Hometown Feel With Champions At Oak Tree CC

Edmond, Okla., - In the final round of the 2010 PGA Junior Series at the Oak Tree Country Club’s East Course, the Boys’ 13-15 Division stole the show.  Three boys all from Edmond, Okla., came in the top three with Hayden Wood, son of PGA touring professional Willie Wood, taking home first place.

He shot an even-par 70 in the final round for the three day total of 4-over-par 214.  This division started play on the back nine.  He got off to a fast start with a birdie on No. 11 and had a one shot lead heading into their back nine over Nick Heinen who finished in third place.

Sam Humphreys, who was the defending champion from last year’s PGA Junior Series event in Edmond, Okla., came in second place with a three day total of 216.  He gave Wood a run on the second nine when he shot a 1-under-par 34, but came up a little short after Wood made a stellar birdie on the par-3 eighth. 

All three boys, who play together often in Edmond, enjoyed the competition and battling each other.

The story did not change in the Boys’ 16-18 Division in the final round after Sean Romero of Texarkana, Ark., shot another 1-under-par 69 to take home first place. Sean is the son of Art Romero, PGA Head Professional at Texarkana CC.

His three day total of 3-under-par 207 was good enough for a five stroke win over Casey Fernandez of McAlester, Okla.  Taylor Moore of Edmond, Okla., came in third place with a three day total of 214. 

Romero made sure to get off to a fast start and send a message to the other players that he wanted to win when he shot a 2-under-par 33 on the front nine.  He made back to back birdies on No. 5 and 6 to separate himself from the field and cruise to a victory. 

In the Girls’ 16-18 Division, Shelby Martinek came in first place after shooting the low round of the tournament with a 2-under-par 68 for a three day total of 218.  Her putting was the key in the final round.  She seemed to make almost every clutch big putt in her final 18-holes. 

Laura Kraft of Jamestown, N.D., came in second place after shooting a 4-over-par 74 in the final round for a three day total of 233. 

Both Romero and Martinek earned an exemption into the 35^th Junior PGA Championship later this summer at Sycamore Hills Country Club in Fort Wayne, Ind. 

And in the final Division of the day, Megan Blonien of Altus, Okla., returned to her normal self out on the golf course and shot a 4-over-par 74 for a three day total of 224 to win the Girls’ 13-15 Division.  She will also be competing at the 35^th Junior PGA Championship later this summer after she won the South Central Junior PGA Championship in June. 

The PGA Junior Series heads to Stow, Mass., just outside of Boston, for their next tournament that starts Monday July 12^th.  That will be the 7^th stop of the 2010 summer that concludes with the 35^th Junior PGA Championship Aug. 2-5 at Sycamore Hills Country Club in Fort Wayne, Ind.