Player of the Week: Matthew Rushton
Matthew Rushton, of Johannesburg, South Africa, shot 3-under 141 (72-69) at Port Royal Golf Club in Hilton Head Island, S.C., to win the International Junior Golf Tour event by seven shots.
Rushton, 15, recently began playing up to the 16-19 age division. He had six consecutive victories in IJGT events from September to December of 2009.
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Player of the Week: James Yoon
James Yoon, of Bradenton, Fla., shot 1-over 145 (68-77) at Plantation Inn and Golf Resort in Crystal River, Fla., to win the FCWT’s Plantation Inn Open by one shot
Player of the Week: Weston Bell
Weston Bell, of Piedmont, S.C., shot 2-over 144 (70-74) at the Golf Club at Ballantyne in Charlotte, N.C., to win the Ballantyne Junior Open by one shot.
Commentary: Junior Ryder Cup changing for the better
The Junior Ryder Cup has built a reputation over the last decade for becoming a biennial blowout. But that could change this year now that the teams’ selection processes are in line with each other, writes Eric Soderstrom.
Miami event to offer three exemptions
Thanks to the First Tee of Miami, Florida isn’t just a spring break destination for college students anymore.
Player of the Week: Bobby Wyatt
Bobby Wyatt, of Mobile, Ala., shot 5-under 211 (65, 72, 74) at the Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas to win the HP Boys Championship at Carlton Woods by two shots.
Wyatt holds off Spieth to win HP Boys
Bobby Wyatt finished off a wire-to-wire victory at the HP Boys Championship at Carlton Woods, holding off top-ranked Jordan Spieth on a cold and windy Monday by two shots.
Spieth, Whitsett chasing Wyatt at HP Boys
Three of the nation's top juniors will be paired Monday in the final round of the HP Boys Championship. Leader Bobby Wyatt (pictured, left) is being chased by top-ranked Jordan Spieth (center) and future Alabama teammate Cory Whitsett.
Wyatt builds three-shot lead at HP Boys
Bobby Wyatt left the field in the dust during the opening round of the AJGA’s HP Boys Championship at Carlton Woods, taking a three-shot lead. Can he hold off the country’s best juniors – including top-ranked Jordan Spieth – in Round 2?
Player of the Week: Jim Liu
Jim Liu, of Smithtown, N.Y., shot 4-over 147 at Sea Pines Resort Ocean Course and Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, S.C., to win the Junior Heritage by one shot.v
Beck, Liu unseat Thompsons at Junior Heritage
Laetitia Beck gave up no ground Sunday at the Junior Heritage, hanging on to her share of the first-round lead to block Alexis Thompson from a title defense. As for the boys? Jim Liu stayed consistent for a one-shot victory.
Thompson siblings in hunt at Junior Heritage
Curtis Thompson and his younger sister Alexis are both trying to defend their Junior Heritage titles from last year. Despite struggling at times Saturday, both remain in contention.
Player of the Week: Adam Schenk
Adam Schenk, of Vincennes, Ind., shot even-par 144 (71-73) at Black Diamond Ranch’s Ranch and Quarry Courses in Lecanto, Fla., to win the FCWT’s Black Diamond Ranch Challenge by two shots.
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Over the past decade, considering what the Web has done to sports information, I have seen the business of recruiting news explode within the worlds of college football and basketball.
Spieth gets rare Byron Nelson exemption
Add another notch on Jordan Spieth’s growing list of accomplishments. Spieth, 16, has accepted a sponsor exemption in the PGA Tour’s HP Byron Nelson Championship.
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