LITTLE FLOCK -- For the first two rounds at the AJGA KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior Open, the best club in the bag of golfer Chloe Horton was her putter.
Horton used a hot putter for a 2-under 142 and a one-stroke lead heading into the the final round at the Lost Springs Golf and Athletic Club.
AJGA KPMG Stacy Lewis Open
Lost Springs Golf and Athletic Club
Round Three
Par 72-216
Girls
Chloe Horton^Miami, Fla.^71-71-74 216
Claire Cameron,^Martinsville, Ind.^74-69-75 218
Kathleen Gallagher^Greenwood, Miss^73-72-75 220
Maria Fassi^Pachuca Hidalgo, Mexico^73-74-73 220
Cynthia Diaz^Bucaramanga, Columbia^76-71-74 221
Taylor Dobson^Broken Arrow, Okla.^73-78-72 223
Isabella Fierro^Cd de Carmen, Mexico^74-75-74 223
Maria Balcazar^Bradenton, Fla.^73-72-80 225
Taylor Black^Warrensburg, Mo.^72-74-79 225
Taylor Loeb^Maumelle^75-74-78 227
Courtney Bryant^Houston, Texas^80-75-73 228
Greta Bruner^Conroe, Texas^74-79-75 228
Anna Kim^Broken Arrow, Okla.^72-76-80 228
Macy Holliday^Dallas, Texas^77-73-78 228
Brooke Matthews^Rogers^77-74-79 230
Casey Ott^Conway^79-77-76 232
Ashley Childers^Mt. Vernon, Mo.^77-73-82 232
Lauren Pettijohn^75-81-84 240
Boys
Kyler Tate^Winter Garden, Fla.^68-68-71 207
William Brueckner^Walnut Creek, Calf.^72-69-72 213
Fisher Vollendorf^Fayetteville^73-70-71 214
Chase Furey^Newport Beach, Calif.^68-73-74 215
Zachary Campbell^Benbrook, Texas^73-71-72^216
Isidro Benitez^Puebla Mexico, Mexico^72-72-73 217
Tyler See^Newport Beach, Calif.^70-71-77 218
Tom Vining^Sioux Falls, S.D.^75-70-73 218
Tanner Owen^Parkville, Mo.^76-73-70 219
Sloan Turrentine^McKinney, Texas^71-74-74 219
Jose Luis Lopez Burton^Mexico, Mexico^73-72-74 219
Cooper Bryant^Houston, Texas^68-78-73 219
Turner Maclean^Fort Worth, Texas^75-74-71 220
Arjun Reddy^Tulsa, Okla.^76-71-73 220
Nicholas Osterburg^Indianapolis, Ind.^73-72-75 220
Cameron Keel^Houston, Texas^72-77-72 221
Sajan Patel^Tulsa, Okla.^74-72-75 221
Willie Hammond^Southlake, Texas^73-77-71 221
Landon Cottrell^Collierville, Tenn.^74-75-73 222
Mason Keller^Tulsa, Okla.^73-73-76 222
Cody Shore^Poteau, Okla.^75-75-72 222
Marc Kepka^Owasso, Okla.^76-77-70 223
Jackson Howes^McKinney, Texas^76-77-70 223
Ben Fernandez^Southlake, Texas^72-76-76 224
Andy Lopez^Dallas, Texas^74-73-77 224
Jay Trusty^Danville^75-74-75 224
Greg Watkins^Leawood, Kan.^73-76-75 224
Alex Lee^Windermere, Fla.^73-77-74 224
Sam Jackson^Oklahoma City, Okla.^75-76-73 224
James Henderson^Overland Park, Kan.^79-74-71 224
Preston Crawford^Tulsa, Okla.^76-72-77 225
Parker Klitzke^Sioux Falls, S.D.^76-76-73 225
Matthew Baker^Bossier City, La.^76-70-80 226
Luke Gannon^Bel Aire, Kan.^75-78-73 226
Fernando Lopez Butron^Mexico, Mexico^73-79-74 226
Dylan Godfrey^College Station, Texas^76-76-75 227
Sean Foley^The Woodlands, Texas^77-76-74 227
Tripp Harris^Oklahoma City, Okla.^76-78-74 228
Kyle Robinson^Fayetteville^74-79-75 228
Kyle Wang^Katy, Texas^75-74-80 229
Walker Kesterson^Hartsburg, Mo.^74-75-80 229
Jack Connor^Southlake, Texas^82-72-75 229
Cale Carr^Justin, Texas^74-77-78 229
Joshua Wilson^Papillion, Neb.^78-75-76 229
Bill Ramage^Dallas, Texas^75-79-76 230
Nick Brady^Carol Stream, Ill.^76-74-80 230
Mitchell Kiser^Springfield, Mo.^75-79-76 230
Trey Cox^McKinney, Texas^77-77-77 231
Nolan Timon^Stonewall, La.^76-78-78^232
Fitz Woodrow^Charlottesville, Va.^77-77-78 232
Cooper Williamson^Tulsa, Okla.^75-77-81 233
Brandon Carpenter^Coldwater, Miss.^82-72-81 235
Jake Van Hooser^Tulsa, Okla.^71-81-83 235
Daniel Alford^Ruston, La.^77-74-85 236
But Thursday, the best club in Horton's bag was her sand wedge.
Horton started her round by using her sand wedge to chip in for par from 10-yards out on No. 1, and she then used the same club for a birdie from 25 yards out for a birdie on No. 16 while taking the lead en route to winning her first major tournament by two strokes with a 71-71-74 even par 216.
In the boys' division, Kyler Tate fired his third-straight under par round with a 1-under 71 as the Winter Garden, Fla., resident claimed the boys title with a nine-stroke victory.
Horton started Thursday's final round with a one-stroke lead but a bogey on No. 10 and a double-bogey after a three put on No. 11 saw Claire Cameron take a one-stroke lead. But Horton regained the lead with her sand wedge birdie while Cameron recorded a bogey at No. 16.
Horton then closed out her round with back-to-back pars for the win.
"There were some really good shots, and there were some really bad shots," Horton said. "I was really, really nervous, but I worked through it."
Horton hit her drive into the fairway bunker on No. 16 and her approach shot landed 25 yards short of the green.
"I was just trying to get up-and-down for par," Horton said. "But it was on line, and it went in. The pin was in front and I was just trying to land it softly and have it roll a little bit. It worked out and I knew that if I parred in I would have a chance."
Tate entered the Lewis Open with two-second place AJGA finishes in his only two previous events. He carded a pair of 4-under 68s for a five stroke lead going into the final round.
Tate was 2-over on his round Thursday after eight holes but the 17-year-old carded birdies on three of his final seven holes to pull away. It was the first time Tate has recorded three rounds under par in a tournament.
"The putts fell this week, that was about it," Tate said. "I hit the ball really well and I got the putts to fall. After the two bogeys. I just tried to stay patient."
Fayetteville's Fisher Vollendorf finished in third with a 73-70-71 2-under 214. Vollendorf was 3-under after 12 holes Thursday but the 15-year-old carded bogey's at No. 15 and No. 16 to finish his round at 1-under.
Shiloh Christian golfer Kyle Robinson finished in 38th place with a 74-79-75 228. Rogers Lady Mounties sophomore Brooke Matthews had a 79 on Thursday and finished in 15th place with a 230.
Sports on 06/27/2014