JUTANUGARN AND SHELTON WIN US JUNIOR PGA TITLES
FROM THE GOLFWEEK WEBSITE
FORT WAYNE, Indiana (AP) - Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn successfully defended her title today in the US Junior PGA Championship, and Robby Shelton of Wilmer, Alabama won the boys' division.
The 16-year-old Jutanugarn, a 10-stroke winner last year and Canadian women's amateur champion already this summer, birdied the last four holes at Sycamore Hills for a 5-under 67 and 14-under 274 total, three strokes better than 15-year-old Samantha Wagner of Windermere, Florida. Wagner finished with a 70.
The 16-year-old Shelton closed with a 70 to finish at 13 under. He had a course-record 64 on Thursday.
Cameron Champ of Sacramento, California shot a 72 to finish second, three strokes back.
The top two eligible players in each division earned spots on the U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team.
FORT WAYNE, Indiana (AP) - Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn successfully defended her title today in the US Junior PGA Championship, and Robby Shelton of Wilmer, Alabama won the boys' division.
The 16-year-old Jutanugarn, a 10-stroke winner last year and Canadian women's amateur champion already this summer, birdied the last four holes at Sycamore Hills for a 5-under 67 and 14-under 274 total, three strokes better than 15-year-old Samantha Wagner of Windermere, Florida. Wagner finished with a 70.
The 16-year-old Shelton closed with a 70 to finish at 13 under. He had a course-record 64 on Thursday.
Cameron Champ of Sacramento, California shot a 72 to finish second, three strokes back.
The top two eligible players in each division earned spots on the U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team.
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