Thompson, Vogel lead in Junior PGA Championship
July 30, 2009
MAINEVILLE, Ohio (AP)—Alexis Thompson extended her lead in the second round ofthe Junior PGA Championship on Wednesday, and T.J. Vogel pulled into the lead inthe boys’ division with a 6-under-par round at TPC River’s Bend.
Thompson, of Coral Springs, Fla., shot a 68 to open a three-stroke lead overJaye Marie Green of Boca Raton, Fla. The 14-year-old Thompson won thechampionship in 2007.
“My ball striking has gotten a lot better in the last four days, and I ammaking birdies,” said Thompson, who finished third in the tournament last year.
Vogel, of Cooper City, Fla., came into the round tied for second. He madeseven birdies on a rain-slowed course to pull two strokes ahead of Jordan Spiethof Dallas, who finished second in the tournament last year.
Vogel, the son of PGA player Joe Vogel, will head off to Southern Californiaafter the tournament.
“This is what we live for and this is one of the best tournaments in thecountry,” Vogel said. “Playing well right before you head off to collegereally lifts you up a lot.”
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