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Gracie McGovern Finishes Second Place at 9th U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship

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The 9th annual U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship was underway at the prestigious Oak Hills Country Club in San Antonio, Texas, May 11-15. JGAA’s very own Gracie McGovern put on an impressive showing at this year’s USGA amateur event with playing partner Brynn Kort of Henderson, Nevada. McGovern, future TCU Horned Frog and 2023 Heather Farr Classic champion, played stellar golf all week at a challenging Oak Hills, only to come up short in the title match on Wednesday and finish runner up.

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Ashley Shaw Wins John Shippen Cognizant Cup & Earns Exemption Into LPGA Tour Event

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JGAA junior golfer Ashley Shaw accomplishes quite the feat as she became the youngest player to win the John Shippen Cognizant Cup and youngest overall winner in tournament history. The 15-year-old out of Litchfield Park collected three birdies and minimized damaged throughout her round to put together a 1-over-par 73 to win by two strokes, despite being the only amateur in the field. Shaw will play in the LPGA Tour Cognizant Founders Cup this week at Upper Montclair in New Jersey on a sponsor’s exemptions.

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JGAA Player Alexis Lamadrid Featured on CNN’s Living Golf Phoenix

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We are thrilled to highlight a JGAA member, Alexis Lamadrid, on her recent feature in CNN’s Living Golf segment. Alexis was brought on to discuss the local impact of the Desert Mashie Golf Club. The clip takes place at Encanto Golf Course in Phoenix, Arizona which is also the first course to allow people of color to play the game of golf in Phoenix.

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Owen Greenough & Charlene Lamb Win Superstition Junior Classic Presented by Action Golf Carts and Mountain Brook Golf Club

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In the Boys Championship division, the first round belonged to Owen Greenough who put on a clinic and flirted with a 59. The Chandler resident rattled off six birdies and an eagle on the back nine to shoot 28 en route to a first-round 61, his lowest score ever recorded. The win marks his first of the season. Riding the hot hand after last week’s victory at the Betsy King IMG Junior World Qualifier, Charlene Lamb caught fire on the final day. She recorded five birdies in the final round to one-up her score from Saturday to conclude the tournament at 5-under par (69-68).

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