Sakata has the lead at the FJ Invitational:AJGA with William Register of Burlington in with a 68(All scores from Tuesday)

Courtesy of Stephanie Dittmer and the AJGA:

American Junior Golf Association action with the FJ Invitational at Sedgefield Country Club …..

Sakata has the lead at the FJ Invitational

Sakata paced the field with a 64, one stroke off the tournament record low round

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Dean Sakata of Diamond Bar, California, leads the first round of the FJ Invitational, after carding a 6-under-par 64 on the Donald Ross Course at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Sakata recorded six birdies and an eagle during the first round to top the field. Sakata started off hot shooting 4-under-par with two birdies and an eagle on the front nine, followed by a 2-under-par on the back nine. The recent graduate of Diamond Bar High School was added to the field June 6th, just four days before the FJ Invitational began. Despite narrowly missing the tournament-record low round, he knows the competitive nature of the field and doesn’t want to be overconfident because of his first-round performance.

“I’m not going to back down,” Sakata said. ”I just want to play consistent, see how the putts roll tomorrow and go from there.”

Charles Kim of Cedar Park, Texas, fired a 5-under-par 65 to finish the round in second. Playing in his first FJ Invitational, Kim shot a 5-under-par 30 on the front nine, the lowest front-nine total of all competitors. Kim knows he is playing with an elite group of golfers and was pleased with his first-round finish.

“It’s an honor to play out here,” Kim said. “This is my first invitational with the AJGA so it was nice to compete with all of these nice players and be close to the top of the leaderboard.”

Five players are tied for third, including Chandler Phillips of Huntsville, Texas, Austin Connelly of Irving, Texas, Benjamin Griffin of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Cheng Jin of Singapore, and Benjamin Baxter of Flower Mound, Texas, all shooting 4-under-par 66.

Isaiah Logue of Fairfield, Pennsylvania, posted a 3-under-par 67 to place solo eighth heading into the second round. William Register of Burlington, North Carolina, and Nick Hardy of Northbrook, Illinois, are tied for ninth after shooting 2-under-par 68.

Second-round tee times will run from 7-11:50 a.m. off No. 1 at Sedgefield Country Club—Donald Ross Course. For more information about the FJ Invitational, please contact Tournament Headquarters at (770) 601-5196

FJ INVITATIONAL
Sedgefield Country Club – Donald Ross Course
Greensboro, N.C.
June 9 – 13, 2014

About the AJGA

The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The AJGA provides valuable exposure for college golf scholarships, and has an annual junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of more than 6,000 members from all 50 states and more than 45 foreign countries. To ensure scholarship opportunities for all junior golfers who have the skill, the AJGA created the Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant program to provide financial assistance to young players in need.

Titleist, the AJGA’s National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Association’s success since 1989. Rolex, which is in its fourth decade of AJGA support, became the inaugural AJGA Premier Partner in 2004. In 2007, after 12 years of support, Ralph Lauren became the AJGA’s second Premier Partner.

AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. Former AJGA juniors have compiled more than 500 victories on the PGA and LPGA Tours. AJGA alumni include Jordan Spieth, Brandt Snedeker, Bubba Watson, Webb Simpson, Hunter Mahan, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Stacy Lewis, Vicky Hurst, Inbee Park, Paula Creamer, Cristie Kerr, Brittany Lincicome and Morgan Pressel.

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FJ INVITATIONAL
Sedgefield Country Club – Donald Ross Course
Greensboro, N.C.
June 9 – 13, 2014

GREENSBORO, N.C. — First Round results from the FJ Invitational conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Sedgefield Country Club.
Boys Par: 35-35–70. Yardage: 7110. Rating: 75. Slope: 143

Boys Division – Donald Ross Course

Dean Sakata, Diamond Bar, Calif. (2014) 31-33–64 -6
Charles Kim, Cedar Park, Texas (2015) 30-35–65 -5
Cheng Jin, Singapore, Singapore (2016) 32-34–66 -4
Austin Connelly, Irving, Texas (2015) 31-35–66 -4
Benjamin Griffin, Chapel Hill, N.C. (2014) 31-35–66 -4
Chandler Phillips, Huntsville, Texas (2015) 32-34–66 -4
Benjamin Baxter, Flower Mound, Texas (2014) 33-33–66 -4
Isaiah Logue, Fairfield, Pa. (2014) 32-35–67 -3
Nick Hardy, Northbrook, Ill. (2014) 35-33–68 -2
William Register, Burlington, N.C. (2014) 34-34–68 -2
David Kim, Buena Park, Calif. (2014) 34-34–68 -2
Luis Gagne, Orlando, Fla. (2015) 36-33–69 -1
Andreas Halvorsen, St. Augustine, Fla. (2015) 33-36–69 -1
KK Limbhasut, Loma Linda, Calif. (2014) 32-37–69 -1
Andrew Orischak, Hilton Head Island, S.C. (2017) 35-34–69 -1
Trevor Phillips, Inman, S.C. (2016) 34-35–69 -1
Anton Serafini, Lake Mary, Fla. (2016) 33-36–69 -1
Cooper Dossey, Austin, Texas (2016) 34-36–70 E
Mark Lawrence, Richmond, Va. (2015) 33-37–70 E
Jeremy Wall, Brielle, N.J. (2014) 36-34–70 E
Tyler Joiner, Leesburg, Ga. (2015) 35-35–70 E
Tyler Strafaci, Davie, Fla. (2016) 33-37–70 E
Spencer Ralston, Gainesville, Ga. (2016) 37-34–71 +1
Scott Stevens, Chattanooga, Tenn. (2015) 35-36–71 +1
Spencer Soosman, Westlake Village, Calif. (2016) 34-37–71 +1
Justin Kim, Fullerton, Calif. (2016) 34-37–71 +1
Jose Montano, Bradenton, Fla. (2014) 36-35–71 +1
Nathan Jeansonne, Keithville, La. (2015) 37-34–71 +1
Davis Shore, Knoxville, Tenn. (2017) 36-35–71 +1
Caleb Proveaux, Lexington, S.C. (2016) 37-34–71 +1
Tyler Moore, Escondido, Calif. (2015) 36-35–71 +1
Chandler Blanchet, Gainesville, Fla. (2014) 34-38–72 +2
Wes Artac, Kingwood, Texas (2014) 37-35–72 +2
David Mackey, Bogart, Ga. (2015) 35-37–72 +2
Kyle Sterbinsky, Yardley, Pa. (2015) 34-38–72 +2
Youxin (Robin) Wang, Lake Mary, Fla. (2017) 35-37–72 +2
Dylan Wu, Medford, Ore. (2014) 37-35–72 +2
Philip Barbaree, Shreveport, La. (2017) 35-37–72 +2
Payton Taylor, Vero Beach, Fla. (2014) 36-36–72 +2
Varun Chopra, Champaign, Ill. (2017) 36-36–72 +2
Peter Griffith, Westlake Village, Calif. (2015) 37-35–72 +2
Kristian Caparros, Hollywood, Fla. (2015) 38-35–73 +3
Bennett Baker, Tallahassee, Fla. (2015) 34-39–73 +3
Dawson Armstrong, Brentwood, Tenn. (2014) 35-38–73 +3
Walker Lee, Houston, Texas (2017) 37-36–73 +3
Roberto Lebrija, Mexico City, Mexico (2016) 36-37–73 +3
Thomas Walsh, High Point, N.C. (2015) 36-37–73 +3
Nick Heinen, Edmond, Okla. (2014) 33-40–73 +3
Edwin Yi, Beaumont, Calif. (2015) 38-35–73 +3
Taisei Negishi, San Diego, Calif. (2016) 36-37–73 +3
Gray Townsend, Winston-Salem, N.C. (2014) 35-38–73 +3
Jack Comstock, Jacksonville, Fla. (2015) 36-38–74 +4
Ryoto Furuya, Wesley Chapel, Fla. (2016) 38-36–74 +4
Qi Wen Wong, Bradenton, Fla. (2014) 36-38–74 +4
William Gordon, Davidson, N.C. (2015) 38-36–74 +4
Jake DeZoort, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (2015) 39-35–74 +4
Andrew Walker, Battle Creek, Mich. (2016) 35-39–74 +4
Joshua Seiple, Castle Rock, Colo. (2014) 39-36–75 +5
Cameron Champ, Sacramento, Calif. (2014) 37-38–75 +5
Tyson Reeder, Edmond, Okla. (2015) 40-35–75 +5
Sean Yu, Beaumont, Calif. (2015) 37-38–75 +5
Ryan Grider, Lewisville, Texas (2017) 36-39–75 +5
Brandon Smith, Frisco, Texas (2015) 37-38–75 +5
Camilo Mexsen, Howey In The Hills, Fla. (2016) 37-38–75 +5
Patrick Martin, Birmingham, Ala. (2015) 38-38–76 +6
Collin Morikawa, La Canada Flintridge, Calif. (2015) 36-40–76 +6
Daniel Wetterich, Cincinnati, Ohio (2015) 38-38–76 +6
Andy Ogletree, Little Rock, Miss. (2016) 37-39–76 +6
Jackson Lang, Lexington, Mass. (2015) 39-37–76 +6
Connor O’Brien, Rowayton, Conn. (2015) 35-41–76 +6
Trey Winstead, Baton Rouge, La. (2017) 40-36–76 +6
Jonathan Rector, Hendersonville, N.C. (2015) 38-39–77 +7
Luis Gerardo Garza, Leon, Mexico (2016) 38-39–77 +7
Michael Graboyes, Watchung, N.J. (2014) 43-35–78 +8
Matt Cheng, Taipei, Taiwan (2015) 38-40–78 +8
Zach Tracy, Houston, Texas (2015) 40-38–78 +8
Derick Kelting, Amarillo, Texas (2015) 38-40–78 +8
Jens Verhey, Reno, Nev. (2014) 39-40–79 +9
Charlie Kennerly, Jupiter, Fla. (2016) 40-39–79 +9
Eduardo Carrete, Queretaro, Mexico (2016) 40-39–79 +9
Maxwell Miller, College Station, Texas (2015) 36-44–80 +10
Zach Partin, Lewisville, Texas (2014) 39-41–80 +10
Will Minton, Raleigh, N.C. (2015) 40-40–80 +10
Conor Rodrigues, Kingston, Ontario (2014) 41-39–80 +10
Justin Chong, Granada HIlls, Calif. (2015) 39-41–80 +10
John Augenstein, Owensboro, Ky. (2016) 44-37–81 +11
Kevin Conners, Downingtown, Pa. (2015) 40-41–81 +11
Jake Leavitt, Woodstock, Md. (2014) 40-41–81 +11
Graham Gosselin, Knoxville, Tenn. (2015) 38-43–81 +11