The third edition of the ANNIKA Invitational Latin America was one for the books, keeping everyone on their toes until the very last putt dropped. Cristina Ochoa of Colombia, the leader after the first and second rounds, took home the title after a playoff against Argentine native Ela Anacona. In the first round, Ochoa carded a 4-under-par 68, making birdies on holes No. 2, 3, 5, 8, 10 and 17, with only one double bogey on No. 7. One stroke back was Chile’s Carolina Alcaino,

Photo: USGA via Twitter The summer was hot and so was 17-year-old Yealimi Noh’s golf game. Last month, she won four tournaments in a row starting with the California Junior Girls State Championship. She followed it up by claiming the title at the Girls Junior PGA Championship in dominating fashion, the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship and the Canadian Women’s Amateur Championship. Currently ranked at No. 21 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, Yealimi has played in the ANNIKA I

Two-time Rolex All American Sadie Englemann is March’s Featured Player. Englemann, from Austin, Texas, has played in the ANNIKA Invitational USA presented by Rolex for three consecutive years. She finished T23 at the most-recent edition this past January. However, her finish at the Buick ShanShan Feng Girls Invitational really turned some heads. Sadie shot a 71-71-69 to win the event in Valencia, Calif. in February. Similar to the ANNIKA Invitational USA, the tournament featu

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Angelina Ye of Bradenton, Florida, finished a come-from-behind victory on Monday with a final-round 1-under-par 71. Her tournament total of 2-under-par 214 was two shots clear of runner-up Lucy Li of Redwood Shores, California. “It means a lot to me to win my first AJGA Invitational, especially in front of Annika, who is one of the best golfers ever,” said Ye. “It was one of my goals in 2018 to win an Invitational, so it means a lot.” With the win at the

Mathilde Claisse of Poissy, France, extended her lead to two strokes with a second round 1-under-par 71 on Sunday. The 17-year-old holds a two-day total of 4-under-par 140 heading into Monday’s final round at World Golf Village’s Slammer & Squire course. The 10th ANNIKA Invitational USA presented by Rolex boasts a field featuring the best female junior golfers from around the world. The 72-player field includes 17 of the top-25 girls in the Rolex AJGA Rankings and six of the

Mathilde Claisse of Poissy, France, opened the ANNIKA Invitational USA presented by Rolex with a 3-under-par 69 and leads by one. The 10th ANNIKA Invitational USA presented by Rolex boasts a field featuring the best female junior golfers from around the world. The 72-player field includes 17 of the top-25 girls in the Rolex AJGA Rankings and six of the top 10. The champion will receive a Symetra Tour exemption into the Florida’s Natural Charity Classic in March. Claisse, who

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Agustina Gomez Cisterna is our first featured player of the new year! She has played in three ANNIKA Invitationals including the inaugural ANNIKA Invitational Latin America where she took home the title. The 16-year-old will be playing in her second ANNIKA Invitational USA presented by Rolex next week at the World Golf Village in St. Augustine, Fla. with hopes of coming out on top. We recently caught up with Agustina who told us a lot about he