J’can Mayne registers good second round at IMG Academy Jr World Champs
Jamaican Emily Mayne had an excellent second day on Thursday at the IMG Academy Junior World Golf Championships in the USA.
She carded a three under par 69 to move from 40th place to eighth and was two shots off the lead at the close of play. Her combined score was three under par 141 on the back of par 72 and 69 on day one and two, respectively.
The leader on the female side was Kelli Ann Strand of the USA with a five under par 139 after scoring 71 and 68 on day one and two, respectively.
The total field for the female golfers is one 161.
Aman Dhiman is the other Jamaican at the championships and he is also competing in the 15-18 age group. Dhiman scored nine over par 81 and is tied at 158th at the end of the second round with a total score of 16 over par 160 (79, 81).
The boys’ leaderboard has Taisha Motto of Japan at the top with a 10 under par 134 (68, 66) after two rounds. There are 199 players in the male section.
The championship will run from July 12 to 15 at the Torrey Pines — South Golf Course in California. Both golfers are competing in the 15-18 age group and they have had a busy season to date. They competed in the recently completed 34th Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships in Puerto Rico where Mayne topped the Under-18 age group — a first for any local female golfer.
As soon as they return from the current championships they will head off to the Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships (for seniors) in the Turks and Caicos Islands.