AJGA PING Inv. Leader Claycomb is On Record Setting Pace
10/8/2017 | by American Junior Golf Association
see also: View results for AJGA PING Invitational, Karsten Creek Golf Club
Lucy Li and Amari Avery share the 36-hole lead in the Girl's Division
STILLWATER, OK (October 8, 2017) - After carding an opening-round 3-under-par 69, Canon Claycomb of Bowling Green, Kentucky, took control on Sunday with a 5-under-par 67. The two-day total of 8-under-par 136 leaves him with a seven-stroke advantage heading into Monday’s AJGA PING Invitational final round.
Claycomb’s second-round score bests marks set by current PGA TOUR professionals when they competed at The PING Invitational during their junior careers. Jordan Spieth, who won The PING Invitational twice, carded a round of 4-under-par 68 in 2008. Rickie Fowler shot a 3-under-par 69 in the first round of the 2006 Invitational and went on to finish third.
Parker Coody of Plano, Texas, tallied a 3-under-par 69 to move into solo second place with a tournament total of 1-under-par 143. Joe Highsmith of Lakewood, Washington, Sean Maruyama of Encino, California, and Julian Perico of Peru are T3 at even-par 144.
Amari Avery of Riverside, California, and Lucy Li of Redwood Shores, California, lead the Girls Division heading into the final round. The juniors both carded a score of 2-under-par 70 in the second round for a tournament total of 3-under-par 141. Li finished runner-up at The PING Invitational last year while Avery is making her debut in the event.
Gina Kim of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, scored a 2-under-par 70 in the second round to move to one stroke back. Kim carded a bogey-free front-nine and tallied five birdies on her round.
Final-round tee times will run from 8:30 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. off Nos. 1 and 10 at Karsten Creek on Monday, October 9.
About the AJGA PING Invitational
One of the AJGA series of tournaments that require an invitation to participate. Format is 54 holes of stroke play.
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