Kristen Park receives her trophy from tournament director Kathy Gook.
Stephanie ninth, Carlyjoint 14th in Arizona
Silver Belle
Comrie's Carly Booth finished joint 14th overall in a field of 112 for the Arizona Silver Belle girls' golf tournament over the Arizona State University's Karsten course at Tempe. The 16-year-old Curtis Cup player had no birdies in a final round of four-over-par 76 for a 54-hole total of 221. Her earlier scores were 73 and 72.
Comrie's Carly Booth finished joint 14th overall in a field of 112 for the Arizona Silver Belle girls' golf tournament over the Arizona State University's Karsten course at Tempe. The 16-year-old Curtis Cup player had no birdies in a final round of four-over-par 76 for a 54-hole total of 221. Her earlier scores were 73 and 72.
She bogeyed the short seventh, ninth, long 10th and short 16th in her final round.
Former Irish girls champion Stephanie Meadow, pictured above in action in Arizona, a student at the International Junior Golf Academy, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina finished ninth with a par 72 for 218 after rounds of 72 and 74.
Former Irish girls champion Stephanie Meadow, pictured above in action in Arizona, a student at the International Junior Golf Academy, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina finished ninth with a par 72 for 218 after rounds of 72 and 74.
Stephanie had the steadiest of final rounds - a birdie at the first, a bogey 4 at the short 12th and the rest pars.
Kristen Park, from Buena Park, California - she had her 16th birthday on December 27 - was the overall winner with a 72 for 212, having scored 69 and 71 to lead into the final day. Kristen won the 2007 United States girls championship when she was only 14 and played in the Junior Solheim Cup match in Sweden that year.
Kristen Park, from Buena Park, California - she had her 16th birthday on December 27 - was the overall winner with a 72 for 212, having scored 69 and 71 to lead into the final day. Kristen won the 2007 United States girls championship when she was only 14 and played in the Junior Solheim Cup match in Sweden that year.
She lost the lead over the first nine holes of the final round to Lee Lopez who had a disastrous finish of bogey at the 15th and double bogey at the 18th to slump to an inward half of 40 for a 72 and a joint third finish on 214.
Stephanie and Carly finished fourth and sixth respectively in the 15-16 years age group.
The quality of the big field, as usual, was very high.
Stephanie and Carly finished fourth and sixth respectively in the 15-16 years age group.
The quality of the big field, as usual, was very high.
Jane Chin who finished joint third overall is the No 2 collegiate player in America.
Cheyenne Woods who tied for fifth place is a niece of Tiger Woods.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 216 (3 x 72). Players from US unless stated.
212 Kristen Park 69 71 72.
213 Katrina Hegge 71 70 72.
214 Lee Lopez 72 70 72, Jane Chin 70 73 71.
216 Cheyenne Woods 69 74 73, Doris Y-N Chen 74 73 69, Kimberley Kim 73 74 69.
217 Lindsey Weaver 73 70 74.
218 Stephanie Meadow (Ire) 72 74 72.
219 Anna Jang 71 77 71, Stephanie Sherlock 73 74 72, Erica Moston 72 72 75.
Selected score:
221 Carly Booth (Sco) 73 72 76 (jt 14th).
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