Busy
summe r for Dixie star
By Terry Boehmker, Post staff reporter
Emily Culbertson is taking her golf game on the road this summer
to compete in national a nd state events.
But the Dixie Heights senior-to-be isn't going to pass up the
Northern Kentucky Junior Ama teur on Thursday and Friday at Eagle
Creek Country Club in Crittenden.
Culbertson, the runner-up in the 2001 girls' state high school
tournament, is one of 16 ent ries in the girls' division for the
junior amateur.
There's a total of 91 golfers in the three boys' divisions,
including returning champ Jon athan Ehlen.
Culbertson finishes a PGA Junior Series event at Kearney Hill
Golf Links in Lexington today. She is in third place in the girls'
division.
Last month, Culbertson placed sixth in a Future Collegians Tour
event at Doral Country Club i n Miami with rounds of 76, 76 and 71.
When the NCAA open recruiting period begins on July 1, Culbertson
will likely hear from sever al major college golf coaches. She has
already made unofficial recruiting visits to Kentucky, Wake Forest
and Tennesse e.
Ehlen won a rain-shortened tourney last year. Jerod Cahil, one
shot back last year, is back. The field also includes Jay Sutton,
who tied for third in the boys' state tournament last October.
The junior amateur is one of 15 events on the 7-Up Junior Tour
schedule this summer. The othe r tournaments will be played at
courses in Boone, Campbell, Kenton, Grant, Pendleton, Mason,
Gallatin and Owen counties.
Final point leaders in four boys' and one girls' divisions will
compete in the champi onship on Aug. 5-6 at Lassing Pointe and
Triple Crown.
Culbertson has won the 7-Up Junior Tour girls' title the last
three years. Boys' defending champs: Cahill (16-18), Alex Rechtin
(14-15), Matt Neal (12- 13) and Jordan Erlewine (11-under).
JUNIOR AMATEUR TEE TIMES
(Thursday at Eagle Creek C.C.)
(Shotgun start at 7:30 a.m.)
BOYS' 16-18 AGE GROUP
Micah Pennybaker, Alex Rechtin, David Burks.
Jeremiah Brown, Jerod Cahill, Brad Cox, Jonathan Ehlen.
Corey Gamm, Michael Giffen, Gus Kern, Jake Halligan.
Tyler Heidel, John Helmle, Jon Hoffman, Jay Sutton.
Mike Kessling, Matt Kiser, Shane Kolb, Chris Laterza.
Jon Lehman, Ryan McGeorge, Sean McIntosh, Michael Perdue.
Ben Reisenbeck, Jimmy Rogers, Adam Sapp, Andrew Spencer.
Brent Trusty, T.J. Verner, Billy Warken.
Joe Hays, Kyle Landrum, Michael Yates.
BOYS' 14-15 AGE GROUP
7:45 a.m. - Joseph Bayer, Luke Broadus, Jor dan Crone.
7:53 - Nick Deevers, Sam Diehl, Chris Farrell, Seth Ganshirt.
8:01 - Nick Hamilton, Charles Hoffman, Clinton Kohls, Louis
Linneman.
8:09 - Nick Mader, Matt Neal, Michael Schuh, Ross Sharp.
8:18 - Brian Devault, Erik Arnold, Eric Fuldner, Tom Wimsatt Jr.
8:26 - Jake Coldiron, Joe Landrum, Patrick Larkin, Jarrod Sharp.
8:34 - Greg Robinson, Danile Schaefer, Philip Stoller, Jordan
Wilson.
8:42 - Daniel Bachman, Michael Burgan, Andy Leonard, Brian
Warken.
8:50 - Danny Steedman, Kyle Uthe, Keith Buckhout, Kyle Vogelpohl.
8:58 - Tyler Bridges, Drew Heimbrock, Philip Musgrave.
BOYS' 12-13 AGE GROUP
9:42 a.m. - Chad Setser, Janson Cahill, Jim Ionna, Taylor
Jones.
9:50 - Lukas Gamm, Jeremy Martin, Jay Stewart, Zach Vickers.
9:58 - Nick Behrens, Joey Metzger, Brian Schafer.
10:16 - Joshua Brooks, Tommy Fritz, Justin Neidig.
10:24 - John Berbrich, Jordan Erlewine, Matt Hawksley, Tyler
Holocher.
10:32 - Mickey Sutton, Kenton Lucas.
GIRLS' DIVISION
9:14 a.m. - Ashley Combs, Emily Culbertson, Erica Heiny,
Alicia Lawrence.
9:22 - Jasleen Chahal, Danielle Hawkley, Lauren Relojo, Chrystal
Varner.
9:30 - Meghan Schaefer, Erin O'Conner, Ryanne Spears, Emily
Wolff.
9:38 - Ashley Ammer, Michelle O'Brien, Sara Relojo, Morgan Wood.
