Professional Recap
What happens in Vegas, stays forever. ๐ @JayKokrak claims his first victory at THE CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK. pic.twitter.com/Xz7PxGrojS
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) October 18, 2020
AJGA alumnus Jason Kokrak earned his first PGA TOUR victory at the CJ Cup at Shadow Creek last weekend. He carded an 8-under 64 in the final round to get to 20-under for the tournament and edge out Xander Schauffele by two strokes. Kokrak played in AJGA events from 1999 until 2003. His best finish was fourth at the 2002 Toldo Group Eastern Canadian Junior.
๐๐ @PhilMickelson captures another one!
— PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) October 18, 2020
Lefty cards a 65 to win @DECCGolf. pic.twitter.com/os1LygbZnC
Phil Mickelson earned his second win in his second PGA TOUR Champions start at the Dominion Energy Charity Classic. The AJGA alumnus finished at 17-under 199 to win by three strokes over Mike Weir. During his junior golf career, Mickelson played in AJGA events from 1985 until 1988 and holds the AJGA Boys Division record for most career individual wins with 12.
.@CastrenMatilda is your 2020 #MissionInnChamp Champion ๐ #Road2LPGA pic.twitter.com/lo5ljV8FrC
— Symetra Tour (@ROAD2LPGA) October 17, 2020
Matilda Castren won the Mission Inn Championship to get her first victory on the Symetra Tour. A 2-under 71 in the final round was more than enough to earn her a five-shot victory. Anna Redding was the highest-finishing AJGA alumna in third place at 5-under 214 for the tournament.
AJGA alumna Rachel Kuehn competed as an amateur in the event and finished T28. In her first professional event, she carded scores of 76-74-72 to finish at 3-over-par for the tournament. Kuehn is currently a sophomore on the Wake Forest women's golf team.
.@AJGAGolf alumna and @WakeWGolf team member Rachel Kuehn to compete in her first professional tournament ๐ #Road2LPGA #MissionInnChamp
— Symetra Tour (@ROAD2LPGA) October 14, 2020
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[WITB + Shaft Giveaway] The Las Vegas champion trusted the True Temper Golf family throughout his bag. To celebrate, weโre giving away this exact setup (13 shafts total)
— True Temper (@truetempergolf) October 19, 2020
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Raised in South Carolina
— AJGA (@AJGAGolf) October 18, 2020
Played for @GamecockMGolf
Hosted first tournament in #RealColumbiaSC
Full circle at the #NeSmithJr pic.twitter.com/8513ECdMae
Iโm sick of Justin Thomas winning so much. Even my mom refers to me as โthe other JTโ
— J.T. Poston (@JT_ThePostman) October 19, 2020
I think we were talking about food @JustinThomas34 https://t.co/s5Mt6dN1Il
— Brooks Koepka (@BKoepka) October 16, 2020
Oddly satisfying. ๐ pic.twitter.com/izwKFlvviL
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) October 19, 2020
You've outdone yourself, @reynoldsgolf ๐
— LPGA (@LPGA) October 15, 2020
Views for this next week's LPGA #DriveOn Championship - Reynolds Lake Oconee ๐ pic.twitter.com/KmN1ugAywX
๐ค @BKoepkaโs ball disappeared into the rough after becoming embedded.
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) October 17, 2020
The search party refused to be denied. ๐ pic.twitter.com/KZwWqNk1Jy