Stephanie No 6 girls' seed in Polo Junior Classic
after rounds of 71 and 72 at PGA National
Ireland's Stephanie Meadow has earned the No 6 seed spot in Girls' Division of the Polo Golf Junior Classic at the PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens in Florida.
Stephanie, a student at the Hank Hainey International Junior Golf Academy at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, had rounds of 71 and 72 for a total of 143 in the qualifying rounds. She will now play Grace Na from Oakland, California. Grace qualified in 27th position with a total of 149.
Emiliano Grillo of Resistencia, Argentina, and Curtis Thompson of Coral Springs, Florida, carried their first-round lead through round two, earning co-medalist honours in the Boys' Division. In all, 32 boys and 32 girls advanced to match play.
The Girls Division played the Haig Course in the second round and Nicole Zhang was up to the task, taking the No. 1 seed position after firing a 6-under-par 66. Zhang spread out six birdies against no bogeys and will have the opportunity to play the Haig Course again in the first round of match play. She will meet Tiffany Lim of San jose, California., Wednesday morning.
Jessica Korda of Bradenton, Fla., shot a 4-under-par in the second round to claim the No. 2 seed, while Alexis Thompson of Coral Springs, Fla., carded a 5-under-par 67 to be the third seed. Korda will meet Kristen Park of Buena Park, Calif., while Thompson will meet Cindy Feng of Orlando, Fla., in a battle of first-team Rolex Junior All-Americans.
While the girls play the Haig Course, the boys will play the Champion Course in the first round. All remaining rounds will be contested on the Champion Course - the home of the US PGA Tour's Honda Classic.
after rounds of 71 and 72 at PGA National
Ireland's Stephanie Meadow has earned the No 6 seed spot in Girls' Division of the Polo Golf Junior Classic at the PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens in Florida.
Stephanie, a student at the Hank Hainey International Junior Golf Academy at Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, had rounds of 71 and 72 for a total of 143 in the qualifying rounds. She will now play Grace Na from Oakland, California. Grace qualified in 27th position with a total of 149.
Emiliano Grillo of Resistencia, Argentina, and Curtis Thompson of Coral Springs, Florida, carried their first-round lead through round two, earning co-medalist honours in the Boys' Division. In all, 32 boys and 32 girls advanced to match play.
The Girls Division played the Haig Course in the second round and Nicole Zhang was up to the task, taking the No. 1 seed position after firing a 6-under-par 66. Zhang spread out six birdies against no bogeys and will have the opportunity to play the Haig Course again in the first round of match play. She will meet Tiffany Lim of San jose, California., Wednesday morning.
Jessica Korda of Bradenton, Fla., shot a 4-under-par in the second round to claim the No. 2 seed, while Alexis Thompson of Coral Springs, Fla., carded a 5-under-par 67 to be the third seed. Korda will meet Kristen Park of Buena Park, Calif., while Thompson will meet Cindy Feng of Orlando, Fla., in a battle of first-team Rolex Junior All-Americans.
While the girls play the Haig Course, the boys will play the Champion Course in the first round. All remaining rounds will be contested on the Champion Course - the home of the US PGA Tour's Honda Classic.
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