Rianne Malixi shone brightest among the stars of Philippine golf in 2024. The 17-year-old phenom kept the Philippine flag atop the United States Golf Association (USGA) leaderboard with two huge titles in three weeks.
Rianne Malixi’s star shines brightest in 2024 with Bianca Pagdanganan showing resiliency with a big fighting heart.The 17-year-old phenom kept the Philippine flag atop the United States Golf Association leaderboard with two huge titles in three weeks.Malixi faced a familiar foe in the US Women’s Amateur, beating California’s Asterisk Talley, 3 and 2, to claim the title at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The previous mark for championship match winning margin was 7-and-5 when the titles were disputed over 18 holes—Nancy Lopez winning in 1974 and Michelle McGann in 1987. Malixi is only the second player to win both the US junior golf and the US Women’s Amateur in the same year. South Korea’s Eun Jeong Seong completed the double in 2016.
The sizzling 68 wasn’t enough, though, as Pagdanganan—with earlier rounds of 72-69-73—wound up with a six-under 282 total, a shot off bronze medalist Xiyu Lin of China, who closed with a 69 for 281.
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