CorseMax / Philadelphia Runner Junior
White Manor Country Club
Malvern, Pennsylvania
August 19 – 21, 2012
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TOURNAMENT FACT SHEET
Quick Facts
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72-player field, 54-hole stroke play event
16 states and Canada represented, 24 players from Pennsylvania
The AJGA will conduct the CorseMax / Philadelphia Junior for the eighth year
Five players have committed to playing college golf in the near future
Tournament Storylines
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Accomplishing the mission
Three players will continue their golf careers at the collegiate level in the fall, while two have
verbally committed to join teams in the near future:
Name
Raleigh Chapin, Doylestown, Pa. (2012)
Zachary Herr, New Hope, Pa. (2013)
Taylor Thompson, Anchorage, Ky. (2012)
Taylor Totland, Tinton Falls, N.J. (2013)
Davis Womble, High Point, N.C. (2012)
School
Georgetown
Vanderbilt
Western Kentucky
Furman
Wake Forest
Status
Signed
Verbal
Signed
Verbal
Signed
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Representing their home state
Of the 72 players in the field, 24 are Pennsylvania natives, including Kyle Sterbinsky of Yardley,
who tied for seventh at the event in 2011. The rising sophomore won the AJGA Junior at Quad
Cities in June, and will look to claim the CorseMax / Philadelphia Runner Junior. Also returning
to the field is Erica Herr of New Hope, who took eighth at last year’s event. She will seek her
second AJGA win; the first claiming at the 2012 William Penn Junior Championship.
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Coming back for more
Top contenders of last year’s event will return to White Manor Country Club in hopes of earning
victories. Taylor Totland of Tinton Falls, N.J., took second for the Girls Division in 2011, and will
return to Malvern after a win at the Lessing’s AJGA Classic in July. David Long of Catonsville,
Md., finished fifth in last year’s event and will return for his fourth AJGA event of 2012.
Schedule of Events
Sunday, August 19
3 p.m. shotgun
Practice Round
Monday, August 20
7:30 - 9:20 a.m.
1 - 2:50 p.m.
First Round off Nos. 1 and 10 tees
Second Round off Nos. 1 and 10 tees
Tuesday, August 21
7:30 - 9:20 a.m.
2:15 p.m.
Final Round off Nos. 1 and 10 tees
Awards Ceremony
Top Players to Watch
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Davis Womble, High Point, North Carolina (2012)
At No. 31 in the Polo Golf Rankings, Womble will compete as the highest-ranked player in the
field. The rising freshman at Wake Forest has seven top-10 AJGA finishes to his name, including
his second-place finish at the 2010 Nemacolin Junior Classic. Womble won the Scott Robertson
Memorial in May and competed in both the Rolex Tournament of Champions and FJ Invitational
in June.
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Elisabeth Bernabe, Anaheim Hills, California (2013)
Bernabe is the highest-ranked player in the Girls Division at No. 68 in the Polo Golf Rankings.
She will compete for her first AJGA win to add to her list of accomplishments, which includes
seven top-10 AJGA finishes. The rising senior competed in the U.S. Girls Junior Championship
and U.S. Women’s Amateur, as well as tied for 10th at the Rolex Girls Junior Championship.
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2011 Results
CorseMax / Philadelphia Runner Junior
White Manor Country Club (Aug. 22-25)
Boys Division
Nick McLaughlin, New Castle, N.H.
Harrison Shih, Saddle River, N.J.
Derek Bard, New Hartford, N.Y.
Chris Houston, Gilford, N.H.
David Long, Catonsville, Md.
Kyle Martin, Ambler, Pa.
74-75-71—220
72-74-75—221
70-74-77—221
72-71-81—224
71-77-77—225
75-77-73—225
Girls Division
Anne Cheng, Torrance, Calif.
Taylor Totland, Tinton Falls, N.J.
Kuriko Tsukiyama, West New York, N.J.
Hana Ku, Basking Ridge, N.J.
Ju-Hee Bae, (South Korea) Chantilly, Va.
74-73-75—222
75-75-77—227
74-80-75—229
76-77-77—230
78-73-79—230
Past Champions
Year
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
Boys Division
Nick McLaughlin, New Castle, N.H.
* Sam Bernstein, Riverdale, N.Y.
* Nick McLaughlin, New Castle, N.H.
Jordan Shuey, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Hojin Kang, Longwood, Fla.
Amory Davis, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Dan Rexon, Haddonfield, N.J.*
Score
74-75-71—220
80-70-71––221
69-71-71––211
68-70-71––209
69-71-64––204
69-73-64—206
72-71-66––209
Year
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
Girls Division
Anne Cheng, Torrance, Calif.
Aurora Kan, Boothwyn, Pa.
Kaitlyn Rohrback, Crofton, Md.
Brigitte Baker, McLean, Va.
Sarah Brown, Stewartsville, N.J.
Andrea Watts, Bradenton, Fla.
Natalie Sheary, West Hartford, Conn.
Score
74-73-75—222
71-69-73––213
68-73-74––215
78-74-78––230
73-75-68––216
71-73-72—216
69-67-70––206
* Won via a sudden-death playoff
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Media Accommodations
The AJGA is prepared to make covering the CorseMax / Philadelphia Runner Junior an enjoyable
experience. Whether it be on-site professional communications staff or timely results, the AJGA is ready
to honor all media requests. At the event, the AJGA will provide:
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Information about the tournament and its participants leading up to the event
Assistance with player interviews before, during and after the tournament
A golf cart to make covering the tournament as easy as possible
Assistance locating players on the course
A recap with results after each tournament round in a timely manner
During the week of the tournament, the AJGA will have communications representatives on hand to
assist the media. These media officials will write an AP Style recap and produce agate results each
tournament day. These will then be faxed and/or e-mailed to all media outlets. Interviews with AJGA
Tournament Directors, Tournament Chairmen and juniors can be conducted before or after every round.
The AJGA website, ajga.org, is a tremendous media resource. The tournament website, which is linked
from the AJGA homepage, includes recaps, results, list of participants, tee times, live scoring, scorecards
and sponsor information.
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 5,500 junior golfers from 49 states
and more than 40 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 Stewart Cink,
Matt Kuchar, Hunter Mahan, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr, Inbee Park and
Morgan Pressel.
Tournament Field
Boys Division
Cole Berman
Carey Bina
Raleigh Chapin
Addison Coll
Rosemont, Pa.
Villanova, Pa.
Doylestown, Pa.
Arlington, Va.
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Kevin Conners
Matthew Csillag
Michael Davis
Cody Dazen
Eric Dietrich
Alexander Dombrowski
Reilly Erhardt
Sean Fahey
Christopher Gabriele
Luis Gagne
Jack Gregor
Zachary Herr
Randall Herriott
Scott Jaster
Scott Kim
Klein Klotz
Joseph Kremer
Joey Lane
Isaiah Logue
David Long
Jay Losty
Ian Lynch
Zachary Melnick
Gordon Moore
Daniel Myers
Zachary Myers
Kevin O'Donnell
Matt Oshrine
Brett Pompeani
Stewart Rickenbach
Conor Rodrigues
Nicholas Ross
Sam Soeth
Kyle Sterbinsky
Kyle Suppa
Taylor Thompson
John VanDerLaan
Michael VanDerLaan
Davis Womble
Mitchell Yates
Downingtown, Pa.
Syosset, N.Y.
Newtown Square, Pa.
Shamong, N.J.
Cheshire, Conn.
Gaylord, Mich.
Newtown, Pa.
Villanova, Pa.
Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.
Orlando, Fla.
North Wales, Pa.
New Hope, Pa.
Brandywine, Md.
Bryn Mawr, Pa.
River Edge, N.J.
Austin, Texas
Toronto, Ontario
Great Falls, Va.
Fairfield, Pa.
Catonsville, Md.
Radnor, Pa.
East Hampton, N.Y.
Blue Bell, Pa.
Bronxville, N.Y.
West Chester, Pa.
Ocean Springs, Miss.
Cape May Court House, N.J.
Baltimore, Md.
Aliquippa, Pa.
Doylestown, Pa.
Kingston, Ontario
Dundas, Ontario
Newtown Square, Pa.
Yardley, Pa.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Anchorage, Ky.
Southbury, Conn.
Southbury, Conn.
High Point, N.C.
Atlanta, Ga.
Girls Division
Elisabeth Bernabe
Isabella Bosetti
Kristin Dahee Chung
Isabella DiLisio
Michelle Hanes
Erica Herr
Anaheim Hills, Calif.
Napa, Calif.
(South Korea) Buena Park, Calif.
Hatfield, Pa.
Elma, N.Y.
New Hope, Pa.
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Madelein Herr
Hanna Lee
Abby Lim
Emily Mills
Madison Moosa
Jackie Rogowicz
Radi Sauro
Isabella Skinner
Khushboo Thiagaraj
Taylor Totland
Brynn Walker
Lauren Waller
Michelle Yom
New Hope, Pa.
Cincinnati, Ohio
Tenafly, N.J.
Farmingdale, N.J.
Charlotte, N.C.
Yardley, Pa.
Lake Worth, Fla.
Cumming, Ga.
(India) Haymarket, Va.
Tinton Falls, N.J.
St. Davids, Pa.
Canonsburg, Pa.
Torrance, Calif.
Bold indicates Pennsylvania native.
Field as of August 13, 2012
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