Zhu, Zhang earn first AJGA wins at the Natural Resource Partners Bluegrass Junior presented by BrickStreet Insurance
Girls Division Champion: Emily Zhu of Richmond Hill, Ontario (even-par 210)
· Current Rolex AJGA Ranking: 157
· First AJGA win
· Had seven birdies during the tournament
· Five top-ten AJGA finishes
· “I kind of abandoned the stress after hole 16 because my main goal today was to play my best and play like me.”
Boys Division Champion: Yuze Zhang of Windermere, Florida (6-under-par 204)
· Current Rolex AJGA Ranking: T216
· First AJGA win
· Had 12 birdies and one eagle during the tournament
· Two top-ten AJGA finishes
· “I got back on track on the back nine and had four birdies. My short game was pretty good this week.”
Top local Boys Division finishers:
CM Mixon of Bowling Green, Kentucky (4-over-par 214)
· Current Rolex AJGA Ranking: T791
· Finished seventh overall
· First top-ten AJGA finish
· Had nine birdies during the tournament
Reese Sexton of Monticello, Kentucky (5-over-par 215)
· Current Rolex AJGA Ranking: T1317
· Tied eighth overall
· First top-ten AJGA finish
· Had nine birdies and one eagle during the tournament
Top local Girls Division finishers:
Olivia Hensley of Ashland, Kentucky (14-over-par 224)
· Verbally committed to Morehead State University
· Tied fourteenth overall
· Shot a first-round 1-under-par 69
· Had five birdies during the tournament
Tournament notes:
· 36th straight year that Bellefonte Country Club has hosted this AJGA event
· 23 juniors from Kentucky
· Juniors from 26 states and six countries
· Previous winners include: Justin Thomas, Emma Talley, J.B. Holmes, Charles Howell III
· Last year’s champion, Jay Nimmo, is currently 15th in the Junior Presidents Cup standings for Team USA