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.

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 6^th 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 24^th 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 7^th. 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 12^th 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 16^th 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 Fieldstone Golf Club of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, Mich. • April 27 - 29

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Final results from the Junior All-Star at Fieldstone conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Fieldstone Golf Club of Auburn Hills. Boys Par: 36-36--72. Yardage: 6441. Rating: 72.1. Slope: 142 Girls Par: 36-36--72. Yardage: 5568. Rating: 73.5. Slope: 131

Boys Division Name Grad Hometown Score 1 Daniel Martinez 2017 Austin, Texas 71-69--140 2 Tonytaekkun Gil 2016 Markham, Ontario 69-72--141 3 Samuel Uhland 2015 Jacksonville, Fla. 77-68--145 T4 Luis Gerardo Garza 2016 Leon, Mexico 76-71--147 4 Travis Trace 2015 Jacksonville, Fla. 74-73--147 6 Jake Reilly 2015 Hershey, Pa. 76-72--148 T7 Andy Zhang 2016 (China) Reunion, Fla. 71-78--149 7 Daniel Jaramillo 2014 Medellin, Colombia 79-70--149 7 Vicente Benitez 2015 Puebla, Mexico 74-75--149 7 Kyle MacDonald 2016 Oakville, Ontario 77-72--149 T11 David Baker 2015 Weddington, N.C. 77-73--150 11 Wesley Day 2014 Ajax, Ontario 79-71--150 11 Brandon Barrows 2015 Lake Orion, Mich. 76-74--150 11 Luke Miller 2015 Venetia, Pa. 78-72--150 11 Mitchell Meissner 2014 San Antonio, Texas 76-74--150 11 Will Grimmer 2015 Cincinnati, Ohio 74-76--150 T17 Tiger Lee 2015 (Hong Kong) Howey-In-The-Hills, Fla. 76-75--151 17 Camilo Mexsen 2016 Durango, Mexico 78-73--151 17 Nick Carlson 2015 Hamilton, Mich. 74-77--151 17 Martin Jaramillo 2017 Bradenton, Fla. 76-75--151 T21 Spencer Ralston 2016 Gainesville, Ga. 77-75--152 21 Wilson Furr 2017 Jackson, Miss. 76-76--152 21 Luis Gagne 2015 Orlando, Fla. 76-76--152 T24 Trent Wallace 2015 Joliet, Ill. 76-77--153 24 Jino Sohn 2015 Chandler, Ariz. 77-76--153 24 Walker Bottomley 2016 Milton, Ga. 76-77--153 24 Ashwin Arasu 2017 Ann Arbor, Mich. 75-78--153 24 Donnie Trosper 2015 Canton, Mich. 76-77--153 24 Logan Yanick 2015 Courtenay, British Columbia 75-78--153 T30 Tyler Strafaci 2016 Davie, Fla. 76-78--154 30 Brian Ohr Jr. 2014 Northbrook, Ill. 75-79--154 30 Mason Weld 2015 Helotes, Texas 78-76--154 30 Tyler Pearson 2015 Richmond, Ind. 78-76--154 T34 Tim de Silva 2014 Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. 79-76--155 34 Brandon Wu 2015 Danville, Calif. 80-75--155 34 Jace Guthmiller 2015 Yankton, S.D. 79-76--155 34 Christian Harnishfeger 2014 Troy, Mich. 76-79--155 34 Zach Tracy 2015 Houston, Texas 77-78--155 T39 Evaristo Rubio 2015 Garza Garcia NL, Mexico 83-73--156 39 Michael Campana 2014 Vermilion, Ohio 75-81--156 39 Tanner Owen 2016 Parkville, Mo. 79-77--156 39 Liam Warner 2016 Barrington, Ill. 76-80--156 T43 Colin Joseph 2014 Kalamazoo, Mich. 81-76--157 43 Thomas Calbi 2017 South Barrington, Ill. 82-75--157 43 Daniel Wetterich 2015 Cincinnati, Ohio 86-71--157 T46 Teddy Oitzman 2016 Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 79-79--158 46 Stephen Wall 2015 Madisonville, La. 82-76--158 46 Michael Conforti 2015 Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 77-81--158 46 Kitwana Ashford 2015 Farmington Hills, Mich. 80-78--158 T50 Jordan Velez 2015 Chicago, Ill. 78-81--159 50 Reid Rathburn 2014 Alpharetta, Ga. 80-79--159 T52 Eduardo Carrete 2016 Howey in the Hills, Fla. 83-77--160 52 William Nottingham 2016 Kingsport, Tenn. 84-76--160 T54 Patrick Mills 2015 Tampa, Fla. 86-75--161 54 Ryan Fowler 2015 Warren, Ohio 78-83--161 54 M. Shabaz Khan 2014 Westerville, Ohio 79-82--161 54 Greg Bechtel 2015 The Woodlands, Texas 82-79--161 T58 Russell Matos 2016 Lombard, Ill. 78-84--162 58 Thomas Winters 2015 Marble Falls, Texas 82-80--162 58 Nikolas Senkowski 2015 Rochester Hills, Mich. 76-86--162 58 Spencer Schab 2016 Grand Rapids, Mich. 76-86--162 58 Sahavas Chalermchaiwat 2014 Hilton Head Island, S.C. 80-82--162 T63 Matthew McAdoo 2014 Twinsburg, Ohio 85-81--166 63 William Voetsch 2015 New Vernon, N.J. 82-84--166 63 Christian Casingal 2015 charleston, W.Va. 86-80--166 63 Justin Perdue 2015 Dublin, Ohio 90-76--166 67 Brandon Kewalramani 2017 Simi Valley, Calif. 88-84--172 68 Garrett deFisser 2017 Gilbert, Ariz. 94-81--175 - Spencer Yi 2014 Johns Creek, Ga. 75-DQ - Rule 6-6d Girls Division Name Grad Hometown Score 1 Karen Arimoto 2014 Howey in the Hills, Fla. 74-71--145 2 Mai Dechathipat 2015 Howey in the Hills, Fla. 78-70--148 3 Alyssa Getty 2015 Leamington, Ontario 75-74--149 4 Haylee Harford 2015 Leavittsburg, Ohio 76-74--150 T5 Nikolette Schroeder 2015 Avon Lake, Ohio 77-74--151 5 Landrie Grace 2015 Canton, Ohio 75-76--151 7 Samantha Spencer 2014 Georgetown, Ontario 78-74--152 8 Joo Youn Seo 2014 Laguna Niguel, Calif. 77-76--153 9 Elsa Moberly 2015 Science Hill, Ky. 76-78--154 T10 Kaitlyn Papp 2017 San Antonio, Texas 78-77--155 10 Ailin Li 2015 (China) Windermere, Fla. 79-76--155 12 Jillian Hollis 2015 Rocky River, Ohio 76-80--156 13 Kimberly Liu 2014 San Ramon, Calif. 82-75--157 14 Carolyn Markley 2015 Maineville, Ohio 77-81--158 15 Leah Deagle 2014 Gahanna, Ohio 81-78--159 16 Erin Harper 2015 Dublin, Ohio 79-82--161 17 Divya Manthena 2015 Camarillo, Calif. 83-80--163 18 Anna Grace Lavy 2015 Fayetteville, Ark. 84-80--164 19 Lauren Waller 2015 Canonsburg, Pa. 85-81--166 20 Jacinta Pikunas 2017 Youngstown, Ohio 87-85--172 21 Samantha Moss 2014 Fenton, Mich. 91-82--173 T22 Gianna Furrie 2017 St Charles, Ill. 88-88--176 22 Jennifer Yang 2014 Troy, Mich. 91-85--176 24 Jordan Wolf 2014 St Charles, Mo. 92-86--178 25 Selina Zeng 2017 Oak Brook, Ill. 92-87--179 26 Elizabeth Barrett 2014 Saint Clair, Mich. 113-95--208 - Riley Rennell 2017 Columbia, Tenn. 83-DQ Rule 6-6d