NATCHEZ &045; With Jackson’s Matt Burrow struggling, the 2004 Independent Insurance Agents &uot;Big I&uot; Junior Classic overall championship ended up being a dual between Clinton’s Sonny Williams and Hattiesburg’s Adam Doleac.

Williams made a clutch birdie chip shot on the difficult par-3 16th hole and went to shoot a 1-under 71 for a two-day total of 139 and defeat Doleac by two shots in Wednesday’s weather-plagued final round at Beau Pr Country Club.

Williams, who also won first place in the boys 16-18 age group, will represent Mississippi at nationals July 24-29 at Dornick Hills Country Club in Ardmore, Okla.

&uot;I’m real excited,&uot; Williams said. &uot;I hope I can take how I played these last two days up to Oklahoma and show them how it’s done.&uot;

But it wasn’t easy for Williams coming down the stretch.

&uot;I was playing good,&uot; Williams said. &uot;I was at 1-under going to 14.&uot;

Then the momentum of the entire tournament nearly changed on that one hole, thanks to a three-shot swing.

After a good tee shot, Williams missed the green and had a tough chip shot, which came up short of the green. He ended up with a three-putt double bogey while Doleac birdied the hole to tie Williams.

Then came the second rain delay of the day, which lasted 55 minutes, with the final group on No. 15.

&uot;I was a little bit worried coming in the clubhouse,&uot; Williams said.

Then came No. 16, with the outcome still in doubt.

&uot;On 16, I chipped in from right off the edge of the green to go one up,&uot; Williams said.

Both Williams and Doleac parred the par-4 17th, after weather delay number three, setting the stage for a dramatic finish and, perhaps, a playoff.

But Doleac’s tee shot went into the semi-tall grass near the driving range. But Doleac was able to find his ball and hit it back into the short rough.

Doleac had a chance to put the pressure on Williams by making a 20-foot birdie putt for a share of the lead, and it looked like it was going into the center of the cup.

But at the last second, the ball broke to the left, went to the left edge of the cup and lipped out.

&uot;I was pretty relieved when Adam got in trouble off the tee box,&uot; Williams said. &uot;All I had to do was two-putt from six feet. I ended up making (the birdie putt) and won by two.&uot;

Doleac finished with a final-round, 2-under 70 to finish at 141.

&uot;I played solid,&uot; Doleac said. &uot;I had four birdies and two bogeys. (On No. 18) I hit a bad shot. I was fine after my second shot. I hit (the putt) just like I wanted to. Just caught a bad break.&uot;

Despite a final-round 76, Burrow still finished third at 145.

The final round started with an hour-and-a-half weather delay. While

a few players were able to get started, most had to wait the weather out.

Although he was not in contention in the 16-18 age group, John Roberson of Charleston improved 11 shots from Tuesday, firing a 2-under 70 on Wednesday.

&uot;I just made some putts today,&uot; Roberson said. &uot;I didn’t do anything different. I hit it in fairways and greens. I just tried to enjoy the course today and not get frustrated like I did yesterday.&uot;

Natchez’s Mary Kate Byrne won the girls division. She had a final-round 96 to finish at 189.