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VSGA JUNIOR GIRLS ’ GOLFER OF THE YEAR

Kathryn Ha

HOME CLUB : Roanoke Country Club
Personal highlight : Making the trip to Malaga , Spain , for the Junior Solheim Cup . Being able to meet the professionals and share the week with my teammates made it an unforgettable memory for me .
Golf goals for 2024 : To play in all the AJGA Invitationals and earn my spot on the U . S . Junior Solheim Cup team again .
Best club in your bag : My Scotty Cameron Phantom X5 putter .
Must play course you haven ’ t played and / or a “ dream ” destination golf trip ? My bucket list golf course is the Old Course at St . Andrews in Scotland .
What is a fun fact no one knows about you ? Both my parents are from Vietnam and are fluent in Vietnamese , but I can ’ t speak Vietnamese . I am bilingual in English and Spanish .
2023 HIGHLIGHTS :
• Member of U . S . Junior Solheim Cup Team
• AJGA Justin Thomas Junior Championship champion
• T5 and T9 in two other AJGA tournaments
• Second team Rolex Junior All-America team
• T2 VHSL Class 4 state tournament ( Salem High )
• Won Peggy Kirk Bell Tour Championship
• Won Peggy Kirk Bell Spring Invitational
• Member East Team in Wyndham Cup
• College commit to University of Virginia
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