NATCHEZ &8212; After shooting a solid 1-under-par 71 on Tuesday, it seemed no one was going to be able to catch overall and boys 16-18 age group leader Robert Plucienski.

One person, 17-year-old Jerry Johnston of Choudrant, La., did just that as he made up a three-shot deficit to force a playoff, where he would end up winning both trophies on No. 15 &8212; the first playoff hole &8212; at the 2005 Gulf States PGA Junior Tour Thanksgiving Classic Wednesday at Beau Pr/ Country Club.

Johnston, who shot a final-round 1-over-par 73 to finish with a two-day score of 147, ended up with a two-putt for par while Plucienski, from Slidell, La., struggled throughout the day, wound up with a final-round 76 to finish at 147, and on 15 he ended up with a bogey after his second shot ended up in the water.

And that was the same hole that Johnston could have lost it &8212; he had a double-bogey on Tuesday and a triple-bogey during regulation play on Wednesday.

&8220;It feels pretty good,&8221; Johnston said about being the overall and boys 16-18 champ. &8220;I didn&8217;t play all the holes well. I just thought if I started out good early, I&8217;d have a shot.&8221;

About that 15th hole, Johnston said, &8220;I was just glad to get it in the fairway. He (Plucienski) had a bad break. He had a bad lie. The ball was way below his feet. I was just thinking two-putt.&8221;

Plucienski&8217;s tee shot also landed in the middle of the fairway, but at a precarious spot &8212; just a few feet short of the bunker, giving him a tough second shot.

&8220;What can I say,&8221; Plucienski, 16, said. &8220;I hit a bad shot on the playoff hole.&8221;

History may have been made at Beau Pr/ as well as 17-year-old Ryan Peters of Destrehan, La., had a remarkable double-eagle 2 on the par-5 18th hole, perhaps the first person ever to accomplish that feat on that hole in Beau Pr/&8217;s six-and-a-half year history.

&8220;I hit a driver to about 210 (yards) out,&8221; Peters said. &8220;Then I hit a 4-iron to about 10 feet. It took two hops and went it. I just couldn&8217;t believe it. I heard everyone yell.

Oddly enough, that double-eagle came after four bogeys on the back nine and allowed Peters to finish third in the boys 16-18 age group with back-to-back 74s to finish at 148.

Fifteen-year-old Matthew Salas of LaPlace, La., won the boys 14-15 age group despite a final-round 81 to finish at 154, two shots ahead of second-place Ethan Savoy of Broussard, La., who had a final-round 77 to finish at 156.

Corey Halsell wound up in third place after his final-round score of 83 put him at a two-day total of 160.

Despite shooting a final-round 82, 15-year-old Kirby Baker of Baton Rouge finished first in the girls division with a two-day total of 155.

&8220;I was excited to get first place,&8221; Baker said. &8220;I couldn&8217;t putt today. I had six three-putts today. I didn&8217;t play real well today.&8221;

Seventeen-year-old Mary Kate Byrne of Natchez, who recently signed with Centenary College, played better Wednesday and shot an 85 to finish second at 173.

&8220;The front nine I improved six shots,&8221; Byrne said. &8220;Then I got to the back nine. I think I had three double bogeys. I still had 35 putts. I wish I could&8217;ve played much better. It gives me something to work for now.&8221;

Holly Jenkins of Boyce, La., almost tied Byrne for second place, but had to settle for third place after a final-round 84 to finish with a very respectable 174.

Thirteen-year-old Landon Lyons had the round of the day with an even-par 72 that catapulted him to first place in the boys 12-13 age group with a two-day score of 149.

&8220;At first it wasn&8217;t too good,&8221; Lyons said. &8220;I started out 4-over going to No. 8. I birdied three straight holes to get to 1-over.&8221;

Lyons bogeyed the par-3 13th hole, but recovered quite nicely with an eagle on No. 18.

&8220;My drive was in the rough,&8221; Lyons said. &8220;My second shot went in the bunker. I chipped it in from the bunker. It was rolling real fast.&8221;

Lyons said he was very surprised to finish ahead of another 13-year-old, Charles Valluzzo of Baton Rouge. Valluzzo had a tough day on Wednesday, shooting a final-round 81 to finish at 151.

&8220;I was thinking too much,&8221; Valluzzo said. &8220;On the 14th hole I was thinking too much about first place instead of the shot. I made a 7. I didn&8217;t flush it like I should&8217;ve. I felt pretty bad. I had a lead of seven and I lost it.&8221;