JOHNSON -- Noah Goodwin's streak of bogey-free golf ended Wednesday, but the 15-year-old from Corinth, Texas, was able to expand his lead going into today's final round of the AJGA Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star Invitational.
Goodwin, who opened the tournament with a 4-under-par 68 on Tuesday, shot a 1-under 71 on Wednesday and is at 5-under 139.
AJGA KPMG Stacy Lewis All-Star Invitational
At The Blessings Golf Club, Johnson
Par 72
Boys
Team Total^6-over*
Noah Goodwin^68-71 139
Varun Chopra^70-73 143
Canon Claycomb^70-74 144
Mason Nome^70-74 144
Devondeep Bling^73-73 146
Ahmed Ali^72-75 147
Ryan Gerard^73-74 147
Brandon Yoon^76-72 148
Jansen Smith^74-74 148
Girls
Team Total^30-over
Hailee Cooper^71-71 142
Erica Shepherd^74-72 146
Gina Kim^72-75 147
Caroline Curtis^76-71 147
Sadie Englemann^71-79 150
Madasyn Pettersen^77-73 150
Rachel Heck^79-71 150
Chandler Rosholt^78-72 150
*Top eight scores figure in team standings
Goodwin will take a four-stroke lead into today's final 18 holes at Blessings Golf Club, with Varun Chopra of Champaign, Ill., in second at 1-under 143 after shooting a 1-over 73 Wednesday.
Hailee Cooper of Montgomery, Texas, will take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the girls division after carding a second consecutive 1-under 71 for a 142 total. Erica Shepherd of Greenwood, Ind., shot even-par 72 Wednesday and is second at 2-over 146.
"I hit the ball better, but some of my putts didn't fall today," Cooper said. "I two-putted almost every hole I did not birdie. I just have to go in and pretend it is a one-day tournament."
Goodwin started his round with birdies at No. 1 and No. 6 to move to 6 under at the turn. Goodwin was at 7 under after 10 holes, but his string of bogey-free golf ended after 28 holes when he carded a bogey at the par-4 No. 11 hole.
Goodwin dropped another stroke with a bogey at No. 14 but finished with four pars.
"It was a little frustrating because I missed four putts inside 15 feet and three putts inside 10 feet, and two of those were lip-outs for par," Goodwin said. "I gave myself a lot of opportunities, but I wasn't rewarded on the greens.
"It's exciting going to the final round, and I am not going to change my game plan. I'm just going to try and hit as many greens as I can."
Aaron Chen (71) of Fremont, Calif., was the only other boy under par Wednesday, while three other girls broke par
Caroline Curtis of Richmond, Va., carded a 1-under 71. Curtis opened her round with back-to-back bogeys but had three birdies and 13 pars the rest of the way and is tied for third at 147. Rachel Heck of Memphis also shot 1-under 71 and is tied for fifth at 150.
Megan Furtney of South Elgin, Ill., finished with a 2-under 70, which vaulted her from 25th place to 12th. Furtney made the turn at 1 under and followed up a bogey on No. 10 with a eagle on No. 12 and a birdie at No. 13 to go to 3 under, but she had a bogey on the final hole.
Amber Park of Allen, Texas, turned in the shot of the day when she hit a hole in one on the par-3, 115-yard No. 10.
Sports on 06/25/2015