February 4, 2007, Hilton Head Island, SC – Mother Nature graced the final round of play at the 2007 Verizon Junior Heritage with warmer temperatures and bright sunshine – a much appreciated improvement over yesterday’s cold and windy playing conditions.
Starting the day, the Junior Ladies division was led by Lizette Salas (Azusa, CA) who began the day with a one-stroke lead. Throughout the day, the lead was shared between a few players in the final groupings but troublesome playing by a few and strong, consistent play by one, led Mina Harigae to a five-stroke win and her first Verizon Junior Heritage championship.
This was Harigae’s third trip to the Verizon Junior Heritage where she says, “I have not played well at this tournament before.” This year proved to be much different for her as she attributed her putting today was the strongest part of her game. “I left a few putts during yesterday’s round but only missed one today,” said Harigae.
Rounding out the top ten in the Junior Ladies division were Kimberly Donovan (Hopkinton, MA); last year’s ladies champion Isabelle Lendl (Bradenton, FL); Lizette Salas (Azusa, CA); Joy Kim (Duluth, GA); Taylore Karle (Scottsdale, AZ); Vicky Hurst (Melbourne, FL); Tiffany Lua (Rowland Heights, CA); Jaclyn Sweeney (Bradenton, FL); and, So-Hyun Park (Bradenton, FL).
| Name | R1 | R2 | Score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mina Harigae (Monterey, CA) | 71 | 68 | 139 | -4 |
| Kimberly Donovan (Hopkinton, MA) | 70 | 74 | 144 | 1 |
| Isabelle Lendl (Bradenton, FL) | 73 | 72 | 145 | 2 |
| Joy Kim (Duluth, GA) | 72 | 74 | 146 | 3 |
| Lizette Salas (Azusa, CA) | 69 | 78 | 147 | 4 |
| Taylore Karle (Scottsdale, AZ) | 74 | 76 | 150 | 7 |
| Vicky Hurst (Melbourne, FL) | 77 | 75 | 152 | 9 |
| Tiffany Lua (Rowland Heights, CA) | 77 | 76 | 153 | 10 |
| Rachel Uremovich (Hilton Head Is., SC) | 70 | 84 | 154 | 11 |
| Jaclyn Sweeney (Bradenton, FL) | 79 | 75 | 154 | 11 |
| So-Hyun Park (Bradenton, FL) | 74 | 80 | 154 | 11 |
| Maria Uribe (, Colombia) | 76 | 79 | 155 | 12 |
| Christine Song (Fullerton, CA) | 70 | 85 | 155 | 12 |
| Kristina Wong (Vestal, NY) | 80 | 75 | 155 | 12 |
| Jennifer Hirano (Pinole, CA) | 79 | 77 | 156 | 13 |
| Sydney Burlison (Salinas, CA) | 77 | 79 | 156 | 13 |
| Cydney Clanton (Concord, NC) | 79 | 77 | 156 | 13 |
| Marina Alex (Wayne, NJ) | 82 | 74 | 156 | 13 |
| Mitsuki Katahira (, Japan) | 77 | 81 | 158 | 15 |
| Alex Rankin (Anderson, SC) | 79 | 80 | 159 | 16 |
| Kristen Schelling (Mesa, AZ) | 82 | 77 | 159 | 16 |
| Natalie Sheary (West Hartford, CT) | 76 | 83 | 159 | 16 |
| Stefanie Kenoyer (Lighthouse Point, FL) | 81 | 79 | 160 | 17 |
| Hannah Yun (Bradenton, FL) | 75 | 86 | 161 | 18 |
| Glory Yang (Murrieta, CA) | 79 | 82 | 161 | 18 |
| Courtney Ellenbogen (Blacksburg, VA) | 81 | 80 | 161 | 18 |
| Kiara Hayashida (, Peru) | 82 | 80 | 162 | 19 |
| Elizabeth Freeman (Anderson, SC) | 85 | 80 | 165 | 22 |
| Lila Barton (Dallas, TX) | 79 | 86 | 165 | 22 |
| Valentina Fontaine (, Chile) | 81 | 84 | 165 | 22 |
| Christina Hirano (Pinole, CA) | 82 | 83 | 165 | 22 |
| Innapha Tantanavivat (Bradenton, Fl) | 83 | 87 | 170 | 27 |
| Ashley Smith (Scottsdale, AZ) | 94 | 77 | 171 | 28 |
| Eugenia Guerra (, Mexico) | 79 | 92 | 171 | 28 |