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Report: Local Golf Prodigy Advances in U.S. Open Junior Amateur Tournament
Jim Liu, 15, made his way to the second round of the U.S. Open Junior Amateur tournament after defeating Nicolo Galletti, ccording to a United States Golf Association report.
Smithtown resident Jim Liu, 15, will advance to the second round of the U.S. Open Junior Amateur tournament after defeating 16-year-old Nicolo Galletti in the first, according to a United States Golf Association report.
According to the report, Liu, the 2010 U.S. Junior Amateur champion, beat the Clayton, Calif. native with a 2-and-1 victory after falling behind early.
In July 2010, Liu, , scoring the equivalent of a 64 in the first of the two-round championship round in Ada, Mich., surpassing Tiger Woods' record.
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