MALVERN, Pa. -- During the final round at White Manor Country Club, Vicky Hurst of Melbourne, Fla., fired a 7-under-par 206 tournament total to win the McDonald’s Betsy Rawls Girls Championship. Allie White of Lancaster, Ohio, finished in second place recording a 2-under-par 211 tournament total.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the McDonald’s Betsy Rawls Girls Championship was a 54-hole stroke play event held at White Manor Country Club. This is one of two girls-only Invitational events the AJGA holds each season. The 78-player field featured players from 21 states, Canada and Peru. The par-71 course was played at 6,118 yards.
Coming into the final round, Hurst said she did not want to make too many mistakes. Her birdies on Nos. 10, 11, 12 and 17 for a 2-under-par 69 for the day, showed her determination.
“I played more conservative going into today,” Hurst said. “I usually play aggressive, but I’ve learned to play conservative when you have to.”
This is Hurst’s first AJGA Invitational win. She said having the experience of winning is a good thing, but competing with the best and winning means a lot.
“So many great players have won this tournament,” Hurst said. “It feels great to win,”
Finishing alone in second place was White carding a 2-under-par 211 tournament total. Tied for third were Kristen Park of Buena Park, Calif., and Tiffany Lua of Rowland Heights, Calif., posting 1-over-par 214 tournament totals. Stacey Kim of Columbus, Ga., and Ayaka Kaneko of Honolulu finished in fifth place recording 3-over-par 216 tournament totals.
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AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. More than 160 former AJGA juniors currently play on the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiled more than 300 wins. AJGA alumni include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Jim Furyk, Stewart Cink, Davis Love III, Cristie Kerr, Pat Hurst, Paula Creamer, Brittany Lincicome, Morgan Pressel and Julieta Granada.
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MALVERN, Pa. — Final results from the McDonald's Betsy Rawls Girls Championship conducted by the American Junior Golf Association
at White Manor Country Club. Par: 35-36—71. Yardage: 6,118. Rating/Slope: 76.1/135.
Vicky Hurst, Melbourne, Fla. 70-67-69—206
Allie White, Lancaster, Ohio 74-67-70—211
Kristen Park, Buena Park, Calif. 72-71-71—214
Tiffany Lua, Rowland Heights, Calif. 72-72-70—214
Stacey Kim, Columbus, Ga. 77-71-68—216
Ayaka Kaneko, Honolulu, Hawaii 70-72-74—216
Kristina Wong, Bradenton, Fla. 71-73-73—217
Rachel Morris, Carlsbad, Calif. 72-72-73—217
Diane Kwon, Fremont, Calif. 69-70-78—217
Lizette Salas, Azusa, Calif. 72-71-75—218
Alexis Thompson, Coral Springs, Fla. 72-73-74—219
Won Joo Choi, Temecula, Calif. 76-71-73—220
Stephanie Kim, Bayside, N.Y. 76-73-71—220
Sydney Burlison, Salinas, Calif. 80-69-71—220
Lindy Duncan, Daytona Beach, Fla. 75-71-74—220
Andrea Watts, Bradenton, Fla. 73-75-73—221
Michelle Shin, Cape Coral, Fla. 72-71-78—221
Christine Song, Fullerton, Calif. 73-72-76—221
Lee Lopez, Whittier, Calif. 72-74-75—221
Brianna Do, Lakewood, Calif. 75-73-73—221
Joy Trotter, Chino Hills, Calif. 75-72-74—221
Marika Lendl, Bradenton, Fla. 72-74-76—222
Aimee Neff, Carmel, Ind. 76-74-72—222
Sarah Salvo, Glendale, Calif. 76-73-73—222
Kimberly Donovan, Hopkinton, Mass. 74-73-76—223
Jenny Shin, Torrance, Calif. 74-74-75—223
Sarah Brown, Stewartsville, N.J. 77-73-73—223
Andrea Messer, Largo, Fla. 77-74-72—223
Milena Savich, Carmel, Ind. 71-77-76—224
Brittany Altomare, Shrewsbury, Mass. 77-73-74—224
Katie Conway, Wading River, N.Y. 76-72-76—224
Victoria Sungmin Park, Irvine, Calif. 73-72-79—224
Kiara Hayashida, Lima, Peru 77-74-73—224
Rebecca Lederhausen, Hinsdale, Ill. 71-80-74—225
Katie Detlefsen, Eagan, Minn. 72-75-78—225
Marina Alex, Wayne, N.J. 75-78-72—225
Haley Sanders, Rogers, Ark. 76-75-75—226
In-Ah Park, Las Vegas, Nev. 75-76-76—227
Hannah Yun, Bradenton, Fla. 76-72-80—228
Becca Huffer, Denver, Colo. 76-76-76—228
Kelsey Lindenschmidt, West Chester, Ohio 75-76-77—228
Lindsey Solberg, Verona, Wis. 78-73-77—228
Katrina Hegge, Seattle, Wash. 76-74-79—229
Lila Barton, Dallas, Texas 75-79-75—229
Ani Gulugian, Irvine, Calif. 81-73-76—230
Christina Miller, Bradenton, Fla. 74-77-79—230
Rachel Rohanna, Waynesburg, Pa. 79-75-76—230
Pamela Burneski, Surrey, British Columbia 78-75-77—230
Seo Hee Moon, Mukilteo, Wash. 82-71-78—231
Amelia Lewis, Jacksonville, Fla. 78-77-76—231
Katie Sylvan, San Diego, Calif. 78-76-77—231
Haley Millsap, Pace, Fla. 75-77-80—232
Elizabeth Brightwell, Nellysford, Va. 78-78-76—232
Doris Chen, Bradenton, Fla. 83-75-75—233
Madison Pressel, Boca Raton, Fla. 78-75-81—234
Mitsuki Katahira, Wheaton, Ill. 72-79-83—234
Austin Ernst, Seneca, S.C. 78-72-84—234
Mariah Montoya, Lubbock, Texas 83-76-75—234
Joanna Coe, Mays Landing, N.J. 76-80-78—234
Christine Cho, La Crescenta, Calif. 79-76-79—234
Brittany Tallman, Issaquah, Wash. 72-81-82—235
Chelsey Cothran, Springdale, Ark. 80-79-76—235
Stefanie Kenoyer, Lighthouse Point, Fla. 79-80-76—235
Ellie Arkin, Reedsburg, Wis. 79-82-76—237
Devon Brown, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 78-83-76—237
Alexandra Lederhausen, Hinsdale, Ill. 78-76-84—238
Christine Shimel, Kennett Square, Pa. 76-82-82—240
Kayley Kempton, Littleton, Colo. 77-75-88—240
Allyson Ferguson, Houston, Texas 81-84-75—240
Eunice Yim, La Canada, Calif. 82-83-75—240
Katy Nugent, Wichita, Kan. 80-86-75—241
Elizabeth Alger, Tequesta, Fla. 82-74-85—241
Anne Ormson, Granger, Ind. 87-78-79—244
Isabelle Lendl, Bradenton, Fla. 82-85-77—244
Margaret Pentrack, Pittsburgh, Pa. 77-84-84—245
Avi Hockfield, Gladwyne, Pa. 83-82-83—248
Alexandria Buelow, Palm City, Fla. 76-77 JWD
Ana Nam, Bayside, N.Y. 83 JWD
** JWD=Justified WD
