PLAY-OFF FOR GIRLS' TITLE AT CORAL GABLES
CHILEAN BOY, SOUTH KOREAN GIRL
ARE JUNIOR ORANGE BOWL WINNERS
REPORT FROM DAVID MACKINTOSH
Coral Gables, Florida: Chile’s Joaquin Niemann and South Korea’s Juwon Jeong secured their
place in history as champions of the 51st edition of the Junior
Orange Bowl International golf tournament over the Biltmore course.
Jeong took
the title in a three-hole play-off with Sweden’s Linnea Strom. Both players
birdied the 18th on the first two play-off holes but Jeong’s third consecutive
birdie proved decisive.
Switzerland’s
Albane Valenzuela powered into joint third place with a closing 70, tied with overnight
leader, Colombia’s Maria Hoyos, who carded a closing 77 to lose her big advantage at the start of the final round.
Niemann’s final
round of 67 outlasted overnight leader, Argentina’s Alejandro Tosti, and the
U.S.’s Carl Yuan. Yuan carded 68 for outright second place at 279, 5-under par,
Tosti solo third with a closing 70 for 280.
Highest
credit to Niemann, (67, 71, 72, 67: 277) who withstood the back-nine pressure
of charges by both Tosti and Yuan, birdies at the 16th and 18th
completely closing all opportunity windows.
“I played
very solidly all day, only one bogey, five birdies, and was very pleased with
my back nine because I made the shots I needed to make when I had to,” the
16-year old from Santiago said, with a wide smile of contentment.
Yuan began
his round with a superb eagle-3 and although he caught, he could never pass
Niemann. An opportunity to advance his cause came with birdie two at the 12th
but Niemann responded in kind and when Yuan power lipped a short birdie
opportunity at the next hole, the momentum moment was gone.
“After I
made that birdie on 12 I thought I might be able to push,” Yuan said, “but my
putter didn’t really co-operate on the closing holes. I played well but not well
enough, I guess.
"I tried very hard to make my eagle chip at the 18th,
hoping that I could squeeze into a play-off, but the ball rimmed out and in the
end, as Joaquin made a birdie, it wasn’t that important.”
“To come
third in such a strong field is a great feat and I played well,” said Tosti.
Final round
highlight scoring featured five-under-par 66s by South Africa’s Tristen Strydom and Germany’s
Maximiliam Bodel.
England's Jamie Dick (Forest Hills) from Coleford, Gloucestershire finished with a 71 - his second best effort over the four days - for a total of eight-over-par 292 and a share of 27th place in a field of 51 boys.
BOYS' LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71) Yardage 6,742
277 Joaquin Niemann (Chile) 67 71 72 67
279 Carl Yuan (USA) 71 68 72 68
280 Alejandro Tosti (Argentina) 68 72 70 70
281 Tony Gill (Canada) 72 66 74 69
282 Tristen Strydom (South Africa) 73 73 70 66
SELECTED TOTAL
292 Jamie Dick (England) 70 77 74 71 (T27)
Field of 51 players
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England's Jamie Dick (Forest Hills) from Coleford, Gloucestershire finished with a 71 - his second best effort over the four days - for a total of eight-over-par 292 and a share of 27th place in a field of 51 boys.
BOYS' LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71) Yardage 6,742
277 Joaquin Niemann (Chile) 67 71 72 67
279 Carl Yuan (USA) 71 68 72 68
280 Alejandro Tosti (Argentina) 68 72 70 70
281 Tony Gill (Canada) 72 66 74 69
282 Tristen Strydom (South Africa) 73 73 70 66
SELECTED TOTAL
292 Jamie Dick (England) 70 77 74 71 (T27)
Field of 51 players
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TO VIEW THE GIRLS' FINAL TOTALS AND
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FIONA LIDDELL FARED, SWITCH OVER TO
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