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| How did Brandon Barrows Do? |
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Monday, April 30, 2012
AJGA Finals @ Fieldstone- Video Hilights
The highlights include action from the leaders and Michigan based golfers from Fieldstone GC in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
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Daniel Martinez Wins Fieldstone- Video Interview with Final Hole Hilights
Daniel Martinez Interview from his AJGA Victory with Hilightshttp://youtu.be/_6in3NeBAkU
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| Daniel Martinez Finishes off the Field at Fieldstone |
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Fieldstone Golf Club in Auburn Hills Crowns Two All-Stars in 36 Hole Event
On Saturday, the golfers were cold at the Age 12-15 AJGA All-Star Open at Fieldstone GC but you wouldn’t know it by the leader’s scores.
On Sunday, there was no excuse.
Saturday saw temperatures that barely broke 40 but with sunny skies and temperatures 20 degrees higher on Sunday, golfers warmed up. On Saturday, 43 of 69 boy junior golfers broke 80 including Tony Kil of Markham Ontario who shot a three under 69 which was good for a two shot lead. Likewise, 14 of 27 girls also shot under 80 and Karen Arimoto of Howey in the Hills, Florida looked to extend her two shot lead.
After a frost warning delayed the start of the final round by an hour, dialed up their games quickly.
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| Arimoto was Bundled up Saturday but Cut Loose on Sunday |
On the girl’s side, with 14 golfers within five shots of Arimoto’s lead, she quickly found a way to extend her lead with three birdies on the front nine with birdies at the par 3- 130 yard second hole. She also birdied the fourth and the 6th holes and anyone who thought about making a charge found themselves in an early hole.
Not that some girls didn’t try. Alyssa Getty of Leamington, Ontario opened with a front nine score of 38 mixing a birdie (5th) and three bogeys. For her, it was a round of what if. “I played well from tee to green but couldn’t make any putts, said Getty. “If I could have, who knows what would have happened.”
Before rebounding with a 74. Nick Carlson of Hamilton, Michigan likewise couldn’t get his ‘A’ game in sync and faded to a 77. Kitwana Arasu of Farmington, Michigan played in his first AJGA tournament as a seventh grader and took away positives from his (75-78) and tie for 24th place. Not bad for a student just 13-years-old. Nikolas Senkowski of Rochester Hills, only had to drive a few minutes to the tournament but his 76-86 finish (T-58) will give him some incentive to get ready for next time.
The Michigan contingent of girls didn’t fair well at Fieldstone although there is some hope for the future.
Jennifer Yang of Troy has a strong iron game and while opening with a 91, her second round score of 85 is helping her build for the future. In the end, Arimoto’s 74-71 was good for a wire-to-wire win. This is her second consecutive AJGA victory and she thanked everyone afterwards. “I thank my sponsors, my parents and Fieldstone for hosting the tournament,” said Arimoto
The boys side saw a tournament that wasn’t settled until the last putt of the last hole. Tonytaekkun (Tony) Gil found a way to shoot a 69 on Saturday but with 28 golfers within seven shots of his lead, he had plenty of golfers waiting for a slipup.
Brandon Barrows of Lake Orion carded an opening round of 76 but was in a log jam with 13 players who all shared the same score. He bogeyed the first hole and a few more holes on the front side
Not getting ready for next time is Daniel Martinez of Austin, Texas. He began the second day of the 36 hole tournament in a two way tie for second with Andy Zhang of Reunion, Florida. Martinez is an expert at course management and grinded out five consecutive pars to open his round before earning back to back birdies on the 524 yard sixth hole and then again on the 514 yard 7th. The only problem was Tony Gil also made his lone birdie, also on the sixth and Austin could only close Gil’s lead to one.
But then it happened.
On the back side, Gil hit his tee shot on the 12th into a sand bunker and ended up with a bogey. Martinez promptly made par and the match was tied. “I knew that was my opportunity to win the match,” said Martinez. “That was the first time I was tied with him.” Gil still had fight in him. He did put together a birdie on 14 but gave it right back on 15 leaving a dramatic finish.
Both golfers played conservatively on the 16th tee. This hole is full of trouble and especially for golfers who go for the green on this 294 yard hole. They both played 70 yard wedges into the green but the difference was Martinez’ second shot. He stuck his iron to within two feet and promptly made birdie. Gil made par and tried to catch the winner but it was not to be. This is Martinez first victory on the AJGA circuit and plenty of golf awaits him as Texas has several tours. Fieldstone was very proud of hosting its first AJGA junior event. “The AJGA did a spectacular job of putting together a great tournament with great players,” said Gordon Marmion, PGA Professional and Club Manager for Fieldstone GC.
Video Hilights and Player Interviews to Follow on Monday online at the Oakland Press- Results below
JUNIOR ALL-STAR AT FIELDSTONE
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 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Final results from the Junior All-Star at Fieldstone conducted by the Boys Par: 36-36--72. Yardage: 6441. Rating: 72.1. Slope: 142 Girls Par: 36-36--72. Yardage: 5568. Rating: 73.5. Slope: 131 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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There are some great golfing deals in the Detroit area and throughout Michigan this week. I have never played Inkster Valley but everyone who I have talked to raves about this course. This is a layout that for $24 you will get value for your money.
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Saturday, April 28, 2012
When the golfing God’s give you very cold and teeth chattering conditions, you make birdies anyway. That was the mantra of the boys and girls golfing in the AJGA 12-15 all-star tournament at Fieldstone.
In a field of 96 junior players at the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy sponsored all-star event, many of the golfers have gathered from places ranging from Lake Orion to Florida to Colombia (yes that Columbia). Many of the players in this tournament are used to working on their tan lines and putting for eagles whenever possible. While tanning was out, the birdies were there for the leaders. The weather didn’t affect Andy Zhang from Beijing, China and now residing in the Orlando area. He shot a one under par 71 which is good for a tie for second place. “The weather wasn’t great but I’m used to it. Beijing is a cold weather city but I blocked it out,” said Zhang.
It took him several holes to do just that.
After carding a 40 on the front nine he eagled the 533 yard 10th hole and nearly eagled two more holes on the back nine and shot a five under par 31. He is tied for second with Daniel Martinez of Austin, Texas who put together a round of 71 with 15 pars, two birdies and a bogey. “I believe to win the tournament on Sunday I need to put together a solid round but a few more birdies will not hurt,” said Martinez.  |
| Gil Shot 3 Under in His Opening Round |
Bombing the ball off the tee was not a problem as many of the players were hitting the ball 280 or better off the tee. Neither was shot making or scoring. Take Brandon Barrows of Lake Orion who has already earned accolades all over the state and country. On number 13 which is a snaking dogleg left, he drove it over the left side tree line and ended up in the rough about 330 from the tee box. A punch shot and an eight foot birdie gives you an idea of how these juniors hit the golf ball. Despite this, Barrows is in a 16 way tie for 13th, 7 strokes behind Gil.
Nick Carlson of Hamilton, has the low score among Michigan based players and finds himself in a four way tie for fourth, only five strokes behind Gil..
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| Nick Carlson is Five Shots Back |
The girls may not hit it as far but they sure have game.
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| Arimoto isNot Used to the Cold Weather But is Going for Her Second Consecutive AJGA WIn |
Brandon Barrows-http://youtu.be/X9px_kcmzpE
Leaderboard Interviews with Karen Arimoto and Daniel Martinez http://youtu.be/oTrI7EWCyn4
Videos are Also online at the Oakland Press
This 36 hole event concludes tomorrow and the public is welcome. Admission is free.
The Complete Scores are Here | Boys Division | ||||
Name | Grad | Hometown | Score | |
| 1 | Tonytaekkun Gil | 2016 | Markham, Ontario | 34-35--69 |
| T2 | Daniel Martinez | 2017 | Austin, Texas | 36-35--71 |
| 2 | Andy Zhang | 2016 | (China) Reunion, Fla. | 40-31--71 |
| T4 | Vicente Benitez | 2015 | Puebla, Mexico | 40-34--74 |
| 4 | Travis Trace | 2015 | Jacksonville, Fla. | 36-38--74 |
| 4 | Nick Carlson | 2015 | Hamilton, Mich. | 36-38--74 |
| 4 | Will Grimmer | 2015 | Cincinnati, Ohio | 38-36--74 |
| T8 | Ashwin Arasu | 2017 | Ann Arbor, Mich. | 36-39--75 |
| 8 | Michael Campana | 2014 | Vermilion, Ohio | 36-39--75 |
| 8 | Spencer Yi | 2014 | Johns Creek, Ga. | 36-39--75 |
| 8 | Brian Ohr Jr. | 2014 | Northbrook, Ill. | 38-37--75 |
| 8 | Logan Yanick | 2015 | Courtenay, British Columbia | 36-39--75 |
| T13 | Tyler Strafaci | 2016 | Davie, Fla. | 36-40--76 |
| 13 | Tiger Lee | 2015 | (Hong Kong) Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla. | 39-37--76 |
| 13 | Luis Gagne | 2015 | Orlando, Fla. | 38-38--76 |
| 13 | Luis Gerardo Garza | 2016 | Leon, Mexico | 37-39--76 |
| 13 | Walker Bottomley | 2016 | Milton, Ga. | 37-39--76 |
| 13 | Liam Warner | 2016 | Barrington, Ill. | 40-36--76 |
| 13 | Martin Jaramillo | 2017 | Bradenton, Fla. | 36-40--76 |
| 13 | Trent Wallace | 2015 | Joliet, Ill. | 39-37--76 |
| 13 | Jake Reilly | 2015 | Hershey, Pa. | 40-36--76 |
| 13 | Mitchell Meissner | 2014 | San Antonio, Texas | 38-38--76 |
| 13 | Donnie Trosper | 2015 | Canton, Mich. | 33-43--76 |
| 13 | Brandon Barrows | 2015 | Lake Orion, Mich. | 40-36--76 |
| 13 | Christian Harnishfeger | 2014 | Troy, Mich. | 39-37--76 |
| 13 | Nikolas Senkowski | 2015 | Rochester Hills, Mich. | 40-36--76 |
| 13 | Spencer Schab | 2016 | Grand Rapids, Mich. | 36-40--76 |
| 13 | Wilson Furr | 2017 | Jackson, Miss. | 39-37--76 |
| T29 | David Baker | 2015 | Weddington, N.C. | 36-41--77 |
| 29 | Kyle MacDonald | 2016 | Oakville, Ontario | 39-38--77 |
| 29 | Zach Tracy | 2015 | Houston, Texas | 39-38--77 |
| 29 | Spencer Ralston | 2016 | Gainesville, Ga. | 37-40--77 |
| 29 | Samuel Uhland | 2015 | Jacksonville, Fla. | 39-38--77 |
| 29 | Michael Conforti | 2015 | Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. | 35-42--77 |
| 29 | Jino Sohn | 2015 | Chandler, Ariz. | 38-39--77 |
| T36 | Camilo Mexsen | 2016 | Durango, Mexico | 39-39--78 |
| 36 | Russell Matos | 2016 | Lombard, Ill. | 38-40--78 |
| 36 | Jordan Velez | 2015 | Chicago, Ill. | 39-39--78 |
| 36 | Tyler Pearson | 2015 | Richmond, Ind. | 37-41--78 |
| 36 | Mason Weld | 2015 | Helotes, Texas | 39-39--78 |
| 36 | Luke Miller | 2015 | Venetia, Pa. | 38-40--78 |
| 36 | Ryan Fowler | 2015 | Warren, Ohio | 36-42--78 |
| T43 | Tanner Owen | 2016 | Parkville, Mo. | 41-38--79 |
| 43 | Jace Guthmiller | 2015 | Yankton, S.D. | 39-40--79 |
| 43 | M. Shabaz Khan | 2014 | Westerville, Ohio | 37-42--79 |
| 43 | Wesley Day | 2014 | Ajax, Ontario | 38-41--79 |
| 43 | Daniel Jaramillo | 2014 | Medellin, Colombia | 40-39--79 |
| 43 | Tim de Silva | 2014 | Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. | 39-40--79 |
| 43 | Teddy Oitzman | 2016 | Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. | 38-41--79 |
| T50 | Brandon Wu | 2015 | Danville, Calif. | 39-41--80 |
| 50 | Reid Rathburn | 2014 | Alpharetta, Ga. | 41-39--80 |
| 50 | Sahavas Chalermchaiwat | 2014 | Hilton Head Island, S.C. | 39-41--80 |
| 50 | Kitwana Ashford | 2015 | Farmington Hills, Mich. | 40-40--80 |
| 54 | Colin Joseph | 2014 | Kalamazoo, Mich. | 40-41--81 |
| T55 | William Voetsch | 2015 | New Vernon, N.J. | 41-41--82 |
| 55 | Thomas Winters | 2015 | Marble Falls, Texas | 42-40--82 |
| 55 | Greg Bechtel | 2015 | The Woodlands, Texas | 43-39--82 |
| 55 | Stephen Wall | 2015 | Madisonville, La. | 42-40--82 |
| 55 | Thomas Calbi | 2017 | South Barrington, Ill. | 43-39--82 |
| T60 | Evaristo Rubio | 2015 | Garza Garcia NL, Mexico | 41-42--83 |
| 60 | Eduardo Carrete | 2016 | Howey in the Hills, Fla. | 39-44--83 |
| 62 | William Nottingham | 2016 | Kingsport, Tenn. | 43-41--84 |
| 63 | Matthew McAdoo | 2014 | Twinsburg, Ohio | 42-43--85 |
| T64 | Daniel Wetterich | 2015 | Cincinnati, Ohio | 38-48--86 |
| 64 | Christian Casingal | 2015 | charleston, W.Va. | 40-46--86 |
| 64 | Patrick Mills | 2015 | Tampa, Fla. | 41-45--86 |
| 67 | Brandon Kewalramani | 2017 | Simi Valley, Calif. | 43-45--88 |
| 68 | Justin Perdue | 2015 | Dublin, Ohio | 43-47--90 |
| 69 | Garrett deFisser | 2017 | Gilbert, Ariz. | 44-50--94 |
| Girls Division | ||||
Name | Grad | Hometown | Score | |
| 1 | Karen Arimoto | 2014 | Howey in the Hills, Fla. | 37-37--74 |
| T2 | Landrie Grace | 2015 | Canton, Ohio | 40-35--75 |
| 2 | Alyssa Getty | 2015 | Leamington, Ontario | 40-35--75 |
| T4 | Elsa Moberly | 2015 | Science Hill, Ky. | 37-39--76 |
| 4 | Jillian Hollis | 2015 | Rocky River, Ohio | 37-39--76 |
| T6 | Joo Youn Seo | 2014 | Laguna Niguel, Calif. | 37-40--77 |
| 6 | Nikolette Schroeder | 2015 | Avon Lake, Ohio | 36-41--77 |
| 6 | Carolyn Markley | 2015 | Maineville, Ohio | 38-39--77 |
| T9 | Kaitlyn Papp | 2017 | San Antonio, Texas | 41-37--78 |
| 9 | Samantha Spencer | 2014 | Georgetown, Ontario | 39-39--78 |
| 9 | Mai Dechathipat | 2015 | Howey in the Hills, Fla. | 38-40--78 |
| T12 | Ailin Li | 2015 | (China) Windermere, Fla. | 38-41--79 |
| 12 | Erin Harper | 2015 | Dublin, Ohio | 38-41--79 |
| 14 | Leah Deagle | 2014 | Gahanna, Ohio | 42-39--81 |
| 15 | Kimberly Liu | 2014 | San Ramon, Calif. | 41-41--82 |
| T16 | Divya Manthena | 2015 | Camarillo, Calif. | 40-43--83 |
| 16 | Riley Rennell | 2017 | Columbia, Tenn. | 43-40--83 |
| 18 | Anna Grace Lavy | 2015 | Fayetteville, Ark. | 41-43--84 |
| T19 | Lauren Waller | 2015 | Canonsburg, Pa. | 43-42--85 |
| 19 | Haylee Harford | 2015 | Leavittsburg, Ohio | 37-39--76 |
| 21 | Jacinta Pikunas | 2017 | Youngstown, Ohio | 42-45--87 |
| 22 | Gianna Furrie | 2017 | St Charles, Ill. | 45-43--88 |
| T23 | Samantha Moss | 2014 | Fenton, Mich. | 39-52--91 |
| 23 | Jennifer Yang | 2014 | Troy, Mich. | 45-46--91 |
| T25 | Jordan Wolf | 2014 | St Charles, Mo. | 43-49--92 |
| 25 | Selina Zeng | 2017 | Oak Brook, Ill. | 45-47--92 |
| 27 | Elizabeth Barrett | 2014 | Saint Clair, Mich. | 55-58--113 |
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