Round 2 Recap
Round 2 of the Girls Junior Americas Cup took some dramatic shifts in the leaderboard at Banbury Golf Club where teams Mexico, Idaho and Southern California still sit in a position to grab the title. Full of spirit and compassion, all 16 teams were excited to tee off this morning to enjoy another day playing the sport they all love. As we recap round 2, the IGA would like to take a moment and congratulate all 16 teams for a round well-played today!
With an unbelievable comeback, team Idaho made their way to 2nd place by going 10-under as a team today and surpassing the Southern California team by 4 strokes who are now sitting in 3rd place. Maintaining their first place spot, Team Mexico had a stellar performance today going 10 deep giving them a total team score of 412 (-14) so far in the tournament.
All three scoring teammates from Team Mexico finished in the top five of individual stroke play in round 2, giving them a heavy dose of confidence looking towards the final day of the tournament Thursday morning. Vania Simont from team Mexico moved into third today in individual stroke play firing a 67 (-4) with 5 birdies on holes 4, 7, 8, 10, and 18. Round 1 first place finisher in individual stroke play, Lauren Diana Olivares Leon, went 2-under for the day shooting a total score of 138 (-4) for both rounds. Tied for fifth in individual stroke play, Clarisa Tamelo had a fantastic round today shooting a score of 67 (-4) and making 6 birdies on holes 4, 7, 10, 11, 16, and 18. Alexa Saldana shot even bringing her score to 141 (-1) over the past two days. As Team Mexico leads the tournament by 3 strokes in front of team Idaho, the matchup tomorrow morning will be one for the books!
Team Idaho made a significant, yet necessary comeback today to put themselves in a strong position as we prepare for the final day of the Girls Junior Americas Cup Thursday morning. After going one-over in round 1 yesterday, Kelli Ann Strand walked into round 2 today with a will to win firing a 64 (-7) which has been the lowest score so far in the tournament. Strand put up a staggering 8 birdies on holes 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, and 18. When asked how she felt when she sunk the 15-foot putt birdie on 18, Strand said “good, really good!” Emily Cadwell, who tied for fifth in individual stroke play, had a phenomenal round throwing up a 69 (-2) with 3 birdies for the day. Cadwell, who will be an incoming freshman at Washington State, has put up fantastic red numbers for her team over the course of these past two days with scores of 70-69 = 139 (-3). Delivering with strong consistency, Carly Carter put up scores of 70-70 = 140 (-1). Carter had 3 birdies today on holes 1, 2, and 13.
In third place, Southern California went 5-under for the day bringing their team score to 419 (-7). First place finisher in individual stroke play for round 2, Kylie Chong put up another clutch performance firing a 65 (-6) with 6 birdies. Chong has yet to score higher than a par over her 36 holes these past two days. Jasmine Koo shot 1-over for the day for a two-day total of 142 (E). Elina Kuang played a great round today shooting even 2 birdies in the mix.
On behalf of the IGA, we would like to wish all the players good luck in tomorrows round. Tee times will start at 7:30 Thursday morning.
