In 100 degree temperatures, Sean O'Hair, of Bradenton Fla., was able to stay cool enough to shoot a one under par 71 to take a three stroke win in the 1998 Southern Junior Championship at The Landings in Savannah Ga.

O'Hair, 15, who was ranked 15th in the nation going into the week, had four birdies and three bogies on the final day for what he called "a boring and slow round." Three of those birdies came on the par five fourth, 13th and 15th, where he was within 25 feet for eagle each time.

"I really got away with hitting the ball average today," he said. "I hit the fairways and green all day and was just average putting. I really lost some confidence on the greens. This tournament ranks at the top of my list in the years I have played."

Three strokes behind O'Hair was Raleigh's Buck Williams, who closed with a two under par 70. He carded five birdies and two bogies, including two of the first three on the back nine. Daniel Harrell of Vidalia, Ga. shot a one under 71 to edge out Ricardo Prieto of Bogota, Columbia, who shot a one over par 73 to finish fourth.

The low round of the day belonged to Joel Willis of St. Simons Island, Ga., who shot a 68.

Tyler Leon of Dallas won the 13-14 age division of the Championship. He carded a five over 77 to beat out Casey Wittenberg of Memphis by four strokes. Leon had one birdie, four bogies and one double bogey, but it proved to be enough for the victory.

"I did the best I could out there today, I just knew I had to play hard," Leon said. "I wasn't trying to beat Casey, I was just trying to play my game."

A field of 116 players, representing 11 states and one foreign country, slugged it out for the three days of the tournament on the beautiful, magnificently prepared Landings Club course in Savannah, Georgia. Host club chairman Kurt Faxon and his merry band of volunteers from the club had everything organized to the point that only mother nature could have gotten things off schedule, and she, thankfully, chose to stay out of the action.

Entry breakdown by state:

Alabama	27	Louisiana	3	South Carolina	2
Arkansas	8	Mississippi	2	Tennessee	12
Florida	10	North Carolina	8	Texas	11
Georgia	28	Oklahoma	1	Columbia	1

13-14 Age Division:
Tyler Leon, Dallas, Texas	74-74-77--225
Casey Wittenberg, Memphis, Tenn.	74-77-78--229
Hank Lamberth, Alexander City, Ala.	80-75-80--235
Pat Patterson, Sea Island, Ga.	81-80-75--236
Justin Giles, Savannah, Ga.	83-82-73--238
Sam Nicholson, Augusta, Ga.	80-81-77--238
Kevin Tipton, Cabot, Ark.	76-81-81--238
Bentley Nelson, Birmingham, Ala.	84-80-75--239
Patrick Sullivan, Maumelle, Ark.	87-81-77--245
Spencer Provow, Murfreesboro, Tenn.	87-77-81--245
Josh Hackler, Myrtle Beach, S.C.	80-80-85--245
Todd Lewis, Greeneville, Tenn.	88-81-77--246
Brice Bailey, Memphis, Tenn.	82-82-82--246
Tommy Casey, Geneva, Ala.	85-79-85--249
Andrew Dresser, Carrollton, Texas	81-82-86--249
Bobby Sherman, Birmingham, Ala.	86-87-81--254
Seth Hawn, Etowah, Tenn.	89-88-88--265
Daniel Pope, Clay, Ala.	100-91-78--269
John Ross Holt, Rogers, Ark.	87-93-89--269
Jonathan Lowe, Augusta, Ga.	92-110-91--293

15-17 Age Division:
Sean O'Hair, Bradenton, Fla.	75-66-71--212
Buck Williams, Raleigh, N.C.	70-75-70--215
Daniel Harrell, Vidalia, Ga.	72-75-71--218
Ricardo Prieto, Bogota, Colombia	76-70-73--219
Ward Marslender, Raleigh, N.C.	72-77-71--220
Duke Butler, Ponte Vedra Bch, Fla.	76-71-73--220
Heath West, Dothan, Ala.	70-75-75--220
Tyler McKeever, Auburn, Ala.	71-72-77--220
Rand Williams, Raleigh, N.C.	75-72-74--221
Tripp Coggins, Savannah, Ga.	76-74-72--222
Chris Noel, Tulsa, Okla.	69-77-76--222
Zane Goldthorp, Tucker, Ga.	72-76-75--223
Joel Willis, St Simons Island, Ga.	83-73-68--224
Luke Doebele, Humble, Texas	82-72-70--224
Michael Brewer, Raleigh, N.C.	74-74-76--224
James Morgan, Raleigh, N.C.	76-73-76--225
Chris Elliott, Plano, Texas	81-77-68--226
Austin Hynson, Mobile, Ala.	78-75-73--226
Matthew Myers, Auburn, Ala.	75-74-77--226
Craig Trahan, Marrero, La.	75-73-78--226
Brian Wainwright, Roswell, Ga.	77-76-74--227
Mac Lee, Columbus, Miss.	79-73-75--227
Witt Wittenberg, Memphis, Tenn.	76-79-73--228
Jay Degenhart, Savannah, Ga.	83-71-74--228
Butler Melnyk, Jacksonville, Fla.	77-75-77--229
William Roach, Knoxville, Tenn.	79-72-78--229
Lee Williams, Alexander City, Ala.	76-75-78--229
Joe King, Auburn, Ala.	74-76-79--229
Travis Kelly, Savannah, Ga.	73-77-79--229
Bobby Spiller, Savannah, Ga.	81-70-78--229
Brian Snider, Dothan, Ala.	74-74-81--229
John Parker Briley, Abilene, Texas	78-80-72--230
Myles Gassaway, Cabot, Ark.	77-79-74--230
Jordan Code, Tampa, Fla.	74-82-74--230
T.J. Washburn, McDonough, Ga.	79-77-74--230
Craig Dunlap, Dallas, Texas	75-79-76--230
Rus Clark, Raleigh, N.C.	74-76-80--230
Rhett Holland, Savannah, Ga.	81-75-75--231
Dalton Melnyk, Jacksonville, Fla.	74-80-77--231
Zac Forsey, Morristown, Tenn.	77-78-76--231
Tim Cureton, McKinney, Texas	74-79-80--233
Buddy Davis, Orlando, Fla.	74-77-82--233
B.J. Szafran, Valdosta, Ga.	77-78-79--234
Abe Parker, Claxton, Ga.	86-73-76--235
Clinton McKellar, Atlanta, Ga.	81-77-77--235
Andrew Lanahan, Jacksonville, Fla.	76-79-80--235
David Jeans, Florence, Ala.	72-81-82--235
Lance Goodson, Birmingham, Ala.	84-75-77--236
Bryan Walsh, Fort Worth, Texas	77-81-78--236
John Tipton, Cabot, Ark.	80-77-79--236
Alan Konke, McKinney, Texas	81-74-81--236
Adam Quarles, Hoover, Ala.	81-80-76--237
Matt Currie, Waycross, Ga.	81-78-78--237
Carl Sutton, Jonesboro, Ga.	83-84-71--238
Jack Sherman, Birmingham, Ala.	85-76-77--238
Barrett Wood, Simpsonville, S.C.	82-78-79--239
Michael Diprima, Marietta, Ga.	81-77-81--239
Ryan Greer, Knoxville, Tenn.	79-79-81--239
Thomas Eller, Raleigh, N.C.	80-82-78--240
Thomas Lamberth, Alexander City, Ala.	87-77-76--240
Sam Sikes, Huntsville, Ala.	80-81-79--240
Peter Rivas, New Orleans, La.	77-84-79--240
Andy Burris, Athens, Tenn.	86-76-78--240
Watson Leonard, Greeneville, Tenn.	81-80-79--240
Nicholas Hayes, New Orleans, La.	81-79-80--240
Jarrett Bingemann, Ponte Vedra Bch, Fla.	87-78-76--241
Andy Lott, Birmingham, Ala.	77-80-84--241

Tyler McKeever, Auburn	143	Brian Snider, Dothan	148
Heath West, Dothan	145	Matthew Myers, Auburn	149