MOORE FIRES 4-UNDER-PAR 68 TO LEAD BOYS DIVISION
Jun leads Girls Division at 1-under-par 71

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. - Jonathan Moore, of Portland, Ore., carded a 4-under-par 68 to claim the first round lead at the AJGA Ashworth Junior Classic at Quail Ranch Wednesday. Hannah Jun of San Diego shot a 1-under-par 71 to top the Girls Division for the day.

The inaugural 54-hole event, conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, features 66 boys and 18 girls representing 10 states, Japan and Canada and includes 64 California natives. The tournament also includes three AJGA Polo Golf Junior All-Americans including first-team AJGA Polo Golf Junior All-American Erica Blasberg of Corona, Calif.

The 16-year-old Moore carded three birdies and an eagle during his round of 33-35--68; Moore holed out a lob wedge from 63 yards on the par-4 8th hole for his eagle.

"My putt speed was very consistent today, and I was able to get a good feel for the greens during the practice round," Moore said. "Even when I didn't make a putt, I left it very close to the hole, and that made things easier today."

Ryoong Lim of Pleasanton, Calif., is in second place after firing a round of 34-35--69. Daniel Cho (36-34--70) of Diamond Bar, Calif., Daniel Lee (32-38--70) of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Phillip Telliard (37-33--70) of Riverside, Calif., are tied for third at 2-under-par.

In the Girls Division, Hannah Jun shot a 1-under-par round of 35-36--71 to take the first-round lead. Jun tallied four birdies during round, and was 2-under for the day before a bogey on the 290 yard, par-4 17th hole.

"I hit a lot of good iron shots today that were close to hole," Jun said. "I was also hitting the fairways and greens in regulation. I want to keep playing the way I did today."

In a tie for second at 2-over-par are Jennie Lee (37-37--74) of Huntington Beach, Calif., and Allison Martin (36-38--74) of Bakersfield, Calif. First-team AJGA Polo Golf Junior All-American Erica Blasberg finished the day in fourth place with a round of 39-36--75.

Second-round action begins Thursday morning with tee times running from 7:00 to 8:57 a.m. at Quail Ranch Golf Club. For more information on the AJGA Ashworth Junior Classic at Quail Ranch, contact tournament headquarters at (909) 654-3360.

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MORENO VALLEY, Calif. -- First-round results from the AJGA ASHWORTH JUNIOR CLASSIC AT QUAIL RANCH conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Quail Ranch Golf Club. Par: 36-36--72. Yardage: Boys: 6,846 Girls: 5,900

BOYS DIVISION

Jonathan Moore (2004) Portland, Ore.* 33-35--68
Ryoong Lim (2003) Pleasanton, Calif.* 34-35--69
Daniel Cho (2006) Diamond Bar, Calif.* 36-34--70
Daniel Lee (2002) Huntington Beach, Calif.* 32-38--70
Phillip Telliard (2003) Riverside, Calif.* 37-33--70
Neno Boonyaplanun (2003) Irvine, Calif.* 33-38--71
Kenny Kim (2004) Cerritos, Calif.* 34-37--71
Taylor Neal (2002) Thousand Oaks, Calif.* 35-37--72
Matthew Shin (2003) Cerritos, Calif.* 39-33--72
Mathew Schreiber (2001) Laguna Niguel, Calif.* 36-36--72
Ben Choe (2003) Mountain View, Calif.* 37-36--73
Henry Liaw (2003) Rowland Heights, Calif.* 36-37--73
Scott MacDonald (2002) Playa del Rey, Calif.* 37-36--73
David Perritt (2002) Alta Loma, Calif.* 35-39--74
Ben Marsh (2003) Paradise Valley, Ariz.* 35-39--74
Mark Modglin (2001) Simi Valley, Calif.* 38-36--74
Jon Friedman (2001) Irvine, Calif.* 37-37--74
Kevin Chen (2003) Alamo, Calif.* 38-36--74
Joshua Wooding (2003) Riverside, Calif.* 33-41--74
Brendan Steele (2001) Idyllwild, Calif.* 36-38--74
J.J. Wood (2002) Yuma, Ariz.* 37-37--74
Mike Rim (2002) Lakewood, Calif.* 35-39--74
Robert Mink Jr. (2002) Moreno Valley, Calif.* 38-36--74
Trevor Branon (2002) Los Gatos, Calif.* 37-38--75
Ryan Wright (2002) Brea, Calif.* 38-37--75
Nicholas Wilkins (2002) Loma Linda, Calif.* 35-40--75
Nathan Smith (2002) Soquel, Calif.* 38-37--75
Adam Jagelewski (2002) Walkerton, Ontario* 35-40--75
Steven Russo (2002) Monterey, Calif.* 39-36--75
Daniel Horning (2001) Palm Desert, Calif.* 35-40--75
Jared Tarlow (2003) Calabasas, Calif.* 38-37--75
Eric Riehle (2001) Hemet, Calif.* 39-37--76
Chris Heintz (2003) Brea, Calif.* 35-41--76
Jeff Vetterick (2003) Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.* 37-39--76
Chris Pederson (2001) Thousand Oaks, Calif.* 38-38--76
Matthew Fields (2001) Los Angeles, Calif.* 36-40--76
Masaaki Kato (2002) Osaka, Japan* 37-39--76
Dennis Huh (2004) La Palma, Calif.* 37-39--76
Kyle Shelly (2002) San Diego, Calif.* 35-42--77
Michio Matsumura (2002) Tokyo, Japan* 38-39--77
Michael Putnam (2001) University Place, Wash.* 39-38--77
Eric Fong (2002) Waipahu, Hawaii* 39-39--78
Drew Kravis (2003) Calabasas, Calif.* 43-35--78
Jeff Ditullio (2002) Thousand Oaks, Calif.* 38-40--78
Louis Honore II (2002) Gardena, Calif.* 40-38--78
Daniel Yoon (2002) Englewood, Colo.* 39-39--78
Brian Ricketts (2003) Highland Village, Texas* 42-36--78
Andrew Mahnke (2005) Laguna Niguel, Calif.* 39-40--79
Ian Hjulberg (2003) Riverside, Calif.* 36-43--79
Matt Isaacson (2002) Tustin, Calif.* 41-38--79
Will Park (2001) Riverside, Calif.* 42-37--79
Justin Gravatt (2002) Olympia, Wash.* 36-43--79
Chris Barley (2003) Springfield, Ore.* 40-40--80
Kyle Patterson (2001) Mukilteo, Wash.* 41-39--80
Russ Ricciardelli (2002) Las Vegas, Nev.* 42-39--81
Remy Avent (2002) Northridge, Calif.* 40-41--81
Dax Murray (2003) Tulsa, Okla.* 43-38--81
Jordan Leseberg (2002) Eagle, Idaho* 40-42--82
Ryan Sader (2001) Brea, Calif.* 40-42--82
Brendan Von Doehren (2002) Auburn, Wash.* 41-41--82
Jerry Podgajski (2002) Garden Grove, Calif.* 40-43--83
Ted Whitney (2003) Eugene, Ore.* 42-42--84
Jeff Kempler (2002) Laguna Hills, Calif.* 40-44--84
James Song (2002) Oxnard, Calif.* 43-42--85
Jeff Hansen (2001) Indio, Calif.* 45-42--87
Andrew Kipper (2002) Los Angeles, Calif.* 45-44--89

GIRLS DIVISION

Hannah Jun (2003) San Diego, Calif.* 35-36--71
Jennie Lee (2005) Huntington Beach, Calif.* 37-37--74
Allison Martin (2003) Bakersfield, Calif.* 36-38--74
Erica Blasberg (2002) Corona, Calif.* 39-36--75
Sommer Scholl (2005) Riverside, Calif.* 38-38--76
Mika Takayama (2002) Alameda, Calif.* 38-39--77
Carling Cho (2002) San Juan Capistrano, Calif.* 38-39--77
Minnie Choi (2003) Fountain Valley, Calif.* 38-40--78
Tiffany Chudy (2004) Temecula, Calif.* 40-38--78
Sara Huber (2002) Carlsbad, Calif.* 40-40--80
Seiko Onoue (2002) La Habra, Calif.* 40-40--80
Moah Chang (2002) Los Angeles, Calif.* 42-39--81
Lauren Ressler (2002) Bellingham, Wash.* 40-41--81
Angela Won (2002) Irvine, Calif.* 39-42--81
Jamie Oliver (2003) Los Alamitos, Calif.* 42-41--83
Julie Kim (2002) Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.* 42-44--86
Allison Goodman (2005) San Diego, Calif.* 46-47--93
Lauren Brown (2003) Phoenix, Ariz.* 46-47--93