JOHNSON -- The highest-rated golfer in the boys division in the American Junior Golf Association lived up to his ranking Thursday at the Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star Invitational.
On the girls side, the hottest player on the AJGA circuit sustained her recent dominance in the final round at Blessings Golf Club.
KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star Invitational
Thursday at Blessings Golf Club, Johnson
Final Round Results
Boys
Karl Vilips, (Australia) Wesley Chapel, Fla. — 72-70-68 — 210*
Canon Claycomb, Bowling Green, Ky. — 71-68-71 — 210
Khavish Varadan, (Malaysia) Wesley Chapel, Fla. — 74-72-69 — 215
Mason Nome, Houston, Texas — 71-73-72 — 216
Aaron Chen, Fremont, Calif. — 75-69-77 — 221
Clay Seeber, Newport Beach, Calif. — 71-80-71 — 222
Robin Williams, Peterborough, United Kingdom — 71-77-74 — 222
Connor Creasy, Abingdon, Va. — 75-75-73 — 223
Kelvin Lim, Thornhill, Ontario — 73-75-75 — 223
Mauricio Figueroa, Guadalajara, Mexico — 71-76-76 — 223
Denver Davis, Fayetteville — 75-75-75 — 225
Kento Yamawaki, (Japan) Encintas, Calif. — 74-79-73 — 226
James Song, (Canada) Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. — 80-73-73 — 226
Tyler Lipscomb, Carrolton, Ga. — 80-76-72 — 228
Andy Mao, Johns Creek, Ga. — 77-78-73 — 228
Nicholas Cassidy, Johns Creek, Ga. — 75-79-74 — 228
Alex Zhu, San Ramon, Calif. — 75-78-76 — 229
Nicklas Staub, Boynton Beach, Fla. — 76-77-77 — 230
John Driscoll III, Ridgewood, N.J. — 78-77-76 — 231
Chris Kim, Cary, N.C. — 72-83-80 — 235
Vivek Vasireddy, Fremont, Calif. — 81-80-76 — 237
Connor Gaunt, Cabot — 74-82-81 — 237
Sixian (Tyler) Guo, (China) Addison, Texas — 77-83-79 — 239
Philip Choi, Corinth, Texas — 80-87-77 — 244
Jude Kim, Plantation, Fla. — 85-83-84 — 252
*— won one-hole playoff
Girls
Name^Hometown
Harmie Constantino, Taguig, Philippines — 68-75-67 — 210
Jayna Choi, Collierville, Tenn — 67-72-77 — 216
Ya Chun Chang, Taiwan, Taiwan — 74-77-68 — 219
Michaela Morard, Huntsville, Ala. — 71-75-73 — 219
Angelina Kim, Los Angeles, Calif. — 73-75-75 — 223
Sadie Englemann, Austin, Texas — 72-74-77 — 223
Brittany Shin, Cape Coral, Fla. — 78-76-71 — 225
Grace Ni, Cypress, Texas — 73-79-73 — 225
Brianna Navarrosa, San Diego, Calif. — 80-76-70 — 226
Megan Furtney, South Elgin, Ill. — 73-77-77 — 227
Xin (Cindy) Kou, (China) Windermere, Fla. — 72-76-79 — 227
Jennie Park, Carrolton, Texas — 76-80-72 — 228
Briana Chacon, Whittier, Calif. — 80-75-73 — 228
Auston Kim, St. Augustine, Fla. — 80-73-76 — 229
Katherine Muzi, Walnut, Calif. — 78-75-77 — 230
Macy Fox, Marble Falls, Texas — 76-76-79 — 231
Quynn Duong, San Jose, Calif. — 83-73-76 — 232
Rachel Heck, Memphis, Tenn. — 75-78-80 — 233
Laura Miller, Niceville, Fla. — 74-79-82 — 235
Anne Chen, (Australia) Sugar Land, Texas — 82-74-81 — 237
Kayla Sam, Anaheim Hills, Calif. — 81-83-78 — 242
Baili Park, Germantown, Tenn. — 87-82-76 — 245
Casey Ott, Conway — 81-86-84 — 251
Estibaly Garcia Rubio, Tijuana, Mexico — 85-91-83 — 259
Ellie Szeryk, London, Ontario — 74 — WD
Karl Vilips, 14, of Wesley Chapel, Fla., entered the week 17th in the AJGA rankings, which is a measuring stick for many of the top 12- to 18-year-old golfers playing in the United States. At the Stacy Lewis Invitational, where players ranged from 12 to 15, Vilips saved his best for last. He trailed Canon Claycomb of Bowling Green, Ky., by three shots through two rounds before a final-round 68 forced a playoff between the two.
Vilips and Claycomb, who finished 6-under 210 for the 54-hole event, began the playoff on the par 4 18th.
Vilips went right to work, hitting his approach shot within 5 feet. A birdie putt sealed the playoff victory and gave Vilips his third AJGA victory.
He played in the group right in front of Claycomb, and he wasn't sure where he stood most of the day. Mixed pairing twosomes were used, and the boys and girls divisions competed in a three-day team tournament. The boys won the event by four strokes as the top four scores from each division were used each day.
Vilips, who said he enjoyed the format, still wished he had more of an eye on Claycomb down the stretch.
"It was fun playing [with the girls]," Vilips said. "But I wanted to play with Clay. I didn't know where we stood."
Claycomb bogeyed the par 4 14th and the par 3 15th to give up his final-round lead, then had to get out of trouble after an errant tee shot on the 18th to save par and force the playoff.
Harmie Constantino picked up her third consecutive AJGA victory in the tournament.
Constantino, who turned 15 Wednesday, won two weeks ago at the AJGA All-Star at Lost Springs in Bentonville. The week before that, she was a winner at the Under Armour Gary Woodland in Lawrence, Kan.
Constantino, of Taguig, Philippines, said she didn't know why Arkansas had been so good to her recently.
"I think it's just a coincidence," said Constantino, who was observed during her round by many top Division I schools. "Today, my round was about approach shots. My approach shots were very good today."
Trailing Vanderbilt commitment Jayna Choi by four shots entering the final round, Constantino took the lead midway through the round and stormed to victory with a 5 under on the back nine, including an eagle on the par 5 16th, finishing with a 67.
For the tournament, Constantino carded a 6-under 210, the only player to finish under par in the girls division.
"I wasn't even going to play in this tournament," Constantino said. "After Lost Springs, I was done with AJGA this year and my mom said, 'Do you want to play Stacy Lewis?' So I said, 'Sure.' "
Choi's final-round 77 left her at even par 216 for the tournament.
Sports on 06/24/2016