AJGA Junior All-Stars at Forest Lake Country Club give Michigan golfers a clean sweep

     Quite often, Michigan junior golfers have taken a back seat to out of state players who take home the Crystal at the top level of competition in junior golf. That is no longer the case. At Boyne this year, Jacqueline Setas (East Lansing) and Henry Do (Plymouth) took home the championship at the Coca-Cola Championships. Make it two in a row as Allyson Geer (Brighton) and Zachary Rosendale (St. Johns) keep the medalist honors in the Mitten state. With only one championship to go at the Randy Wise Open at Warwick Hills, the following print and video stories will show junior golf is played very well in the Great Lakes state.  Click here for the video espn style recap http://www.michigangolfscene.co/mhsaa-jr.-golf.html
Round 3 Results
From the AJGA

BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. -- Final results from the Junior All-Star at Forest Lake presented by Tom Holzer Ford conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Forest Lake Country Club. Boys Par: 35-36--71. Yardage: 6265. Rating: 70.5. Slope: 130 Girls Par: 35-36--71. Yardage: 5656. Rating: 73.2. Slope: 132 Link: https://www.ajga.org/Schedule/index.asp?year=2013&search=0&type=none#

Rosendale claims his first AJGA victory at the Junior All-Star at Forest Lake presented by Tom Holzer Ford Geer wins the Girls Division in sudden-death playoff at Forest Lake Country Club BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. —Zachary Rosendale of Saint Johns, Mich., earns the champion title in the Junior All-Star at Forest Lake presented by Tom Holzer Ford after he carded a tournament total of even-par 213. Allyson Geer of Brighton, Mich., tallies a tournament total of 228 to take home her first AJGA victory after two top-three finishes earlier this year. more Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Junior All-Star at Forest Lake presented by Tom Holzer Ford was a 54-hole stroke play competition played on the par-71 course at Forest Lake Country Club. The event featured 71 boys and 22 girls, ages 12-15, from 23 states and three countries. The Boys Division played the course at 6,265 yards while the Girls Division played the course at 5,656 yards. The Junior All-Star at Forest Lake presented by Tom Holzer Ford is one of 12 events in the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series. Specifically designed for boys and girls ages 12-15, the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series presents opportunities for younger players to develop their skills and earn entry into AJGA Open tournaments. The Series concludes with the Nike Golf Junior All-Star Invitational over Columbus Day weekend for winners and top finishers in Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series events.  Rosendale lead the final round by a margin of four strokes until he was challenged by Max Clift of Kitchener, Ontario, on No. 14 when Clift made par and Rosendale doubled bogeyed the hole. By No. 16 the margin had decreased to one stroke when Clift made birdie on No. 15 and Rosendale parred the hole. “Nos. 14-17 were painful, my mental game wasn’t there,” Rosedale said. “On No. 18 I was blessed to have finished with a par. I’m relieved and excited to have won and can’t wait to play more.” Austin Hitt of Longwood, Fla., carded a 2-over-par 215 for a second place finish. Clift took third with a 3-over-par 216. Andrew Walker of Battle Creek, Mich., claimed fourth at 4-over-par 217. Tied for fifth were Noah Goodwin of Corinth, Texas, and Ricky Costello of Homer Glen, Ill., at 219. In the Girls Division, Geer and Katherine Muzi of Walnut, Calif., each finished the round with a tournament total 228 to force a playoff for the champion title. In the playoff, Muzi hit her shot into the bunker left of the hole while Geer stuck her approach shot to 17 feet. Muzi made her bunker shot that landed two feet short of the hole as Geer prepared for an uphill putt for birdie. “I knew I had to make this putt, I just told myself ‘you’re not going to fall short’” Geer said. “If I putted past the hole, my ball would have rolled 30 feet downhill.” Geer sunk the putt to end the playoff and claim victory. Muzi finished in second place and Megan Furtney of South Elgin, Ill., followed in third with a tournament total of 233. For more information about the Junior All-Star at Forest Lake presented by Tom Holzer Ford, please contact Tournament Headquarters at (770) 868-4200 or visit ajga.org.  Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy, a full-time signature golf instruction program located in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., began as an Official Partner of the AJGA in 2009. The partnership features an endowment of an Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant and naming rights to the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series for juniors ages 12-15. Montverde Academy is the full-time educational partner of Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy students.  About the AJGA The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The AJGA provides valuable exposure for college golf scholarships, and has an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 6,000 junior golfers from 49 states and more than 50 countries. To ensure scholarship opportunities for all junior golfers who have the skill, the AJGA created the Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant program to provide financial assistance to young players in need. Titleist, the AJGA's National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association's success since 1989. Rolex, which is in its third decade of AJGA support, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. In 2007, after 12 years of support, Ralph Lauren became the AJGA's second Premier Partner. AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. Former AJGA juniors have compiled more than 500 victories on the PGA and LPGA Tours. AJGA alumni include Brandt Snedeker, Bubba Watson, Webb Simpson, Hunter Mahan, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Stacy Lewis, Vicky Hurst, Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr, Britney Lincicome and Morgan Pressel. #AJGA# hide

Boys Division Name Grad Hometown Score 1 Zachary Rosendale 2017 Saint Johns, Mich. 70-70-73--213 2 Austin Hitt 2016 Longwood, Fla. 73-71-71--215 3 Max Clift 2015 Kitchener, Ontario 72-71-73--216 4 Andrew Walker 2016 Battle Creek, Mich. 73-73-71--217 T5 Noah Goodwin 2018 Corinth, Texas 70-79-70--219 5 Ricky Costello 2017 Homer Glen, Ill. 71-74-74--219 7 Andy Spencer 2016 Prairie Village, Kan. 73-72-75--220 T8 Daniel Griffiths 2017 Binghamton, N.Y. 75-73-74--222 8 Imaad Qureshi 2017 Bloomfield Hills, Mich. 74-71-77--222 8 Matthew Liston 2016 Louisville, Ky. 71-75-76--222 T11 James Piot 2017 Canton, Mich. 76-75-72--223 11 Jake Goldman 2016 Leawood, Kan. 73-77-73--223 T13 Frankie Thomas 2016 St. Louis, Mo. 75-73-77--225 13 Brendan Seys 2016 Port Lambton, Ontario 75-74-76--225 13 Allen Hamilton 2016 Louisville, Ky. 72-74-79--225 T16 Jeffrey Cunningham 2017 West Palm Beach, Fla. 76-78-72--226 16 Matthew Clark 2016 Westchester, Ill. 74-78-74--226 16 Salil Ghamande 2016 Evans, Ga. 72-76-78--226 16 Russell Matos 2016 Lombard, Ill. 81-71-74--226 16 Kyle Gorospe 2015 Mississauga, Ontario 76-77-73--226 16 Ethan Farnam 2017 Crystal Lake, Ill. 75-75-76--226 16 Mason Nome 2019 Houston, Texas 77-76-73--226 T23 Varun Chopra 2017 Champaign, Ill. 78-77-72--227 23 Devin Deogun 2017 Orchard Lake, Mich. 78-76-73--227 T25 Gil Lanoue 2015 Belle River, Ontario 77-75-76--228 25 Noah Steele 2015 Kingston, Ontario 74-79-75--228 T27 Cullan Brown 2018 Eddyville, Ky. 76-75-78--229 27 Kitwana Ashford 2015 Farmington Hills, Mich. 74-78-77--229 T29 Joshua Allen 2015 Wilson, N.C. 81-74-75--230 29 Mickey Brick 2015 Frankfort, Ill. 78-74-78--230 29 Parker Sexton 2016 Germantown, Tenn. 77-79-74--230 29 Carson Seals 2016 Ardmore, Okla. 77-75-78--230 29 Graydon Kent 2017 Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. 76-79-75--230 29 Spencer Klimek 2016 Columbia City, Ind. 72-78-80--230 T35 Michael OKeefe II 2016 Olivette, Mo. 77-77-77--231 35 John Racciatti Jr 2017 Fairhope, Ala. 78-77-76--231 35 Michael Busse 2016 Rochester Hills, Mich. 74-77-80--231 T38 Quinn Richardson 2015 Caledon, Ontario 78-79-75--232 38 Brian Terlesky 2018 Youngstown, Ohio 77-77-78--232 38 Jason Chan Young Chung 2017 Thornhill, Ontario 76-80-76--232 38 Matthew Galluzzo 2016 Plantation, Fla. 77-77-78--232 38 Thomas DePriest III 2017 Lake City, Ark. 79-80-73--232 T43 Jake Grula 2017 Winter Park, Fla. 80-74-79--233 43 Alex Bassetto 2016 Naperville, Ill. 77-76-80--233 43 Max Rohwedder 2017 Prospect Heights, Ill. 74-81-78--233 43 Kyle MacDonald 2016 Oakville, Ontario 75-77-81--233 43 Matias Torra 2016 (Argentina) Santa Ana, Costa Rica 79-78-76--233 T48 Andrew Huber 2016 Winnetka, Ill. 81-74-80--235 48 Thomas Code 2015 Dorchester, Ontario 76-78-81--235 T50 John Weiss 2017 Columbia, S.C. 84-76-76--236 50 Michael Banas 2016 Lake Forest, Ill. 75-81-80--236 52 Charles Sun 2016 Bradenton, Fla. 75-79-84--238 53 Jonathan Nocek 2016 Bloomingdale, Ill. 82-79-78--239 T54 Nicholas Bonema 2016 Troy, Mich. 78-84-78--240 54 Jake Kuwitzky 2018 McKinney, Texas 85-78-77--240 54 Brandon Berry 2017 Great Falls, Va. 74-91-75--240 T57 Timothy Lim 2017 Hoffman Estates, Ill. 81-79-82--242 57 Jay Kirchdorfer 2018 Louisville, Ky. 78-84-80--242 T59 Victor Nistor 2015 West Bloomfield, Mich. 83-78-82--243 59 Liam Warner 2016 Barrington, Ill. 81-78-84--243 T61 Kelly Sun 2016 Bradenton, Fla. 79-84-81--244 61 David Keane 2016 Wauwatosa, Wis. 78-80-86--244 63 Matthew Jacobs 2015 West Bloomfield, Mich. 78-84-83--245 64 Carlos Riascos 2016 Bogota, Colombia 81-81-85--247 65 Will Gunst 2016 Elmhurst, Ill. 79-86-83--248 66 Dylan Wojcik 2016 Wheeling, W.Va. 83-83-83--249 67 Derek Kim 2018 Irvine, Calif. 86-85-84--255 68 Kevin Paek 2017 Glenview, Ill. 86-90-84--260 - Ryan Gerard 2017 Raleigh, N.C. -JWD - Travis McInroe 2016 Plano, Texas 82-JWD - Sully Zagerman 2016 Windermere, Fla. 84-JWD Girls Division Name Grad Hometown Score 1 * Allyson Geer 2017 Brighton, Mich. 76-75-77--228 2 Katherine Muzi 2018 Walnut, Calif. 79-74-75--228 3 Megan Furtney 2019 South Elgin, Ill. 75-77-81--233 4 Zaafina Naqvi 2015 Sault Ste Marie, Ontario 78-78-80--236 5 Eun-Won Park 2016 (South Korea) Tenafly, N.J. 78-78-81--237 6 Maya Walton 2016 Austin, Texas 79-84-75--238 7 Harmanprit Kaur 2016 Lawrenceville, Ga. 76-80-83--239 8 Julia Dean 2017 Brighton, Mich. 82-79-80--241 9 Sarah Shipley 2016 Hastings, Mich. 82-81-79--242 10 Kory Nielsen 2017 Kent, Ohio 79-85-79--243 11 Madeleine Garay 2016 La Jolla, Calif. 80-85-79--244 12 Veronica Haque 2017 Rochester Hills, Mich. 80-84-83--247 13 Lauren Comegys 2016 Lakeway, Texas 80-81-87--248 T14 Ariana Saenz 2017 Porter, Texas 84-82-83--249 14 Abby Burditt 2016 St. Augustine, Fla. 82-84-83--249 16 Jordan Michalak 2016 Birmingham, Mich. 82-89-80--251 17 Megan Chao 2015 Fullerton, Calif. 80-88-84--252 T18 Diana McDonald 2016 Kingston, Ontario 83-85-85--253 18 Felicia Chang 2016 La Habra Heights, Calif. 84-85-84--253 20 Jennifer Cui 2016 Troy, Mich. 91-84-83--258 21 Chelsea Sedlar 2015 Merrimack, N.H. 88-88-94--270 22 Jami Laude 2017 Ann Arbor, Mich. 89-92-90--271