Hu Takes Boys Lead In Evitt Golf

Bae Remains Atop Girls Divison

  • Thursday, June 4, 2015
  • special report to chattanoogan.com

RINGGOLD, GA.  — Alex Hu of Heathrow, Fla., shot a 2-under-par 69 to improve his tournament total to 8-under-par 134 to lead the Evitt Foundation RTC Junior All-Star. In the Girls Division, Jenny Bae of Lawrenceville, Ga., leads after also shooting a 2-under-par 69 putting her at 6-under-par 136 at WindStone Golf Club.

Hu used an eagle on No. 9 to recover from a double bogey on No. 8, and that helped him secure a lead after the second round. The first round left Hu in uncharted territory, tied for the lead in an AJGA tournament. The rising sophomore was encouraged by how he responded, and he will rely on that experience entering the final round.

“I chipped in on hole 9 for eagle which put me back on my game,” Hu said. “I was quite nervous last night to be honest because it was my first time leading an AJGA tournament. I focused on my game, my shots, not how many I am leading by. I think it is really important to have the feeling of being in the lead.”

C.J. Easley of Oxford, Miss., sits in second at 7-under-par 135. Simms Abney of Madison, Miss., is in third at 5-under-par 137. Hayden White of Benton, La., Connor Howe of Ogden, Utah and Brendan Patton of Alpharetta, Ga., are in fourth at 4-under-par 138.

Bae maintained her composure while playing with the lead in just her second AJGA tournament. Bae struggled with accuracy at times, but she relied on her putting to overcome wayward shots. After two straight rounds below par the incoming freshman is growing quite fond of WindStone Golf Club.

“My shots didn’t always go the way I wanted to but my putting helped,” Bae said. “I think the course actually suits me really well, I like the course. Even though tomorrow is the final round I need to just relax and play at my own pace.” 

Katherine Muzi of Walnut, Calif., holds second place at 5-under-par 137. Michaela Morard of Huntsville, Ala., is in third at 3-under-par 139.

Final round tee times will run from 8:00 a.m. – 10:01 a.m. off the Nos. 1 and 10 tees at WindStone Golf Club.

 

 

Boys Division
Name Grad Hometown Score
1 Alex Hu 2018 (China) Heathrow, Fla. 65-69--134
2 C.J. Easley 2019 Oxford, Miss. 65-70--135
3 Simms Abney 2019 Madison, Miss. 68-69--137
T4 Connor Howe 2018 Ogden, Utah 68-70--138
T4 Brendan Patton 2017 Alpharetta, Ga. 68-70--138
T4 Hayden White 2018 Benton, La. 67-71--138
T7 Wil Gibson 2018 Jonesboro, Ark. 70-69--139
T7 Liam Shinn 2020 Norcross, Ga. 68-71--139
T7 Ben Carr 2018 Columbus, Ga. 70-69--139
T10 Tyler Neher 2018 Ardmore, Okla. 72-68--140
T10 Jack Gnam 2018 Ridgeland, Miss. 74-66--140
T12 Garron Terrell 2018 Woodstock, Ga. 72-69--141
T12 Luka Karaulic 2018 Dacula, Ga. 73-68--141
T12 Andy Mao 2019 Johns Creek, Ga. 69-72--141
T15 Tyler Lipscomb 2019 Carrollton, Ga. 74-68--142
T15 Will Kahlstorf 2018 Watkinsville, Ga. 70-72--142
T15 Thomas Hogan 2018 St. Simons Island, Ga. 68-74--142
T18 Joseph Pagdin 2020 (United Kingdom) Orlando, Fla. 71-72--143
T18 Chris Kim 2019 Cary, N.C. 72-71--143
T18 Bradley Plaziak 2017 Alpharetta, Ga. 75-68--143
T18 Jason Quinlan 2020 Cumming, Ga. 75-68--143
T22 Connor Creasy 2019 Abingdon, Va. 73-71--144
T22 Edward Lee 2018 (South Korea) Canton, Miss. 73-71--144
T24 Christopher Zhang 2019 Blacksburg, Va. 74-71--145
T24 Connery Meyer 2020 Marietta, Ga. 74-71--145
T24 Ryan Hall 2018 Knoxville, Tenn. 72-73--145
T24 Evan Sun 2019 Wesley Chapel, Fla. 70-75--145
T28 Robert Howard 2018 Acworth, Ga. 71-75--146
T28 Preston Topper 2019 Suwanee, Ga. 74-72--146
T30 Karl Vilips 2019 (Australia) Foxfire, N.C. 74-73--147
T30 Henry Dubiel 2019 North Palm Beach, Fla. 74-73--147
T32 Calum Ross 2019 Alpharetta, Ga. 75-73--148
T32 Carter Pendley 2019 Dalton, Ga. 75-73--148
T32 Zhikun Jiang 2018 (China) Bradenton, Fla. 77-71--148
T32 Christopher Chomyn 2018 Irvine, Calif. 77-71--148
T36 Conner Rostowsky 2018 Kennesaw, Ga. 74-75--149
T36 Bartley Forrester 2018 Gainesville, Ga. 76-73--149
T36 Cade Burdette 2019 Mt. Vernon, Ky. 73-76--149
T39 Stephen Foernsler 2019 Cumming, Ga. 76-74--150
T39 Hayes Hinson 2022 Meridian, Miss. 77-73--150
T39 Isaac Simmons 2018 Huddleston, Va. 70-80--150
T39 Jay Kirchdorfer 2018 Louisville, Ky. 72-78--150
T43 Aidan Willcoxon 2019 Lubbock, Texas 76-75--151
T43 Jordan Smith 2018 Braselton, Ga. 76-75--151
T43 Daniel Azallion 2019 HIlton Head Island, S.C. 77-74--151
T46 Phil Jones 2018 Alpharetta, Ga. 77-75--152
T46 Tommy Su 2018 Johns Creek, Ga. 79-73--152
T46 Kent Lawrence Jr. 2018 Mt. Pleasant, S.C. 77-75--152
T49 Fletcher Wunderlich 2019 Port Saint Lucie, Fla. 78-75--153
T49 Lorenzo Elbert Jr 2018 East Point, Ga. 80-73--153
T49 Nathan Douglas 2018 Thornhill, Ontario 76-77--153
T49 Takafumi Shimoji 2019 (Japan) Suwanee, Ga. 75-78--153
53 Erik Forberg 2018 Cumming, Ga. 78-76--154
T54 Connor Armistead 2017 Charlotte, N.C. 82-73--155
T54 Andrew Rodriguez 2019 Spring, Texas 71-84--155
T54 Andrew Wilmoth 2018 Raleigh, N.C. 76-79--155
T54 Micah Knisley 2018 Jefferson City, Tenn. 81-74--155
T58 Charlie Flynn 2018 Alexandria, La. 76-80--156
T58 Adam Bratton 2020 Newburgh, Ind. 79-77--156
T58 Mac Thompson 2019 Marietta, Ga. 77-79--156
T61 Chris Hughes 2017 Vestavia, Ala. 81-76--157
T61 Brendan Winters 2019 Spanish Fort, Ala. 74-83--157
63 Carson Whitton 2018 Newnan, Ga. 80-78--158
T64 Grant Smith 2019 Charlotte, N.C. 78-81--159
T64 Jake Hall 2018 Knoxville, Tenn. 79-80--159
T66 Kevin Choe 2018 Pensacola, Fla. 80-80--160
T66 Noah Zediker 2019 Macon, Ga. 79-81--160
68 Parker Gray 2018 Cleveland, Tenn. 78-84--162
69 Alex Eickhoff 2020 Hillsboro, Ill. 79-84--163
70 Vincent Wheeler 2017 Roanoke, Va. 76-88--164
- Gavin Noble 2019 Ringgold, Ga. DQ Rule 6-6 d
- Patten Williams 2017 Davidson, N.C. 82-JWD

 

Girls Division
Name Grad Hometown Score
1 Jenny Bae 2019 Lawrenceville, Ga. 67-69--136
2 Katherine Muzi 2018 Walnut, Calif. 69-68--137
3 Michaela Morard 2020 Huntsville, Ala. 70-69--139
4 Sophie Guo 2019 (China) Bluffton, S.C. 70-71--141
T5 SiQin Yu 2020 (China) Bradenton, Fla. 72-70--142
T5 Skylar Thompson 2018 Buford, Ga. 71-71--142
7 Addison Baggarly 2017 Jonesborough, Tenn. 74-69--143
8 Lauren Miller 2018 Niceville, Fla. 72-72--144
9 Ivy Shepherd 2018 Peachtree City, Ga. 73-74--147
10 Jennifer Zhou 2018 (China) Longwood, Fla. 74-74--148
T11 Manon Donche-Gay 2019 (France) Reunion, Fla. 76-73--149
T11 Casey Ott 2018 Conway, Ark. 80-69--149
T11 Leiko Niwano 2018 Duluth, Ga. 70-79--149
14 Hannah Foster 2019 Hobe Sound, Fla. 75-77--152
T15 Keagan Dunn 2018 Buford, Ga. 80-74--154
T15 Sarah Fite 2017 Maysville, Ky. 79-75--154
17 Mychael O'Berry 2017 Hoover, Ala. 80-76--156
18 Haeley Wotnosky 2018 Wake Forest, N.C. 78-79--157
19 Hadley Walts 2018 Evansville, Ind. 87-72--159
20 Savanah Satterfield 2018 Chatsworth, Ga. 84-76--160
21 Christyn Carr 2018 Duluth, Ga. 78-83--161
22 Amelia Root 2018 Jacksonville, Fla. 76-86--162
T23 Miranda Rich 2018 Ringgold, Ga. 84-87--171
T23 McKenzie Frizzell 2018 Ringgold, Ga. 84-87--171

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