6 Players To Watch At The Girls Junior PGA Championship
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- Category: Inside Golf
- Published: 2017-07-14
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Lucy Li clinched a win during the final day of last year's Junior PGA Championship. Will she be able to stage a repeat among the competition this year?
Here are six players to watch when the 42nd Girls Junior PGA Championship tees off next week:
Lucy Li
Birthdate: Oct. 1, 2002
Resides: Redwood Shores, Calif.
College commitment: Stanford University
Interests: Music, crafting, swimming
Career achievements: Winner of the 2016 Junior PGA Championship; Was second at the 2016 Ping Invitational; In 2014, she became the youngest to qualify for a U.S. Women’s Open Championship, at age 11; Member of the victorious 2016 U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team; Made the cut at the 2017 ANA Inspiration, finishing T70, and was low amateur
Hailee Cooper
Birthdate: Dec. 21, 1999
Resides: Montgomery, Texas
College commitment: University of Texas
Interests: Shopping, reading
Career achievements: Member of the victorious U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team in 2016; Member of the 2015 U.S. Junior Solheim Cup team; First-team Rolex All-American in 2015, second team in 2016
Sadie Engelmann
Birthdate: June 21, 2002
Resides: Austin, Texas
College commitment: Undecided
Interests: Her dog, Driver; running, exercising
Career achievements: Co-medalist at the 2016 U.S. Girls’ Junior; Two-time American Junior Golf Association Junior All-Star Team member (2015 and 2016); Shot 63 last year in the junior club championship at Austin Country Club to set a course record
Gina Kim
Birthdate: May 4, 2000
Resides: Chapel Hill, N.C.
College commitment: Duke University
Interests: Movies, pottery, reading
Career achievements: Member of the victorious U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team in 2016; Winner, 2016 Rolex Girls Junior Championship; Finished fourth at the 2016 Junior PGA Championship
Alexa Pano
Birthdate: Aug. 20, 2004
Resides: Lake Worth, Fla.
College commitment: Undecided
Interests: New England Patriots
Career achievements: Youngest player to compete in an LPGA event, in the 2016 Yonex Ladies Open at age 11; Winner of three Junior World Championships
Brooke Seay
Birthdate: Aug. 25, 2000;
Resides: San Diego, Calif.
College commitment: Undecided
Interests: Rollerblading, biking, robotics
Career achievements: Winner of the 2017 ANNIKA Invitational; Finished T29 in the 2017 Florida’s Natural Charity Classic at the Country Club of Winter Haven (Fla.); Qualified for the 2017 U.S. Women’s Open