TOURNAMENT RECAPS

* AJGA Buick Junior Open presented by Golfweek

Cornelius Carroll claimed his first AJGA victory after shooting a final-round 71 June 19 while Morgan Pressel had a 1-over 73 to win the girls division at the AJGA Buick Junior Open presented by Golfweek.

Carroll's even-par 216 total at Spring Meadows Country Club in Linden, Mich., was two shots clear of Clark Klaasen.

''It feels good,'' Carroll, 16, said. ''I've had a lousy season so far. I've been in the middle or top third all year.''

Pressel led the girls division from the start with rounds of 72-68-73 for a 213 total. Pressel, 15, started the round with an eagle on the par-5 second and was never challenged.

''I played solid and consistent,'' Pressel said. ''That's what is important. It's exciting to win.''

Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana finished 12 shots back at 225. Amber Prange placed third at 227.
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* AJGA Sprint Junior Golf Championship

Erik Flores edged Brett Kanda in a playoff June 19 after both players finished 54 holes tied at 5-under 211 at the AJGA Sprint Junior Golf Championship.

Flores' closing 75 included five bogeys and two birdies. He opened with rounds of 71 and 65 at Boulder Creek Golf Club in Boulder City, Nev.

''I played just as good as I did yesterday when I shot 65,'' Flores said. ''But the wind was brutal today and I struggled to finish my up-and-downs.''

Flores clinched his second-career AJGA victory with a par on the first playoff hole.

Erik Coover, Derek Sipe and Polo Golf Junior All-American Chad Wilcox tied for third at 3-under 213.

Jennie Lee, a 2002 Polo Golf Junior All-American, took top honors in the girls division at 3 over. Tiffany Joh finished two shots back at 220 while Esther Choe finished third at 222.
- For complete results, click here. 

* AJGA Henry-Grifitts Bluegrass Junior Invitational

Chanin Puntawong birdied his final hole June 20 to avoid a playoff and win the AJGA Henry-Griffitts Bluegrass Junior Invitational June 20.

Puntawong finished at 208 followed by Jarred Texter and Matthew Scykowski at 209.

Whitney Wade won her second consecutive Henry-Griffitts title, finishing at 217 for a six-stroke victory.

Wade, who recently qualified to play next week's U.S. Women's Open, closed with 71 at Bellefonte Country Club in Ashland, Ky.

''I tried to make par on each hole and not worry about what other players were doing,'' said Wade, a 17-year-old first-team Polo Golf Junior All-American. ''It is special to win this tournament because I am from the area.''

Marci Turner, the 2001 Bluegrass Junior champion, finished at 221 and Brittany Lincicome placed third, two shots back.
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* AJGA PING Harvey Penick Junior

Michael Randle rallied from five shots back with a final-round 69 June 19 to win the AJGA PING Harvey Penick Junior.

Randle, who began the tournament with back-to-back 73s, finished at 215, two shots ahead of second-round leader Creighton Honeck.

''I felt like the first two rounds I kind of left some out there,'' Randle said. ''I was really focusing on taking it as deep as possible today, and I was able to play my best.''

Honeck finished with 76 at Hills Country Club in Austin, Texas, and tied for second with three other players -- Jace Moore, Raul Lemus and Lance Lopez - at 217.

Ashley Rollins shot her second consecutive 74 to hold off a late challenge from Lauren Espinosa to win the girls division.

''I've had kind of a slow year this year and haven't done as well as I would have liked. So this means a lot,'' said Rollins, who finished at 217.

Espinosa finished two shots back at 219. Alejandra Llaneza and Mallorie Underwood tied for third at 226.

Rollins, who will play her college golf at the University of New Mexico in the fall, said the PING Harvey Penick Junior was her last scheduled AJGA event.
- For complete results, click here. 

* World Junior Team Championship

After trailing by as much as six shots after Day 1, Korea overcame Japan June 19 to win the World Junior Team Championship at the Rosewood Club in Kobe, Japan.

The Korean squad finished the four-day event at 4-over 868, two strokes ahead of Japan, that led in each of the first three rounds. Despite losing the team title, however, Japan's Yuta Ikeda overcame a five-shot deficit to win individual honors.

The United States finished tied for fourth-place with Canada. Greg Rodgers was the top American, tying for 10th.
- For complete results, click here. 

* Signal Mountain Invitational

Robert Gates Jr. finished at 205 to win the Signal Mountain (Tenn.) Invitational June 19 while Rachel Smith won the girls division.

Gates shot 69 in his final round to hold off Peter Malnati, who closed with 68. Malnati finished two-shots back, with a 205 total.

Gates shot a tournament-low 66 in his second round that propelled him into the lead.

Smith (225) shot a third-round 74 to secure her victory. Catherine Hicks and second-round leader Beth Felts finished tied for second, four shots back.
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* Pepsi Little Peoples

Bobby West, Jennie Arsenault and Carly Truitt claimed victory in their respective divisions June 18 at the Pepsi Little People's event held in Westview Golf Course in Quincy, Ill.

West won the boys event in a playoff over Patrick Duffy. Both players finished at even-par 144. Colin Wilcox finished in third place, one stroke back.

Truitt shot a second-round 69 for an even-par 142 total. Alejandra Diaz-Calderon was second, two strokes back.

Arsenault won the girls 14-15 year old division over Anita Gahir in a playoff. Both players finished tied at 150. Jamie Harlan was third.
- For complete results, click here.

* World Junior Golf Cup

Mark Long won the boys 17-18 division at the World Junior Golf Cup June 20 at Walt Disney World Resort's Magnolia Course in Orlando, Fla.

Despite a third-round d 75, Long cruised to a three-stroke victory over Kyle Thurston and Ricky Hayes. Byron Gustus and Andrew Hrwynak rounded out the top five.

Eddie Brock won the boys 15-16 division after rounds of 70-69. Ryan Solan and Luigi Spadafora finished six strokes behind Brock.
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* PGA Junior Series at The Woodlands, Texas

Phillip Bryan took medallist honors June 19 in the boys 16-17 division at the Callaway PGA Junior Series event at The Woodlands, Texas.

Of the four division winners at The Woodlands, Bryan was the only champion from outside Texas. He began the final round trailing Ryan Smith by four strokes but shot 71 for a 217 total.

Lauren Johnson won the girls 16-17 division. Johnson carded rounds of 70-74-80--224 to win the tournament by 13 strokes. Following Johnson in second and third were fellow Texans Lizann Dernick (77-80-80) and Elizabeth Bond (77-82-79).

The boys 13-15 division title went to Morgan Johnson, who rallied with a final-round 77 for a three-stroke victory over Eric Durbin.
- For complete results, click here. 

Mazur: Ready or
not here Wie comes

Michelle Wie wins the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links Championship and suddenly golf as we know it may have been transported to a whole new level. Not amateur golf. Not professional golf. Not women's golf. Not even the men's game.

Just golf. Plain and simple.

You may like Wie or you may not. That's irrelevant. Reality is the equalizer here, and it will dictate that this 13-year-old likely will have the opportunity to do things which could eclipse the feats of even Tiger Woods.
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NEWS AND NOTES

* For winning the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links, Michelle Wie received a gold medal, the Robert. F. Dwyer Trophy and $300.

The money came from her parents, courtesy of a wager by the 13-year-old. Wie said she made the bet Friday after she advanced to the quarterfinals.

''My dad was like, 'That's way too much.' He wanted it to be $100,'' Wie told the Associated Press. ''But I stared him down, and we made it $300.''

B.J. Wie put a different spin on the bet. He said the $300 was pledged as shopping money while they are on vacation in California after the U.S. Women's Open.

''If she wins the Women's Open, I'll probably have to give her more money,'' he said.

* The International Junior Golf Tour is launching a series of junior tournaments this August in the United Kingdom. The U.K. schedule begins Aug. 7 at Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, and wraps up Aug. 27 at The Belfry in North Warwickshire, England.

* Teeing off in the final round of the South Carolina Junior Golf Championship with a four-shot lead, Mark Anderson was understandably a little nervous. But coming down the stretch with a two-shot lead his nerve endings bristled -- and it had nothing to do with the golf shots that faced him.

It had to do with the 1,100-pound bull that was resting in the shade of a live oak in between the 15th and 18th holes at Bulls Bay Golf Club. More specifically, it had to do with the fact that Anderson, a 17-year-old from Beaufort, had just been told that if he won the tournament, he had to ride the bull.

''They told me that on the 15th hole," said the rising senior at Beaufort Academy. "And I said, 'don't tell me that now.' I'd never ridden a bull before.''

* Short shots: Sixteen-year-old Paula Creamer, No. 1 in the Golfweek/Titleist Junior Rankings, made her second cut in as many LPGA events, shooting 74-73-75-76 to tie for 67th. Creamer tied for 71st at last month's Asahi Ryokuken International.. . . . North Carolina's Marshall Pickett, 15, a rising high school junior, became the youngest player in NGA/Hooters Tour history to make a cut June 20 at the circuit's Wilmington event. . . . For each adult guest at Hershey (Pa.) Resort paying a twilight rate on Hershey Golf Club's East Course, a junior golfer (15 and under) can play for free. Hershey's twilight rate allows golfers to play as many holes as possible after 4 p.m., with the adult rate at $60. . . Long Beach State women's coach Sue Ewart announced that Beth Holtermann (Wasco, Calif.), Bolee Kim (Seoul, South Korea), Amanda Pentecost (Lakewood, Calif.) and Eloise Vicencio (Fremont, Calif.) have signed letters of intent for the fall. Men's coach Bob Livingstone also signed Jeremy Keller (Las Vegas), Ryan Ritter (Villa Park, Calif.) and Ryan Wood (Oceanside, Calif.). . . . Zac Hildenbrand (Summerland, British Columbia) and Colby Lindsay (Abbotsford, British Columbia) have signed letters of intent to play golf at the University of Texas-El Paso this fall. . . . Ben Leong of Bradenton, Fla., carded his first hole-in-one at the AJGA Henry-Griffitts Bluegrass Junior Invitational. Leong used a pitching wedge at the 31-yard third hole.

PLAYER TO WATCH
Name: Hannah Jun
Age: 17
Golfweek/Titleist Ranking: 9^th (as of June 25)
Residence: San Diego, Calif.
The Skinny: Jun was named the San Diego Player of the Year in 2002-'03 thanks to her victory at the 2002 Silver Bell and runner-up showing at the 2002 Junior World Championships.

At the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links, Jun advanced to the quarterfinals before losing to Aimee Cho, 6 and 4.

Jun lists her most memorable golf experience as the time she made it to the semifinals in the U.S. Girls' Junior in 2002.

Outside of golf, Jun likes to read, write and collects quotes. She is heading to UCLA in the fall.

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

AJGA
June 23-26 -- ClubCorp Junior at Mission Hills; Mission Hills Country Club, Palmer Course, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
June 23-26 -- OSSO Junior at Oak Tree; Oak Tree Country Club, East Course, Edmond, Okla.
June 23-26 -- Toledo Group Eastern Canadian Junior; Roseland Golf & Curling Club, Windsor, Ontario
June 24-27 -- Hargray Junior Classic; Golden Bear Golf Club, Hilton Head Island, S.C.

Callaway Golf/PGA Jr. Series
June 23-24 -- DarkHorse Golf Club, Auburn, Calif.

Southeastern Jr. Golf Tour
June 25-27 -- SJGT Grand National Junior, Opelika, Ala.

Pars
June 21-23 -- PGA National Resort & Spa - Champion Course, Palm Beach, Fla.

Teens on the Green
June 25-27 -- Teens on the Green, Sacramento, Calif.

Independent
June 23-27 -- Texas-Oklahoma Junior
June 23-27 -- International Junior Masters
June 28-29 -- Mid Pines Invitational

STATE OF AFFAIRS

A state-by-state glance at junior golf

Arkansas
July 29-31 -- Boys Stroke Play Championship, Valley View CC, Farmington
July 29-31 -- Girls Stroke Play Championship, Valley View CC, Farmington

Hawaii
July 1-2 -- Boys Junior Championship, Hawaii Prince GC

Maryland
June 30-July 1 -- Girls Junior Championship, Tantallon G&CC, Washington
June 30-July 1 -- Boys Junior Championship, Redgate GC, Rockville

Michigan
June 30-July 2 -- Girls Junior Championship, Chemung Hills CC, Howell

New Hampshire
June 27 -- Girls Junior Championship, Intervale GC, Manchester

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

BOYS
Pepsi Little Peoples -- Bobby West (526th to 445th)
Hudson Junior Invitational -- Josh Esler (199th to 94th)
Signal Mountain Junior Invitational -- Robert Gates Jr. (Remained No. 7)
AJGA Henry-Grifitts Bluegrass Junior Invitational -- Chanin Puntawong (16th to 12th)
AJGA PING Harvey Penick Junior -- Michael Randle (406th to 241st)
AJGA Sprint Junior Golf Championship -- Erik Flores (22nd to 21st)
AJGA Buick Junior Open -- Cornelius Carroll (43rd to 42nd)

GIRLS
Callaway Golf/PGA Jr. Series at The Woodlands -- Lauren Johnson (104th to 93rd)
Pepsi Little Peoples -- Carly Truitt (101st to 95th)
Hudson Junior Invitational -- Taylor Bunnell (Not Ranked to 102nd) Signal Mountain Junior Invitational -- Rachel Smith (58th to 55th)
AJGA Henry-Grifitts Bluegrass Junior Invitational -- Whitney Wade (46th to 32nd)
AJGA PING Harvey Penick Junior -- Ashley Rollins (23rd to 22nd)
AJGA Sprint Junior Golf Championship -- Jennie Lee (15th to 16th)
AJGA Buick Junior Open -- Morgan Pressel (Remained No. 11)

RECRUITING CENTRAL
In May, the NCAA released additional information on its academic reform package which is taking shape with primary focus on student-athlete eligibility and retention with higher graduation rates the ultimate goal. The Annual Academic Progress Rate (AAPR) has now gone from being a concept to a proposal as information was sent to athletic conferences for review for the NCAA's July legislative meetings.

The plan is designed to increase graduation rates by adding to the toughened initial-eligibility and progress-towards-degree standards that were adopted by the NCAA last fall and became effective for student-athletes entering college in 2003.

''(The plan) rewards programs who exceed their institutional performance and penalize those at the bottom of their sports group and do not achieve even their own institutional (graduation) rate,'' said Jim Delaney, Big Ten Conference commissioner.

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

THIS WEEK IN GOLFWEEK
Check the June 28 issue of Golfweek for complete coverage of Michelle Wie's victory at the 27th U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links, plus a look at rangefinder technology.

POLL QUESTION
Who will win the 58th U.S. Women's Open?

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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