What Happened
Tomorrow’s final round of the 61st Girls’ Junior Championship is sure to be an exciting one. Ellen Dong and Jordan Fischer took the 36-hole lead after the second round at Bradenton Country Club and River Strand Golf & Country Club. Dong holds the lead in the 16-18 Division, while Fischer leads in the 13-15 Division.
Starting the day in second place, Dong pulled into first place at 2-over 141. She got off to a quick start with back-to-back birdies on the third and fourth holes to move into first place. The Longwood native headed to the back nine at even-par after closing out the front with two bogeys.
Dong played the back nine at 1-over to post a second-round 73 and hold a two-shot lead over the field.
Fischer, who began the day in a tie for first place, took the solo lead at 6-under 137. Playing at Bradenton CC on Wednesday, Fischer began the day with a 2-over front nine, posting a birdie and three bogeys.
The North Fort Myers native carded four birdies on the back nine, including birdies on three of her final five holes, to finish the day with a 2-under 69. Fischer holds a six-shot lead heading into Thursday’s final round.
Notable
Fischer’s second-round 69 was the only under-par round in the 13-15 Division on Wednesday.
The 2018 Girls’ Junior champion, Chloe Schiavone fired a 3-under 69 in the second round. The Jacksonville native carded a bogey-free front nine with three birdies to finish the day in a tie for second in the 16-18 Division with Casey Weidenfeld.
Last year’s 13-15 champion, Kaitlyn Schroeder finished birdie-par to post a second-round 71 and move into second place at even-par in the 13-15 Division.
A total of 46 players made the cut at 17-over in the 16-18 Division, while 25 players made the cut at 15-over in the 13-15 Division.
Izzy Pellot holed out for eagle from 106 yards on the par-5 12th hole at Bradenton CC. She sits in a tie for third in the 13-15 Division at 1-over.
Quotable
"It felt like a small comeback after the front nine. I was hitting it pretty solid. I hit the green on the par-5 and almost made an eagle. It all came together and I played better golf.” – Fischer on her bogey-free back nine
“Bradenton is a great course. I think everyone is going to have a lot of birdies tomorrow. I'll try to take it shot by shot and just play my game.” – Dong on Thursday’s final round
“In 2018, that was my first big win. So having to sleep on the lead each day was really tough for me. I think now, I'm just looking to have fun and try my best. Not force anything.” – Schiavone on how her 2018 Girls’ Junior win helps this week
A Look at the Leaderboard
16-18 Division
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1 |
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Ellen Dong |
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-1 |
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T2 |
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Chloe Schiavone |
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+1 |
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T2 |
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Casey Weidenfield |
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+1 |
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T4 |
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Wyndom Burnett |
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+2 |
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T4 |
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Maisie Filler |
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+2 |
13-15 Division
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1 |
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Jordan Fischer |
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-6 |
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2 |
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Kaitlyn Schroeder |
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E |
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T3 |
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Izzy Pellot |
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+1 |
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T3 |
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Bridget Ma |
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+1 |
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5 |
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Ryleigh Knaub |
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+4 |
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