Higginbottom finishes second in Arizona
Jake Higginbottom has finished in second place in the Thunderbird International in Arizona. Starting the final round 1 shot back from the lead Jake was unable to capture the prestigious title. With one hole to play Jake was one shot behind the leader playing the par 5 18th. Jake's second shot finished in the green side bunker and after a good bunker shot Jake was left with a slippery 7 foot putt to force a playoff. Unfortunately for Jake the putt did not drop and he signed for an even par 72, 4 under for the championship in equal second place.
Over the 13 year history of this prestigious event no international player has been able to hold the winners trophy. Jake's effort was definately the closest in the events' history. Not only did Jake have a great week but he made the American's stand up and take notice of the boy from down under.
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Round 2 Update
Jake Higginbottom sits it second place at the Thunderbird International in Scottsdale Arizona. The Thunderbird International is a very well respected junior tournament with the top juniors in the USA taking on the number 1 juniors from countries all over the world.
Jake started the tournament with an inconsistent first round one over par which comprised of three bogies, a double bogie, two birdies and an eagle. After the settling first round Jake fired a tournament equal low round 5 under 67 in the second round. His round consisted of 6 birdies and one bogie.
Jake will play in the third and final round in the last group of the day with his eyes firmly set on placing this prestigious title on his growing resume. For live scoring visit www.ajga.org.
