Junior Orange Bowl: International players dominate

January 7, 2020 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Mizuki Hashimoto (L) and Andrey Borges (Jr Orange Bowl photo)

Andrey Borges of Brazil and Mizuki Hashimoto of Japan show that the game continues to grow in all corners of the world

The Junior Orange Bowl has long drawn players from around the world to South Florida, but rarely has the international flavor of the game been on display as much as in 2020. In leaderboards dominated by international players, Andrey Borges of Brazil and Mizuki Hashimoto of Japan took home the boys' and girls' titles, each having to close it out on the final shot of the tournament. Nine of the top ten places on the boys' side were taken by foreign-born players, led by Borges, who stood in the fairway on the par-5 18th when he saw his friend racing toward him from the green to tell him he needed to birdie the final hole to win. He did just that, leaving his second shot just short of the green and chipping to three feet. He finished at 4-under 280. Hashimoto's win was no less tight but a little more harrowing. She stepped to the final hole with a seemingly comfortable three-shot lead, but hit a tree with her drive and, despite plenty of people assisting in the search, suffered a lost ball and a return to the tee. "Panic" was the word she used to describe how she felt, even after finding the fairway with her third shot. She still managed to hole out for a two-shot win at 1-under 283. The girls' leaderboard was even more internation than the boys', with the top 22 finishers from outside of the United States.

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Junior Orange Bowl: International players dominate

72-hole invitation-only event. Players must not have reached their 19th birthday by the end of the tournament and must not be participating on a College/University team. The field is limited to a maximum of 72 Boys and 42 girls representing US and Fo...

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