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Jones, Baggett are North and South Junior Champions

With 54-hole tallies of 213 Tyler Jones and Presley Baggett have won the North and South Junior Champions

PINEHURST, NC (July 4, 2017) - With 54-hole tallies of 213 Tyler Jones and Presley Baggett have won the North and South Junior Champions.

On Wednesday the Boys's Division played their final round on Pinehurst No. 8 and for much of the day the tournament was up for grabs before Jones ultimately held on for a one-stroke victory. Jones was able to hold off Grigg Holden (Coastal Carolina commit) and Tianyu WU both of whom finished tied for second with a total of 214 while Deon Germishuys (2018 South African Match Play winner) and Spencer Oxendine (NC State commit) shared fourth at 216.

In the Girls' Division, with the final round contested on Pinehurst No. 8, Presley Baggett (LSU commit) finished four-strokes ahead of her nearest competitor with defending champion Aneka Seumantafa taking second at 217, Chloe Schiavone (2018 Florida Women's Four-Ball winner) with a 220 mark was third and in a tie for fourth at 221 it was Rylea Marcum (Western Kentucky commit); Nicole Adam (North Carolina commit).

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