Guia Vittoria Acutis, with a good performance, ranked ninth with 291 (70 74 72 75, +7) shots in the women's tournament of the Junior Orange Bowl International Golf Championship played on the Biltmore Golf Course (par 71), in Coral Gables, near Miami in Florida, where Alice Alexandra Negroni finished 19th with 296 (71 76 78 71, +12).
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Junior Orange BowlInternational Golf Championship, results
Canadian Shuana Liu dominated, winning with 296 (64 74 72 66, -8), after a lead race, leaving three Americans behind her: Alexa Takai, second with 282 (-2), Zoe Cusack, third with 285 (+1), and Sahana Chokshi, fourth with 286 (+2). In fifth place with 298 (+3) the Icelandic Perla Sigurbrandsdottir and in sixth with 289 (+5), two other Americans, Samantha Chiou and Kyala Bryant, who was defending the title.
In the men's race, victory in the sprint by the American Lorenzo Rodriguez with 277 (67 69 65 76, -7), leader in the last three laps, who in the final one struggled a lot, however even with a 76 (+5) he managed to contain the comeback attempt of the Swiss Joshua Hess (278, -6), who however also had his problems with a 75 (+4). More convincing was the Colombian Tomas Restrepo with a 70 (-1), which earned him third place with 279 (-5). Further behind were the Zimbabwean Keegan Shutt, the English Harry Cox and the American Joey Iaciofano, fourth with 282 (-2). In 17th place Giovanni Binaghi with 288 (72 71 73 72, +4) and in 23rd Giovanni Bernardi with 292 (74 70 74 74, +8). Alberto Binaghi, Technical Commissioner of the National Amateur Men's Team, accompanied the Azzurri.
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Three Italian winners of the tournament: Marco Durante, who scored in 1979, Renato Paratore (2013) and Andrea Romano (2019), while Marco Florioli ranked second in 2023. The roll of honor includes the names of many players who have written important pages in the professional world, including Americans Tiger Woods, Andy North, Craig Stadler, Hal Sutton, Mark Calcavecchia, Bob Tway, Billy Mayfair, Willie Wood and the Spaniard Jos Maria Olazabal.
The rules of golf are relatively complicated compared to other sports because they are played outdoors, close to nature and animals. Respecting the rules is a basic element in the game of golf, which, almost always based on self-control and the free conscience of the players, often sees distorted results, sometimes consciously, but often unconsciously or through carelessness, due to the non-observance by many players of the rules of the game. In addition to the rules, golf adheres to a code of conduct, known as etiquette, which generally means playing the game with due respect for the golf course and other players. Etiquette is an essential component of this sport.
