Saturday, July 23, 2022 | 8:51 p.m.
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Henderson's Yana Wilson won the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship on Saturday, rallying to beat Gianna Clemente 3 and 2 in hot conditions in the 36-hole final at The Club at Olde Stone.
The 15-year-old Wilson, who won a high school state championship last fall at Coronado High School, earned a spot next year in the U.S. Women’s Open at Pebble Beach.
The 14-year-old Clemente is from Estero, Florida.
Wilson pulled even with a birdie win on the par-5 27th and took the lead with a par victory on the par-4 28th. She took the par-3 31st and par-5 33rd with birdies and ended the match with a par halve on the par-3 34th.
