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AJGA HENRY-GRIFFITTS JUNIOR AT ABACOA
Presented by Golf Design
Abacoa Golf Club
Jupiter, Florida
July 16-19, 2001
SYKORA COMES FROM BEHIND TO WIN AT ABACOA
Fourteen-year-old Hetzel edges All-American Cho in
the Girls Division
JUPITER, Fla. -Joseph Sykora of Daphne, Ala.,
overcame a two-shot final-round deficit to capture his
first national victory at the AJGA Henry-Griffitts Junior
at Abacoa. Fourteen-year-old Mallory Hetzel of Summerville,
S.C., held onto her second-round lead to bring home
the title in the Girls Division.
The 54-hole event, conducted by the American Junior
Golf Association, featured 84 players representing 12
states and Japan. The 10th annual event made its debut
at Abacoa Golf Club.
The 16-year-old Sykora, playing in only his third AJGA
event, notched his first national title carding a final-round
2-under-par 70 to win by two strokes.
"I was real nervous coming into today, I just
wanted to take it hole by hole," Sykora said. "
I had to play smart and expect Walllace (second-round
leader) to play his best."
Sykora, who recently tied for sixth at the 2001 Future
Masters, came into the day trailing Adam Wallace of
Ponte Vedra Beach , Fla., by two strokes.
After a 1-under-par 35 on the front nine, Sykora made
birdies on Nos. 10 and 12 to take a lead he would never
relinquish.
"This has been one of my goals," said Sykora
after his victory. "I think this will break the
ice and open up some doors."
Sykora finished with a 5-under-par 211 tournament total
edging Wallace (72-67-74-213) by two strokes. Chris
Anderson of Lake Mary, Fla., was third at 217 and Jacksonville,
Fla., natives Patrick McKillip (218) and Joshua Flamm
(219) finished fourth and fifth respectively.
In the Girls Division, Hetzel fired an even-par 72
and overcame a late charge by second-team Polo Golf
Junior All-American Yunny Cho of Bradenton, Fla., to
win her first national event.
"It was a long-term goal to win one of these (an
AJGA event)," Hetzel said. "I just happened
to play well this week and got it done a little earlier
than I thought."
Hetzel and Cho, playing in the same pairing, were tied
at 5-over-par for the tournament coming into No. 18.
"It was intense coming into the final hole,"
Hetzel said. "I expected Yunny to birdie No. 18,
so I thought I had to be aggressive as well."
Hetzel hit her approach shot 30 feet left of the hole,
just off the putting surface, and Cho pushed her iron
shot into the hazard right of the green. Hetzel got
up and down for par, and Cho made bogey after taking
a drop from the hazard.
The 14-year-old South Carolina native fired rounds
of 76-73-72-221 to take top honors by one stroke over
Cho who finished at 73-78-71-222.
Theresa Paik of Silver Springs, Md., who started the
day three strokes back, posted a final-round 80 to finish
in third at 232.
For more information on the AJGA Henry-Griffitts Junior
at Abacoa or other AJGA events, please visit our Web
site at www.ajga.org or contact the national headquarters
at (770) 868-4200.
##AJGA##
JUPITER, Fla. -- Final results from the AJGA
HENRY-GRIFFITTS JUNIOR AT ABACOA conducted by the American
Junior Golf Association at Abacoa Golf Club. Par: 36-36--72.
Yardage: Boys: 6,846 Girls: 5,912.
BOYS DIVISION
|
Pos.
|
Name
|
Class
|
City
|
State
|
Rd1
|
Rd2
|
Rd3
|
Total
|
|
1
|
Joseph
Sykora
|
(2003)
|
Daphne
|
Ala.
|
71
|
70
|
70
|
211
|
|
2
|
Adam
Wallace
|
(2002)
|
Ponte
Vedra Beach
|
Fla.
|
72
|
67
|
74
|
213
|
|
3
|
Chris
Anderson
|
(2004)
|
Lake
Mary
|
Fla.
|
72
|
72
|
73
|
217
|
|
4
|
Patrick
McKillip
|
(2003)
|
Jacksonville
|
Fla.
|
70
|
76
|
72
|
218
|
|
5
|
Joshua
Flamm
|
(2001)
|
Jacksonville
|
Fla.
|
70
|
75
|
74
|
219
|
|
T6
|
Peter
Lyon
|
(2002)
|
Cape
Coral
|
Fla.
|
74
|
76
|
70
|
220
|
|
Michael
Del Aguila
|
(2002)
|
Miami
|
Fla.
|
76
|
74
|
70
|
220
|
|
Federico
Salazar
|
(2002)
|
Del
Ray Beach
|
Fla.
|
76
|
71
|
73
|
220
|
|
T9
|
Ben
McClung
|
(2001)
|
Ponte
Vedra Beach
|
Fla.
|
75
|
78
|
68
|
221
|
| |
Tim
Powell
|
(2002)
|
Lake
Worth
|
Fla.
|
78
|
72
|
71
|
221
|
| |
Mark
Ogren
|
(2003)
|
Daphne
|
Ala.
|
74
|
76
|
71
|
221
|
|
T12
|
Joe
Morton
|
(2002)
|
Waycross
|
Ga.
|
73
|
80
|
69
|
222
|
|
Ivan
Brannan
|
(2003)
|
Panama
City Beach
|
Fla.
|
74
|
76
|
72
|
222
|
|
Kevin
Clark
|
(2002)
|
Palm
City
|
Fla.
|
76
|
73
|
73
|
222
|
|
Robert
Gates
|
(2004)
|
Gainesville
|
Fla.
|
70
|
72
|
80
|
222
|
|
16
|
Jun
Ohara
|
(2002)
|
Tokyo
|
Japan
|
73
|
75
|
75
|
223
|
|
T17
|
Hochul
Kim
|
(2003)
|
Clearwater
|
Fla.
|
73
|
80
|
71
|
224
|
|
Brent
Witcher
|
(2004)
|
Duluth
|
Ga.
|
79
|
72
|
73
|
224
|
|
David
Cosper
|
(2001)
|
Clearwater
|
Fla.
|
75
|
74
|
75
|
224
|
|
David
Gibson
|
(2001)
|
Stuart
|
Fla.
|
76
|
70
|
78
|
224
|
|
Andrew
Stephens
|
(2002)
|
Fort
Mitchell
|
Ky.
|
71
|
76
|
77
|
224
|
|
T22
|
Min
Kyu Han
|
(2003)
|
Tampa
|
Fla.
|
75
|
79
|
71
|
225
|
| |
Bill
Dukes
|
(2002)
|
Orlando
|
Fla.
|
78
|
73
|
74
|
225
|
| |
Brad
Doster
|
(2003)
|
Winter
Park
|
Fla.
|
73
|
77
|
75
|
225
|
|
25
|
Marco
Morales
|
(2004)
|
Coral
Gables
|
Fla.
|
76
|
74
|
76
|
226
|
|
26
|
Gregory
Huxman
|
(2003)
|
Pinecrest
|
Fla.
|
76
|
76
|
75
|
227
|
|
27
|
Ty
Callahan
|
(2003)
|
Tampa
|
Fla.
|
76
|
78
|
75
|
229
|
|
28
|
Scott
Squires
|
(2002)
|
Coral
Springs
|
Fla.
|
80
|
74
|
76
|
230
|
|
T29
|
Brandon
Wheeler
|
(2002)
|
Coral
Springs
|
Fla.
|
78
|
77
|
76
|
231
|
|
Steven
Bain
|
(2003)
|
Lake
Mary
|
Fla.
|
75
|
79
|
77
|
231
|
|
Eric
Beringer
|
(2003)
|
Bryn
Mawr
|
Pa.
|
77
|
81
|
73
|
231
|
|
T32
|
Chiho
Kwak
|
(2002)
|
Jacksonville
|
Fla.
|
80
|
75
|
77
|
232
|
| |
Steve
Frisch
|
(2002)
|
Northampton
|
Pa.
|
78
|
77
|
77
|
232
|
| |
Charles
Beck
|
(2002)
|
Atlanta
|
Ga.
|
80
|
78
|
74
|
232
|
| |
Ben
Gardner
|
(2003)
|
Boca
Raton
|
Fla.
|
76
|
75
|
81
|
232
|
|
T36
|
Adam
Woodcock
|
(2001)
|
Glennville
|
Ga.
|
78
|
78
|
77
|
233
|
|
Brett
Scarber
|
(2003)
|
Center
|
Texas
|
80
|
80
|
73
|
233
|
|
T38
|
Mike
Stango
|
(2003)
|
Jupiter
|
Fla.
|
79
|
76
|
79
|
234
|
| |
Matthew
Lyons
|
(2002)
|
Lakeland
|
Fla.
|
77
|
78
|
79
|
234
|
| |
Timothy
Seeley
|
(2002)
|
Lake
George
|
N.Y.
|
73
|
79
|
82
|
234
|
| |
Ralph
Martello
|
(2002)
|
White
Lake
|
Mich.
|
72
|
79
|
83
|
234
|
|
42
|
Ian
Hoffman
|
(2003)
|
New
Smyrna Beach
|
Fla.
|
80
|
77
|
78
|
235
|
|
43
|
Ben
Hartman
|
(2002)
|
Jupiter
|
Fla.
|
79
|
79
|
78
|
236
|
|
44
|
Kyle
Hitchcock
|
(2004)
|
Parkland
|
Fla.
|
88
|
69
|
80
|
237
|
|
45
|
Daniel
Tomlin
|
(2002)
|
Mechanicsville
|
Va.
|
81
|
79
|
78
|
238
|
|
46
|
Byron
Basker
|
(2002)
|
Houston
|
Texas
|
76
|
76
|
88
|
240
|
|
47
|
David
Nardy
|
(2001)
|
Southampton
|
NY
|
89
|
73
|
79
|
241
|
|
48
|
Tyler
Clippard
|
(2003)
|
Trinity
|
Fla.
|
78
|
84
|
80
|
242
|
|
T49
|
Gota
Okada
|
(2002)
|
Tokyo
|
Japan
|
82
|
80
|
82
|
244
|
| |
Chris
Fowler
|
(2002)
|
West
Monroe
|
La.
|
84
|
82
|
78
|
244
|
|
51
|
Michael
Wieczorek
|
(2002)
|
Orlando
|
Fla.
|
81
|
85
|
80
|
246
|
|
T52
|
Greg
Blackwell
|
(2004)
|
Miami
|
Fla.
|
85
|
82
|
81
|
248
|
| |
Patrick
Bennett
|
(2004)
|
Bethesda
|
Md.
|
80
|
88
|
80
|
248
|
| |
Jeremy
Garner
|
(2003)
|
Tampa
|
Fla.
|
90
|
81
|
77
|
248
|
|
55
|
Winston
Ball
|
(2003)
|
St.
Pete Beach
|
Fla.
|
86
|
75
|
88
|
249
|
|
56
|
Felipe
Hasson
|
(2001)
|
Bradenton
|
Fla.
|
86
|
80
|
84
|
250
|
|
57
|
Creighton
Honeck
|
(2003)
|
Austin
|
Texas
|
90
|
79
|
82
|
251
|
|
58
|
Adam
Senn
|
(2002)
|
Richmond
|
Texas
|
86
|
90
|
78
|
254
|
|
59
|
Casey
Rigsby
|
(2002)
|
Boaz
|
Ala.
|
87
|
87
|
87
|
261
|
|
James
Boothe
|
(2001)
|
Palm
Harbor
|
Fla.
|
77
|
76
|
WD
|
|
|
Patrick
Scranton
|
(2003)
|
Dunedin
|
Fla.
|
76
|
83
|
WD
|
|
|
Joseph
Jones
|
(2002)
|
Boca
Raton
|
Fla.
|
88
|
81
|
WD
|
|
|
Chris
Harris
|
(2003)
|
Juno
Isles
|
Fla.
|
96
|
WD
|
|
|
GIRLS DIVISION
|
Pos.
|
Name
|
Class
|
City
|
State
|
Rd1
|
Rd2
|
Rd3
|
Total
|
|
1
|
Mallory
Hetzel
|
(2005)
|
Summerville
|
S.C.
|
76
|
73
|
72
|
221
|
|
2
|
Yunny
Cho
|
(2001)
|
Bradenton
|
Fla.
|
73
|
78
|
71
|
222
|
|
3
|
Theresa
Paik
|
(2003)
|
Silver
Springs
|
Md.
|
74
|
78
|
80
|
232
|
|
4
|
Brooke
Layton
|
(2002)
|
Tampa
|
Fla.
|
81
|
74
|
79
|
234
|
|
5
|
Molly
Birmingham
|
(2002)
|
Cornelius
|
N.C.
|
76
|
77
|
83
|
236
|
|
T6
|
Melissa
Aylor
|
(2001)
|
Tampa
|
Fla.
|
77
|
79
|
83
|
239
|
|
Brandy
Andersen
|
(2002)
|
Orlando
|
Fla.
|
83
|
78
|
78
|
239
|
|
8
|
Ali
Beuckman
|
(2004)
|
Jupiter
|
Fla.
|
81
|
77
|
83
|
241
|
|
9
|
Laura
Goodwin
|
(2005)
|
Birmingham
|
Ala.
|
85
|
77
|
82
|
244
|
|
10
|
Mary
Calderon
|
(2003)
|
Orlando
|
Fla.
|
81
|
86
|
79
|
246
|
|
T11
|
Mandy
Fricton
|
(2004)
|
Merritt
Island
|
Fla.
|
85
|
82
|
82
|
249
|
|
Tiffany
Prats
|
(2003)
|
Williston
|
Fla.
|
89
|
79
|
81
|
249
|
|
13
|
Megan
Bursey
|
(2002)
|
Lutz
|
Fla.
|
84
|
84
|
86
|
254
|
|
T14
|
Kristina
Prestipino
|
(2001)
|
Coral
Springs
|
Fla.
|
86
|
86
|
84
|
256
|
|
Jacqueline
Dickey
|
(2005)
|
Pembroke
Pines
|
Fla.
|
91
|
84
|
81
|
256
|
|
T16
|
Marie
Bos
|
(2004)
|
Orlando
|
Fla.
|
83
|
84
|
90
|
257
|
| |
Kelly
McEnerney
|
(2002)
|
Winter
Park
|
Fla.
|
85
|
91
|
81
|
257
|
|
18
|
Michelle
Steakin
|
(2003)
|
Wellington
|
Fla.
|
91
|
91
|
92
|
274
|
|
19
|
Kimberly
D'Andrea
|
(2002)
|
Boca
Raton
|
Fla.
|
98
|
91
|
90
|
279
|
|
20
|
Natalie
Garza
|
(2002)
|
Parkland
|
Fla.
|
94
|
100
|
88
|
282
|
|
21
|
Daria
Accaputo
|
(2004)
|
Palm
Beach Gardens
|
Fla.
|
103
|
88
|
97
|
288
|
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