U.S. GIRLS' JUNIOR
Meet the 2018 U.S. Girls' Junior Quaterfinalists
July 20, 2018 | Pebble Beach, Calif.
By Joey Flyntz, USGA

-Born Feb. 12, 2000 in Sydney, Australia
-No. 253 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking™
-Competing in first U.S. Girls' Junior
-2014 NSW Amateur champion
-2015 QLD Amateur champion
-2018 NSW Amateur runner-up
-Low amateur in 2018 ACTEWAGL Canberra Classic, a Ladies European Tour event
-Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 73-74—147 in stroke play
-R64: Def. Ya Chun Chang, 2 and 1
-R32: Def. Heeji Kim, 4 and 3
-R16: Def. Yujeong Son, 2 and 1

Ashley Gilliam, 17, of Manchester, Tenn.
-Born June 18, 2001 in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
-No. 1,392 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking™
-Played on winning Tennessee team in 2017 USGA Women’s State Team Championship at The Club at Las Campanas in Santa Fe, N.M., shooting championship-best 67 in Round 2
-2017 and 2018 Tennessee Girls’ Junior champion
-Past national finalist in the Drive, Chip & Putt Championship at Augusta (Ga.) National Golf Club
-Competing in second U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship (Lost in Round of 64 in 2017)
-Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 75-73—148 in stroke play
-R64: Def. Ashely Shim, 3 and 1
-R32: Def. Mychael O’Berry, 6 and 4
-R16: Def. Brooke Seay, 2 and 1

Gina Kim, 18, of Chapel Hill, N.C.
-Born May 4, 2000 in Albuquerque, N.M.-
-No. 86 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking™
-Competed in 2018 U.S. Women’s Open at Shoal Creek
-Advanced to the semifinals of the 2017 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, S.C., with 2017 U.S. Girls’ Junior runner-up Jennifer Chang
-Has signed National Letter of Intent to play at Duke University in the fall
-Won 2016 AJGA Rolex Junior Girls Championship
-Competed in 2017 Wyndham Cup
-Represented the USA in 2017 Junior Solheim Cup
-Runner-up in 2017 AJGA Girls Championship
-Runner-up in 2017 Ping Invitational
-Competing in fourth U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship
-Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 68-71—139 in stroke play
-R64: Def. Sifan He, 6 and 4
-R32: Def. Rachel Kuehn, 4 and 3
-R16: Def. Yukino Yoshihara, 3 and 2

-Born July 26, 2001 in San Francisco, Calif.
-Ranked No. 54 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking™
-Competing in fourth U.S. Girls' Junior
-Won the 2014 and 2018 California Girls’ State Championship
-Won 2018 Junior PGA Championship, shooting a record 24-under total of 264
-Won 2018 Hana Financial Group Se Ri Pak Junior Championship
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 66-70—136 in stroke play
-R64: Def. Ela Anacona, 4 and 2
-R32: Def. Calynne Rosholt, 2 and 1
-R16: Def. Taylor Roberts, 3 and 2

-Born Oct. 1, 2002 in Stanford, Calif.
-No. 10 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking™ (WAGR)
-Highest ranked player in the WAGR in Girls’ Junior field
-Competing in fourth U.S. Girls' Junior
-Youngest qualifier in U.S. Women’s Open history, doing so at 11 years old in 2014, missing the cut at Pinehurst Resort & Country Club (Course No. 2)
-Tied for 55th in the 2018 U.S. Women’s Open at Shoal Creek
-Went 3-0-1 in the 2018 Curtis Cup Match, helping lead the USA Team to a 17-3 victory over Great Britain & Ireland at Quaker Ridge Golf Club
-One of seven players to earn medalist honors in consecutive U.S. Girls’ Junior Championships
-Won the inaugural Drive, Chip & Putt Championship (Girls’ 10-11 Division) in 2014 at Augusta (Ga.) National Golf Club
-Won the 2016 Junior PGA Championship
-Played on the victorious 2016 USA Junior Ryder Cup Team
-Won the 2017 Ping Invitational and Rolex Tournament of Champions
-Road to the Quarterfinals
-Medalist with 62-69—131 in stroke play
-Round of 64: Def. Cory Lopez, 1 up
-Round of 32: Def. Jing Wen Lu, 3 and 2
-Round of 16: Def. Amari Avery, 1 up

-Born Aug. 20, 2004 in Worcester, Mass.
-Ranked No. 219 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking™
-Competing in second U.S. Girls' Junior
-Competed in the 2016 Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament, becoming the youngest competitor to play in an LPGA of Japan Tour event
-Eight-time age-division winner of the IMG Junior World Championship
-Two-time Drive, Chip & Putt national champion and three-time natonal finalist
-Has competed in two U.S. Women’s Amateurs, making match play in 2017 at San Diego Country Club
-Featured in 2013 Netflix documentary “The Short Game”
-Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 70-74—144 in stroke play
-R64: Def. Shotika Phadungmartvorakul, 6 and 5
-R32: Def. Isabella Fierro, 4 and 3
-R16: Def. Stephanie Kyriacou, 1 up

-Born June 2, 2001 in Hialeah, Fla.
-No. 766 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking™
-Made match play in 2016 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship
-Has signed National Letter of Intent to play college golf at Michigan State University in the fall
-Competing in third U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship
Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 70-75—145 in stroke play
-R64: Def. Phoebe Brinker, 2 up
-R32: Def. defending champion Erica Shepherd, 3 and 2
-R16: Def. Ashley Menne, 3 and 2

-Born Aug. 2, 2000 in Sagamihara, Japan
-No. 89 in Women’s World Amateur Golf Ranking™
-Qualified for 2015 U.S. Women’s Open at Lancaster (Pa.) Country Club at age 14
-2018 Australian Women’s Amateur champion
-2018 Avondale Amateur champion
-2018 Faldo Series Asia Grand Final champion
·-2017 Japan women’s high school champion
-Competing in first U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship
-Road to the Quarterfinals
-Shot 70-77—147 in stroke play
-R64: Def. Hailey Borja, 2 up
-R32: Def. Libby Winans, 1 up
-R16: Def. 2017 U.S. Women’s Amateur semifinalist Chia Yen Wu, 2 and 1