Reddy Wins Preseason Junior at Oak Valley by Six Shots
Bodnar goes wire-to-wire in Girls Division

BEAUMONT, Calif.—Kethan Reddy of Anaheim, Calif., shot a final-round 1-over-par to win the Boys Division by six strokes at the Preseason Junior at Oak Valley. In the Girls Division, Natalie Bodnar of Pleasanton, Calif., shot a two-day of total 4-over-par to claim the Girls Division.

The Preseason Junior at Oak Valley was a 36-hole stroke play event conducted by the American Junior Golf Association. The 96-player field played the par 72 course at 6,738 yards for the Boys Division and 5,740 yards for the Girls Division.

Reddy wanted to stay consistent all day and just play his game so he could claim his first AJGA win. He had a two stroke lead going into the final round.

“I was just playing more cautious today and making more par putts,” Reddy said. “That's what I did and it feels good. I finally feel like a really good golfer.”

A total of five players took home a share of second-place honors. Deuk Ha Hwang of Palm Desert, Calif., Clayton Yamaguchi of Los Angeles, Justin Beck of Carlsbad, Calif., Stuart Macdonald of Vancouver, British Columbia, and Andrew Kennedy of Redmond, Wash., all shot two-day totals of 3-over-par, 147.

In the Girls Division, Bodnar credited her momentum to her approach shot on No. 9 where she hit it to two feet and made her birdie putt.

“I was a little nervous going into today and I didn't want to get too ahead of myself,” Bodnar said.” But I just played my game and I couldn't be happier to claim my first AJGA win.”

In two-way tie for second at 8-over-par 152 was Andrea Lee of Hermosa Beach, Calif., and local competitor Wanasa Zhou of Beaumont, Calif.

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