Angela Jang Wins Texas Junior Championship

Girls' Division Champion at PLK and K.J. Choi Foundation Event
AJGA's Rising Star Achieves Sixth Career Victory
Chase Hughes Celebrates Boys' Division Win with 3-Under-Par

Angela Jang (USA) claimed the top spot in the girls' division of the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Texas Junior Championship, co-hosted by Pacific Links Korea (PLK) and the K.J. Choi Foundation.

Angela Jang (left) and Chase Hughes are taking a commemorative photo right after winning the boys' and girls' divisions at the Texas Junior Championship. Photo by Pacific Links Korea

On the 23rd (local time), at the final third round of the tournament held at Nelson TPC Las Colinas (par 70) in Dallas, Texas, Angela shot a 1-under-par 69 to secure the victory with a total score of 1-over-par 211. This was Angela Jang's first win of the year and her sixth career AJGA victory. The boys' division title went to Chase Hughes (USA), who finished with a 3-under-par 207 over three days.

Among approximately 500 players who participated in the six PLK Cup junior tournaments hosted by PLK last year, six players were selected based on cumulative points to participate in this tournament as invited players by the organizers. Go Hana ranked 9th in the girls' division with a score of 10-over-par 220, placing her among the top contenders. In the boys' division, Kim Ha-min achieved the best result, finishing 34th with 19-over-par 229. PLK fully covered the airfare and local accommodation expenses for these six players.

Meanwhile, under an agreement with the AJGA, PLK secured the right to provide 20 Asian junior players with opportunities to participate in AJGA tournaments next year. The 20 players competing in AJGA events will consist of 8 players selected through domestic qualifiers by PLK, 6 players participating in the Pacific Links Open Championship to be held in the United States, and 6 players from this tournament co-hosted with the K.J. Choi Foundation.