Ingham & Alons win Jr All-star at Aspen
ASPEN, Colo. — Christopher Ingham of Pinecrest, Fla., defeated Wyndham Clark of Greenwood Village, Colo., in the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to win the Junior All-Star at Aspen. The two were tied at even-par 216 for a tournament total after Thursday’s final round. Regina Alonso of Huixquilucan, Mexico, posted a 13-over-par 229 to take the title in the Girls Division.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Junior All-Star at Aspen was a 54-hole stroke play event held at Aspen Golf Club. The tournament field consisted of 57 boys and 17 girls, ages 12 to 15, from 15 states, Canada and Mexico. The Boys Division played the par-72 course at 6,836 yards, while the Girls Division played the course at 6,042 yards.
Ingham came into Thursday’s round tied for third and was the only player to shoot under-par during the final-round’s difficult weather conditions. His straight shots and four birdies on the day helped him reach the top of the leaderboard.
“Right from the start I knew it was going to be a tough, grinding day,” Ingham said. “I bogeyed the second hole but I knew everyone else was going high and I just had to hang in there. I birdied No. 5 and 7 and knew I was in the thick of things.”
Last weekend Ingham defeated Clark in the Future Collegians World Tour National Championship which helped him prepare for this tournament.
“I gained all the confidence back that I lost last season,” Ingham said. “I felt like an elite player again and I could beat anyone, anywhere. I expected to win this tournament all along.”
Clark, who led after the first and second round, finished second. In third was Charlie Saxon of Tulsa, Okla., at 3-over-par 219, followed by Clancy Waugh of North Palm Beach, Fla., in fourth at 7-over-par 223. Michael Schoolcraft of Englewood, Colo., and Bennett Lavin of Deerfield, Ill., tied for fifth, both at 9-over-par 225.
In the Girls Division, Alonso led all three rounds and posted a final-round 10-over-par 82. While the weather affected her during the day, she still finished 10 strokes ahead of the rest of the field.
“My hands were frozen and I could hardly hit the ball,” Alonso said. “Mexico hardly gets this weather and it was hard to decide what club to hit. I just tried to adapt.”
Michelle Butler of Dunedin, Fla., finished second with a tournament total 23-over-par 239. Michele Chun of Chino Hills, Calif., and Catherine Herrera of Houston tied for third at 27-over-par 243 respectively.
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ASPEN, Colo. — Final results from the Junior All-Star at Aspen conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Aspen Golf Club. Par: Boys:
36-36—72; Girls: 36-36—72. Yardage: Boys: 6,836; Girls: 6,042. Rating/Slope: Boys: 72.2/129; Girls: 73.4/129.
BOYS DIVISION
Wyndham Clark, Greenwood Village, Colo. 68-72-76—216
* Christopher Ingham, Pinecrest, Fla. 70-75-71—216
Charlie Saxon, Tulsa, Okla. 68-77-74—219
Clancy Waugh, North Palm Beach, Fla. 74-77-72—223
Michael Schoolcraft, Englewood, Colo. 75-75-75—225
Bennett Lavin, Deerfield, Ill. 74-76-75—225
Brendan Connolly, Castle Rock, Colo. 74-74-80—228
David Oraee, Greeley, Colo. 78-78-73—229
Patrick Grimes, Palo Alto, Calif. 72-74-83—229
Evan Markley, Scottsdale, Ariz. 71-80-78—229
David Lee, Houston, Texas 75-76-79—230
Alec Ceravolo, Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 76-77-77—230
Jay Burlison, Salinas, Calif. 75-81-74—230
Tyler Engel, Castle Rock, Colo. 74-80-76—230
John Ahern, Morrison, Colo. 75-78-78—231
Tyler Thomas, Beaumont, Texas 77-76-79—232
Cameron Palmer, Gilbert, Ariz. 81-77-75—233
Simon Miller, Albuquerque, N.M. 80-80-73—233
Beau Hossler, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. 81-73-80—234
Jose Labastida, San Ysidro, Calif. 79-75-80—234
Caleb Barker, Highlands Ranch, Colo. 75-78-81—234
Jason Zhou, Skillman, N.J. 76-83-76—235
Bjorn Kallerud, Moraga, Calif. 76-80-81—237
James Lee, Albuquerque, N.M. 78-78-82—238
Sam Rock, Superior, Colo. 83-78-78—239
Scott Simpson, Morrison, Ill. 83-78-78—239
Brandon Liu, St Albans, Mo. 76-83-80—239
Brian Jung, Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada 75-81-83—239
Corey Hayford, Friendswood, Texas 80-77-83—240
Brian Beringer, Macon, Ga. 76-79-86—241
Hunter Gathright, San Antonio, Texas 83-77-82—242
Jared Carver, Weston, Fla. 82-86-76—244
Michael Coopman, Park City, Utah 80-82-83—245
Nick McLaughlin, New Castle, N.H. 83-80-82—245
Andrew Cornella, Colorado Springs, Colo. 80-84-81—245
Brandon Smith, Parkland, Fla. 85-84-78—247
Mark Kim, Rome, Ga. 78-86-85—249
Michael Oretsky, Parkland, Fla. 80-88-82—250
Micah Ramirez, Littleton, Colo. 80-84-86—250
Kyan Palmer, Gilbert, Ariz. 83-83-84—250
Sam Schweitzer, Greenwood Village, Colo. 85-81-85—251
Tanner Tewes, Lincoln, Neb. 84-86-82—252
Bobby Moyer, Aspen, Colo. 89-85-79—253
Cody Williams, Alamogordo , N.M. 82-80-94—256
Max Greyserman, Boca Raton, Fla. 87-89-83—259
Cole Cunningham, Centennial, Colo. 85-91-84—260
Jordan Cowart, Austin, Texas 85-89-88—262
Kevin Liu, St Albans, Mo. 90-84-91—265
Cristian DiMarco, Heathrow, Fla. 90-88-87—265
Ethan Freeman, Littleton, Colo. 92-86-89—267
Taylor Kanute, St. Charles, Ill. 93-82-94—269
William Williams, Kissimmee, Fla. 96-85-91—272
John Edwards, Paducah, Ky. 92-89-94—275
Omri Gildor, Aspen, Colo. 96-103-95—294
Jesse Beetham, Woody Creek, Colo. 84-89 DQ (Rule 6-6d)
Marcel Puyat, Bradenton, Fla. 70-74 JWD
Sean Robbins, Aurora, Colo. 88 JWD
GIRLS DIVISION
Regina Alonso, Huixquilucan, Mexico 72-75-82—229
Michelle Butler, Dunedin, Fla. 80-79-80—239
Michele Chun, Chino Hills, Calif. 82-80-81—243
Catherine Herrera, Houston, Texas 83-79-81—243
Sara Detlefsen, Eagan, Minn. 81-81-83—245
Janie Jackson, Huntsville, Ala. 80-82-85—247
Emma Smyser, Naples, Fla. 86-80-83—249
Olivia Lavy, Fayetteville, Ark. 79-85-88—252
Dana Finkelstein, Chandler, Ariz. 85-82-87—254
Allie Johnston, Castle Rock, Colo. 83-83-88—254
Katy Dyachkova, Centennial, Colo. 79-88-90—257
Gina Larson, Longmont, Colo. 86-91-85—262
Paige Darwin, Albuquerque, N.M. 89-85-90—264
Andrea Hibbert, Golden, Colo. 88-91-86—265
Cha Cha Willhoite, Palm Desert, Calif. 86-92-92—270
Mallory Etcheberry, Wesley Chapel, Fla. 90-90-95—275
Hally Leadbetter, Orlando, Fla. 79 DQ (Rule 6-6b)
* Won Sudden-Death Playoff
** JWD=Justified WD