Santeri Lehesmaa, others win Doral Publix Junior titles

12/23/2016 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Santeri Lehesmaa of Finland

Santeri Lehesmaa (Boy's 16-18), Michael Thorbjornsen (Boy's 14-15), Linn Grant (16-18) and Maisie Filler (Girl's 14-15) won titles at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa

MIAMI, FL (December 23, 2016) -- With rounds of 72-71-74 Santeri Lehesmaa of Finland finished with a 54-hole total of 217 and won the Boy's 16-18 Division of the Doral Publix Junior Golf Classic at the Doral Blue Monster. Lehesmaa, who finished second at the Estonian Open Amateur, ended up two-strokes in front of Italian Amadeo Figus (74-73-72--219) Alejandro Aguilera (71-76-77--224) of Spain shared third with Brazilian Fred Biondi (77-79-68--224). The top-5 was rounded out by German Lucas Buerk (73-78 -74--225). In the 14-15 Boy's Division on the Golden Palm Course American Michael Thorbjornsen (71-71-72--214) won by six-strokes over Frechman Quentin Debove (68-77-75--220) and German Hannes Hilburger (76-71-73--220). The Girl's 16-18 Division, played on the Red Tiger Course was claimed by Linn Grant (70-74-72--216) of Sweden. Three-strokes behind the runner-up position it was England's Martha Lewis (68-75-76--219). In third it was Charlotte Liautier (78-72-71--221) of La Reunion. Also on the Red Tiger Course was the Girl's 14-15 Division it was American Maisie Filler (67-71-74--212) squeaking out a one-stroke win over Argentinian Agustina Gomez Cisterna (69-72-72--213). The top-three was rounded out by Switzerland's Victoria Monod (72-74-72--218).

About the First Tee Miami Doral Junior

Since 1981, formerly known as the Doral Publix Junior Golf Classic, the First Tee - Doral Jr. Classic has hosted thousands of competitive junior golfers from across the globe in the city of Doral. The experience consists of competitive rounds of cham...

Most Popular Articles

2025 PGA TOUR Q-School Guide: Sites, Scores, and Who Advanced

Dec 5, 2025Second Stage is complete and Final Stage awaits at Sawgrass — follow every Q-School leaderboard and the players still chasing

2025 LPGA TOUR Q-Series: Final Qualifying Stage FINAL SCORING

Dec 8, 2025Helen Briem earns medalist honors, 31 players headed to the LPGA next year

2025 PGA TOUR Q-School Final Stage: Ewart Leads Five New TOUR Card Winners

Dec 14, 2025A.J. Ewart topped Final Stage at TPC Sawgrass, leading five players who secured PGA TOUR membership for 2026.

Australian Open at Royal Melbourne: Preview, amateur bios, and how to watch

Nov 30, 2025Rory McIlroy headlines one of the championship's top fields in years - at least four amateurs will have their chance at glory

Inside Gil Hanse’s Restoration of Baltusrol’s Upper Course: A Return to Tillinghast’s

Dec 11, 2025Renowned architect Gil Hanse reveals how he brought Baltusrol’s Upper Course back to life by honoring A.W. Tillinghast’s original

Filters

Related Tournament

First Tee Miami Doral Junior

View Details

Loading latest news...