Amanda Doherty of Atlanta, came from behind to claim the 2020 Women's South Atlantic Amateur Golf Championship (The SALLY) for the second-consecutive year. The AJGA alumna opened the week with a solid round of 3-under-par 69 that left her just two strokes off the lead. The defending champion struggled in the second round however, posting a 3-over-par 75 to fall five shots back of the leader. That would prove to be her only over-par round of the week as Doherty battled back with consecutive rounds of 1-under-par 71 to secure a four-stroke victory at 2-under-par 286. As an AJGA junior, Doherty competed in 14 events, finishing second at both the 2016 AJGA Huntsville Junior and the 2015 Under Armour® / Scott Stallings Championship. She is currently a senior at Florida State University.
Josele Ballester of Castellon, Spain, finished second at the 2020 Boy's Junior Orange Bowl Championship. Ballester stumbled out of the gate with a 3-over-par 74 in the first round, but he rebounded in the second round with a 1-under-par 70. An even-par 71 in round three left him six strokes back entering the final round. Ballester needed a low score to get back in contention, and that's exactly what he got. The Arizona State verbal commit matched the lowest round of the tournament with a 5-under-par 66 to finish the tournament at 3-under-par 281 and just one shot back of first place. Ballester won the 2018 Leadbetter Junior Golf Academy Junior All-Star and is No. 130 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings.
Lucie Malchirand of Carnoux, France, took second place in the Girl's Division of the Junior Orange Bowl Championship. The 2021 grad opened the tournament with an even-par 71 to grab a share of the first-round lead. Malchirand gave some shots back during the second and third rounds though, posting a 1-over-par 72 and 2-over-par 73, respectively. Facing an uphill climb, Malchirand rallied with a 2-under-par 69 in the final round to cut into the six-stroke deficit. The round was nearly enough to catch the leader, but ultimately, Malchirand finished two strokes back at 1-over-par 285. Malchirand is No. 26 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings and finished T4 at the Rolex Tournament of Champions.
Alexander Yang of Carlsbad, California, finished T13 in his first appearance at the Hong Kong Open, a field that included the likes of TOUR professionals Tony Finau and Shane Lowry. Yang posted a 1-under-par 69 in both the first and second rounds, though he was only just getting started. He fired his lowest round of the week in the third round with a 3-under-par 70. Yang closed out the week with a 2-under-par 68 to finish as the best-placed amateur at 7-under-par 273. Yang is a two-time Rolex Junior All-American and No. 27 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings. The Stanford verbal commit reached the semifinals of the 2019 Polo Golf Junior Classic at Liberty National.