| CHANG MEDALS IN BOYS DIVISION AT STONEBRIDGE
Birdies and an eagle help Hourihan top Girls Division
ROME, Ga. — Derek Chang of Alparetta, Ga., came out
firing in the Srixon Qualifier for the Burgett H. Mooney, Jr. Rome
Classic carding a 5-under-par 67. Brighid Hourihan of Ponte Vedra
Beach, Fla., led the Girls Division by three strokes to take home
medalist honors.
The Srixon Qualifier for the Burgett H. Mooney, Jr. Rome Classic was
an 18-hole event conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at
Stonebridge Golf Club and featured 100 players representing 14
states and Mexico. Ten boys and five girls qualified for the three-day
tournament at the Coosa Country Club.
Chang carded five birdies to medal in the Boys Division. The par-72
course played easy for Chang who said he expected to play well, but not
that well.
“I thought the course played pretty easy,” Chang said. “I didn't make many mistakes today, and when I did, I got lucky.”
Hourihan finished the day with three birdies and one eagle to claim
medalist honors in the Girls Division. Hourihan said all in all, the
course played well for her and coming in, she only expected to make the
cut.
“I played really well and nothing went wrong,” Hourihan said. “My
first hole was kind of intimidating, but things went well after that.”
Hourihan decided to have a tournament exemption added to her
Performance Based Entry status in lieu of playing in this week's
tournament.
Also qualifying for the Burgett H. Mooney, Jr. Rome Classic were
Bobby Bode of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Michael Hebert of Palm Bay, Fla.,
Matt Yost of Matthews, N.C., Hayes Brown of Atlanta, Danny Griggs of
Winter Park, Fla., John Stembridge of Norcross, Ga., Gary Quinn of
Anthem, Ariz., Matt Doty of London, Ky., and Brent Whitehead of
Marietta, Ga. In the Girls Division Haley Millsap of Pace, Fla.,
Justine Chen of Lake Forest, Calif., Monica Kelsey of Windermere, Fla.,
Zakiya Randall of Atlanta, and Maggie Siddons of Acworth, Ga., all
qualified for the tournament. Matthew Hatchett of Bremen, Ga., Taylor
Smith of Mansfield, Ga., John Welden of Pilot Mtn., N.C., Kevin Lee of
Dacula, Ga., Jordan Mullinax of Cartersville, Ga., and Tyler Etcheberry
of Wesley Chapel, Fla., decided to take a tournament exemption in lieu
of playing in this week's tournament
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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 30 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 support, became the inaugural AJGA
Premier Partner in 2004.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and
professional golf. More than 160 former AJGA juniors currently play on
the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiles more than 300 wins. AJGA
alumni include Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Davis Love III, Mike Weir,
Charles Howell III, Jim Furyk, Grace Park, Cristie Kerr, Candie Kung
and Paula Creamer.
The first round of the Burgett H. Mooney, Jr. Rome Classic will be
held Tuesday, August 1 at Coosa Country Club beginning at 7:30 a.m. For
more information please contact tournament headquarters at (706)
238-8924.
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