12-year-old Alexis Thompson walks over the ridge from the fairway to the green of the 4th hole during the last round of the 2007 Westfield Junior PGA Championship, Saturday, July 13, 2007, in Westfield Center, Ohio. Andrew Dolph | Staff Photographer
WESTFIELD CENTER — At 12 years old, Alexis Thompson is years away from getting a […]

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Volunteers get ready to step onto the first hole at Westfield during the last round of the 2007 Westfield Junior PGA Championship, Saturday, July 13, 2007, in Westfield Center, Ohio. Andrew Dolph | Staff Photographer
They say the more things change, the more they stay the same.
They never went to the Westfield Junior PGA Championship.
What the […]

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WESTFIELD TWP. — Turns out, there was an international field at the Westfield Junior PGA Championship after all — at least where Andrew Yun’s clubs are concerned.
Yun’s clubs were lost in Delta Airlines transit on May 29 before he competed in the Rolex Tournament of Champions. What Yun was worried about was his ever-important […]

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Junior PGA results
Boy’s Division - Par 71 - 6,602 Yards
1. Chris DeForest, Cottekill, N.Y. 65-68-67-74—274
2. Mark Johnson, Tulsa, Okla. 72-67-67-74—280
3. Luke Guthrie, Quincy, Ill. 71-68-71-71—281
T4. John Popeck, Washington, Pa. 71-72-69-70—282
T4. Jacob Burger, Orangeburg, S.C. 74-73-65-70—282
6. Connor Driscoll, Encinitas, Calif. 68-71-71-73—283
7. Anthony Paolucci, Dallas, Texas 75-67-73-69—284
8. Austin Gutgsell, Mandeville, La. 77-71-72-65—285
T9. Wesley Bryan, Chapin, S.C. 70-77-70-69—286
T9. […]

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Westfield Center — 12-year-old Alexis Thompson prevailed on the last three holes of the last round of the 2007 Westfield Junior PGA Championship to beat Kimberly Kim by one stroke. Watch and listen as Alexis reflects upon her performance at the last Junior PGA tournament to be held at Westfield.

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Westfield Center — Please enjoy a slideshow of pictures from days 3 through 5 of golf from the 2007 Westfield Junior PGA Championship.

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12-year-old Alexis Thompson makes an early-morning drive from the 1st tee during the third round of golf at the 2007 Westfield Junior PGA Championship, Friday, July 13, 2007, in Westfield Center.Andrew Dolph | Staff Photographer
WESTFIELD CENTER — Wow, these kids grow up fast.
The first time Alexis Thompson saw Westfield Group Country Club’s South Course she […]

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Lisa McCloskey makes an early-morning drive from the 1st tee during the third round of golf at the 2007 Westfield Junior PGA Championship, Friday, July 13, 2007, in Westfield Center.Andrew Dolph | Staff Photographer
WESTFIELD CENTER — Golf can be a consuming sport.
Hours and hours of practice are never out of the question, simply because […]

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WESTFIELD CENTER — Parker Hewit and Johnny Burke came into Friday’s third round of the Westfield Junior PGA Championship knowing they would have to do something special to make the cut.
One did, one didn’t, but neither will forget the ride.
Westfield resident Parker Hewit gestures to the gallery on the 18th green after finishing the third […]

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Chris DeForest chips his way out of the rough on the 15th hole during the second round of the 2007 Westfield Junior PGA Championship.Andrew Dolph | Staff Photographer
WESTFIELD CENTER — Should history repeat, the third round of today’s Westfield Junior PGA Championship could be a little spicy.
Chris DeForest fired a 3-under-par 68 Thursday to put […]

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