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Post by philknj on Feb 11, 2016 18:58:41 GMT
I have no intention of tracking every AJGA tournament this year, but this one is worth writing about. It is one of the few that is by invitation only, so they’ll have a strong field. Here are the past winners: Year Name Tournament Score 2015 Angel Yin Arcadia, Calif. ANNIKA Invitational Reunion Resort 70–68–66—204 2014 Bethany Wu Diamond Bar, Calif. ANNIKA Invitational Reunion Resort 68–68–71—207 2013 Bethany Wu Diamond Bar, Calif. ANNIKA Invitational Reunion Resort 68–71–67—206 2012 Alison Lee Valencia, Calif. ANNIKA Invitational Reunion Resort 71–71–71—213 2011 Céline Boutier Montrouge, France ANNIKA Invitational Reunion Resort 71–66–76—213 2010 Victoria Tanco Bradenton, Fla. ANNIKA Invitational Reunion Resort 73–66–72—211 2009 Simin Feng Orlando, Fla. ANNIKA Invitational Ginn Reunion Resort 72–75–73—220 Notice how ‘Ginn’ was removed from the venue’s name after 2009; Bivens & Ginn, perfect together.    From 2012 AJGA archives:  ANNIKA Invitational winners crowned Annika congratulates the top five girls (L-R): Simin Feng, Shannon Aubert, Sorenstam, Alison Lee, Ashlan Ramsey, Andrea Lee.  This year’s field of 72 includes Hannah O’Sullivan, Muni He, Mariel Galdiano, Kristen Gillman, Sierra Brooks, and Andrea Lee. Needless to say, the Callaway and Annika S. golf businesses will be omnipresent. Golf is not cheap at this level. Each player pays $375 to accept the invitation. However, the event will reimburse a player’s travel expenses, up to $300 if travelling within the U.S. and up to $500 if travelling from a foreign country. It’ll be 54 holes of medal play from Saturday thru Monday; practice round is tomorrow. Tourney details: www.ajga.org/microsite/index.asp?tn=2016005# |
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Post by mr3putt on Feb 12, 2016 18:31:00 GMT
Phil
Nice...how do you find all this stuff?
I didn't know Simin Feng is that tall.
Let's see if Hannah can win...she should be the fav.
Larry the Loop was on the bag of a Chinese gal in another tier 5 event in Fla.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2016 19:29:24 GMT
I guess Haley Moore has fallen in the rankings. Hope she gets on track.
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Post by philknj on Feb 13, 2016 17:08:19 GMT
The H.S. intern working at lpga.com might pick up a pointer or two if they check out the AJGA's website...it's got a lot of info and history jammed into it in a well-organized manner. They also have a real-time scoreboard: www.ajga.org/scoring/leaderboard.asp?tn=2016005As of now, Muni is T-3 at -1 thru eleven holes and Hannah is T-3 at -1 thru twelve holes. I recall Andrea Lee being a top-notch amateur, but she is in the cellar at +11 thru twelve holes...I hope her commitment to Stanford U. was done with ink and paper. |
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Post by philknj on Feb 14, 2016 5:32:08 GMT
Round One:
Name Grad (Citizenship) Hometown Score
1 Youngin Chun 2018 Cedar Park, Texas 34-34--68
2 Muni He 2017 (China) Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 34-36--70
3 Tristyn Nowlin 2016 Richmond, Ky. 33-38--71
T4 Rachel Heck 2020 Memphis, Tenn. 37-35--72
T4 Maria Balcazar 2016 Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico 36-36--72
T4 Allisen Corpuz 2016 Honolulu, Hawaii 37-35--72
T4 Hannah O'Sullivan 2016 Chandler, Ariz. 35-37--72
T4 Agustina Zeballos 2018 Buenos Aires, Argentina 37-35--72
T9 Selena Costabile 2016 Thornhill, Ontario 36-37--73
T9 Alessia Nobilio 2020 Rozzano (MI), Italy 34-39--73
T9 Ana Laura Collado Diaz 2017 Xalapa, Mexico 35-38--73
T9 Angelica Moresco 2017 Caldogno, Italy 37-36--73
T9 Athena Yang 2016 Winter Haven, Fla. 36-37--73
T9 Grace Ni 2019 Cypress, Texas 38-35--73
T9 Karah Sanford 2019 Escondido, Calif. 36-37--73
T9 Michaela Morard 2020 Huntsville, Ala. 38-35--73
T9 Yujeong Son 2019 (South Korea) Norman, Okla. 36-37--73
First Round highlights:
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Post by mr3putt on Feb 14, 2016 19:22:29 GMT
We haven't heard any news from Latanna Stone for a while....a flash in the pan back then??
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Post by philknj on Feb 15, 2016 19:57:21 GMT
Call her Dumbo Junior...
Round Two results:
Name Grad (Citizenship) Hometown Score
1 Youngin Chun 2018 Cedar Park, Texas 68-73--141
T2 Rachel Heck 2020 Memphis, Tenn. 72-72--144
T2 Allisen Corpuz 2016 Honolulu, Hawaii 72-72--144
T2 Muni He 2017 (China) Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 70-74--144
T5 Mathilda Cappeliez 2016 Publier, France 74-71--145
T5 Jaravee Boonchant 2017 (Thailand) Bradenton, Fla. 75-70--145
T5 Yujeong Son 2019 (South Korea) Norman, Okla. 73-72--145
T5 Karah Sanford 2019 Escondido, Calif. 73-72--145
T5 Agustina Zeballos 2018 Buenos Aires, Argentina 72-73--145
T10 Angelica Moresco 2017 Caldogno, Italy 73-73--146
T10 Maria Balcazar 2016 Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico 72-74--146
T10 Tristyn Nowlin 2016 Richmond, Ky. 71-75--146
Second Round highlight video:
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Post by mr3putt on Feb 15, 2016 21:38:18 GMT
The Thai girl really scorched the field today with a -7.
Phil....good call on Dunbo Jr....nice karma....you jinxed her so she gagged today....lol.
Hannah had a disappointing result.
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Post by 18majors on Feb 15, 2016 23:17:55 GMT
Hannah had a disappointing result. I noticed that; in fact, she hasn't been playing well since winning 2015 US Women's Amateur. |
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Post by mr3putt on Feb 15, 2016 23:36:56 GMT
Hannah had a disappointing result. I noticed that; in fact, she hasn't been playing well since winning 2015 US Women's Amateur. If Hannah has not been playing well...then the Am group must be relatively weak compared to previous years...Hannah's #2 ranked. |
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Post by philknj on Feb 16, 2016 4:15:38 GMT
 Final Results: Name Grad (Citizenship) Hometown Score 1 Jaravee Boonchant 2017 (Thailand) Bradenton, Fla. 75-70-65--210 T2 Selena Costabile 2016 Thornhill, Ontario 73-74-69--216 T2 Elizabeth Wang 2018 San Marino, Calif. 74-73-69--216 4 Youngin Chun 2018 Cedar Park, Texas 68-73-76--217 T5 Abbey Carlson 2016 Lake Mary, Fla. 76-71-71--218 T5 Agustina Zeballos 2018 Buenos Aires, Argentina 72-73-73--218 T5 Muni He 2017 (China) Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 70-74-74--218 T5 Allisen Corpuz 2016 Honolulu, Hawaii 72-72-74--218 T9 Alice Jo 2018 Toyama, Japan 74-73-72--219 T9 Tristyn Nowlin 2016 Richmond, Ky. 71-75-73--219 T9 Yujeong Son 2019 (South Korea) Norman, Okla. 73-72-74--219 T9 Karah Sanford 2019 Escondido, Calif. 73-72-74--219 T9 Mathilda Cappeliez 2016 Publier, France 74-71-74--219 T9 Rachel Heck 2020 Memphis, Tenn. 72-72-75--219 Say what??!! A Cannuck finished second.  It's becoming clear that Muni is more than cheesecake...she's the only "name" player I listed in my first post that made the top-10. She's in the video below...at 0:15 her black bag has a few Honma wood covers. |
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Post by mr3putt on Feb 16, 2016 5:58:18 GMT
It's becoming clear that Muni is more than cheesecake...she's the only "name" player I listed in my first post that made the top-10. Muni sits at #25 in the WAGR....in my books she needs to be in the top 3 rankings for me to declare she has sustainable LPGA ability. We saw the likes of The Canadian Princess and Megan K...slowly and consistently move up...let's see how Muni does. BUT I'm not sure....but I'm guessing Muni might not have a lot of length. The likes of other recent mover and shaker's on the WAGR all have sufficient length...Ko, GIMME, Minjee, Brooke, Megan, etc. Length isn't everything...but it helps and if a pro doesn't have length...they have a world class short game to offset a lack of power. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2016 21:36:20 GMT
It seems like the 2016 Mannika was a great success. Hopefully, Sorenstam wasn't shooting the girls up with HGH in the bathroom stalls ala Canseco & McGwire.
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