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at c ( ) Danielle Suh 51ST VSGA JUNIOR GIRLS’ CHAMPIONSHIP Winner: Danielle Suh (65-67—132, won with par on second playoff hole) Runner-up: Victoria Tip-Aucha (66-66—132) The story: For Danielle Suh and Victoria Tip-Aucha, it was a fitting end to junior golf. Two longtime friends who were heading in different directions converged one more time, on two playoff holes at Old Trail Golf Club in Crozet. After matching pars on the first playoff hole, Tip-Aucha’s second shot on No. 18 (the second playoff hole) went astray, opening the door for Suh to claim her first VSGA championship. She tapped in for par to claim her title. Next, she’ll head to High Point University to play college golf. Tip-Aucha, a two-time Junior Girls’ champion, will move on to Penn State. “It feels really great,” said Suh, who lives in Herndon. “I’m really excited I won this tournament. It will give me a lot of confidence going into the college season. She’s a great player, so this is a great win.” 68TH VSGA JUNIOR STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Winner: Kelly Chinn (65-64-65—194) Runner-up: Chase Nevins (65-65-69—199) The story: A household name due to his exploits on the national stage, Great Falls’ Kelly Chinn added a big-time VSGA title to his burgeoning resume. Chinn—who last year won the AJGA Rolex Tournament of Champions and Danielle Suh, headed to High Point University, made par on the second playoff hole to clinch her first VSGA title at the 51st VSGA Junior Girls' Championship. advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Junior Amateur—annihilated the previous Junior Stroke Play scoring record by eight strokes to win the championship going away. Sure, James River is a par-70 layout, but the closest anyone had ever come to breaking 200 in this event was when two-time VSGA Amateur champion Jake Mondy shot 202 in 2010. Chinn’s ability to avoid costly mistakes served him well at James River. He made just two bogeys and took advantage of a key mistake from the runner-up Nevins to pull away in the final round. Chinn and CHRIS LANG 8 V IRGINIA G OLFER | S EPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2020 vsga.org