Feb. 13, 2016
Three Things for Saturday at ANNIKA Invitational
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- At the 2015 ANNIKA Invitational Europe, Sophie Lamb finished runner-up after carding rounds of 67-71-75--213 at Bro-Bålsta Golf Club in Bro, Sweden. She will be competing in her first AJGA tournament.
- Four of the top-ranked players in the field met in championship matches last year. At the 2015 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship, Hannah O’Sullivan (No. 2 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings) outlasted Sierra Brooks (No. 5) in the finals, while in November at the Polo Golf Junior Classic, Muni He (No. 25) defeated Mariel Galdiano (No. 6) en route to her biggest AJGA victory.
- Seventeen countries and 14 U.S. states will be represented this week at the eighth ANNIKA Invitational. In addition to Puerto Rico and the United States, the field includes players from Argentina, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom and Venezuela.