Junior Chamber of Commerce as one of the group's 10 Outstanding Young
Americans for 2002. Tschetter will be honored June 29 for community action
and social improvement. She has helped raise more than $1.4 million for
charities in Sioux Falls. . . . For the fourth year, Sundance Golf Course
and the Central Texas Junior Golf Association in New Braunfels, Texas,
have been selected and ! ha! ve agreed to host Hook a Kid on Golf, a
national skills development golf program administered by the National
Alliance for Youth Sports. Hook a Kid on Golf is aimed at youngsters who
normally would not have the opportunity to play the sport of golf. ''We
are excited about the opportunity to host this program'' said Sue
Puetz, local Hook a Kid on Golf Site Coordinator. ''In 1999, our first
year, we held four of the eight Hook a Kid on Golf clinics offered in the
entire state of Texas''
* Rafael Cabrera, a 17-year-old Spanish amateur ranked
No. 2 in the Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index, thrilled the home
spectators at the Spanish Open April 28 when he was paired with Sergio
Garcia in the final group.
PLAYER TO
WATCH Park says her greatest golf accomplishment was winning the 2001 PGA
Junior Championship, where she shot a 72-hole total of 1-over-par 289 to
beat Mallory Code by two shots.
Outside of golf, she enjoys playing the piano, swimming and computer
games.
Her favorite professional is Annika Sorenstam, ''she is very fun
to watch.''
''I would like to play professionally, that is the long-term goal.''
Hopefully someday she will be playing with the world No. 1.
Name: In-Bee Park
Age: 13
Golfweek/Titleist
Ranking: 11nd
Residence: Eustis, Calif.
The Skinny: Park,
13, has been a successful golfer so far and she has only been playing four
year. ''I started playing with my father as a hobby,'' said Park, who
started playing golf at age 9.
Golfweek/Titliest
Performance Index (as of April 29) For complete rankings visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/ratings/boys.asp
GIRLS: For complete rankings visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/ratings/girls.asp
BOYS:
1. James
Vargas 68.92
2. Rafael Cabrera 69.64
3. Anthony
Kim 69.87
4. Tyler Leon 69.96
5. Jonathan Moore
70.33
6. Webb Simpson 70.60
7. Ryan Posey 70.80
8.
Kevin Larsen 70.81
9. Luke List 70.90
10. Spencer
Levin 71.02
1. Carmen Alonso 69.88
2. Julieta
Granada 70.85
3. Whitney Wade 70.90
4. Brittany
Lang 71.32
5. Nicole Perrot(pro) 71.35
6. Aimee
Cho 71.42
7. Lucia Mar 71.64
8. Elizabeth
Janangelo 71.74
9. Christina Kim(pro) 71.83
10. Paula
Creamer 72.00
NUMBER
CRUNCHING BOYS:
Here is a list of last week's winners and their movement
in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index:
FCWT Hiawatha Junior Shootout - Dan Gabel (322
to 242)
AJGA Preseason Junior at Spokane - Mitchell McCaughan
(not ranked), Nicholas Grigsby (not ranked), Jason Williams
(not ranked)
IJGT Cape Cod Junior Golf Challenge - Louis-Pierre
Godin (not ranked to 324)
IJGT Pacific Coast Junior Challenge -
Ted Whitney (174 to 156)
RECRUITING
CENTRAL Registration materials are inserted into the NCAA printed ''Guide for
the College-Bound Student-Athlete'' or may be obtained by calling the
Clearinghouse at 319-337-1492. The NCAA also has a toll-free hot line
800-638-3731 to answer eligibility questions.
For more college recruiting information, visit the Ping American
College Golf Guide at www.collegegolf.com/.
If you intend to participate in Division I or II athletics
as a freshman, you must register and be certified by the NCAA Initial
Eligibility Clearinghouse. There is no set time for high school
student-athletes to register, but the best time is after your junior year
grades are posted to your transcript. After graduation and before the
school closes for the summer, your school also must send the Clearinghouse
a copy of your final transcript confirming graduation from high school.
THIS WEEK IN
GOLFWEEK
Be sure to check out Golfweek and read about Local Legends
in our special Amateur Golf 2002 issue. . . . Log on to golfweek.com and
participate in the ''It's Your Honor'' poll question. This week: The
United States has lost three of the last four Walker Cup Matches to Great
Britain & Ireland. Which change would be most effective in reversing
the trend?
Have a question about the Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index? E-mail
rankings@golfweek.com.
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.