SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Sam Burns of Shreveport, Louisiana, made birdie on No. 18 to hold onto his lead, firing a 2-under-par 70 in the final round to win the Thunderbird International Junior with a tournament total 11-under-par 205. In the Girls Division, Mika Liu of Beverly Hills, California, reclaimed the top spot to win at 4-under-par 212 tournament total. Burns entered the … [Read more...]
UGA Signee Mitsunaga Wins U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship
BANDON, O.R. --- Rinko Mitsunaga, who will be a freshman at Georgia this fall, teamed with Mika Liu to win the inaugural U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball Championships at Bandon Dunes Golf Resort on Wednesday (May 14th, 2015). Mitsunaga and Liu, who both attend the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, earned the title with a 4-and-3 decision over Robynn Ree and Hannah … [Read more...]
Winn Grips and Butch Harmon Support Unique AJGA Tournament
BRASELTON, G.A. – Winn Grips, an AJGA Official Partner, and award-winning golf instructor Butch Harmon will support an American Junior Golf Association event that highlights high school seniors who have not yet committed to play golf at a college or university. First begun in 2012, the Winn Grips / Butch Harmon Senior Championship will be held December 4-6, alongside the annual … [Read more...]
AJGA: Junior All-Star at Château Élan
BRASELTON, G.A. -- Will Thomson of Pittsford, New York, won his first AJGA tournament at the Junior All-Star at Château Élan with a tournament-total even-par 213. Michaela Morard of Huntsville, Alabama, also won her first AJGA event, claiming the Girls Division title with a tournament total of 7-over-par 220. The Junior All-Star at Château Élan is one of 15 events in the … [Read more...]
AJGA Final: Winn Grips Heather Farr Classic
MESA, A.Z. — Hannah O’Sullivan of Chandler, Arizona, fired a 10-under-par 203 tournament total to win the Winn Grips Heather Farr Classic hosted by Longbow Golf Club by nine strokes. Jacob Solomon of Dublin, California, finished at 3-under-par 210 and won the Boys Division after a one-hole playoff. O’Sullivan continued her dominance at Longbow Golf Club, shooting her best … [Read more...]
Lench Wins the CB&I Boys Championship at Carlton Woods
THE WOODLANDS, T.X. —Gabriel Lench of Lake Mary, Florida, won his first AJGA career tournament wire-to-wire at the CB&I Boys Championship at Carlton Woods with a tournament total of 10-under-par 206. The high school senior shot a final-round even-par 72 on a day where only one other player shot par or better. The weather took a 30-degree swing to the low 40’s from the first … [Read more...]
AJGA: Yin Sets 54-Hole Scoring Record at ANNIKA Invitational
REUNION, F.L. — Angel Yin of Arcadia, California, had a three-stroke lead through 36 holes, and after opening the final round with birdies on Nos. 1 and 2, she left little doubt as to who would win the 2015 ANNIKA Invitational. Yin closed with a 6-under-par 66 and her second bogey-free round of the week, and won by eight strokes with a tournament-record score of … [Read more...]
AJGA: Lench Leads at CB&I Boys Championship
THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Gabriel Lench of Lake Mary, Florida, fired a 9-under-par 63 to lead the CB&I Boys Championship at Carlton Woods and in the process, set the Fazio competitive course scoring record. The Lake Mary High School senior also tied an 18-hole tournament scoring record set by Rolex Junior Player of the Year Matthew Rosenfeld in 2001. The score is the … [Read more...]
AJGA’s ANNIKA Invitational
BRASELTON, G.A. —The American Junior Golf Association returns to Reunion Resort in Reunion, Florida, for the ANNIKA Invitational February 13-16, 2015. Throughout its seven-year history, the girls Invitational has not only boasted some of the highest rated tournament fields on the AJGA schedule, but also in the World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR). In 2009, Annika Sorenstam and … [Read more...]