Celina Yeo continues to lead at Rolex Girls Junior
6/19/2024 | by American Junior Golf Association
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Yeo enters the final round of play at 10-under and three shots clear of the field in her girls junior debut
Celina Yeo of London, Ontario, Canada, leads after the second round of the 2024 Rolex Girls Junior Championship with a tournament total score of 10-under-par 134.
Yeo, after leading the first round, started her second round on the front nine with eight consecutive pars. After building momentum, Yeo carded an eagle on the par-5 No. 9. This is the second straight day that Yeo has shot a bogey-free front-nine.
Yeo posted a strong back-nine as well. Her first bogey of the day was on No. 11. She carded four birdies on Nos. 10, 13, 16, and 17. Yeo shot a 4-under-par 68 and leads by three strokes with one day of play remaining.
Yeo is a member of the 2023 AJGA Junior All-Star Team and has eight top-10 AJGA career finishes on her resume. The 2026 grad is searching for her first AJGA win this week.
Elizabeth Rudisill, of Charlotte, North Carolina finished three shots back from Yeo at 7-under-par 137. Rudisill fired off six birdies throughout her round to secure solo-second place.
At No. 44 in the Rolex AJGA Rankings, Rudisill is making her second appearance in the Rolex Girls Junior Championship. The 2025 grad's last win came in 2022 at the Buick Shanshan Feng AJGA Girls Invitational.
In a two-way tie for third place, Anna Fang of San Diego, California and Avery McCrery of Wilmington, Delaware, sit at 5-under-par 139.
About the Rolex Girls Junior Championship Field
Since 1992, the competition brings together one of the strongest fields in junior golf. The 2024 event will include 12 of the top 25 girls in the Rolex AJGA Rankings.
Representatives from eight foreign countries and 17 U.S. states are set to compete in one of the AJGA’s most iconic all-girls events. There are also 25 players who have committed verbally or with a Signed National Letter of Intent to play college golf.
Rolex Girls Junior Championship History
The Rolex Girls Junior Championship has occurred annually since 1992, changing host venues each year. Noteworthy courses include: LPGA International – Champions and Legends Course (2002-2005), Long Cove Club (2010), The Country Club of North Carolina – Dogwood Course (2015), and Promontory Club – Dye Canyon Course (2018).
The AJGA returns to Capital City Club - Crabapple for the first time since 2012. Asterisk Talley won the 2023 Rolex Girls Junior Championship by two strokes with scores of 72-70-70-69 to finish at 7-under-par 281. She looks to defend her title in Milton, Georgia.
Past champions of the Rolex Girls Junior Championship include an AJGA all-star cast: Rose Zhang (2020), Rachel Heck (2017), Alison Lee (2013), Ariya Jutanugarn (2012, 2011), Morgan Pressel (2005), Paula Creamer (2003), and Inbee Park (2002).
Schedule
The third round continues Thursday, June 20 with tee times from 8:00 - 9:50 a.m. off of Nos. 1 and 10.
About the Rolex Girls Junior
One of the AJGA series of tournaments that require an invitation to participate. For girls ages 12-19. Format is 54 holes of stroke play. Must be AJGA member.
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