Wednesday, June 8, 2011
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Gwinnett Daily Post
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Gwinnett area golfers Andy Shim and Sloan Shanahan swept the individual titles Tuesday at the Georgia PGA Junior Championship at Eagle's Landing Country Club.
The victories by the 16-year-olds earned them spots in the 36th Junior PGA Championship, slated for Aug. 2-5 at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne, Ind.
Shim, a Duluth resident, took the first-round lead with a 69 and closed with a 70, good for a 5-under par 139 and a four-shot victory over Atlanta's James Garrett Bernhardt. Fellow Duluth resident Spencer Cokely (71-80) tied for sixth overall in the boys division and Suwanee's Brett Barron (74-79) tied for 12th. Barron also tied for third in the boys 13- to 15-year-old division.
Shanahan, a Suwanee resident, shot 73 and 75 to finish at 4 over, just one shot ahead of runner-up Rinko Mitsunaga of Roswell. Darby Gentry of Braselton (84-90) was 10th overall in the girls division.
In the girls 13-15 division, Norcross golfers Alissa Yang (95-98) and Gracie Henderson (98-95) tied for third.
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