U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team named
GOLFWEEK STAFFMAINEVILLE, Ohio - The U.S. Junior Ryder Cup Team was announced following the conclusion of the Junior PGA Championship at TPC River's Bend in Maineville, Ohio.
The final two spots on the team were granted to the top two finishers in the Junior PGA Championship – boys champion Anthony Paolucci and runner-up Jordan Spieth, and girls champion Danielle Frasier and runner-up Sarah Brown.
The Junior Ryder Cup will be contested against the European Junior Ryder Cup Team, at The Club at Olde Stone in Bowling Green, Ky. Sept. 15-16.
“Any time you get to represent your country and play in the Junior Ryder Cup it is an honor,” Paolucci said. “I am excited to play on the American team this year.”
PGA of America past president Ken Lindsay, the U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team captain, selected Jeffrey Kang and Tiffany Lua with his captain’s picks.
Participants in the 2008 Junior Ryder Cup will also play a nine-hole “friendship” match the day before the Ryder Cup at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky.
U.S. JR. RYDER CUP TEAMBOYSJeffrey Kang
Anthony Paolucci
Cameron Peck
Jordan Spieth
Cory Whitsett
Andrew Yun
GIRLSSarah Brown
Danielle Frasier
Jennifer Johnson
Erynne Lee
Tiffany Lua
Alexis Thompson
Posted: 8/16/2008
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