High School Golf

Vogel snags lead with hot start (07/03/09)
T.J. Vogel charged into the lead with reckless abandon during a sizzling front nine Friday. Vogel played the first nine holes at Dalhousie Golf Club in 5-under par to grab the lead at the AJGA's Rolex Tournament of Champions. He said everything was going right early in his round...

Chung mounts serious challenge, cuts Tanco's lead to one (07/03/09)
Victoria Tanco vs. Karen Chung for all the marbles. That's the way it's shaping up for the final round of the AJGA's Rolex Tournament of Champions at Dalhousie Golf Course. Tanco relied on her consistency to hold onto her lead, but Karen Chung mounted a charge with a sizzling start to her round...

Golf academies require major commitments from everyone (07/03/09)
How serious are some people about their golf swing? Some practice in the bathroom mirror, putt at the office or buy all the latest gadgets. Others may spend five years of their youth away from their parents at a golf academy at a cost of $60,000 a year...

Gooch emerges as second day leader (07/03/09)
Talor Gooch battled up the leaderboard to take the lead in the AJGA's Rolex Tournament of Champions at Dalhousie Golf Club. Gooch entered Thursday's second round one stroke behind leader Michael Weaver, but quickly made up the difference. After starting the round on No. 10, he birdied holes Nos. 12, 15 and 16 to move to 7-under 33 through his first nine holes...

Zhang trims Tanco's lead (07/03/09)
Nicole Zhang, a 17-year-old from Calgary, Alberta, is taking a new approach to golf. She's decided to take some time to look around and see the faces, smell the flowers and have fun. And she's not complaining about the scenery after two rounds of the AJGA's Rolex Tournament of Champions at Dalhousie Golf Club...

AJGA Round 2: Hole of the day - No. 7 (07/03/09)
It ranks as the second-easiest hole on the course for the boys through two rounds, but the par-5 No. 7 turned into an adventure for boys leader Talor Gooch. He was forced to take an unplayable lie off the tee and settled for a double bogey. "I hacked my way around the entire hole," he said...

AJGA third-round tee times (07/03/09)
From tee No. 1 7 a.m. -- Anton Arboleda, La Canada, Calif.; Robert Register, Burlington, N.C. 7:09 a.m. -- Justin Thomas, Goshen, Ky.; Jim Liu, Smithtown, N.Y. 7:18 a.m. -- Zhong Yang Fu, Bradenton, Fla.; Kyle Kmiecik, Avon, Ohio; Patrick Rodgers, Avon, Ind...

Digital scoreboards keep fans abreast of action around Dalhousie (07/03/09)
A couple of new additions made their way onto the course at Dalhousie Golf Club. Two electronic scoreboards have been placed on hole Nos. 8 and 18 to help keep fans abreast of the action. The scoreboards were brought in by the AJGA for this week's Rolex Tournament of Champions...

Expansive green makes No. 18 versatile (07/03/09)
There aren't many greens that the average golfer couldn't hit a full sand wedge over. Dalhousie Golf Club boasts one of them. Welcome to No. 18's green, a 100-yard monster that can turn a great round into a horrific nightmare. "You don't get exposed to a green that sloped ever," said Kevin Gillick, a competitor at this week's AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions. "It's definitely different."...

Tanco travels route 66 to lead (07/02/09)
Four practice strokes, solid contact, bottom of the cup. A back-nine changing par save. Meet Victoria Tanco -- cool, calm and collected. Tanco posted a 6-under-par 66 to lead the Rolex Tournament of Champions by three strokes after Wednesday's opening round at Dalhousie Golf Club...

AJGA's Rolex Tournament of Champions Day 2 tee times (07/02/09)
First tee 7 a.m. -- Kayli Quinton, Cypress, Texas; Emily Tubert, Burbank, Calif.; Veronica Valerio, Temecula, Calif. 7:09 a.m. -- Beverly Vatananugulkit, Cerritos, Calif.; Christina Miller, Bradenton, Fla.; Kendall Martindale, Jefferson City , Tenn...

College coaches line fairways to scout talent (07/02/09)
The eyes of the college golfing world have invaded Cape Girardeau this week. Coaches from all over the country have come to the AJGA's Rolex Tournament of Champions to watch the best young golfers in the world. The tournament is one of the premier junior tournaments in the country, and each year it attracts coaches from several Division I schools...

Weaver lands best shots in Round 1 (07/02/09)
In a matter of four days, Michael Weaver went from the top of the waiting list for the AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions to the top of the leaderboard at Dalhousie Golf Club. The unconventional route included a last-second 2,000-mile flight from Weaver's hometown of Fresno, Calif., to Missouri, followed by an opening-round 67 that staked the California-Berkeley signee to a one-shot lead when play concluded Wednesday...

Last year's Dalhousie champ sits within striking distance (07/02/09)
Ani Gulugian knows her way around Dalhousie Golf Club, and even better knows how to win there. So it wasn't much of a surprise to see the winner of last year's Dalhousie Junior Championship among the leaders after Wednesday's first round of the AJGA's Rolex Tournament of Champions...

Golf a family addiction for Thompson (07/01/09)
Alexis Thompson has qualified for the last two U.S. Women's Opens. Pretty good for a girl who has yet to learn how to drive -- a car. While she is not old enough to get behind the wheel, the 14-year-old Thompson is a phenom with a golf club in her hands. She is ranked No. 1 in the nation among junior golfers and headlines the girls field at the AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions at Dalhousie Golf Club that begins today...

Pressure tourneys nothing new for top-ranked boy (07/01/09)
Under the lazy clouds dotting an otherwise blue sky Tuesday at Dalhousie Golf Club, Anthony Paolucci practiced on the driving range with fellow competitor Danny Lee to his left and his former junior Ryder Cup teammate Jeffrey Kang to his right. Paolucci, who had played in the Junior-Am in the morning, unleashed one crisp shot after another as he methodically worked his way through the clubs in his bag amid 90-degree conditions, which were relatively mild for the 16-year-old who calls Dallas home. ...

Teeing it up with the top junior players (07/01/09)
Several members of the community got a chance to play alongside some of the best junior golfers in the country Tuesday, competing in the American Junior Golf Association's Junior-Am tournament at Dalhousie Golf Club. "They are impressive to watch," Dalhousie member Tim Coad said. "They hit the ball a long way and they have incredible touch around the greens and the rough."...

AJGA offers opportunities for foreign-born players (07/01/09)
There aren't many choices available to Joaquin Lolas if he wants to pursue a golf career back home. In fact, there are more courses within a 60-mile radius of Dalhousie Golf Club than in all of Peru, Lolas' home country. "There aren't even 10 courses in Peru," Lolas said. "So the U.S. has a lot more options."...

AJGA tourney: A setup to challenge players (06/30/09)
If the American Junior Golf Association was trying to mimic the Bethpage Black Course, home of the 2009 U.S. Open Championship, it did an awfully good job. Andrew Greenfield, tournament director for the AJGA's Rolex Tournament of Champions, expects the top junior golfers in the world to face a difficult task when they set out to tangle with Dalhousie Golf Club beginning with Wednesday's opening round...

Central's Simmons to sign to play golf at Evansville (06/24/09)
Tim Simmons' decision to switch from baseball to golf will be validated Thursday when he signs a letter of intent to play Division I golf next year. Simmons, who graduated from Central in May, will sign to play golf at the University of Evansville. "I played baseball my freshman year and played a lot of JV and practiced with the varsity for Central," Simmons said. ...

Tournament seeks hundreds of volunteers (06/23/09)
Mark Hogan knows all about the importance of making a quality pitch as Southeast Missouri State's baseball coach. The Redhawks' season has been over for about a month, but Hogan is making a key pitch that does not center around the diamond. Hogan's delivery is to the public as he seeks hundreds of volunteers for the American Junior Golf Association's Rolex Tournament of Champions that will be held July 1 through 4 at Dalhousie Golf Club...

Hillis, Rushing receive exemptions (06/19/09)
Trent Hillis of Poplar Bluff, Mo., and Cassie Rushing of Lake of Egypt, Ill., have received exemptions from the American Junior Golf Association to play July 1 to 4 in the Rolex Tournament of Champions at the Dalhousie Golf Club. "It is very rare that Rolex and AJGA offer exemptions to host sites," said golf course owner and managing member Cord Dombrowski...

Holden shoots his way to All-State honors (05/20/09)
NIXA -- After missing All-State honors by one stroke as a sophomore, Dexter's Chance Holden secured the honor with a 5th place finish at the MSHSAA Class 3 State Tournament Tuesday at Fremont Hills Country club in Nixa. Holden entered the second day of competition tied for sixth after carding a 76 and his 77 on day two and 153 total was good enough to move him into a tie for 5th. The top 15 earn All-State honors...

Slaten earns all-state honors (05/20/09)
Notre Dame senior Brett Slaten knocked seven strokes off his first-round score to finish in the top 15 at the Class 3 state golf meet Tuesday. Slaten shot a 75 at Fremont Hills Country Club to finish at 82-75--157 and in a four-way tie for 13th. He earned all-state honors by finishing in the top 15...

Central's Simmons leads local golfers at state tourney with 77 (05/19/09)
Central senior Tim Simmons sits five shots off the lead after the first day of the Class 4 state golf meet. Simmons made it around the Rivercut Golf Course in 77 shots, tied for 25th. This is Simmons' third trip to the state tournament. His best finish came last year when he tied for 33rd...