Sun Devils finished inside the coveted Top-15 after the first round. They’re in 13th place, after battling windy conditions to finish strong. Olivia Mehaffey is in the Top-20 after the initial day of her fourth NCAA Championship. ANNIKA Award Final Watch List member and WGCA Player of the Year candidate Linn Grant had bright spots in her debut as the No. 1-ranked golfer, sitting comfortably in the top half of the field.
Still feeling the sting of the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Golf Championship, the tournament hosts gathered at Grayhawk Golf Club for a special event to, first, honor what didn’t happen, and second, celebrate the next two championships still to come.
It was a sign of good things to come for team Georgia when they bounced back from a stinging loss to New York to upset an undefeated California team to capture the Wanamaker Division and a birth into the championship match. They moved on to top team Texas 7-5 in the finals to claim the 2019 PGA Jr. League Championship presented by National Car Rental on Monday, October 14.