The Georgia State Golf Association

33rd Annual GSGA Junior Sectional Challenge Match
Fields Ferry Golf Club
Calhoun, Georgia
July 24-25, 2006

Final Results

Southeast Section Captures Victory
at GSGA Junior Sectional Challenge Match

CALHOUN, Ga. - The Southeast section won the Girls 14-17 age bracket and collected points in three other divisions to finish with a tournament total of 20 points to edge the Northeast section by a single point at the GSGA Junior Sectional Challenge Match, which was played at Fields Ferry Golf Club in Calhoun, July 24-25. The Southwest section, the defending section champion, finished third with 16 points.

The Southeast's charge was led by Alei Mitchell of Waycross, who shot a 74 in the competition's opening round and picked up six points for her team by capturing the Girls 14-17 age division with a final-round score of 75, giving her a 149 total. Metter's Tess Fordham, also playing in the Girls 14-17 bracket, finshed third to tally three points for the Southeast section. Savannah's Brendan Gillins, who finished tied for sixth at the Georgia Junior Championship this past June, won a one-hole playoff to finish second in the Boys 16-17 division and give the Southeast four extra points. Finishing second in the Boys 12-13 division, Scott Wolfes of St. Simons Island (73-74-147) also earned four points. This is the ninth victory for the Southeast section all-time at the GSGA Junior Sectional Challenge Match.

The Northeast Section was the only team to have two of its members finish at the top of their divisions. Buford's Judy Nam fired nine-hole rounds of 42 and 39 to capture the Girls 13 and under division and tally six points for the Northeast. Also collecting six points by winning the Boys 11 and under group was Madison's Andrew Phillips. Phillips sealed the victory with a 38 in the final round for a tournament total of 74. Jennifer Nam, the older sister of Judy Nam, Shad Tuten and Landry Haynes also collected points towards the Northeast's total.

Calhoun's Sam Curtis, who claims Fields Ferry as his home course, finished with a birdie on number nine (his eighteenth) to capture the Boys 16-17 age division by one stroke. He tallied six points for the Northwest section and finished the tournament two shots under par with a 142 total. Collin Ho of Albany fired a tournament-best 135 after rounds of 68 and 67. Ho's score was good enough to edge Rome's Will Jones for the overall title in the Boys 14-15 division by three shots.

Proceeding play on Monday afternoon, the contestants competed in long drive and putting competitions within each age division. For the second year in a row, the long drive of the day came from Millen's Mark Rocker of the East section, playing out of the Boys 16-17 age division, with a drive of 317 yards. The Northwest team's Everett Huntsinger had a 300-yard drive to take the title in the Boys 14-15 division. Hunter Stuckey of Jesup out drove the Boys 12-13 division with a 274-yard drive. The Boys 11 and under group was won with a 228-yard drive by Andrew Phillips. The 14-17 girls division was won by Dawsonville's Kasay Holbrook with 211 yards and Lacey Fears of Bonaire drove the ball 225 yards to take the girls 13 and under group.

The putting competition took place on a five-hole putting course setup on the practice green of Fields Ferry Golf Club. Josh Turner, representing the Southwest section in the boys 11 and under division posted the low score of the evening with a 14. Carterville's Ricky Casko (Boys 16-17), Collin Spellman of Snellville (Boys 14-15) and Buckhead's Zachary Bryant (Boys 12-13) each finished the course with a 15 and won their respective divisions. Tess Fordham of Metter captured the Girls 14-17 division after shooting 17 and Lacey Fears of Bonaire rolled the ball 17 times to take the Girls 13 and under group.

The Junior Sectional Challenge Match is a statewide competition that brings together the top performers from the summer-long GSGA Junior Sectional Program, which was founded in 1974. Participants earned the opportunity to compete and represent their section in the tournament by accumulating points in their section's four qualifying events. Each of the seven geographic sections sends their top four point earners from each boys age division and the top two from each girls division to the Challenge Match. The Junior Sectional Program was established by the Georgia State Golf Association as a grassroots effort to provide juniors across the state with the opportunity to experience competitive golf.

GSGA conducts 17 statewide competitions for men and women of all age groups, three interstate matches and 17 USGA qualifying events each year. Other services include computerized handicapping, course rating and measuring, Golf Georgia magazine and two college scholarship programs.

Boys 16-17
Rank	Name	Section	Rd. 1	Rd. 2	Total	Points
1	Sam Curtis, Calhoun	Northwest	68	74	142	6
2	Brendan Gillins, Savannah	Southeast	71	72	143*	4
3	Jason Bennett, Valdosta	Southwest	68	75	143*	3
4	Daniel Mobley, Waynesboro	East	74	70	144	2
5	Ashton Pellicano, Albany	Southwest	74	71	145	1
T6	Brian Burns, Canton	Northwest	74	72	146
T6	Michael Wilcher, Milledgeville	Middle	76	70	146
8	Eric Anderson, Augusta	East	77	72	149
9	Ricky Casko, Cartersville	Northwest	77	73	150
T10	Bayley Craig, Eatonton	Middle	80	71	151
T10	Derek Foulke, Brunswick	Southeast	76	75	151
T12	Mark Rocker, Millen	East	81	71	152
T12	Travis Temple, Metter	Southeast	81	71	152
T14	Bernie Smith, Waynesboro	East	78	75	153
T14	Brandon Landford, Rutledge	Northeast	76	77	153
T16	Adam Garrett, LaGrange	West	79	75	154
T16	Chase Grantham, Douglas	Southwest	78	76	154
18	Keith Reeves, Savannah	Southeast	81	74	155
19	Nick Smith, Buckhead	Northeast	79	77	156
20	Ryan Shurley, The Rock	West	78	82	160
21	Taylor Gary, Commerce	Northeast	84	79	163
22	Judson Clark, Rutledge	Northeast	89	79	168

Boys 14-15
1	Collin Ho, Albany	Southwest	68	67	135	6
2	Will Jones, Rome	Northwest	70	68	138	4
3	Trey McQuaig, Valdosta	Southwest	75	70	145	3
4	Matt Johns, Ocilla	Southwest	71	75	146	2
5	Tyler Erickson, Bonaire	Middle	75	74	149	1
6	Brad Germany, Albany	Southwest	71	79	150
7	Tyler Tucker, Cochran	Middle	75	76	151
8	Jonathan Klotz, Columbus	West	76	77	153
9	Jake Savant, Rentz	Middle	79	75	154
10	Cameron Simmons, Acworth	Northwest	75	80	155
T11	Joel Sawyer, Elberton	Northeast	78	78	156
T11	Logan Fairley, Waynesboro	East	78	78	156
T11	Shawn Yim, Buford	Northeast	81	75	156
14	Shiloh Snow, Blackshear	Southeast	78	79	157
T15	Casey Sheppard, Savannah	Southeast	79	79	158
T15	Lee Simpson, Milledgeville	Middle	77	81	158
T17	Colin Spellman, Snellville	Northeast	82	78	160
T17	Walker Hill, Statesboro	Southeast	78	82	160
T19	Jack Yancey, Rome	Northwest	80	81	161
T19	John Luna, Cleveland	Northeast	77	84	161
21	Camp Jennings, LaGrange	West	78	85	163
22	Taylor Welborn, LaGrange	West	84	80	164
23	Richie Wiltfang, Brunswick	Southeast	83	82	165
24	Jonathan Ivey, Augusta	East	84	82	166
25	Eric Boddiford, Sylvania	East	82	86	168
26	Everett Huntsinger, Dahlonega	Northwest	85	86	171
27	Jason Hobbs, Columbus	West	93	86	179

Boys 12-13
1	Cody Shafer	East	76	71	147	6
2	Scott Wolfes, St. Simons Island	Southeast	75	76	151	4
3	Austin Vick, Evans	East	75	78	153	3
4	Shad Tuten, Elberton	Northeast	76	78	154*	2
5	Landry Haynes, Gainesville	Northeast	76	78	154*	1
T6	Caleb Morris, Metter	Southeast	80	75	155
T6	Chase Reeves, Macon	Middle	79	76	155
T6	David Hobby, Valdosta	Southwest	79	76	155
T6	Hunter Stuckey, Jesup	Southeast	77	78	155
10	Conner Andrews, Woodstock	Northwest	79	77	156
T11	Billy Shuman,, St. Simons Island	Southeast	82	76	158
T11	Chase Wood, Acworth	Northwest	76	82	158
T13	Charlie Martin, LaGrange	West	81	79	160
T13	Jake Flynt, Tifton	Southwest	79	81	160
T13	Ryan Cunningham, Rome	Northwest	79	81	160
16	Travis Oestmann, Columbus	West	82	81	163
17	Zachary Bryant, Buckhead	Northeast	88	78	166
18	Brian Beringer, Macon	Middle	84	83	167
19	Will Mobley, Augusta	East	82	87	169
20	Hunter Ivins, Pelham	Southwest	81	89	170
T21	Robert Peavy, Lizella	Middle	86	85	171
T21	Taylor Gove, Evans	East	95	76	171
23	Tyler Vaughn, Axson	Southwest	89	84	173
T24	Dylan Freeman, Athens	Northeast	82	93	175
T24	Michael Cranston, Columbus	West	91	84	175
T24	Will Brackett, Canton	Northwest	86	89	175

Boys 11 & U
1	Andrew Phillips, Madison	Northeast	36	38	74	6
2	Jim Henderson, Macon	Middle	37	39	76	4
3	Ben Bishop, St. Simons Island	Southeast	38	39	77	3
4	Robert Persons, Macon	Middle	40	38	78*	2
5	Henry Persons, Macon	Middle	40	38	78*	1
T6	Christopher Sells, Savannah	Southeast	40	41	81
T6	Gus Beisel, Savannah	Southeast	40	41	81
T6	Russell Sabol, Martinez	East	38	43	81
9	AJ Pate, Louvale	West	43	39	82
10	Carter Mobley, Augusta	East	40	43	83
11	Dowling Armstrong, Valdosta	Southwest	43	41	84
T12	Eli Crumley, Cleveland	Northeast	43	42	85
T12	Matthew Beringer, Macon	Middle	40	45	85
14	Andrew Eunice, Moultrie	Southwest	42	44	86
15	Stephen Hill, Evans	East	43	44	87
16	Jack Bishop, St. Simons Island	Southeast	46	42	88
T17	Muhammed Nu-man, Columbus	West	46	43	89
T17	Josh Turner, Jeff Davis	Southwest	44	45	89
T19	Jack Dargle, Winterville	Northeast	45	46	91
T19	Max Weyrick, Marietta	Northwest	45	46	91
21	Claxton Faulkner, Watkinsville	Northeast	43	50	93
22	Stevie MacPherson, Acworth	Northwest	49	48	97
23	Ajay Patel, Valdosta	Southwest	46	52	98
24	James Clark, Columbus	West	50	49	99
25	JP Schlueter, Canton	Northwest	51	50	101
26	Mercer Clark, Columbus	West	50	55	105
27	Kevin Burns, Canton	Northwest	57	57	114

Girls 14-17
1	Alei Mitchell, Waycross	Southeast	74	75	149	6
2	Jennifer Nam, Buford	Northeast	77	80	157	4
3	Tess Fordham, Metter	Southeast	81	77	158	3
4	Kasay Holbrook, Dawsonville	Northwest	85	80	165	2
5	Latasha Hinton, Columbus	West	84	84	168	1
6	Amanda Poland, Madison	Northeast	93	85	178
T7	Ashley Barfield, Sandersville	Middle	92	96	188
T7	Kelly Pearce, Albany	Southwest	94	94	188
9	Katarina Hodge, Dublin	Middle	101	101	202

Girls 13 & U
1	Judy Nam, Buford	Northeast	42	39	81	6
2	Caitlin Watts, LaGrange	West	41	42	83*	4
3	Lacey Fears, Bonaire	Middle	41	42	83*	3
4	Brittany Ferguson, Augusta	East	47	46	93	2
5	Brittany Jarrett, Nashville	Southwest	48	47	95*	1
6	Lindsey McCurdy, Lake Park	Southwest	47	48	95*
7	Kailey Duda, Calhoun	Northwest	48	52	100
8	Mary Shuman, St. Simons Island	Southeast	49	54	103
9	Ciera Bagley, Baxley	Southeast	50	54	104
10	Courtney Barfield, Sandersville	Middle	53	55	108
11	Macy Cochran, Augusta	East	81	60	141