ESSEX 15-YEAR-OLD LILY MAY STAKES STRONG CLAIM FOR CURTIS CUP TRIP TO USA IN JUNE

Lily May Humphrey is presented with the winners trophy 

Lily May Humphries (2nd from left) and Jerry Ji (right) 
were runaway winners at the 54th Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Tournament

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Lily May Humphreys, 15-year-old Stoke-by-Nayland Golf Club member from Channels, near Chelmsford, Essex, played so well on her first two tournaments in the United States that she has very likely earned another trip to America - in June as a member of the GB and I team to defend the Curtis Cup at Quaker Ride Golf Club, New York State.

Lily May, the English women's amateur and British U18 girls champion, finished joint fourth with a seven-under-par aggregate in the Women's Dixie Amateur tournament in Florida and then, at the weekend, won the girls' title at the prestigious Junior Orange Bowl tournaments at the Biltmore course, Coral Gables, Miami by a resounding nine strokes over an international field with a nine-under-par, four-round total of 275, made up of rounds of 69, 67, 66 and 73.

The other British players in the field of 43, Annabell Fuller from England and Darcey Harry from Wales finished joint 20th and 25th respectively. Full her rounds of 75, 76, 76 and 75 for a total of 302 while Darcey shot 75, 73, 77 and 80 for 305.

Humphreys entered the final round with a 10-stroke lead and carded her only over-par round of the week, a 2-over 73, but despite some early struggles in the round she found her groove during the second half of the round and finished her tournament with a birdie. She was the only player with a sub-par aggregate in the girls' tournament.
Goto Miyu (Japan) was second at level-par 284 over the par-71 course. Cory Lopez (Mexico) finished third on 285 with Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (France) fourth on 286.
Helen Holm Scottish women's stroke-play winner at Troon in 2017, Linn Grant (Sweden), whose Inverness-born grandfather was Scottish boys champion in 1958, started well with a 69 but faded to 14th place on 294 with later rounds of 74, 75 and 76.

Jerry Ji from the Netherlands was almost as dominant in the Junior Orange Bowl boys' compeition as Humphreys was in the girls' category.
He sprinted into the lead with a 7-under 64 in the first round and never looked back on his way to a 16-under finish on 268 and a seven-stroke victory with subsequent scores of 65, 69 and 70.
Pierre Pineau (France) took second place on 275 with Adrien Dumont de Chassart (Belgium) third on 276.

JUNIOR ORANGE BOWL TOURNAMENTS
Biltmore Course, Coral Gables, Miami, Florida

LEADING GIRLS' FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71). Length: 6,089yd
275 Lily May Humphreys (England) 69 67 66 73.
284 Goto Miyu (Japan) 72 68 72 72.
285 Cory Lopez (Mexico) 71 69 73 72
286 Pauline Roussin-Bouchard (France) 70 74 71 71.
290 Valeria Pachecho (Puerto Rico) 74 67 73 76, Anne Yu (USA) 73 70 72 75.
291 Agustina Gomez Cisterna (Argentina) 77 71 72 71, Franziska Sliper (Norway) 69 76 75 71, Taylor Roberts (USA) 72 76 71 72.
292 Ela Anacona (Argentina) 73 75 70 74.
293 Alexa Rivas (USA) 76 78 77 72, Celeste Dao (Canada) 71 74 76 72.
294 Sophia Bae (USA) 69 74 75 76.
295 Linn Grant (Sweden 69 78 77 71
296 Rachel Kuehn (USA) 70 74 72 80, Clarisse Louis (Belgium) 73 73 77 73.
297 Latanna Stone (USA) 74 74 76 73, Alexa Pano (USA) 77 73 72 75.
298 Ami Gianchandrni (USA) 74 73 76 75.
302 Annabell Fuller (England) 75 76 76 75, Haylin Harris (USA) 79 76 69 78, Camile Banzet (France) 72 76 74 80.

SELECTED TOTAL
305 Darcey Harry (Wales) 75 73 77 90 (T25).

LEADING BOYS' FINAL TOTALS
par 284 (4x71) Length 6,742yds
268 Jerry Ji (Netherlands) 64 65 69 70.
275 Pierre Pineau (France) 65 70 68 72
276 Adrien Dumont de Chassart (Belgium) 69 64 72 71
277 Rasmus Hojgaard (Denmark) 67 71 68 71, Hiroshi Tai (Singapore) 68 69 73 67.
278 Nicolai Hojgaard (Denmark) 67 66 74 71.
279 Hirata Kensei (Japan) 69 71 66 73, Karl Vilips (Australia) 71 70 69 69, Leopoldo Herrrera (USA) 74 66 65 74, Rasmus Neergaard (Denmark) 69 68 75 67, Jake Beber-Frankel (USA) 67 71 69 72.
280 Andrea Romano (Italy) 65 70 70 75, Frederico Shin (Argentina) 73 68 70 69.
282 Fred Biondi (Brazil) 68 71 74 69, Bryan Wiyang Tech (USA) 72 69 72 69, Lucas Park (Brazil) 71 70 70 71, Oscar Teiffel (Sweden) 69 72 67 74.
283 Johnny Travale (Canada) 74 71 68 70, Pedro Lencart (Portugal) 74 71 67 71.
285 Aaron Du (China) 71 73 71 70.

SELECTED TOTAL
290 Benjamin Jones (England) 70 73 72 75 (T28).

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