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SOUTHERN JUNIOR
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Noto Wins 36th Southern Junior In Old Waverly Playoff
WEST POINT, MS. – Andrew Noto, who lost his overnight lead in the final round of the 36th Southern Junior Golf Championship, recovered to win by wedging to within four feet a birdie 3 on the first playoff hole June 12 at the Old Waverly Club. Noto, a long-hitting 18-year-old from suburban New Orleans, took a one-stroke lead into the final hole of regulation, but pushed his drive far right and nearly out-of-bounds. Chipping out from behind a stand of pines, Noto reached the 18th green with his third, but missed a 15-foot par putt to drop into a playoff with Atlanta’s Franco Castro. Both had completed regulation play at 5-under-par 211 to lead the featured 15-18 age group. On the first playoff hole, Castro, 16, slid a 20-foot birdie attempt inches to the right of the hole, then watched as Noto nailed the four-footer and the title that carried with it an automatic berth in the 102nd Southern Amateur a month later Orlando. “I talked to Michael Smith, who won this tournament a few years ago,” said Noto. “He said it means everything to your amateur career. It gets me into a lot of other big tournaments.” Noto said he passed on a chance to play in a regional Southern Am qualifier near his home, telling friends he was going to win the Southern Junior to earn his berth that way. He delivered. A day earlier, 15-year-old Fletcher Johnson of Belden, MS made the biggest move of the second round, posting a bogey-free 7-under-par 65 that was just one stroke off the competitive course record. Johnson, two and three years younger than most contenders, surged into the early lead, but was later passed by Noto to lead after 36 holes. In the final round, young Johnson was disheartened early when putts for eagle and birdie lipped out and he fell well off the pace. It was a chance for Noto to redeem himself after coughing up the final round lead two weeks earlier in the Louisiana Amateur. In the 13-14 age division, Sean Romero of Texarkana, AR, came from behind with a strong final round of 69 to pass 36-hole leader Winburne Hughes of Memphis and win by four shots. Arkansas, led by Matt Mabrey of Little Rock, won the State Team Title, which goes to the state with the best total score for four players from any state over the first two rounds. The low four Arkansans totaled 581, two ahead of Florida. The tournament boasted 166 top juniors from 22 states and three foreign countries.
13-14 Age Division
Sean Romero,
Texarkana, AR -4 72
71 69 212
Andrew Noto, Luling, LA -5 70 68 73 211 Franco Castro, Alpharetta, GA -5 72 68 71 211 Keith Mitchell, Chattanooga, TN -2 73 71 70 214 Chandler Gruenemeier, Jacksonville, FL -2 72 72 70 214 Matthew Mabrey, Little Rock, AR -2 70 72 72 214 Daniel Walker, Earlysville, VA Even 76 71 69 216 Lee Knox, Augusta, GA Even 71 70 75 216 Evan Beck, Virginia Beach, VA Even 73 71 72 216 Chad Bounds, Meridian, MS +1 71 74 72 217 Kevin Brady, Brandon, MS +1 77 70 70 217 Jade Scott, Daingerfield, TX +1 76 67 74 217 Matthew Ceravolo, Palm Beach Gardens, FL +1 74 71 72 217 Russell Burke, Pinehurst, NC +1 71 73 73 217 Landon Lyons, Baton Rouge, LA +2 75 72 71 218 Nick Wilson, Little Rock, AR +2 73 74 71 218 Jacob Everts, Ooltewah, TN +3 75 71 73 219 Brad Mason, Dallas, TX +3 73 72 74 219 Seiji Liu, Bradenton, FL +3 76 71 72 219 Church Waesche, Timonium, MD +3 70 73 76 219 Fletcher Johnson, Belden, MS +3 75 65 79 219 Brandon Squier, Advance, NC +4 79 70 71 220 Austin Gutgsell, Mandeville, LA +4 79 72 69 220 Joe Doramus, Little Rock, AR +4 78 71 71 220 Mike Genovese, Pensacola, FL +4 74 75 71 220 Robert Kirby, Bowling Green, Ky +4 72 73 75 220 Will Pearson, Memphis, TN +5 72 76 73 221 Ryan Booth, Homestead, FL +5 77 70 74 221 Hunter Kraus, Germantown, TN +5 77 71 73 221 Smylie Kaufman, Birmingham, AL +5 76 68 77 221 Brian Fragakis, Royal Palm Beach, FL +5 76 74 71 221 Trent Hillis, Poplar Bluff, MO +6 79 74 69 222 Zi Ting Wang, Champions Gate, FL +6 74 75 73 222 James Monnerville, Vero Beach, FL +6 73 75 74 222 Collier Jones, Little Rock, AR +7 76 76 71 223 Paul McConnell, Garland, TX +7 77 75 71 223 Matt Ledom, Leawood, KS +7 77 70 76 223 Logan Knebels, Alpharetta, GA +7 75 77 71 223 Alec Ceravolo, Palm Beach Gardens, FL +7 72 75 76 223 Jens Talbert, Little Rock, AR +7 72 75 76 223 Chun Hung Chan, Bradenton, FL +7 73 75 75 223 Richard Lamb, South Bend, IN +8 79 72 73 224 Gabe Antony, Rockwall, TX +8 77 74 73 224 Marshall Talkington, Jackson, TN +8 75 73 76 224 Nate McCoy, West Des Moines, IA +8 76 74 74 224 Brandon Rodgers, Knoxville, TN +8 75 75 74 224 Hayden Anderson, Knoxville, TN +9 78 75 72 225 Garrett Westbrook, Baton Rouge, LA +9 78 71 76 225 Brad Simons, Mountain Home, AR +9 74 71 80 225 Eduardo Chavez, Hillsborough, CA +10 80 72 74 226 Ethan Savoy, Broussard, LA +10 76 77 73 226 Patrick Barrett, Pinehurst, NC +10 73 79 74 226 Ben Juffer, West Des Moines, IA +10 77 75 74 226 McLain Leberte, Huntsville, AL +10 78 72 76 226 David Payne, Louisville, KY +10 71 77 78 226 Bryan Jaska, Bowling Green, KY +11 80 73 74 227 John Torell, Bronxville, NY +11 74 78 75 227 Myles Lewis, Metairie, LA +11 75 78 74 227 Trey Neck, Baton Rouge, LA +11 76 73 78 227 Ryan Ennis, Benton, AR +13 74 78 77 229 Thomas Watkins, Madison, MS +13 76 75 78 229 Alex Simmons, Lenoir, NC +13 74 77 78 229 David Sessions, Winston-Salem, NC +14 76 77 77 230 Taylor Deming, Franklin, TN +16 73 77 82 232 Tyler Ledet, Woodworth, LA WD 75 77 WD WD Failed to Make Cut Blake Kelley, Mandeville, LA +10 77 77 154 Brandon Poley, Collierville, TN +10 76 78 154 Brax McCarthy, Ft. Worth, TX +10 77 77 154 Dustin Korte, Metropolis, IL +10 80 74 154 Thomas Looney, Scottsboro, AL +10 75 79 154 Alex Carpenter, Little Rock, AR +11 81 74 155 Austin Barreras, Peachtree City, GA +11 76 79 155 Cory Crump, Peachtree City, GA +11 78 77 155 Jisoo Park, Dix Hills, NY +11 74 81 155 Kyle Blackston, Elizabethtown, KY +11 74 81 155 Leighton Greer, Madison, MS +11 75 80 155 Reid Holly, Madison, MS +11 80 75 155 Robert Carter, Little Rock, AR +11 77 78 155 Tate Oakley, Pinnacle, NC +11 74 81 155 Tucker Wadkins, Dallas, TX +11 80 75 155 William Meason III, Alpharetta, GA +11 80 75 155 Wilson Anthony, Fordyce, AR +11 79 76 155 Conner Pratt, Birmingham, AL +12 78 78 156 Eli Glass, Metropolis, IL +12 75 81 156 Hunter Mitchell IV, Senatobia, MS +12 75 81 156 Jimmy Kozikowski, Alpharetta, GA +12 79 77 156 Neal Quirk, Atlanta, GA +12 75 81 156 Ross Slaughter, Clemmons, NC +12 79 77 156 Alan Boutwell, Birmingham, AL +13 75 82 157 Caleb Westmoreland, Columbus, MS +13 82 75 157 Charlie Harrison, Atlanta, GA +13 78 79 157 Cory Gaylord, Collierville, TN +13 78 79 157 Derek Hardy, Monroe, LA +13 78 79 157 Josh Alford, Marion, AR +13 86 71 157 Peyton Vitter, New Orleans, LA +13 79 78 157 Ralfe Hickman, Washington, DC +13 82 75 157 Sam Clark, Allen, TX +13 79 78 157 Sam Love, Trussville, AL +13 75 82 157 Thomas Payne, Mills River, NC +13 75 82 157 Travis Wilmore, Alexandria, LA +13 78 79 157 Tyler Gann, Houston, TX +13 80 77 157 Cameron Thomas, Germantown, TN +14 82 76 158 Dane Christensen, Amory, MS +14 79 79 158 Jack Yancey, Rome, GA +14 83 75 158 Jefferson Ellington, Burlington, NC +14 77 81 158 Joseph Henderson, Laurel, MS +14 80 78 158 Lane Hulse, Fordyce, AR +14 85 73 158 Matthew Lamb, South Bend, IN +14 80 78 158 Randall Weems, West Point, MS +14 81 77 158 Seth Sullivant, Mountain Home, AR +14 76 82 158 Andrew Flesher, Little Rock, AR +15 83 76 159 Evans Haile, Mandeville, LA +15 79 80 159 Hogan Vaughn, Huntsville, AL +15 79 80 159 Jared Black, ElDorado, AR +15 81 78 159 Whit Evans, Aberdeen, MS +15 76 83 159 Andrew Hans, Birmingham, AL +16 83 77 160 Andrew Peeler, Hattiesburg, MS +16 83 77 160 Ian Phillips, Acworth, GA +16 80 80 160 Jack Brown, Birmingham, AL +16 82 78 160 Jean-Paul Aube III, Heath, TX +16 84 76 160 Ryan Hadash, Katy, TX +16 77 83 160 Wilson Orr, Memphis, TN +16 80 80 160 Jack McEnaney, Atlanta, GA +17 81 80 161 John Michael Sisinni, Olive Branch, TN +17 84 77 161 Minsuk Kim, Los Angeles, CA +17 79 82 161 Conner Ribble, Texarkana, AR +19 84 79 163 Kyle Curtis, Hattiesburg, MS +19 78 85 163 Mitchell Zimmerman, North Little Rock, AR +19 77 86 163 Jack Blanchat, Little Rock, AR +21 77 88 165 Colt Crymes, Athens, GA +22 89 77 166 Payne Collins, Monroe, LA +22 80 86 166 Rick Travis, Dublin, OH +22 81 85 166 Scott D'Anna, Shreveport, LA +22 80 86 166 Barrett Edens, Okolona, MS +23 88 79 167 Montana May, Saltillo, MS +25 86 83 169 Max Barousse, Memphis, TN +26 90 80 170 Charles Henry Goodwin, Madison, MS +27 82 89 171 Easton Key, Meridian, MS +27 86 85 171 Keenan Murphy, Crystal Lake, IL +28 88 84 172 Evan Greenwood, Hot Springs, AR +31 84 91 175 Jeff Quinn, Anthem, AZ +34 90 88 178 Justin Stuart, Cumming, GA +45 83 106 189 Corbin May, Saltillo, MS WD 90 WD WD Hunter Runnels, Flora, MS WD 89 WD WD Rafael Gomez Saucedo, Mexico City, MEX DQ 88 DQ DQ Eli Mattioli, Fayetteville, AR WD WD WD Jacob Crowl, Collierville, TN DQ DQ DQ James Winter, Brandon, MS WD WD WD |