News from the Polo Junior Classic at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

FROM THE AMERICAN JUNIOR GOLF ASSOCIATION WEBSITE
It turned out to be quite a Thanksgiving at PGA National.
Rolex Junior Player of the Year Jordan Spieth and 2007 U.S. Junior Amateur champ Cory Whitsett advanced to the semi-finals of the Polo Golf Junior Classic today at Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and will square off Friday morning with a trip to the championship match on the line.
Oliver Schniederjans and Cameron Wilson will play in the other semi-final.
In the girls’ division, two-time Rolex Junior Player of the Year Victoria Tanco and Golfweek’s top-ranked junior Alexis Thompson also moved on to the semi-finals. Thompson will face A.J. Newell, while Tanco will play Kelly Shon.
Tanco was one down with four holes to play in her quarter-final with Tiffany Lim, but won No. 15 with a birdie to square the match, then took the lead by winning the 16th with a par. She won match by one hole with a par at the last.
Thompson cruised, winning her second round match, 4 and 2, over Beverly Vantananugulkit and knocking off Grace Na (first-round conqueror of Ireland's No 6 seed, Stephanie Meadow), 5 and 4, in the quarter-finals. Thompson has yet to reach the 17th hole in any of her matches.
Spieth lost just one hole in his 6-and-5 victory over Jeff Wibawa in the second round, then built a five-hole lead through 12 holes in his quarter-final with Matthew Ceravolo, before winning, 3 and 2.
Whitsett won six consecutive holes to gain a seven-hole advantage on second round opponent Franco Castro before defeating him, 5 and 4. Whitsett rolled in the quarter-finals, too, beating Bobby Wyatt, 2 and 1.
Schniederjans knocked off medalist (leading qualifier) Emiliano Grillo by one hole to reach the semi-finals. Wilson, meanwhile, was two down after three holes in his quarter-final against Denny McCarthy, but won the fourth, fifth and sixth holes, then the ninth and 10th to build a three-hole lead. He went on to win, 5 and 3.
Results from the quarter-finals at the AJGA Polo Golf Junior Classic at the PGA National Resort & Spa (Champion) in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

BOYS

QUARTER-FINALS
Jordan Spieth def. Matthew Ceravolo, 3 and 2
Cory Whitsett def. Bobby Wyatt, 2 and 1
Oliver Schniederjans def. Emiliano Grillo 1 hole.
Cameron Wilson def. Denny McCarthy, 5 and 3

SECOND ROUND
Matthew Ceravolo def. Curtis Thompson at 20th
Jordan Speith def. Jeff Wibawa, 6 and 5
Cory Whitsett def. Franco Castro, 5 and 4
Bobby Wyatt def. Richard Werenski 1 hole.
Emiliano Grill def. Sean Kelly, 3 and 2
Oliver Schniederjans def. Stephen Behr Jr., 4 and 3
Denny McCarthy def. Clancy Waugh, 3 and 2
David Mills def. Cameron Wilson, 6 and 5

FIRST ROUND
Curtis Thompson def. Anton Arboleda, 2 and 1
Matthew Ceravolo def. Wyndham Clark, 5 and 3
Jordan Spieth def. Tanner Kesterson, 2 and 1
Jeff Wibawa def. Kramer Hickok, 4 and 3
Cory Whitsett def. Theodore Lederhausen 2 holes.
Franco Castro def. Motin Yeung 1 hole.
Richard Werenski def. Jay Hwang, 4 and 3
Bobby Wyatt def. M.J. Maguire, 5 and 4
Emiliano Grillo def. Patrick Rodgers 1 hole.
Sean Kelly def. Seiji Liu, 3 and 2
Oliver Schniederjans def. Ji Soo Park, 4 and 3
Stephen Behr Jr. def. Austin Cody, 4 and 3
Denny McCarthy def. Niclas Carlsson, 2 and 1
Clancy Waugh def. Oscar Lengdén at 19th.
David Mills def. Jim Liu at 19th.
Cameron Wilson def. Andrew Levitt, 1 hole.
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GIRLS

QUARTERFINALS
Victoria Tanco def. Tiffany Lim, 1 hole.
Kelly Shon def. Simin Feng, 5 and 4
A.J. Newell def. Emma Talley, 2 and 1
Alexis Thompson def. Grace Na, 5 and 4

SECOND ROUND
Tiffany Lim def. Alison Lee, 1 hole
Victoria Tanco def. Austin Ernst, 4 and 2
Simin Feng def. Casey Grice, 6 and 5
Kelly Shon def. Doris Chen, 3 and 2
A.J. Newell def. Kristen Park at 19th
Emma Talley def. Marijosse Navarro, 5 and 4
Alexis Thompson def. Beverly Vantananugulkit, 4 and 2
Grace Na def. Sarah Brown, 2 and 1

FIRST ROUND
Tiffany Lim def. Nicole Zhang, 4 and 3
Alison Lee def. Ani Gulugian, at 20th
Austin Ernst def. Gabriella Then, 5 and 4
Victoria Tanco def. Kyle Roig, 6 and 5
Casey Grice def. Szu-Han Chen, 2 holes.
Simin Feng def. Madelene Sagström, 1 hole.
Doris Chen def. Michelle Butler, 4 and 2
Kelly Shon def. Mariah Stackhouse, 2 and 1
Kristen Park def. Jessica Korda, at 19th.
A.J. Newell def. Luz Alejandra Cangrejo at 19th.
Emma Talley def. Tanaporn Kongkiatkrai, 1 hole.
Marijosse Navarro def. Ashlan Ramsey, 1 hole.
Alexis Thompson def. Yueer Cindy Feng, 6 and 4
Beverly Vatananugulkit def. Laetitia Beck, 4 and 3
Grace Na def. Stephanie Meadow, 2 holes.
Sarah Brown def. Jessica Vasilic, 2 and 1
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