Park, Ricaud take home Doral Publix Junior titles
Matheus jung Park & Emilie Ricaud (First Tee Miami/Twitter photo)
MIAMI, Fla. (Dec. 23, 2018) – Matheus Jung Park prevailed in the oldest division of the Doral Publix Junior on Sunday. Park, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, finished regulation tied with Tomas Acotto, but ultimately won the title.
Park put together rounds of 72-71 at Doral Resort’s Blue Monster to finish at 1 under. He had four birdies on the back nine on Sunday.
Acotto, meanwhile, had rounds of 70-73. The Argentinian had too many big numbers on his card in Round 2.
In the girls 16-18 division, Emilie Ricaud of New Caledonia earned a five-shot victory with rounds of 73-71 at the Red Tiger course. Ricaud was even par after two days in which she never made higher than a bogey. Ana Pao Bres of Mexico was second at 5 over and Nina Lang of Germany was third at 9 over.
In the boys 14 & 15 division, Kiko Francisco Coelho had rounds of 71-70 at the Golden Palm course to win the title at 1 under. He was two shots ahead of runner-up Felix Bouchard.
Ellen Dong finished as the top player in the girls 14 & 15 division. The Beijing, China native finished regulation at 1 under on the Red Tiger course, tied with Russia’s Nataliya Guseva but prevailed for the title.
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Since 1981, formerly known as the Doral Publix Junior Golf Classic, the First Tee - Doral Jr. Classic has hosted thousands of competitive junior golfers from across the globe in the city of Doral. The experience consists of competitive rounds of championship play, the Adamonis Cup — a one-day match play tournament featuring top players from Florida squaring off against top players from the Northeast, as well as trophy ceremonies after the championship final rounds. The final winners in the 16-18 age category will have the privilege of having their name etched on the trophy accompanying all previous winners. Moreover, for the 14 & over divisions, this tournaments is one of the largest in college recruiting, with historically over 100 college coaches in attendance annualy.
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