Portuguese Golfers Excel at GJG Algarve Juniors International
Francisca Salgado and Francisco Reis have significantly strengthened their leads in the sub-14 and sub-18 categories after the second round of the GJG Algarve Juniors International tournament, organized by Global Junior Golf at the Quinta do Vale Golf in Castro Marim.
Sub-18 Female Category
Francisca Salgado continues to dominate the female sub-18 category. For the second consecutive day, she recorded the best score of 76 strokes, which is 4 over par on the course designed by the late Seve Ballesteros in the Algarve. Salgado improved her previous day's score by one stroke, totaling 153 (+9) and holding a comfortable 9-stroke lead over the second-placed Iiris Ahti from Finland, who scored 82+80.
Sub-14 Male Category
Francisco Reis also maintains a comfortable lead of 9 strokes, matching the par 72 of the Algarve course today with a total score of 147 strokes (3 over par). He is pursued by three other Portuguese players: João Alvim in second with 156 (83+73), Martim Johansen in third with 157 (81+76), and João Setúbal in fourth with 159 (82+77).
Sub-14 Female Category
In the female sub-14 category, Eva Silva remains in second place behind Aroa Herran from Spain, who continues to lead since the first day. Silva registered a total of 164 (83+81), 20 over par, trailing by 5 strokes. Herran's scores were 79 and 80, totaling 159 (+15).
Other Categories
In other age categories, the leaders are: Grace Vetter (Germany) in sub-23 with 149 (72+77), David Ennsmann (Austria) in sub-23 with 142 (74+68), and Jorge Martin Sampedro (Spain) in sub-18 with 141 (74+67). Vetter and Ennsmann led yesterday, while Martin surged to the top today.
This mixed tournament for sub-14, sub-18, and sub-23 players is part of the Global Junior Tour, a German-origin international youth circuit established in 2010, with eight out of its 26 tournaments scheduled in Portugal in 2024. A total of 38 players are competing at Quinta do Vale until tomorrow (Monday).
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