SALEM — Showing maturity far beyond his 15 years, Rungsted Kyst Denmark’s Patrick Winther made it look easy in winning the AJGA Cliffs Championship Sunday at The Cliffs at Keowee Falls. After firing an opening round 68, Winther followed up with a 2-under-par 70 to take the Boys Division title by five strokes.

In the Girls Division it was 13-year-old Annie Park of Levittown, N.Y., who took top honors, recording a 5-under-par 67 in a come-from-behind conquest.

“I knew I was playing well and didn’t think at any time I was going to throw it away,” Winther said. “I just kept thinking to hit the fairways and get some birdies. I was calm the whole way.”

That calmness paid off, with Winther finishing the day with five birdies. He was also bogey-free on the front nine.

“I felt good,” he said. “I was relaxed. My mind was kind of blank. There wasn’t a lot of emotion.”

The methodical approach served Winther well, as he was never seriously threatened despite holding just a two-shot lead after Saturday. Even so, he wasn’t completely pleased with his Sunday performance.

“I didn’t strike my irons as well,” Winther said. “(But) I hit well and made (shots). My birdies and putts were good. My chipping was the best part of my game today.”

The tournament field consisted of 51 boys and 27 girls, ages 12 to 18, from 18 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, Northern Ireland and Denmark. The Boys Division played the par-72 layout at 6,808 yards, while the Girls Division played the course at 5,969 yards.

Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the AJGA Cliffs Championship was a 36-hole stroke play event.

Logan Harrell of Huntersville, N.C., finished second in the Boys Division with a 3-under 141. Michael Murray of White Lake, Mich., Michael McGowan of Southern Pines, N.C., and T.J. Vogel of Cooper City, Fla., all tied for third with totals of 1-under-par 143.

“It’s pretty cool,” Winther said of his victory. “I’m fully exempt from any tournament I want to play in. This is my last AJGA tournament of the season. I’m playing at home in Europe this summer.”

Park, who came into the final round in second place, recorded six birdies Sunday to take a three-stroke win with a 5-under 139. Park said she spent the final round not worried about her score, but concentrating on those ahead of her on the leaderboard.

“I just kept thinking I needed to finish the race and remember that the game was never over,” Park said. “This gives me a lot of confidence to win against such great players. It means a lot and it’s a big tournament to get my first win at.”

Mariah Stackhouse of Riverdale, Ga., who led after the opening round, finished second with a total of 3-under-par 141. Austin Ernst of Seneca finished in third with at 1-under 143.

Park hopes to use her victory at The Cliffs as a springboard for the summer.

“I want to qualify for USGA events,” she said. “I want to play in AJGA invitationals and just try my best.”

As a result of the inaugural AJGA Cliffs Championship, Zest Quest, Linking Girls to Golf and the American Junior Golf Association’s Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant will share $20,000 in proceeds from Friday’s Junior-Am Fundraising Tournament, which paired local amateur golfers with one of the junior golfers.

Over the past decade, AJGA Junior-Ams have raised more than $1 million for junior programs in communities across the United States.

Amateurs Dan Conti, B.P. Marsh, Greg Pace and William Boswell paired with 15-year-old Curtis Thompson of Coral Springs, Fla., to card a 20-under-par 52 to win the AJGA Cliffs Championship Junior-Am. The amateurs in each group utilized 50 percent of their handicap (junior golfers played at scratch).