La Grutta earns first AJGA victory
Im takes Girls Division by three strokes
Boys Division Champion: Matias La Grutta of (Argentina) Cary, North Carolina (3-under-par 213)
· First AJGA win
· Fifth top-10 finish in his AJGA career
· Verbal commit to Clemson University
· Shot 10 birdies over three rounds
· “I know I had to make some birdies, or at least not make bogies, but I just stayed in there the whole day and kept grinding until the end.”
Girls Division Champion: Sara Im of Duluth, Georgia (6-under-par 210)
· Second AJGA victory in 2019
· Seventh top-10 finish in her AJGA career
· Five birdies in the final round
· “Shooting 4-under was not expected at all, but I’m really happy I shot 4-under today.”
Top local Girls Division finisher: Sophia Burnett of Bluffton, South Carolina ( 2-under-par 214 )
· Finished third
· Sixth top-five finish in her AJGA career
· Shot a first-round three-under-par 69
Top local Boys Division finisher: Max Green of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina (10-over-par 226)
· Second AJGA event
· Had six birdies over the tournament
· Shot a second-round 2-over-par 74
Tournament information
· The 54-hole stroke-play event featured 78 juniors from 16 states and five countries
· Palmetto Hall Plantation Club hosted its first AJGA tournament
· There are 11 college commitments in the field
· The field had 11 players from South Carolina