Allison Woodward of Unicoi, Tenn., also held onto her first-round lead, ending with a 69-73-142, to pace the Girls Division by three strokes and earn medalist honors. Her performance helped fend off Dawsonville's Madison Caldwell, who tied for third at 7-over-par 149.
The field featured three Gainesville High golfers, including Red Elephants standouts Grant Lasseter and Lawson King, who just helped the Gainesville boys program to a second straight state title. Lasseter fired a 1-under 71 on Sunday and followed that with a 78 on Monday to finish with a 149 -- 7-over for the tournament. King, who tied for low medalist honors at state, finished the tournament at 14-over. Meanwhile, Gainesville girls standout Meg Callahan, also competed, finshing at 22-over. (To see results from all competitors, simply scroll down.)
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the Preseason Junior at Château Élan was a 36-hole stroke play competition played on the par-71 Château course at Château Élan. The event featured 71 boys and 24 girls, ages 12-18, from 20 states and three foreign countries. The Boys Division played the course at 6,604 yards while the Girls Division played the course at 5,611 yards.
The Preseason Junior at Château Élan is one of 12 events held as part of the IMG Academy Preseason Series. The IMG Academy Preseason Series is designed for members who have had limited acceptances into multi-day AJGA events. This Series offers members the opportunity to start building Performance Based Entry status before application deadlines arrive for summer Open and Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Junior All-Star Series events.
Smith, playing in his first-ever AJGA event, birdied Nos. 12-14 to build enough momentum to carry him into the top spot.
"I played all three of the holes really well," Smith said. "[I hit] short irons to about 10 feet and all of the putts went in. Once I made birdie on those three holes I felt like I had a great chance."
In the Boys Division, Noah Combs of Pikeville, Ky., finished one stroke behind Smith with an even-par 142. John Hayden of Birmingham, Ala., Hunter Oxford of Charlotte, N.C., and Nolan Ray of Brentwood, Tenn., finished in a three-way tie for third at one-over-par 143.
The Girls Division medalist Woodward maintained her first round lead by keeping mindset on the hole in front of her, overcoming a front-nine score of 3-over-par 38 to birdie two of her last four holes.
"I stayed in the moment," Woodward said. "I didn't get ahead of myself on any shot."
Finishing second in the Girls Division was Diane Lim of Norcross, Ga., who shot a 3-over-par 145, three shots behind Woodward. Jenny Buchanan of Loudonville, N.Y..
Final results from the Preseason Junior at Chateau Elan conducted by the American Junior Golf Association at Chateau Elan.
Boys Par: 36-35--71. Yardage: 6604. Rating: 71.7. Slope: 132
Girls Par: 36-35--71. Yardage: 5611. Rating: 72.8. Slope: 133
Boys Division - Chateau Course
Blake Smith, Knoxville, Tenn. (2015) 71-70--141 -1
Noah Combs, Pikeville, Ky. (2014) 71-71--142 E
Nolan Ray, Brentwood, Tenn. (2015) 70-73--143 +1
John Hayden, Birmingham, Ala. (2015) 74-69--143 +1
Hunter Oxford, Charlotte, N.C. (2014) 75-68--143 +1
Stanton Schorr, Columbus, Ga. (2015) 69-75--144 +2
Jake Thomas, Cumming, Ga. (2015) 73-71--144 +2
James Beckner, Kingsport, Tenn. (2015) 72-73--145 +3
Patrick Martin, Birmingham, Ala. (2015) 71-75--146 +4
Zac McCurdy, Fort Payne, Ala. (2014) 75-71--146 +4
Spencer Meredith, Wilmington, Ohio (2014) 72-75--147 +5
Win Temple, Brentwood, Tenn. (2015) 74-73--147 +5
Park Brady, St. Simons Island, Ga. (2014) 71-77--148 +6
Mark Dalton, Knoxville, Tenn. (2015) 75-73--148 +6
Heath Newsom, Horn Lake, Miss. (2015) 75-73--148 +6
Matt Collins, Duluth, Ga. (2015) 75-73--148 +6
Noah Trenkler, Hendersonville, Tenn. (2014) 76-72--148 +6
Grant Lasseter, Gainesville, Ga. (2014) 71-78--149 +7
Zac Shellnutt, Columbus, Ga. (2015) 74-75--149 +7
Garrett Johnson, Hilton Head Island, S.C. (2014) 76-73--149 +7
Daniel Stout, Manchester, Tenn. (2014) 76-73--149 +7
Adam Button, Brentwood, Tenn. (2014) 74-76--150 +8
Jake Headrick, Maryville, Tenn. (2015) 74-76--150 +8
Chris Harvey, Atlanta, Ga. (2014) 75-75--150 +8
Tyler Key, Moultrie, Ga. (2014) 75-75--150 +8
James Kyles, Atlanta, Ga. (2014) 75-75--150 +8
Crawford Flach, Birmingham, Ala. (2015) 75-75--150 +8
Ryan Najim, Johns Creek, Ga. (2014) 76-74--150 +8
Phillip Beard, Hoschton, Ga. (2015) 79-71--150 +8
Elliot Marshall, Brentwood, Tenn. (2014) 73-78--151 +9
Trey Wren, Suffolk, Va. (2014) 75-76--151 +9
Kurt Funkhouser, Potomac Falls, Va. (2015) 73-79--152 +10
Russell Sabol, Martinez, Ga. (2014) 75-77--152 +10
Scotty Hoffman, Alpharetta, Ga. (2015) 82-70--152 +10
Zach Ruhlin, Hilton Head Island, S.C. (2015) 74-79--153 +11
Karim Muhammad, Macon, Ga. (2013) 80-73--153 +11
Matt McMahon, Acworth, Ga. (2015) 81-72--153 +11
Matthew Hines, Acworth, Ga. (2015) 72-82--154 +12
Chase Cale, Simpsonville, S.C. (2014) 76-78--154 +12
Andrew Grundberg, Brentwood, Tenn. (2014) 77-77--154 +12
Tucker Roof, Knoxville, Tenn. (2014) 79-75--154 +12
Nicholas Chakalis, Hingham, Mass. (2014) 78-77--155 +13
Spencer Haigwood, Roswell, Ga. (2015) 78-77--155 +13
Lawson King, Gainesville, Ga. (2015) 76-80--156 +14
Mitchell Darley, Dacula, Ga. (2014) 78-78--156 +14
J. Ryan Harris, Elizabethtown, Ky. (2014) 78-78--156 +14
Ross Perry, Somerset, Ky. (2014) 79-76--155 +13
Matt Johnson, Manchester, Tenn. (2014) 81-75--156 +14
Channing Flowers, Mobile, Ala. (2014) 81-75--156 +14
Hayden Poole, Johns Creek, Ga. (2014) 71-86--157 +15
Taylor Story, Bartlett, Tenn. (2014) 78-79--157 +15
Sam Prater, Birmingham, Ala. (2015) 78-79--157 +15
Matt Goodman, Johns Creek, Ga. (2014) 80-77--157 +15
Grant Bodie, Knoxville, Tenn. (2015) 76-82--158 +16
Matthew Robinson, Scituate, Mass. (2014) 78-80--158 +16
Mark DeCoster, Kennesaw, Ga. (2014) 84-74--158 +16
Jared Walker, Brentwood, Tenn. (2014) 77-82--159 +17
Will Hurt, Powell, Tenn. (2015) 79-80--159 +17
Felipe Hsu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2015) 74-86--160 +18
Matthew Cowgill, Weston, Mass. (2013) 78-82--160 +18
Hunter Pauley, White Sulphur Springs, Mont. (2013) 86-75--161 +19
Brody Young, Cumming, Ga. (2014) 81-81--162 +20
Charles MacCallum, Bluffton, S.C. (2015) 84-80--164 +22
Connor Alexander, Castle Rock, Colo. (2014) 81-85--166 +24
Austin Coleman, Duluth, Ga. (2013) 88-82--170 +28
Tripp Conrad, Atlanta, Ga. (2014) 91-79--170 +28
Matthew Dyroff, Duxbury, Mass. (2014) 81-90--171 +29
Grant Schuette, Blairsville, Ga. (2014) 84-88--172 +30
Zane Cantrell III, Brentwood, Tenn. (2014) 88-84--172 +30
Spencer Turner, Amelia Island, Fla. (2014) 90-82--172 +30
Carson Cummings, Columbus, Ga. (2014) 84-92--176 +34
Girls Division - Chateau Course
Allison Woodward, Unicoi, Tenn. (2014) 69-73--142 E
Diane Lim, Norcross, Ga. (2015) 71-74--145 +3
Madison Caldwell, Dawsonville, Ga. (2015) 76-73--149 +7
Jenny Buchanan, Loudonville, N.Y. (2015) 73-76--149 +7
Taylor Arenson, Naperville, Ill. (2014) 75-76--151 +9
Jenna Burris, Manchester, Tenn. (2014) 74-79--153 +11
Elizabeth England, Oakland, Tenn. (2014) 83-71--154 +12
Sarah Childers, Jonesboro, Ark. (2014) 76-79--155 +13
Gabrielle Correia, Central Valley, N.Y. (2016) 77-78--155 +13
Caroline Griffin, Tifton, Ga. (2014) 82-73--155 +13
Gracie Henderson, Norcross, Ga. (2014) 77-79--156 +14
Julianna Collett, St. Simons Island, Ga. (2016) 78-78--156 +14
Samantha Griffith, Ooltewah, Tenn. (2014) 79-82--161 +19
Sally Kim, Duluth, Ga. (2014) 80-81--161 +19
Melanie Talbott, Woodstock, Ga. (2015) 83-79--162 +20
Rachel Wilson, Bloomfield, Mich. (2015) 82-80--162 +20
Claire Carlin, Keller, Texas (2014) 87-76--163 +21
Meg Callahan, Gainesville, Ga. (2014) 81-83--164 +22
Page Morehead, Spartanburg, S.C. (2015) 83-81--164 +22
Bethany Burns, Signal Mountain, Tenn. (2016) 80-87--167 +25
Madison Blackburn, Canton, Ga. (2014) 87-84--171 +29
Alex Wheeler, New Richmond, Wis. (2014) 93-80--173 +31
Kelsie Droste, Evansville, Ind. (2015) 88-87--175 +33
Yixin Chen, Bradenton, Fla. (2014) 98-89--187 +45
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