LOGIN Players | ACDS Coaches Corner
American Junior Golf Association
 
TaylorMade Golf, National Sponsor of the AJGA
adidas Golf, National Sponsor of the AJGA
#InspiredPerformances Polo Ralph Lauren

Polo Ralph Lauren #InspiredPerformances: April 10

Yuka Saso of Manila, Philippines, finished T3 at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Saso shot rounds of 71 and 72 at Champions Retreat Golf Club before firing a 69 at Augusta National Golf Club to finish at 2-under-par 212. Saso’s 69 at Augusta National included six birdies, four of which came on the back nine. The University of Georgia commit has played in five AJGA events. She won the 2018 Thunderbird International Junior and finished runner-up at the 2018 Rolex Tournament of Champions. She is currently No. 2 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings.

 

 Zoe Campos of Valencia, California, finished T5 at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. She fired a first round 68 to put her in a tie for the lead. She would shoot a 75 during the second round at Champions Retreat Golf Club, which put her in the top five heading to the final round at Augusta National. Her final-round even-par 72 gave her a tournament total of 1-under-par 215 and a share of fifth place. The UCLA commit has played in AJGA events since 2015 with three wins, including the 2017 KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star Invitational. She is currently No. 18 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings.

____________________________________________

Matthew Vital of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, won the national division for boys ages 12-13 at the Drive, Chip and Putt national finals. He used a putting tip from Golf Channel’s Peter Jacobson the previous evening, (keep your left ear still) while sinking a 30-foot putt on the No. 18 green.

“It’s really exciting,” said Matthew Vital, an eighth-grader at Lehigh Valley Academy was quoted as saying in The Morning Call. “A lot of people have come up to me saying congratulations, and I really appreciate that. Plus, it was on national TV. It will be fun to watch that in the future.”

Treed Huang of Katy, Texas, earned his second title in the Drive, Chip and Putt national finals. The 15-year-old who recently competed in the Sergio and Angela Garcia Foundation Junior Championship presented by Callaway Golf, won the boys 14-15 overall title for his second win in four appearances.  

“I definitely learned from my first three experiences how the green rolled and everything, and I just knew I couldn’t get it past the hole,” said Treed, whose younger sister, Maye, also qualified for the National Finals this year, vying in the Girls 10-11 group.

 

Megha Ganne Holmdel, New Jersey, finished runner-up in the Drive, Chip and Putt girls ages 12-15 division. The AJGA champion competed in her fourth event at Augusta National and tied for her previous best finish.

“It’s really about inspiring other people to pick up the game,” Ganne said when interviewed about the weekend. “That’s why this tournament was created. I really feel that. So many people started bringing their kids to my home course [after her first appearance in 2015], ‘We saw you; we want to try to do that.’ It’s amazing to think me and 79 other kids can influence someone to pick up a new sport. That’s really incredible.”

 

Autograph Collection

Our Story

#InspiredPerformances Archive

 

Mission Statement

The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf.

Latest Posts

Useful Links

Contact Us

American Junior Golf Association
1980 Sports Club Drive
Braselton, GA 30517
(877) 373-2542
(770) 868-4200 (Phone)
(770) 868-4211 (Fax)
ajga@ajga.org

2020 © All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Careers | Code Of Conduct | PBE