Superal gains US Girls’ Jr c’ships berth
PRINCESS Superal flashed superb form and fired a four-under 71 to capture low medal honors in the US Girls’ Sectional Qualifying at Walnut Creek Country Club in Missouri on Thursday.
Superal, who moved to world No. 63 from last week’s ranking of 83rd following her runner-up finish in the Porter Cup in New York, rattled off five birdies to negate a lone bogey on No. 7.
One of the sectional elimination of the US Girls’ Junior Championships, the winner gains a berth in the event set July 21 to 26 in Far Hllls, New Jersey.
The top ICTSI-backed bet finished five strokes ahead of Arizona’s Morgan Gonzales and Ohio’s Haylee Harford, who had identical 72s at the par-71 layout.
Superal, who came from behind to top the Jakarta Junior last month, birdied Nos. 2, 5 and 6 inside seven feet, dropped a shot on the seventh but buried an eight-footer for birdie on No. 14 to complete a 33-37 card in the 18-hole elims.
The event is part of Team ICTSI’s overseas campaign this summer. Superal will also see action in the Women’s Western tournament starting June 23 in Pennsylvania while Pauline Del Rosario, last year’s Junior World champion (13-14), will play as an invitee at the Yani Tseng tournament in California on July 1.
