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Newsmakers
(June 20): Creamer Ties for Second at LPGA Event, One
Stroke Behind Kerr
Paula
Creamer of Pleasanton, Calif., came within a stroke
of a playoff at the ShopRite LPGA Classic Sunday. Cristie
Kerr made birdie while Creamer made par on the final
hole of regulation, a separation of one stroke for two
players who have a lot in common. Both are AJGA alums.
Both have earned the title of Rolex Junior Player of
the Year: Creamer currently holds the honor; Kerr was
given the award in 1995. Both received sponsor's exemptions
to the ShopRite Classic, it was Kerr's first LPGA event
back in 1997. Read more about Creamer's performance
in an article in the Contra
Costa Times.
Phil
Mickelson continued his stellar season with a second-place
finish at the U.S. Open. After winning the Masters this
Spring, the 1986-'88 Rolex Junior Player of the Year
nearly captured the second leg of golf's Grand Slam,
finishing two strokes behind South Africa's Retief Goosen.
Spencer
Levin, a Rolex Junior All-American in 2001 and 2002,
took low-amateur honors with a tie for 13th, the best
finish by an amateur at the Open since 1971. Levin is
a sophomore at the University of New Mexico and earned
an exemption to next year's U.S. Open by virtue of his
top-15 finish.
Two of Park’s record-setting 18 AJGA wins came
at the McDonald’s Betsy Rawls Girls Championship.
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