Son reaches match play in U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship
PARAMUS, N.J. – Hye-Jin Choi, of the Republic of Korea, and Sadie Englemann, of Austin, Texas, shared medalist honors on Tuesday with 36-hole scores of 5-under-par 141 after two rounds of stroke play at the 68th U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship on The Ridgewood Country Club’s 6,406-yard, par-73 composite course.
Both players pushed past defending champion Eun Jeong Seong, 16, of the Republic of Korea, who held the first-day lead with a 6-under 67, but posted a 3-over 76 Tuesday to trail the medalists by two strokes. Jayna Choi, 15, of Collierville, Tenn., who was a semifinalist in the 2015 championship, joined Seong at 3-under 143.
Two-time Oklahoma women’s amateur champion and Class 6A high school champ Yujeong Son of Norman advanced to match play with scores of 76-78 for a 154 total. She will be paired with Mike Liu of Beverly Hills, Calif., who shot seven shots better at 147.
Kaitlin Milligan of Norman struggled to an 85 in the second round and did not advance to match play.
The 16-year-old Choi, low amateur in the 2016 U.S. Women’s Open, posted a 2-under 71, and Englemann, a ninth-grader at Austin’s West Lake High School, shot a 1-under 72 to lead the stroke-play scoring. Both played in the morning wave and saw their position improve as Seong, playing in the afternoon, posted four bogeys on her inward nine.
PARAMUS, N.J. – Results from Tuesday’s second round of stroke play in the 2016 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, played at The Ridgewood Country Club’s 6,406-yard, par 36-37-73 composite course. N.J. (* = in a playoff):
Hye-Jin Choi, Republic of Korea 70-71–141
Sadie Englemann, Austin, Texas 69-72–141
Eun Jeong Seong, Republic of Korea 67-76–143
Jayna Choi, Collierville, Tenn. 73-70–143
Gina Kim, Chapel Hill, N.C. 70-74–144
Hailee Cooper, Montgomery, Texas 73-73–146
Yuka Saso, Philippines 71-75–146
Alyaa Abdulghany, Newport Beach, Calif. 70-77–147
Erica Shepherd, Greenwood, Ind. 73-74–147
Mika Liu, Beverly Hills, Calif. 72-75–147
Xinying Wang, People’s Republic of China 76-71–147
Celeste Dao, Canada 72-75–147
Andrea Lee, Hermosa Beach, Calif. 71-77–148
Yu Sang Hou, Chinese Taipei 70-78–148
Jing Wen Lu, People’s Republic of China 75-73–148
Paphangkorn Tavatanakit, Thailand 74-74–148
Haley Moore, Escondido, Calif. 76-73–149
Conner Beth Ball, Madison, Miss. 72-77–149
Jennifer Chang, Cary, N.C. 73-76–149
Brooke Seay, San Diego, Calif. 77-72–149
Waverly Whiston, San Diego, Calif. 74-76–150
Kelly Sim, Edgewater, N.J. 75-75–150
Pauline Del Rosario, Philippines 73-77–150
Ya Chun Chang, Chinese Taipei 71-79–150
Lucy Li, Redwood Shores, Calif. 73-77–150
Grace St-Germain, Canada 76-74–150
Aubree Jones, Covington, Tenn. 69-81–150
Lei Ye, People’s Republic of China 75-76–151
Sophie (Yixian) Guo, People’s Republic of China 75-76–151
Elizabeth Wang, San Marino, Calif. 79-72–151
Julia Dean, Brighton, Mich. 80-71–151
Aneka Seumanutafa, Emmitsburg, Md. 78-74–152
Megan Furtney, South Elgin, Ill. 79-73–152
Beth Lillie, Fullerton, Calif. 74-78–152
Yu Chiang Hou, Chinese Taipei 78-74–152
Allyson Geer, Brighton, Mich. 78-74–152
Brianna Navarrosa, San Diego, Calif. 76-76–152
Katherine Smith, Detroit Lakes, Minn. 77-76–153
Muni He, People’s Republic of China 75-78–153
Angela Garvin, Feeding Hills, Mass. 76-77–153
Ty Akabane, Danville, Calif. 74-79–153
Lois Kaye Go, Philippines 74-79–153
Calista Reyes, San Diego, Calif. 75-78–153
Anabelle Chang, Walnut, Calif. 73-80–153
Belinda Hu, San Ramon, Calif. 78-75–153
Malia Nam, Kailua, Hawaii 76-77–153
Annika Cedo, Philippines 74-79–153
Brooke Sansom, Montgomery, Ala. 76-77–153
Abigail Heck, Memphis, Tenn. 78-76–154
Annie Kim, Windermere, Fla. 71-83–154
Haeley Wotnosky, Wake Forest, N.C. 75-79–154
Kyra Cox, South Salem, N.Y. 75-79–154
Ellie Szeryk, Allen, Texas 73-81–154
Lindsay May, Auburn, N.Y. 79-75–154
Yujeong Son, Republic of Korea 76-78–154
Yealimi Noh, Concord, Calif. 75-79–154
Ellie Slama, Salem, Ore. 74-81–155
Dana Williams, Boca Raton, Fla. 78-77–155
Emma Bradley, Naples, Fla. 74-81–155
Valery Plata, Colombia 79-76–155
Kenedee Peters, Ephrata, Wash. 79-76–155
Katherine Muzi, Walnut, Calif. 74-81–155
Kendall Griffin, Sebring, Fla. 80-75–155
*Nicole Whiston, San Diego, Calif. 78-78–156
Failed to qualify
*Youngin Chun, Cedar Park, Texas 76-80–156
*Kelly Su, Scottsdale, Ariz. 79-77–156
*Jessica Luo, San Jose, Calif. 79-77–156
Hannah Lee, Canada 77-80–157
Selina Zeng, Oak Brook, Ill. 79-78–157
Gabriela Ruffels, Australia 74-83–157
Julia Gregg, Farmers Branch, Texas 77-80–157
Madeline Chou, Santa Ana, Calif. 80-77–157
Ami Gianchandani, Short Hills, N.J. 77-81–158
Holly McCann, Raleigh, N.C. 75-83–158
Maria Loza, Miami, Fla. 76-82–158
Susan Xiao, Canada 80-78–158
Mary Kate Hiller, Vero Beach, Fla. 79-79–158
Zoe Antoinette Campos, Valencia, Calif. 79-80–159
Kiselya Plewe, Orem, Utah 84-75–159
Kailie Vongsaga, Walnut, Calif. 80-79–159
Therese Warner, Kennewick, Wash. 76-83–159
Samantha Yi, San Diego, Calif. 79-80–159
Chloe Currie, Canada 76-83–159
Kayla Sam, Anaheim Hills, Calif. 78-81–159
Rachel Kuehn, Asheville, N.C. 79-80–159
Taylor Black, Warrensburg, Mo. 78-81–159
Meghan Fahey, Villanova, Pa. 79-80–159
Reid Isaac, Montgomery, Texas 80-79–159
Caroline Wrigley, Wexford, Pa. 75-85–160
Ashley Menne, Surprise, Ariz. 79-81–160
Isabella Fierro, Mexico 77-83–160
Maria Fernanda Martinez A., Mexico 82-78–160
Riley Rennell, Columbia, Tenn. 82-78–160
Jennie Park, Carrollton, Texas 80-80–160
Macy Holliday, Dallas, Texas 79-82–161
Jessica Lee, Oak Brook, Ill. 82-79–161
Reese Guzman, Kahului, Hawaii 79-82–161
Anika Veintemilla, Ecuador 80-81–161
Ashley Zi-Tong Au, Westerville, Ohio 78-83–161
Katie Stribling, Santa Ana, Calif. 82-79–161
Tracy Lee, Republic of Korea 80-81–161
Yang Liu, People’s Republic of China 80-81–161
Haylin Harris, Carmel, Ind. 82-79–161
Andrea Gomez, Mexico 78-83–161
Alisha Lau, Canada 82-79–161
Kaitlin Milligan, Norman, Okla. 76-85–161
Yuen Yuet Selina Li, Hong Kong China 80-82–162
Auston Kim, St. Augustine, Fla. 81-81–162
Hsin Yu Lu, Chinese Taipei 80-82–162
Elizabeth Win, Sylvania, Ohio 82-80–162
Mikhaela Fortuna, Philippines 78-84–162
Macy Fox, Bee Cave, Texas 77-85–162
Yoona Kim, Oradell, N.J. 84-78–162
Phoebe Beber-Frankel, Miami, Fla. 80-82–162
Alexis Miestowski, Schererville, Ind. 79-83–162
Caroline Caudill, Clarksville, Tenn. 81-81–162
Tiegan Taylor, Canada 81-82–163
Christine Wang, Houston, Texas 79-84–163
Maria Hoyos, Colombia 77-86–163
Kory Nielsen, Kent, Ohio 79-84–163
Brooke Tyree, Sulphur, La. 76-87–163
Bella Setio, San Marino, Calif. 79-85–164
Casey Ott, Conway, Ark. 79-85–164
Gracyn Burgess, Lexington, S.C. 82-82–164
Navika Kuchakulla, Orlando, Fla. 82-82–164
Tiffany Kang, Suwanee, Ga. 82-82–164
Mari Nishiura, Mililani, Hawaii 78-86–164
Anni Heck, Eagan, Minn. 79-85–164
Breyana Matthews, Scottsdale, Ariz. 83-82–165
Claire Choi, Honolulu, Hawaii 82-83–165
Claire Cameron, Martinsville, Ind. 79-87–166
Victoria Gailey, Tigard, Ore. 86-80–166
Alina Vannarath, Saratoga Springs, Utah 82-84–166
Diana Liu, Johns Creek, Ga. 80-87–167
Katy Rutherford, Canada 88-79–167
Megan Ratcliffe, Canada 87-80–167
Ashni Dhruva, Katy, Texas 81-87–168
Lauren Chappell, Charleston, Ill. 88-80–168
Adithi Anand, Redmond, Wash. 81-87–168
Brittany Shin, Cape Coral, Fla. 88-80–168
Britta Snyder, Ames, Iowa 87-81–168
Grace Fitzgerald, Poway, Calif. 86-83–169
Emily Cox, Lancaster, S.C. 87-82–169
Jacquelyn Galloway, Rio Rancho, N.M. 85-84–169
Camille Dozois, Lake Oswego, Ore. 91-83–174
Sarah Hinton, Elizabethtown, Ky. 84-91–175
Shannon Gould, O’Fallon, Mo. 82-93–175
Gabrielle Shieh, Carlisle, Mass. 86-90–176
Phoebe Yue, Canada 87-89–176
Andie Shukow, Boca Raton, Fla. 88-89–177
Kelly Strickland, Alpharetta, Ga. 91-87–178
Marisa Marquez, Amarillo, Texas 87-92–179
Josie Roberson, Maumelle, Ark. 86-94–180
Whitney Banz, Salt Lake City, Utah 96-91–187
Madeline Larouere, O’Fallon, Mo. 96-96–192
Ramya Meenakshisundaram, Jacksonville, Fla. 85-WD
PARAMUS, N.J. – Pairings for Wednesday’s first round of match play at the 2016 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship, played at The Ridgewood Country Club’s 6,406-yard, par 36-37-73 composite course.
Round of 64
(Upper Bracket)
8 a.m. – Hye-Jin Choi, Republic of Korea (141) vs. Nicole Whiston, San Diego, Calif. (156)
8:09 a.m. – Aneka Seumanutafa, Emmitsburg, Md. (152) vs. Megan Furtney, South Elgin, Ill. (152)
8:18 a.m. – Paphangkorn Tavatanakit, Thailand (148) vs. Abigail Heck, Memphis, Tenn. (154)
8:27 a.m. – Haley Moore, Escondido, Calif. (149) vs. Brooke Sansom, Montgomery, Ala. (153)
8:36 a.m. – Alyaa Abdulghany, Newport Beach, Calif. (147) vs. Ellie Slama, Salem, Ore. (155)
8:45 a.m. – Lucy Li, Redwood Shores, Calif. (150) vs. Angela Garvin, Feeding Hills, Mass. (153)
8:54 a.m. – Erica Shepherd, Greenwood, Ind. (147) vs. Yealimi Noh, Concord, Calif. (154)
9:03 a.m. – Ya Chun Chang, Chinese Taipei (150) vs. Ty Akabane, Danville, Calif. (153)
9:12 a.m. – Jayna Choi, Collierville, Tenn. (143) vs. Kenedee Peters, Ephrata, Wash. (155)
9:21 a.m. – Sophie (Yixian) Guo, People’s Republic of China (151) vs. Allyson Geer, Brighton, Mich. (152)
9:30 a.m. – Andrea Lee, Hermosa Beach, Calif. (148) vs. Kyra Cox, South Salem, N.Y. (154)
9:39 a.m. – Brooke Seay, San Diego, Calif. (149) vs. Belinda Hu, San Ramon, Calif. (153)
9:48 a.m. – Gina Kim, Chapel Hill, N.C. (144) vs. Valery Plata, Colombia (155)
9:57 a.m. – Lei Ye, People’s Republic of China (151) vs. Brianna Navarrosa, San Diego, Calif. (152)
10:06 a.m. – Celeste Dao, Canada (147) vs. Ellie Szeryk, Allen, Texas (154)
10:15 a.m. – Waverly Whiston, San Diego, Calif. (150) vs. Anabelle Chang, Walnut, Calif. (153)
(Lower Bracket)
10:24 a.m. – Sadie Englemann, Austin, Texas (141) vs. Kendall Griffin, Sebring, Fla. (155)
10:33 a.m. – Julia Dean, Brighton, Mich. (151) vs. Beth Lillie, Fullerton, Calif. (152)
10:42 a.m. – Jing Wen Lu, People’s Republic of China (148) vs. Annie Kim, Windermere, Fla. (154)
10:51 a.m. – Conner Beth Ball, Madison, Miss. (149) vs. Annika Cedo, Philippines (153)
11:00 a.m. – Yuka Saso, Philippines (146) vs. Dana Williams, Boca Raton, Fla. (155)
11:09 a.m. – Grace St-Germain, Canada (150) vs. Muni He, People’s Republic of China (153)
11:18 a.m. – Mika Liu, Beverly Hills, Calif. (147) vs. Yujeong Son, Republic of Korea (154)
11:27 a.m. – Pauline Del Rosario, Philippines (150) vs. Lois Kaye Go, Philippines (153)
11:36 a.m. – Eun Jeong Seong, Republic of Korea (143) vs. Katherine Muzi, Walnut, Calif. (155)
11:45 a.m. – Elizabeth Wang, San Marino, Calif. (151) vs. Yu Chiang Hou, Chinese Taipei (152)
11:54 a.m. – Yu Sang Hou, Chinese Taipei (148) vs. Haeley Wotnosky, Wake Forest, N.C. (154)
12:03 p.m. – Jennifer Chang, Cary, N.C. (149) vs. Malia Nam, Kailua, Hawaii (153)
12:12 p.m. – Hailee Cooper, Montgomery, Texas (146) vs. Emma Bradley, Naples, Fla. (155)
12:21 p.m. – Aubree Jones, Covington, Tenn. (150) vs. Katherine Smith, Detroit Lakes, Minn. (153)
12:30 p.m. – Xinying Wang, People’s Republic of China (147) vs. Lindsay May, Auburn, N.Y. (154)
12:39 p.m. – Kelly Sim, Edgewater, N.J. (150) vs. Calista Reyes, San Diego, Calif. (153)