LEDERHAUSEN COMES FROM BEHIND TO WIN AT DEDHAM COUNTRY & POLO CLUB
Morris runs away with lead to win the Deutsche Bank Partners for Charity Junior Shoot Out
DEDHAM, Mass. — The final-round winner of the Deutsche Bank Partners for Charity Junior Shoot Out came down to the wire Thursday in the Boys Division, but it was Theodore Lederhausen of Hinsdale, Ill., who came out on top to claim the victory with a tournament total 1-over-par 211. Rachel Morris of Carlsbad, Calif., won by a commanding twelve strokes in the Girls Division to clench the tournament title at 8-over-par 218.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Deutsche Bank Partners for Charity Junior Shoot Out was a 54-hole stroke play event held at Dedham Country & Polo Club. The 99-player field featured players from 21 states, Taiwan and South Korea. The Boys Division played the par-70 Dedham Country & Polo Club at 6,079 yards, while the Girls Division played it at 5,563 yards.
Lederhausen came into the final round four strokes behind first-and second-round leader Andrew Cho. He trailed Cho all day until he made a birdie on No. 13 to tie the lead. The two players battled back and forth and found themselves tied again with two holes left to play. Another birdie on No. 17 by Lederhausen put him in position to win with a two-stroke lead going into the final hole. Both boys made par on No. 18, but Lederhausen's back-nine 1-under-par 33 was enough to give him the victory.
“It feels good to finally put it all together,” Lederhausen said. “On No. 13, I was down, and I hit a good shot out of the bunker and it lipped out so I had a tap-in for birdie. That fueled me the last six holes. It feels great to close a round.”
Cho of Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., shot a final-round score of 6-over-par 76 to put him in second place at 3-over-par 213. Tied for third at 6-over-par 216 were Andrew Goodman of Palm City, Fla., and Richard Lamb of South Bend, Ind. Rounding out the Boys Division tied in fifth place were Bradley Kushner of Mendham, N.J., Taylor Peck of Westwood, Mass., and Ricky Stimets of Paxton, Mass., at 7-over-par 217.
Morris came into the day with a commanding seven-stroke lead and did not let her momentum slow as she carded a final-round 4-over-par 74 and had four birdies on the day.
“I wasn't really thinking about winning or how much I was up by,” Morris said. “I just wanted to put together a good score for myself. On No. 4 I lipped out on an eagle opportunity, but made a birdie, and I also birdied No. 5. I knew if I just kept giving myself birdie chances I'd be okay. ”
Jacqueline Calamaro of Newtown Square, Pa., and Jordan Lippetz of Bradenton, Fla., tied for second in the Girls Division at 20-over-par 230.
The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The AJGA, the largest Association of its kind, has an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 50 states and 25 foreign countries.
Titleist, the AJGA's National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association's success since 1989. Rolex Watch USA, which is in its third decade of AJGA support, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. In 2007, after 12 years of support, Polo Ralph Lauren became the AJGA's second Premier Partner.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. More than 200 former AJGA juniors currently play on the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiled more than 350 wins. AJGA alumni include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Stewart Cink, Davis Love III, Cristie Kerr, Pat Hurst, Paula Creamer, Brittany Lincicome, Morgan Pressel and Julieta Granada.
For more information on the Deutsche Bank Partners for Charity Junior Shoot Out contact National Headquarters at 770-868-4200.
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