Uihlein Competes on the PGA TOUR

Rolex Junior Player of the Year Peter Uihlein competed at the PGA TOUR’s Buick Championship June 29-30 at the TPC at River Highlands in Cromwell, Conn. Uihlein, who has five career AJGA victories and second-place finishes at two AJGA Invitationals in 2006, fired rounds of 72-74 to finish the event at 6-over-par.

The Buick Championship annually grants an exemption to the AJGA’s Rolex Junior Player of the Year.

Host of Girls Compete in U.S. Women’s Open

Just a year after Morgan Pressel finished tied for second at the U.S. Women’s Open while still an AJGA member, twelve current AJGA members competed in the 61st U.S. Women’s Open at Newport Country Club in Newport, R.I., June 29-July 2. One of them, 15-year-old Kimberly Kim of Pahoa, Hawaii, made the cut with scores of 77-71-78-83—309 to finish 66th.

Following are the 36 hole scores of the players who missed the cut:

Jose Maria Uribe, Hilton Head Island, S.C., 76-76—152
In-Kyung Kim, Marriotsville, Md., 79-75—154
Jane Rah, Torrance, Calif., 78-77—155
Esther Choe, Scottsdale, Ariz., 79-77—156
Vicky Hurst, Melbourne, Fla., 78-82—160
Taylore Karle, Scottsdale, Ariz., 78-82—160
Stephanie Kono, Honolulu, Hawaii, 82-78—160
Stacey Kim, Columbus, Ga., 83-78—161
Joanne Lee, San Carlos, Calif., 83-82—165
Sydnee Michaels, Temecula, Calif., 81-85—166
Megan Grehan, Mamaroneck, N.Y., 85-83—168

Fujikawa Becomes Youngest Player to Participate in U.S. Open

Tadd Fujikawa, 15, of Honolulu, Hawaii, became the youngest player to ever compete in the U.S. Open, carding rounds of 81-77—158 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, N.Y., June 15-16.

Fujikawa finished runner-up at the 2005 Polo Golf Junior Classic and will compete on the Canon Cup West Team.