Erin Le Nguyen marched through the California Junior Girls State Championship bracket without a stumble, defeating Kelley O'Keefe 2 and 1 in the final at Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club to claim the title and earn a berth in the U.S. Girls' Junior Championship in July.
The San Jose second seed closed out O'Keefe, a 12th-seeded giant-killer from Lodi, on the 17th green — the farthest any match pushed her all week. Nguyen won four straight matches by margins of 4 and 2, 4 and 3, 3 and 1, and 2 and 1, never trailing deep into a round and turning back challengers with controlled precision.
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