NDSU's Larson Remains Steady, Eyeing First State Win at MGA Women's Amateur
MEDINA, Minn. – With a pair of runner-up finishes already this month, North Dakota State University golfer Cora Larson is looking to close out July...
WHO'S HERE: A breakdown of the 156 players competing in the 2024 U.S. Girls' Junior Championship field:
Youngest Competitor: Hailey Kim (12 years old) is the championship's youngest competitor.
Oldest Competitor: Andee Avery (18 years, 11 months and 7 days old) is the championship's oldest competitor. There are 35 18-year-olds in the field.
Average Age of Field: 16.31
Field breakdown by age:
12: 1 player
13: 3 players
14: 11 players
15: 31 players
16: 30 players
17: 45 players
18: 35 players
International - There are 12 countries represented in the championship: Australia (2), Canada (14), Hong Kong China (2), India (1), Japan (2), Mexico (4), People's Republic of China (7), Philippines (3), Republic of Korea (3), Taiwan (3), Thailand (3) and the United States of America (112)
U.S. States Represented - There are 33 states represented in the championship: Alabama (4), Arizona (1), California (29), Colorado (2), Florida (11), Georgia (4), Hawaii (1), Illinois (3), Indiana (4), Iowa (1), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maryland (1), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota (1), Mississippi (1), Missouri (2), Nebraska (2), Nevada (2), New Hampshire (1), New Jersey (2), New York (4), North Carolina (4), Ohio (1), Oklahoma (3), Oregon (3), South Carolina (1), Texas (7), Utah (1), Virginia (5), Washington (2) and West Virginia (1).
USGA Champions (4): Gianna Clemente (2023 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball), Sarah Lim (2024 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball), Asterisk Talley (2024 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball), Avery Zweig (2023 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball)
USGA Runners-Up (3): Gianna Clemente (2022 U.S. Girls' Junior), Brynn Kort (2024 U.S. Women's Amateur Four-Ball), Rianne Malixi (2023 U.S. Girls' Junior)
Seven players are in the top 100 of the Women's World Amateur Golf Ranking® as of July 12:
MEDINA, Minn. – With a pair of runner-up finishes already this month, North Dakota State University golfer Cora Larson is looking to close out July...
MEDINA, Minn. – Shrugging off a double-bogey to begin her back nine Monday, University of Minnesota golfer Madison Le tallied four birdies over her...
Players from Minnesota or with Minnesota connections2025 PGA TOURPos. Name (Prev.) From Events Money won29. Tom Hoge (28), Fargo 22 $3,957,53367....