Pairings | Results
July 28, 2025
Girls' Championship
Fremont resident Diya Kumar, a high school junior, grabbed a three-shot lead thanks to a solid even-par 71 at Poppy Hills.
Kumar, who tied for second at the Fall Series VI Championship early in the season, was steady, posting two birdies, two bogeys and 14 pars.
Jingfei Liu of Monterey and Lucinda Wu, also of Monterey, both are tied for second at 74. Wu carded four birdies, but also seven bogeys.
Lauren Lee of San Jose and Thanyanate Bhummabhuti of Bangkok are T-4 at 75.
Boys' Championship
Blake Whittington, a high school junior from Rocklin, had a hot day that left him in a great position to pick up a win at Poppy Hills.
Whittington, whose best JTNC finish in the 2024-25 has been a T-33 at the Fall II Series Championship, opened this week's annual JTNC Tour Championship with a sizzling 5-undr 66 on Monday.
Following a 34 on the front-nine, Whittington made huge move on the back-nine, carding a 32 that featured four birdies and just one bogey. He'd birdie both 17 and the par-5 18th.
He'll enter Tuesday's final round holding a five-shot lead over Karsten Hansen and Pranit Gupta, who both shot 71. Becker Brown is in fourth place at 72.
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