Malixi upbeat as AJGA T-of-C unwrapsMANILA, Philippines – Rianne Malixi sets out for the Rolex Tournament of Champions with an eye at a top podium finish, psyched up by a couple of forays in pro tournaments she hopes would help fuel her drive in the event firing off Monday at the PGA National Resort & Spa's Champion course in Palm Beach Gardens in Florida. Malixi gained a spot in the 71-player field largely behind her wire-to-wire victory in her first American Junior Golf Association tournament — the Se Ri Pak Desert Junior last June. She also emerged as the top Filipina finisher in the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific at joint 23rd in Abu Dhabi two weeks ago. Malixi, the 2020 national stroke play champion back home, also made it to the Round of 32 of the US Girls' Junior and reached the Last 16 of the US Women's Amateur. 10 Katie Li booked in the 8:40 a.m. group with Kiara Romero and Jacklyn LaHa.

Source: Philippine Star November 22, 2021 17:07 UTC