Hong Kong golfer Sabrina Wong, 13, wins R&A under-16 amateur championship in England
Sabrina Wong of Hong Kong won the R&A girls' under-16 amateur championship at Gog Magog Golf Club in Cambridge, England on Sunday after a one-shot win over Ireland's Hannah Lee-McNamara.
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Wong, who is only 13, became the first player to win both the main title as well as the prize for the championship's leading player under the age of 14.
The Scotland-based Wong, who was the overnight leader, won the championship after a dramatic finish. Lee-McNamara had eagled the last hole, the par-5 18th, to complete a superb 65 – the low score of the day.
But Wong, who started playing golf when she was two, notched a birdie to prevail with a 70 to secure the Angela Uzielli Trophy.
First-round leader Salome Lumbaca of France scored a 70 to finish third on eight-under, while her compatriot Axelle Guillemard (66) took fourth on seven-under.
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Wong's 10-under-par 203 aggregate (67, 66 and 70) was the lowest 54-hole total in the championship's history, and made her the youngest champion since the Girls' U16 Amateur was created in 2018.
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