PING Junior Golf Report


Golfweek - PING Junior Golf Report - Vol. 1, No. 13

TOURNAMENT RECAPS
In American Junior Golf Association action: Elizabeth Janangelo, a 17-year-old from West Hartford, Conn., won her third consecutive Greater Hartford Jaycees Junior Aug. 23 at Wethersfield (Conn.) Country Club. Zack Amole, a 17-year-old from Denver, Pa., came from two shots back to win the boys division. . . . Anthony Kim, a 16-year-old from LaQuinta, Calif., and Jane Lee, a 15-year-old from Torrance, Calif., won their respective divisions of the Ping Phoenix Junior Championship Aug. 26 at Karsten Golf Course in Tempe, Ariz. . . . Ryan Vallely, an 18-year-old from Lethbridge, Alberta, shot an even-par 35 in the final round of the rain-shortened FutureLinks Junior Aug. 23 at Whistler (British Columbia) Golf Club. Kristen Svicarovich, a 16-year-old from Hillsboro, Ore., won the girls division. . . . Mike Rim, a 17-year-old from Lakewood, Calif., overcame a seven-stroke deficit to win the Buick Junior Open Aug. 23 at Boyne Highlands Resort in Harbor Springs, Mich. Lisa Tyler, a 17-year-old from Lighthouse Point, Fla., won the girls division by two.
- For complete results visit www.golfweek.com/amateur/

NEWS AND NOTES
* The U.S. Golf Association announced The Olympic Club in San Francisco will host the 2004 U.S. Junior Amateur. The Olympic Club has hosted six USGA championships: four U.S. Opens (1955, 1966, 1987, 1998) and two U.S. Amateurs (1958, 1981). The U.S. Junior will be played at Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth, Ga., July 23-27, 2002 and at Columbia Country Club in Chevy Chase, Md., July 22-26, 2003.

* Daniel Summerhays and Ryan Blaum qualified for match play at the U.S. Amateur last week at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. Summerhays, an 17-year-old from Farmington, Utah, who is ranked No. 38 in the Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index, won three matches to advance to the quarterfinals before losing to eventual runner-up Robert Hamilton. Blaum, a 17-year-old from Coral Gables, Fla., ranked No. 58, beat Wayne Raath in the first round before losing to John Carlson in the second round.

RECRUITING CENTRAL
Campus visits for recruited student-athletes begin in the fall for high school seniors, and preparation can help recruits gather useful information and make a good impression. It is a good idea for prospective student-athletes to make a list of questions they want answered and give some thought about how the questions will be asked. With minimal practice, important questions can be phrased as part of normal conversation instead of resembling an interrogation. Recruits should remember they are being observed as well doing the observing. High school athletes generally visit only campuses where they have genuine interest so homework before going can help in the selection process.

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

PLAYER TO WATCH
Name: Phillip Telliard
Age: 16
Golfweek/Sagarin Ranking: 69th
Residence: Riverside, Calif.
Profile: He won the Southern California High School Tournament of Champions this year and was second at the Southern California PGA Junior. He was a 2000 and 2001 Scholar Athlete with a 3.6 grade point average and in his first year in high school he became the first freshman in the 50-year history to win the Ivy League High School Championship, shooting 68-73. He qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur at Woodland Hills Golf Club with 72-66. In the second round he hit a ball out of bounds and had to make a 9-foot birdie putt on the final hole to qualify. At the U.S. Junior, Tilliard won his opening match over Ross Beal, 4 and 2, and then defeated Eddie Lee, 2 and 1. He lost in the Sweet 16 round to eventual champion Henry Liaw, 3 and 2. But there's more to Telliard than just golf. ''I am passionate about my piano and I love to write music for the piano. I also love to play my acoustical guitar and my drums. For me, that's relaxing.''

NUMBER CRUNCHING
Here is a list of last weekÆs winners and their movement in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index:

BOYS:
AJGA Buick Junior -- Mike Rim (220th to 187th)
AJGA FutureLinks -- Ryan Vallely (unranked)
AJGA Greater Hartford Jaycees -- Zack Amole (200th to 169th)
AJGA Ping Phoenix -- Anthony Kim (remained 6th)
CJGA Golf Evolutions National Canadian Junior -- Mike Matunin (unranked)

GIRLS:
AJGA Buick Junior -- Paula Creamer (remained 15th)
AJGA FutureLinks -- Kristen Svicarovich (unranked)
AJGA Greater Hartford Jaycees -- Elizabeth Janangelo (remained No. 1)
AJGA Ping Phoenix -- Jane Lee (39th to 36th)
CJGA Golf Evolutions National Canadian Junior -- Laura Robinson (unranked)

Golfweek/Titliest Performance Index (as of Aug. 28)
BOYS:
1. Casey Wittenberg 69.28
2. Kevin Na 69.49
3. Ryan Moore 69.88
4. Jay Reynolds 70.24
5. Matthew Rosenfeld 70.33
6. Anthony Kim 70.41
7. Jonathan Moore 70.48
8. Henry Liaw 70.56
9. Ryan Cochran 70.71
10. James Vargas 70.88

For complete rankings visit www.golfweek.com/sagarin/boys.asp

GIRLS:
1. Elizabeth Janangelo 71.13
2. Aree Song Wongluekiet 71.55
3. Whitney Welch 71.92
4. Brittany Lang 71.96
5. Christina Kim 72.13
6. May Wood 72.40
7. Allison Martin 72.53
8. Lani Elston 72.67
9. Stella Lee 72.73
10. Whitney Wade 72.97

For complete rankings visit www.golfweek.com/sagarin/girls.asp

THIS WEEK IN GOLFWEEK
Be sure to check out Golfweek and read how the University of Florida's Bubba Dickerson beat Robert Hamilton, 1 up, to win the 101st U.S. Amateur at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. . . . Log on to golfweek.com and participate in the ''It's Your Honor'' poll question. This week: Which of the following young players will be first to win a top-tiered pro event in the United States, Beth Bauer, Erik Compton, Luke Donald, James Driscoll, Natalie Gulbis, Charles Howell III, Matt Kuchar, Bryce Molder, Ty Tryon or Jeff Quinney?


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