ST. ALBANS, Mo. – (Aug. 3, 2017) Some records are made to be broken. Others are made to be shattered. Akshay Bhatia, 15, of Wake Forest, North Carolina, rewrote a large part of the history book for the 42nd Boys Junior PGA Championship this week, and he did it in style. With Baseball Hall of […]
Akshay Bhatia Continues to Break Records in the Third Round of the 42nd Boys Junior PGA Championship
ST. ALBANS, Mo. (Aug. 2, 2017) – When you shatter an all-time Championship and course record of 61 the day before, the question is how in the world do you follow that? Well, for Akshay Bhatia, 15, of Wake Forest, North Carolina, the answer is to set a new 54-hole scoring record of 199, as […]
15-Year-Old Akshay Bhatia’s Flirts with Golf’s Sound Barrier with a Record 61 at the 42nd Boys Junior PGA Championship
ST. ALBANS, Mo. (Aug. 2, 2017) – Akshay Bhatia, 15, of Wake Forest, North Carolina, shot to the moon on Tuesday with a 28 on his first nine holes, as he carded an all-time course and championship record 61, at the 42nd Boys Junior PGA Championship at The Country Club of St. Albans. Starting on the back nine, […]
15-Year Old Dawson Ovard’s First Round Record 64 Sets Blistering Pace at 42nd Boys Junior PGA Championship
ST. ALBANS, Mo. – In refreshingly mild July conditions, Dawson Ovard, 15, of Frisco, Texas, shot a scintillating 8-under par 64 in the 42nd Boys Junior PGA Championship at The Country Club of St. Albans, setting the record for the lowest-ever First Round in Championship history. Ovard, a protégé of 2015 PGA Teacher of the […]
Rose Zhang Captures Girls Junior PGA Championship in Record-Tying Fashion
ALBANS, Missouri – During the third round of the Girls Junior PGA Championship, Rose Zhang gained control of the lead and never looked back. The 14-year-old claimed victory and tied another Championship record on Friday at the Country Club of St. Albans, Lewis and Clark Course. Zhang, of Irvine, California, closed the Championship with a […]
Zhang Breaks Record, Owns Solo 54-Hole Lead at Girls Junior PGA
ST. ALBANS, Missouri – How does one top a record-tying performance? By breaking a Championship record and tying yet another. Rose Zhang continued her dominant play during the third round of the 42nd Girls Junior PGA Championship with a 6-under 66, stretching her lead to four strokes at the Country Club of St. Albans, Lewis […]
Rose Zhang’s Record-Tying Round Has Her Tied with Hailee Cooper and Yealimi Noh at Girls Junior PGA Championship
ST. ALBANS, Missouri – Another day, another record-tying performance at the 42nd Girls Junior PGA Championship at the Country Club of St. Albans, Lewis and Clark Course. Rose Zhang, of Irvine, California, carded a 7-under 65, a personal best that ties her with Vicki Goetze-Ackerman (1990) for the lowest second-round score in Championship history. She […]
Record-Tying Round for Hailee Cooper Places Her Atop the Leaderboard at 42nd Girls Junior PGA Championship
ST. ALBANS, Missouri – The sweltering Missouri heat was on display Tuesday during the first round of the 42nd Girls Junior PGA Championship. Temperatures reached 97 degrees, but didn’t seem to bother Hailee Cooper as she tied a Championship record after firing an 8-under 64 at the Country Club of St. Albans, Lewis and Clark […]
Junior PGA Championships to expand by hosting respective 144-player fields in 2017
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The Junior PGA Championship will transition over the next year, with an expansion of the size of the field of the new Junior PGA Championships. This presents an opportunity for the Junior PGA Championships to offer all 41 Sections a minimum of two boys and girls players each, thanks to […]