Professional Recap
The third two-time winner this season ππ @JayKokrak has won the @CSChallengeFW. pic.twitter.com/liqtAZO0wz
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 30, 2021
AJGA alumni Jason Kokrak captured his second PGA TOUR victory this season at the Charles Schwab Challenge over the weekend at Colonial Golf Course in Fort Worth, Texas. Kokrak's first victory this season came in October 2020 at THE CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK in Las Vegas, Nevada. Kokrak shot a tournament total 14-under-par 266 to defeat fellow AJGA alumni Jordan Spieth by two strokes and claim his second PGA TOUR victory ever.
Kokrak, who played college golf at Xavier University, played in a total of nine AJGA tournaments from 1999-2001. His highest finish came at the 1999 Jos. A. Bank Jr. All-Star Classic when he finished T25.
Spieth, who played college golf at Texas, had a very successful junior golf career. He was named first-team Rolex Junior All-American in 2008, 2009, and 2010. In 2009, Spieth was also named the Rolex Junior Player of the Year. Additionally, he had five AJGA tournament victories including the 2007 Junior All-Star at Walnut Creek, 2008 The PING Invitational, 2008 AJGA Championship at Traditions, 2010 The PING Invitational, and 2011 HP Boys Championship at Carlton Woods (known now as the AJGA Simplify Boys Champion at Carlton Woods).
Five days. Seven rounds. More than 120 holes. One winner.
— LPGA (@LPGA) May 31, 2021
The winner of 2021 @LPGAMatchPlay is @allymc10 after defeating @SophiaCPopov in the championship round.
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Ally Ewing defeated Sophia Popov, 2&1 in the championship match at the Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play Hosted by Shadow Creek in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ewing finished the tournament 6-1-0 and never trailed Popov in the championship match to secure her second career LPGA TOUR victory.
AJGA alumna Ariya Jutanugarn finished third after Shanshan Feng conceded the consolation match. Jutanugarn had four AJGA tournament victories at the 2011 Rolex Girls Junior Championship, 2012 Polo Golf Junior Classic, 2012 Rolex Girls Junior Championship and 2012 Thunderbird International Junior. She was a three-time first-team Rolex Junior All-America and named Rolex Junior Player of the Year in 2011 and 2012.
Back-to-back! ππ@WakeMGolf alum Cameron Young becomes the first to win consecutive #KornFerryTour events since 2013.@ESInvite @TheGlenClub pic.twitter.com/5K4yFMEU5j
— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) May 30, 2021
AJGA alumni Cameron Young won his second Korn Ferry Tour tournament in a row with a victory at the Evans Scholars Invitational presented by First Midwest Bank. The Wake Forest University alum shot a tournament total 18-under-par 266 at The Glen Club in Glenview, Illinois to secure back-to-back victories.
Young, who competed in AJGA tournaments from 2012 to 2015, won the Polo Golf Junior Classic in 2013. He was also a second-team Rolex Junior All-American in 2015.
Min Lee is your 2021 #MissionInnChamp π #Road2LPGA pic.twitter.com/OgH2u3YRJ4
— Symetra Tour (@ROAD2LPGA) May 30, 2021
Min Lee won the Mission Inn Resort and Club Championship over the weekend in Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. Lee shot a tournament total 8-under-par 211 to claim a one-stroke victory over Savannah Vilaubi and AJGA alum Laetitia Beck.
Beck, who played college golf at Duke University, had two runner-up finishes at AJGA tournaments including the 2012 Thunderbird International Junior and 2012 ANNIKA Invitational (now known as the Diamond Resorts ANNIKA Invitational presented by Rolex). She was also a Rolex Junior All-America in 2009 and 2010.
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Itβs a beautiful day for @AJGAGolf at the Team @TaylorMadeGolf Invitational β³οΈ pic.twitter.com/SjZ94ccJF8
— True Temper Golf (@truetempergolf) May 28, 2021
First and finest. π
— PGA TOUR University (@PGATOURU) June 1, 2021
The inaugural #PGATOURU class is set.https://t.co/l13QJXvOcV
The best of the best from a week in Texas.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 31, 2021
Counting down the top shots from the @CSChallengeFW. pic.twitter.com/fSO7NXwtus
"This is the second coolest thing to happen to us on May 30th."
— LPGA (@LPGA) May 31, 2021
One year ago @allymc10 and her husband Charlie Ewing tied the knot. 365 days later she hoisted a trophy. π pic.twitter.com/h6InI3EVhQ
.@ClemsonMGolf's Turk Pettit gives retiring Tigers coach Larry Penley proper sendoff by winning #NCAAGolf individual title: https://t.co/tQSPUXeLNJ pic.twitter.com/rSPJDN0W6o
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) June 1, 2021
Eight consecutive #KornFerryTour rounds after which Cameron Young has NOT trailed. π²
— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) May 31, 2021
That means two trophies. ππ @AHChampGolf1 @ESInvite pic.twitter.com/j76TOOWpfg