Socially distant social activities, Symetra Tour exemptions and holes-in-one were all significant highlights of the 2020 KPMG Stacy Lewis Junior All-Star Invitational.
Both You Seong Choi and Leigh Chien, the 2019 Boys and Girls Division Champions, returned to the field at Blessings Golf Club in 2020.
It's not every day you get advice from a professional on how to play the golf course. After playing for the Arkansas Razorbacks for five years out at Blessings Golf Club, Stacy Lewis had two major pieces of advice for the field: good speed on the greens and "when you get into trouble, get out."
Who’s getting the @ROAD2LPGA exemption this week?
— AJGA (@AJGAGolf) June 29, 2020
Stay tuned 👀 #StacyLewisInv pic.twitter.com/W4H6TApYH3
The Girls Division Champion earned an Symetra Tour exemption into the Founders Tribute at Longbow, in Mesa, Ariz., from August 14-16 at Longbow Golf Club.
The Stacy Lewis Short Game Challenge was a mini-social activity where juniors were tasked with pitching their golf ball over an eight-foot net to get as close to the hole as possible.
In honor of National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day, #StacyLewisInv decided to create some of our own.
— AJGA (@AJGAGolf) July 1, 2020
Vote for what you’re trying ⬇️@adidasGolf | #HereToCreate pic.twitter.com/Qr5WBc9Zxe
July 1 was National Creative Ice Cream Flavor Day so our juniors combined to make some of their own unique flavors.
Second round of the @KPMG #StacyLewisInv 𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 at Blessings Golf Club #Road2LPGA #DriveOn https://t.co/upa20LOpm8
— Symetra Tour (@ROAD2LPGA) July 1, 2020
A on-site scoreboard off the No. 18 green provided live scoring updates and photos of the leaders from each day.
What if we told you a hole-in-one was not the highlight of this man's day?! #StacyLewisInv pic.twitter.com/M4CIwy26lk
— AJGA (@AJGAGolf) July 2, 2020
Holes-in-one became a staple of the week as one junior made one each day. In the first round, Patrick Hong carded a hole-in-one on No. 8. Bailey Shoemaker made her first-ever hole-in-one on the same hole during the second round. Finally, after bogeying No. 12, eventual champion Jask Usner made his first-ever hole-in-one on No. 13, aiding in his two-stroke victory.