The Elite Invitational: Blades Brown, Bridget Wilkie win the titles
11/5/2023 | by Justin Golba of AmateurGolf.com
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Wilkie defeated Michell Xing in a playoff to win the Girl's Championship.
Brown shot a final round 6-under 64 to propel to the top of the leaderboard and overtake Tyler Watts of Huntsville, Ala., by one shot to win The Elite Invitational at Tradition Club in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Brown finished 10-under, while Watts finished at 9-under.
Brown made four straight birdies on Holes No. 10-13 to jump into the top spot on the leaderboard. In his final round, he made seven birdies and one bogey.
Brown was consistent all week, shooting rounds of 67-69-64 to finish 10-under at the par-70.
Jackson Herrington of Dickson, Tenn., finished in solo third place at 6-under.Blades Brown hangs on to claim the 2023 Elite Invitational crown. How did the biggest name in junior golf do it? pic.twitter.com/sViRAa2jyZ
— The Elite Invitational (@TheEliteInv) November 5, 2023
Brown won the AJGA Junior Invitational, the Huntsville.org Junior Invitational, the Wyndham Invitational, and the Tennessee Junior Amateur.
He finished third at the North and South Junior Amateur and fifth at the Tennessee State Open as the low amateur.
Related: U.S. AMATEUR: BLADES BROWN SHOOTS 64, RACES TO TIE WITH ZHENG, BUCHANAN FOR MEDALIST
In the girl's competition, Bridget Wilkie of Bluffton, S.C., and Michelle Xing of Ontario, Can., finished in a tie for first place at 8-under, and Wilkie won on the first playoff hole, putting her approach shot to eight feet and sinking the birdie putt for the win.
Wilkie shot rounds of 70-65-70 to win the title.
Vanessa Borovilos of Toronto, Can., finished in solo third place at 6-under.Bridget Wilkie with the shot of her life on the first playoff hole to bring home the hardware: pic.twitter.com/FdcIFy8WuL
— The Elite Invitational (@TheEliteInv) November 5, 2023
About the The Elite Invitational
This 54-hole stroke play championship was founded to give young golfers the ability to showcase their skills in an environment comparable to a high-level tournament they will play in college or at the professional level. Our unique format, where the ...
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