
In her native Philippines, Rianne Malixi prepared for USGA championship season with 36 holes of match play in one day against a local pro, three to four times a week—because at the U.S. Girls’ Junior championship and U.S. Women’s Amateur, that’s what decides a winner.
How much did that preparation pay off? The 17-year-old won both events in the span of three weeks, finishing off the double Sunday with a 3 and 2 win over 15-year-old Asterisk Talley in the 124th Women’s Amateur.