TOURNAMENT RECAPS

AJGA McDonald's Betsy Rawls Girls

Jane Park broke an eight-year tournament record on her way to winning the AJGA McDonald's Betsy Rawls Girls National Championship.

Park's 11-under 202 total July 31 at DuPont Country Club in Wilmington, Del., was four shots better than the previous record, set by Cristie Kerr in 1995, and good for a four-stroke victory over Paula Creamer.

Park had rounds of 65-69-68 while Creamer, No. 1 in the Golfweek/Titleist Performance Index, was at 206 after rounds of 67-69-70.

Amie Cochran finished in third place at 208 and last week's finalist at the U.S. Girls' Junior, In-Bee Park and champion Sukjin-Lee Wuesthoff, finished tied for fourth at 215.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/amateur/

AJGA hp Boys Junior Championship

Four strokes out of the lead with 18 holes to play, Tom Davis quickly closed the gap on leader Trent Leon with a front-nine 35 and cruised to his first AJGA victory Aug. 1 at the hp Boys Junior Championship.

Despite a bogey at his final hole at Westin Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Fla., Davis -- who was playing in his second AJGA event -- shot a closing 69 for a 287 total, one shot ahead of George Gandranata (74-72-70-72).

Leon finished tied for third with Kevin Schultz at 4 over.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/amateur/

AJGA Lockton Kansas City Junior

John Kelly and Mayumi Kobayashi weathered unpredictable winds on their way to victory July 31 at the AJGA Lockton Kansas City Junior.

Kelly entered the final round with a five-stroke lead but struggled in the wind with four bogeys and a double bogey. He managed a final-round 75 to finish at 5 under, four strokes clear of Pat Collogan at Nicklaus Golf Club at LionsGate in Overland Park, Kan.

Kobayashi led all three rounds and pulled out a two-shot victory over Mandi McConnell despite a final-round 78. McConnell, a freshman-to-be at Michigan State, carded a final-round 77, the day's best in the girls division, for a 226 total.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

AJGA ClubCorp Junior Players Championship

Julieta Granada finished with a tournament-record 216 total for a nine-stroke victory July 31 at AJGA ClubCorp Junior Players.

Granada (73-74-69-216) kick-started her final round with a birdie on No. 4 to pull away from the field and sealed the title when she chipped-in from 15 yards at the 17th for birdie.

Ann Laney (75-75-75) was second at 225 while Jennifer Davis (76-76-75), Caterina Wang (71-76-80) and Eleanor Tucker (74-73-80) tied for third.

Tom Miles finished 54 holes at 7-under 209, four strokes in front of the field for the boys division title at Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, Va.

Miles eagled Nos. 7 and 11 to cap a final-round 67. Clint Smith (68-75-70) and Skip Clasper (72-74-67) finished the tournament tied for second at 213.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

BMO Financial Group Future Links Western Championship

Judd Blackwater went wire-to-wire July 31 to win the BMO Financial Group Future Links Western Championship at Highlands Golf Club in Edmonton, Alberta.

Blackwater had rounds of 68-68-72 for a four-stroke victory over Blaine Kruger (70-68-74) while Scott Markham (70-71-72) was another shot back.

Kira Meixner carded a career-best 73 to take the girls division title with a 225 total. Kaitlin Troop finished second at 231, while Ashley Olynick was third at 238.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

BMO Financial Group Future Links Atlantic Championship

Marc Bourgeois won his second consecutive BMO Financial Group Future Links Atlantic Championship July 31, closing with 72 for a five-shot victory at Mill River Golf Course in Wookstock, Prince Edward Island.

Bourgeois, the second repeat champion this year on the RCGA Future Links circuit, had a 219 total. David Williamson, the only player to shoot a round under par (third-round 71), was runner-up.

In the girls division, Stephanie Sherlock shot a final-round 77 for a 235 total to claim her first Future Links title. Laura Harris finished second at 241 while Jennifer Thomson and Jennifer Brine tied for third at 243.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Callaway Golf/PGA Junior Series at State College, Pa.

Dan Rush shot a final-round 73 to win the Callaway Golf/PGA Junior Series event July 30 at Penn State Golf Course in State College, Pa.

Rush's 215 total was four strokes clear of Robert Rohanna (75-72-72) while Raymond Sheedy (71-76-75) was three strokes back.

Courtney Tincher came from behind to claim top honors in the girls 16-17 division over Meredith Godwin. Tincher had a 237 total after rounds of 77-82-78.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Optimist International Junior Championship

Matt Bassler's third-round 73 turned out to be enough to propel him into the winner's circle Aug. 2 at the rain-shortened Optimist International Junior.

Bassler's three-round 214 total was two strokes ahead of Michael Giammaresi when the final round at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., was washed out by rain.

Jayvie Agojo had a 227 total to edge Mary Calderon for the girls division title. Calderon finished at 228 after a closing 73 while Agojo carded a final-day 77.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Boys Junior America's Cup

Led by Alex Williams, Oregon narrowly defeated Northern California July 31 to win the Boys Junior America's Cup.

Williams' rounds 69-74 helped lift Oregon to a 440 team total, two shots in front of Northern California at Rio Secco Golf Club in Las Vegas.

Northern California's Kevin Chappell won individual honors, holding off Idaho's Joe Panzeri by a stroke with back-to-back rounds of 69 for a 138 total. Oregon's Williams finished tied for third with Sterling Clark of Utah at 1 under.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

Girls Junior America's Cup

Northern California held off in-state rival Southern California and Hawaii July 31 on its way to winning the Girls Junior America's Cup.

Northern California finished the 18-team tournament at Whitefish Lake Golf Club in Whitefish, Mont., with a 667 total, seven shots ahead of Southern California. Hawaii was third at 680.

Jennie Lee (68-78-69) won the individual title with a 215 total, edging Alejandra Diaz (70-75-71) by a stroke.
- For complete results, visit www.golfweek.com/juniorgolf/

ELLIOTT: MATCH PLAY FAVORS
A MORE COMPLETE PLAYER

Every year in junior golf a select group of players get to taste match play competition. It's a shame more can't do the same.

High profile junior events featuring match play include the U.S. Girls'/Junior Amateur, the AJGA Polo Golf Junior Classic, the Junior Ryder Cup/Junior Solheim Cup and the AJGA's Canon Cup. Getting into one of these events is a challenge, however. Players must qualify or be selected based on their performance which inevitably leaves a good portion of the junior golf public wanting.
- For more, visit www.g olfweek.com/articles/2003/juniorgolf/boys/34862.asp

NEWS AND NOTES

* The year of the junior continues. Although rain has delayed the stroke play portion of qualifying at the U.S. Women's Amateur at Philadelphia Country Club in Gladwyne, Pa., the nation's top juniors continued to shine Aug. 6 against their older counterparts. Aree Song took medalist honors (71-67--138) while Michelle Wie (73-67) was second, two strokes back. Top-ranked Paula Creamer and Girls' Junior finalist In-Bee Park also were among the top-8 qualifiers.

* Creamer highlights the ten players who earned a spot on the 2003 U.S. PING Junior Solheim Cup team. The top ten players on the points list through Aug. 1 earned invitations to the event -- which will be played Sept. 8-10 at Bokskogen Golf Club in Bara, Sweden -- and the two captain's picks will be made following this week's Canon Cup.

PING Junior Solheim Cup -- U.S. team
1. Paula Creamer -- 1,838
2. Brittany Lincicome -- 758
3. Amanda Blumenherst -- 635
4. Jane Park -- 533
5. Amie Cochran -- 488
6. Morgan Pressel -- 418
7. Taylor Leon -- 408
8. Lauren Espinosa -- 365
9. Christie Reed -- 355
10. Jennifer Pandolfi -- 348

* Jared Gosiee, a Plantations Junior Golf Tour first-team All America, has been diagnosed with leukemia. He is undergoing treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

* The following AJGA qualifiers have been canceled: BMO Financial Group Future Links Junior at Okanagan, Aug. 23 (British Columbia), BMO Financial Group Future Links Junior at Caledon Woods, Aug. 25 (Ontario).

PLAYER TO WATCH
Name: Clark Klaasen
Age: 16
Golfweek/Titleist Ranking: Not Ranked (as of Aug. 4)
Residence: Grand Rapids, Mich.
The Skinny: He's been playing golf since he was 3 but it was an incident on the basketball court that almost ended his summer golf plans.

''I had (anterior cruciate ligament) surgery this past spring after making a lay-up in my last basketball game,'' said Klaasen, whose lowest 18-hole score was an 11-under 61 carded at Katke-Cousins Golf Course in Rochester, Mich. Klaasen recovered, however, and advanced to the third round of match play at last month's U.S. Junior.

He was named the Michigan Junior Golf Tour's '02 Sportsman of the Year and was selected to the '01 U.S. squad for the World Junior Cup in Scotland but his most memorable golf experience was playing the Old Course at St. Andrews.

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

AJGA
Aug. 4-7 -- Transamerica Junior at Denver, Denver, Colo.
Aug. 4-7 -- Kroger Junior Invitational, Cincinnati
Aug. 4-7 -- Lessing's AJGA Classic, Long Island, N.Y.

Callaway Golf/PGA Junior Series
Aug. 4-5 -- Blue Fox Run Golf Course, Avon, Conn.

Teens on the Green
Aug. 3-5 -- Los Angeles

CJGA
Aug. 3-5 -- CJGA Junior Classic

Independent
Aug. 4-6 -- Junior Rice Planters
Aug. 4-8 -- 65th Canadian Junior Championship
Aug. 4-7 -- CLGA Junior Championship (Girls)
Aug. 5-8 -- PNGA Junior Championship (Girls)

STATE OF AFFAIRS

A state-by-state glance at junior golf:
Arizona
Aug. 7-8 -- Girls Junior Match Play, Ocotillo GC, Chandler

Idaho
Aug. 11-12 -- Girls Junior, Hillcrest CC/Boise Ranch GC, Boise
Aug. 11-12 -- Boys Junior, Hillcrest CC/Boise Ranch GC, Boise

Kentucky
Aug. 6-7 -- Pepsi Junior Tour, My Old Kentucky Home State Park, Bardstown

Maine
Aug. 5-7 -- Boys Junior, Val Halla GC, Cumberland

New York
Aug. 5-7 -- Girls Junior, Tuscarora CC, Marcellus
Aug. 5-7 -- Boys Junior, Tuscarora CC, Marcellus

Rhode Island
Aug. 5-8 -- Boys Junior, Potowomut GC, Warwick

Texas
Aug. 5-7 -- Jimmy Clay/Roy Kizer GC, Austin

Vermont
Aug. 5-6 -- Boys Junior, Ralph Myhre GC, Middlebury

	BOYS
	1.	Brian Harman	69.41
	2.	Brendon Todd	69.67
	3.	Martin Ureta	70.61
	4.	Sean Moore	70.68
	5.	James Lee	70.74
	6.	Jarred Texter	71.22
	7.	Chris Kirk	71.23
	8.	Jonathan Moore	71.27
	9.	David Yoon	71.35
	10.	Daniel Im	71.41
	11.	Giwon Suh	71.53
	12.	Webb Simpson	71.56
	13.	Patton Kizzire	71.59
	14.	Adam Cohan	71.70
	15.	Rob Grube	71.72
	16.	Lance Lopez	71.74
	17.	Robert Gates Jr.	71.84
	18.	Jon Curran	71.93
	19.	Roberto Castro	71.93
	20.	Will Osborne	71.93
	- For complete rankings, visit www.golfweek.com/ juniorgolf/ratings/boys.asp

	GIRLS
	1.	Paula Creamer	69.45
	2.	In-Bee Park	70.00
	3.	Jane Park	70.99
	4.	Julieta Granada	71.00
	5.	Amanda Blumenherst	71.73
	6.	Brittany Lincicome	71.96
	7.	Sukjin Wuesthoff	72.09
	8.	Ashley Knoll	72.17
	9.	Brittany Lang	72.20
	10.	Nicole Hage	72.38
	11.	Angela Park	72.40
	12.	Amie Cochran	72.53
	13.	Morgan Pressel	72.59
	14.	Hannah Jun	72.73
	15.	Mina Harigae	73.44
	16.	Kelly Robb	73.45
	17.	Lauren Espinosa	73.54
	18.	Whitney Wade	73.60
	19.	Ashley Rollins	73.76
	20.	Jennie Lee	73.85
	- 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
AJGA ClubCorp Junior Players Championship -- Tom Miles (156th to 107th)
AJGA hp Boys Junior Championship -- Tom Davis (Not Ranked)
AJGA Lockton Kansas City Junior -- John Kelly (129th to 87th)
Junior America's Cup -- Kevin Chappell (113th to 67th)
BMO Future Links Western Championship -- Judd Blackwater (Not Ranked)
BMO Future Links Atlantic Championship -- Marc Bourgeois (Not Ranked)
CJGA Ontario Championship -- Steve Gunsolus (Not Ranked)
Optimist International Junior -- Matt Bassler (Not Ranked)
Callaway Golf/PGA Junior Series at Penn State -- Daniel Rush (Not Ranked)

GIRLS
AJGA ClubCorp Junior Players Championship -- Julieta Granada (3rd to 4th)
AJGA Lockton Kansas City Junior -- Mayumi Kobayashi (Not Ranked)
AJGA McDonald's Betsy Rawls Championship -- Jane Park (5th to 3rd)
BMO Future Links Western Championship -- Kira Meixner (Not Ranked)
BMO Future Links Atlantic Championship -- Stephanie Sherlock (Not Ranked)
Optimist International Junior -- Jayvie Agojo (Not Ranked)
Junior America's Cup -- Jennie Lee (21st to 20th)

THIS WEEK IN GOLFWEEK
Check the Aug. 9 issue of Golfweek for a review of the Western Amateur as well as complete coverage of Annika Sorenstam's victory at the Women's British Open.

POLL QUESTION
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