ST. JAMES, N.Y. (July 18, 2012)– After two short weather delays, play was suspended during the quarterfinal matches of the 95th Met Junior Championship sponsored by MetLife, taking place at the 6,653-yard, par-72 Nissequogue Golf Club.
ST. JAMES, N.Y. (July 17, 2012) - Sixteen of the finest teen golfers in the Met Area survived a marathon day in 90-degree heat at the 95th Met Junior Championship sponsored by MetLife at Nissequogue Golf Club in St. James, N.Y. Today saw two rounds of match play, with the starting field of 64 reduced to 32 and then to 16 as the day ended. The Round of 16 will be played in the morning on Wednesday, July 18, with the quarterfinals scheduled for the afternoon.
UPDATED 9 a.m. (Monday, July 23, 2012) - Keegan Bradley closed out his first appearance in the Open Championship with a 3-over 73, good enough to finish T34. The former St. John's University standout shot rounds of 71-72-68-73. He'll defend his PGA Championship title next month at Kiawah Island in South Carolina.
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UPDATED 9 a.m. (Monday, July 23, 2012) - Jim Liu's tremendous run at the 2012 U.S. Junior came to an end on Saturday afternoon when he lost to Andy Hyeon Bo Shim 4 & 3 in the final match.
The 2010 champion took a massive 5-up lead after the first 18 of the 36-hole final, but Shim came roaring back, winning eight of the first 10 holes of the second 18. Shim never relinquished his 3-up lead and became the first Korean-born player to win the U.S. Junior.
FLANDERS, N.J. (July 11, 2012) - Kelsi Kavanagh of MGA eClub - New Jersey took home the trophy today as her score of 6-over 78 marked her as the winner at the 15th WMGA/MGA Women’s Public Links Championship, held this year at Flanders Valley Golf Course in Flanders, N.J. Kavanagh, a rising senior at Monmouth University, carded three birdies in her round to secure her victory and edge out two-time champion Daria Cummings of Centennial.
