Joshua McCoy/Daily NewsSo-Hyun Park watches Laura Anderson of Tompkinsville chip Thursday afternoon during the final round of the Houchens Industries Junir Open at the Club at Olde Stone.

When Philip Chian walked off the 18th green at the Club at Olde Stone on Thursday, he wasn’t quite sure how he had done. Satisfied with his round, he patiently sat by and waited for the final pairing to finish, anxious to see if his third-round score of 75 was good enough for a win.

Once everyone had finished and the scores were tallied, Chian had won the inaugural Houchens Industries Junior Open.

He wasn’t as thrilled to learn, however, that he, his mother and brother would have to leave promptly if they were to catch their flight out of Nashville back to California. In fact, his mother asked him if he would like to stay and receive his trophy, which was a question that wasn’t even worth asking.

&#8220I wanna stay and celebrate,” Chian told his mom.

And why not? After entering the third and final round one stroke back, Chian shot 3-over-par to finish with a three-day total of 230, which was just enough to edge out Riley Pumphrey and Cameron Peck by two shots.

&#8220I’m still shaking. I can’t believe I won,” Chian said. &#8220I knew I was tied for the lead going to 16, but I didn’t know anything after that. I tried not to think about the leader. I was just thinking about improving and not messing up on the holes I did yesterday.”

Chian pulled away on the back nine. After bogeying 10, he was able to par seven of the last eight, throwing in a birdie on 12.

Peck, considered one of the top American Junior Golf Association players and one of the heavy favorites entering the tournament, was unable to find his putting stroke. Six bogeys and no birdies made it tough to seize control.

&#8220Today was tough. I was playing with some really good players today,” the 17-year-old from Olympia, Wash., said. &#8220I thought I had a really good chance, but you never know on this course. One mistake can lead to something really bad.”

So-Hyun Park cruised to the girls’ tournament title, winning by seven strokes with a three-day score of 240. The Bradenton, Fla., native took a six-stroke lead into the final round and after scoring three birdies on the front nine, victory was never a doubt.

&#8220Today wasn’t as good as yesterday, but I won,” Park said.

In the final pairing, Monroe County’s Laura Anderson – the two-time defending Fifth Region champ – and Russellville’s Nicole Koller were unable to make up any significant ground on Park.

Anderson finished in a tie for third place, shooting an 84 in the final round for a total of 248.

&#8220This course is really hard and the scores reflect it,” Anderson said. &#8220Overall, I was pleased; it’s just a hard course.”

Koller struggled, shooting her worst round with a score of 86 for a total of 251.

Franklin’s Adam McDonald finished as the top area boy, finishing in a tie for ninth with a 236. Other local golfers included: Glasgow’s Kent Bulle (244) in 35th, Bowling Green’s Will Beard (251) in 50th, Bowling Green’s William Brown (255) in 64th, Bowling Green’s Chris Kendall (273) in 83rd and Bowling Green’s Tyler Jaggers (274) in 84th place.

Other than Anderson and Koller, the only other locals were Glasgow’s Kristen Wilkenson (282) in 19th and Alvaton’s Kristi Beam (290) in 25th place.

AJGA tournament director Walker Hill was pleased with the tour’s first stop at Olde Stone and hopes it was the first of many to come.

&#8220We’d love to come back if they’ll have us,” Hill said. &#8220This course is just amazing. It’s the nicest I’ve seen in my four years with the AJGA and I’ve seen a lot. I’ve been to Bay Hill and a couple of the TPC courses and Olde Stone is the best, it’s just amazing.”