AJGA Performance Stars and Tournament Exemptions for the 2009-10 Season
New for the 2009-10 season will be a total of 8 Junior All-Star (JAS) tournament exemptions for competitors in the 11-14 age divisions. These will be in addition to the Performance stars and tournament exemptions for the 15-18 age divisions.
Sept. 5 – Sept. 6, 2009 Tilden Park GC, Berkeley
Boy/Girl Champion (15-18) 1 Performance Star
Nov. 21 – Nov. 22, 2009 Westin Mission Hills North, Rancho Mirage
Boy/Girl Champion (15-18) 1 Performance Star
Boy/Girl Champion (11-14) 1 JAS Tournament Exemption
Dec. 12 – Dec. 13, 2009 La Costa Resort and Spa, Carlsbad – Fall Championship
Boy/Girl Champion (15-18) 1 Tournament Exemption
Boy/Girl Champion (11-14) 1 JAS Tournament Exemption
Jan. 16 – Jan. 17, 2009 Temecula Creek Inn Golf resort, Temecula
Boy/Girl Champion (15-18) 1 Performance Star
Feb. 20 – Feb. 21, 2009 Del Monte GC, Monterey
Boy/Girl Champion (15-18) 1 Performance Star
Boy/Girl Champion (11-14) 1 JAS Tournament Exemption
April 10 – April 11, 2009 Coyote Creek GC, San Jose – Spring Championship
BoyGirl Champion (15-18) 1 Tournament Exemption
Boy/Girl Champion (11-14) 1 JAS Tournament Exemption
2010 Callaway Junior World Championship Invitations
Invitations to the July 2010 Callaway Junior World Championships will be issued to the top players, not already qualified, in each boys and girls age division of the CJT Fall Championship and the Spring Championship.
Top boys and girls in the 11-14 age divisions of the Championship Tournament will receive an invitation to the 13-14 age divisions of Junior World and those in the 15-18 age divisions will receive an invitation for the 15-17 age divisions of Junior World.
To be eligible to compete in either of the California Junior Tour Series Championships, a junior must be a member of the California Junior Tour in good standing, have played in a minimum of one tournament in the series immediately preceding the Championship tournament and have met other requirements set forth in the CJT Member Handbook. The CJT Member Handbook can be accessed by clicking on the “Handbook” link on the homepage of this website.
2009 USGA National Junior Boys and Girls Sectional Qualifiers
Congratulations are in order for these juniors who have gained tournament experience on the California Junior tour and have done well in 2009 Boys and Girls USGA Junior championship sectional qualifiers. Three of the five California Boys qualifiers, one of two California Girls qualifiers, the Nevada Boys qualifier, and the Utah Girls qualifier were all won by players with California Junior Tour experience and three girls were fully exempt from any qualifying.
Exempt from qualifying by USGA Special Exemption:
Pearl Jin, San Gabriel, CA
Jennifer Johnson, Carlsbad, CA
Danielle Kang, Thousand Oaks, CA
The following placed 1st in the Sectional Qualifying Tournament listed:
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Bjorn Kallerud, Moraga, CA
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Woodland, California – Yolo Fliers Club
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Yuki Kato, Las Vegas, NV
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Boulder City, Nevada – Boulder Creek GC
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Kevin Gorman, Chula Vista, CA
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Mission Viejo, California – Mission Viejo CC
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Jay Hwang, San Diego, CA
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Mira Loma, California – Goose Creek GC
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Julia Thead, Poway, CA
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Sandy, Utah – Hidden Valley CC
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Lauren Kim, Los Altos, CA
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Stockton, California – Brookside CC
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Additional Qualifiers:
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Devon Brown, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
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Redford, Michigan – Western Golf & CC
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Tiffany Lim, San Jose, CA
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Clarksville, Tennessee – Clarksville CC
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Casie Cathrea, Castro Valley, CA
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Stockton, California – Brookside CC
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Ellese Dias, Crockett, CA
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Stockton, California – Brookside CC
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Blair Lewis, La Mesa, CA
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Stockton, California – Brookside CC
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Vernoica Valerio, Temecula, CA
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Stockton, California – Brookside CC
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Ben Itterman, Carlsbad
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Woodland, California – Yolo Fliers Club
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Spencer Mikles, Santa Barbara
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Stanford, California – Stanford University CC
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Alternates:
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MacGregor Hoobery, Santa Maria, CA
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Mission Viejo, CA – Mission Viejo CC
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Daniel Lee, Valencia, CA
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Woodland, California – Yolo Fliers Club
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Taylor Camany, Salinas, CA
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Stockton, California – Brookside CC
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Others who finished in the top 15 of a sectional qualifier:
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Jake Katz, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Mira Loma, CA – Goose Creek GC
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Chris Capo, Woodland Hills, CA
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Mira Loma, CA – Goose Creek GC
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Chris Doyle, Thousand Oaks, CA
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Mission Viejo, CA – Mission Viejo CC
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Byron Meth, San Diego, CA
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Mission Viejo, CA – Mission Viejo CC
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Alex Forss, Temecula, CA
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Mission Viejo, CA – Mission Viejo CC
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Beau Hossler, Rcho Sta Margarita, CA
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Mission Viejo, CA – Mission Viejo CC
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Dane Running, Alamo, CA
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Woodland, CA – Yolo Fliers GC
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Kraig McLeod, Pebble Beach, CA
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Woodland, CA – Yolo Fliers GC
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Ted Moehrke, Vacaville, CA
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Woodland, CA – Yolo Fliers GC
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Matt Crawford, Redwood City, CA
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Woodland, CA – Yolo Fliers GC
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Jordan Gilmore, Sparks, NV
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Woodland, CA – Yolo Fliers GC
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Jack Hanneberry, Bakersfield
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Madera, CA – Riverbend GC
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Thomas Lim, Moorpark, CA
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Madera, CA – Riverbend GC
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Connor Huser, Bakersfield
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Madera, CA – Riverbend GC
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Pete Fernandez, Bakersfield
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Madera, CA – Riverbend GC
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Travis Rowney, Pleasanton, CA
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Madera, CA – Riverbend GC
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Tommy Economou, Hillsborough, CA
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Stanford, CA – Stanford University GC
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Stephan Jahncke, San Jose, CA
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Stanford, CA – Stanford University GC
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Shotaro Ban, San Jose, CA
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Stanford, CA – Stanford University GC
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Dylan Smith, San Francisco, CA
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Stanford, CA – Stanford University GC
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Daniel Covrig, Modesto, CA
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Stanford, CA – Stanford University GC
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Mac McClung, Fremont, CA
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Stanford, CA – Stanford University GC
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Shane Lebow, Santa Barbara, CA
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Stanford, CA – Stanford University GC
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We are proud of the quality of players who are drawn to the California Junior tour, year after year, and the skill, competitiveness and good sportsmanship that they display. If you enjoy competing at this level – or are working toward it – the California Junior Tour is the place for you to be during the fall and winter months. Sign up for the 2009-10 Fall-Winter season now, at the home page of www.californiajuniortour.com, or call the CJT office for more information – 1-760-981-4190. |
